Chapter 19 is just telling the truth, so how can it be considered slander?

She really didn't know Ji Yifei.

But I've heard of his great reputation.

After all, he was You Bingyue's number one obsessive pursuer. Even though he knew that You Bingyue had someone else in her heart, he still willingly acted as her protector, willing to fight against the whole world for her, and unconditionally provide her with connections and money.

In her past life, this person caused Yu Jiaojiao a lot of trouble.

Seeing Ji Yifei's reaction, everyone knew that what Yu Zhiyi said was true.

The way he looked at her immediately changed.

These days, who hasn't encountered a few unruly kids?

All a naughty child needs to do is throw a tantrum, and the adults will naturally make them give away their beloved possessions.

Even though Du Ziheng is the son of a high-ranking official, he still has a spoiled child he has to compromise with.

"What kind of looks are those?" Ji Yifei retorted, "They're just some trinkets, they're not worth much!"

He glared at Yu Zhiyi: "Stop changing the subject. How can the little things I did be the same as you stealing someone else's marriage and sweetheart?"

"Does 'stealing someone else's marriage' mean that your mother knew your father had someone he loved, yet she still plotted to break him up with his ex-wife, and when that failed, she simply sent someone to assassinate her, causing them to be separated for over a decade?"

There was a moment of silence after he said that.

"What nonsense are you spouting?!" Ji Yifei was furious.

Du Ziheng's face also darkened: "What Brother Ji said is indeed unpleasant to hear. You can be angry, but you can't slander his parents."

Yu Zhiyi brushed her bangs aside.

She'd been wearing this hairstyle for an hour, and she still wasn't used to it.

Hearing this, she chuckled and said, "I was just stating the facts. How could you accuse me of slander?"

"Don't think that just because you're a woman I won't dare to hit you!" Ji Yifei rolled up his sleeves, ready to go and cause trouble for Yu Zhiyi.

Yao's cousins ​​quickly stepped forward to stop the person.

Yu Zhiyi was not intimidated and said calmly, "Your father, Ji Congxin, whose real name is Ji Huaili, is from Lingyang. He comes from the countryside, but he is very clever and quick-witted and has a great talent for business. He was betrothed to a girl from the same village when he was young, and they got married when he turned fifteen. The following year, they had a son."

“Your father was ambitious and didn’t want to spend his whole life in the village toiling in the fields. After getting married, he discussed with his wife and family about starting a small business, and his wife and parents were very supportive of him.”

"But doing business is not easy. First of all, you need a lot of capital. The two families worked together and finally managed to raise five taels of silver for him. He then took the capital and his dreams to Lingyang City."

“He was indeed very shrewd. He started from small businesses and worked his way up, eventually earning over a hundred taels of silver.”

"With this money, after paying off his in-laws' debts, he had some working capital left over, which allowed him to buy a house in the city and bring his wife and family there."

"Moreover, to commemorate the first house he bought, he wrote a poem one day after getting slightly drunk, entitled 'Written at Lingnan Residence'."

Ji Yifei's angry expression froze.

There was indeed such a poem in her father's study, but it wasn't hung on the wall; instead, it was kept in a box that her father used to store important things.

He had opened that scroll when he was a child, and when his father found out, he was almost beaten to death.

That was the first time his father had ever lost his temper with him.

So he was deeply impressed.

but!

How do you know this poem?

Ji Yifei was filled with doubt and surprise.

This poem had been kept in a box for a long time. If he hadn't mischievously opened the box when he was a child, he wouldn't even have known it existed.

Yu Zhiyi didn't answer the question, but continued, "If the story ended here, it would be the story of a filial and loving husband's rise to wealth, a happy story." She sighed, "Unfortunately, in the second month after your family moved to Lingyang City, your father saved a snake and scorpion."

Although she didn't reveal who the venomous snake was, Ji Yifei could easily guess from the look in her eyes that she was cursing his mother.

You're the one who's a viper!

Yu Zhiyi ignored his resistance: "The Pang family is a royal merchant family. Although the eldest daughter of the Pang family is not as famous as the noble ladies in the capital, she is undoubtedly someone that a small merchant in Lingyang City cannot afford to offend."

"Miss Pang encountered robbers during her travels, but was rescued by your father. From then on, she fell in love with your father at first sight."

"But your father only had his wife at the time in his heart. No matter if the young lady revealed her identity to attract him, or gently expressed her feelings, or even threatened and lured him, your father was unmoved. He even decided to take his wife with him to hide temporarily in order to avoid her."

"He felt that as long as he left for three to five years, everything would be fine. After all, a woman's marriage is not entirely up to her. No matter how much a young lady is pampered at home, if she is not married by the time she reaches marriageable age, her family will be anxious."

"And the day before he was to leave, his wife and son suddenly disappeared."

Yu Zhiyi looked at Ji Yifei leisurely.

Ji Yifei instinctively denied it: "Stop making things up! My mother isn't that kind of person, and my father only has me as his son!"

Yu Zhiyi sighed, "I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you in such a hurry?"

“Your father thought they had encountered villains and even suspected the young lady. But at the time, all the evidence indicated that the young lady and her subordinates had no opportunity to commit the crime. In fact, she had already given up on your father and was preparing to return to the capital.”

"Your father searched for his wife and children for half a year without any news. He became thin and frail in despair, and all his energy was drained away. He was on the verge of collapse. Just then, a clue appeared."

"Witnesses saw his wife carrying their son and leaving Lingyang City with another man. According to the witnesses, his wife and the man were very affectionate, and the toddler who had just learned to walk called the man 'Dad'."

"So, the crowd pieced together the so-called truth—your father's wife had already betrayed her husband and, unable to bear the loneliness, eloped with her lover and their bastard child."

"After that, your father was depressed for a long time, and your mother stayed with him. Later, your father was finally moved by your mother and married her. Not long after the marriage, you were born."

"But the truth is, your mother didn't need to kill anyone herself. She was the eldest daughter of the Pang family and had plenty of money. She didn't need to use her own people. As long as she spent some money, there were plenty of people willing to do things for her."

Ji Yifei felt his worldview crumble: "Impossible! You're lying! You're deliberately slandering my mother!"

He wanted to rush over and fight Yu Zhiyi, but Du Ziheng stopped him while frowning and saying to Yu Zhiyi, "Stop talking! Aunt Ji is a really good person. If you keep making up these baseless stories, don't blame me for turning against you!"

Yu Zhiyi said calmly, "If you want to know if what I said is true, Young Master Ji only needs to go to No. 18 Lin'an Street now and you will find the answer."