Chapter 153: A Man of Honour Has No Fear of Shadows

No one believes such a pale explanation.

Some even mocked him: "Frame you? Brother Rulan, tell me, who would frame you? And why would they frame you?"

"It must be because Brother Rulan's family background is too ordinary and his official position is too low that they went to such great lengths to frame him.

If Brother Rulan's family background was even slightly better, no one would dare to attack him!"

As Xiluo's words fell.

There was laughter at the scene.

Sun Rulan was so angry that his face turned red and his veins bulged, and he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

But it was this kind of humiliation that made Sun Rulan completely sober up.

The matter can no longer be covered up.

The more you explain, the more excited these people will become.

Only by turning himself into a victim can he restore his reputation and keep his official position.

He glanced around and saw Meng Chifei and Wen Yan mixed in the crowd.

Six eyes met.

Meng Chifei raised his thumb and turned it downwards.

A completely provocative gesture.

These two people!

He not only had no sense of guilt for causing me this, but he even made provocative remarks.

I am doomed.

How can Meng Chifei still be so cheerful and cheerful?

Even if he dies, he will take someone with him!

Rage instantly burned out his sanity.

He immediately pointed at Meng Chifei and said loudly: "Meng Chifei, I am the Tao and it is you.

You are the eldest daughter of the General's family. If you don't want to marry me, just tell me. Why are you trying to frame me like this?"

Everyone: "Scared?"

"What's going on? The Meng Chifei he mentioned, couldn't that be the eldest daughter of General Meng's mansion? Is he engaged to Miss Meng?"

Everyone looked in the direction Sun Rulan pointed and were surprised to find that it was really Meng Chifei.

"Could he be the Meng family's elusive prospective son-in-law?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, for the son of a minor official from Jiangnan, marrying into the Meng family is a blessing earned through several lifetimes, yet he doesn't know how to cherish it and actually messes around outside."

Sun Rulan didn't get angry when she heard other people's accusations.

Instead, he said, "You have been refusing to marry me all these years. Isn't it because you look down on my family background? And you have been dragging your feet and refusing to take the initiative to cancel the engagement. Aren't you afraid that others will say that your Meng family is ungrateful?"

"If you don't want this marriage, just say so. Why do you use such vicious means to harm me?"

The more Sun Rulan spoke, the angrier and more indignant he became.

Everyone then remembered that Meng Chifei was already nineteen years old and Sun Rulan was twenty-one years old.

If it were an ordinary family, let alone getting married, they would have already started educating their children.

Isn’t the Meng family wasting time?

The scene that originally defended Meng Chifei gradually turned into accusations.

At this point, Sun Rulan still wants to turn the tables.

Meng Chifei wanted to prove himself and explain himself.

Wen Yan grabbed her and shook his head at her.

Wen Yan stood up and said, "What Mr. Sun said is unreasonable. If the Meng family really wanted their daughter to marry someone else, they would have found a way to cancel the marriage long ago.

Sister Chi Fei is now nineteen years old, and the only potential marriage partners she has are widowers, divorced men, or even men with children.

How can this be considered a good marriage?

Isn't it like the Meng family is using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken? To harm you, they are sacrificing their precious daughter's lifelong happiness?"

When everyone thought about it, they realized that this was indeed the case.

"You can't use Miss Meng as a scapegoat just because your scandal has been exposed!"

If the Meng family really despised the poor and loved the rich, Meng Chifei should have been married off long ago.

After all, while delaying Sun Rulan, he is also delaying his own daughter.

They were almost led astray by Sun Rulan!

Sun Rulan didn't expect Wen Yan to be so sharp-tongued.

I couldn't find the words to say back.

He was so anxious that his eyes rolled around, and he immediately said, "You just didn't get married in the capital. You go to the border for half a year every year, which is enough time to have a child..."

"Enough!" an angry shout.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

At some point, a group of cyclists appeared at the intersection.

The light was dim and the crowd couldn't see who was coming.

Until someone nearby exclaimed: "It's General Meng's wife - Madam Bai."

Everyone saluted the cavalry.

It’s not because she is a member of the Meng family, but because Mrs. Bai herself is very strong.

It is said that he followed General Meng into battle several times and chopped off many enemy heads.

The other party did not dismount, but just saluted everyone on horseback.

People on the street also automatically made way for him.

The cycling team walked towards Xianle Pavilion.

The figures of a group of people gradually became clear.

The leader was a woman in her forties.

The woman was dressed in black and had her hair tied up high.

His posture was straight and he carried an awe-inspiring majesty.

Sun Rulan's face turned pale and his body swayed.

Wasn't she...drug-sucked and stopped on the road? How could she be here?

When Wen Yan saw her stepmother, she knew that her backup plan was no longer useful.

Stepmother will never let Meng Chifei suffer any loss.

"Mom!" Meng Chifei shouted and was about to take Wen Yan downstairs.

Mrs. Bai gave Meng Chifei a glare and he didn't dare to move.

Madam Bai asked gravely, "How could a woman like you come here to have fun at night without your brother?" "Hongying said that my brother booked a private room for me and said he had a surprise for me, so I came here."

"Your brother is busy with disaster relief in Jinyang Prefecture. He's so busy every day that he doesn't have time to take care of your food, drink and entertainment." Madam Bai rolled her eyes and looked in the direction of Xianle Pavilion. "Is the owner of Xianle Pavilion here?"

After a while.

A middle-aged man in brocade clothes squeezed out from the crowd.

He quickly bowed and said, "Madam, please give your instructions."

"My eldest son is really in your house. What surprise is he preparing for my daughter?"

The shopkeeper was also well prepared.

He wiped the sweat off his forehead, took out an account book and turned to the page about booking a room.

"The private room was only booked a few days ago, and it doesn't have the seal from the General's Foreign Affairs Office yet."

Mrs. Bai smiled coldly.

Then, a soldier with a sword dragged a woman who was soaking wet down the stairs and threw her directly in front of the horse.

Hongying was obviously woken up by the ice water.

Her face took on an unnatural flush.

The exposed skin was also covered with dense marks of torture.

She huddled up in a ball, shaking all over: "Husband... Madam..."

"Tell me, who asked you to bring the young lady here?"

Hongying slammed her head to the ground: "Yes...it's the eldest young master."

Mrs. Bai's expression was expressionless: "When and where did the young master tell you?"

Hongying bit her lips, sobbed, and kowtowed for mercy.

After all, I watched the child grow up and served him for more than ten years.

There was a flash of disappointment in Mrs. Bai's eyes.

But calm was soon restored.

She bowed to the Jingzhao Prefecture yamen runner and said, "I am reporting this case to the prefecture. I hope that Zhao Tuiguan will personally handle this case, clear the innocent and make the evildoers pay."

Sun Rulan still didn't give up: "Who knows if that Zhao Tuiguan is your man!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there were gasps all around.

"He must be an idiot to dare to question the impartiality of Magistrate Zhao."

"Everyone in the capital knows that Zhao Tuiguan is the most impartial and selfless person."

"He even arrested the emperor's favorite princess at will, so how could he show favoritism to the Meng family?"

"It seems Sun is truly guilty. If he were innocent, he would be eager for the truth to be revealed."

"That's right. A man of integrity has nothing to fear. What are you afraid of, Mr. Sun?"