Chapter 47 The Truth Comes Out

"Oh my god! Why are these two people naked together? Are they having an affair?"

"It seems like they escaped from the house over there together. The house that caught fire is Tofu Xishi's home!"

"Then these two must have been having an affair at home and encountered a fire, so they ran out naked!"

"I really didn't expect these two people to be together. Why does this scholar look so familiar? What's his name?

"I think his name is Lin Yanbang. He was crying in front of the Duke's Mansion that day! At that time, I thought he was so affectionate, but I didn't expect that it was all fake!"

"Bah! These two bastards are having an affair in the middle of the night! It seems that Tofu Xishi's husband has been out of town for business these two days. If he knew that his wife was cheating on him, he would probably skin her alive!"

The people around started pointing fingers at Lin Yanbang and the others, and some even started cursing at them.

At this time, the tofu beauty was covering her face and crying, and Lin Yanbang's face was also flushed red. He was angry and anxious. He kept explaining that this was not what they said, but no one believed him at all.

What was even worse was that while he was still explaining, his wife suddenly rushed out from the crowd angrily and beat him up.

"Lin Yanbang! How dare you lie to me! You came here to have an affair with this bitch in the middle of the night! Didn't you go to seduce the daughter of the Duke's Mansion? You lied to me and said that this was all for the sake of my child and I to have a good life in the future, then I accept it, but why did you come to seduce this tofu seller! Lin Yanbang, you unfaithful man, I will beat you to death! Beat you to death! You let me and the child down, I endured humiliation for you, but you are living a carefree life outside!"

"What! This Lin Yanbang actually has a wife! That day, he even went to the gate of the Duke's Mansion and cried about his deep love for the young lady of the Duke's Mansion!"

"Didn't you hear what his wife said just now? He was the one who seduced the young lady of the Duke's Mansion. Most likely he wanted to get close to the Duke's Mansion and pave the way for his future. He wanted to use the Duke's Mansion!"

"Oh my God! He is so shameless! He already has a wife, but he is still fooling around outside and even dreams of hooking up with the daughter of the Duke's Mansion! How can there be such a shameless person in this world!"

The news that Lin Yanbang already had a wife instantly caused an uproar among the crowd.

At this time, Pei Jingchuan was standing in the crowd with Pei Jinyu and others. When he saw Lin Yanbang being accused, he finally showed a relieved smile on his face.

Lin Yanbang was scolded so much that his face turned red, and he felt extremely ashamed. He was naked, which made him unable to raise his head.

Lin Yanbang was beaten by his wife for a long time, when he suddenly saw some tattered clothes of beggars on the ground. So, without thinking twice, he rushed over, picked up the clothes and put them on himself.

After Lin Yanbang put on the rags, he saw Pei Jinyu who was laughing at him among the crowd.

Suddenly, Lin Yanbang came up with an idea and said to Pei Jinyu: "Jinyu, are you here to see me? I knew you still can't forget me! We had an appointment to meet tonight, but I don't know what happened, you never came, so I accidentally mistook someone else for you!"

"Get out of here!" Pei Jinyu looked at Lin Yanbang with some disgust and cursed him, then quickly asked the guards around him to kick Lin Yanbang away.

Pei Jinyu didn't expect that even at this time, Lin Yanbang could still be so cunning and not forget to throw dirty water on her.

Just then, several officers in official uniforms walked out from the crowd.

"Sir, I want to sue Lin Yanbang for theft. The gold hairpin that I lost was stolen by him. A few days ago, he took the gold hairpin and spread rumors at the gate of the Duke's Mansion that he and I were in love. At that time, he deliberately made a fuss and stirred up trouble, causing everyone to misunderstand the relationship between me and him. In fact, he and I only met once because of my second sister-in-law. The gold hairpin was stolen by him, and I have no other relationship with him!" Pei Jinyu saw the official pointing at Lin Yanbang and immediately said loudly.

At this point, Lin Yanbang's affectionate personality had already been exposed by everyone. If she explained the relationship between them at this time, no one around would doubt it anymore.

"Oh my! So the hairpin was stolen! I knew it, a daughter of a Duke's mansion has seen all the good things, how could she fall for such a scumbag!"

"He actually knows the Second Young Master's wife of the Duke's Mansion. It is probably through the Second Young Master's wife that he was able to enter the Duke's Mansion and steal the hairpin!"

"From what we see now, there must be a thief inside the Duke's Mansion. No wonder Lin Yanbang was able to take advantage of it!"

Originally, Pei Jinyu just wanted to beat Lin Yanbang so hard that he couldn't get up, but he didn't expect to hear the people's reminder unexpectedly.

Pei Jinyu couldn't help but lower her eyes and think: Yes, isn't that the golden hairpin something she once gave to Xu Qingyue? She used to have a very good relationship with Xu Qingyue. Every year on Xu Qingyue's birthday, she gave her a lot of gifts. If it weren't for Xu Qingyue, how could Lin Yanbang have her hairpin and silk handkerchief? She has never given Lin Yanbang anything! Thinking of this, Pei Jinyu's eyes narrowed in anger.

Xu Qingyan, who was standing aside, couldn't help but cheer for the people's analysis, "This year's audience is pretty good! They can analyze Xu Qingyue! Wasn't the golden hairpin given to Lin Yanbang by Xu Qingyue? She also wanted to help Lin Yanbang trick Pei Jinyu into her hands! After all, if Lin Yanbang can successfully marry Pei Jinyu, then the young master will more or less find a way to help Lin Yanbang so that his sister can have a better life in the future. After Lin Yanbang became an official, he was a corrupt official. He helped Pei Jingyuan and the third prince to make a lot of money, which made a lot of people suffer!"

When Pei Jingchuan heard this, he secretly clenched his fists and looked at Lin Yanbang with a sinister look.

Fortunately, he was able to hear Xu Qingyan's voice, otherwise if Lin Yanbang succeeded, it would really be a hard time for the people of Daxia.

Hence, Lin Yanbang was captured by the officers in this innocent state.

After returning to the Duke's Mansion, Pei Jinyu immediately told the Duke's wife that her things should have been given to Lin Yanbang by Xu Qingyue. When the Duke's wife learned about this, she was naturally furious.

So, early the next morning, the Duke's wife called Xu Qingyue to her yard and made her kneel down.

At this time, Xu Qingyue was kneeling there with a three or four-month-old belly, looking aggrieved. Naturally, she wanted to defend herself.

Xu Qingyue shed a few tears with a face full of grievance, and explained pitifully: "Mother, Jinyu, I am really wronged. The gold hairpin was stolen from me by Lin Yanbang, and I didn't give it to him at all! How could I be willing to give him such a valuable item? What's more, this is a birthday gift from Jinyu to me, and I regard Jinyu as a good friend, how could I do this?"

But at this time, Pei Jinyu was already extremely disappointed with Xu Qingyue, and she would never believe her again.

So, Pei Jinyu said in a cold voice: "There are so many servants in this Duke's Mansion. Does Lin Yanbang have such great ability to come to this Duke's Mansion to steal things? Even if he wanted to steal, could he steal it? If you didn't treasure the things I gave you, could he steal it?"

"Jinyu, it's all my fault. I didn't hide the things well, so he stole them. I really didn't mean to do it. It's because he is my cousin that I let my guard down." Xu Qingyue wanted to explain to Pei Jinyu again.

The Duke's wife, who was sitting next to her, didn't have the patience to listen to her nonsense, and said unhappily, "It doesn't matter how it happened. Whether you gave it to him or he stole it, you can't escape responsibility. Even if he stole it, you are also responsible for not keeping good watch over it! You have hurt Jin Yu so badly this time, you must be punished, so you will be fined one year's salary, and you will have to kneel in the ancestral hall to reflect on your mistakes for three days!"

When Xu Qingyue heard the punishment the Duke's wife gave her, she felt very dissatisfied.