Chapter 99: Speak Out

When Madam Yuan saw Yuan Qilei coming, she breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly, "Lei'er, you've come just in time. Come and take care of this. Your wife's sister-in-law is insisting that the second girl and their Bo'er are having some affair. Go find your eldest brother-in-law and talk it over. If there's anything wrong, why not just talk it out? It's really embarrassing if you keep making such a fuss."

Yuan Qilei was resentful that Yuan Qifeng insisted on splitting up the family, leaving him without support in the future. Upon hearing what Madam Yuan said, he sighed, "Mother, since the second girl and Bo'er are already together, then it's simple. Just let the second girl marry him. What's there to argue about?"

"Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about?" Liu was furious when she heard this: "You'er is already engaged, how can you marry someone else? Besides, this is just Fan's one-sided statement. Why are you also slandering You'er's innocence? How can you treat your second uncle like this? You are simply..."

"Sister-in-law, there is no smoke without fire. If there is nothing wrong, who would say anything? By then, the second girl's reputation will be damaged. Will the Marquis' Mansion want her? If that happens, the Marquis' Mansion will definitely cancel the engagement. We must let the second girl have a home. I'm doing this for her own good!" Yuan Qilei said with a sincere look.

"You...you..." Liu's face turned pale with anger. Yuan Ziyu hurriedly helped Liu sit aside and said, "Mother, don't worry, nothing will happen."

"You'er..." Liu wanted to say something, but Yuan Ziyu shook Liu's hand and said, "Don't worry, mother!"

After saying that, Yuan Ziyu turned around and looked at Yuan Qilei and the Fan mother and daughter with a cold expression: "One of you keeps saying that I have lost my innocence, and the other echoes that I have an affair with that Ning Shaobo. Do you have any evidence?"

Yuan Qilei was stunned when he heard this and looked at Fan.

Mrs. Fan stiffened her neck and said, "My son Bo said it himself, how could it be false?"

"That's right!" Ning Shaozhen also chimed in: "Sister-in-law, my brother has admitted it himself, so stop quibbling."

Yuan Ziyu looked at Ning Shaozhen coldly, which made Ning Shaozhen shiver uncontrollably, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

"Qingying!"

"Second Miss!" Qingying hurriedly stood beside Yuan Ziyu and said.

"Beat this girl who is shouting nonsense until she is scared!" Yuan Ziyu said coldly.

"yes!"

Qingying responded promptly and walked towards Ning Shaozhen.

This disgusting mother and daughter, if the second girl hadn't given the order, she would have taken action long ago!

"Ah!" Ning Shaozhen was so scared that she stood up and wanted to run: "You...you don't come over here, don't come over here, go away, go away!"

But Ning Shaozhen had no way to hide from Qingying. He was easily caught by Qingying and slapped in the face.

"Ah!" Ning Shaozhen screamed in pain, but before she could react, the second slap hit her face.

"Ah... You can't hit me. I'm not your slave. Why do you hit me? Ah... It hurts. Save me, mother, save me quickly. Ah, it hurts!"

The only sounds in the whole room were the sound of slapping and Ning Shaozhen's cries of pain.

Even though Fan loved her son the most, she also loved her daughter. When she saw Ning Shaozhen being beaten, she became anxious and hurried forward to stop Qingying, but Qingying easily pushed her aside.

Fan said anxiously, "You, the Yuan family, are so lawless? We are relatives, not your servants. How can you just beat us up like that? Is there any justice in the world?"

Madam Yuan felt a little reluctant, so she said to Yuan Ziyu, "Second girl, stop it!"

Yuan Qilei was also angry and said, "Second girl, this Zhen'er is at least a relative of your second uncle, aren't you slapping me in the face?"

Yuan Ziyu sneered: "Qingying, don't stop, keep going!"

"yes!"

Yuan Ziyou looked at Madam Yuan and Yuan Qilei and said calmly, "Didn't Grandmother and Second Uncle hear how they just slandered me?"

"Then you can't hit people!" Yuan Qilei said angrily.

"Could it be that Second Uncle wants me to swallow my anger and accept it?" Yuan Ziyu sneered, "Second Uncle, what are you thinking? Or... are you in cahoots with them?"

"Nonsense!" Yuan Qilei said angrily, "I'm your second uncle!"

"Hmph, you still know that you are my second uncle. If you don't know, you would think that we have a grudge. As my second uncle, not only do you not help me, your niece, but you are also very good at taking advantage of my misfortune!" Yuan Ziyu looked at Yuan Qilei with a cold gaze, which made Yuan Qilei feel a chill in his heart for no reason.

The elder lady sighed and said, "Lei'er, what the second girl said makes sense. You should stop interfering."

"Wuwuwu... I won't say anything anymore, I won't say anything anymore, stop hitting me... ah..." Ning Shaozhen's voice came over!

"Qingying, it's okay!" Yuan Ziyu sat next to Liu and said to Qingying.

"Yes, Second Miss!"

Qingying pushed Ning Shaozhen towards Fan and returned to Yuan Ziyu.

Ning Shaozhen's face was swollen and purple, with blood oozing from the corners of his mouth. It was a truly horrific sight.

Fan was heartbroken when she saw this, and she cried out, "Is there any justice in the world? How could they beat someone like this, and a girl at that? How can my Zhen'er go out and see people in the future? Oh my God, a girl from an official family, how could they beat someone like this? Oh my God..."

While crying, Fan slapped her thighs, tears streaming down her face.

Seeing that Yuan Ziyou didn't say anything, he became more confident and pointed at Yuan Ziyou and said, "This is how you officials behave. Ordering evil slaves to hurt people. I will definitely sue you. You...just wait and see!"

The old lady was furious when she heard this and could not help but say, "Second girl..." Then Nanny Bai quietly pulled her aside and said, "Old lady, please listen to what the second girl has to say."

Madam Yuan fell silent upon hearing this, and then she heard Yuan Ziyou sneer, "Humph, you're slandering someone innocently. A beating is the least of your punishment. I haven't even filed a accusation against you for slander, and you're blaming me instead. Come on, let's go to the Jingzhao prefect and see whether he sentences me for assault or you for slandering the family of an imperial official."

"You... don't scare me!" Fan felt insecure, but she spoke with a firm tone, "I'm telling the truth. How could I have slandered you? Besides, we're relatives. There's no point in talking about slander or not."

"A real relative? How dare you say that!" Yuan Ziyu snorted coldly, "Tell me, who instigated you to come here? I'm afraid that person didn't tell you what the consequences are for slandering the family of an imperial official."

"There's no question of slander between relatives. Besides, no one instigated me!" Yuan Ziyu's words made Fan's heart skip a beat.

"You won't tell me?" Yuan Ziyou sneered, "Do you know that your crime of slander is enough to land you in jail for the rest of your life?"

"I..." Fan was a little confused by Yuan Ziyu's words. In the end, greed prevailed: "Humph, I didn't slander you. Anyway, you are not innocent with my son!"

Fan thought to herself that as long as she kept telling the truth, Yuan Ziyu would have no evidence to prove his innocence, and then the accusation of slandering the family of an imperial official would no longer exist. Besides, they were all relatives, so how could they have the nerve to send their relatives to jail?

"Yes!" Yuan Ziyou nodded. Just as Fan was relieved, she heard Yuan Ziyou say, "Then there's nothing I can do. I can only send you to Jingzhao Yin. Oh, by the way, not only you, but also your daughter Ning Shaozhen. By then, no matter what the final result is, your daughter will not be able to get married anyway. Who would marry a woman who has been in prison, don't you think?"

Yuan Ziyu narrowed his eyes and looked at Ning Shaozhen.

Ning Shaozhen was young after all, and when she heard Yuan Ziyu say that, she was immediately frightened out of her wits. Adding to the fact that she had just been beaten by Qingying, she shouted, "No, I don't want to go to jail. It was my aunt who said so. It was my aunt who asked my mother to come!"

Before he could finish his words, he heard a loud shout at the door: "What did you say!"

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