Chapter 42: Cousin slandered for having an affair with a man?

Xie Chengyu looked around with his peripheral vision.

Where is that kid Lu Shenyan?

He was about to grab someone to ask what happened when three of his men and two servants from the mansion surrounded Xie Yao.

Several people pointed and talked according to the situation they had imagined before.

"Oh, isn't this the second young lady of the Xie family? As a girl in the boudoir, instead of staying at home and observing the rules of a woman, she actually has a tryst with a wild man. It's really eye-opening."

"Li Quchang is right, Second Miss Xie, you are the future princess of the Jingbei King. Doing something so immoral and corrupting is truly a disgrace to the Bo Mansion."

"The world is becoming more corrupt and people's hearts are no longer as they used to be!"

The three people who were speaking were all soldiers from the Jingji Camp. Yesterday, Captain Xie asked them to act as supporting actors and discipline his cousin who had an affair with a man outside the family, and they came without hesitation.

Although something went wrong along the way, first the captain himself and his other cousin were thought to be secretly engaged, and then when he hurried here, he didn't see the foreign man the captain was talking about, but saw two women.

But this did not prevent them from lying with their eyes blinking and making up stories about Xie Yao having an affair with someone.

Xie Yao narrowed her eyes and looked outside past the few people.

At the entrance of Yunhe Tower, there were several war horses tied up.

"Cousin, did you... bring a bunch of fools?" Xie Yao sat upright on the chair, her eyes cold.

Xie Chengyu pushed aside his useless subordinates, straightened his chest, and acted like an elder.

"Sister Yao'er, please stop pretending in front of me. I already know that you and Lu Shenyan have agreed to spend your lives together here. Since you dare to do it, you must admit it."

Pu Wei protected Xie Yao behind her and said, "Who are you? What nonsense are you talking about? It was clearly the second daughter of the Xie family who stood up for me and punished that unfaithful Lu Shenyan."

Seeing her plain clothes, Xie Chengyu guessed that she might be a maid that Xie Yao had bought from somewhere. He said disdainfully, "Where did you come from, you lowly maid? Get out of the way! I, the captain, am disciplining my own sister. Do you think you have the right to say anything?"

He vaguely realized that something was not right, but the arrow was on the string and had to be shot.

Even if there is no adulterer today, he will make up one.

Xie Yao said calmly, "My cousin said I was having an affair with a man outside my family. What evidence do you have? Could it be that because I was punished by my father before, I felt resentful and fabricated the story to get back at my sister?"

"What more evidence do you need? If you weren't secretly meeting a man, why didn't you stay at home to get married, but showed up at the restaurant in broad daylight?"

Xie Yao's eyes were stern. "As a captain of the Jingji Camp, why aren't you on duty in the camp? Instead, why are you here with the soldiers?"

The sharp look in his eyes made Xie Chengyu feel like he was facing the general in charge of the Jingji Camp. He couldn't help but answer, "It's a day off today, so of course we can come to the restaurant."

After he finished speaking, he realized that he had shown his cowardice.

"Xie Yao, if you keep quibbling, I'm going to lose my patience." He winked at his men.

"Second Miss, don't blame the captain for being so angry when you do such a thing."

"As a lady from an aristocratic family, you came to Yunhe Tower to drink alone? That's ridiculous!"

"There's a table full of food and two bowls, and you're still saying you're not here to meet a man privately!"

When the onlookers saw Xie Chengyu claiming to be a captain, some of them were afraid to approach.

However, after hearing that Xie Chengyu's men were distorting the truth, some people still stood up.

"Generals, you have no evidence whatsoever. How can you slander the girl's innocence?" A white-haired old man spoke in a low voice for Xie Yao.

Xie Chengyu drew his sword and pointed it at the old man with a grim look in his eyes.

"Who says I have no evidence? Aren't these three people behind me witnesses?"

He stood with his hands behind his back, his tone tinged with threat, "Old sir, are you trying to hinder my work by standing in front of her?"

"My cousin Xie Yao is flirting with other men, which is truly a disgrace to our family. I only ask that you please do not spread the news. Let this captain take her back and preserve her reputation."

Everyone complained in their hearts that it was not official business for him to lead troops to capture his own sister.

And you're asking them not to spread the word? It's clearly asking them to join in the slander, to turn black into white!

However, under Xie Chengyu's threatening words, they did not dare to refute.

Xie Chengyu saw that his goal had been achieved: "Take this shameful girl back to me!"

Pu Wei opened his eyes wide, gritted his teeth, and stood in front of Xie Yao.

Xie Yao held her back, shook her head slightly, picked up the long knife on the table, and showed no intention of standing up.

"Cousin, do you know that I came here today to bring some food from Yunhe Tower to Prince Jingbei? If you want to arrest me, don't you blame the prince for blaming me?" she asked.

Upstairs, Xiao Yizi curled the corners of his lips when he heard Xie Yao's words.

Although I knew she was just using herself as a raft, she did bring herself food before.

Bai Xi said, "Your Highness, this man should be Xie Chengyu, the eldest son of the second branch of the Xie family. He is a captain of the Jingji camp. Would you like me to come forward and rescue the second young lady Xie?"

Xiao Yizi was about to nod, but he saw Xie Yao pulling Pu Wei.

This girl has always been fearless. Since she is not afraid at all now, she must have a backup plan.

"What a joke! King Jingbei would eat the food you sent? My cousin really lies without even thinking. You'd better come back with me and stop embarrassing yourself here." Xie Chengyu sneered.

Xie Yao asked, "My cousin brought his soldiers to surround an unmarried woman like me. Who is really embarrassing himself?"

Xie Chengyu's eyes darkened. "Since you are so naughty and are using the King of Jingbei as a cover, I will take your sword away today. Let's see if you dare to be so arrogant again."

The white-haired old man advised: "General, Miss Xie is your sister. It is ungentlemanly of you to use violence against her..."

"Get out! Old man, don't get in my way!" Xie Chengyu pushed the old man away.

The old man staggered backward and was about to fall when Xie Yao reached out to hold him up and asked Pu Wei to help him sit further away.

Xie Chengyu's subordinate Li San angrily said, "Second Miss, don't be so shameless. The captain is giving you face because we are relatives. If you continue to be stubborn, we will have to take action against you!"

As he spoke, Li San seemed to have received a hint from his captain, and he became bolder and bolder, and took the initiative to draw his sword and step forward.

“Bang!”

Before he got close, Xie Yao had already slapped him.

Li San was beaten so hard that he spun half a circle on the spot. Blood oozed from the corner of his mouth and the knife in his hand lost its balance and fell to the ground.

Xie Chengyu opened his eyes wide and immediately shouted, "You damn girl, how dare you attack a soldier?"

Just as he raised his sword and was about to rush forward, the sound of horse hooves came from the long street outside the restaurant!

A man in gilded armor, riding a brown-red warhorse, came rushing over at lightning speed.

The man managed to pull the reins, stopped at the entrance of Yunhe Tower, and jumped off the horse like a thunderbolt.

"Stop it, you bastard!"

From a distance, he saw Xie Chengyu dare to raise his sword towards Xie Yao and shouted loudly.

He pushed through the crowd and rushed to Xie Chengyu.

Before everyone could react, the man kicked Xie Chengyu hard, sending him three meters away and knocking over two tables.

"Captain!"

"Young Master!" The servants of the Marquis' Mansion were dumbfounded. "Who dares to hurt the Young Master of the Wenchang Marquis' Mansion?"

Another servant also shouted: "Young Master is the captain of the Jingji Camp. How dare you harm the soldiers of Dayan? Come, arrest him and bring him to the authorities."

Xie Chengyu slowly got up from the ground, vomiting blood foam. When he saw the person coming, his whole body trembled.

The two families shouted for a while and found that the surroundings were unusually quiet.

When he turned around, he saw that the eldest young master and his three soldiers were all kneeling on the ground obediently.

"General Su, please calm down!" Li San's calves were trembling, his head was pressed against the ground, and his voice was extremely low and hoarse.

"General Su? What General Su?" the servant asked in confusion.

A subordinate who was also kneeling said, "Idiot, this is the commander of our Jingji camp, General Hu Ben, Su Huai'en!"