Chapter 177 She Died

Seeing his daughter so well-behaved and dignified, General Li felt even more strongly that Xie Yanzhi was slandering his daughter.

She curtsied to General Li and Xie Yanzhi, her voice gentle: "Father, Prince Xie."

General Li immediately beckoned her to his side, his gaze scrutinizing her: "Yan'er, the young master said you took away his beloved concubine, is that true?"

Upon hearing this, Li Huiyan's face showed a hint of shock. She turned to look at Xie Yanzhi, her tone tinged with grievance and confusion: "Why does Your Highness say such a thing?"

"The Marquis of Jingnan's residence is heavily guarded. When have I ever been allowed to come and go freely? And how could I possibly take your beloved concubine away?"

"Please, Your Highness, do not make false accusations and tarnish my reputation!"

Xie Yanzhi gave her a cold look, his gaze sharp as a knife.

Li Huiyan felt inexplicably guilty after being looked at by him, and secretly clenched the hem of her skirt with her hands at her sides.

Seeing his daughter's sincere words, General Li immediately turned to Xie Yanzhi and said in a deep voice, "Did you hear that, Your Highness? Yan'er has no such ability. There must be some misunderstanding!"

Xie Yanzhi ignored General Li and simply clapped his hands towards the door. Soon, Hongyu walked in.

As soon as she entered, Hongyu recognized the two maids behind Li Huiyan as the ones who had taken Shen Qingnian away that day.

At this moment, Hongyu pointed at the two maids, her voice filled with urgency and anger: "It was them! They drugged my aunt and me, and took my aunt away!"

Upon hearing this, General Li's expression changed drastically.

These two maids were personally selected by him and given to Li Huiyan to protect her. How could he have done such a thing?

"Father, don't listen to their nonsense!" Li Huiyan hurriedly defended herself, "They have always stayed by my side and have never left the manor."

How could she possibly have gone to the Marquis of Jingnan's residence and kidnapped the heir's beloved concubine?

When Hongyu saw that Li Huiyan wouldn't admit it, her eyes reddened with anxiety. She pointed at one of the maids and questioned, "You were the one who put the concubine in the box. Where did you take the concubine?"

The maidservant frowned and said, "How can you falsely accuse someone for no reason?"

Li Huiyan looked at Xie Yanzhi, wondering what else he could do to her!

Upon seeing this, Xie Yanzhi took out a piece of paper from his waist.

When Li Huiyan saw the letter, her face turned deathly pale.

How did her letter to Xie Min end up in Xie Yanzhi's hands?

That day, Xie Min sent someone to deliver a letter to her, instructing her to send two skilled maids to take Shen Qingnian away and deal with her amidst the chaos.

She immediately sent the two maids to follow Xie Min's men into the Jingnan Marquis's residence.

Later, she wrote back to Xie Min, asking her to hand the person over to her for disposal.

The two maids packed Shen Qingnian into a box and mingled with Xie Min's wedding procession as they left the mansion. Finally, when no one was looking, they secretly carried the box onto the carriage that Xie Min had prepared.

At the end of the letter, she instructed Xie Min to burn it after reading it.

This Xie Min actually had a trick up her sleeve!

Xie Yanzhi continued, "My younger sister, Xie Min, has already told me everything. Does Miss Li need me to say anything more?"

He obtained the letter from Qiu Tong. Xie Min felt it was unsafe to keep the letter on her person, fearing that Lu Yuanzhang would discover it.

That's why it was entrusted to Qiu Tong for safekeeping, in case something happens in the future, and Li Huiyan vehemently denies it.

When he went to the Guangde Marquis's residence, Qiu Tong handed him the letter to prove that what she said was true.

Upon hearing Xie Yanzhi say that Xie Min had already told him about it, Li Huiyan staggered, and her maidservant helped her to regain her balance.

"Yan'er, is this really true?"

General Li looked at his daughter's pale face, his voice filled with disappointment and anger.

He never imagined that his daughter, whom he had always been so proud of, would actually do such a foolish thing.

"Speak quickly! Where did you hide the prince's beloved concubine? Hand her over immediately!" General Li's tone was authoritative and left no room for argument.

Li Huiyan bit her lip, and looking at Xie Yanzhi's anxious appearance, she felt a sense of vengeful pleasure: "She is no longer in the capital. If you want to save her, Your Highness, you'd better hurry."

"Where exactly did you take her?" Xie Yanzhi clenched his fist, suppressing the urge to strangle Li Huiyan.

Li Huiyan said calmly, "I just asked the driver to find a way to take her to the most popular brothel in Yangzhou. She..."

Before Li Huiyan could finish speaking, a slap unexpectedly landed on her face.

Li Huiyan covered her face, turned to look at her father, her eyes filled with disbelief.

When General Li heard his daughter admit to kidnapping Xie Yanzhi's beloved concubine and uttering those shameless words, he was so angry that he slapped Li Huiyan across the face.

She's a young lady from a respectable family, yet she's talking about brothels.

General Li felt as if he didn't recognize the person in front of him.

Li Huiyan said through tears, "Father!"

"Even you're helping outsiders bully me!"

Li Huiyan then pointed at Xie Yanzhi: "This man bullied me and insulted me first, so I'm going to get revenge on him!"

General Li glanced at Xie Yanzhi and saw that he still had a cold face. There was nothing he didn't understand.

This man never liked his daughter, so naturally he didn't care about her dignity.

He said with heartache, "You've only brought shame upon yourself."

He had long advised her not to like Xie Yanzhi, but she insisted on doing so, offering herself up to be humiliated. Who could she blame but herself?

“Father!” Li Huiyan couldn’t believe that her father was still siding with Xie Yanzhi at this point.

"Take Miss away," General Li ordered with his back to Li Huiyan and his eyes closed.

Two servants entered and said to Li Huiyan, "Miss, please!"

Li Huiyan glared at General Li with hatred, then, her eyes red, she lifted her skirt and ran out.

General Li then turned to Xie Yanzhi and said, "My daughter took away the young master's beloved concubine; it was my daughter's fault."

"But the Crown Prince shouldn't trample on Yan'er's sincerity."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yanzhi cupped his hands and said, "This junior dislikes women's entanglements and has accidentally offended Miss Li. I hope the general will not take offense."

General Li glanced at Xie Yanzhi, who was implying that his daughter was shameless and was pestering him.

But Yan'er really shouldn't have taken away someone else's concubine.

Thinking this, he tried his best to suppress his anger and said, "I will send someone to call Yan'er's groom right now."

Before long, the coachman was led to the main hall.

As soon as he entered, he saw the master sitting at the head of the table, staring at him angrily.

Beside him was another important person, whose aura was even more imposing than that of the master. He was also looking at him with a cold expression, and the oppressive aura emanating from him made it hard for him to breathe.

His legs went weak, and he immediately knelt on the ground: "Master!"

General Li slammed his hand on the table and said, "Where did you take that woman?"

Upon hearing this, the coachman knew that the master was asking about the woman the young lady had asked him to sell to Yangzhou.

He said, trembling, "That woman has already been bought by the madam..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was kicked in the chest.

The coachman fell to the ground, clutching his chest, and saw that the nobleman who had been sitting next to him had gotten up and kicked him at some point.

"What did you say!" Xie Yanzhi was clearly furious.

Xie Yanzhi stomped on the coachman again, pinning him to the ground. He then drew his sword and pointed the tip at him: "You're the one who sold her? Where did you sell her to?"

The coachman saw that his master was just watching from the sidelines, showing no intention of pleading for him.

Seeing the nobleman's terrifying appearance, which seemed to be filled with boundless rage, one could tell that the woman was probably highly valued by him.

He had a bad feeling about this! He also lamented his bad luck!

Sweat began to bead on his forehead as he lowered his head and said, "She wasn't bought. She..."

"What's wrong with her?" Xie Yanzhi's last bit of patience was about to run out, and he moved the tip of his sword forward a few more inches.

The coachman felt a touch of coldness on his forehead, and a slow pain began to spread. He trembled and closed his eyes, saying, "She's dead!"