The alley was immediately surrounded by a dense crowd.
Lin Shixuan tightened his grip on the wall, his face almost pressed against it.
Damn it.
Going out today is not auspicious!
"Oh my, who is this? She's quite beautiful, with delicate features, how could she be having an affair with a man in broad daylight in an alley?"
"Pah, what do you mean by 'beautiful as a flower'? I think she's just a fickle woman. What respectable woman would be disheveled at the alley entrance?"
"Oh my god, could one of them be a mistress?"
"A mistress? Let me see. My wife only comes home at night every day. I want to see if she's the Cuihua he's talking about." The surrounding people cursed angrily.
A plump middle-aged woman squeezed through the crowd and walked to the front.
The woman trembled in fright in Lin Shixuan's arms, and in her panic, she tugged at his clothes, "Young Master~"
Lin Shixuan had already lost his way.
He finally managed to rise to the top with just a few poems, becoming a popular young man in Bianjing.
He absolutely cannot let something like this ruin his future.
After hearing the old woman's words, many women who had doubts about their husbands stepped forward.
One by one, they reached out and began to pull at the woman's clothes.
Someone made a move, and the woman's clothes were torn apart with a "rip" sound.
The woman cried out and hugged Lin Shixuan. "Young master, please save me! Since we are of one heart, I will definitely marry you. Please take me away."
"Look, look! This slut actually wanted this man to take her back to his mansion. They had an affair without a matchmaker and secretly pledged their lives to each other. She should be drowned in the pond!"
Someone picked up pebbles from the roadside and threw them at them.
The scene immediately descended into chaos.
During the struggle, the crowd pushed Lin Shixuan and the woman to the ground together.
Lin Shixuan immediately covered his head with both hands, as if afraid that someone would see his face.
Some men, upon hearing that he was keeping a mistress, kicked Lin Shixuan in the groin in anger.
He roared, "You've truly disgraced us men! You abandon your wives and children to keep mistresses!"
"Beat him, beat him to death! It's because of people like him that those women are so suspicious all the time!"
“My wife’s husband is keeping a mistress. He’s always trying to bully me at home. Today, I’m not going to let this go until I’ve gotten my revenge!” The man rolled up his sleeves, revealing his thick arms.
Someone swung their fist and smashed it directly at Lin Shixuan.
Lin Shixuan grimaced in pain, covering his face tightly with both hands.
The woman's clothes had been stripped down to her undergarment, and some bold men stared intently at her breasts.
"What a shameless woman, she looks like a slut."
"Those two are shameless, doing such a shameful thing in public..."
"I'll beat you to death, you bitch!"
...
They beat them until both were bruised and swollen, collapsing to the ground, before stopping.
“There’s a river over there, throw them in.”
The woman was terrified. "No, no..." her weak voice whimpered like a kitten's.
She was so scared that she burst into tears.
Lin Shixuan gritted his teeth, keeping these people in mind.
He glared fiercely at the scantily clad woman beside him, his eyes filled with disgust.
She originally thought that since he was the legitimate daughter of a general, and she would become the top scholar in the imperial examination, he would have connections in the emperor's court.
Unexpectedly, this woman was incredibly foolish; she couldn't even protect her clothes and ended up dragging him down with her.
"No, I didn't. She's not my mistress. She seduced me. Throw her away!" he hurriedly protested.
"Young master, how can you say that?" The woman raised her head in surprise, her pale face unusually endearing.
Lin Shixuan lowered his head.
Upon hearing this, Hua Xin shouted at the top of her lungs, "My God, this man is actually a heartless bastard!"
Upon hearing this, the woman standing nearby angrily exclaimed, "That's right! He defiled someone and is now shirking responsibility. Quick, throw him into the river!"
"Yes, yes, even if I go to jail today, I'll see him drowned!"
Several grown men, who had long hated him, took turns lifting him up.
Several people carried him to the pond like a pig.
They shouted in unison, "Three, two, one!"
With a forceful shove, Lin Shixuan was thrown into the air and fell heavily into the pond.
Oh no, it's drowned!
Lin Wanwan licked her little finger, sucking it again and again.
The Marquis of Zhenbei happened to be returning from his outer quarters. Encountering so many people on the way, he couldn't help but ask a question.
What's going on outside?
The coachman said, "Sir, I don't know either."
"Stop and go take a look."
For some reason, his heart was always beating very fast.
Ye Lanyin saw the familiar carriage and a meaningful smile appeared on her lips.
Isn't this road the one that leads to Yanliu Street?
snort.
"Lord Marquis!" she called out loudly to the Marquis of Zhenbei.
The Marquis of Zhenbei stopped in his tracks and asked in surprise, "Madam, what are you doing here?"
"My lord, I heard that this man kept a mistress, and when the people found out, they drowned him in the pond."
"What?" The Marquis of Zhenbei was shocked upon hearing this, his legs trembling uncontrollably. "Keeping a mistress... what does that have to do with them?"
"My lord, you may not know this, but the common people are usually quite kind-hearted. I guess they feel sorry for that man's first wife."
Marquis Zhenbei's heart sank, and he turned to look.
Ye Lanyin tugged at his sleeve, "My lord, it's best not to watch such bloody things."
"The original wife serves her parents-in-law and raises the children in the mansion, while this man keeps a mistress outside. He doesn't even have enough concubines in the mansion to play with. How can such filthy things offend your eyes?"
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