It was Yun Rou who knocked on the door in the middle of the night. Su Bei's first reaction was that something big had happened to Yue Hongcai, but after listening to Yun Rou's words, she immediately understood something.

"Princess! Yue Hong just climbed through the window into Yue Jiaxue's room. Do you want to bring someone to catch him?"

this……

They are cousins, right?!

I've only heard of cousins ​​getting married, but I've never heard of cousins ​​getting married...

This is a big deal, it concerns the happiness of Cheng Shi and Duan Zhanfang! Su Bei immediately got dressed and went out.

Chu Younan was speechless, "It's so late..."

"If we don't go now, when will we be able to see the excitement? Hurry up, call Xue Jinrong as well!" Su Bei looked excited.

In the carriage, Xue Jinrong was already gossiping to death. This kind of excitement is hard to find in the history!

When they arrived at the inn, Yun Rou had already rushed back to stop Yue Hongcai. Yue Jiaxue was crying loudly, and it was obvious that she was not doing it voluntarily. Yue Hongcai said with a bitter face: "Your Highness Prince Su, Princess Su, this is our family affair, you should just stop interfering..."

Su Bei turned to look at Chu Younan, "Is there a crime of forcing a decent woman?"

Chu Younan answered seriously: "Fifty strokes of the cane and exile to Ningguta."

For Yue Hongcai, this was a death sentence! He quickly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Please spare my life, my lord! Please spare my life, my princess! She is not a good girl either. She has given birth to a child!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Jiaxue seemed to be frightened and screamed immediately, with an abnormal expression.

Although having a child out of wedlock was a serious matter in ancient times, it was also the girl's privacy. Yue Hongcai not only bullied her, but also exposed her past. He was simply a scumbag! Su Bei was indignant, but Chu Younan was extremely shocked, because he read a lot of things from the girl's terrified thoughts.

Last year, her mother found out that the girl was pregnant. From that day on, her life became bleak. Her father beat her, her mother scolded her, and she was locked up in the ancestral hall for several months. Others were taken care of when they were suffering from morning sickness, but she could only live with rats and was only given a little food that barely kept her from starving.

In the end, the child she gave birth to was taken away, and she had no idea whether it was dead or alive. She was also forced to meet Cheng Shi, who told her that she must be favored by the King of Jingnan, and that if she could not become the Crown Prince's Consort, she could not go back.

She wants to die.

Chu Younan took a step forward and grabbed Yue Jiaxue's wrist.

She was holding a hairpin in her hand, which was just a hairline away from piercing her throat.

"Drag him out and give him fifty lashes!" Chu Younan said in a deep voice.

Yue Hongcai's previous injury hadn't healed yet! Another fifty hits would kill him! He immediately became scared, and without bothering to argue, he knelt down and begged for mercy.

For such a big matter, Yue Hongcai's parents naturally have to be called, after all, Yue Jiaxue is also a member of the Yue family.

Su Bei finally understood why County Magistrate Yue let his daughter stay in the inn. He probably knew that Yue Hongcai was not a good person.

Yue Xian and Zhao Qiucui came together. As soon as they entered the room, they heard Zhao Qiucui howling like a pig being slaughtered: "My son, who has wronged my son!"

Unjust? Yue Jiaxue was still curled up in bed. If Yun Xi hadn't been there, Yue Hongcai would have succeeded. There was a big red sweat towel draped over the edge of the bed. There were witnesses and evidence, and Prince Su was personally judging the case. How dare he say it was an unjust case? !

"Are you saying that I have wronged him?" Chu Younan said coldly.

Zhao Qiucui shut up. She didn't dare to respond.

"With both witnesses and evidence, he will only be sentenced to fifty lashes of the cane and exiled to Ningguta!" Chu Younan said again.

Zhao Qiucui's legs went limp and she fell to her knees, "Your Highness! My son was confused for a moment! The two children have been good friends since they were young. They must want to sleep together like they did when they were little. It's impossible for them to do something immoral!"

Yun Xi said angrily: "If I hadn't come in, he would have succeeded. How can it be impossible?!"

She was still a grown girl, and she was so embarrassed by the scene. Besides, who would let a boy and a girl sleep together? It was just a lie! Zhao Qiucui said quickly, "It didn't work. The child was confused for a moment. We are all relatives. We will explain to her father later!"

It seemed as if Chu Younan and Su Bei were meddling in other people's business.

Chu Younan said to Ling Xiao: "Didn't you hear me?"

Ling Xiao was startled. He didn't even have a stick in his hand, so what could he use to hit him? Never mind, just drag him out first.

He went forward to grab Yue Hongcai, but Zhao Qiucui hugged Yue Hongcai's legs and used her whole body weight to prevent him from being taken away.

"Your Majesty, please calm down! We will just compensate her with silver!"

Yue Jiaxue was so scared that she hid in the curtain and dared not make a sound. However, her maid ran over and knelt down, "Your Highness, you have to make the decision for my young lady! My master wants her to be the Crown Prince's Consort no matter what. It was difficult enough to begin with. Now it is absolutely impossible. My young lady will definitely die if she goes back!"

What a weird family!

Su Bei originally wanted to extort some money from Yue Xian and his son, but after this incident, he couldn't bear to do it anymore.

This girl will die if she goes back, but she must not be allowed to marry Cheng Shi, and a man like Yue Hongcai will also harm others if he marries Duan Zhanfang. Su Bei whispered a few words to Yun Rou.

Then she said, "Ms. Yue, how do you think we should handle this?"

"But...but...depending on the arrangements..." Duan Zhanfang nodded hesitantly.

This character was about to piss Su Bei off to death, so she simply asked Yuanyang: "Do you have any ideas?"

Yuanyang rolled his eyes and said, "It would be better to give my lady some money, and let her and I leave Qing'an to save her from suffering."

This maid has Su Bei's temper.

"Mrs. Yue, let's do it this way!" Su Bei didn't ask Yue Jiaxue's opinion. Since she was asked to make the arrangements, she would just do it!

Zhao Qiucui looked painful: "Okay, just give her... thirty thousand taels!" She said while gritting her teeth.

"Thirty thousand taels?" Su Bei smacked his lips. "Forget it, let Yue Hongcai go to Ningguta!"

Zhao Qiucui's expression changed immediately. "Five... fifty thousand... no... one hundred thousand taels..."

Yuanyang said quickly: "We need two more shops!"

Zhao Qiucui wanted to speak again, but when she saw the looks in Chu Younan and Su Bei's eyes, she quickly nodded, "Okay! As long as you don't let my son go to Ningguta!"

Yue Xian, who had not spoken a word, almost bit his teeth to pieces. He had tried every way to make money, but who knew that this kid would take away 100,000 taels and two shops in a short time! He couldn't even afford so much money to support two women outside! As he was talking, another person came.

Yunrou went to deliver the letter, and Master Duan came.

He hadn't considered Yue Xian's proposal yet and was thinking of delaying it for a while, but now he had to make a decision.

Yun Rou told him that Yue Hongcai was not a serious man, and the princess asked him to take this opportunity to cancel the engagement.

If he didn't back down, he would completely offend Prince Su and his wife. But if he backed down, his family's relationship with the Yue family would be over. He was really in a dilemma.