The woman showed no remorse whatsoever, still weeping uncontrollably as she looked at Mu Xinghe: "You still have the token I gave you on you, which means you do feel a little guilty, but you're just afraid to face me. Take out the token and let everyone see how we pledged our love."
"What kind of token?" With a cold laugh, and feeling an invading pressure, the group scattered to both sides.
Qiao Lian'er rode a crimson horse, followed by a squad of elite cavalry, their hooves causing the ground to tremble slightly.
The incident happened suddenly, and the guards who were with Qiao Xier and her husband knew that it was just a verbal dispute and that they were no match for them, so they quickly went back to get reinforcements.
Once this kind of thing starts, the most important thing is to clear one's name.
Some people seemed afraid of the procession and wanted to leave.
Qiao Lian'er waved her hand, and the cavalry immediately surrounded them, drawing their swords with a chilling and intimidating air.
"Your Highness, why is this? Have we committed any crime?" the people asked, puzzled.
"I'm sorry, but we can't let everyone leave now. Our son-in-law of the Qiao family has been slandered in broad daylight. Everyone here has heard and seen it. Before the truth comes out, if anyone leaves, it will be useless to explain later."
This is a classic case of "it takes only a mouth to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of legwork to refute them."
Therefore, she wouldn't let a single fly out.
She looked at the woman with a smile, seemingly very friendly: "Miss, how long has it been since you and Mu Xinghe last saw each other?"
The woman didn't know why she asked that question. She sobbed as she answered, "It's been half a year since I last saw him. I never expected that when I saw him again, he would be married and his wife would be pregnant. But what about all my waiting? What does it all amount to?"
What do you mean? You're right to slander me.
"Since we haven't seen each other for half a year and haven't had any communication, how do you know he's carrying your token? Since he's already married, isn't he afraid of upsetting his wife by making it so obvious? He's no fool for passing the imperial examination with top honors."
"I saw a large crowd here, and I heard that a carriage sped by without avoiding the crowd, causing some chaos. Could it be that at this moment, you slipped the so-called token into Mu Xinghe's arms?"
The woman's eyes widened in surprise. The other person was so clever that he had managed to extract information from the sidelines and piece together the whole story.
Mu Xinghe suddenly remembered that in the midst of the chaos, someone seemed to have touched his chest, as if with some kind of intention.
Instinctively, he reached out to look at what was in his arms.
Qiao Lian'er gave him a wink and gently shook her head.
Mu Xinghe quickly realized that if the woman had really slipped a token into his arms, and he took it out now, wouldn't that confirm his guilt?
He now felt as if he were carrying something ugly in his arms, like swallowing a dead fly, making him nauseous.
If Qiao Lian'er hadn't come, even if he knew about the existence of the thing, he would have been at a loss, like a lamb to the slaughter.
But with Qiao Lian'er there, calm and composed, he felt much more at ease. He believed that she was capable of handling the situation.
"No, how could I do that? When I saw him just now, I noticed that the token he was hiding in his chest was accidentally peeking out, and I knew what he was thinking. Although he is married, he still feels indebted to me. He made a promise to me to be his concubine or mistress, which I cannot accept."
"Is that so? Then I'll have to search him." Qiao Lian'er smiled coolly as she nimbly dismounted from her horse and came to Mu Xinghe's side.
"If the token is indeed found, regardless of the truth of the matter, Mu Xinghe will owe you."
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