Chapter 103 Debate with the Group of Yu
Yu Jiaojiao is on the second floor of the restaurant!
Moreover, there was a wall blocking the way.
How powerful must Yu Zhiyi be to cause her to fall from a distance?
Isn't this a complete frame-up?
Moreover, this was a blatant fabrication, made in full view of the public, like calling a deer a horse.
Unless everyone in the room was blind at the time, it would be impossible for them to be fooled.
Yu Zhiyi also provided an important piece of information.
The Yu family pretended not to see through Yu Jiaojiao's little trick and tacitly approved of her framing.
Actually, this explanation makes more sense.
After all, what kind family would favor their adopted daughter and stand by and watch their own daughter be bullied?
Since such a thing is impossible, the person who deliberately leaked this information must have malicious intentions.
After figuring these things out, many people expressed their apologies to the fake heiress.
A few years ago, Yu Zhiyi was just a little girl in her early teens, but they didn't investigate her before they verbally attacked this helpless little girl, wishing they could nail her to the pillar of shame.
However, some people firmly believe that the birth of the fake heiress is a sin, that she is not innocent at all, and that she deserves to be targeted and bullied.
Neither side could convince the other, which sparked a huge debate.
Yu Zhiyi was unaware of these subsequent events.
She had already returned to the Du residence by then. Li Rou wanted to help her change her clothes first, but she refused.
She only had a little bit of dirty water on the hem of her skirt, but Li Rou had it on half of her shoulder, and it was so close to her mouth and nose.
Anyone with a normal nose would be choked by the fumes.
After Li Rou left, Yu Zhiyi changed into a simple dress and lay down on a recliner in the courtyard to rest.
This recliner was specially commissioned and placed here by her. The sycamore tree has lush foliage, providing a large area of cool shade in the summer.
Lying under the tree to enjoy the cool shade, with the fresh scent of grass and trees filling the air, it's a pleasant and relaxing experience.
Although it's not the height of summer, it's still quite hot in the afternoon.
Yu Zhiyi herself possessed cultivation, so the temperature didn't affect her much, but she still enjoyed lying under the tree to cool off.
Sometimes, watching the clouds drift by during the day and the stars twinkle at night can bring insights and breakthroughs in one's state of mind.
Suddenly, Zhang Xiang's voice rang out: "Greetings, young master."
Yu Zhiyi opened her eyes and saw Du Ziheng slowly enter the courtyard.
Seeing her enjoying the cool shade, he paused for a moment, his gaze unconsciously sweeping over the lush tree and the lounge chair beneath it, lost in thought.
"What's up?"
Sensing her unwelcome tone, Du Ziheng felt helpless. He asked Zhang Xiang to bring over a chair, and sat down next to Yu Zhiyi. His eyes lit up: "It's really cool here."
Yu Zhiyi's eyes immediately turned wary: "You also have trees in your yard. If you want to cool off, go back to your own yard."
Du Ziheng shook his head: "It's different. It doesn't seem as cool where I am as here."
"A talisman that keeps you warm in spring and cool in summer costs five hundred taels of silver."
Du Ziheng was astonished: "A talisman for keeping warm in spring and cool in summer? There are such magical talismans?"
Yu Zhiyi looked at him strangely: "You've even seen talismans that can save your life, so why can't you accept the Spring Warmth and Summer Coolness Talisman?"
Du Ziheng became interested: "Besides defensive talismans and talismans that keep you warm in spring and cool in summer, what other talismans are there?"
Yu Zhiyi, however, didn't want to answer his question: "What exactly is the young master here for?"
"...I heard about what happened on the street, so I went to the Yu residence and got back fifty taels of silver for you."
Yu Zhiyi: "? What, fifty taels of silver?"
"I'll compensate you for your skirt." Du Ziheng said with some regret, "I originally wanted more, but Lord Yu has been dismissed from his post. Now, money has become the most important thing to them. It's impossible for them to come up with a thousand or eight hundred taels. Fifty taels is like taking their lives."
He originally wanted a thousand taels.
The Yu family, however, did not want to pay a single copper coin. They said that the skirt could be washed if it got dirty, so why should they compensate them?
So he could only engage in a verbal battle with the crowd.
Apart from Yu Laosan, even when everyone else joined forces, they couldn't out-argue him.
However, while they couldn't win the argument, it was impossible for them to come up with a thousand taels to compensate for a dress. In the end, both sides compromised, and the Yu family only paid fifty taels.
Honestly, fifty taels is quite a lot.
Even for families like theirs, as long as they don't visit restaurants, teahouses, and brothels thirty times a month, or frequent places like Jinxiufang and Zhenbaoge that drain their wealth every day, and they don't gamble, fifty taels of silver is enough for them to live on for a month.
Yu Zhiyi was taken aback, not expecting that this person would cause trouble for the Yu family over a dress.
He frowned slightly after a moment: "You don't need to do that."
Du Ziheng pursed his lips.
Playing with the silver ingot in his hand, he said, "You've seen my parents' attitude. In the eyes of their generation, they'd rather be widowed than divorced. If there had been even the slightest way to persuade them, we wouldn't have gotten married in the first place."
"Since it's a done deal and divorce isn't realistic in the short term, then we're family."
“If my family members are bullied, of course I will seek justice.”
Yu Zhiyi gave a cold smile: "What if the person who bullied me was you?"
Du Ziheng blushed.
He knew she was referring to their wedding night.
On their wedding night, he abandoned her to go find You Bingyue. At that moment, he felt he was a real man, daring to defy the whole world for the sake of his beloved.
But these days, he feels more and more that he was like a man possessed, behaving in ways that are unlike himself.
He had been well-versed in literature since childhood and was deeply aware of propriety, righteousness, and shame. No matter how much he disliked his new wife and did not want to share a room with her, according to his logic, he should have spent the night in the next room, not...
Doing that would be an insult to all three of them.
But now that things have come to this, he can't go back and change anything; all he can say is, "I'm sorry."
Yu Zhiyi: "...I accept the apology, but I won't say it's okay."
Du Ziheng: "..."
He gave a wry smile and shook his head: "My mother likes you very much. From now on, I will treat you as family. Even if we can't be husband and wife, we can still be brother and sister. I'm a year older than you, so if you don't mind, you can treat me as your older brother..."
“I have no older brother.” Yu Zhiyi’s expression turned cold.
Du Ziheng's expression changed slightly.
Realizing he had misspoke, he apologized again: "I'm sorry... Anyway, we're family, so you don't need to worry about anything in the future. Just stay here and relax. If you need anything, feel free to come to me."
What's this?
Husband and wife turned into siblings?
Yu Zhiyi found it absurd.
With a slight shift of his gaze, he spotted the silver ingots beside the recliner.
she:"……"
If this person weren't so obsessed with love, they would actually be a pretty good person.
Unfortunately, she had no interest in this absurd relationship.
Thinking it over, she straightened her clothes and prepared to go find Madam Yao.
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