Chapter 168 I'm Late
Mu Qing returned to the Duke's Mansion with a serious expression, wanting to find Hu Xiner to discuss the clues he had obtained.
But he ran into the Duke's wife head-on.
It's strange. The wife of the Duke has always been proud of her status and lives deep in the inner house. Why would she come to the outer courtyard?
His expression was indifferent: "Greetings, Madam Duke."
Ever since he "seduced" Xuanyuan Huili, the Duke's wife has never been kind to him.
But today he took the initiative to talk, his face hesitant to speak: "You... Well, it's better if you go out, so as not to see your wife with others... Well! Go and see for yourself."
She was hinting that Hu Xin'er was having an affair with someone else and encouraged Mu Qing to go and see.
The Duke's wife believed that no man could accept his woman lying in bed with another man.
General Xuanyuan was born into a military family. He fell off a cliff during a battle and was rescued by her. They made a vow of love for each other for three lifetimes.
Later he returned to the capital, secretly kept a mistress, and favored his concubine over his wife.
Until one day, the pregnant concubine and the guard were caught in bed.
General Xuanyuan was in so much pain that he personally took up his stick and beat the concubine to death.
From then on, no other beautiful woman could rival the Duke's wife.
"Madam, please be careful with your words." But Mu Qing's reaction was beyond her expectations. He didn't even bother to ask her and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
The Duke's wife was a little embarrassed and said angrily, "All the servants are watching! Do you think your wife is really that pure and innocent?"
Mu Qing didn't believe it at all: "Just watch, what does it have to do with me?"
"Madam, do you want to go and invite Mr. Lu back?" Madam Zhou asked in a low voice.
"No need!" The Duke's wife sneered at Mu Qing's back, "Look at him now, does he look like the Duke of the past?"
Mu Qing first came to the study, but Jing'an was not there, and Hu Xin'er was nowhere to be seen either.
When I walked out of the study, I bumped into someone.
"Lu Lang, you, you're back?"
Xuanyuan Huili staggered after being knocked around, a look of panic on her face.
"I can't come back?" Mu Qing keenly sensed something was wrong. "Did you do something to Xin'er?"
"Lu Lang, you misunderstood." Xuanyuan Huili lowered her eyebrows. "How could I force her to sleep in the same bed with a man? When I went there, everyone in the mansion had already seen it!"
A bone-chilling chill instantly swept through Mu Qing's heart.
Something happened to Hu Xiner!
"Where is Xin'er!" he asked coldly.
Xuanyuan Huili said gently, "Lu Lang, don't worry, I'll take you there right away."
When Lu Yunjue arrived, he saw a group of servants gathered at the door and pointing and talking.
"Get out of my way!" He pushed the crowd away, anxious to get in.
The Duke's wife stood at the doorway with her arms outstretched, her face filled with disappointment. "Lu Yunjue, the reputation the Lu family has built up over generations is about to be undone by Hu Xin'er! Why don't you just write her a divorce letter and divorce her?!"
After returning from Lord Liu's house, Lu Yunjue's identity was exposed.
But no one would have thought that Lu Yunjue's legally married wife would actually have an affair with a strange man in the Duke's Mansion!
"A woman like this should be drowned!"
The servants were indignant and talked at once.
"She got away with sinking the pond, she should be sent to the Dali Temple for punishment!"
In just a few words, Hu Xin'er had become a slut despised by everyone.
Mu Qing pushed the Duke's wife away anxiously: "Why do I need you to interfere in the affairs of my Lu family?"
"How dare you disrespect your elders?" The Duke's wife screamed, "Hurry, someone! Master Lu has gone mad after learning his wife is having an affair!"
Immediately, a servant came out from the crowd with a fierce look in his eyes.
"You're the one who's crazy!" Mu Qing, unafraid, pointed at the Duke's wife's nose and scolded, "If Hu Xin'er hurts even a hair in the Duke's Mansion, I will never let it go!"
The Duke's wife clung to the door frame tightly. For the sake of her daughter's happiness, she had lost all shame!
She put on a sincere and earnest look and said, "Yun Jue, our two families have a deep relationship. Would I harm you?"
Mu Qing simply bent her fingers.
The Duke's wife gave a look, and the servants immediately rushed over: "Let go of the Duke's wife!"
The situation was critical and the onlookers all retreated far away.
Surrounded by more than a dozen strong servants, Mu Qing would be badly injured if not killed.
At this moment, a frail figure rushed over: "Lu Lang!"
Xuanyuan Huili cried, "Mother, Hu Xin'er's mistake has nothing to do with Lu Lang. If you want to beat me, then beat me to death together with him!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd was shocked.
The second young lady actually has a crush on Lu Yunjue and is willing to commit suicide with him!
"Mrs. Lu has done such a shameful thing in our Duke's Mansion. Not only the Lu family, but even our Duke's Mansion is shamed!"
Someone said angrily.
"Yes, such a shameless woman is not even as good as a finger of our Second Young Lady!"
During the discussion, the Duke's wife put down her hand helplessly: "Forget it, then you go in."
There was a huge bed in the room, and a dirty man was sleeping soundly. Next to him was a bulge, with only a head of hair showing.
Mu Qing thought the person under the quilt was really Hu Xiner, and even his heart skipped a beat.
His heart was broken, and he regretted why he had left Hu Xiner alone in the Duke's Mansion.
Xuanyuan Huili's eyes were gentle and firm: "Lu Lang, no matter what happens, I will face it with you."
"Get out!" Mu Qing grabbed her arm and threw her aside.
"Ah!" Xuanyuan Eri screamed in pain and fell to the ground.
But the light in his eyes was even more blazing. This was the man she had her eyes on. He was so infatuated with his wife even though he was having an affair with her!
After today, she will become the young lady of the Lu family!
Everyone thought that Mu Qing would angrily pull back the quilt and teach this couple a lesson.
But Mu Qing didn't.
He threw the dead dog-like man to the ground, carefully lifted the quilt, and used his body to block everyone's gaze, for fear of damaging Hu Xiner's reputation.
Her eyes were sad and gentle: "Xin'er, I'm sorry, I'm late..."
The Duke's wife was shocked!
She was waiting to see the show, but suddenly she discovered that Lu Yunjue had never doubted Hu Xiner from the beginning to the end.
He just regretted that he came too late and failed to protect Hu Xiner.
When the quilt was opened, Mu Qing's hand stopped and he frowned in confusion.
This reaction is wrong!
The Duke's wife took a few steps forward and was stunned when she saw the person under the quilt.
"Why are there two men under this quilt? Where is Hu Xin'er?"
"Should I ask you this? The Duke's wife, or the Second Miss?" The heavy stone in Mu Qing's heart suddenly fell, and the look he gave the Duke's wife was terribly cold.
"Where did you take my wife?!"
Just when Mu Qing was worried about his wife's safety, Hu Xiner appeared at the door in a swagger.
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