This vibrant scene was far more beautiful than anything in a comic book. Jiang Luoluo tiptoed, tilted her head, and raised her eyes slightly, trying to get a closer look at the picture.
Xie Yizhi noticed her subtle movements, his brows furrowed slightly, and with a slight movement of his figure, the hem of his black robe swayed, blocking her view.
She really is a naive young girl, daring to see all sorts of filthy scenes.
Low murmurs could be heard from the crowd.
"Just now Yao Shiyu said the person in the room was Jiang Luoluo, but it turns out it was her mother. What is Yao Shiyu up to?"
"Last time, it was Yao Shiyu who caused trouble at the Gu family celebration banquet, and this time it's her mother's turn. Tsk tsk, this mother and daughter are really something..."
"I always said that Miss Jiang is not only exceptionally beautiful, but also a model of a well-bred lady, making her an excellent choice for a daughter-in-law..."
Several ladies glanced sideways at the person who spoke, secretly scoffing: Who was just now congratulating themselves on not having their second son betrothed to Jiang Luoluo?
Hearing these comments, Yao Shiyu's face turned ashen. She swayed as if she was about to fall. She hurriedly moved her feet to try to cover the open door, but the door had already been knocked over and was no longer able to cover it.
Inside the room, Jiang Yuelan was still wailing, her voice shrill and filled with despair, "Jiang Luoluo killed me! She drugged me!"
The onlookers gasped in astonishment, their gazes all falling on Jiang Luoluo in the crowd.
Su Cuirong, supported by her maid, arrived with a face ashen. She glanced at Jiang Luoluo and snapped, "Luoluo, come and explain yourself! What exactly happened?"
Jiang Luoluo peeked out from behind Xie Yizhi, her expression calm and her tone as still as water, "Grandmother, Aunt keeps saying that I'm the one who caused this, so where is the evidence?"
Jiang Yuelan hurriedly tidied her disheveled hair, wiped away the tears on her face, and sobbed aggrievedly, "You were the one who got your clothes wet and asked me to come here with you to change. Who knew that you would knock me unconscious as soon as we entered the house? I have no idea what happened after that!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Luoluo scoffed and said coldly, "Aunt, you really are trying to absolve yourself of all responsibility."
She glanced at everyone and said coldly, "It was you who deliberately knocked over the fruit wine in the maid's hand during the banquet, spilling it on my dress. It was also you who kindly suggested bringing me here to change my clothes."
But as soon as I stepped into this corridor, I was summoned away by His Highness Prince Yi's guards to his study for a meeting.
At this point, Jiang Luoluo calmly looked at Xie Yizhi and smiled slightly, "Your Highness and Second Uncle can both testify for me."
As soon as she finished speaking, she raised her clear, cold eyes and looked at the crowd, saying loudly, "As for this house, I have never stepped into it. I am still wearing the dress that was soaked with fruit wine."
A gentle breeze swept by, and Jiang Luoluo couldn't help but sneeze softly, a hint of weariness appearing in her eyes.
Seeing this, Xie Yizhi frowned slightly, took off his fox fur cloak, and gently draped it over her shoulder. His voice was gentle and refined: "Just now, I was abrupt. I was in a hurry to discuss important matters with Miss Jiang and did not take care of the fact that her clothes were soiled, which caused her to catch a cold. This is my fault."
At this moment, Dingdang rushed out from the crowd, her voice loud and indignant, tears streaming down her face: "My mistress is not here, and my master and young master are not in the capital either, yet you bully my young lady like this! Why is my young lady's life so miserable?"
Xie Yizhi coldly glanced at the crowd of onlookers, then looked at Jiang Muyan, his tone sharp and icy: "Lord Jiang, do you still remember what I said?"
Jiang Muyan's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He clasped his hands and said, "Your Highness's teachings will be remembered! I will definitely seek justice for Luo Luo!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Muyan strode forward, his eyes blazing with anger. He raised his hand and slapped Jiang Yuelan hard across the face, shouting, "Indecent behavior! Luo Luo and His Highness were always in the study with me discussing matters. You say she harmed you? Do you have even the slightest evidence?"
A murmur rippled through the crowd, and discussions arose again. Jiang Luoluo simply stood quietly, her eyes slightly red, with a hint of resentment in them, but she said softly, "Aunt, it must have been hard for you to raise Cousin Shiyu all these years on your own."
It's understandable that you want to find someone else, but now that your affair with someone else has been exposed, you're trying to smear me.
"I am an unmarried young woman; how can you tarnish my reputation like this, which is no different from taking my life?"
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone fell silent. Only Su Cuirong's prayer beads creaked as she gripped them tightly, her face extremely pale.
Everyone had different thoughts. Judging from this, it seemed that Jiang Luoluo's days at General Weiyuan's mansion were truly like walking on thin ice.
His own grandmother, Su Cuirong, hadn't uttered a single word in defense of him in front of everyone, and had simply stood by and watched coldly.
Aunt Jiang Yuelan was even more outspoken, maliciously slandering others without any evidence;
As for her cousin Yao Shiyu, she couldn't wait to jump out and stir up trouble, fearing that the world wouldn't be in chaos.
The General Weiyuan's mansion has raised a pair of ungrateful wretches over the years.
Lu Baimei glanced at Jiang Muyan and said in a somber tone, "Master, you handle this matter."
Enraged, Jiang Muyan's forehead veins bulged. He grabbed a wooden stick and, without a word, lashed it across the fat man, shouting, "You tell me, what exactly happened?"
The fat man with a full beard was hit by the stick and grimaced, his whole body trembling like a leaf.
Looking up, she met Xie Yizhi's deep, cold eyes, and instantly felt a chill run through her body.
Rumor has it that this Prince Yi is ruthless and cruel, and that skinning people and dismantling bones is commonplace in the northern desert. Thinking of this, Wang Mazi was terrified.
He jumped to the ground with a start, kowtowing repeatedly: "My lord, spare my life! I didn't mean to!"
Yes...someone gave me money and told me to wait in this room, saying that all I had to do was...have sex with the drugged girl.
From now on, the pork for banquets at the residences of the Grand General Weiyuan and the Vice Minister of Revenue will be purchased from my shop.
These words caused an uproar, and the ladies around all looked on with disdain.
Enraged, Jiang Muyan swung his staff down again, shouting, "Who ordered you to do this? Speak up!"
Wang Mazi screamed in agony as he was whipped, clutching his head and begging for mercy: "My lord, spare my life! I truly do not know the man's identity... He was wearing a cap that covered his face, and I could not see his features clearly!"
But……"
He rubbed his head, trembling, and then suddenly added as if he remembered something: "When that person handed over the money, I happened to glance at her and saw that she had a mole on her right thumb!"
The atmosphere froze instantly upon hearing this.
Su Cuirong swayed suddenly, almost dropping the Buddhist prayer beads in her hand.
Yao Shiyu's face was as pale as paper, her hands tightly gripping her sleeves, her fingertips almost digging into her palms, and bright red blood seeping out from between her fingers, but she was completely unaware.
All eyes turned to Su Cuirong and Yao Shiyu, their expressions complex.
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