Madam Yu was furious when she heard Yu Xihe's words. "Xihe, do you know what you are talking about? How dare you be so shameless as to spend the night with a mute slave?"
Yu Xihe said, "Mother, I'm not shameless. It was my aunt and Zhu Jian who set me up that day. They tricked me into going to my grandparents' house. My two maids were newly hired last year, and they didn't even guard outside my room. Luckily, I wasn't asleep at that time. When I knew my third cousin had come in, I ran away. It was also thanks to that mute slave that I was saved!"
Madam Zhu said angrily, "You are so fickle, and you dare to slander your cousin, you little bitch..."
Yu Bai glared at Madam Zhu angrily. Madam Zhu didn't dare to say anything more as she was facing her sister-in-law's husband.
After all, Yu Bai is no longer the Tongpan in Shanyin County Government, but the high-ranking prefect of Yuezhou City.
Yu Bai said to Yu Xihe, "Xihe, are you serious?"
Yu Xihe said with tears in her eyes, feeling wronged: "Dad, Mom, how could I joke about my reputation? I just spent the night with the mute slave that day. I am your daughter. If I really liked Zhu Jian, why would I do such a shameless thing?
Besides, my daughter also knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has just passed away. It would be fine for others, but you are the prefect of Yuezhou City and must be in mourning for His Royal Highness due to the national mourning. I am crazy to delay your future."
After hearing what Yu Xihe said, Yu Bai stroked his beard, glared at Madam Zhu and Zhu Jian fiercely, and snorted at his own wife.
Madam Yu frowned and looked at Madam Zhu and said, "Sister-in-law, do you really mean what Xihe said? Did you really treat my Xihe so harshly while my wife and I were in Chang'an?"
Yu Wenlong, the eldest son of the Yu family, stood up and said, "Mother, how can you be serious? Don't you still trust the daughter you raised?"
Yu Xihe cried and threw herself into Madam Yu's arms, "That's right, mother, don't you still believe your daughter?"
Madam Yu gently touched Yu Xihe's head and said, "Mother will definitely seek justice for you!"
Madam Zhu said, "Xihe, Xihe, you've completely tarnished your reputation by spending a night with a mute slave. Your third cousin Zhu Jian, in terms of appearance, family background, and character, is no match for you. And now you dare to slander your third cousin. Your third cousin and I don't mind your loss of reputation. For the sake of our kinship, we're willing to marry you into our Zhu family. Otherwise, you'd be no match for a mute slave."
Mrs. Yu frowned slightly and looked at Yu Bai. No matter whether Xihe and the mute slave were innocent or not, they had lost their reputation in the eyes of others.
Although the Zhu family had some ulterior motives, it was still his mother's family, and he still had the family business of the winery.
Seeing the expressions on her parents' faces, Yu Xihe said, "I'll marry the mute slave! Mom and Dad, my third cousin treated me like this, you have to make the decision for me!"
As Yu Xihe spoke, she knelt down and cried.
Yu Bai coldly ordered his eldest son, "Go to the Zhu Family Winery and bring back the mute slave your sister mentioned!"
Yu Wenlong took the order and left.
About two hours later, Yu Wenlong arrived with Zhu Ting and Zhao Yun.
Seeing Zhao Yun approaching, Yu Xihe hurried forward and asked, "Mute slave, you saved me from Zhu Jian that night, didn't you?"
Seeing Zhao Yun nod, Yu Xihe said to Yu Bai, "Dad, he is the mute slave who saved me that night."
Yu Bai looked Zhao Yun up and down. His temperament was not like that of a slave, and he was quite good-looking. Yu Bai always valued his reputation. If his daughter spent a night with him, it would be difficult for her to get married in the future. She had no choice but to marry him. A slave was a slave, and the family tradition of the Yu family must not be lost.
Yu Bai said, "Since you saved my Xihe and spent a night with her, I will betroth my daughter to you!"
Zhu Jian hurriedly shouted, "How can this be? Uncle, he is just a servant."
Zhu Ting said, "Uncle, although this Gou'er is only a servant, he has beautiful handwriting and is intelligent and eager to learn. He can learn all the wine-making procedures after just one look. His background is a bit humble, but he is a rare and good husband."
Zhao Yun frowned slightly and gestured to Yu Xihe to give him paper and pen.
Yu Xihe hurriedly asked the maid to fetch pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
After Zhao Yun got some pen and ink, he wrote on the paper: "I already have a wife and children, so I cannot marry you."
Zhu Ting was surprised and asked, "You actually have a wife and children? Weren't you alone when Chen Qing bought you?"
Madam Zhu looked at Yu Xihe with a sneer and said, "Yu Xihe, Yu Xihe, you spent a night with him regardless of your reputation, but it turns out that even he doesn't want to marry you."
Yu Xihe looked at Zhao Yun and said, "Where are your wife and children? I would rather be your wife's equal than marry Zhu Jian."
Zhao Yun picked up his pen and wrote, "I will only have one wife in this life."
Yu Xihe looked at Zhao Yun's calligraphy and his profile. Somehow, she actually envied a slave's wife for being able to receive his wholehearted love.
"Where is your wife? I will help you find your wife and reunite with you."
Zhao Yun shook his head and wrote, "No need."
Zhu Jian looked at Yu Xihe and said, "Sister Xiaohe, I don't care about the reputation you lose by spending a night with this mute slave. Now you have no choice but to marry me."
Yu Xihe frowned and said, "How can there be no other choice? I would rather become a nun or a Taoist nun than marry you!"
Zhu Jian was so angry that he wanted to hit Yu Xihe, but Yu Wenlong held his hand. "You Zhu family bullied my sister like this, and we, the Yu family, will not forgive you!"
Yu Wenlong ordered his subordinates, "Suppress Zhu Jian!"
Madam Zhu hurriedly said, "Wenlong, this is also your cousin. How can you treat your cousin like this?"
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