This rumor soon spread across most of Jeju. Whenever people mentioned Ye Shu, they all looked disgusted and marveled at her.
I've never seen this before!
Ye Congwen was away from home every day, so these rumors naturally reached his ears. He was furious and was unwilling to believe that his noble daughter would be the slut they called her.
He was furious and was determined to find the person who spread the rumors.
Ye Shu had been hiding in her house for a long time due to health reasons, feeling anxious. The uncomfortable and tingling feeling made her deeply realize that she was too absurd and had really gotten into trouble.
She is now planning to leave Jeju and find a place where no one knows her to receive treatment, so she is not aware of the rumors outside.
Xiao Hechuan was originally planning to take the case to court and make a big deal out of it, so he easily let Ye Congwen find the person who spread the rumors.
He went straight to the police to report the case and sue the man for false accusation and defamation of his innocence. He wanted to let all the people of Jeju know that his family had strict traditions and his daughter would never do such a ridiculous thing.
Liu Huaifeng found a servant named Dashu who worked in the courtyard where Ye Shu kept her lover. He was the one who spread the rumor and bribed him with one hundred taels of silver.
If you want to spread rumors, you must find someone who knows about it, right?
When Ye Congwen arrived at the court, Dashu was also summoned. He struck the drum and many people came to watch, all pointing and talking.
Ye Shu had been having her friends pack their bags at home, preparing to quietly leave Jeju for a while, but then she received a summons from the government office. She didn't know what was going on.
When she was carried down from the carriage, the people who had gathered outside the government office to watch the excitement saw her coming and all pointed at her and whispered to each other. When they saw her approaching, they all stayed away from her as if they had seen the plague god.
"I didn't expect that she looks so pure and innocent, but in private she is a slut. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, if this was my daughter, I would beat her to death."
"Didn't she marry a son-in-law? It is said that he is a scholar, and he has so many men outside. It is not too much to throw her into the pig cage."
Hearing these words, Ye Shu's face turned pale. She didn't know how these things spread.
When she arrived at the court and saw her father and the purchasing boy from the courtyard, she almost fainted from fright.
Why are they here?
She was pushed to the center of the court, and Ye Congwen stood there filled with indignation.
"Dad, what is going on?" Ye Shu asked with a pale face.
"Shu'er, this boy spread rumors outside, saying that you kept several lovers outside the courtyard without telling your husband, had several abortions, and contracted syphilis. My daughter is such a cold and aloof person, how could she do such a thing that brings disgrace to the family?
As a father, I will seek justice for you today and clear your name, so that everyone knows that my daughter is innocent and is not the slut they claim she is."
The more Ye Congwen spoke, the more excited he became, but the more Ye Shu listened, the more terrified she became.
This was like the sky falling down for her, because this was the truth and there was nothing wrong with it.
But she absolutely could not admit it, otherwise how could she live her life in the future?
So, she looked at the tree viciously and shouted:
"You are an ungrateful bastard. You took the monthly salary I gave you and yet you dared to spread rumors like this and tarnish my reputation. Do you want to die?"
The big tree is not afraid and stands straight, because Liu Huaifeng said that with the support of a big shot, he will not only make money but also will not affect his future life.
"This is the truth. I really can't stand your dissolute appearance. I feel sorry for my son-in-law, isn't it okay?"
"Do you really need to feel sorry for him? You are just a lowly slave, who do you think you are? How dare you make up stories about your master? Your Excellency, please don't listen to the slander of this lowly slave, it's simply not true!"
"Whether you have or not, you know it in your heart. I have evidence. If you don't believe me, go to the outer courtyard and take a look. Do you have many gigolos in there? I buy things for them every day. How can I wrongly accuse you?"
"Those are the poor people I took in. They were from poor families and had no money to study. I just gave them a place to live so that they could study well. I hope they can achieve great things in the future and remember my kindness. Just like when the earthquake hit Jeju, most refugees were displaced and I gave out porridge at the city gate every day. Everyone saw it. You are slandering me and you should be beaten to death."
I have to say that Ye Shu is quite good at establishing her own character. She doesn't even think before she tells lies, she just speaks without thinking.
"Your Excellency, this is absolutely not slander. The young lady has had three abortions, all of which were prescribed by the same doctor, Luo Xian, from Guangyuan Hall in the west of the city. You can ask him to come over and confront her."
After Dashu said this, Ye Congwen suddenly realized that this might not be groundless. Looking at his daughter's expression and state, he seemed to have guessed something.
Maybe, maybe...
What the big tree said was true, but his action made the matter worse.
"Call Luo Xian!"
At the command of the new prefect, the yamen runners under his command immediately went to summon the person.
Ye Congwen thought that this matter could not continue any longer. If it was confirmed to be true, everything that his Ye family had worked so hard to build would be destroyed.
"Wait a minute, sir, there is no need to pass on the message. This matter ends here. I don't want to pursue it any further."
"Nonsense! This court is not a place for you to play around. Since you have already struck the drum and entered this court, you definitely cannot give up halfway through the argument. You must make your case clear."
Long before this, Xiao Hechuan had already made his announcement. He was a new upstart in the court, and there was no reason for the new prefect not to give him face. Today's confrontation had to go on to the end.
Ye Congwen had no choice but to walk to his desk and said in a low voice:
"Master He, please give me some face. Today's matter ends here. Whatever you want, I will find a way to serve it to you with both hands. How about that?"
Upon hearing this, Lord He slammed the table and stood up, pointing at Ye Congwen and said:
"You are so bold, Ye Congwen, that you dare to bribe me openly in court. I just took office in Jeju. Your behavior is undoubtedly an attempt to remove my official hat. I can arrest you directly and charge you with bribing an official appointed by the court. It is not too much to lock you up for a year or two."
Ye Congwen was so frightened that his legs went limp and he fell to his knees.
"I know I was wrong. I was confused. Please calm down, sir."
He cannot be arrested. If he is locked up for a year or two, the Ye family and Baiyun Academy will be ruined.
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