Chapter 151: Taken Back and Tortured
Wei Ciying had cold sweat running down her back. She had never thought that the truth would be revealed, and she had not prepared an excuse in advance. The more panicked she was, the harder it was to come up with an excuse.
"Father, please understand. I'm just afraid of going out alone and my parents are worried about me, so—"
“Bang!”
Dingyuan Hou finally couldn't bear it anymore and slapped her hard in the face.
Wei Ciying covered her face, her mind going blank.
"You're a traitor! You're a wolf that can never be tamed!" Marquis Dingyuan cursed. "Do you know how much you've ruined my plans?"
"Not only did our ambush at Qingyakou fail, but we were also counterattacked by Pei Jing, which cost me countless assassins. Do you know how much energy and time it takes to maintain a group of assassins like that?"
Wei Ciying covered her face and spoke incoherently, "I didn't, I don't know..."
The door was suddenly pushed open, and Wei Mingzhen lifted his robe and knelt in front of Marquis Dingyuan.
"Father, calm down. There may be something else behind this."
Dingyuan Hou's face was gloomy. "Tell me, what hidden secret could explain her appearance in the study, and Pei Jing's change of route right after she left the capital? How could such a coincidence exist in this world?"
Wei Mingzhen frowned, suddenly remembering that Jiang Fei had also appeared near the study that day.
He opened his mouth, but closed it again, hesitating whether to tell this matter. If Jiang Fei was involved, things would only become more complicated.
"Ciying left the capital, perhaps to meet someone else." Wei Mingzhen chose his words carefully.
That sentence was like a reminder. Wei Ciying suddenly reacted, immediately grabbed Wei Mingzhen, lowered her head and began to sob.
"Don't say anything, Third Brother. Father won't believe you no matter what you say."
Wei Mingzhen's eyes flickered slightly, "Just tell me what you have to say."
Wei Ciying's face was covered with tears as she said, "Young Master Jiang and I have lost contact for a long time. I was really worried that something might happen to him, so I took the risk of leaving the capital to look for him."
"Jiang Linyuan?" Marquis Dingyuan narrowed his eyes, but his tone softened considerably. "Didn't you say you've given up on your stubbornness?"
Wei Ciying held her head high, a look of stubbornness on her face. "If I hadn't said that, how could Mother allow me to come and go freely in the Marquis' Mansion? I had no idea about the discussion between Father and the First Prince. When I saw there were no maids waiting at the door, I assumed Father wasn't in the study, so I left immediately."
"Father, without asking any questions, suspected me of leaking information. Did he ever allow his daughter to defend herself?"
"Didn't your father give you a chance to speak?"
Wei Ciying wiped away her tears. "Father didn't mention leaking secrets before. If I had left home just because I lied, I wouldn't have told the truth. But on the one hand, it's leaking secrets, and on the other hand... I, as a daughter, know which is more important, so I naturally have to tell the truth."
Marquis Dingyuan looked suspicious.
Seeing that Marquis Dingyuan's expression had softened, Wei Ciying immediately struck while the iron was hot, "Father, if you don't believe me, you can ask Jiang Rufei to confront me. I asked her to help me that day because I told her the truth and that I was going to find Jiang Linyuan."
"It is indeed a grave offense for my daughter to secretly meet with her lover. Even if my father wants to beat me to death, I dare not cry out for justice. I am willing to accept the punishment, but if you want me to bear this false accusation, I will never admit it even if I die!"
Dingyuan Hou stared at Wei Ciying for a long time, and finally let out a long breath, "Forget it, go back to your room and reflect on your mistakes."
Wei Ciying kowtowed, "Thank you, father, for your mercy. I hope you will understand the truth and clear my name as soon as possible."
"Mingzhen."
Wei Mingzhen bowed, "Father."
Marquis Dingyuan turned to Wei Mingzhen and said, "Go and make arrangements. I'll invite the second young lady of the Jiang family to my house for a chat today. I can't interfere with this matter, so you can talk to her."
Wei Mingzhen replied, "Son, I'll arrange it right away."
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The servants of the Marquis' Mansion rode at full speed and quickly delivered the news to the Jiang Mansion.
Jiang Fei had long expected that she would have to go to Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, but she didn't expect that the person who invited her was Wei Mingzhen instead of Wei Ciying. It seemed that as she expected, Dingyuan Marquis Mansion began to suspect Wei Ciying.
He had to clear himself from the matter of reporting the news, and he also had to stabilize Wei Ciying. I'm afraid there would be a tough battle to fight today.
Thinking of this, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Then the curtain was lifted and Duan Jiu appeared outside the car.
"Miss Jiang Er, the prince asks you to get out of the car."
Jiang Fei lifted the side curtain and saw Pei Jing sitting inside. The two carriages were heading in opposite directions, and it seemed that they were heading to Jiang Mansion.
Jiang Fei sat back and whispered, "I'm not going."
Pei Jing, who was sitting in the carriage nearby, had a cold expression on his face and immediately turned around, "Jiang Rufei!"
Did he think he didn't know that was the way to Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion? She dared to run to Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion in front of him. She must be tired of living.
Jiang Fei hurriedly urged the driver, "Hurry up, hurry up!"
The driver dared not move. The two carriages were parked side by side, blocking the street. Soon, many onlookers gathered around, but they did not dare to get too close and watched the excitement from a distance.
Pei Jing got off the carriage, and before Jiang Fei could react, he got back in, carried Jiang Fei on his shoulders, and then returned to his own carriage.
The whole process takes less than half a minute.
As soon as he was put down, Jiang Fei was so angry that she raised her hand and hit him, lowering her voice and saying, "Pei Jing! It was in broad daylight, so many people saw it! How will it spread later? You want to die!"
The force was like a cat's scratch, which made Pei Jing feel itchy, but it was far less lethal than her Iron Head Skill.
It seems that he is shy.
Pei Jing took a few punches from her, then easily caught her flailing wrist, cleared his throat, and said loudly:
"Duan Jiu, send someone back to the palace to clean up the dungeon. This woman is so audacious that she dared to insult me in public while I was away from the capital. She must be brought back and tortured today!"
He looked at Jiang Fei, "Is this feasible?"
Jiang Fei's mouth twitched and she gave Pei Jing a thumbs up.
Pei Jing raised his eyebrows proudly and said even more fiercely, "I'll make her lose her skin!"
Why does this sound a bit ambiguous?
Jiang Fei quickly leaned close to his ear and whispered, "That's enough, that's enough. If you say any more, it's over."
Pei Jing felt a tingling sensation as warm breath brushed past his ears. "...Duan Jiu, hurry up!"
Others might not be able to hear it, but Duan Jiu heard it clearly. He didn't know what happened inside, but the prince's last tone changed.
As soon as the carriage left, the onlookers began to talk.
"Oh my, Miss Jiang is in trouble now!"
"That's right. Why did you have to scold the Mad King so harshly?"
"Poor thing! Such a beautiful girl, if she really shed her skin, it would be so scary."
"Perhaps she can't be undone. After all, she is the future daughter-in-law of Marquis Dingyuan. We should at least give her some respect, right?"
"Who have you seen the Mad King give face to?"
The servant from Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion who came to report the news was extremely anxious. Miss Jiang was kidnapped by King Zhaoning in the street. What should they do?
The messenger thought about it, turned around and ran to Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion, and asked the third young master to rush to the palace to rescue people.
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