Yongqi just wanted to roll his eyes. "I remember last year's Qixi Festival vividly. Xiaoyanzi and I were together the whole time. There was no one else."
"Besides, when I'm with Xiao Yanzi, I never like being waited on, so how could I possibly let anyone in!"
"This is blatant slander."
What other excuses do they have?
Tianyi swallowed hard and continued, "After that woman ran away, she didn't think much of it. Little did she know that she would get pregnant that very night and is now five months pregnant..."
"Because she was pregnant, rumors started circulating in the valley."
"The woman, thoroughly annoyed by the questioning, finally admitted that the man from that night was her master..."
Yongqi took a deep breath, trying hard to control his temper. "Does she know what crime I would be charged with for slandering this prince?"
"Does she know that she could be beaten to death for talking such nonsense?"
Hearing these words, Xiao Yanzi was shocked, but she still patted Yongqi's chest to calm him down. "Calm down, I believe you. Let's hear more, see if there are any other details..."
"Go on," Yongqi said, becoming more patient thanks to Xiaoyanzi's encouragement.
"When Yu Feng and his men questioned her, the woman told them that they were having a great time drinking that day, so they didn't even notice she was still inside..."
"Later, the mistress got drunk and fell asleep on the table."
"But the master dragged that woman to bed... Later, the woman woke up early, so she put you and the mistress together and secretly left. Someone in the inn saw her leave that morning..."
Yongqi clenched his fists, "That's utter nonsense!"
His memory is flawless. He clearly remembers that the person with him that night was Xiao Yanzi, and the person he had intimate contact with was also Xiao Yanzi. There is absolutely no way he could be wrong!
"There must be something wrong. Someone is trying to frame me. We must find out the truth. I want them all dead!"
Anyone who dares to frame him must die!
It's a good thing that Xiao Yanzi believed him, otherwise he would have nowhere to cry!
"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll go right away!"
"Wait..." Just as Tianyi was about to leave, Yongqi picked up Xiaoyanzi and stood up. "We'll go with you!"
He wanted to see who dared to slander him!
Xiao Yanzi naturally had no objections and let Yongqi carry her. The two of them rode in a carriage and headed towards Wuxiang Valley outside the palace.
Fu Erkang and Fu Ertai's family also received the news from Wuxiang Valley, but they naturally didn't believe it.
Saiya exploded, "No way, I have to go and see!"
Voltaire had intended to persuade Saiya to stay home, but seeing her angry expression, he changed his mind. "Alright, I'll take you, but you have to listen to me and not do anything reckless!"
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
The people from the Academy met up with Yongqi outside Wuxiang Valley.
"All four of you came?" Yongqi was somewhat surprised; this matter had actually brought all four of them along.
Xia Ziwei said, "The consequences of this matter are very serious, so we must come!"
"Alright, let's go in then." As soon as Yongqi finished speaking, Yufeng came out to greet them.
"Greetings, Valley Master."
"No need for formalities, where is that woman?"
"They were imprisoned, but they were being treated to good food and drink..."
Although they knew Yongqi would never do such a thing, the woman was pregnant, so they couldn't torture her. They had no choice but to keep her locked up for now and suppress the rumors in the valley.
After Yongqi and his group entered Wuxiang Valley, they saw the people of Wuxiang Valley chattering away. Even if they couldn't hear what they were saying, they knew what they were talking about.
Yu Feng first led them to see the woman. "Valley Master, she's inside."
When they went in, the woman was lying comfortably on the bed. She only showed a slight change when she saw Yongqi and his group.
"Valley Master, you've finally arrived! Miaoyin has been waiting for you for so long..."
"Who exactly instructed you to slander me like this? Was it Li Chengyun?" This was Yongqi's first thought; only Li Chengyun would be so disgusting to him!
"Slander?" Upon hearing the word "slander," Miaoyin immediately burst into tears. "Valley Master, if you don't like Miaoyin, just say so. You can't deny what you did!"
“That night, you did that to me, and you kept calling out your wife’s name. Miaoyin felt wronged, but Miaoyin wasn’t as strong as you and couldn’t break free…”
Her eyes were filled with tears, and her voice sounded so aggrieved that it seemed Yongqi had really hurt her and didn't want to take responsibility.
“Miaoyin knows that you and your wife are deeply in love and cannot tolerate Miaoyin’s presence. Miaoyin has never thought of interfering with your relationship. She didn’t even want you to know about this child. But Miaoyin never expected things to turn out this way…”
Miaoyin then looked at Xiaoyanzi, "Madam, Miaoyin kneels before you. Miaoyin knows that she is not worthy of the Valley Master, so she will never appear by the Valley Master's side again. Miaoyin only begs Madam to show mercy and spare the child in Miaoyin's womb!"
"This child, no matter what, is still the Valley Master's flesh and blood!"
Yongqi clenched his fists, glared at her, and demanded, "What evidence do you have to prove that I was the one that night? What evidence do you have to prove that this child is mine?"
“I can prove it.”
“On Qixi Festival, I remember the Valley Master and his wife were frolicking in their room. I saw Miaoyin go in to serve you. I thought Miaoyin would come out after dinner, but I didn’t expect her to stay overnight…”
“That morning, I was worried about Miaoyin, so I waited outside early. I saw Miaoyin run out in a panic. There were marks on her body. In that room, there were only you and Madam. If it wasn't you, Valley Master, who did it? Could it have been Madam?”
The speaker was a man who admired Miaoyin.
He had originally planned to propose to Miaoyin after his salary increased, but he never expected to witness such a thing happening to her...
"Valley Master, I am a witness. I saw with my own eyes Miaoyin running out of your room, her clothes disheveled..."
"..." Yongqi still felt something was wrong. "Impossible, something must have gone wrong!"
Yongqi couldn't help but recall the time when Li Chengyun had placed Xiao Yanzi's double in their procession during their previous inspection tour.
"This was definitely Li Chengyun's doing!"
Yongqi asked the man to recall where they were in that room that day.
They then recalled where their room was that day, and finally realized that someone had impersonated them to frame Yongqi!
"What a cunning Li Chengyun! He actually plotted against us like this!"
Yes, if Xiao Yanzi had been taken away by Li Chengyun during this war, he would have been entangled in this matter. Without Xiao Yanzi, how could he possibly recall the scenes and details of the past? He might even have been forced to take the blame.
After hearing this, the Fu brothers, Xia Ziwei, and Saiya felt a wave of fear.
Saiya muttered, "Thank goodness it was all fake, otherwise I would definitely have punched him!"
After hearing their analysis, Miaoyin was devastated.
She had initially thought the man that night was Yongqi, which could have been a chance for her to rise to prominence. Now she was told that the man that night was actually someone sent by the enemy, and that she had been defiled by a stranger…
"Miaoyin, listen to me. No matter who that person is, I will marry you. I, Lu Jin, am willing to take responsibility for the rest of your life..."
This absurd matter was resolved just like that, and the rumors in the valley finally disappeared completely.
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