Chapter 51: Xu Jiashu was caught cheating and became the laughing stock of the capital
Jiang Yunzheng and the other two approached, and Rong Yue and Chen Yingyu came over to talk to them.
Xu Mianmian couldn't help but look around. Rong Yue smiled faintly, with the expression of an experienced person.
"The Imperial Guards are busy right now, and Jiashu won't be here for a while."
Xu Mianmian said "oh" and thanked Rongyue.
Seeing that Xu Mianmian had a strange expression, Rong Yue looked at Jiang Yunzheng, who shook her head at her.
Chen Yingyu looked disappointed. Was Qi Yanyu the only one who came to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?
Several people have their own thoughts.
Inside, Chen Yuanshan was inviting everyone to take their seats. The procedure of the poetry gathering was basically Qushui Liushang, Feihualing... Those who got tired of playing could just stroll around in the garden. The scenery of Linye Lake was extremely beautiful, and there were many scholars who set up stalls to paint in it to earn money.
Jiang Yunzheng's literary talent was only above average. After they exchanged a few poems, Xu Mianmian asked her to go change clothes together. Qi Yanyu had always been impatient with such literary occasions, so she went to the garden to enjoy the scenery first.
Jiang Yunzheng and Xu Mianmian left together and came to the canal where there were few people.
There were merchant ships and flower boats in the river. I saw a boat coming towards this side. There was a pier on the west side of the big garden where it could dock.
The ship was getting closer and closer, and a figure came out of the cabin.
Qi Yanyu walked to the two of them, with Qi Yunzhou standing next to her. Qi Yunzhou had just arrived and was called by Qi Yanyu to support the occasion.
Qi Yanyu frowned: "That is..."
Jiang Yunzheng narrowed her eyes slightly, while Xu Mianmian's whole body stiffened. She saw that there was a woman following behind Xu Jiashu. The woman was wearing a veil and had a slim and graceful figure. The two had a close relationship.
Jiang Yunzheng had a sarcastic look on her face. Xu Jiashu was really an greedy person who was not greedy at all. He was really despised by everyone.
Xu Mianmian's eyes were red, and she was about to rush over, but Qi Yunzhou grabbed her wrist and said, "Do you want to cancel the engagement?"
Xu Mianmian pursed her lips, then said firmly: "Yes!"
Qi Yanyu felt that her third brother was relieved.
Qi Yunzhou stared intently at Xu Mianmian's profile and said in a relaxed tone, "That's easy. Before canceling the engagement, we have to make sure the scumbag's reputation is ruined first."
Xu Mianmian exclaimed.
Qi Yunzhou chuckled and gave a few instructions to his servant.
The place where several people were standing was behind the shadows of the trees on the shore, and the geographical location was relatively high, so Xu Jiashu did not see anyone in his blind spot.
Xu Jiashu took Tong Li ashore. Tong Li looked embarrassed: "It would be bad if your fiancée saw us later."
Xu Jiashu said softly, "Li Li, you always took first place in every poetry gathering in previous years. Even if you can't attend this time, I hope you can come and see it."
Tong Li held him back: "What good will it do to see it? It will only add to your sorrow. Jiashu, these past few days have been the happiest time of my life. You're getting married soon, and I can't delay you any longer. I'm already content."
After saying that, two lines of tears slid down Tong Li's face.
Xu Jiashu said with a determined look, "Li Li, I'm going to ask my parents to break off the engagement. I...I want to marry you. My engagement to Mian Mian was just the order of my parents and the matchmaker. I only treat Mian Mian as my younger sister, not as a son or daughter."
As soon as Xu Jiashu finished speaking, Tong Li saw a shadow passing behind him. The next second, Xu Jiashu was kicked in the back and fell to the ground in a mess.
Although Qi Yunzhou works in the Ministry of Rites, he is a real son of the Qi family. He has trained with his uncle and brother in the military camp. His martial arts skills are not inferior to Xu Jiashu, and he is even much better.
Xu Jiashu looked up at Qi Yunzhou and realized that there were many people standing on the shore. Xu Mianmian stared at him with a strange and wary look on her face. Behind him were Qi Yanyu, Chen Yuanshan and many other young men and women from aristocratic families.
Everyone was shocked, mocked, and gossiped...
Eldest sister-in-law Rong Yue looked at Xu Jiashu with a complicated expression, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into.
Even Chen Yingyu frowned and pretended not to know Xu Jiashu.
Xu Jiashu's face was pale, and it seemed that he had lost all the strength to stand up.
Tong Li's situation was not much better. She covered her face and her face could not be seen clearly. Besides, her former close friends had all started families and did not attend the poetry gathering.
Therefore, no one recognized Tong Li.
Xu Mianmian walked towards Xu Jiashu, her expression unchanged. The joy she once felt when she saw Xu Jiashu was gone. She spoke word by word in a cold voice, "Xu Jiashu, we've been engaged for a year, and I've never done anything inappropriate. You're such a contradictory person. If you only treat me as a sister, why did you get engaged to me?"
"I'm informing you now that it's me, Xu Mianmian, and the Xu family who want to break off the engagement with you. It was you who first committed such a filthy act. It was you who trampled on my reputation and the reputation of the Xu family. Xu Jiashu, you're truly disgusting. I was so blind to like you before."
Amidst the whispers around him, Xu Jiashu looked at Xu Mianmian who had turned away resolutely. It felt like something was slipping away in his heart, something he couldn't grasp...
Tong Li wanted to help Xu Jiashu up, but Xu Jiashu shook his head and tried to get up by himself. However, before he could stand firmly, Qi Yunzhou kicked him in the chest.
Xu Jiashu suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Tong Li screamed, "Stop it!"
Qi Yunzhou grabbed Xu Jiashu by the collar and said with gritted teeth, "None of you Xu family members are good people. First it was my sister-in-law, then Mianmian. She's such a good girl, and you treat her like this?"
Qi Yunzhou punched Xu Jiashu again and again.
Xu Jiashu wanted to resist but he couldn't. Blood was spitting out of his mouth. "So what if you are angry? You like her? But she is something I, Xu Jiashu, don't want..."
Qi Yunzhou sneered, and each punch was deadly.
As a woman, Rong Yue didn't dare to step forward to stop him, and the guards couldn't arrive in time, so she kept shouting at Qi Yunzhou to stop.
It would be too hasty to kill Xu Jiashu like this. Jiang Yunzheng was standing closest to Qi Yunzhou, so she naturally heard what Qi Yunzhou had just said. She pulled Qi Yunzhou's clothes.
"Third Master, that's enough. It will be hard to explain if someone dies."
Qi Yanyu also grabbed Qi Yunzhou's wrist and said, "Third brother, stop it! Let's go check on Mianmian first."
Qi Yunzhou then withdrew his hand and glanced at the person on the ground with contempt.
After Qi Yunzhou and his companions left, the crowd of onlookers also dispersed.
Xu Jiashu lay curled up on the ground, pain spreading deep throughout his limbs.
Tong Li squatted down, tears streaming down her face, "Jiashu, I'm sorry. It's all my fault."
Xu Jiashu reached out his hand to touch Tong Li's face, and Tong Li quickly reached out and held it. Xu Jiashu said, "I don't blame you. Things are unpredictable. We have been separated for four years... The culprit is Xu Jingyang. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't have ended up like this."
A glimmer flashed in Tong Li's eyes.
"Let's find a place to heal our wounds first."
Rong Yue couldn't bear to watch it, so she had to send someone to call a carriage to take Xu Jiashu away first.
Jiang Yunzheng left with Qi Yunzhou and the others. When their figures were about to disappear, she looked back.
The two of them hugged each other in a panic, like a pair of star-crossed mandarin ducks.
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