Chapter 31: Fighting Each Other
Yun Zheng retorted, "Madam, you're getting senile, aren't you? As the saying goes, to catch a thief, you must seize the stolen goods; to catch an adulterer, you must seize both. Don't make irresponsible statements without evidence."
The words "You're old and confused" made the Marquis' face flush red with anger. She was not old! Nor was she confused! "Do you admit that you spent the night outside, and two nights at that?"
Yun Zheng said calmly, "Admit it."
The Marquis's wife excitedly shouted, as if she had caught a huge handle, "Everyone heard it, right? She admitted it herself. A newly married woman didn't even tell her in-laws and stayed out all night. Do you think there's something fishy going on?"
She must have ulterior motives in airing her family's dirty laundry.
The onlookers were not afraid to watch the fun and responded one after another, wishing that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would rack their brains to add new topics of conversation to the boring social circle.
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"There's definitely a problem. I suggest you look into it."
"It's better to divorce such an unclear daughter-in-law as soon as possible."
"Divorce is the least of her punishments. She should be thrown into a pig cage, so that all women in the world will learn from her."
The Marquis' wife was delighted with the support of the crowd. "Yun Zheng, you are such a shameless slut. You have brought disgrace upon the reputation of our Marquis' Mansion. I will never forgive you today."
"Come here, arrest her and give her twenty lashes."
He performed the ritual in public in order to ruin Yun Zheng's reputation and make her too embarrassed to go out and see people again.
She looked at Yun Zheng's legs sinisterly and was determined to break them!
Even if it gets out in the future, it will be well-founded and well-reasoned, and will not give rise to gossip.
Not divorcing a fickle daughter-in-law is already a great blessing.
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The servants in the Marquis' Mansion rushed over like tigers, but were stopped by the Yun family's servants and guards.
Yun Zheng looked at the chaos and raised her voice, "Madam Hou, has your eldest daughter-in-law, Ye Yizhen, gone to the Mingjing Division to surrender? It's already twilight hour. If she doesn't go, the Mingjing Division will come and arrest her personally."
She didn't explain or argue, there was no point.
Rumble, like a heavy bomb exploded in the crowd.
Mingjingsi surrendered? What did Ye Yizhen do?
The Marquis' wife flew into a rage. "Yun Zheng, what nonsense are you talking about? Ye is well-behaved and sensible, unlike you who is restless and always stirring up trouble. You are deliberately changing the subject..."
Yun Zheng couldn't help but laugh, and asked in astonishment, "No way, you still don't know? The prince is still hiding it from you? Tsk tsk tsk, what a passionate man crazy about love, for a woman, he would rather sacrifice the hundred-year-old marquisate. The Pingxi Marquisate is about to be in great trouble."
She spoke so convincingly that the Marquis' wife was extremely flustered. "You are talking nonsense."
Yun Zheng's face was filled with sympathy, as if she were looking at a fool who had been deceived. "Go ask around. Ask the Duke of Dingguo, the General's Mansion, and the Supreme Court's Mansion. They all know what Ye Yizhen did. She has caused a great disaster. The Nine Thousand Years Old Man must punish her."
The Marquis's wife shuddered, her heart sinking, "This is impossible."
Yun Zheng looked up at the sky. "The Ninth Prince has personally ordered that if Ye doesn't surrender to the Mingjing Division before the hour of the dog, her crimes will be compounded and the Pingxi Marquisate will be implicated. You better take care of yourself. I need to move my dowry to prevent it from being confiscated during the raid."
It was like a bucket of cold water was poured over her head, shocking the Marquis’s heart. Her face turned pale as paper. “I don’t believe it.”
He forgot about the plot against Yun Zheng and the idea of making things worse.
Yun Zheng sighed softly, filled with resentment. "Originally, this matter wouldn't have implicated the Marquisate. It was the Crown Prince who offered the Pingxi Marquisate as collateral, thus granting Ye a two-day grace period. The Crown Prince doesn't care about his future, only about beauty. He even disregards his own parents. It's truly a touching and unparalleled love."
The Marquis's heart felt as if it was being grabbed by an inexplicable hand, and she was a little breathless. "What crime did Ye commit?"
Yun Zheng's expression grew serious. "Send your men to kidnap and abduct children, and pretend to be good people in public to gain fame."
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There was an uproar at the scene, and everyone was talking about it, "Is she crazy? What's the point of a woman like her having fame?"
Yun Zheng said casually, "Who knows? Maybe, just maybe, you want to become a big shot whose words carry weight?"
"Hiss." Everyone gasped and looked at each other. Could it be that she could be the mother of a country?
Mrs. Hou was shocked as if struck by lightning. She was so panicked that she rushed towards Wutong Courtyard like a madman.
Yun Zheng bowed to the people around her and said, "Everyone, please don't tell anyone. Family disgrace should not be made public. Thank you very much."
"Of course, of course." Everyone said this, but it was hard to say what they were thinking.
Yun Zheng's lips curled up slightly. As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. I believe it won't be long before it becomes a household name.
A beauty who brings disaster and a love-struck prince are enough to shock the whole capital.
When Yun Zheng stepped into Chunxiao Courtyard, she saw the mess and frowned slightly.
Chun Tao and Chun Yan, along with a group of servants, knelt on the ground and said, "Miss, you are finally back."
They had wounds on their faces, their hair was disheveled, their clothes were torn to pieces, and they looked disheveled, as if they had been badly beaten.
Chuntao's eyes were red and swollen from crying.
"I am incompetent and failed to protect the dowry. Please punish me, young lady."
Nanny Li was not injured, but she also knelt in front of Yun Zheng, her face full of shame.
"This old servant was summoned by the Marquis's wife to be questioned about your staying overnight at the Marquis's residence. I wanted to give him a few perfunctory words, but I didn't expect you to be treated like this when I returned. This old servant is guilty, please punish me, young lady."
Yun Zheng's expression changed several times, "What on earth is going on?"
Chun Tao's eyes filled with tears. "It was the prince. Yesterday evening, he broke in with his servants, smashed open the storehouse, and stole many rare treasures."
Yun Zheng felt all the blood rushing to her head, and the flames of anger made her heart beat violently.
Jiang Wenzhou had actually robbed her dowry. He had no dignity left in him! What a bastard! His shamelessness was beyond her imagination!
She took a deep breath and walked into the warehouse. The warehouse was in a mess with things thrown all over the floor.
She was furious and bent down to pick up a calligraphy and painting by a famous artist from the previous dynasty. There were footprints on the painting, and it was completely ruined.
"Did you make a list of what you took?"
"Listed." Nanny Li handed it over with both hands.
When Yun Zheng opened it, she couldn't help but laugh. They were all extremely rare treasures.
"The hundred-year-old blood ginseng was also stolen?"
This is a precious medicinal herb that her father spent ten years collecting. It is just this one, and it is used just to save her life when she gets married and gives birth.
But now it has been taken away!
Chun Tao didn't dare to clean up the storeroom, waiting for Yun Zheng to come back and take charge of the situation. "Yes, we can't stop it."
Yun Zheng flipped through the books, becoming increasingly angry. "He has quite the taste for things like Tianshan Snow Lotus, Soft Smoke Silk, Cicada Wing Silk, and Pearl Phoenix Coronet."
"Let's go to Wutong Courtyard! He's finished!"
If she doesn't turn the Marquis' Mansion upside down today and make Jiang Wenzhou pay back everything with interest, she won't be named Yun!
Chunyan carefully blocked her way and said, "Miss, please don't go. Just think of it as a way to ward off disaster and solve a problem. No matter how precious something is, it is not as important as human life. You haven't come back for two nights, and the Marquis's Mansion is looking for an excuse to take advantage of you. It's better to spend money to avoid disaster."
Yun Zheng glanced at her coldly and said, "If anyone is afraid, just stay."
Chun Tao and Chun Hua said in unison, "Master, this servant will accompany you."
A group of people rushed towards Wutong Courtyard with murderous intent and started fighting!
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