Yun Chuwei glanced at the pregnant woman and slowly said, "You're wrong!"
The woman lowered her head, fidgeting with her fingers, seemingly at a loss. She bit her lip and said nothing more.
The man standing next to her looked at the woman with a disappointed expression, clearly displeased with her behavior.
The man immediately started shouting, "We're not mistaken, and my sister is even more certain! My sister is His Highness Prince Xuan's mistress, and she's carrying his child. Do you dare to bring His Highness Prince Xuan here to confront us? Is His Highness afraid?"
Their task was to ruin King Xuan's reputation. Regardless of whether King Xuan appeared or not, they just needed to insist that King Xuan had started a relationship with someone and then abandoned them.
As long as they aren't taken away, they can keep causing trouble.
However, it won't be easy for these people to take them away!
Yun Chuwei's expression remained calm: "I didn't say she wasn't Prince Xuan's mistress, much less that the child wasn't his. This matter hasn't been investigated yet, so naturally I won't make any hasty judgments. I said you're wrong because if the child in this young lady's womb truly belonged to His Highness Prince Xuan, he would absolutely not kill the child! Because of my health issues, I won't be able to conceive my own children in the future. Prince Xuan knows about this. If he truly had a child from a mistress's side, he would definitely wait until after the wedding to bring it back and raise it under my name!"
Everyone was stunned by these words.
Huo Qingjue stood beside Yun Chuwei, his lips twitching slightly.
What's wrong with this young lady? Why is she starting to talk nonsense?
Her serious and solemn words made people believe her.
He Ning and the butler, who were standing next to Yun Chuwei, both subconsciously looked at Yun Chuwei.
He Ning gripped Yun Chuwei's wrist even tighter.
Yun Chuwei reached out and patted He Ning's hand, signaling her to calm down.
He Ning frowned, then remained silent and released Yun Chuwei's hand.
Although she didn't understand why her daughter said that, now was clearly not the time to embarrass her.
Yun Chuwei's gaze swept across the astonished faces of the common people, finally settling on the pregnant woman. She spoke gently, "I've told you everything, so you should be able to rest assured now. I assure you, the one who wants to kill you and your child is definitely not Prince Xuan. If it's confirmed that the child you're carrying is Prince Xuan's, he will be the legitimate son of the Prince Xuan's family!"
The woman looked stunned and was speechless.
Even the man beside her was stunned.
Yun Chu smiled and said to Huo Qingjue beside her, "Bring this young lady and her brother inside and investigate them thoroughly!"
Huo Qingjue waved his hand, and his Embroidered Uniform Guards quickly sprang into action.
The man sensed something was wrong and shouted, "What do you want? You want to take us inside and then kill us to cover your tracks, right? Fellow villagers, please help us! Don't let them kill us to cover your tracks!"
Huo Qingjue raised her voice and said, "That's utter nonsense! My young lady is cold-blooded and cannot have children. If your sister were truly carrying the child of Prince Xuan, we would be busy providing her with the best food and drink. How could we possibly harm you? Could it be that you are imposters?"
After saying this, Huo Qingjue's lips twitched slightly.
He didn't know what was going on, but he had somehow caught the young lady's nonsensical nature.
The onlookers nodded in agreement, agreeing with Huo Qingjue's point.
Those people even started urging the men to follow the guards inside.
After all, they believed that no woman would joke about not being able to conceive.
The man opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a rebuttal.
He originally planned that if the Marquis's mansion wanted to take them away, he would accuse them of murder to silence them.
The people will definitely support them, and they won't be taken away.
Once everyone knows about it, they'll feign heartbreak, leave hastily, and consider their mission complete.
Who would have thought that the eldest daughter of the Yun family would say right away that she couldn't conceive and needed a son from a concubine to be her legitimate son!
This one sentence completely disrupted their plans.
The common people instantly sided with Miss Yun.
Now, admitting they're imposters is also a death sentence.
He looked around and found that the people who had helped them were gone.
There was no other way but to bite the bullet and go with them!
-
When Yun Chuwei saw the Embroidered Uniform Guards bringing the people into the mansion, she smiled and said to the crowd of people, "I will give everyone an explanation after this matter is investigated. Today is my grandmother's birthday. Since you are all here, please accept a red envelope before you leave."
After Yun Chuwei finished speaking, she instructed the steward, "Steward, bring up a basket of copper coins and distribute them to everyone!"
Upon hearing this, the butler readily agreed.
The people seemed to have forgotten what had just happened, and were filled with gratitude towards the Marquis's mansion, shouting, "May Madam Yun enjoy boundless happiness and longevity!"
Yun Chuwei said to He Ning, "Mother, why don't you stay and look after things for a while? I'll go back now."
He Ning's expression was complicated, but she still nodded.
Yun Chuwei smiled at her, then turned and returned to the Marquis's residence.
She had just entered the room when her hand was grabbed.
She turned her head and saw Xie Xuan grabbing her hand, his eyes filled with anger.
He didn't say anything, but simply pulled her inside.
He was clearly really angry; he walked away very quickly.
Yun Chuwei staggered a couple of steps and said coolly, "Xie Xuan, try taking two more steps!"
Xie Xuan stopped and turned around.
With a stern face, he picked her up and carried her towards Yun Chuwei's courtyard.
Yun Chuwei leaned against him and whispered, "I don't know why you got angry!"
Xie Xuan's face was cold, and her voice was also somewhat cold: "Yun Chuwei, do you think that no matter what you do, I shouldn't be angry?"
Xie Xuan frowned: "Do I need to reiterate what you said yourself?"
Yun Chuwei remained silent. All her words were merely a means to take the person away without any hindrance.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Xie Xuan was even more annoyed when he saw the calmness on her face.
He carried her back to the room before putting her down.
He pressed her against the wall, lowered his head, and said, "Yun Chuwei, why did you say that? Do you know that people will point fingers at you?"
Yun Chu raised an eyebrow and said in a low voice, "Do you think I'm afraid of being judged?"
Xie Xuan was taken aback. He felt that Yun Chuwei didn't care about these things.
His thin lips moved slightly, and after a long while, he finally said, "But I care!"
The thought of Yun Chuwei being pointed at and gossiped about by others because of these things made him feel uncomfortable.
Yun Chuwei looked at Xie Xuan, reached out and gently stroked his cheek, and said, "Xie Xuan, I don't care what those strangers say. You shouldn't care either, okay?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
