Yu Mingyong felt that he had been cuckolded. Any man would not be able to stand this kind of insult. With so many people pointing at He Yuxiu and Lian An, he immediately felt that everyone was on his side, and became more agitated. He didn’t allow Lian An to escape at this time. He took several steps forward and reached out with his hand, blocking Lian An’s way.
“Mr. Lian, Minister Lian, Your Excellency Minister, you should give me an explanation. You took my fiancée away and forced her to be your mistress. Come on, let’s go to meet the place of judgment. Let them see how Minister Lian, who always thinks highly of himself, can’t wait to get together with this little slut.”
Yu Mingyong stretched out his hand to pull Lian An.
Lian An was consumed with regret. How could it be such a coincidence that Yu Mingyong, who had nothing to do with him, would come to his manor? Just now, he really made out with He Yuxiu in the carriage because he could not resist her temptation. Otherwise, he could say that he picked her up to see his father. Now, he really couldn’t explain it clearly.
But he had to even if he could not explain it clearly. He was finished if the supervisor caught something on this matter.
Immediately, he pushed Yu Mingyong away and pretended to be calm, saying, “Sir Yu, you misunderstood. Second Miss He came to me. I’m bringing her here to see her father and uncle. Why did you say that, Sir Yu? It’s really ridiculous.”
Lian An insisted that he had nothing to do with He Yuxiu. He was still well-dressed, so he didn’t seem to be too impolite. As he had been frightened, the lust on his face had faded. Coupled with his solemn expression, it was hard to tell that he had made out in the carriage.
“Is it a mistake? Minister Lian is such a man of integrity; how could he do such a thing?”
“There must be a mistake. This woman is Sir Yu’s fiancée, and she has been missing for a while. Has she been sold to a brothel? It seems to be true.”
“Definitely. Once a woman is missing, she will lose her reputation and integrity. This young lady is really ruined.”
Everyone was talking about it at the moment, but their words all implied that Yu Mingyong must have made a mistake. After Second Miss He disappeared, she must have been sold to a brothel, but as a result, Minister Lian found her and took her to see her father and uncle, and he didn’t do anything.
All in all, these passersby believed that Lian An had a good reputation, but did not believe what Yu Mingyong said.
Hearing these words, Lian An became pleased. The expression on his face became calmer and calmer as if he were really just helping a girl to return to her father.
Yu Mingyong had never been so wronged. He flew into a rage. He had always been the one to wrong others and would not allow someone else to wrong him. He pulled He Yuxiu away from behind Lian An and tore her collar. Immediately, half of her collar had been pulled open, and a large part of her pink bellyband that hadn’t been tied up had been revealed to everyone.
He Yuxiu was so scared that she hurriedly pulled the other hem of her clothes and covered her body tightly.
Several sharp-eyed people immediately saw the kiss marks on her tender neck and chest.
Yu Mingyong pointed at He Yuxiu and said resentfully, “Everyone, look, the kiss marks on this slut’s body clearly just left a while ago. Minister Lian, you and she came in the same carriage. Are there any other men in the carriage besides you? You’re not going to tell me that the kiss marks were from your coachman, aren’t you?”
At this time, anger surging in his heart. He was a frequent client of a brothel, so of course, he knew that these kiss marks had just been left. Thus, he was very self-confident at the moment.
“I… Second Miss He was in that kind of place. When I found her, it was too late. She… I saved her and brought her directly to see her father. There was no place to clean up on the way.” Lian An coughed to distract other people’s attention. Just now, more than one person had seen the kiss marks on He Yuxiu’s neck, so it was difficult for him to stop others, and he had to explain to them according to Yu Mingyong’s words.
He was saying that He Yuxiu was really once a prostitute in the brothel!
He Yuxiu’s body immediately turned cold when she heard his words. She looked at Lian An in disbelief. The lust on her face had long faded and her lips were trembling. She could not even speak. If she was deemed to have been tricked into going to a brothel and lost her pudicity, who would think highly of her in the future? If the He family knew that Lian An did not protect her, she would not be able to live.
Was he really the man who had held her in his arms and gently called her baby just now?
“Old Sir…” She looked at Lian An with tears in her timid eyes, and then a drop of tear fell down the corner of her eye. Although she did not say anything more, the sadness in her eyes was real. Immediately everyone present thought that she was the victim, and she was the one who had been cheated. She still looked at Lian An lovingly, and there was sadness and disappointment in her eyes, as well the shame of a woman being cheated. That kind of silent complaint could win everyone’s sympathy.
This time, He Yuxiu and Yu Mingyong, the unmarried couple, had the same goal.
“Minister Lian, you’re so eloquent. Shall I send someone to check where He Yuxiu lives with you these days? It’s hard to find a person in the capital, but it won’t be so hard to find a house.” Somehow, Yu Mingyong was very eloquent.
Instead of saying that to Lian An directly, he sneered at He Yuxiu, asking, “Second Miss He, do you recognize yourself as a prostitute who has slept with many men or explain how Minister Lian lied to you and made you the mistress? Since Minister Lian set you as the mistress, you must know where this yard is, right?”
Being a prostitute, or being a woman who had eloped with someone. Even though they both sounded bad, it was obvious that the latter could put all the blame on Lian An. He Yuxiu had always been bold, or else she would not have been in the relationship with Lian An. Now that Yu Mingyong was forcing her and Lian An seemed to be pushing her out, she had long cursed Lian An in her heart.
She gritted her teeth and suddenly knelt down before Yu Mingyong. She covered her face with her hands and said, “Sir Yu, I… I’m sorry. It’s Minister Lian. He said that he wanted to marry me as another wife. He promised that after this period of time, he would let me marry into the manor with complete formalities. Nothing will be omitted.”
It was out of her expectation that things had developed to this point. This time, she entered Lian’s Manor in order to let others discover the relationship between her and Lian An. How could she be willing to have no status? In that case, her child would not be able to enter the Lian family’s ancestral hall in the future and would be looked down upon by others forever.
But since things had come to this point, she had no way out. She would not allow Lian An to accuse her of being a prostitute. Tears welled up in her crystal-clear eyes and she was crying so hard that she could not utter a word. Anyway, she was going to blame it on Lian An.
She cried sadly, which really pissed Lian An off. What did this woman say? She said that he took a fancy to her beauty, lured her away on purpose, and seduced her with the position of another wife. At this time, he had already forgotten her previous coquetry. He only felt that she was like his impediment and he should desert her directly.
“Minister Lian, what else do you want to say?” Yu Mingyong was in the right, so he was very imposing. He immediately grabbed Lian An and tried to pull him into his carriage. “Minister Lian, you knowingly violated the law. You seduced a woman who was engaged to someone. You’re lying to the Emperor. Let’s go and meet His Majesty now and have him judge the situation.”
“Sir Yu, let’s talk it over. There might be some misunderstanding.” Lian An was really in a panic at this point. If he went to see the Emperor, he wouldn’t have the chance to escape. The Emperor was not like Yu Mingyong who was easy to deal with.
“Misunderstanding? What’s the misunderstanding? You’ve messed around with my fiancée, and you call it a misunderstanding! No wonder she suddenly disappeared. It turns out that she came to you and has an affair with you. It’s always me who messes around with other’s women, and other men dare not to mess about with mine. Come on. I won’t let you go today. Let the Emperor judge for us.”
With right was on his side, Yu Mingyong was not going to let the matter rest. He pulled Lian An and walked forward. The butler of Lian’s Manor wanted to come and help Lian An but was stopped by Yu Mingyong’s people. He had come to make the scene this time, so the servants he brought were as fierce as animals. Even the guards of Lian’s Manor who didn’t understand what was going on could not compare to them. They immediately made way for Yu Mingyong.
Yu Mingyong’s words were like a bolt out of the blue to Lian An. If the Emperor knew about this, he would be really done for. He was no longer as calm as he was several minutes ago. He tugged at his sleeves forcefully and said anxiously in a low voice, “Sir Yu, let’s talk things through. Let’s go in and make it clear. There is really a misunderstanding. If I do something wrong, I will definitely repay you.”
The only thing he wanted to do now was to lure Yu Mingyong into the manor and talk to him nicely so that he could cover this matter.
“Do you want me not to sue you? Good, as long as you admit that you have stolen this slut, you two adulterers are a couple. I will release you immediately.” Yu Mingyong was not going to let him off the hook. He grabbed Lian An’s sleeve. Even though he was still injured, he still had the strength to pull at a weak scholar.
Lian An certainly didn’t dare to admit it. He gritted his teeth and defended himself, “Sir Yu, I really brought Second Miss He to see her father and uncle. They are now in my manor. Last time, they were almost beaten to death. I saw that they were pitiful, so I took them to my manor to recover. It’s really not the kind of relationship as you think.”
“Minister Lian, it turns out that you have such a good relationship with the He family. You not only invited the two brothers of the He family to your house but also invited the woman of the He family to play with you on the bed. It seems that you also have a good relationship with Consort Zhao. Otherwise, why would you take care of her family?”
Yu Mingyong gritted his teeth when he heard that the He brothers were indeed in Lian’s Manor. As he thought of the fact that the brothers had framed him and that He Yuxiu had cuckolded him, Yu Mingyong gritted his teeth and punched Lian An’s face with his fist without thinking. He said hatefully, “Good, good. I’ll beat you to death today, you hypocrite.”
When they saw that their master had been beaten up, Lian An’s people did not show any weakness. Someone had already entered the manor and called for many people to protect Lian An. Seeing that so many people were rushing over, Yu Mingyong’s people were afraid that they would hurt their master, so they rushed forward anxiously. The two sides immediately fought with each other.
This fight made both sides redden their eyes. He Yuxiu, who had shrunk to one side, slowly retreated and retreated again. Everyone was watching the fight. The scene was in a state of chaos. A few passersby were punched for no reason, so they also got involved in the fight.
