The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chen Qingsheng panicked and pleaded, "Brother Feng, let's talk this out. Please don't involve my older brothers, okay?"

Cheng Feng, his face dark, berated the man on the ground, "Chen Qingsheng, you're not a man! You dare to do it but not admit it! You bullied my niece, and this matter cannot be left unresolved. I'm going to demand an explanation from your elder brothers."

"Brother Feng, I didn't bully Cheng Ye! Please don't alarm my older brothers!"

"You have no choice at this point!"

Chen Qingsheng was terrified, and the floor was cold. Just as he was shivering and shedding tears, his two older brothers rushed over. Yu Hua and Shang Xi also arrived. Looking at the emaciated Chen Qingsheng on the ground, Shang Xi felt sorry for him, but she did not want to get involved.

The brothers Chen Qingliao and Chen Qingguang had already heard from the servants who had gone to fetch them, and they didn't believe that Chen Qingsheng could do something so morally depraved.

Chen Qingliao glanced at Chen Qingsheng, who was lying on the ground with snot and tears streaming down his face, and asked Cheng Feng, "Cheng Feng, what exactly happened?"

Cheng Feng pointed at Chen Qingsheng and said, "Brother Chen, Qingguang, this matter has to be reported to you. Your Qingsheng is acting like a hooligan in front of my niece!"

"I'm innocent—I really didn't do anything indecent to He Ye, my clothes were just dirty..."

Cheng Feng didn't even let Chen Qingsheng finish speaking, "I think it's your heart. I saw it with my own eyes, how could it be fake? When I got to the door, you were shirtless and pulling and tugging at He Ye."

Chen Qingsheng did indeed tug at He Ye, but they were pulling at the white undergarment.

Cheng Feng pressed on: "I wasn't the only one who saw this scene. Your sister-in-law Yu Hua and Shang Xi also saw it. They probably saw even more than I did!"

Chen Qingliao looked at his wife and said, "Yuhua, what's going on!"

Yu Hua clutched her heart tightly with one hand in anger, saying with exasperation, "When I came in, the two of them were frantically taking off their clothes!"

Shang Xi corrected: "Only Chen Qing was taking off his clothes, He Ye didn't."

Cheng Feng laughed, but the laugh had a hidden meaning. "Brother Chen, did you hear that? It's not that my niece He Ye is disrespectful, it's that Chen Qingsheng is disrespectful to her."

"I didn't, I didn't, it was a lotus leaf..."

“Chen Qingsheng, everyone knows He Ye has feelings for you, but you can't treat her like this! We're from the same village, we've shared the same well, we're practically family! You're a real scoundrel. You went to the theater with He Ye, and afterwards you two went out to eat together. I won't say anything about that, I'll just consider you friends. But how do you explain taking off your clothes in He Ye's room when you got back? With such ulterior motives, you tell me you're innocent, who will believe you? Yu Hua, do you believe that?”

Yu Hua was furious. She was convinced that Chen Qingsheng and He Ye had an affair, and her innocent face said it all. "How could Qingsheng do such a thing? I pleaded with him to stay away from He Ye, and he agreed verbally, but behind her back, he went to the market and had meals with her, and even stayed in her room... Ugh! I'm such a useless sister-in-law. I'm not going to interfere in Qingsheng's affairs anymore!"

"Sister-in-law! Believe me, I'm innocent! I didn't do anything shameless!"

Cheng Feng's eyebrows furrowed, his appearance somewhat frightening, and his tone fierce, "Chen Qingsheng, we've caught you red-handed, and you're still protesting your innocence. You can't take advantage of He Ye's feelings for you to bully her. You complain that He Ye isn't good enough for you, yet you're toying with her feelings. Are you even human? Even if He Ye was willing, this isn't acceptable. I'm her uncle, and I can't let He Ye suffer in silence. If you can't take responsibility like a man, then I'll talk to your two brothers. I don't believe your two brothers are unreasonable."

Chen Qingguang still believed in his younger brother, Chen Qingsheng, who wasn't the type to act like a scoundrel. "Should we call Heye out and ask her what she has to say?"

Cheng Feng said, "My niece is sensitive to stimulation and has had a relapse. Are you coming to take care of her?"

At this moment, Chen Qingliao, the head of the Chen family, spoke up, "Cheng Feng, how about this? If Chen Qingsheng and He Ye are interested in each other, then let them get married!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Qingsheng burst into tears, his heart-wrenching sobs chilling to the bone. "You don't believe me! You don't believe me!"

Chen Qingliao glanced at Chen Qingsheng, who was rolling on the ground, feeling both angry and heartbroken. "Qingsheng, you can't take off your clothes in a woman's room. Once you take your clothes off... you're just asking for trouble!"

Chen Qingliao thought that once these clothes were removed, there would be no way to defend oneself. No matter if you were wronged, humiliated, or unjustly accused, you would be unable to explain yourself.

Chen Qingliao then looked at Cheng Feng: "Cheng Feng, I can make the decision for Qingsheng. Why don't you send someone to ask He Ye what she thinks? If He Ye has no objections, then we should finalize their relationship and start making arrangements as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Feng changed his tone, "Brother Chen, my He Ye was originally going to marry Constable Sun, but that girl He Ye is foolish; she's completely devoted to your Qing Sheng. Chen Qing Sheng acted recklessly, not wanting to marry He Ye and even behaving indecently towards her. Even so, He Ye still spoke up for Qing Sheng. In a fit of anger, I made her stay at home to reflect on her actions. It's hard to say whether He Ye will still be interested in your Qing Sheng now. Shang Xi, go and ask He Ye what she thinks!"

Shang Xi thought to herself, "Is there even a question? Isn't this just using this as an excuse to force Chen Qingsheng to marry He Ye?" Nevertheless, Shang Xi got up and went to He Ye's courtyard. He Ye was crying inside the house. Seeing Shang Xi arrive, she quickly asked, "Auntie, what did my uncle do to Qingsheng?!"

"Nothing much, just tied her up with rope and insisted that Chen Qingsheng had been a pervert towards you."

He Ye said, "Auntie, I knocked over the inkstone. I knocked it over on purpose. I dirtied Chen Qingsheng's clothes. I was the one who suggested taking off his clothes, and I was the one who helped him take them off."

Shang Xi said, "Your uncle has resorted to any means necessary, even going so far as to betray the law for your sake. He's insisting that Chen Qingsheng was the one who harassed you. He's forcing Chen Qingsheng to marry you, and the Chen family has already compromised. Even Chen's eldest brother has stated that Chen Qingsheng should marry you. Now, the question is, what do you say? Will you marry him or not?"

He Ye suddenly burst into tears, so loud that even the little maids who were passing by ran in to peek and watch. She cried until she was exhausted and then said to Shang Xi, "Auntie, although it is shameless, I will still marry him. If I miss this opportunity, I will never have another chance."

She had intended to seduce Chen Qingsheng today, but Yu Hua and the others broke in and ruined her plan.

Shang Xi stood up, looked at the inkstone on the table, and said, "This inkstone of mine weighs two pounds. You managed to knock it over; you've really put in a lot of effort. I'll go and give those people a reply. You shouldn't cry anymore; get ready to get married!"