Shipin Dalizheng

Rong Tang refused to listen when he heard this. Although he respected women, this did not apply to women who did not respect themselves.

"Look at what the young lady said, it's as if you've peed on it before and taken a photo. I'm being chased by someone, and although I'm a little embarrassed, my demeanor is still as stunning as ever. You keep calling me a rapist, so what? You've been raped before, so everyone looks like a rapist to you?"

Tang Yu Nuan was furious and gnashed her teeth in hatred, "You pervert, how dare you talk nonsense!"

Rong Tang took a few steps towards her and said, "If you dare to say something bad again, don't blame me for fulfilling your wish and doing something a rapist would do in public."

Tang Yu Nuan screamed and stepped back. The other women in the garden had never heard such outrageous words before. They were frightened and panicked, and they all ran away.

A servant of the Jin family had already climbed over the flower wall. Rong Tang stared at the girl in red again, memorized her appearance, and while no one dared to stop him, he ran along the blue brick path towards the place where there were more houses.

The maids and servants came to their senses and shouted, "Oh no! Help! The thieves have escaped to the inner courtyard."

The servants of the Jin family in the front yard had already negotiated with the Tang family and learned that a thief had broken into the back garden. The officials who were drinking in the outer courtyard and the mistresses of the various families who were talking to Mrs. Tang in the main courtyard also learned the news one after another and were immediately frightened and broke out in cold sweats.

A daughter's reputation is more important than her life. She came to attend the coming-of-age banquet, so she must not ruin her reputation here. They immediately sent people to look for their daughters, hurriedly saying goodbye and leaving, wishing they had never come today.

Lord Tang immediately organized the servants in the mansion to cooperate in the search, but Rong Tang disappeared as soon as he entered the courtyard of the Tang Mansion.

The two young ladies of the Tang family have been taken to Madam Tang in the main courtyard, and the maids and servants are talking about what happened.

When Mrs. Tang heard that her legitimate daughter had thrown herself on the thief, it was like a basin of cold water was poured over her from head to toe.

Tang Tiantian was crying and hiccuping, while Tang Yu Nuan kept repeating the embarrassing things that Tang Tiantian had encountered, insisting that her second sister had lost her innocence.

Mrs. Tang was so angry that she slapped him, "You won't stop until you've ruined your sister's reputation, right?"

Tang Yu Nuan's aunt quickly pulled her daughter aside and said, "Madam, Yu Nuan didn't lie! Just because Yu Nuan doesn't say anything, can this matter be ignored? Even if Yu Nuan doesn't say anything, there are still many young ladies and servants from other families in the garden. Do you think you can keep it secret?"

Tang Tiantian's wet nurse, Madam Shen, was trembling with anger. "Auntie, please don't confuse right and wrong here. I have also interrogated the maids present. The Second Young Miss was fine. She was just pushed hard and fell out. Who was standing next to the Second Young Miss at the time? Do I need to point it out to the eldest young lady?"

Tang Yunuan turned her face and denied it, "Who was standing next to her? I was at least five steps away from her at the time, and the maid Fu'er can testify to that."

Fu'er immediately came forward to testify, "That's right, the eldest lady didn't get close to the second lady at all."

When Tang Tiantian's maid Rui'er saw Fu'er come forward, she wasn't willing to be outdone. She shouted, "Second Miss just lost her balance and bumped into someone. How can that mean she's lost her innocence? When it comes to reputation, you, the eldest lady, are so good at it. That thief... that person's words about you were even more disgusting. If they get out, the eldest lady will be even more embarrassed."

Aunt Cao turned and slapped Rui'er in the face, her face icy and frosty. "How dare you make up stories about the master! Madam, if you don't punish this maid severely, I will report her to the master and punish her for disrespect."

Tang Tiantian pulled Rui'er behind her, intending to argue with her, but the more nervous she became, the more she stuttered, "No, you can't fight, Rui'er, Rui'er..."

Aunt Cao laughed sarcastically. When she heard Tang Tiantian's words, she felt refreshed all over. So what if she was a legitimate daughter? She was a stutterer and couldn't even get married. She was far worse than her daughter.

Tang Tiantian was sweating with anxiety. She understood everything. Tang Yu Nuan was targeting her and making up stories about her, which was just telling the truth. Rui Er was speaking the truth on her own behalf, which was disrespectful.

But the more anxious she became, the less she could say it, which made Mrs. Tang feel heartbroken and hopeless.

What's the point of arguing? With Tiantian like this, no one in the capital would be willing to propose to her. Even if what happened today hadn't happened, what difference would it make?

News from outside kept coming in, but the thief had not been found yet. The women in the family gathered in this yard, waiting to catch the thief and either beat him to death or hand him over to the authorities.

Where did Rong Tang go?

Of course he was still in the Tang Mansion. With the Jin family and the Tang family together, there were more than a hundred people. He naturally couldn't walk out openly.

At this moment, he was in a boudoir, looking at the mostly red dresses in the closet, and a bad idea came to his mind.

He put on a red dress over his tattered clothes, let his hair down, combed it neatly, and tied it into a simple bun. He took a red jade hairpin from the dressing table and put it on his head, and immediately turned into a woman.

Someone outside came in to search, but he hid so cleverly that he was not discovered until Jin Yaoyang was among the people who came in.

Jin Yaoyang was described as being a hundred times more miserable than him. He should have gone back home for medical treatment, but he was stubborn and insisted on catching Rong Tang to vent his anger. Now he was searching with injuries on his body.

This yard had been searched several times, and most people thought it was safe, so he was only accompanied by two people.

Even so, Jin Yaoyang still drew his bow and arrow, his eyes looking around like a poisonous snake.

"Master, we've searched this place many times, but there's no one here."

The other one is a servant of the Tang Mansion. In addition to leading the way to search for people, he also monitors outsiders and prevents them from damaging Tang family property.

Rong Tang concealed his breath, waited for an opportunity, chopped down one person with a knife, and dragged him into the dark.

Jin Yaoyang turned around and found that the servants of the Tang Mansion had disappeared. He was extremely nervous and pointed his bow and arrow in several directions.

"Who, who, where is the person?"

His servant didn't hear any sound and asked in confusion: "Master, is he out? There's no one here."

Just as he finished speaking, there was a sound from somewhere, and Jin Yaoyang shot an arrow into an empty corner.

Just as Jin Yaoyang felt he'd been tricked, a figure in red flashed out from the side and kicked the servant in the heart. The servant groaned and fell to the ground. Before he fainted, he saw a woman pull an arrow from the young master's quiver and stab him in the vitals.

"Ahhh!"

He screamed and fainted with a look of fear on his face. The young master was finished, the young master was useless, and the young master was going to be a eunuch.

But in Jin Yaoyang's cognition, it was a girl in red who stabbed him with arrows countless times. He could not scream, but only felt very cold and very scared. His whole body was stiff and unable to move, and he fell to the ground with a thud.

Until someone outside called out, "Master."

"Mr. Jin."

"Someone from Jingzhao Prefecture has arrived. The lord has ordered everyone to leave while the government investigates the case."

As they were shouting, a group of people came in. They were shocked to see the master and servant lying on the ground, their bodies stiff and twitching.