Noble Lady

"Now the story of 'Double Flowers' has spread everywhere. Anyone with a bit of common sense knows who the story of 'Double Flowers' is referring to. The infamy of He Minzhi and Ji Minrou has also spread throughout Shengjing."

Yuzhu couldn't help but say with gloating that the whole city was cursing He Minzhi and Ji Minrou, the couple.

As a result, He Minzhi had a hard time in the Hanlin Academy and was pointed at wherever he went.

Every dog ​​that passes by barks at him.

Ji Minrou was still showing off in the shop some time ago, but now she doesn't even dare to go out.

The Liu family has kept it a secret until now, and the people in Ciwenyuan are keeping their mouths shut, no one dares to let the secret slip.

He Minzhi didn't dare let his frail old mother know the news, for fear that she would die on the spot in anger.

Now he is just notorious, and His Majesty doesn't care. If his old mother dies, he will have to observe mourning for three years, and his future official career will be over!

After saying that, he puffed up his cheeks again and said, "It's just a bargain for He Ruyi."

Du Yuyan, the girl from the Du family in "Double Flowers", is a righteous person. Her reputation as the second aunt of the He family in reality for being grateful and helping her elder sister-in-law has also been praised by countless people.

Now everyone in Shengjing knows that He Ruyi is a loyal and righteous woman.

"What are you afraid of? Someone will naturally get it back for me." Xue Chenyu didn't care.

How could she let such a heartless person like He Ruyi get such a good reputation for nothing?

You know, if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight.

Nowadays, the person who hates He Ruyi the most should be He Minzhi.

If she were He Minzhi, and there was such a traitor in her family, she would probably want to strangle He Ruyi, the traitor, to death!

"That's right. For such a great thing to happen to her, her neck must at least be strong enough. Otherwise, she will be unworthy of her position and disaster will surely come." Yumei commented sharply.

Yuzhu felt that this made sense.

Qiuhua and Xiahe hugged their arms and looked at each other.

Qiu Hua thought to himself, "I've already told you, this girl is no ordinary person, don't offend her, or you'll bear the consequences."

Xia He couldn't help but shudder: "I dare not, absolutely not. Even if I were a ruthless person, I would never dare to betray a girl in my life."

"Miss, there are more rumors out there." Yumei, who was eager to watch the fun, said, "Some people have also dug up the news that you took a concubine for Lord He."

"In that case, let's add some more firewood." Xue Chenyu picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly. "Yuzhu, Yumei, spread the news that He Minzhi is eager to take a concubine after less than a year of marriage."

"The court has a clear law that states that a man can only take a concubine after being married for ten years without having children. Therefore, we must also let the storytellers publicize He Minzhi's behavior of being an official appointed by the court but flouting the royal law and the emperor."

"Yes, girl!"

Yuzhu and Yumei rubbed their hands, finally waiting for this moment.

Especially for Yuzhu, this is the hunting moment she has been looking forward to for a long time!

Xue Chenyu stroked the teacup and smiled in an unfathomable manner.

The court had a clear law that a man could take a concubine only after being married for ten years without having any children. If it were any other ordinary person, it would be fine, but He Minzhi was an official appointed by the court and a Hanlin for three generations.

He took a concubine less than a year after his marriage. Not only did he disregard the laws of the court, but to put it more broadly, he disregarded the founding emperor and the current emperor who established these laws.

Moreover, the person who benefits the most from this matter is He Ruyi.

Next, she would be able to watch He Minzhi ruin his career with her own eyes.

……

as predicted.

Once the news of He Minzhi taking a concubine spread, it was completely impossible to clear his name.

However, he was not criticized for taking a concubine, but the storyteller described his contempt for the law and the authority of heaven in such vivid detail.

In a male-dominated society, it was not surprising for him, a man from a noble family with three generations of Hanlin scholars, to take a concubine.

But he dared to openly defy the royal law and ignore the rules set by the founding emperor himself. This shows that he has a rebellious heart. How is he different from a traitor?

Now, those men who wanted to make amends for him taking a concubine dared not say a word, and they wished they could change their gender.

Of course, there is no need for the "Double Flowers" story nowadays. Everyone automatically classifies He Minzhi as a traitor.

He had just entered the Hanlin Academy early in the morning when he was called by the Shujishi to be lectured.

One is to ask him to submit a letter of apology;

Second, go home and reflect on your actions, and don’t implicate others.

Then he was expelled from the Hanlin Academy.

The gate of the Hanlin Academy was closed, but one could still vaguely hear the curses coming from inside.

"What kind of fool is this He Minzhi? He took a concubine, so he took one, but why did he make it known to everyone? Every concubine is brought in in a sedan chair, and he actually threw a big banquet. Is he crazy?"

"Who says it's not true? His wife is really pitiful. Even though a military commander's title isn't a big deal, she's still the daughter of a third-rank marquis, and yet she has to go to great lengths to arrange for him to take a concubine."

"Pah, who the hell is he?!"

He Minzhi was kicked out of the Hanlin Academy with a lot of grievances and was burning with anger, but he didn't know that even Cui Hua, who was related to the He family by marriage, was urgently summoned to the Cui family's East Mansion to discuss matters.

Everything that happened now was because of He Ruyi!

That’s right, it was that bitch who was a traitor. He almost spent all his money to let her marry in style. Now that she has married into the Cui family, she is going to cut off the He family’s livelihood!

How dare she!

On the way home, He Minzhi became angrier and angrier, and the angrier he became, the more he thought about it.

When he was filled with anger, he took off his official uniform and asked Shitou to hire three or four strong men to go straight to Cui Hua's private courtyard.

……

Cui Zhai.

He Ruyi hasn't been able to go out for several days, and only Yu Shu can occasionally bring her news from the outside world.

However, there has been no news since the past two days.

She thought of what Cui Hua said, "Could it be that this matter has really faded away naturally?"

She comforted herself, thinking that she should be able to go out, and happily let Qiuyue help her wash and dress up.

At this moment, the door of the courtyard was slammed loudly by someone from outside.

It's broad daylight, there can't be any bad guys here.

He Ruyi hesitated for a moment and called Mrs. Hu to open the door.

"Ouch!"

As soon as Mrs. Hu opened the door, she was kicked by someone outside and flew back in. She ran a long way in the yard before stopping.

He Ruyi shrank in fear, but Qiuyue dodged even faster, hiding directly behind her.

Next, He Minzhi, with an angry face and stones, rushed in with three or four strong men holding wooden sticks as thick as their arms.

"Snapped!"

He Minzhi came up and slapped He Ruyi without saying a word, and then he led people to throw stones and smash things!

"He Ruyi, how could my He family produce a traitor like you!"

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

He Ruyi was stunned and fell on Qiuyue's body, his mind full of questions.

"What's wrong with me? You still have the nerve to ask me what's wrong?! If you hadn't used those cold things to frame Rou'er, would she have almost had a miscarriage?"

"If you hadn't had people spread that news to make yourself famous, the whole of Shengjing would be talking about that bullshit 'Double Flowers' story! And you're such a wonderful woman who righteously helps your eldest sister-in-law, bah!"

"What, what 'Double Flowers'? What extraordinary woman?"

"Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? Without the He family's upbringing, who would you be? You're an ungrateful traitor! When your mother gave birth to you, I should have strangled you to death!"

He Minzhi cursed He Ruyi loudly. Behind them, Shitou and the four strong men were doing odd jobs everywhere.

Mrs. Hu and the other servants and maids didn't dare to move at all. They were so scared that they huddled together like quails.

He Ruyi himself was trembling with fear, "Big, big brother, what are you doing? You will offend the Cui family by doing this."

"If I strangle you to death, will you be quiet?!" He Minzhi didn't know what was stimulating him, his eyes were bloodshot, and he strangled He Ruyi's neck.

"Brother, I..."

He Ruyi tried to defend herself with horror in her eyes, but her throat was strangled so tightly that she couldn't make a sound.

……