Noble Lady

Chapter 246 Women are inherently noble

"Cui Hua's move was really brilliant." Xue Chenyu admired sincerely.

Yesterday, Xue Chenyu went to Jingzhao Prefecture to file a complaint on her own and did not alert anyone else.

Later, when the Jingzhao Yin sent yamen runners to arrest someone, people on the street would only think that they were going to arrest some criminal and would never associate it with He Minzhi.

Before this, the rumors that He Minzhi and his cousin Ji Minrou had an affair without a matchmaker and were pregnant were just rumors at best.

The rumor that He Ruyi, who was widely praised for the story "Double Flowers", helped her sister-in-law to get rid of the evil seed is also a rumor. No one has any real evidence to prove that He Minzhi did so.

But Cui Hua's noisy report to Jingzhao Prefecture against He Minzhi confirmed the accusation that He Minzhi had committed adultery with his widowed cousin Ji Minrou, and also confirmed the accusation that he had murdered his siblings and nephew.

The former would ruin his future, while the latter might lead to him being involved in a murder lawsuit.

Yumei was talking with her hands and feet dancing, and there were some mud spots on her face. No one knew where she had been struggling to get those dirt, but she didn't care.

"Look at you, a grown-up girl like a mud monkey, and you don't even know to carry a handkerchief." Yuzhu said as she took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat.

Yumei then pulled up her sleeves to wipe the sweat from her head, unable to control the smile on her face.

Yuzhu: It’s too shameful to watch.

Then he looked at Xue Chenyu for help. Xue Chenyu said, "Children are like this. Don't worry about her."

Yuzhu had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​correcting this lively girl.

She had no idea how Yumei... Oh no, Weng Xuemei grew up. She was raised in the mud and was not afraid of getting dirty at all.

"Miss, no wonder you asked us to spread such a rumor before. So this is what you meant." Yuzhu put away the handkerchief and figured out what she had not understood.

"Yes, how can I let the Cui family become He Minzhi's helper?" Xue Chenyu readily admitted.

Before she went to Jingzhao Prefecture to file a complaint, she had to eliminate the factors that were unfavorable to her first.

Cui Hua, who could have been He Minzhi's right-hand man, was the first to be removed.

Otherwise, if Cui Hua had made such a fuss in Jingzhao Prefecture today, he would not have been dealing with He Minzhi, but would have been helping He Minzhi deal with her.

Although He Ruyi's miscarriage was not what she wanted, now that Cui Hua and He Minzhi have broken up over a child, this result is indeed beneficial to her.

She wouldn't deny it either.

The carriage passed through the downtown area, turned through the streets and alleys, and soon arrived at the gate of Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

Xue Chenyu came today. She didn't say hello before she came back, but now she can see from a distance that there seem to be many people waiting at the door.

Yuzhu was a little nervous, "Miss, is there something wrong in the mansion?" Seeing so many people standing in front of the door of the back mansion, it must be quite a big scene.

"It shouldn't be." Xue Chenyu said in a steady voice, "If something really happened, they wouldn't be waiting there obediently with umbrellas. At least they would be at a loss and fidgeting."

Yuzhu thought about it and realized it was true, so she felt relieved.

As he was speaking, the carriage had already stopped in front of the door.

"Sister, why are you back at this time?" It was Xue Huai who came over.

This question is a bit strange.

Xue Chenyu looked at him and asked, "When can I come back?"

"That's not what I meant. Sister, you misunderstood." Xue Chenyu's tone clearly showed that she was not to be trifled with, but Xue Huai was not panicked.

He calmly pointed at his mother, Madam Xue, Madam Qi, and the seven or eight women in gold hairpins and cloth skirts behind them, and said, "Those women were still asking who would invite you over, but I didn't expect that my eldest sister would be so prescient and arrive first."

Xue Chenyu: “Hmm?”

"Anyway, get off the car first, and you'll understand later." Xue Huai smiled meaningfully.

Xue Huai had already said this, and Xue Chenyu couldn't continue sitting in the car.

He put down the stool and helped Xue Chenyu get out of the car.

As soon as Xue Chenyu, who was wearing a moon-white skirt, got off the car, Madam Xue, Madam Qi, and the seven or eight women with gold hairpins and cloth skirts behind them swarmed up.

"I've heard about He Minzhi's incident." Mrs. Qi was the first to speak. "I was wondering why you suddenly said you learned such a new poem last time. It turns out that..." She spoke out of inspiration.

However, she couldn't bring herself to say the words "feelings of emotion" and quickly changed the subject, saying, "My dear, you are just a young girl, how can you endure such a great injustice?"

Madam Xue also said, "Such a big thing happened, and you didn't even tell your family. How much can you bear on your shoulders? Isn't this going to make me, as your mother, heartbroken?"

Mrs. Xue, who had always been strong, now spoke with a tearful tone.

Xue Chenyu finally understood what Xue Huai meant by that meaningful look just now.

It was a mistake. She had thought that her going to Jingzhao Prefecture to file a complaint was still relatively obscure, but her mother and the spies in the Marquisate were not just there to do nothing.

After figuring this out, Xue Chenyu also entered the situation smoothly, her eyes slightly red, "...I, I thought I could handle this matter by myself, but I didn't expect to alarm Mother and Madam Qi."

This sounds like he is blaming himself for causing trouble for his elders.

Mrs. Xue touched her head distressedly and said, "Now that things have come to this, let's go in and talk about it first."

After entering the flower hall, Xue Chenyu didn't even bother to sit down. She knelt before Madam Xue and Madam Qi and told them that she had reported He Minzhi to the Jingzhao Prefecture.

After saying this, she said pitifully and aggrievedly, "I know this matter will bring huge adverse effects to the Marquis' Mansion. I also know that family disgrace should not be made public. But I really can't stand it anymore."

"He Minzhi, when he was borrowing the money for his daughter's dowry, he said he would pay me back in installments after arranging my sister-in-law He Ruyi's marriage."

"But not only did he not pay back a single cent, he also went to have sex with prostitutes. At Zuixianju, a pot of wine would cost anywhere from ten to several dozen taels. He went there almost every day."

"He also said that all scholars are like this, but my daughter feels that Mr. Lu is not like that. What he did is clearly tarnishing the reputation of scholars."

She might have been acting at first, but perhaps she was thinking about how her sincerity was misplaced in her previous life, or perhaps she was feeling sad about the innocent sufferings of the Marquis' Mansion in her previous life. The more she spoke, the sadder she became, and she really burst into tears.

For a moment, everyone was deeply moved when they saw her crying so sincerely.

"Bullshit, there are no scholars in the world with his character. He is ruining the reputation of scholars!" Mrs. Qi was furious.

"You are so stupid! When did I tell you to endure it?" Mrs. Xue acted heartbroken, as if she just realized how much injustice she had suffered.

"If you had told me earlier, even if I were just a businessman, I would never let my daughter suffer such a great injustice even if it cost me my life!"

"When you came home and said your husband needed a large sum of cash, if I had known he was this kind of person, I would have stopped you."

The other women also echoed.

"Why do you say the dowry is his? Not to mention that the founding emperor's empress said that a woman's dowry is private property, even if it is a common convention, no man would dare to say his wife's dowry is his. What a shame."

"That's right! This man has read so many books by the sages in vain. He has read all the Four Books and Five Classics and nothing else. He has left his first wife aside and ignored her, while he is having an affair with his widowed cousin without any matchmaker..."

"It's totally disgraceful, what a scum of the world!"

"Aunt Xue, you can't keep a man like that. You should divorce him."

"Indeed, a woman like Aunt Xue can find any man she wants. Why waste her life on a worthless and despicable man? Your first marriage is decided by your parents, and your second marriage will be decided by several generations. You must think carefully."

"People like that are just a pile of mud on the ground. It's dirty to step on them even more. Women are noble and should not waste their lives on evil people."

With a sharp tongue, they scolded He Minzhi word by word, and at the same time gave her some advice.

Xue Chenyu knelt silently, her knees aching from kneeling, and the light in her eyes became even brighter.

Their words touched her heart.

The women present were either Mr. Lu's students or his students' wives, and they were all on the side of the scholars.

Some words can only be more intimidating and shocking when they come from their mouths.

Thinking of this, Xue Chenyu kowtowed to Madam Qi and the elders present, "Women are inherently noble and should not waste their lives on evil people. I will remember your kind words of advice."

The women present all had children, and their eyes were wet when they saw this.

Xue Chenyu knocked her head heavily on the backs of her folded hands again, expressing her sincere gratitude.

Didn't He Minzhi always boast that he came from a family of scholars? I wonder how he would feel when he was scolded to pieces by a group of scholars.

She was looking forward to it.

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