Noble Lady

Afterwards, Lord Mei dragged He Minzhi away and beat him with a stick. He even took off his pants and beat him in front of many people who came to watch the trial.

He Minzhi was so ashamed and angry that he wanted to die.

The physical pain is the least worth mentioning at this moment.

His reputation as a scholar and the dignity of his family of three generations of Hanlin scholars were all gone at this moment.

From now on, in Shengjing, whenever the He family is mentioned, everyone will only think of today - the scene where He Minzhi was stripped of his pants and beaten with a stick in Jingzhao Prefecture.

"Stop! How could you do this to my Dalang? Let him go!"

Liu tried to obstruct him several times, shouting that she wanted to rush forward and take the beating for He Minzhi.

Zhang and He Shuang had been spectators in the crowd for a long time, and now they were just watching coldly.

The one who deserves the most praise is Lord Mei.

"Come here, help Madam He sit down. Madam He is old. If anything happens to her, it will be my fault."

He was "considerate" and asked a few people to stop Liu, and arranged a chair for her and pressed her down on the chair.

So, Liu sat on the chair feeling very uncomfortable, watching He Minzhi being beaten, gritting her teeth in hatred.

After the case was over, the crowd watching the trial gradually dispersed.

I didn't see it. After the fight, Lord Mei concluded that the He family had no ability to repay the loan of 30,000 taels.

According to the loan note signed and sealed by He Minzhi herself, the He family could only repay her by using the old house and the three existing shops under He Minzhi's name as fixed assets.

In other words, from this moment on, there is no longer any He family old house, and everything in the He family belongs to Xue Chenyu.

"You are talking nonsense! How could my son sign such a promissory note?!" Mrs. Liu was shocked!

She excitedly grabbed He Minzhi and said, "Didn't you say that your name was lent to you by a close friend? How could you have borrowed it from the Xue family? You even used the old house as collateral. How dare you..."

"That's enough! Did you spend all that money on food or clothes? Every penny of your medicine came from here!"

He Minzhi was in so much pain that he wanted to die. He no longer had the patience to talk to Liu in a nice way.

Liu was like being struck by lightning again. She stood there in a daze for a long time. "How could this happen? How could this happen?"

She walked out in a daze.

Zhang and He Shuang then hurried out.

Camellia also quickly thanked Lord Mei and followed him.

"Lord Mei, thank you very much for what you did today." Mrs. Xue expressed her gratitude sincerely.

"You're welcome, you're welcome. This is what I should do." Lord Mei waved his hands repeatedly, not daring to take credit for it.

He knew very well in his heart that if Prince Cheng had not come to him early in the morning, he would not have had the courage to see the case through to the end.

The Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion is under the protection of Prince Cheng, so you must be careful when dealing with them in the future and never offend them.

"After this incident, I hope that Aunt Xue can also see the light and be reborn." Lord Mei said meaningfully.

Only after the divorce can she be with Prince Cheng legitimately.

If she becomes the Crown Prince's consort, the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion will truly soar to new heights.

"Thank you, Lady Mei. I will keep it in mind." Xue Chenyu didn't know what Lady Mei was thinking. She just thought she was encouraging her, so she thanked her.

After another round of greetings, Xue Chenyu followed Madam Xue and Madam Qi back to the Marquis' Mansion.

As for the divorce, Prince Cheng is right, we can deal with it when we get back.

After all, the He family's old house is hers now, so she is not afraid that He Minzhi and Liu will refuse to agree.

If she really wants to make trouble, then let them see what she can do!

……

"Xue Xiaoyu, you're driving me crazy. You won't even let me participate in such an important matter."

In the carriage, Du Jingyuan, who had been waiting anxiously, immediately grabbed Xue Chenyu's hand as soon as she saw her.

"Du Jingyuan, why are you, a young lady who is about to get engaged, getting involved in these dirty things? Be careful not to get yourself into trouble."

Then he rolled his eyes at Chen Lizhu, "She's so careless, and you, the legitimate daughter of a Duke's mansion, are not so careless either? Even He Minzhi, who's doing such despicable things as having an affair, is trying to get involved. Aren't you afraid of jeopardizing your reputation?"

"What kind of joke is this, Sister Xue? What kind of reputation do I, Chen Lizhu, still have?" Chen Lizhu was not sure whether to laugh or not.

Since she was a child, everyone said that she was not as good as her elder sister, and those who tried to associate with her only saw her as the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion.

In fact, everyone was laughing at her behind her back. If Xue Chenyu hadn't reminded her, she would still be in a daze and trying on clothes that didn't suit her.

Doing weird things all day long would be a living joke.

"Okay, talk nicely. Madam Qi and I will take the carriage at the back." Madam Xue couldn't help laughing.

Du Jingyuan and Chen Lizhu quickly nodded to the two elders.

Then the carriage set off.

"You suddenly disappeared for two or three days, and I couldn't find you. Just now in the hall, you said you went back to your parents' home, but I couldn't find you when I went to the Marquis' Mansion. What on earth is going on? I'm so curious."

"What else could it be? Of course it's the work of my good mother-in-law." Xue Chenyu's eyes turned cold when this matter was mentioned.

"That day, someone from Jingzhao Prefecture came to the He family and told her that He Minzhi had been imprisoned. She had no way to visit him, so she resorted to any means to save her son, and even gave me, her daughter-in-law, as a gift to another man."

Du Jingyuan gasped, "How dare she?!"

The story begins on the evening three days ago.

That day, Liu called Xiaocao over and locked her up, then tricked her over in the name of Xiaocao.

He also set a trap to knock her out and give her to the Fourth Master Yu as a favor.

But what Liu didn't know was that she had already guessed from clues that something was wrong, so she took Qiuhua and Xiahe with her.

Mother Huang ambushed her in the small thatched hut. Qiuhua and Xiahe realized something was wrong and immediately subdued the person.

If Huang Mama wasn't still useful, Qiuhua and the others would have killed her on the spot.

Afterwards, Xue Chenyu sent someone to inform Mrs. Xue and asked her to pick her up at the He family.

Because it was done in secret, and there were not many people around Liu at that time, she was blind and deaf, so she didn't know any of this.

As for the Fourth Young Master Yu, he was not really interested in making friends with He Minzhi, and it was even more impossible for him to get involved with the woman that Prince Cheng liked.

He obediently cooperated with Liu and finished the play, and also arranged for Liu to visit him in prison, etc.

All of this was done to make Liu believe that she had successfully exchanged a daughter-in-law she disliked for the help of Mr. Yu Si.

Everyone knows what happened after that.

As for having the people from Furongju and the Marquis' Mansion tell Du Jingyuan that Xue Chenyu was not there, it was naturally to conceal the truth and make the matter more realistic.

Of course, when she talked about it with Du Jingyuan and the others, she also appropriately concealed the part about the Fourth Young Master Yu, and only said that he was unaware of it and was framed by Liu, so he was willing to cooperate with her.

"Xue Xiaoyu, you're so good! You sent someone to tell me in the middle of the night not to get involved no matter what happens. Do you know how anxious I was outside Jingzhao Prefecture?"

"I know, I know. Thank you very much." Xue Chenyu comforted her while smiling.

Chen Lizhu also sighed, "Fortunately, Sister Xue was prepared in advance, otherwise the behavior of the He family mother and son would be so shameful that they would never be able to wash themselves clean even if they jumped into the Yellow River."

She had just received the message from Xue Chenyu last night, asking her not to get involved in the trial in Jingzhao Prefecture today.

She guessed something was going to happen at that time, but she didn't expect it to be so exciting.

It's full of twists and turns, ups and downs, even a picture book wouldn't dare to write it like this.

"When something is out of the ordinary, there must be something wrong. The more unusual it is at a critical moment, the more careful we should be. I was just scared by that mother and son, so I was subconsciously on guard." Xue Chenyu pretended to be relaxed.

But when Chen Lizhu and Du Jingyuan heard these words, they were filled with sadness.

She had only been married for less than a year, and she had already experienced so many calculations and conspiracies. I don't know how she had lived in this less than a year.

How many days and nights of suffering did he go through to be able to remain calm and unperturbed in the face of praise or criticism?

"Sister Xue, you are really amazing." Chen Lizhu said from the bottom of her heart.

Du Jingyuan also said proudly, "I think you are amazing too."

Xue Chenyu smiled, and the sadness disappeared from her eyes.

There's nothing special about her. She just experienced life and death, and suffered the tragic death of her loved ones, and she gained enlightenment.