Chapter 134 Xu Erlang, you're a real scoundrel!
Chapter 134 Xu Erlang, you're a real scoundrel!
These words were utterly merciless. Madam Yu knelt there, her face turning pale and then red, clearly realizing that she was being looked down upon.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Speak up if you have something to say, why deliberately make things difficult for a weak woman?"
When someone stands up for her, others will naturally chime in.
"That's right, this girl looks so pitiful. Your second young master is such a jerk, look how badly he's bullied her!"
"She's already pregnant with your Xu family's child, why aren't you welcoming her into the mansion?"
"Could it be that you deliberately left her out like this, hoping she'd slip and get a miscarriage?"
"Who can say for sure about these things?"
After Xu Zhaozhao glanced coldly at the people who had spoken, she turned her head, and Mai Dong immediately understood and arranged for people to leave.
“Miss Yu, you heard what these onlookers said. They wouldn’t come in to talk, and they wouldn’t get up. So what do you want? Are you trying to force us to acknowledge the unknown child in your belly?”
"Miss Yu, whether you're forcing a marriage or genuinely seeking justice, this is no unreasonable act! Our Marquis's mansion has been speaking to you politely, and I've been keeping a respectable air. Do you really think our mansion is afraid of those few loudmouths you've placed outside?"
Wang Ruolan wasn't stupid. Having managed the Marquis's mansion for over a decade, what kind of people hadn't she seen?
Besides, she had heard about this kind of thing when she was young. It wasn't that they were deliberately trying to harm people; they were just looking to get something for nothing.
Are the benefits of a noble family so easily attainable?
Wang Ruolan's words made the onlookers more cautious. Looking around, they felt that the Marquis's residence didn't seem to have done anything wrong.
This girl knelt here as soon as she arrived. The Marquis's mansion neither scolded nor beat her. Who is she trying to impress by putting on this victim act?
Yu never expected that those people hiding in the shadows would be discovered.
But the show has already begun, and she can't just give up halfway through!
Then consider the benefits you can get, and the baby in your belly will finally have a place to go. You can't miss such a great opportunity.
“I don’t understand what you’re saying, Madam. All I know is that I’ve had intimate relations with the Second Young Master Xu, and now that I’m pregnant with his child, I can’t just stay out of sight, can I?”
Wang Ruolan sneered: "I can tell from your words that you come from a bad family. What respectable girl would openly talk about sexual pleasure in broad daylight?"
Furthermore, how dare you, a woman who lost your virginity before marriage, shamelessly spout such nonsense here? Do you really think we can't do anything to you? Or perhaps you're so confident we won't do anything to you that you're fearless?
Yu's body trembled slightly; she was a law-abiding citizen, that much was certain.
Although she is not a virgin, she is a law-abiding citizen on the household registration, and no one can do anything to her!
Moreover, being able to stay at the Marquis's mansion, even if she couldn't get through the gates herself, would still earn her some reward money, enough to live on for the rest of her life.
"Please have mercy, Madam! I really have no other choice. If I can't get the Second Young Master to acknowledge this child, I'm afraid I really won't survive."
Xu Zhaozhao stepped forward and said, “Mother, since Miss Yu insists on kneeling here, why not send someone to invite Second Brother back? Let him recognize her and confront her on the spot! If Second Brother has truly ruined this girl’s reputation, we cannot be the ones who betray her. But if someone deliberately slanders Second Brother’s name, our Jingzhao Prefecture is not just for show; we must stand up for Second Brother who has been wronged.”
Wang Ruolan realized that her daughter already had a solution, so she stopped talking.
"Uncle Zhong, send someone to invite Second Brother back."
"Yes, ma'am."
A large crowd had gathered outside the gates of the Marquis of Anxin's residence. After looking them over, Xu Zhaozhao had a good idea of what was going on.
Those who are truly ordinary people are mostly on the periphery.
No matter how curious they were, they dared not provoke the powerful and wealthy.
Therefore, those surrounding them are either stewards or servants from some mansion, or accomplices who intend to ruin Second Brother's reputation!
Soon, someone rode over on a tall horse, dressed in full armor, and dismounted.
Then another person returned on horseback, but this person was dressed in ordinary clothes, but he was wearing a Daxing official sword!
The two remained silent, standing in front of Madam Yu.
Yu looked up, her eyes scanning back and forth between the two men, unsure which one was Xu Junfeng.
Ms. Yu had seen Xu Junfeng's portrait and had even seen him from afar once.
But what she saw was Xu Junfeng dressed in casual clothes, shopping with a woman.
Looking at him now, the young man in casual clothes resembled the person he had seen earlier by about 70-80%.
It must be him!
"Erlang, how cruel you are! You abandoned me and left me to fend for myself. Do you know how heartbroken I am!"
The man in plain clothes, whose leg was being held, suddenly smiled and said, "Miss, you've mistaken me for someone else. I'm the sixth child in my family, not the second son you're talking about."
Yu was startled, then released her grip, hurriedly covered her face with a handkerchief, and quickly looked at the armored man beside her.
Seeing the man's disdainful look, he said, "This is it? And you claim to have a romantic relationship with me? It's clearly extortion!"
Yu's heart skipped a beat; she realized she had just mistaken someone for someone else.
However, Madam Yu was quick-witted. Her eyes darted around, and she immediately changed her tune, saying, "Second Master, I only caught a glimpse of you just now. I only remembered that you had worn a similar robe before, so I mistook you for someone else. Second Master, how can you treat me like this? I have given you everything. We even made vows of eternal love under the flowers and moon. How can you be so heartless?"
The armored man's lips twitched, his hand already gripping the hilt of his sword, veins bulging!
"Stop spewing nonsense! When did I ever make any vows of eternal love with you? You little wench, you're just spouting rubbish!"
"How could Erlang be so heartless? Last month you stayed at my house and we were intimate in bed. Now you turn your back on me. You, you are simply a beast!"
The armored man was clearly enraged, shouting, "Insolence! How dare you slander an official of the imperial court! You must have a death wish! Guards, seize this liar and send him to the Jingzhao Prefecture!"
"Yes, my lord."
When Madam Yu saw that people were actually surrounding her, she was terrified: "You can't arrest me! I, I'm pregnant. Erlang, how can you treat me like this? I know you're about to get married. If you don't like me, I, I'll leave. Whether I have a son or a daughter, I will raise them myself and never bother you again."
Surprisingly, one man in the crowd even shouted "Bravo!"
"I think this Miss Yu is really pitiful, and this Xu Erlang is really a scoundrel. He slept with her and then denied it. Now he even wants to send her to the authorities for prosecution. This is simply outrageous!"
"Yes, this Miss Yu is pregnant. She's trying to kill both herself and her unborn child!"
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