Yu Siyu was scared out of her wits, but she had no choice but to maintain her composure and yell, "Yu Xiang, you actually colluded with this old dog to harm me! You are so vicious! "
The Qiu Clan curled their lips in disdain.
Yu Xiang raised her eyebrows and chuckled, "If I wanted to harm you, would I have dismissed all the servants in this courtyard? Right now, all I have to do is clap my hands and shout, and a spoiled girl like you will definitely be caught and drowned in a pig cage. "
Yu Siyu was scared out of her wits when she heard this, and she unconsciously hid behind Fang Zhichen.
Fang Zhichen had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward. He cupped his hands and bowed, "Second Miss has misunderstood. This humble one has no personal feelings for Eldest Miss, and we are not confessing our feelings to each other. We are discussing the matter of annulling the engagement."
He paused, then continued with a red face, "The person this humble one truly admires is Second Miss, and I have already discussed this with my mother. In a few days, I will invite Iceman to propose marriage. This humble one has not thought things through before coming here. I hope Second Miss can forgive this humble one. This humble one does not have any romantic feelings for Eldest Miss, but I pity her. "
He privately believed that Yu Xiang was young, disabled, and had a low self-esteem. Seeing such a handsome and talented man fall in love with her, there was no reason for her not to be moved. Therefore, the scandal of trespassing could be skipped over.
No matter how smart Yu Xiang was, she could never have imagined that Fang Zhichen would say something like this. One moment, he was caught having a secret meeting with Yu Siyu, and the next moment, he confessed to her. One day, he wanted to marry a concubine's daughter, and the next day, he took a fancy to a legitimate daughter. How shameless! Who did he think he was? The reincarnation of Pan An?
Yu Siyu stared at Fang Zhichen in shock. She could not believe her ears.
Tao Hong was furious. He pointed at him and scolded, "You lecher! My master has never met you before. What the hell do you admire? Don't throw dirty water on my master! "
Fang Zhichen gestured and explained, at least he made it clear that they had met once in the Taoist temple.
Yu Xiang narrowed her eyes and asked, "I can't walk. Why do you want to marry me? Who's going to take care of your mansion's affairs, your internal affairs, and your rear residence? "
Fang Zhichen couldn't help but relax and smile when he saw that she had asked so many questions. "This humble one will first marry my cousin. The household affairs, the household, and the inner residence will all be handed over to her. Even if Miss has difficulty bearing children, the children she gives birth to will be under Miss's name and will recognize Miss as their mother. There was no need to worry about how the young lady was living in the Marquis Household or how she would live in the Fang Family. I will definitely take good care of Miss and not let Miss suffer the slightest grievance. My cousin is gentle and obedient. She grew up in the Fang Family. If Miss has any difficulties, she will take care of it for Miss and serve Miss wholeheartedly. "
Yu Xiang gently rubbed her lips with her fingertips. When he finished speaking, she couldn't help but laugh. Her delicate and beautiful face became even more moving under the candlelight. The red dot between her eyebrows faintly emitted a red light that could suck a person's soul into her Zifu.
Fang Zhichen was dazed for a moment, his heart thumping wildly.
However, her expression quickly turned cold and she said sarcastically, "Your cousin is taking care of the household's affairs, managing the internal affairs, and managing the inner residence. Is this status a concubine or a wife? Not only do you humiliate me by taking a concubine as your wife, but you also want me to help you raise your concubine's children. In the future, when they grow up, they will logically divide my dowry. Do you think I'm a fool? Even a fool wouldn't do such a despicable thing! "
She sneered and continued, "Not to mention that I'm only crippled, even if my entire body was paralyzed, I still wouldn't like you! In terms of appearance, in terms of talent, in terms of family background, and in terms of character, which part of you is worthy of me? What right do you have to speak to me in such a tone as if you are giving me a favor? If not for my Marquis Household, your Fang Family would have collapsed and become mud in less than two months. At that time, you would no longer be the Tanhua Scholar of the Great Han Dynasty, but a stray dog. You don't even have the qualifications to carry my shoes. "
She picked up the horsewhip and fiercely whipped the armrest of the wheelchair. She scolded, "Hurry up and get out of here, or else I'll break your dog legs!"
Fang Zhichen was stunned by her words. He couldn't believe that the woman in front of him who was as cold as ice was the beautiful woman who smiled brightly during the day. The words that came out of her mouth were not words, but sharp knives that directly cut him into pieces, dripping with blood. The great humiliation and anger suffocated him.
He stood in place without moving, his face alternating between green and white.
Yu Xiang waved at Liu Lu, "Go, call all the patrol guards over. If I kill him, my brother will help me deal with the aftermath."
Fang Zhichen remembered that Yu Pinyan was the only person in the Great Han Dynasty who could kill imperial officials without asking for a reason. With his means, even if he destroyed the Fang Family, no one would say a word, not to mention that the Fang Family had so many deadly secrets that could be used against them.
He covered his face and left. The beautiful memories of smiling under the sun in his heart all turned into that disgusting and frightening cold face. Prefecture Yu's Second Miss was a traitor with poisonous thorns all over her body … It wasn't until this moment that he truly believed this sentence.
Yu Xiang turned to look at Yu Siyu, who was paralyzed on the steps, and said sarcastically, "Look, this is the person you didn't hesitate to go against your ancestors to be with. You haven't even married into the family yet, but you're already thinking about taking in a concubine. You even sneak into your boudoir in the middle of the night, not caring about your reputation at all. If you marry him, you'll have to suffer in the future, not to mention his family's mess! "
Yu Siyu struggled to get up and roared angrily, "Yu Xiang, you're shameless! You actually seduced Fang Zhichen behind my back! You're lewd, you're despicable, you're shameless! You're the one who should be drowned in a pig's cage! "
Yu Xiang listened to her scolding expressionlessly. When she finished, he said word by word, "Yu Siyu, you should be glad that I can't walk. Otherwise, I would've pushed you into a water tank to wake you up! The Fang Family will decline in a few days. Do you think that exterminating an entire family is fun? Even if you want to die, don't drag my brother down with you! If it weren't for the fact that you and my brother share the same surname, do you think I would care about your life and death? "
Yu Siyu raised her chin and sneered, "Yu Xiang, you don't need to coax me. You're not doing this for my own good. You're just afraid that I'll marry into a rich family and become an eyesore to you. Because you're a cripple, and I'm perfectly healthy, you're jealous, you're resentful, and you're always targeting and framing me. If the Fang Family was truly at the end of its road, why would the Emperor pick him as the Tanhua Scholar? He would've been kicked out of the top three in the palace exam! Since he's the Tanhua Scholar, it's clear that the Emperor still thinks highly of him and the Fang Family. It's because you know this that you're scheming to ruin my marriage, isn't it? You're so vicious! "
Yu Xiang was dumbfounded. After a while, he covered his face and laughed. The more he laughed, the louder his laughter became. It was one thing for this person to be stupid, but he also thought that he was very smart. It made her want to laugh. What did the Emperor picking Fang Zhichen as the Tanhua Scholar have to do with the Fang Family's collapse?
Thinking back to when the Emperor was attacked by an assassin in the hunting grounds, he was saved by the commander of the imperial guards. The Emperor first punished the commander with fifty strokes of the cane for dereliction of duty, then removed him from his post. After the commander returned home, the Emperor issued an imperial edict to reward him for saving the Emperor, and he was reinstated. This back and forth, up and down, was enough to see the Emperor's style of doing things. He was very fair in court and dealt with everything according to the rules. He punished those who should be punished, and rewarded those who should be rewarded. He was impartial. Fang Zhichen's talent had nothing to do with his family background, so he gave Fang Zhichen an official title. If the Fang Clan was indeed guilty, Fang Zhichen would be punished according to the laws of the Great Han Dynasty, and he would be demoted according to the laws of the Great Han Dynasty.
However, Yu Xiang wouldn't tell Yu Siyu these things. Even if she did, she wouldn't believe her and would use the greatest malice to guess her intentions.
Yu Pinyan's status was special, and he had made countless enemies in court. In these past few years, Yu Xiang hated that she couldn't cultivate until she was invulnerable to poison and invulnerable to swords and spears, just so she wouldn't be a burden to her brother. She didn't have many friends, and she rarely spoke when she went out. Today, Marquis Yongle only had contact with a few old friends of the matriarch, and almost never walked around the capital. She slowly led the Marquis Household to the path of a lonely official, because this was what the Emperor wanted to see. Even her unreasonable and overbearing behavior, and Yu Pinyan's unprincipled doting on her, were all things that the Emperor was satisfied with. Yu Pinyan needed a weakness, and not everything was perfect.
She did everything that she could do, just to let Yu Pinyan go further and more smoothly. However, Yu Siyu kept on doing stupid things. First, she curried favor with a noble lady, and then she tried to marry into a noble family. Why didn't she think about it? With the special status of the commander, how could the Emperor be willing to see the Prefecture Yu and those old aristocratic families work together?
The Emperor's will doomed Yu Siyu to marry into an ordinary family and live an ordinary life. Therefore, the matriarch rejected many families that were more prominent than the Fang Family in order to reassure the Emperor.
However, a mere salt transport envoy, Si Yuntong, was able to make Yu Siyu lose her rationality. If she knew that there were other families that came to propose marriage, and they were all rejected by the matriarch, wouldn't she hate the matriarch to the bone?
Thinking of this, Yu Xiang felt powerless. He waved his hand and said, "Lock her up in the room. When the old ancestor comes back, we'll deal with her separately." He then pointed at Qing Ya, "This girl will be flogged 30 times first, then locked up in the woodshed."
The Qiu Clan complied and pushed Yu Siyu into the room.
Yu Siyu fiercely spat at the Qiu Clan and shouted, "Yu Xiang, what are you trying to show off in front of me for? Let me tell you, you're just a wild …"
Before she could finish her sentence, the Qiu Clan covered her mouth and locked her hands behind her back. They then casually found a handkerchief from the sewing basket and stuffed it into her mouth. Her curses immediately turned into indistinct whimpers.
Yu Xiang naturally knew what she was going to say. He pursed his lips and left in the drizzle.
The Qiu Clan continued to detain Yu Siyu. When they all walked away, they advised in low voices, "My Eldest Miss, please stop! So what if Miss Xiang 'er isn't of the Marquis Family's bloodline? The Old Lady has her eyes on her, Master Hou has his eyes on her, then isn't she the same?! Not to mention that you can't compare to her, even if the real Di Miss comes back, she still can't compare to her. She has The Old Lady and Master Hou's love. What do you have to compete with her? Hurry up and stop. Otherwise, your marriage will be even more hopeless. "
Yu Siyu slowly calmed down. Her face was expressionless, but her hatred for Yu Xiang deepened.
Madam Qiu waited for a moment before letting go of her. She immediately tore off the handkerchief in her mouth and gave Madam Qiu a backhand slap. She scolded fiercely, "You traitor, I'll deal with you sooner or later!"
The Qiu Clan had originally been sent by the Lin Clan to spy on Yu Siyu, so they naturally knew about Yu Xiang's background. However, she was quick-witted. She felt that there was no future for her if she followed the Lin Clan, so she quickly submitted to Yu Xiang.
She covered her red and swollen face as she walked out of the room. When she saw Qing Ya tied up on the floor, she immediately kicked her to vent her anger. She thought to herself, What do you mean by traitor? A fine bird should choose a tree to nest in. With Master Hou's love for Miss Xiang 'er, this Prefecture Yu is still under Miss Xiang' er's control. An idiot like you wants to surpass Miss Xiang 'er in every way? Dream on!