bookcurios Chapter 131: Behind the Scenes
Chapter 131: Behind the Scenes
Meng's body was about to faint, and she was anxious and hateful. She knew that she had fallen into Xie Lanzhao's trap, but there was no good solution at the moment. She could only beg humbly and softly: "Old Madam, my son must have been framed. He has always been prudent and would not do such a ridiculous thing!"
Old Lady Zhao refused to budge: "Framed? With so many eyes watching us, you call it a frame-up? Could it be that someone dragged his arms and held his legs to do that? He was committing adultery in broad daylight, he is not a man!"
The crowd was filled with suppressed laughter. Meng was the legitimate mother of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Her son was being abused in public like this. Her face turned red, as if it was burning like a layer of skin was about to be peeled off. But she still tried to comfort him: "Let's wait until we find out the whole story before making a decision!"
"Investigate? What are you investigating? Even if you find out that someone framed you, the only people who have the chance to do such a thing are the people from your Xie Mansion! It shows that your Prime Minister's Mansion is full of filth!" Old Lady Zhao pouted to the side, "My Jiaojiao is still young, so she won't get involved in this mess at the Xie Mansion!"
When Mrs. Meng thought of Xie Qian, she couldn't help but tremble. She had no choice but to say forcefully, "Old Madam, the marriage between the two families was decided by our Prime Minister. Although I am the legitimate mother of the mansion, I can't make the decision on this matter."
Meng's intention was very clear. She wanted to cancel the engagement. After today's incident was over, the two families would sit together and talk it out. However, Meng was adamant, and Old Lady Zhao was even tougher than her: "Meng! You are the mistress of the family. You allowed your son to do such a thing in public. I tried to cancel the engagement with you in a nice way, but you didn't listen. Are you giving me face? Although our Sun family is not a royal family, we are also well-known figures in the capital. I am also a person with two imperial edicts! You humiliated me for no reason! It makes me so angry!"
Meng was shocked and quickly apologized: "Old Madam, I have no intention of looking down on you..."
After saying this, she was about to help Zhao, but Old Lady Zhao pushed her hard and walked into the hall with her cane, saying as she walked: "Today's marriage must be dissolved. Since you don't keep your word, I will go find someone who is responsible in this palace! I will go find the prime minister! I will go find the third and ninth princes! Let them judge for me!"
"No! Old Madam, we can talk it out!" Meng pushed everyone away and chased after her, but it was too late. Old Madam Zhao rushed to the main seat in the hall with great resentment and told everyone what she had seen and heard. After that, she pulled Xie Qian's sleeve and insisted on asking him for an explanation.
More and more people gathered together, and the guests were talking at once. Some were surprised, some were horrified, and the scene was chaotic for a while.
The maid helped Meng walk over step by step. When Meng met Xie Qian's fiery eyes, her legs and feet became weak and she couldn't stand up straight.
Just as she was about to speak, Xie Qian smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground, breaking it into pieces. His face was filled with rage, and Meng was so frightened that her body trembled.
The eldest son of the Xie family had his engagement broken off in public. Such a scandalous thing happened. Even Prime Minister Xie, who was usually calm and composed, had a look of great anger on his face. As a result, everyone around him fell silent and dared not say anything.
"Bring that rebellious son up here!" After a pause, he added, "And that servant who did something shameful!"
Xie Qian's voice was like ice falling to the ground, freezing Meng from head to toe. Her legs went limp with fear and she fell directly to the ground, unable to move.
Soon, several servants carried Xie Zisheng to the front hall.
Xie Zisheng's clothes seemed to be forced on him by someone. They were all wrinkled, the collar of his shirt was slightly half open, and his face had a lingering blush.
He was the young master of the mansion, and the servants were in awe of him, so they naturally dressed him neatly before carrying him out of the room. But Xiaoshi was just a maid, and no one paid any attention to her, so she was left naked next to Xie Zisheng.
The weather in July was not too hot. When the cold wind blew, Xiao Shi shivered slightly. However, there was no clarity in her confused eyes. She had a strange smile of excitement on her face, tears kept flowing from the corners of her mouth, her body was twitching violently, and her body was covered with red marks.
The two of them looked like they had just had sex and were caught in bed.
"Ah!" The unmarried ladies in the crowd were too embarrassed to face themselves and covered their eyes with their handkerchiefs.
Old Lady Zhao looked extremely furious and as if she might rush up and kill someone at any time. Lady Musk and Xie Qian had ashen faces, while Lady Meng still looked weak and about to faint. The expressions of the others varied.
The Third Prince had a puzzled look in his eyes, because he had promised to marry Xie Jiu before, so he already regarded Xie Zisheng as his brother-in-law. He didn't understand why this brother-in-law with military merit and bright future went crazy in broad daylight. He made love with a maid in broad daylight. Was he so horny and thirsty?
The Ninth Prince looked cold. He had heard Xie Zisheng push Xie Jiu into the fire pit of his third brother with just a few words. He thought this man was smart and even intended to win him over. He didn't expect him to be so shameless. He had been in the palace for so long, so he naturally knew that Xie Zishe was probably framed. However, even so, it only proved that Xie Zisheng was too stupid to be framed like this!
Of course, the Ninth Prince did not give up on him completely. He thought that if Xie San could turn the tide, then he could continue to win him over. But if the other party was fooled by this trick, then using him would only cause trouble for himself!
Everyone looked at their legitimate son as if he was a joke. No matter how well-mannered Xie Qian was, he couldn't hold back his pride at this moment. He walked forward and slapped Xie Zisheng in the face: "How dare you, rebellious son, insult our family!"
The slap was fast and fierce. Xie Zisheng's face was swollen immediately. His originally confused eyes slowly became clear at this moment. He looked at Xie Qian's face close to him with doubt in his eyes: "Father, father..."
"You rebellious son, what a good thing you have done!" Xie Qian's eyes were cold.
Xie Zisheng stood up slowly, staggering as if he was drunk, his steps unsteady. His hawk-like eyes scanned the surroundings and then fell on the naked maid Xiaoshi beside him. At this moment, memories came flooding back.
It's her! Xie Lanzhao!
Xie Zisheng clenched his fists tightly, knowing that he was being tricked!
"What the hell is going on!" Xie Qian hissed.
Xie Zisheng was shocked, looked up, and suddenly understood what his father meant at the moment.
No one knows a son better than his father. His father would never believe that he would do something so self-destructive in such an occasion! His father must have known that he was being plotted against! So he gave him a chance to explain to everyone!
Thinking this way, Xie Zisheng felt more confident. He calmed himself down, put on his clothes, and then kowtowed and said, "Zisheng was plotted against by a villain!"
"Who plotted against you?" the Third Prince asked anxiously, the word "brother-in-law" almost coming out of his mouth.
Xie Zisheng recalled: "Just half an hour ago, I was toasting with the two princes, but suddenly I saw a lake blue figure leaving the women's table, and then sneaking westward!"
The female guest was wearing a lake blue dress again...
Everyone's eyes were involuntarily focused on the woman at the end of the crowd, wearing a lake blue long skirt and a light pink lotus-petal jade silk blouse. The woman had willow-like eyebrows and a flowing bun, and was so gorgeous that no one could look at her directly.
It was the ninth young lady of the mansion, Xie Lanzhao.