Chapter 337 You Yuecheng Exerts Pressure on Duke Zhenguo’s Manor
Sima Lingyun felt that Duke Zhenguo’s Manor had not only failed to prosper after he had gotten together with the slut Mo Xuemin, but the Manor had even fallen further into ruins. He was embarrassed more and more and was too embarrassed to meet anyone. Sima Lingyun shook with anger whenever he thought of that.
He was determined to have the adulterous pair pay today.
“Brother Sima, Brother Sima, listen to me.” You Yuelian was truly panicking now. He held Sima Lingyun’s hand and dragged him backward. He knew that Sima Lingyun was mad. Sima Lingyun’s eyes were red as he glared at Mo Xuemin and You Yuelian. He looked as if he wanted to eat them up.
Mo Xuemin refused to see a judge. If she did, she had no other way out than to be drowned. She was the wife of a marquess but she had been found with a man in a state of undress in broad daylight. How could she possibly have a way out alive? She did not care that her scalp was hurtling like there were needles piercing it. She struggled to lay on the floor. She grabbed a pillar close to her and refused to move.
It was a chaotic scene between the three and the servants standing beside them were a mess as well. They did not know what to do. Someone came up to persuade them to let go, others came to pull them away. There were a few sly ones who took the opportunity to touch Mo Xuemin while her clothes were messed up.
“What’s going on?” An icy cold voice could be heard from the entrance. The cold and sharp aura immediately caused everyone involved in the tussle in the living room to look up in surprise. You Yuecheng stood coldly at the entrance of the sitting room. He looked furious and his eyes were icy cold. The coldness in his eyes made Sima Lingyun shudder and he could not help but let go.
His mind slowly began to work normally again.
You Yuelian and Mo Xuemin could not help but sigh in relief when they saw You Yuecheng.
“Who’s going to tell me what happened?” You Yuecheng’s gaze swept coldly from You Yuelian to Sima Lingyun, and then to Mo Xuemin. His lips curled up coldly. He flicked his sleeves behind him and strode into the living room. He did not stop and was filled with hatred, anger, and some indescribable emotion.
He sat in a daze in the study ever since he found out that the three Mo sisters were heading toward the Repayment Temple. He read but did not flip a single page. His mind was filled with the scene of a horse carriage flipping over and people dying. His mind was filled with the sweet beautiful face. Even though it was hateful and annoying, he could not stop recalling it. His hand, which was on the desk, clenched into fists.
Mo Xuetong marrying King Xuan would make King Xuan even more powerful. King Xuan had not been punished while the other two princes were rebuked. This put King Yan, Feng Yulei into danger. Furthermore, Emperor Zongwen said that Mo Xuetong’s and Feng Yuran’s birth dates were a good match. The imperial astronomer also said that Mo Xuetong would bring blessings to the family when she got married. The probability of Feng Yuran getting better was very high.
As such, he had to stop Mo Xuetong from marrying Feng Yuran no matter what would happen. It would stop Feng Yuran’s progress and prevent Mo Xuetong from bringing luck to her husband!
Emperor Zongwen had King Xuan’s manor guarded extremely well. King Yan’s man could not enter at all. If they wanted to stop the marriage from taking place, they could only work from the Mo Manor’s angle. As long as Mo Xuetong was dead, the marriage would not take place. Feng Yuran might even die. King Yan liked to see that this would kill two birds with one stone.
Feng Yulei and You Yuecheng began to plot to have the other two sisters of the Mo Manor push Mo Xuetong off the speeding horse carriage. Mo Xuetong’s weak body would not be able to make it.
Even if someone were to find out in the end, they would only find that the Mo sisters killed the legitimate Mo daughter and it had nothing to do with the marriage. No one would think that there was someone plotting all of this, and it would not implicate King Yan.
Coincidentally, Mo Xuemin sent someone to feel out You Yuecheng then and You Yuecheng went with it. He agreed to find a way to change how Mo Xuemin looked and to have her enter the Mingguo Manor and be his concubine once Mo Xuetong died. On the other side, they got Mo Xueqiong to see King Yan in private and had You Yuelian tell Mo Xueyan that King Yan liked Mo Xueqiong. They got Mo Xueyan to give Mo Xueqiong the ice silk handkerchief and to say that it was a pity.
If Mo Xueqiong could not marry King Yan, then he would take Mo Xueqiong as a second consort!
The Mo Manor was not that noble and there could not be two daughters who married into the royal family! If Third Miss Mo did not exist, then…
You Yuecheng had planned everything out neatly and led Mo Xuetong to her death step by step. In the end, he had even led the horse carriage toward a mountain path and tried to send all three women to their deaths. If Mo Xuemin and Mo Xueqiong all died, then there would not be a culprit for this case. No one would think that the matter had anything to do with King Yan and the Mingguo Manor.
However, he realized that he felt very flustered when he really enacted the plan. He did not know why her beautiful face kept appearing in his mind. The face that evoked feelings of hatred and pain kept appearing. He felt panicked when he thought of that now. If that girl were to die and be pushed off the speeding horse carriage, she would not live.
He sat in the study on tenterhooks for the entire morning. You Yuecheng did not even eat lunch and his servant, who had never seen him get angry, was given a thorough scolding. Then, You Yuecheng drove the servant out and paced around in the study, frustrated. He could not stop and felt anxious. It was as if there were something weighing down on his heart and he could not breathe.
Could it be because the lass was too annoying that he could not wrap his mind around the fact that she was about to die?
While he was pacing around confusedly, his servant ran in and yelled that something was wrong. Second Young Master was tied up together with Marquess Zhenguo’s wife outside Duke Zhenguo’s Manor.
His frustration dissipated immediately and You Yuecheng immediately realized that something was wrong!
He had sent You Yuelian to send word to Mo Xueqiong and he had not returned all night. You Yuelian also knew that as long as he did not go to brothels openly, You Yuecheng would turn a blind eye to it.
Why was he with Mo Xuemin? And why was he tied up with his clothes in disarray? Didn’t Mo Xuemin go to hurt Mo Xuetong? Did something happen?
You Yuecheng could not be bothered to think too much then. He hurried to Duke Zhenguo’s Manor. The guards behind him pushed the servants guarding the manor gates away so that they could not report his arrival. Then, he strode into the sitting room. No matter what had happened, they must not allow this matter to blow up. Something must have happened where Mo Xuetong was. He did not expect that the sly lass might not be dead. You Yuecheng suddenly felt relaxed in the fluster.
“Eldest Brother, I don’t know what happened. I was outside Duke Zhenguo’s Manor when I woke up and was tied up with the Marquess’ wife.” You Yuelian heaved a sigh of relief when he saw You Yuecheng. He had always followed after You Yuecheng. When he saw You Yuecheng, it was as if he saw his master and he shook his sweaty head and spoke urgently to him.
Did that madman Sima Lingyun not know that blowing up the matter would not benefit anyone?
“Your Excellency, save me. I… There’s really nothing going on between me and Second Young Master!” Mo Xuemin’s eyes brightened as if she had seen a savior. She crawled up from the ground and hurriedly explained, afraid that You Yuecheng would really be mistaken and think that there was something going on between her and You Yuelian.
She had been beaten black and blue and was not as beautiful as she was. Her clothes were also in disarray and her bellyband could not hide the supple flesh beneath. Earlier, Sima Lingyun had given her a beating and she looked like a mess. She was like a dirty madwoman and wasn’t really a sight for sore eyes.
You Yuecheng frowned in disgust and then looked away silently. He turned to look at Sima Lingyun and saw that he was so angry the veins on his forehead were throbbing. He knew that Sima Lingyun was furious and he said lightly, “Brother Sima, please sit down. Don’t be anxious and let us talk about this. You’ve only been married for three days and it was the Empress who bestowed the marriage upon you. Such a noble and dignified matter has been foiled by someone. It is trouble for both our manors and if we don’t deal with it well, we will not be the only two who will be affected.”
Sima Lingyun shuddered anxiously when he heard that and he immediately started sweating. He finally realized what was happening.
Her Majesty was the one who had bestowed this marriage. Furthermore, it had been bestowed because of an undignified matter!
However, no matter what had happened, even if Mo Xuemin had made trouble, Sima Lingyun would not dare to divorce her since their marriage was ordered by the royal family. If he did, it would be akin to slapping the Empress in the face! They would say that the Empress did not know how to judge people and had thought that the slut was a noble lady and sent the slut into Duke Zhenguo’s Manor. Or would they say that Duke Zhenguo’s Manor did not care if they embarrassed the Empress’ and caused trouble deliberately? Everyone would have something to say, and they would gossip about it.
Sima Lingyun did not dare to make the Empress angry. The rumors and gossip might destroy Duke Zhenguo’s Manor.
However, he did not want to let Mo Xuemin off just like that. He said coldly and sharply, “That slut not only had an affair, but she also tried to kill my mother and sister. She poisoned them in the manor.”
When he thought of how his mother and sister almost died, Sima Lingyun glared at Mo Xuemin viciously, wanting to tear her apart.
Mo Xuemin had tried to kill someone by poisoning them. She was indeed a vicious woman!
You Yuecheng grew more disgusted with Mo Xuemin. There was a flash of coldness in his eyes. This was unexpected. Mo Xuemin was a useless slut who could not accomplish anything.
“There’s really such a thing…” You Yuecheng said, pretending to be surprised. It was as if he did not know anything. Then, he said sincerely, “Brother Sima, this is really troublesome for your manor. How are your mother and sister? I know a few imperial physicians. Shall I get them to take a look at the ladies?”
Duchess Zhenguo was still unconscious. Sima Lingyun was in a terrible fix. The Zhenguo Manor did not have the ability to invite imperial physicians over and only found a few physicians casually. They were not very skilled, of course, as such, Sima Lingyun thanked You Yuecheng. “Many thanks, Marquess You.”
You Yuecheng gestured at a guard standing by the side. A guard immediately left respectfully, taking You Yuecheng’s order to get an imperial physician.
The atmosphere was not as tense after You Yuecheng’s show of kindness. The tenseness eased up.
“Brother Sima, my younger brother was in a brothel all night yesterday. If you do not believe him, you can ask the brothel. It is impossible for him to have an affair with your wife. Someone must have done this deliberately to frame them so that our manors would be dishonored. I am feeling anxious, just as you are.” You Yuecheng frowned.
This was why he came. The matter must not blow up no matter what had happened!
Given Emperor Zongwen’s wits, King Yan would be implicated if the matter blew up. If something were to happen, King Yan would really have no chance of making a comeback.
“I have to send the slut to a judge after what she did.” Sima Lingyun said resentfully as he glared at Mo Xuemin viciously. He would not let her off so lightly. His vengeful gaze made Mo Xuemin curl up subconsciously. She looked at You Yuecheng fearfully and hoped that he could save her.
She could not help but move toward You Yuecheng. She was afraid of dealing with Sima Lingyun alone. His vicious gaze made her feel terrified! She looked at You Yuecheng pitifully and pleaded with him silently to take her with him. She knew that given Sima Lingyun’s vicious character, he would torture her to death if she stayed.
“If you send her to a judge, the Empress…” You Yuecheng said awkwardly. He did not even look at Mo Xuemin. His eyes turned cold and said, “Furthermore, our manor cannot embarrass ourselves like that!”
He sounded as if he was still trying to discuss the matter in the earlier half of his statement. However, the second part of his statement was an attempt to subdue Sima Lingyun. You Yuecheng stared at Sima Lingyun coldly and sharply with a hint of murderous intent. It drilled into Sima Lingyun’s heart. The strong icy cold aura made him seem noble as he stared at Sima Lingyun. It was as if he would use forceful methods against Sima Lingyun if he said something wrong.
You Yuecheng, who was like that, was not someone Sima Lingyun could deal with!
However, Sima Lingyun was very sharp and his mind whirled. He found a few points that were beneficial to him. Duke Mingguo was going to suppress the matter no matter what would happen and he felt resentful about that. Mo Xuemin’s reputation was already ruined and Sima Lingyun wanted to get rid of her by drowning her.
However, since the Mingguo Manor did not share the same idea, then they had to pay a price for it!
A hint of greed flashed in Sima Lingyun’s eyes. Given the Mingguo Manor’s capabilities, it would not be difficult for them to help him get a promotion or two.
“Second Young Master and she did something like that. You aren’t asking us to just accept it, are you? Even though the Zhenguo Manor is not as noble as the Mingguo Manor, we are still nobility and have served the country. We still have integrity and dignity. We will not allow a slut to cause trouble in the manor.” Sima Lingyun said stiffly.