inspire-indiana Chapter 211 Being Beaten
Chapter 211 Being Beaten
"Of course it's true." Li Zan puffed out his chest, looking determined to win.
"Mr. Li, Mr. Li, you must not..." Eunuch Wang hurried over and said.
"Go away, go away, you are so ignorant." Li Zan pushed him and said, "You still think you are great just because you are a favorite of His Majesty. When you go back, I will show you how I will deal with you."
Seeing his arrogant look with his greasy hair and powdered face, Chan Yi found it funny. This damn old man, Taifu Li, must be in big trouble for having such a son. His father hasn't even succeeded in his rebellion yet, but his son is already bragging to the whole world.
When the young general surnamed Lin winked at her while holding the Pisces jade pendant in his hand, she knew that he was Pei Jin's man, so she was not worried at all that they would find An'er.
"Husband, I'm a little tired." Pei Yun, who had inherited the true teachings of Aunt Liu, leaned on Li Zan's shoulder and said weakly.
"Get out of here! You stinky old women." Li Zan pushed away a woman who was blocking the way and shouted, "Why don't you bring a chair over here? My wife is tired."
As soon as Pei Yun heard the words "my wife", a joyful smile suddenly broke out on his face.
Just as she was leaning against Li Zan with a smug look on her face, a woman in a long red dress embroidered with gold flowers walked in from outside the hall. The woman raised her eyebrows, stamped her feet and said to the man behind her:
"Brother, look, he said that he fell in love with me at first sight and would marry me. He couldn't help himself at the banquet, so... but look at him now..."
"Second sister, don't be anxious." Gu Qingfeng whispered to comfort her and was about to grab her sister's sleeve.
How could Gu Ningxia bear this humiliation? Now everyone in the capital knew that she was engaged to Li Zan, and this man was actually hugging and kissing a woman in public, showing no regard for her and the Changning Marquisate at all.
She took a few steps forward, looking at Pei Yun with anger in her eyes, pointing at her and cursing, "You little devil, tell me, where did you come from?"
What's going on? Mrs. Lin looked at her daughter in surprise. Chan Yi shook her head calmly, knowing that all this was arranged.
"Xia Xia... Xia Xia... don't be anxious... I brought her here to testify against the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. My dear brother Qingfeng, no, future brother-in-law, you will never imagine that she is Pei Jin's concubine!" Li Zan quickly shook off Pei Yun, walked over, held Gu Ningxia's hand and said.
"Who are you kidding? Everyone knows that Sister Xiao is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and looks a bit like the Empress. How could she be Pei Jin's concubine? This is such a joke. Could it be that this woman said that?" Gu Ningxia turned her head and frowned, saying, "Li Zan, don't change the subject. What on earth did you bring this vixen here for today?"
"Xia Xia, Xia Xia, I really didn't lie to you. Eunuch Wang, Eunuch Wang, can you say something?" Li Zan was looking for Eunuch Wang in the crowd. His father had said that he must never offend anyone in the Changning Marquis' Mansion, otherwise the consequences would be serious.
"Well..." Eunuch Wang came out from behind a group of maids and spread his hands helplessly, "I am just following your majesty's instructions and following Master Li. I know nothing else."
"Second Miss Gu, it's true. I am Pei Yunshan's daughter. How could I have mistaken her? She is obviously Pei Jin's concubine who secretly poured out the contraceptive soup and deliberately gave birth to a child. What's even more ridiculous is that she gave birth to a girl. In order to keep her position as the crown prince, Madam Wang lied to the palace and said she gave birth to a boy!" Pei Yun pointed at Chan Yi and said loudly.
"You... you are actually Pei Jin's half-sister, I really underestimated you. What a vixen, you look just like your aunt who never lets go of men, no wonder, no wonder! Li Zan, you clearly said that you would get rid of all the beautiful women around you for my sake, so I was willing to marry you, then why is she still here!" Gu Ningxia turned around and grabbed Li Zan's collar and shouted, "You ruined my reputation, and you still want to flirt with other women, I'll beat her to death!"
After saying that, she let go of Li Zan, rushed over, raised her right hand and slapped Pei Yun in the face several times, who couldn't dodge in time.
Pei Yun was hit so hard by her that she was dizzy and could only scream and hide.
Gu Ningxia has been spoiled by the wife of Marquis Changning since she was a child. She is also the only legitimate daughter of the Gu family, so even her father has to give her some respect.
At the last birthday banquet for Empress Xiao, she suffered a great humiliation and was looking for ways to commit suicide at home, asking Gu Qiyuan to find ways to kill this rapist.
It was Master Li who came with his wife and Li Zan, and presented many valuable gifts to the Changning Marquisate.
Mrs. Li Taifu promised to marry her as Li Zan's principal wife, and was willing to hand over the housekeeping power of the Li Mansion to her, and promised to send away all the concubines in Li Zan's house.
Li Zan was even more humble. He grew up among women and was good at dealing with this kind of young lady who was just beginning to fall in love. He knelt down, kowtowed, swore and said that although he was framed by a villain, he had a special affection for her in his heart, which was why he could not help but do such a thing. He also said that after seeing her, he could no longer look down on other mediocre women.
Li Zan's move coaxed and deceived the inexperienced Gu Ningxia. Li Taifu talked to Gu Qiyuan about the situation in the court, and his words were meaningful. Gu Qiyuan knew what was going on and agreed to marry his daughter to Li Zan. After all, after the two families got married, they would prosper together and suffer together, and this relationship was unbreakable, which was exactly what Gu Qiyuan wanted.
Today, her brother suddenly said that he wanted to take her to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Gu Ningxia was quite reluctant, thinking that her brother had not given up on Xiao Qianqian.
But her brother told her solemnly that he had received news today that Li Zan was still obsessed with Xiao Qianqian and wanted to take advantage of the fact that the prince was imprisoned and the Xiao family was in a panic to force Xiao Qianqian to give herself to him.
Gu Ningxia was furious when she heard this, and immediately went to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion with Gu Qingfeng. They had been standing outside the flower hall and eavesdropping, but she didn't expect that Li Zan was hugging that little vixen while trying to hit on Xiao Qianqian. She wanted to stab that man to death with a knife.
After Pei Yun was slapped in the face by Gu Ningxia without saying a word, she could no longer bear the grievance and started to sob.
"Stop crying, stop crying, it's so depressing!" Li Zan was disturbed by Gu Ningxia's words. He was still afraid that this woman would beat him when she got angry. Thinking of the last time he was bitten terribly by her and then pushed into the lotus pond by her, he had to pretend to be angry and scolded Pei Yun a few words. He couldn't afford to offend this little girl at the moment.
Pei Yun's face was red from being hit by Gu Ningxia, and it was burning with pain. She was also a spoiled child, and even after entering the Li Mansion, she had never suffered such a big injustice. She immediately retreated to the side, covering her face and crying.
"Second sister Gu, Miss Pei is pregnant. Please show mercy to her." Chan Yi said in a gentle voice.