"What do you want to do? Arresting soone without permission is illegal?" Zhou Ziang saw Yang Yuxin approaching him aggressively, and warily took a step back.
"Illegal? You probably don’t know, but I am a governnt official, naturally I have the right to arrest troublemakers." Yang Yuxin didn’t bother with politeness, and subdued him in just a few moves.
"Who would have thought, this Yang Yuxin is quite formidable."
"Indeed, Yang Yuhe also praises him greatly, I heard he even received rewards from Lord County Magistrate."
"That’s really impressive, even Granny Ye has finally made a breakthrough, everyone used to say she raised a good-for-nothing, who would’ve known she’d have such prospects now."
"Let go of , let go of ." Zhou Ziang shouted as his body was restrained.
"Let you go? Slandering a woman’s reputation without reason, no matter who the other party is, I have the right and responsibility to send you to the big prison." Yang Yuxin, still unsatisfied, kicked him fiercely on the knee.
"I didn’t, Yang Yuzhen was mine to begin with."
"Yours? Do you have the formal engagent ceremony?"
"I have the handkerchief she gave ."
"That’s not even my sister’s, what is your real purpose? Why are you harming my sister? Co, let’s go see the county magistrate, not just you, but your cousin Yang Mudan, today no one will get away."
"Here they co, here they co, Yang Yuchang and Zhou Zhenzhu are bringing Yang Mudan." The crowd made way.
Zhou Ziang turned and shouted in distress, "Aunt, save , Aunt!"
"Yang Yuxin, what are you doing? Let go of my nephew." Zhou Zhenzhu walked over viciously, reaching out to grab Yang Yuxin’s face.
How could Ye Qiu let her succeed? She swiftly stepped over, grabbed her backhand, and spat, "Wretched woman, after your daughter and nephew’s indecent behavior, you now accuse my daughter! My daughter was kind enough to treat Yang Mudan as a friend, and kept your filthy actions secret, but you turned against us. What are you up to?"
"You’re talking nonsense, Mudan said it was Yang Yuzhen who was infatuated with my nephew." Zhou Zhenzhu clutched her chest in anger, unable to move, almost fainting.
"Bullshit, my Yu Zhen is not that indiscreet, she’s never been to the county, how could she know your nephew? But your daughter, cousins as they are, it’s easier for sothing to happen."
"I’ll tear your mouth apart, my Mudan is ant for great fortune, how could she marry Ziang?"
"So by your words, you look down on your own nephew? Didn’t you always say your maternal family is wealthy? This is better than your own family. So now your daughter wants to marry into a higher status and despises her cousin, and as you can’t appease your maternal family, you co to fra my Yu Zhen? Well, my Yu Zhen has a brother who’s a governnt official, two other brothers who are well off, and I, this old lady, earn quite a bit from raising chickens and ducks. Plus, she’s beautiful and capable, indeed a good match, and you chose today, the day we exchange betrothal gifts, to ruin the marriage, clearly preditated."
"It makes sense, I heard Zhou Zhenzhu’s family does run a business in the county."
"Probably because she envies that her daughter isn’t as good as Yu Zhen. I know Yu Zhen, she spends her days at ho doing embroidery, where would she et outsiders?"
"I did see Yu Zhen and Yang Mudan were close, but in recent months they seem to have cut ties. If Yu Zhen really had sothing with Zhou Ziang, why wouldn’t she try to make nice with his aunt’s family?"
"Such venom, trying to ruin a girl’s reputation in broad daylight, dreaming of a free bride, truly delusional."
"Probably trying to skimp on the betrothal gifts, see what Scholar Zhou brought for the engagent, and what Zhou Ziang brought? Tsk, anyone would know who to choose!"
"Sister Ye is really unlucky, how did such people co to plot against her?"
"The clan leader is here."
The words "The clan leader is here" were like an imperial decree, even more authoritative than Yang Yuxin the governnt official; the crowd fell silent and made way.
"What on earth is going on?" He asked with a sullen face.
"Clan leader, you must stand up for our Yu Zhen, today was supposed to be her engagent with Scholar Zhou, but this Zhou Zhenzhu’s nephew ca to ruin Yu Zhen’s reputation, we don’t even know him."
"Clan leader, it’s this person." Yang Yuxin pushed Zhou Ziang to the front.
In the village, a woman’s ruined reputation could affect other youngsters’ marriages, so the clan leader was very angry about this issue.
"Since you don’t know each other, and Yang Yuzhen has had no dealings with him, there’s no need to say more, take him straight to the officials."
"No, help , Aunt, Cousin, testify for , you said Yang Yuzhen was clearly taken with ." Zhou Ziang shouted.
Yang Mudan, being ntioned, saw everyone’s gaze on her, fearfully tried to hide, but with so many people, where could she hide?
"Mudan, I once considered you my best friend, why would you harm this way? You were clearly taken with your cousin and exchanged letters, and when caught, you wanted to use my na. I advised you, warned you, but you wouldn’t listen, and conspired with your cousin to fra , what is your real intent?" Yang Yuzhen didn’t care anymore, since they were unkind, don’t bla her for being unrighteous.
Yes, she had once admired Zhou Ziang, but she was deceived by their fraudulent elegance, not this vulgar, shaless person he truly was.
"Yang Yuzhen, you’re lying, I never liked my cousin."
"Then how do you explain the Beaded Flower on your head? You told it was a gift from your cousin."
Everyone looked towards Yang Mudan’s head, indeed spotting a novel style Beaded Flower. They knew Yang Yuchang’s family was alright financially, but they favored boys over girls, so the Beaded Flower must not have been bought by Yang Yuchang or Zhou Zhenzhu.
"Clan leader, if you don’t believe , you can send soone to inquire at the jewelry store in the county. Mudan told her cousin bought it for her there, sales are all recorded, the store owner shouldn’t have forgotten."
"Yang Yuchang’s family, what do you have to say?" The clan leader pressed.
"I..." Yang Yuchang wasn’t aware of his daughter’s dealings with her cousin, seeing his daughter’s fearful look, he really thought she had frad Yang Yuzhen.
He was infuriated. A slap landed: "Shaless thing, debased yourself, look at what you’ve done! If your brother is affected because of you, don’t bla for being harsh."
"Zhou Ziang, will you admit it was Yang Mudan you interacted with? Otherwise, we’ll see the county magistrate, falsely accusing a maiden, and you’ll face two to three years at least." Yang Yuxin cunningly suggested.
Zhou Ziang rolled his eyes around, if he admitted it was his cousin he interacted with, it was family, no big issue; if he claid it was Yang Yuzhen, he had no evidence, and he didn’t expect Yang Yuzhen’s brother to be a governnt official, if caught, wouldn’t he kill him?
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