“Who are you?” Sima Lingyun asked, gritting his teeth. No one would be able to calm down after being made a cuckold. Some of the speculations by the people in the crowd made his already stony face even darker.

The man’s hair was all over his face and was a mess. Sima Lingyun truly could not tell who he was.

“It’s me! Brother Sima, it’s me, the Second Young Master of the Ping General Manor.” The man shouted, feeling anxious with so many people watching him. He thought that the whole situation was very ridiculous. He had hugged a prostitute to bed in the brothel but had woken up in a different place. Furthermore, the girl he was hugging was not the prostitute who had gone to bed with him. It even sounded as if she was Sima Lingyun’s wife.

His Aunt!

“You Yuelian?” Sima Lingyun’s expression darkened as he asked the man hesitantly.

“It’s me, it’s me. Quick, untie me. I do not know your wife and I don’t know why I was tied up together with her.” You Yuelian nodded hurriedly and explained himself once he saw that Sima Lingyun recognized him.

“Men, undo the ropes and bring them in.” Sima Lingyun’s lips were pursed coldly as he ordered the servants around.

After what happened, he could not let people just watch the show outside his door. They could talk about whatever they had to inside.

The servants came forward and undid the red rope. A maidservant appeared and threw a shirt at Mo Xuemin and then dragged and pushed her in. You Yuelian was much more gracious. He shook out his shirt and followed Sima Lingyun back in.

The door of Duke Zhenguo’s Manor was tightly shut and the curious people could only leave. As the crowd left, news of the Marquess’ wife and the young master of Mingguo Manor spread. Those who were well informed mentioned that the second young master You was the husband of the Second Young Miss of the Mo Manor. The situation became even more hilarious.

The woman had an affair with her sister’s husband. This gossip was so interesting that it spread far and wide!

In the sitting room, Sima Lingyun sat at the front. His eyes glinted sharply and coldly as he looked at Mo Xuemin and then at You Yuelian. After a moment, he laughed coldly and said, “Second Young Master You, how would you explain this matter?”

“Your Excellency, you are mistaken. Nothing happened between me and your wife, I don’t even know your wife. Someone must have framed us deliberately and tied us up together so that it would tarnish your wife’s reputation. I feel so bad about this.” You Yuelian did not feel that he was wrong but still admitted guilt superficially.

He looked down on Sima Lingyun. Would the fallen Duke Zhenguo’s Manor truly dare to do anything to him? Even if something were to happen between him and Mo Xuemin, so what? Would Sima Lingyun be able to do anything to him? That was what You Yuelian thought. As such, even though he said he “felt bad” about it, he did not sound sincere.

There was a faint smile on his lips and he sat down on a stool by the side, not caring about being polite to Sima Lingyun. Even though he sounded apologetic, he did not look guilty at all. Instead, he seemed pleased as he sat there graciously with his leg crossed over his knee.

He did not even care about Sima Lingyun.

Sima Lingyun was so angry he almost vomited blood. He pinched the corner of the table with his fingers and calmed down after much difficulty.

“Second Young Master, where were you before this?” Sima Lingyun asked coldly. He glanced at the little servant by his side. The servant immediately understood what he wanted and went to investigate the matter.

“I was at...” You Yuelian suddenly stopped talking. He opened his mouth and stuttered. He blinked and looked as if he was put in a tough spot.

The Mingguo Manor was very strict and the young masters of the manor were all obedient. There were not any bad rumors about them. As such, even though You Yuelian was a concubine-born son, his reputation was also stellar. If he said that he was in a brothel, his father would break his legs when he returned home. His father would not let him off easily if he were to damage the reputation of the Mingguo Manor.

When You Yuelian thought of that, he did not dare to tell the truth. He averted his eyes and said, “I was walking on the streets and suddenly passed out. I don’t know what happened after that. When I regained consciousness, I was tied up with your wife. To tell the truth, both your wife and I are victims. Brother Sima, if you don’t believe me, do you doubt the love your wife has for you?”

You Yuelian thought that Mo Xuemin and Sima Lingyun were passionately in love since they were newlyweds. Furthermore, Mo Xuemin was beautiful and her figure was amazing. They should be deeply in love. Sima Lingyun would definitely believe that his new wife loved him wholeheartedly and would not cheat on him.

If Sima Lingyun believed that his new wife was alright, he would also believe in You Yuelian’s lies. After this was dealt with, he would go home and get his eldest brother to find out who was trying to get him into trouble.

You Yuelian did not care whether Mo Xuemin’s reputation would be damaged or not!

He made to speak and then stopped again, his eyes looking flustered. Sima Lingyun saw that and he took it as proof that Mo Xuemin was having an affair!

When he heard You Yuelian saying that Mo Xuemin was deeply in love with Sima Lingyun, Sima Lingyun felt that it was a sarcastic jibe. He did not know how many men the vicious slut bedded. She was filthy. She didn’t deserve to be in love. He felt that he was filthy just by association with her.

“Second Young Master You, if you do not know where you were, I will have my men investigate.” Sima Lingyun said coldly. He was so angry he was going mad. First, the women in the house were poisoned, and now, something like this had happened. Mo Xuemin had something to do with both incidents and he wanted to tear her apart.

“Second Young Master You, where were you earlier? Please tell the truth.” Mo Xuemin was flustered too and she turned to yell at You Yuelian.

She did not want to know who this Second Young Master You was. However, why was he so stupid? He was obviously lying and no one believed him. Did he think that Sima Lingyun would believe him?! Mo Xuemin felt cold when she saw Sima Lingyun’s cold and hateful glare. She felt that if anything were to happen between her and Second Young Master You, she would be dead.

“Truth, this is the truth!” You Yuelian did not know that they had all seen through his lies. He looked at Mo Xuemin and saw that even though her clothes were in disarray, she was beautiful. There was no one around them and he was still the gentlemanly Second Young Master of the Mingguo Manor. With that, he thought of how smooth her chest was when he touched it earlier. He relaxed and his expression softened.

To Sima Lingyun, their conversation was them flirting. Sima Lingyun wanted to kill the adulterous pair. They had not only embarrassed him, but they were also still flirting now.

No wonder Mo Xuemin dared to poison the women of the manor. She was going to elope with You Yuelian!

Sima Lingyun understood everything in his anger! He glared at Mo Xuemin viciously. If his eyes were capable of killing someone, Mo Xuemin would have already died several times.

A little servant hurried into the room and muttered beside Sima Lingyun’s ears. Sima Lingyun’s expression darkened. He stood up suddenly and walked up to Mo Xuemin. He pulled Mo Xuemin’s hair and kicked her with his leg. She sprawled out on the ground!

“Slut, who did you meet at the back door yesterday?”

Mo Xuemin was shocked. You Yuecheng had sent his servant over last night to tell her to make sure that she did not fail today. To make You Yuecheng feel at ease, she had met up with the servant the Mingguo Manor sent at the back door. There were no other traces. She did not expect Sima Lingyun to find out.

How could she tell Sima Lingyun about hers and You Yuecheng’s plots?

She reacted quickly and immediately gritted her teeth, saying, “I didn’t meet anyone. I met someone selling rogue.” You Yuecheng had specially arranged for an ordinary servant to come by.

Sima Lingyun was so angry he glowered when he saw that she was still trying to talk her way out of the situation. He pulled her by her hair and slapped her viciously. Mo Xuemin’s soft and pale face immediately swelled up.

“Brother Sima, your wife was a victim today as well. Just let her go. Look at how badly you’ve hit your beautiful wife. Can you bear it?” The man by the side had already forgotten that he was known as an adulterer. He pitied Mo Xuemin when he saw how badly her beautiful face was beaten.

If he dared to behave like this in front of Sima Lingyun, what was he like behind Sima Lingyun’s back? Sima Lingyun was almost entirely sure that the two were having an affair. When he thought of what Mo Xuemin was like and when he looked at how You Yuelian was behaving, as well as how the servant was from the Mingguo Manor, he was even more certain!

Mo Xuemin had only just married into Duke Zhenguo’s Manor. A new bride should have plenty of makeup, so why would she need to buy some three days after her marriage? It was obvious that the two were contacting each other in secret. She had hurt his entire family so that she could be together with the man. Sima Lingyun saw red when he thought of that.

He turned around and grabbed You Yuelian who approached to placate him. He said angrily, “Second Young Master You, how gentle and elegant you are. You are not only having an affair with this slut, but you also tried to hurt those from my manor. Good, good. We will go to a judge now and see whether you adulterous pair are in the right or the people in my manor are wronged.

Now that the situation was so, Duke Zhenguo’s Manor was thoroughly embarrassed. Sima Lingyun wanted to kill Mo Xuemin and he hated You Yuelian as well. He felt that he must not let the adulterous pair off so easily. If he reported the matter, he would be able to vent the anger when the adulterous pair were drowned.

You Yuelian did not expect that Sima Lingyun would dare to go against him and he was momentarily stunned. He only reacted after he was dragged several feet away by Sima Lingyun. He held Sima Lingyun’s hand and said, “Brother Sima, listen to me. This was a misunderstanding. Nothing happened between me and your wife.”

If the matter were to blow up and tarnish the reputation of Mingguo Manor, his father would not spare him. You Yuelian was anxious then as well and he dragged Sima Lingyun backward. He did not dare to see the judge no matter what had happened, whether the affair was real or not. However, he would not be able to escape this.

Even though there was only one Marquess of Mingguo, there were many concubine-born sons. If he did not have the approval of Duke Mingguo, he would never be able to accomplish anything as a concubine-born son. You Yuelian did not dare to take responsibility for tarnishing the reputation of the family which Duke Mingguo thought was of utmost importance.

“You don’t have to tell me. Tell that to the officials of the Ministry of Justice.” Sima Lingyun was angered so many times he had lost all rational thought. He pulled You Yuelian with one hand and Mo Xuemin’s long hair with the other toward the outside. He said sharply, “Take the slut along. We will see what kind of discipline the Ping General Manor has to teach their sons to steal other people’s wives and harm others.”

Sima Lingyun was so angry he was incoherent. He felt that he was a joke everyone was laughing at. Duke Zhenguo’s Manor was completely embarrassed this time!

He only had one thought now, which was that he must not allow Mo Xuemin, the slut, to live. He was going to ruin her completely so that she would become a slut of the lowest level in the hierarchy.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by lotustale.com