usatvline Chapter 121 Hooking up with a man behind my back
Chapter 121 Hooking up with a man behind my back
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your generosity in supporting us today. I have no way to repay you and I will remain loyal to you for the rest of my life." Xiao Cong knelt down.
"Get up. I just don't want to see a minister ruined by some dirty private matters. But you, Lord Xiao, really need to change your temper." Xie Ci'an naturally took the teacup handed over by Gu Jianchu.
He pinched the teacup with his bony fingers, gently skimmed off the tea foam, and took a sip.
"Your Majesty is right." Xiao Cong was helped up by Minister Lin.
Xie Ci'an waved his hand. Minister Lin stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, when I was in Jiangnan, I secretly investigated the construction of the canal docks. The local people were seriously embezzling the project funds. In order not to alert the local authorities, I did not dare to collect evidence extensively. Instead, I copied some of the project funds from the account books when they were not paying attention. The difference between the actual amount of money received and the local income was huge."
Minister Lin handed the evidence hidden in his sleeve to Xie Ci'an.
After looking through the account books and the recorded engineering material receipts, Xie Ci'an frowned with anger, "Great, you're making money right under my nose."
"Cheng Song asked Wen Zhu to secretly collect evidence, and Minister Lin also needs to make another trip to Jiangnan." A gleam of an old fox appeared in Xie Ci'an's eyes.
Gu Jianchu kept in mind that the harem was not allowed to interfere in government affairs. When the emperor and Minister Lin were discussing important matters, she consciously hid far away and sat by the window to look at the scenery outside.
Xiao Cong had not been driven away by the Emperor, but Minister Lin was helping Xie Ci'an with a private matter this time, and he wasn't sure if he could listen. Unsure, Xiao Cong consciously moved to the Empress's side, "Empress Su Yue..."
Xiao Cong seemed to be hesitant to say what to say next, and he was at a loss as to how to start.
Gu Jianchu saw Xiao Cong's embarrassed look and knew that he was kind-hearted. Even when facing his disgusting uncle and cousin, he would not be cruel. "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for Su Yue. After we leave, someone has already released Su Yue."
"Now that something like this has happened, how does Lord Xiao plan to deal with this matter?" Gu Jianchu asked casually.
"After all, he is my mother's biological brother. My uncle helped me after my mother passed away, but I never reciprocated. This time, let's just call it even. Afterwards, I will send my uncle and cousin back to their hometown and we will have no further contact from now on."
Xiao Cong's lowered eyes were filled with loss.
[I'm afraid Xiao Cong will be disappointed. Some evildoers will be punished by their own evildoers.]
When Gu Jianchu was thinking about this, a loud noise came from the backyard, attracting everyone in Yaoyue Tower to look over. Even some scholars who loved to watch the fun came forward to watch.
After being awakened by the heavy wind, Xu Suyue came out rubbing the back of her neck in confusion. She was still trying to recall what had happened before. The image of her lighting the incense kept flashing in her mind. Before she could think further, a familiar figure rushed in front of her.
Come up and slap her.
Her entire face was knocked to the side, accompanied by bursts of tinnitus in her ears. A red and swollen slap mark instantly appeared on her cheek. She was about to curse in anger, but when she turned her head to meet the man's gaze, Xu Suyue shrank back instantly. Her body's instinctive reaction made her shrink back.
"You bitch, you are really good at running. You actually ran away to the capital and to a place where only dignitaries can come. Are you planning to hook up with another man and dump me?" The fat on the man's face looked particularly fierce. He grabbed Xu Suyue's clothes and punched her with his small fists.
A scholar who couldn't stand it stepped forward to stop them, "What's wrong with you? How can you hit someone in public? If you continue to attack, I will report you to the police."
Although the scholar stiffened his neck to stop him, he was still frightened by the man's fierce look and dared not move forward.
During the struggle, the man had already kicked Xu Suyue in the abdomen, "It's none of your business when I teach my wife a lesson."
"Even if she is your wife, you can't beat or scold her at will." Other onlookers echoed.
Gu Jianchu heard the commotion upstairs and looked at Xiao Cong, "Lord Xiao, it's quite lively downstairs. I think after seeing this excitement, your thoughts will change."
Gu Jianchu grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the table and naturally made room for Xiao Cong.
Although he was a little confused about what the Queen said, Xiao Cong still took a step forward and stood in front of the window. He saw Su Yue who was beaten and the man who was slapping his legs and crying. He suddenly put a handful of melon seeds in front of him and said, "Would you like to eat some?"
How can you enjoy the fun without some melon seeds?
Xiao Cong waved his hand to reject Gu Jianchu's kindness, "Thank you, Queen, but it's not necessary."
Gu Jianchu took the melon seeds back and continued to eat the melon while cracking the seeds.
The bustle downstairs continued. The man slapped his legs and cried in front of everyone, "I didn't want to do it either. It was this bitch who forced me to do it. She framed me and slept in the same bed with me. Not long after, she said she was pregnant and forced me to marry her. I didn't expect that the girl I married would be a jinx. She's ruined my luck. Every time I go out, I lose it all. Later, this bitch couldn't stand me anymore and induced an abortion. Then she teamed up with my cheap father-in-law and set fire to my house. Then they secretly ran away to the capital."
"I've been searching for a long time before finally coming to the capital, to Yaoyue Tower. I never expected this bitch to be trying to seduce a high-ranking official even before she's divorced me. She wants to use these officials in the capital to pressure me. How can I not be angry?"
[That's a good point, but you didn't mention anything about your deception of Su Yue.]
Gu Jianchu secretly glanced at Xiao Cong, only to see that Xiao Cong's brows were tightly knitted together, and he looked at the people below with complicated emotions.
He originally thought that his cousin and uncle just wanted to plot against him, but he didn't expect that his cousin was actually married. What a big deal.
Xu Suyue, who had been smeared, seemed to no longer want to endure this. She forced herself to stand up tremblingly, despite the dull pain in her abdomen from being kicked by the man. "Don't listen to his nonsense. He deceived me by pretending to be a rich young man. After we got married, he became addicted to gambling. He would beat and scold me at the slightest displeasure. He even aborted the child in my belly. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I tried to escape and came to the capital."
"How dare you say that you came to the capital just to avoid me and not to hook up with men?" The man pressed on.
Xu Suyue stepped back, stiffening her neck and saying, "Of course it's just to avoid you."
"The Yaoyue Tower is really lively today. I can eat two melons in a short time."
"I've been to Yaoyue Tower many times, but I've never seen it so lively."
"Girl, since you can't stand being deceived by him, why don't you just go to the Dali Temple and get a divorce with him?" suggested one of the nosy scholars.