Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1138 - 1135_1

Chapter 1138: Chapter 1135_1

Xiao’er wanted to speak up for Jiang Yuheng, but she can’t reveal in front of everyone that she saw the young lady clinging to him, and that Jiang Yuheng had clearly and firmly rejected her already.

That would mean revealing that she and Shangguan Xuanyi had seen him long ago! If so, why didn’t they bring him back to the Imperial City at the time?

In any case, she can’t testify! Otherwise, she would have to explain a lot of things!

There would also be a snowball effect of lies, requiring countless more lies to uphold them.

Xiao’er was thinking about how to help the Fifth Princess and Jiang Yuheng out of their current predicament.

Upon hearing Jiang Yuheng’s words, the crowd burst into discussion: "This lady has no shame, she’s interested in our royal son-in-law, but he had clearly said that he doesn’t like her, yet she clings onto him now that she’s old and couldn’t get married!

Just look at herself, with such a behavior and appearance, who would want to marry her? Our noble royal son-in-law must have gone blind to have favored her, making her wait for several years!"

"That’s right. No wonder this noble son-in-law of ours fell head over heels for the princess. He is so noble in status and the Duke of Zhen, she obviously sought him on purpose to take advantage of him!"

"Definitely! She just doesn’t seem to know any decency and probably doesn’t understand what’s right and wrong, she only wants to climb up the social ladder! She’s so shameless!"

"Deliberately framing an official appointed by the Imperial Court is a punishable offense, and our noble duke is not just an official, he’s our royal son-in-law! Did you, young lady, muster up some unwarranted courage to falsely accuse the royal family? Aren’t you afraid of beheading!"

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Royal son-in-law? Brother Liang is not only the Duke of Zhen, but he’s also married to the princess? Liao Chunyu was so scared by what the crowd was saying that she couldn’t make a sound.

So, was she planning to snatch his marriage with the princess? The thought terrified her!

Why didn’t the person who brought her to the Imperial city tell her that Brother Liang was marrying the princess!

Would she be beheaded if she tried to compete with the princess for marriage!

The thought turned Liao Chunyu’s face pale, and her legs went weak.

"Wow, Yuheng, you are quite fortunate, aren’t you. The Fifth Princess has maintained her purity for you for many years, and there was a man named Liang Dashan before claiming to be your father. Could it be that he is your future father-in-law?

Now another lady emerges, having waited for you for many years. Are there any more?

Give your Second Aunt all the details at once to save me from jumping at the surprise next time!

Give your Second Aunt all the details, so that Second Aunt can help you arrange accommodation for these ladies who seek you!" The previous Duke’s wife saw that Jiang Yuheng convincingly persuaded everyone with a few words, and Liao Chunyu, presented so overtly intimated, added hurriedly.

The show has only just started, how could it end so quickly!

One way or another, she must make their wedding day feel as uncomfortable as if they had swallowed a fly!

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuheng turned to face the former Ducal Lady, "Second Aunt, this person was purposely brought to the Imperial City to disgust me, wasn’t she?!"

"What are you talking about! What does this have to do with me? How would I know how many old acquaintances you have from when you lost your memory! If you have no evidence to prove that it was me who arranged this, don’t spit blood and slander the innocent!"

Jiang Yuheng heard this and frowned. Of course, he doesn’t have evidence now! Moreover, since she dares to put it like that, it means her hands are clean, even if he investigated Liao Chunyu. He believed his "good" Second Aunt would not be so foolish as to expose herself.

"Miss Liao, how did you find out to come to the Imperial City to find the Duke? Did you want to come to the Imperial City and scam the Duke on your own, or did someone bring you?" Xiao’er spoke up at this moment.

A young lady who had never been far from home, if not for someone accompanying her, would never dare to travel a thousand miles to the Imperial City!

"No one brought me here, I came alone!" Liao Chunyu immediately responded when she heard this.

"Miss Liao really came alone? There was no one with you?" Xiao’er asked again.

"Of course I came by myself!" Her own mother had accepted fifty taels from a stranger and made her swear not to say who brought her here! Therefore, she had to stick to her story of coming alone!

Other people heard Xiao’er’s words and didn’t understand what she was hinting at. Why was she suddenly interested in how this lady got to the Imperial City!

But some officials, especially those from the Dali Temple and the Imperial Clan Court, somewhat understood. This line of questioning was extremely similar to how they interrogated criminals.

"I came both by land and by water!" Upon remembering the journey that the man had brought her on, alternating between boat and carriage rides, Liao Chunyu responded.

"Oh, which shipping company’s passenger ship did Miss Liao take? And where did you board and disembark? And where did you transfer?" Xiao’er nodded to show that she understood and continued to ask.

Liao Chunyu was slightly taken aback by the question. She hadn’t paid any attention to where she had boarded or disembarked the ship!

What was the place called again? Although she had heard the boatman announcing the arrival of the ship at different places, because someone was with her, she hadn’t paid any attention to it. She racked her brains but couldn’t remember, so she could only say, "I rode on a passenger ship operated by the Shi family. I forgot where I boarded and disembarked!"

"Miss Liao is indeed amazing. Even though she came to the Imperial capital alone, she can forget where she embarked and where she disembarked. Weren’t you afraid of getting lost? If it were me, I would make sure to remember the route clearly when I go out alone. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know if I were deceived halfway. Right, everyone?" Xiao’er finished and deliberately asked the people around her.

The ladies and misses present grasped Xiao’er’s intention after hearing her words. As expected of Princess Rui, with just a few words, she had proven that this Miss Liao was lying!

"No, I did ask the boatman to notify me when to disembark! That’s correct! I did not take careful note of where we embarked and disembarked because I knew I could ask the boatman to notify me." Liao Chunyu excitedly answered, surprised at her own quick thinking for such an excuse.

Xiao’er nodded, "I see. If Miss Liao can’t remember where she boarded and where she disembarked and where she switched to a carriage, you should at least remember how much silver you paid for the boat ride and the carriage ride, right? After all, you paid it yourself. You can’t possibly forget every single payment!"

Upon hearing this, Liao Chunyu couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat. Who is this person! Why is she asking so many questions? It wasn’t her who paid, how would she know the total cost!

"I forgot, I have a poor memory." She thought to herself that it’s better to say she forgot any questions she couldn’t answer. They can’t blame her for that!

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