The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 1087 - 247: Borrowed a Dog’s Courage_3

Chapter 1087: Chapter 247: Borrowed a Dog’s Courage_3

"Take down the tent!" Mo Heng ordered.

Several Mansion soldiers hurried over, and in a flurry of activity, the tent was dismantled in the blink of an eye.

Zheng Yuehan had no choice but to support Second Madam Zheng, her face unsightly and her eyes full of tears as she came out.

"Will you walk out on your own, or do you want to make it difficult?" Pei Qin raised an eyebrow. With looks like Zheng Yuehan’s, she dared to go and seduce that mercurial man? She was lucky her arm hadn’t been disabled already—that was mercy shown!

Zheng Yuehan looked at her. Just an older woman with delicate features, and yet she had caused her such embarrassment. Filled with resentful hatred, she wept pitifully, "I was merely walking in the garden with my cousin when I was suddenly attacked. Yet you defame me—are you trying to drive me to death!?"

"Not bad! You show promise!" Pei Qin watched her, surprised. You should quit while you’re ahead, girl!

Zheng Yuehan’s face was full of grievance as she looked at Mo Heng with tearful eyes, "I am neither a spy nor an assassin; I was just walking in the garden!"

"Are you blind? Didn’t you see the ’No Admittance’ sign?" Mo Heng mocked her.

Zheng Yuehan felt like she was reeling. In what way was she inferior to Pei Qin, a woman past her prime who could no longer bear children? She had suffered such a grievous injury for him, even breaking off her engagement, and yet he was still so cold and heartless toward her?

Old Lady Zheng, seeing that the confrontation was going to ruin her granddaughter’s reputation with Mo Heng showing no concern for their relationship, made eye contact with Second Madam Zheng and Second Old Master Zheng, signaling them to leave quickly, "General Mo! We merely came to speak our piece. My granddaughter was mistaken for a spy or assassin in the General Mansion, and she is badly injured. It is truly a grave injustice."

After this scene, they had become the aggrieved party.

"Weren’t you just causing a scene, demanding that I take responsibility?" Mo Heng sneered.

Second Madam Zheng’s face turned purple with rage, "My daughter has been injured like this by you—are we supposed to swallow this injustice in silence!?"

Mo Heng’s eyes swept over them coldly, "Notices prohibiting entry are posted all around the training field; you can read yet still barged in. The Long Spear Camp isn’t even fully operational yet, and the Rong Clan has already received the news. It seems there are quite a few in Capital Jingcheng selling their allegiance to the Rong Clan! Someone call the Five-City Soldiers and Horses Troop here to conduct a thorough investigation!"

At once, personal soldiers responded and went to carry out the order.

And as the commotion started here, the Five-City Soldiers and Horses Troop had already received word that Tiance General Mansion and Mansion of General Zhaoyong were experiencing disturbances, and they were naturally proactive. Deputy Commander Luo Zhen had just been replaced; the new officer was named Jiang Dahai, who arrived quickly with his men and surrounded the area, "General Mo! Where is the spy?"

The Zheng family really became scared now. Second Madam Zheng cried out loudly, insisting on her innocence, "We are not spies! You cannot pursue your personal vendettas and slander us as spies, abusing your power to bully others! My daughter has been beaten to this state by you, and yet you still want to persecute our family, relying on your strength to oppress the weak!"

"If it really were a case of using power to oppress the weak, who would dare to cause trouble in General Zhaoyong’s Mansion? The Zheng family, a no-name bunch, causing a disturbance at the General Mansion—if you did not have some guilty secret, if you didn’t have a powerful backer, where would you get the audacity?" Mo Heng said expressionlessly, then gave Jiang Dahai his orders, "I’m having someone check to see if any military secrets have been stolen. Take them away for questioning first!"

Jiang Dahai raised an eyebrow at the Zheng family people and with a grand gesture commanded, "Take them away!"

Old Lady Zheng’s vision darkened, and she nearly fainted.

"Could you please trouble a doctor to follow them? We wouldn’t want someone else who no longer wants to live borrowing courage from somewhere else and causing trouble at the General Mansion again," Pei Qin said.

Doctor Qi immediately followed.

"We are not spies! You cannot wrong us! You can’t do this!" Second Old Master Zheng was being dragged away by two soldiers, turning pale with fear as he kicked and screamed.

"If you dare cause trouble at the General Mansion, then you shall first be investigated by the Five-City Soldiers and Horses Troop! Once the truth is clarified, naturally, you will be released!" Jiang Dahai waved his hand, signaling for the people to be taken away.

The Five-City Soldiers and Horses Troop was responsible for the defense of the city and the public security in Capital Jingcheng. Having rolled through the streets, what kind of situation hadn’t they seen? Today’s affair, no matter how it ended, the Zheng family, a minor entity, had the audacity to affront General Zhaoyong—they deserved their misfortune!

If she ended up in prison, her life would be over! Zheng Yuehan’s mind went blank, and she screamed and struggled, cursing at Pei Qin, "You’re enacting revenge for personal grievances! You yourself are barren and without a son, that’s why you’re jealous of me, taking revenge on me! You, a woman weathered and past her prime! If you dare to harm me, I won’t let you come to a good end either! Your barrenness, your lack of a son, that’s your retribution!"