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| Rebirth: Back to Zero Author: 祎庭沫瞳 (Yi Ting Mo Tong) |
Chapter 12 Quelling the Rumours (Part 2/3)
"Your
Highness ?" Ming Li held the lantern and looked at Jun Lixuan who stopped
in confusion.
Jun
Lixuan's eyes glanced at the roof. The shadow guard who had been staying on the
roof to protect Ling Qiyang's safety jumped down. He whispered in Jun Lixuan's
ear, "Just as the servant who cleaned the room left, Miss Ling sneaked
into the room has yet to come out."
A cold
sneered hooked up at the corner of Jun Lixuan's mouth and waved his hand,
gesturing for the Shadow Guard to retreat. Then he glanced at Ming Li. The
attendant immediately understood. Passing the lantern in his hand to Jun Lixuan,
he ran out quickly. In a
short while, he brought the guards of the Mansion. After Count Wangyang heard
that an assassin hid in the room, he was stupefied. He hurriedly followed Ming
Li and a large group of people, into the room to catch the assassin.
After they
barged into the room, the guards were so frightened that not one of them moved.
In the face of the naked young lady of the Mansion, no one spoke a single word.
Similarly, Ling Jieyu was also shocked by the uproar within the room. Just as
she was about to scream, Jun Lixuan's guard gagged her unceremoniously and
dragged her out the door.
Seeing
the squad coming out, Count Wangyang hissed furiously, "Where is the scum
who dared to assassinate someone the Count Wangyang Mansion? Lock this
scoundrel away and wait for Your Highness's orders."
Count
Wangyang's furious roar attracted the attention of the duo within the room.
Without delay, Ling Qiyang rushed out along with his father. Even Ling Hongzhi
and Aunt Zhou in the neighbouring yard heard the commotion and came over to
take a look.
Alas,
when the scoundrel was brought before Count Wangyang, no words sounded from his
widely gaped mouth. Ling Jieyu was pushed in front of Jun Lixuan. In such a
cold winter, Ling Jieyu's clothes were far too thin. Her pink underwear even
peeked out under her clothes for all to see. Undoubtedly, her dignity as an
unmarried girl was tarnished beyond salvation.
Ling
Jieyu's body trembled uncontrollably in a mixture of cold and fear. By her
side, Count Wangyang felt his heart in his throat. Without hesitation, he fell
to his knees and pleaded guilty. He repeatedly cried, "It is all my fault
for not strictly disciplining my children. It is all my fault for not strictly
disciplining my children..."
There
was no reason for Ling Jieyu to appear in Ling Qiyang's room. Furthermore, the
entire Mansion was aware that His Royal Highness Ling and his consort were
staying overnight. Even if she claimed to have entered the wrong room, even
idiots would know it was a lie. If Jun Lixuan insisted that Ling Jieyu was out
to kill him, no one would be able to save her life. Not only that, even the
lives of his family would be at risk.
"What's
the matter?" Ling Qiyang walked over quickly.
Seeing
his consort walk into the cold night without a cloak, Jun Lixuan quickly took
off his mantle and put it on his consort. Jun Lixuan signalled to Luo Su, who
was behind, to take Ling Qiyang's cloak and put it on Concubine Yue with his
gaze.
"When
I entered the yard, I wanted to go back into the house. However, I saw a sneaky
shadow on the window, so I asked someone to go in and have a look. After all,
this is Count Wangyang Mansion, it is inappropriate for me to handle this
myself." Jun Lixuan presented his seamless lie. After all, if he had tasked
his own people to go in, Ling Jieyu could claim that she was wronged and
framed.
"Sister,
this..." Ling Qiyang was speechless. He turned his head away and shook his
head in dismay. It was inappropriate for him to take another look at the sorry
state his sister was in.
Ling
Qiyang's Father looked at Count Wangyang, then at Ling Jieyu. He turned back
into the house without saying a word. Luo Su followed and closed the door.
"You...you..."
Count Wangyang finally pulled his sense together. He thrust his finger at the
girl on her knees, stuttering for a long time, and unable to speak coherently
from the overflowing rage, "You wicked vixen! Why did you run into the
Qiyang's yard in the middle of the night!"
At this
moment, the Madam Ling who came after hearing the news rushed in and saw her
dishevelled daughter. She immediately ran forward, took the gag out of her
mouth, and cried, "My poor daughter, who bullied you and landed you in
this state. Tell mother, I will avenge you!"
Ling
Jieyu saw her mother coming and immediately burst into tears.
"You
still have the face to cry? You tarnished the name of Count Wangyang Mansion by
doing such a shameless thing! How dare you cry!" Count Wangyang's finger
pointed at her daughter, his face flushed red molten anger.
"Sire,
don't wrong our daughter. She has always been obedient and meek. Someone must
have set her up. My poor daughter...What should we do if this spoils your
reputation..." Madam sobbed sorrowfully with her daughter in her arms.
The
sight of the crying the mother and daughter further annoyed the fuming Count.
The matter involved His Royal Highness Ling and had to be resolved.
"Your
Highness ." Ming Li walked out, holding Ling Jieyu's clothes and said
respectfully, "Miss Ling's clothes are neatly placed on the corner stool.
There is no trace of struggles, and her clothes are no soiled. This does not
look like a case of kidnapping."
If she
was taken her by force, the perpetrator had no reason to be so meticulous.
Furthermore, her clothes were perfectly intact and neatly folded. Even if Ling
Jieyu was threatened to undress, she should have cried. Her eyes should have been
swollen with her tendency to cry under pressure, unlike her current expression.
"Good
girl, did someone tricked you?" Madam Ling continued her attempt to prove
her daughter's innocence.
By the
side, Jun Lixuan was too fed up by this farce. Ling Qiyang stood beside him and
cupped his hand warmly together.
"I..."
Ling Jieyu obviously did not have an excuse.
"Your
Highness ?" Ming Li held the lantern and looked at Jun Lixuan who stopped
in confusion.
Jun
Lixuan's eyes glanced at the roof. The shadow guard who had been staying on the
roof to protect Ling Qiyang's safety jumped down. He whispered in Jun Lixuan's
ear, "Just as the servant who cleaned the room left, Miss Ling sneaked
into the room has yet to come out."
A cold sneered hooked up at the corner of Jun Lixuan's mouth and waved his hand, gesturing for the Shadow Guard to retreat. Then he glanced at Ming Li. The attendant immediately understood. Passing the lantern in his hand to Jun Lixuan, he ran out quickly. In a short while, he brought the guards of the Mansion. After Count Wangyang heard that an assassin hid in the room, he was stupefied. He hurriedly followed Ming Li and a large group of people, into the room to catch the assassin.
After they
barged into the room, the guards were so frightened that not one of them moved.
In the face of the naked young lady of the Mansion, no one spoke a single word.
Similarly, Ling Jieyu was also shocked by the uproar within the room. Just as
she was about to scream, Jun Lixuan's guard gagged her unceremoniously and
dragged her out the door.
Seeing
the squad coming out, Count Wangyang hissed furiously, "Where is the scum
who dared to assassinate someone the Count Wangyang Mansion? Lock this
scoundrel away and wait for Your Highness's orders."
Count
Wangyang's furious roar attracted the attention of the duo within the room.
Without delay, Ling Qiyang rushed out along with his father. Even Ling Hongzhi
and Aunt Zhou in the neighbouring yard heard the commotion and came over to
take a look.
Alas,
when the scoundrel was brought before Count Wangyang, no words sounded from his
widely gaped mouth. Ling Jieyu was pushed in front of Jun Lixuan. In such a
cold winter, Ling Jieyu's clothes were far too thin. Her pink underwear even
peeked out under her clothes for all to see. Undoubtedly, her dignity as an
unmarried girl was tarnished beyond salvation.
Ling
Jieyu's body trembled uncontrollably in a mixture of cold and fear. By her
side, Count Wangyang felt his heart in his throat. Without hesitation, he fell
to his knees and pleaded guilty. He repeatedly cried, "It is all my fault
for not strictly disciplining my children. It is all my fault for not strictly
disciplining my children..."
There
was no reason for Ling Jieyu to appear in Ling Qiyang's room. Furthermore, the
entire Mansion was aware that His Royal Highness Ling and his consort were
staying overnight. Even if she claimed to have entered the wrong room, even
idiots would know it was a lie. If Jun Lixuan insisted that Ling Jieyu was out
to kill him, no one would be able to save her life. Not only that, even the
lives of his family would be at risk.
"What's
the matter?" Ling Qiyang walked over quickly.
Seeing
his consort walk into the cold night without a cloak, Jun Lixuan quickly took
off his mantle and put it on his consort. Jun Lixuan signalled to Luo Su, who
was behind, to take Ling Qiyang's cloak and put it on Concubine Yue with his
gaze.
"When
I entered the yard, I wanted to go back into the house. However, I saw a sneaky
shadow on the window, so I asked someone to go in and have a look. After all,
this is Count Wangyang Mansion, it is inappropriate for me to handle this
myself." Jun Lixuan presented his seamless lie. After all, if he had tasked
his own people to go in, Ling Jieyu could claim that she was wronged and
framed.
"Sister,
this..." Ling Qiyang was speechless. He turned his head away and shook his
head in dismay. It was inappropriate for him to take another look at the sorry
state his sister was in.
Ling
Qiyang's Father looked at Count Wangyang, then at Ling Jieyu. He turned back
into the house without saying a word. Luo Su followed and closed the door.
"You...you..."
Count Wangyang finally pulled his sense together. He thrust his finger at the
girl on her knees, stuttering for a long time, and unable to speak coherently
from the overflowing rage, "You wicked vixen! Why did you run into the
Qiyang's yard in the middle of the night!"
At this
moment, the Madam Ling who came after hearing the news rushed in and saw her
dishevelled daughter. She immediately ran forward, took the gag out of her
mouth, and cried, "My poor daughter, who bullied you and landed you in
this state. Tell mother, I will avenge you!"
Ling
Jieyu saw her mother coming and immediately burst into tears.
"You
still have the face to cry? You tarnished the name of Count Wangyang Mansion by
doing such a shameless thing! How dare you cry!" Count Wangyang's finger
pointed at her daughter, his face flushed red molten anger.
"Sire,
don't wrong our daughter. She has always been obedient and meek. Someone must
have set her up. My poor daughter...What should we do if this spoils your
reputation..." Madam sobbed sorrowfully with her daughter in her arms.
The sight of the crying the mother and daughter further annoyed the fuming Count. The matter involved His Royal Highness Ling and had to be resolved.
"Your
Highness ." Ming Li walked out, holding Ling Jieyu's clothes and said
respectfully, "Miss Ling's clothes are neatly placed on the corner stool.
There is no trace of struggles, and her clothes are no soiled. This does not
look like a case of kidnapping."
If she
was taken her by force, the perpetrator had no reason to be so meticulous.
Furthermore, her clothes were perfectly intact and neatly folded. Even if Ling
Jieyu was threatened to undress, she should have cried. Her eyes should have been
swollen with her tendency to cry under pressure, unlike her current expression.
"Good
girl, did someone tricked you?" Madam Ling continued her attempt to prove
her daughter's innocence.
By the
side, Jun Lixuan was too fed up by this farce. Ling Qiyang stood beside him and
cupped his hand warmly together.
"I..."
Ling Jieyu obviously did not have an excuse.
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