Chapter 602: Chapter 602: Are You In There?

Qin Yuan felt that if Gu Baoshu had a couple of feathers stuck on her, she might have flown up to the sky. She needed to tie a string around her little sister-in-law’s neck, or she’d fly miles away.

Fortunately, they quickly arrived, and everyone’s attention was focused on the lecherous villain.

"Oh dear, what on earth happened? Does anyone know?"

Second Granny Pan pulled Qin Yuan and Gu Baoshu into the crowd, craning her neck to look inside. In terms of watching the excitement, noble ladies were no different from others.

Qin Yuan also looked curious.

"Yes, how did it all start? How could a lecherous villain cause trouble at Duke Zhen’s Mansion? Who is it exactly?"

Gu Baoshu stood there with her lips pressed together, struggling to open her eyes wide to express shock, while internally screaming: "I know what happened, but I can’t say. I don’t know how things are being handled now, which is so worrying ah ah ah ah ah..."

The crowd kept getting larger.

"Here they come, all the madams of the You family have arrived."

Someone shouted.

The crowd surged, burying Qin Yuan and the others within.

Leading the group, Madam You brought several sisters-in-law and a bunch of nannies and maids with urgency. Her expression was somewhat complex, a face accustomed to luxury now filled with confusion, excitement, schadenfreude, and ferocity.

She was well aware of who was inside the small courtyard and what had happened.

But in all the prior planning, no one mentioned what to do if Dingbei Marquis’s wife made a scene.

Because no one expected Dingbei Marquis’s wife to cause a scene.

Logically, wouldn’t she just swallow this shame quietly and let them have their way at the end?

How did this turn into a commotion?

Madam You couldn’t figure it out, but she didn’t have time to. She already hated the Dingbei Marquis Mansion, as her son and daughter had suffered, so naturally, Dingbei Marquis’s reputation must be torn apart publicly.

Very well, since Dingbei Marquis’s wife doesn’t fear disgrace or death, what does she have to worry about with such an opportunity?

Instead of suppressing the matter, Madam You brought many people and rushed over aggressively to make sure everyone knew what was happening.

If it truly came to a confrontation, is their Duke Mansion afraid of the Marquis Mansion?

Blame it on Dingbei Marquis being a wretched life, and that little wife being unlucky.

Madam You exuded the presence of a highly responsible person with urgency, standing at the courtyard entrance to sternly inquire.

"What on earth happened?"

A man dressed in the attire of the Yelv Clan walked out from the courtyard gates, his voice hoarse and speaking Chinese with much awkwardness: "Madam, under the Young Master’s orders, I am guarding here against the adulterers to prevent them from escaping and tarnishing the Old Madam’s birthday banquet."

The banquet of Madam You was beyond salvation.

Yet using it as a banner was still quite feasible.

The crowd couldn’t help but be somewhat puzzled: "Why is this related to the Yelv hostage? How is the Yelv hostage getting involved in other people’s affairs, and can he even understand this situation as an outsider?"

Madam You was startled: "Why is your Young Master involving himself in such matters?"

Wasn’t there no role for the Yelv hostage in this matter?

Madam You felt that something was a bit off.

The man clasped his hands and said: "The Young Master heard of the Crown Prince’s injury and felt uneasy. Due to the Central Plains customs, he didn’t dare cross the second gate but happened to see a gorgeously dressed young woman and a man flirting and entering this courtyard, attempting to engage in debauchery..."

His expression was quite difficult, as if unable to utter the words.

The crowd buzzed.

After a pause, the man continued: "The Young Master heard them mention something about Dingbei Marquis’s wife, and ordered me to guard here while he went to find those in charge. The Young Master said he couldn’t let people take advantage of the chaos to engage in debauchery, tarnishing Duke Zhen’s Mansion and the Old Madam’s birthday banquet."

The crowd was astonished: "How is this also associated with Dingbei Marquis’s wife?"

Second Granny Pan squeezed Qin Yuan’s hand tightly to control her excitement and whispered: "Oh my gosh, Dingbei Marquis’s wife, you are right here. Who knows who the people inside are, and why does this Yelv clan person specifically mention you?"

There was a huge conspiracy here.

Everyone fell silent, turning their heads and straining their ears.

Qin Yuan was quick on the uptake and immediately endured the pain to respond: "Luckily, I came with my sister and sister-in-law to watch the commotion. Otherwise, if someone slandered me, I wouldn’t even know. This Yelv clan person must be dissatisfied with my husband driving their people from the Northern Border, so they devised a scheme to frame and harm us, tarnishing my reputation."

Her eyes glistened with tears from the pain.

Gu Baoshu clenched her fists and angrily exclaimed: "Those wretched little bastards, they’re truly vicious. No wonder they can’t beat my third brother; they’ve focused their cunning on such despicable deeds. They know my third brother can’t be without my third sister-in-law, so they harm her instead. Scoundrels, scoundrels, I’ll give them a good beating later."

Although some felt that as a girl, Gu Baoshu shouldn’t use such foul language, in the face of national and familial hatred, it wasn’t considered an issue.

Everyone was filled with righteous indignation.

Such slander was indeed lethal for women and naturally scorned by women.

Moreover, despicable Wild Donkey People daring to harbor ill intentions against the War God was naturally infuriating for Da Xing people.

Also, seeing such a delicate and beautiful woman being driven to despair was naturally unbearable for humans.

Second Granny Pan glanced around, placed her finger to her lips, and hushed everyone: "Let’s keep our voices down and see who they drag out and what they plan to do."

Everyone nodded.

Upon hearing the Yelv clan man’s words, Madam You realized it aligned with their previous plot, wondering what went wrong that prompted the little wife to make a scene, also unsure of the fall guy arranged as the adulterer inside.

She immediately snorted coldly: "No wonder I didn’t see that Dingbei Marquis’s wife just now, turns out she was engaging in indecent acts here. Poor Dingbei Marquis must be humiliated because of this woman. How did the Qin Jijiu’s family educate their daughter, and how can he still be the Sacrificial Officer at the Imperial College?"

The madams of the You family naturally chimed in.

The noise behind them was chaotic with multiple voices speaking simultaneously.

If they could hear what the crowd was saying, they might have realized something was amiss. But they were too eager to immediately strip away the Dingbei Marquis Mansion’s dignity and throw it to the ground to stomp on it, thinking the crowd was cursing Qin Yuan.

Madam You shouted sternly: "Let’s rush in and capture those adulterers. If they’re going to secretly rendezvous and hook up, let them do it outside. Does our Duke Zhen’s Mansion look like a place to harbor such filth?"

"Yes," Second Madam You exclaimed with disgust, her voice shrill: "Hurry up and chase out that shameless pair of adulterers, lest they dirty our place."

"Yes!" the crowd echoed.

So the Yelv clan led the way, and everyone surged into the courtyard. The autumn chrysanthemums were in full bloom, with silence and emptiness all around. Walking a few more steps forward, lascivious sounds emerged from the east wing.

"Scoundrels!" Madam You spat.

Hidden in the crowd, Second Granny Pan shouted: "Oh my, with such a commotion, the bed is going to collapse, isn’t it?"

Second Madam You raised her voice: "Dingbei Marquis’s wife, are you inside?"