Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 914 - 903: The Biased Grandmother of the Transmigrated Heroine
"What do you want to do? Arresting someone without permission is illegal?" Zhou Ziang saw Yang Yuxin approaching him aggressively, and warily took a step back.
"Illegal? You probably don’t know, but I am a government official, naturally I have the right to arrest troublemakers." Yang Yuxin didn’t bother with politeness, and subdued him in just a few moves.
"Who would have thought, this Yang Yuxin is quite formidable."
"Indeed, Yang Yuhe also praises him greatly, I heard he even received rewards from Lord County Magistrate."
"That’s really impressive, even Granny Ye has finally made a breakthrough, everyone used to say she raised a good-for-nothing, who would’ve known she’d have such prospects now."
"Let go of me, let go of me." Zhou Ziang shouted as his body was restrained.
"Let you go? Slandering a woman’s reputation without reason, no matter who the other party is, I have the right and responsibility to send you to the big prison." Yang Yuxin, still unsatisfied, kicked him fiercely on the knee.
"I didn’t, Yang Yuzhen was mine to begin with."
"Yours? Do you have the formal engagement ceremony?"
"I have the handkerchief she gave me."
"That’s not even my sister’s, what is your real purpose? Why are you harming my sister? Come, let’s go see the county magistrate, not just you, but your cousin Yang Mudan, today no one will get away."
"Here they come, here they come, Yang Yuchang and Zhou Zhenzhu are bringing Yang Mudan." The crowd made way.
Zhou Ziang turned and shouted in distress, "Aunt, save me, Aunt!"
"Yang Yuxin, what are you doing? Let go of my nephew." Zhou Zhenzhu walked over viciously, reaching out to grab Yang Yuxin’s face.
How could Ye Qiu let her succeed? She swiftly stepped over, grabbed her backhand, and spat, "Wretched woman, after your daughter and nephew’s indecent behavior, you now accuse my daughter! My daughter was kind enough to treat Yang Mudan as a friend, and kept your filthy actions secret, but you turned against us. What are you up to?"
"You’re talking nonsense, Mudan said it was Yang Yuzhen who was infatuated with my nephew." Zhou Zhenzhu clutched her chest in anger, unable to move, almost fainting.
"Bullshit, my Yu Zhen is not that indiscreet, she’s never been to the county, how could she know your nephew? But your daughter, cousins as they are, it’s easier for something to happen." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
"I’ll tear your mouth apart, my Mudan is meant for great fortune, how could she marry Ziang?"
"So by your words, you look down on your own nephew? Didn’t you always say your maternal family is wealthy? This is better than your own family. So now your daughter wants to marry into a higher status and despises her cousin, and as you can’t appease your maternal family, you come to frame my Yu Zhen? Well, my Yu Zhen has a brother who’s a government official, two other brothers who are well off, and I, this old lady, earn quite a bit from raising chickens and ducks. Plus, she’s beautiful and capable, indeed a good match, and you chose today, the day we exchange betrothal gifts, to ruin the marriage, clearly premeditated."
"It makes sense, I heard Zhou Zhenzhu’s family does run a business in the county."
"Probably because she envies that her daughter isn’t as good as Yu Zhen. I know Yu Zhen, she spends her days at home doing embroidery, where would she meet outsiders?"
"I did see Yu Zhen and Yang Mudan were close, but in recent months they seem to have cut ties. If Yu Zhen really had something with Zhou Ziang, why wouldn’t she try to make nice with his aunt’s family?"
"Such venom, trying to ruin a girl’s reputation in broad daylight, dreaming of a free bride, truly delusional."
"Probably trying to skimp on the betrothal gifts, see what Scholar Zhou brought for the engagement, and what Zhou Ziang brought? Tsk, anyone would know who to choose!"
"Sister Ye is really unlucky, how did such people come to plot against her?"
"The clan leader is here."
The words "The clan leader is here" were like an imperial decree, even more authoritative than Yang Yuxin the government official; the crowd fell silent and made way.
"What on earth is going on?" He asked with a sullen face.
"Clan leader, you must stand up for our Yu Zhen, today was supposed to be her engagement with Scholar Zhou, but this Zhou Zhenzhu’s nephew came to ruin Yu Zhen’s reputation, we don’t even know him."
"Clan leader, it’s this person." Yang Yuxin pushed Zhou Ziang to the front.
In the village, a woman’s ruined reputation could affect other youngsters’ marriages, so the clan leader was very angry about this issue.
"Since you don’t know each other, and Yang Yuzhen has had no dealings with him, there’s no need to say more, take him straight to the officials."
"No, help me, Aunt, Cousin, testify for me, you said Yang Yuzhen was clearly taken with me." Zhou Ziang shouted.
Yang Mudan, being mentioned, saw everyone’s gaze on her, fearfully tried to hide, but with so many people, where could she hide?
"Mudan, I once considered you my best friend, why would you harm me this way? You were clearly taken with your cousin and exchanged letters, and when caught, you wanted to use my name. I advised you, warned you, but you wouldn’t listen, and conspired with your cousin to frame me, what is your real intent?" Yang Yuzhen didn’t care anymore, since they were unkind, don’t blame her for being unrighteous.
Yes, she had once admired Zhou Ziang, but she was deceived by their fraudulent elegance, not this vulgar, shameless person he truly was.
"Yang Yuzhen, you’re lying, I never liked my cousin."
"Then how do you explain the Beaded Flower on your head? You told me it was a gift from your cousin."
Everyone looked towards Yang Mudan’s head, indeed spotting a novel style Beaded Flower. They knew Yang Yuchang’s family was alright financially, but they favored boys over girls, so the Beaded Flower must not have been bought by Yang Yuchang or Zhou Zhenzhu.
"Clan leader, if you don’t believe me, you can send someone to inquire at the jewelry store in the county. Mudan told me her cousin bought it for her there, sales are all recorded, the store owner shouldn’t have forgotten."
"Yang Yuchang’s family, what do you have to say?" The clan leader pressed.
"I..." Yang Yuchang wasn’t aware of his daughter’s dealings with her cousin, seeing his daughter’s fearful look, he really thought she had framed Yang Yuzhen.
He was infuriated. A slap landed: "Shameless thing, debased yourself, look at what you’ve done! If your brother is affected because of you, don’t blame me for being harsh."
"Zhou Ziang, will you admit it was Yang Mudan you interacted with? Otherwise, we’ll see the county magistrate, falsely accusing a maiden, and you’ll face two to three years at least." Yang Yuxin cunningly suggested.
Zhou Ziang rolled his eyes around, if he admitted it was his cousin he interacted with, it was family, no big issue; if he claimed it was Yang Yuzhen, he had no evidence, and he didn’t expect Yang Yuzhen’s brother to be a government official, if caught, wouldn’t he kill him?
