549, Stealing the chicken will end up losing the rice.
Zheng Jingchuan beat the man so hard that he finally felt angry.
He looked at Liu Ruoqiu who was standing aside and asked, "Miss Liu Er, do you want to give me a few beatings too?" Liu Ruoqiu looked at the person on the ground with disgust and shook her head.
She really couldn't understand how there could be such shameless people in this world.
She couldn't even understand Liu Ruxia's vision. What good would it do to her to do such a thing for such a person? Is it just because of his status as a marquis? She was so sure that they didn't dare to make the matter a big deal, no.
Will it involve her?
Zheng Jingchuan was still angry and kicked Zhang Yi hard on the ground, but Zheng Jingxi stopped him.
"Princess, my Zheng family will definitely not let this matter go! You are a witness. Did you hear what this beast said just now? Please ask the princess to seek justice." Zheng Jingchuan was not really stupid. He turned around and cupped his hands at Luo Jun.
Luo Junyao lowered his head and looked at the people on the ground, "Qi Yanghou, how do you feel after receiving this beating?"
Zhang Yizhi stood up with some difficulty, gritted his teeth and said: "We are sorry for Master Zheng at this time. I accept this beating, which is considered as apology to Master Zheng."
"Bah!" Zheng Jingchuan spat at him, "Who do you think you are? Who cares about your apology? If you don't give me an explanation for what happened today, I will make you crawl out of Liu's house!"
A hint of contempt flashed in Zhang Yizhi's eyes, and he said: "Master Zheng Qi, I will not deny what I have done. Bringing this does not mean that you can insult my character. You are just a dandy who does whatever you want by relying on the favor of the prince. You take advantage of others."
The crisis forced Ruxia to marry you. I asked someone to send Miss Liu Er there, but I didn’t ask you to..."
"What did you say?!" Zheng Jingchuan glared at the person in front of him and said sternly.
Zhang Yizhi said proudly: "What's wrong?"
"When did I take advantage of others' danger?" Zheng Jingchuan asked.
Zhang Yizhi said: "If you hadn't taken advantage of someone's danger, with Xia's good looks, how could I have agreed to marry you?"
Zheng Jingchuan was shaking with anger and couldn't help but his eyes turned red.
He looked at Liu Ruxia and said, "Is this what you told him about me?"
Liu Ruxia shook her head repeatedly, her face pale and her eyes dim with tears, "I...I didn't, I..."
Zhang Yizhi stood behind Liu Ruxia and said coldly: "Why do you need Ruxia to say it yourself? You might as well ask, as long as there are people with eyes, who would think that you are a match?"
Zheng Jingchuan was so angry that he waited for Zhang Yizhi for a long time before gritting his teeth and sneering: "I am too lazy to argue with idiots!"
Zhang Yizhi didn't care about Zheng Jingchuan's words and said: "If Mr. Zheng feels that he has suffered a loss and needs any compensation, just ask."
Zheng Jingchuan sneered and said, "Just ask? Okay, you go to the Nanfeng Pavilion and find a man to sleep with you for one night, and I'll forget about it here."
"Absurd!" Zhang Yizhi had no idea that Zheng Jingchuan was a free-spirited playboy who could make such a ridiculous request, "You, you are simply... degrading to gentlemen!"
Zheng Jingchuan said: "You and Liu Ruxia were not polite when you were hooking up. Stop talking nonsense, this matter is not over today! Let's meet in the morning!"
Zhang Yizhi's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice: "It's just a small private matter. If it escalates to the morning, Mr. Zheng, wouldn't you think it's too much and a trivial matter?"
Zheng Jingchuan sneered and said: "I like to make fuss out of molehills, how do you treat me?"
Zhang Yizhi glanced at Liu Ruoqiu and said, "Master Zheng himself has a bad reputation, so he doesn't care about Miss Liu Er?"
Liu Ruoqiu said: "I am willing to work with Mr. Zheng to seek justice for myself."
"..." Zhang Yizhi looked at Liu Ruoqiu in shock, obviously unable to understand how a woman could make such an absurd decision.
If people knew that she lost her virginity to Zheng Jingchuan, no matter whose fault it was, Liu Ruoqiu would never escape the contempt and insults of the world.
No woman can bear such humiliation, and it was precisely because of this that he dared to scheme against Liu Ruoqiu and Zheng Jingchuan. A family like the Zheng family would never just watch a weak woman suffer misfortune, and would most likely make the decision.
Zheng Jingchuan married Liu Ruoqiu.
As a result, the engagement between Zheng Jingchuan and Liu Ruxia can no longer be executed, which is the best of both worlds.
Who knew that Zheng Jingchuan and Liu Ruoqiu would act so irrationally?
"You..." Zhang Yizhi looked at Zheng Jingchuan and Liu Ruoqiu, neither of whom was speechless for a moment.
Zheng Jingchuan raised his chin proudly and said, "Let's meet in the court!"
Luo Junyao looked at everyone with a smile and said: "In that case, let's do this for today. Miss Ruoqiu, are you going to come with us first, or stay at the Liu family?"
"I'm leaving with the princess, please take her under her wing for a day." Liu Ruoqiu said quickly.
She is not stupid, and naturally knows that if she stays at Liu's house today, it is hard to say whether she will be able to go out tomorrow.
"Liu Ruoqiu!" Liu Shangshu said angrily, "If you dare to go out today, you won't have to come back again."
Liu Ruoqiu took a deep look at Liu Shangshu and said calmly: "I have remembered Master Liu's words. I have disturbed Master Liu during this period. I will definitely pay back the money I spent in the house these days if I have the opportunity. However,
The eldest lady of your house has done something to me, and I must seek justice."
Liu Shangshu was shaking with anger. Even if he ignored Liu Ruoqiu, she was still his biological daughter after all. Now that he heard her say such words to him in such an alienated and even unfamiliar tone, how could Liu Shangshu not be angry as a father?
Mrs. Liu next to her cried bitterly, "Ruoqiu, Ruoqiu... we are your relatives, do you really want to leave us?"
Liu Ruoqiu said: "Fellow? Is Mrs. Liu willing to deal with Liu Ruxia for me?"
Mrs. Liu was speechless and couldn't help but raise her eyes to look at her husband.
She herself was naturally willing to deal with Liu Ruxia for the sake of her daughter, even if she was also the daughter she raised with her own hands.
But ever since she learned that she was not her biological child, her identity, and what her biological parents had done to Ruo Qiu, she no longer had any love for her left in her heart.
But she also knew that it was not up to her to make the decision.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Looking at the expression on her face, Liu Ruoqiu shook her head and couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart.
What is she still looking forward to?
"Princess." Liu Ruoqiu walked to Luo Junyao, lowered her eyes and stood solemnly and stopped talking.
Luo Junyao stood up and said to the others: "Let's go."
Qin Ning no longer wanted to stay, she jumped up from the chair, pulled Liu Ruoqiu and said: "Follow me, Princess. You will be living in the Princess Mansion these days. I want to see who dares to embarrass you."
you."
After saying that, he gave everyone in the Liu family a fierce look.
Liu Shangshu said nothing with a cold face, just watching the group of people walk away in silence.
"Mr. Zheng..." Liu Ruxia took a few steps forward and called out hesitantly.
Zheng Jingchuan looked back at her, his expression cold and solemn, without any unnecessary emotion.
The next morning, the Zheng family sued Zhang Yizhi and the Liu family.
Duke Cheng Guo, who had long been idle at home, went to the palace in person to accuse the Marquis of Qi Yang of colluding with a woman to whom he was already engaged and committing adultery.
In an instant, the Liu family, which had just experienced a real and fake daughter at the beginning of the year and became the talk of the people in Shangyong, became popular again. But this time, the situation was very unfavorable to the Liu family.
The Liu family was the victim of what happened last time. Although many people secretly laughed at the Liu family for being lax in running the family, they were still somewhat tolerant of the Liu family.
But this time is different. This time the Liu family is the perpetrator.
Zheng Jingchuan fought against everyone's opinion and made a marriage contract with Liu Ruxia when her identity was embarrassing and downcast, which also gave Liu Ruxia the capital to continue to stay in the Liu family safely. However, when Zheng Jingchuan was away at war, Liu Ruxia's identity changed.
The high-ranking Marquis of Qiyang mingled with him.
The Liu family even supported her actions. How can people like this?
The Chengguo Palace did not help Liu Ruoqiu. They only said that Zhang Yizhi set up Zheng Jingchuan with the intention of using the rape to force the Zheng family to break off the engagement.
As a result, everyone became even more angry.
It's just a matter of having an affair with someone, and you have to blame the victim.
Doesn’t this mean that you have to build a memorial arch after becoming a bitch?
At that moment, there was an uproar in the court.
Xie Yan did not deal with the matter in the morning, but called the Zheng family, Liu family and Zhang Yizhi to the imperial study room.
"Old Duke, please take a seat." Xie Yan looked at the white-haired Cheng Guogong.
Duke Cheng Guo thanked him, walked to the side and sat down.
Others did not receive this treatment. Feeling the solemn and solemn aura surrounding the Regent, everyone felt a little uneasy.
Xie Yan sat on the main seat, looked at everyone for a long time, and then put all the folders in his hands on the table with a bang.
This sudden and clear sound made everyone startled.
"You all really impress me." Xie Yan suddenly spoke and said calmly.
Everyone's hearts skipped a beat, and they quickly lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.
Even the most energetic Zheng Jingchuan obediently shut his mouth at his father's signal.
Xie Yan did not look at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "I have already heard from the princess about this matter. What else do you each have to say now? Zhang Yizhi, do you accept the accusations made by the Zheng family?"
Zhang Yizhi leaned over and said: "Back to your lord, this matter is indeed due to my situation being inappropriate, but I..."
Before he could finish his words, a thick booklet was smashed down on his head.
Zhang Yizhi was hit so hard that he was dizzy, but he didn't dare to say anything. He could only lower his head and look at the cover of the booklet that fell on the ground.
Xie Yan said coldly: "Just admit it, pick it up and see for yourself whether I have wronged you?"
Zhang Yizhi hesitated for a moment, then leaned over to pick up the folder. As soon as he opened it, Zhang Yizhi's expression changed a little.
The booklet recorded clearly and in detail everything that happened between him and Liu Ruxia from the time they met until yesterday. There were some small things that even he had forgotten about, and he instantly remembered them after taking a look at the booklet.
He and Liu Ruxia met unexpectedly not long after Zheng Jingchuan went to war with the regent. He really didn't think much about it at first. At that time, he was already looking at the candidates for his successor, but he was not so confused as to provoke someone who knew that he had
An engaged girl.
However, an accident occurred a few days later. He and the Liu family were trapped in a temple outside the city due to heavy rain. At that time, his youngest daughter suddenly developed a high fever, and it was the Liu family who helped her by sending medicine.
The next day, he unexpectedly saw Liu Ruxia playing with her little daughter, who had just recovered from illness and had no energy, and the two of them talked a few more words.
Later, somehow, the two of them gradually became familiar with each other. He also gradually discovered that Liu Ruxia was not living a happy life. She was now embarrassed, her life was not going well, and she often cried secretly.
He couldn't help but comfort her, and gradually, different emotions emerged unconsciously between you and me. Not long ago, they were distracted and did something wrong. Neither of them cared about many things, and they became more and more in love with each other.
The marriage, which was as thick as willows in summer, was always like a bone in my throat.
He had to find a way to dissolve the marriage.
But he also knew that Zheng Jingchuan was obsessed with Ru Xia, and it was impossible for Zheng Jingchuan to take the initiative to terminate the engagement without hurting his sweetheart's reputation. As a last resort, Zhang Yizhi could only surrender his eyes to Liu Ruoqiu.
Zhang Yizhi didn't feel that he was sorry for Liu Ruoqiu. If it hadn't been for this incident, it would have been almost impossible for Liu Ruoqiu to marry into a family with the same family background as Zheng Jingchuan.
Even though Liu Ruoqiu is the biological daughter of the Liu family, just hearing that she has lived in the countryside for more than ten years eliminates the possibility that most people would consider Liu Ruoqiu as their daughter-in-law.
It just so happened that Ru Xia had always felt a little guilty towards Liu Ruoqiu. For letting her marry into a high-ranking family like Chengguo Palace, it was not like the eldest daughter-in-law would not have to take on the important task of housekeeping in the future. What else could Liu Ruoqiu be dissatisfied about?
However, the reality was that Liu Ruoqiu was not satisfied and was not afraid of embarrassment at all, so she teamed up with Zheng Jingchuan to sue him.
"Have you finished reading?" The cold voice of the Prince Regent rang in his ears. Only then did Zhang Yizhi come back to his senses and managed to finish reading all the contents in a few glances.
Xie Yan asked: "Is it false?"
Zhang Yizhi shook his head with some difficulty. What was written above was basically true.
Xie Yan nodded and said: "Very good. Finally, the son of the old Marquis of Qiyang still has some blood and backbone. He had an affair with a woman who had already made a marriage contract, designed to frame others, and ruined the woman's reputation. Qiyang Marquis Zhang Yizhi cut off his title and demoted him.
For common people, he was removed from the position of General Secretary of General Affairs of the fourth rank and demoted to the rank of Secretary of General Affairs."
Zhang Yizhi was stunned, his face full of shock. Apparently he did not expect that he would be punished so severely.
"My lord, my lord..."
"What objection do you have?"
Under Xie Yan's cold eyes, Zhang Yizhi silently swallowed the words that came to his lips.
Xie Yan continued: "After the Zheng and Liu families broke off their engagement, the Liu family returned the Zheng family as a courtesy and compensated the Zheng family 800 taels of gold and 3,000 taels of silver. Zhang Yizhi compensated the Zheng family 5,000 taels of silver, the injured woman 30,000 taels of silver, and the land.
Eight hundred acres, a mansion with two entrances in the Yonghuang City."
Finally, Xie Yan glanced at everyone and said: "Zhang Yizhi and Liu Ruxia, they give and receive privately, plot against others, each has a staff of forty, and wears a yoke to show the public for three months."
As soon as these words came out, not only Zhang Yizhi was devastated, Liu Ruxia also collapsed to the ground instantly.
Xie Yan looked at Liu Shangshu and said coldly: "If you don't teach your daughter well, you will be demoted to the next level and fined for one year."
Liu Shangshu only felt that his mouth was full of bitterness. What does this mean? Isn't stealing the chicken worth losing the rice?
Xie Yan looked at Duke Cheng who was sitting on the side and asked: "My lord, are you satisfied with my handling of this matter?"
Duke Cheng Guo stood up and said respectfully: "I would like to thank you, Your Majesty, for taking the decision. Your grandson is useless and makes Your Majesty laugh."
Xie Yan glanced at the languid Zheng Jingchuan and said: "The Duke's words are serious, and there will be tigers in the general's door. Young people need less training."
After hearing this, Duke Cheng Guo laughed loudly and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. What Your Majesty said is that this boy lacks some experience. He is indulging in the affair of his children at a young age. What a shame!"
Zheng Jingchuan felt a chill on his neck and had an inexplicable bad feeling.
