The Cousin Is About to Marry，The Abstinent Young Lord Loses Control-Chapter 137: No Wonder Mingzhu Doesn’t Love You!

Chapter 137: Chapter 137: No Wonder Mingzhu Doesn’t Love You!

Ji Mingzhu returned to the mansion, and the old madam sent someone to call for her.

There was no need to think too hard to know the reason.

It must be to interrogate her about what she saw and heard in the palace.

One could avoid the first day of the month, but not the fifteenth.

Ji Mingzhu was very sure that if she didn’t go to see the old madam today, it wouldn’t be long before those two women would come to find her personally.

The hands folded in front of her abdomen were held by Xie Yunzhen.

"I’ll go with you." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

This time, Ji Mingzhu did not refuse.

With him there, the old madam and the commandery princess would be much more restrained.

The two of them arrived together at the old madam’s courtyard and unexpectedly saw Duke Xie.

Beside him sat Du Peifang.

Seeing Xie Yunzhen also accompany them to Crane Dance Hall, Du Peifang’s heart was consumed with jealousy.

Ji Mingzhu wasn’t anything special, so why did he protect her like this?

While feeling jealous, she subtly distanced herself from Duke Xie.

No longer intentionally staying close to Duke Xie just to anger Princess An He.

Although she had made up her mind to secure the Duke and have another child, hoping for a comeback.

But in front of Xie Yunzhen, Du Peifang couldn’t bring herself to be intimately close to Duke Xie.

She felt utterly uncomfortable inside.

Just hoping Xie Yunzhen wouldn’t notice her.

Du Peifang’s small actions could deceive Duke Xie, but not Princess An He.

Thinking about how she snatched her husband and was eyeing her son, Princess An He was disgusted to the point of almost vomiting.

How could there be such a shameless person in this world!

"Get out and kneel in the courtyard!"

The air was silent for a moment.

Everyone’s eyes all simultaneously fell on her, and the maliciously pleased Du Peifang just realized.

The one being punished was not Ji Mingzhu.

Tears swirled in her eyes, and she grasped the hand of the person next to her, "Lord Duke..."

She was young, and looking at those teary eyes, Duke Xie’s heart softened like dough.

Even if Du Peifang had some plans of her own, as long as she didn’t do anything outrageous, he was willing to protect her.

He looked coldly at Princess An He and said, "If you want to lose your mind, do it in your own courtyard."

Princess An He’s expression was momentarily stunned.

The color on her face slowly faded, revealing a hint of desolate pallor.

In this marital relationship, Duke Xie was the "good person", and Princess An He was the "bad person".

Scolding his wife in front of elders and children was something that had never happened before.

The old madam was caught between her son and daughter-in-law, feeling torn, and eventually turned her attention to Du Peifang.

"Know your place; this isn’t a place you should be."

Du Peifang didn’t really care to stay here, anyway.

But being chased away, where would she put her face?

Forcibly smiling, she said, "I just wanted to ask the Princely Heir’s wife if she saw my aunt in the palace? I haven’t seen her for a long time and miss her very much. I’m not sure about her health, and although I have ways to contact my aunt, cold letters are nothing compared to seeing with my own eyes."

She shouldn’t have said that, as those words thoroughly angered the old madam.

Her voice was cold and heavy, "Are you threatening me, old woman?"

"Daughter-in-law did not mean that."

The old madam slammed the table, "Shut up, the eldest daughter-in-law can only be An He!"

Duke Xie couldn’t bear to see the young girl being bullied by an experienced hand in residence battles.

"Mother, Peifang is a concubine. It was the Emperor who personally decreed it. How could she not be the eldest daughter-in-law?"

Looking at her son’s foolish appearance, the old madam was almost dying of anxiety inside.

An He was not easy to provoke.

Ah Zhen was not easy to provoke either.

Defending Du Peifang in front of his wife and child, was he trying to become enemies with his wife and children?

Xie Yunzhen was ill-tempered and didn’t bother to watch them argue with words.

This was wasting his and Mingzhu’s time!

He summoned the hidden guards.

With a condescending look, he pointed at Du Peifang with his chin, "Throw her out to kneel."

Du Peifang gripped Duke Xie’s hand even harder, her eyes looking flustered and innocent.

"Lord Duke, did I do something wrong, why does the Young Master treat me this way?"

Xie Yunzhen’s thin lips slightly moved, "Noisy."

With a slight raise of his hand, Du Peifang was thrown out by the hidden guards.

There stood many maids and women in the courtyard, watching the scene unfold clearly.

Feeling embarrassed, Du Peifang, kneeling on the ground, started crying directly.

"Lord Duke, save me!"

The veins on Duke Xie’s forehead were throbbing.

He glared at Xie Yunzhen fiercely, "Unfilial son!"

He took a step to go and help Du Peifang up, but someone blocked his way.

Xie Yunzhen’s gaze was icy, "Just teaching her to learn some manners; this time it’s just kneeling. If there’s a next time, she might as well not have her tongue."

As if he couldn’t understand.

Her previous words were also a threat to Mingzhu.

Confronted with his authority being challenged again, Duke Xie’s face turned very unpleasant, angrily pacing a few steps on the spot.

"You worthless thing, is this your place to give orders?"

In contrast, Princess An He, being protected by her son, felt much more at ease.

She even leisurely took a sip of tea.

"Mother-in-law doesn’t mind, what are you, as a son, jumping up and down for?"

Duke Xie was on the verge of bursting from anger at them both, mother and son.

His finger pointing at Xie Yunzhen was trembling, "Just like your mother, unreasonable!"

Seeing Xie Yunzhen still unmoved, he resentfully added another sentence, "No wonder Mingzhu doesn’t like you, what normal girl would fall for a madman!"

Xie Yunzhen’s expression was suddenly grim.

His hand gripping the table corner tightened, with a crack, a fissure unexpectedly appeared.

Ji Mingzhu, who was suddenly brought up, felt a twinge of pain in her neck when she saw this.

It was as if Xie Yunzhen was squeezing not the table corner.

But her neck.

The man’s gaze fell on her, with a strong sense of possessiveness swirling in his eyes.

Ji Mingzhu felt even more uneasy in her heart.

Recently, he had been much more normal, no longer doing anything forceful or domineering.

To the point that she almost forgot how overbearing and capricious Xie Yunzhen could be.

Her breathing was disrupted for two beats.

Ji Mingzhu averted her eyes and no longer looked at Xie Yunzhen.

At the same time, she missed the momentary dimming of his gaze.

Knowing it was impossible, Xie Yunzhen still wanted to hear Ji Mingzhu refute his father’s words.

Wanted to hear her say that she loved him.

But she only pursed her lips and obediently sat there.

Not saying a word.

Her emotions weren’t significantly affected.

As if what was being discussed had nothing to do with her.

The wound on the heart that had barely formed a scab was ripped open once more.

The familiar pain spread.

Xie Yunzhen’s expression became even colder.

Even Duke Xie was somewhat apprehensive of him like this.

The Duke Mansion was not lacking sons, but there was no second one as promising as Xie Yunzhen in the entire capital.

Duke Xie did not want father and son to become enemies.

He actively found a way to de-escalate.

"The affairs in the back courtyard are for Mother and the Commandery Princess to decide on, I won’t interfere. I have important matters, so I’ll take my leave first."

When passing by Du Peifang, Duke Xie’s steps paused slightly, "Peifang, sorry for the grievance."

"Lord Duke, as long as you believe in me, I won’t feel aggrieved."

Du Peifang, with tear-filled eyes, thought she could finally stand up.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she reached out her hand, hoping for Duke Xie to help her up and restore her dignity.

The person in front of her suddenly walked away.

Du Peifang’s expression froze, her breathing becoming increasingly rapid.

This time she truly cried out of anger.

The Xie Family is full of scoundrels, all bullying her!