flstandardbreds What kind of good girl could she be in Chapter 343?
What kind of good girl could she be in Chapter 343?
The butler rushed in to report.
Yang Chengfeng's fierce expression instantly turned into panic. He subconsciously looked at Madam Zhang: "Mother, what should we do? What should we do? Why is Jiang Xun here again? Is he here to arrest me?"
"It's alright, it's alright, it'll definitely be alright. Your aunt is an imperial concubine, she'll be fine," Madam Zhang murmured unconsciously. "Your father died for the Yang family, we only spent a little money, it's nothing, yes, it'll be alright. Now that the deposed crown prince is dead, maybe your cousin will have a chance to sit on that throne. When that happens, the world will belong to our Yang family. What's a little bit of money?"
Madam Zhang muttered to herself, then stood up and tightly grasped Yang Chengfeng's arm: "You wait at home, I'll go see him. Don't worry, everything will be alright. The Jiang family thinks they can drag you down with just a prostitute? No way! It's been a tradition for the common people not to question the officials about prostitution. Aren't there plenty of officials in Jiangnan who frequent prostitutes? If the Jiang family dares to bring this up, then all the officials in Jiangnan Prefecture will be brought down. Just stay home and hide, whatever you do, don't go out, understand?"
Yang Chengfeng nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand."
Madam Zhang then quickly led her people out.
The biggest commotion in the entire Jiangnan Prefecture recently has been between the Jiang and Yang families. So when Jiang Xun arrived with his soldiers, the local people who saw the commotion gathered around to watch. When Madam Zhang reached the door, she saw a huge crowd of people and almost fainted.
She glared at Jiang Xun with resentment and cursed, "You brat, how dare you be so audacious! Who gave you the guts to lead troops to surround our Yang family?"
"Yang Chengfeng, a scholar who has achieved the highest degree, has spent a huge sum of money on prostitutes, violating the laws of the Great Zhao Dynasty. I am ordered by the Governor-General of Jiangnan to thoroughly investigate the source of the money. I ask Madam Zhang to cooperate and hand over Yang Chengfeng. Otherwise, I will send people in to arrest him directly," Jiang Xun said coldly.
"How dare you!" Madam Zhang roared, her gaze sweeping over the onlookers before landing on Jiang Xun. She pointed at him with her finger and said, "Fine, very well, Jiang Xun, you'll regret this! Since you show no mercy, then I won't give your Jiang family any face either!"
"Didn't you want to know where your sister is?" Madam Zhang sneered. "Your sister is dead! Do you know why she died? Because she contracted syphilis, a venereal disease! Listen to this, the daughter of the Governor-General of Jiangnan, a dignified man, contracted syphilis, and they actually dared to marry such a daughter into our family!"
"You dare to use a prostitute to smear our Yang family? What, are you trying to bully us? Let me tell you, I'm not afraid! Our Yang family is not to be trifled with. If you dare to take my son away today, the Yang family of the capital will definitely not let you off!"
Madam Zhang's words stunned the onlookers, who erupted in an uproar.
"Symptoms? Good heavens, Miss Jiang actually has such a nasty disease? Does that mean she was already pregnant before the wedding..."
"This is truly unheard of! The daughter of an official has actually done something so shameless! No wonder the Yang family doesn't want this daughter-in-law; she's a scourge!"
"I've only ever heard of courtesans contracting such diseases from being ridden by thousands of men. If this official's daughter is like that, then she must have been with more than one person..."
"Tsk tsk, what do you think is going on with this Jiang family girl? Could she have been sold into a brothel before?"
"Maybe she was kidnapped by bandits and taken up the mountain for... you know?"
"The Yang family is really unlucky. They ended up marrying such a girl. Young Master Yang is really pitiful."
"The Jiang family is truly despicable. As the governor of a prefecture, they control the entire Jiangnan Prefecture. I think that Liu Xiang is just a fabrication by the Jiang family to frame Young Master Yang!"
"That makes sense. What kind of good girl could a girl with syphilis be?"
"..."
Jiang Zhiyi stood in the crowd, listening to the accusations, curses, and foul language coming one after another, as if someone like her was a stain on the world.
This is the prejudice against women in this world; even speculation never gives them any fairness.
Lu Yangyang and Wen Qingqing stood next to Jiang Zhiyi. Lu Yangyang subconsciously turned her head to look at Jiang Zhiyi, only to see that Jiang Zhiyi's gaze was calm, as if she had not heard these words at all. She just calmly looked at the crowd and listened to their malicious speculations one after another.
Madam Zhang naturally heard these comments as well. She snorted disdainfully and said to Jiang Xun, "You'd better stay away from us. Who knows if your whole family has contracted this filthy disease? Be careful not to spread it to others!"
"What evidence do you have to say that?" Jiang Xun clenched his fists. Listening to the voices around him and looking at the vicious faces of the Yang family, he couldn't imagine what would have happened if he hadn't met Lu Yangyang and Wen Qingqing. Would his sister be dead, unjustly accused, and being insulted and humiliated with such vile words?
"Evidence?" Madam Zhang sneered. "Of course I have evidence. Without evidence, I wouldn't dare to kick that promiscuous slut out of your house!"
She shouted at Granny Xing, who was standing to the side, "Go, bring me the doctor who treated that wretched woman from the Jiang family!"
Soon, a middle-aged doctor was brought over.
Someone immediately recognized him: "Isn't that Dr. Hong from Jishetang? I know Dr. Hong. He's an expert in all kinds of women's diseases. His prescriptions for preventing miscarriage are top-notch. He's been practicing medicine at Jishetang for over twenty years. If he made the diagnosis, it's probably true!"
Granny Xing pointed at Doctor Hong and said, "Everyone knows him, right? Doctor Hong from Jishetang. He's a veteran doctor who's been in our Jiangnan Prefecture for decades. That day, we invited Doctor Hong to examine our young mistress... Jiang's daughter. He diagnosed her with syphilis, which terrified our mistress and young master. The Jiang family is truly shameless! They actually married such a piece of trash into our Yang family! I wonder how many times she's been with the wronged women!"
"Shut up!" Jiang Xun shouted, his face extremely ugly.
Doctor Hong bowed to Jiang Xun and the onlookers, and said solemnly, "I have practiced medicine for decades and would never lie about a patient's condition. About a month ago, the Yang family invited me to examine their young mistress. At that time, she had already fainted. I repeatedly checked her pulse and was absolutely certain that she had syphilis. I swear to God that I have not uttered a single falsehood. Moreover, I was not the only one who examined the young mistress; Doctor Wang from Huichuntang and Doctor Song from Shiantang also examined her. Both of them can testify that the young mistress of the Yang family did indeed have syphilis."