Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 774 - 0727: Ruined (2)

However, the bed they had messed up was in complete disarray, with pillows and blankets scattered everywhere.

The curtain was also pulled into a mess by a few soldiers, tangled with the blanket, and impossible to sort out.

In a panic, the Xue Family only managed to dive the upper half of her body under the quilt, leaving her bare legs hanging outside.

Fortunately, the important parts were covered and not that eye-catching.

Yet, even so, it made the eyes of these single men, the soldiers, glow with excitement.

Yu Wen Zan, with an embarrassed face, pulled his clothes over his body.

The leading soldier had looked at Xue Family’s legs no less than a dozen times, almost seeing the birthmark fully, before he lightly coughed and waved to his subordinates, "Out, out! Made a mistake, made a mistake!"

After he drove the soldiers away, he also retreated from the bedroom, standing at the door apologizing, "Second Young Master, I apologize sincerely, we did not know you were here, I ask for your forgiveness."

Yu Wen Zan snorted coldly, "Why is Leader Qin not on duty in the palace, and instead here?"

The people who had just arrived were all palace guards.

The palace guards had come to search the house, could there be a major incident in the palace?

Yu Wen Zan, holding back the anger of being ridiculed, questioned the leader.

The leader said, "The Imperial Hospital had thieves break in and lost quite a few precious medicinal materials. Commander Wei ordered us to arrest the thieves. We followed the trail to this marketplace area from the palace and were searching house by house. We didn’t mean to disturb the Second Young Master’s pleasure, I apologize greatly."

"Since you have official business, why don’t you hurry and investigate?" Yu Wen Zan pressed down his anger and said forcefully.

Just a few doses of medicinal materials lost, is it worth making such a big fuss?

But he didn’t dare to speak this aloud, only complaining in his heart.

After all, palace property, even a needle, is treasured.

"Right right, we’ll take our leave now." The leader glanced again at the bedroom, holding back his laughter, and left hurriedly with his men.

The woman tied to the tree was not untied, forgotten by the officers.

She trembled with fear but couldn’t call out.

Thankfully, two servant girls in the side room were awakened by the noise, and after the officers left, they dared to come to the courtyard to check the situation. They freed the woman and shut the courtyard door.

The three of them together came to the bedroom to ask about the situation.

But they dared not enter, only standing at the door to inquire.

Inside the bedroom, Yu Wen Zan was anxiously restless. Hearing their greetings at the door, he furiously yelled, "Get out!"

The three were so frightened that they scurried away.

Just earlier, when Yu Wen Zan was at the peak of his excitement, he was suddenly pulled off the bed by someone, losing face greatly and frightened into a cold sweat, which rendered him impotent.

Xue Family was now anxiously trying to find a solution.

But the two of them worked hard for a long time without any improvement.

It didn’t help that the woman outside was inconsiderately speaking and disturbing them, which frightened Yu Wen Zan even more.

Looking at the lump of dead meat in front, Xue Family panicked, her face turning pale, cold sweat breaking out on her forehead.

Yu Wen Zan was as if thrown into an ice pit, chilled from his hair to the soles of his feet.

Is he finished?

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The government officers tracing the stolen medicinal materials of the Imperial Hospital continued searching several houses nearby, all the way until dawn, but found nothing, so they returned to the palace empty-handed.

However, the Imperial Guard’s Commander Wei did not blame them, "Everyone did their best, I will explain to the Emperor."

"Thank you, Mr. Wei."

After reporting back, the small leader from the search last night did not leave immediately but instead recounted his experiences to Commander Wei.

Though they didn’t find the stolen medicinal materials and were not blamed, they still offered some entertainment talk to their superior over drinks as a token of goodwill.

The small leader recounted with embellishment.

Commander Wei was shocked, showing an excited expression as if hearing a fascinating gossip story, "Really?"

"Really!"

"How did the woman look? How does she compare to the Prime Minister’s daughter?"

"With disheveled hair, and the room was dimly lit, I couldn’t see clearly, but she was quite fair, glowing white, with a palm-sized pink birthmark on her left calf."

Being rough men, they could talk about women’s stories for days on end.

The two stood in a corner of the Imperial Palace, chatting quietly but still overheard by passersby.

Thus, in just half a day, the palace maids, eunuchs, and palace guards all knew about Yu Wen Zan’s affair with a young woman in the house last night.

Yu Wen Zan’s eldest brother had just been laid to rest a day ago, and he was still in mourning, yet he engaged in an affair with a woman, showing extremely deplorable behavior.

Grand Tutor Jiang, livid with anger, went to the Little Emperor Li Can to lodge a complaint, demanding the annulment of their families’ engagement.

Upon hearing the news, Marquis Zhongyi Yu Wenbo hurriedly went to the palace to explain to Grand Tutor Jiang.

But Grand Tutor Jiang, as the Imperial Tutor, was a very strict and traditional person, seeing such a matter between men and women as an unforgivable transgression.

More detestable than murder and arson.

Grand Tutor Jiang harshly rebuked Yu Wenbo, accusing him of not governing his sons well, claiming the Marquis Mansion had no proper upbringing, saying Yu Wenbo’s elder son died of venereal disease disgracing the Jiang Family. The second son again engaged in immorality with a woman during mourning, disrespecting his deceased brother, displaying extremely bad character.

The Yu Wen Family was not fit to be allied with the Jiang Family.

Li Can naturally sided with his mentor, so he readily agreed to Grand Tutor Jiang’s request, issuing an imperial decree declaring the marriage invalid, and allowing both parties to find another suitable match.

Jiang Suyun was still hesitating about whether to call off the engagement when her family suddenly received the imperial decree. She let out a long breath of relief.

Madam Jiang was worried she might take it hard and immediately came to see her.

Jiang Suyun smiled faintly, "Mother, I am fine."

She was indecisive, but once others made the decision, she wouldn’t turn back.

Madam Jiang thought she was speaking perfunctorily and asked several times.

Jiang Suyun said, "Mother, I had long thought of calling off the engagement with him, but couldn’t think of an excuse. Now, with the Emperor’s decree, it’s just what I wanted. I am not upset at all."

Madam Jiang held her hand, "Since you think this way, I am relieved."

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With the Jiang Family calling off the engagement, his body suddenly failing, and rumors swirling everywhere in the Capital, Yu Wen Zan’s days became difficult.

He took advantage of the mourning leave to shut himself up at home and refused to go out.

Yu Wen Zan was depressed, wondering why such a thing suddenly happened? Why did those palace guards suddenly go to Xue Family’s house?

He ordered someone to investigate secretly and learned the Imperial Hospital indeed lost several high-quality ginsengs and three boxes of medicine pills made especially for Prime Minister Pei.

The matter was genuine, so was he then just plagued by bad luck?

Yu Wen Zan, who had lived smoothly all his life without encountering such setbacks, was furious, smashing things in his room.

The servants avoided him from afar, fearing getting involved.

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In the Pei Mansion, Mrs. Pei was chatting with a few daughters-in-law about palace matters.

Finally, the topic turned to the stolen medicinal materials from the Imperial Hospital.

Eldest Young Madam Pei sighed, "The Imperial Hospital lost the medicine pills meant for Father, what about Father’s illness now?"