The Slender Waist-Chapter 525 - 376: The Small Knife Scrapes the Bone_2
How could Lady Yang be a spy from Yecheng?
Upon receiving this news, he began to doubt.
In one aspect, he shared the same thought with Madame He.
Even if his son were the most unconscionable, he could never just pull up his pants and refuse to acknowledge his actions.
He wouldn’t do something like this...
"Gentlemen, I must excuse myself for a moment."
He Qia hastily instructed the butler to find a doctor, and he himself rushed towards the back of the courtyard.
Just as he arrived at the central courtyard, he was stopped by Xiaoman.
"Governor, my lady has something to say to you."
He Qia was furious at that moment, but as the pillar of the He Family, he couldn’t be rash even with his eyebrows singed by fire.
Feng Yun wouldn’t seek him out for no reason.
With this thought, He Qia turned around, signaling his entourage to go ahead and pacify the madame, while he followed Xiaoman.
Feng Yun was in the pavilion by the waterside.
Earlier, with so many people around, she did not have the chance to enjoy the garden, but now, as everyone went to see the commotion, it was quiet all around, and she was seated and smiling composedly.
Seeing He Qia approaching, she lifted her hand, covered her face with her wide sleeve, downed the drink in her cup, and then slowly put it down, stood up and said to He Qia:
"Come, Governor, follow me to catch the adulterers."
"Catch the adulterers?" He Qia was utterly baffled.
Without asking further, he strode after Feng Yun.
Today there was a wedding banquet at the He Residence, with guests mingling in the front hall, but the back courtyard was extremely quiet.
On his way there, He Qia realized not only had he been summoned, but even his mother, the old Madame of the He Family, had also come, supported by her maids.
"Old Madame, this way please."
Xiaoman led the way ahead.
The direction they were heading was exactly where Yang Lingxiang was staying in the Yi Garden.
Feng Yun said, "It was my presumptuous maid, who went out to relieve herself and saw the Marquis of Xuanping sneaking towards the back courtyard. She found it strange and followed him, only to discover the Marquis of Xuanping slipping into Lady Yang’s room..."
Old Madame He’s face turned livid with anger.
There were already unspeakable mother-in-law and daughter-in-law issues between her and Madame He. Madame He’s sheltering of Lady Yang was something the old Madame felt least pleased about.
Hearing these words, she did not wait for Xiaoman to finish speaking, striding forward and forcefully pushed open the door of the room.
"Look at that shameless creature, bringing her affair into my He residence."
He Qia was shocked and wanted to stop his mother, but couldn’t...
The door flung open, and a heady fragrance filled the room.
A maidservant-looking girl, covering her chest with her hand, her long hair disheveled, sat on the bed, clearly distressed and panicked.
And the Marquis of Xuanping, Qu Gong...
With his clothes in disarray, barefooted, his face flushed red, staggering as if he was about to flee.
The door was blocked.
There were servants below the window as well.
Qu Gong’s pupils shrank slightly, he swayed unsteadily on his feet, steadied himself on the screen, and with drunken eyes, looked at He Qia, obviously intoxicated.
"Governor, what is the meaning of this?"
He Qia said coldly, "That is precisely what He would like to ask the Marquis. The He Residence is holding a joyous banquet, yet the Marquis appears disheveled and improperly dressed in the back courtyard, what is the meaning of this?"
The scene inside the room was clear to anyone with eyes to see what had happened.
But He Qia still afforded Qu Gong the courtesy of face.
Of course, it was also because he had his doubts.
Even though Qu Gong wasn’t always proper, he wouldn’t choose this time to create scandal in the He Family’s backyard...
He sensed something was amiss, and Qu Gong himself felt it was an outrageous injustice.
"Governor, Governor please listen to me..."
Panic was written all over his face as he hurriedly gestured with his hands, but his tongue was sluggish from too much alcohol, and he managed to communicate only one thing clearly.
"The Marquis swears there was no intention to defile your estate, I have been set up. Earlier, I was knocked unconscious in the privy, and when I regained consciousness, I found myself here..."
He Qia half-believed it.
But at this moment, he couldn’t afford to believe it.
"Ridiculous!" His gaze turned towards the girl on the bed, "Are you Lady Yang’s maidservant? Why have you been conspiring in secret with the Marquis of Xuanping..."
The maidservant clutched her garment, terrified into a tremble, her face uneven with paleness.
"M-maid has no affair with the Marquis, none at all..."
Old Madame He flared up, "Still denying it? Caught in bed and still won’t confess! If it’s not you, then it’s your mistress; either way, it’s a den of filth!"
For the sake of her grandson’s honor, even if this affair wasn’t true, the old Madame He resolved to make it seem true.
"Guards, drag this shameless wretch away, strip her bare, and beat her to death with sticks..."
The maidservant’s eyes widened in shock.
She had no idea what had happened.
Just a moment ago at the banquet, she had intended to follow Lady Yang, but the Princess’s maidservant held her back, saying her undergarment was wet and wanted her to find a place to relieve herself...
Who would have thought, she herself would become the one trapped instead?
