Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 1307 - 1314 Body Examination (4)

"Slap—"

Before he could finish speaking, a harsh slap landed heavily on his face.

Xiang Yun took a step back, angrily said, "Mo Zili, I am not you, I can’t engage in sleazy deeds like marrying and then sleeping with someone else, please don’t use your filthy thoughts to judge others. I’ve said it before, the innocent are clear, the filthy are murky—it’s up to you to believe it or not. If you don’t, well, it’s easy to settle; divorce me, and we can part on good terms!"

"Part on good terms?"

Mo Zili laughed heartily, "You’ve been hoping to part with me on good terms, haven’t you? Once you’re rid of me, you can go to that man, right? He’s your real safety net, the real reason you’re willing to leave Duke Li Guo’s Mansion, isn’t he!"

Xiang Yun was so angry she couldn’t speak. She glared at Mo Zili for a long time, finally finding her trembling voice, "Since you’ve already decided that I’m such a disgraceful woman, why not divorce me and remarry a pure woman?"

Hearing her mention divorce again, Mo Zili became furious, saying cruelly, "Duke Li Guo’s Mansion is not an ordinary civilian home. You cannot marry or divorce as you wish. In our mansion, there are sons who lose their wives, but no men who divorce their wives!"

Xiang Yun incredulously said, "Mo Zili, do you want to kill me?"

Mo Zili, frowning, said coldly, "That depends on whether you show some spunk!"

With that, he waved his hand and, with an undeniable tone of command, instructed, "Take the Young Madam inside for a body examination!"

Upon hearing this, the four maids immediately stepped forward, and like eagles swooping on little birds, they dragged Xiang Yun towards the room.

A body examination meant verifying a woman’s chastity, checking whether she was a virgin. For a woman, such an inspection was extremely humiliating. Women subjected to this were often those whose chastity was in question. Typically, these examinations were conducted only when brothels bought girls or wealthy families took concubines and would hire a stable woman to perform the examination. During the process, the woman had to be naked from the waist down, spreading her legs for the stable woman to inspect carefully. Although this degrading method of examination might be acceptable in the case of brothels or for wealthy families buying concubines, applying it to daughters of prominent households was a fate worse than death.

A few months ago, when a Patrician in the Capital bought the daughter of a destitute Scholar to be a concubine, the mother of the household deliberately made things difficult. She insisted on confirming the poor girl’s purity before allowing her son to bed her. Although the examination proved the girl’s innocence, she was so humiliated that she committed suicide by running headlong into a wall when left unattended.

At the time, Xiang Yun had sighed with sympathy for the Scholar’s daughter. Little did she expect to find herself in the same situation. Mo Zili actually wanted to use this method to check her, essentially humiliating her. It caused Xiang Yun such agony she wished she could slam her head against the wall and die too.

While she struggled violently, she also cried out hoarsely, "Mo Zili, you beast, you scoundrel, I will never ever forgive you..."

However, despite her desperate efforts, she was still dragged into the room by the maids. Cui Ping and Cui Lian saw their mistress being dragged inside and attempted several times to rush to her rescue. But when they met Young Master Li’s cold, forbidding gaze, they were so frightened they immediately abandoned the thought of rescuing her, helplessly standing in the courtyard crying.

Outside the house, Mo Zili clenched his fists, listening to the desperate sounds of Xiang Yun struggling with the maids, and her cries of despair. Several times he wanted to rush in to stop the rough maids, but he held back forcefully. He couldn’t ignore the presence of Situ Changge, nor could he dismiss the suspicions about their relationship. After all, the reason for his appearance in the manor that night was too hard to explain. Even if he wanted to lie to himself and trust her, he just couldn’t.

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