Chapter 32: Having an affair with a foreign man

Chapter 32: Having an affair with a foreign man

Su Wanyu suddenly realized, "No wonder the princess also likes my embroidery so much."

Ping's mother nodded in confirmation, "The eldest princess has a deep friendship with Mr. Song. Since she admires your mother, she naturally favors your work."

Upon learning all this, Su Wanyu felt a warm feeling in her heart. It turned out that her skills had inadvertently paved a way for her. No wonder the eldest princess specially sent a sedan chair to see her off today.

She stood up, a small excitement surging in her heart.

Mother Ping followed closely behind and carefully put a cloak on her. "Miss, go to bed early. We still have to make new clothes for the Regent tomorrow."

Su Wanyu came back to her senses and smiled brightly, "Okay, nurse."

Only in front of Ping's mother can she let down all her guard and laugh heartily.

The night falls, the stars hide, and the wind and clouds rise.

However, there was unrest in the Changping Marquis' Mansion.

Lord Zheng waited at Miss Guo's place all night long, while Miss Guo waited anxiously at home until dawn.

In the Yaxuan courtyard, a figure quietly sneaked into Aunt Liu's room.

After Zheng Chengyan was frustrated by Su Wanyu, he turned to stay at Liu'er's residence.

When the first rays of morning light penetrated the clouds, the mansion returned to its former tranquility.

Zheng Chengyan walked out of Liu'er's room in high spirits, went to visit Jiang Yingying first, then remembered his neglect of Tao Xing yesterday, and decided to go to Tao Xing's room again before leaving.

Just as he reached the door, he vaguely saw Tao Xing hurriedly stuffing something into the quilt.

Zheng Chengyan pretended not to see him, gently opened the curtain and walked into the room, and asked calmly, "Why did you get up so early today?"

Tao Xing looked nervous and stood up hastily, "I didn't sleep all night, so I woke up early."

Zheng Chengyan's sharp eyes fell on the quilt that Tao Xing had just covered, "What were you doing just now?"

Tao Xing's eyes flickered, and she stammered, "Xing'er...didn't do anything..."

Zheng Chengyan had a blank expression on his face. He took advantage of Tao Xing's unpreparedness, strode to the bedside, and suddenly lifted the corner of the quilt.

A black men's belt with a leather holster suddenly came into view.

Zheng Chengyan was stunned for a moment, his eyes fixed on the belt, "Taoxing, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation, what's going on with this man's belt?"

Tao Xing was so frightened that her face turned pale. She fell to her knees with a thud, "Second Master, I really don't know where this belt came from. It was here when I woke up this morning!"

Zheng Chengyan was furious. He threw down the quilt and shouted coldly, "The man's belt appeared on your bed. It seems that you didn't sleep all night. You must have an appointment with someone! How dare you!"

When a family member secretly meets a man outside the family, it is not only a blatant challenge to the family's iron rules, but also a direct violation of the male owner's authority and dignity.

Zheng Chengyan raised his eyes slightly, and his pupils were like the sharpest ice blades in winter, piercing straight through Tao Xing's panicked face.

Tao Xing knelt on the cold floor tiles, tears streaming down her face.

"Second Master, I really don't know where this belt came from. Over the years, my loyalty to you is evident to all. How could I dare to do such a rebellious thing!" Her voice trembled with unspeakable sadness.

Zheng Chengyan slowly bent down and picked up the old belt with a jade buckle. It was embroidered with delicate willow branch patterns and was obviously not from the inner house.

He couldn't believe how a woman like her, who rarely left her room, could be involved with a man from the outside world.

Tao Xing struggled to get up, holding onto Zheng Chengyan's robe with both hands as if grasping the last straw, and pleading with tears in her eyes: "Second Master, Xing'er has been by your side for many years, and you know my character best. There is no one else in my world except you, so how could I do something to betray you?"

Zheng Chengyan's face was stern. He had always had zero tolerance for betrayal. Once he confirmed that Tao Xing had an affair, he would never show mercy.

"Then how do you explain this belt!" He threw the belt towards Tao Xing with such force that it seemed as if he wanted to throw away all the doubts and anger.

Tao Xing dodged in fear. The belt was like a poisonous snake, which made her feel scared.

"Second Master, there must be a villain who framed Xing'er. Please investigate!" Her voice was full of despair and helplessness.

Zheng Chengyan sneered, disdainful: "Framed? You are just a concubine, who would go through so much trouble? Tell me, who is that person? Confess and maybe you can save your life!"

Tao Xing hugged Zheng Chengyan's legs tightly, her body trembling, tears streaming down her cheeks like pearls falling from a string, she sobbed inconsolably: "Second Master, you really don't believe me..."

Zheng Chengyan kicked her away mercilessly, his tone as cold as ice: "The evidence is irrefutable, how can I believe you!"

Tao Xing collapsed to the ground, tears pouring out like a dam breaking, her heart shattered into millions of pieces.

"It turns out that in your heart, I have always been a frivolous and indecent woman..." Her voice was almost inaudible, but every word pierced my heart.

Zheng Chengyan did not respond. His silence was the biggest denial of her.

Tao Xing originally thought that she was willing to be a concubine, not seeking fame or wealth, just because of her deep love, and she believed that she was purer and nobler than any other woman in the mansion.

But in Zheng Chengyan's eyes, she was no different from other fawning women, and her so-called loyalty was just a joke.

Seeing Zheng Chengyan indifferent, Tao Xing's last hope turned into nothing.

She barely supported herself up, with a bitter smile on her lips: "Second Master, Xing'er just wants to ask one question, have you ever been sincere to me in all these years of friendship?"

Her eyes were empty, as if she had foreseen the answer.

Zheng Chengyan’s silence is the best answer.

"Tao Xing, now that you are having an affair with another man, how can you still have the nerve to ask me if I am sincere?" His voice was as cold and hard as iron, completely shattering Tao Xing's last fantasy.

Tao Xing's smile froze on her face, a kind of desperate stillness.

Zheng Chengyan did not allow any explanation and gave an order to the servant outside the door: "Come here, take Aunt Tao to the firewood room in the backyard and wait for punishment!"

"Yes, Second Young Master!" The servants responded quickly and surrounded Tao Xing. She looked at everything with empty eyes.

At this moment, the sky suddenly became gloomy and dark clouds rolled in. It was clearly early morning, but it seemed particularly gloomy, as if even God was mourning this tragedy.

Soon, the news of the turmoil in Yaxuan Court reached Su Wanyu's ears.

"Miss, please go to Yaxuan Courtyard quickly. I heard that Master Zheng found a man's belt in Aunt Tao's room and is about to punish her severely!" Yun Yi ran in anxiously to report.

Su Wanyu put down the needle and thread in her hand and looked at Yun Yi sharply: "A man's belt?"

Yun Yi nodded affirmatively, and Si Qi added, "Miss, our people reported this morning that someone broke into Aunt Tao's room last night."

Yun Yi was extremely surprised: "Could it be that Aunt Tao really had an affair with a man outside her family?"

Siqi shook her head and revealed a shocking secret: "No, it was a woman who went in."

Yun Yi was even more confused: "Having a secret meeting with a woman?"

Su Wanyu stood up and tapped Yun Yi's forehead gently. "Don't make wild guesses. Tao Xing is definitely not the kind of woman who would have a tryst with a man in private. Someone must have put the belt in her while she was sleeping."