Chapter 227: Who Is that Man

Shi Qingxue looked nervous and asked instantly, “What evidence?”

Zhang Qiuyan took out a handkerchief from her pocket unhurriedly and showed it to Dong Hui. “Hui, you must know this, right?”

“Why did you keep it?” Dong Hui’s expression changed and she reached out her hand subconsciously, trying to grab it.

Zhang Qiuyan dodged swiftly and took one step backward. Then she stared at Dong Hui as if watching a good play. “Hui, this is the evidence, and I can’t give it to you now.”

“…Mother, what’s this?” Shi Qingxue stepped forward and grabbed Dong Hui’s arm, asking in a low voice involuntarily.

She never doubted Dong Hui’s love for Shi Junhe and wouldn’t believe that Dong Hui would have an affair with another man, but now the evidence was suspicious, and she had to ask first.

However, Dong Hui turned away and looked guilty.

Dong Hui’s personal maid Linlang grabbed Qingxue’s clothes secretly and advised her in a soft voice, “My Lady, don’t ask. Just figure out a way to fool them or try to ask His Lordship to come.”

Shi Qingxue was unable to reply.

Even Dong Hui’s personal maid said the word “fool”. Even if Dong Hui didn’t have an affair with another man, what Zhang Qiuyan had seen last night must be true.

“Mother, you…” Shi Qingxue wanted to ask, but she didn’t know where to start.

She couldn’t openly ask Dong Hui who she had seen at midnight yesterday.

Even if there was no outsider, she couldn’t ask about something like this, not to mention that there were outsiders.

Even Shi Qingxue had a headache and didn’t know what to do at the moment.

Seeing that Shi Qingxue was silent, Zhou Ruyu became arrogant and stepped forward to unfold that handkerchief. She waved it in front of Dong Hui and showed it to everybody. Then she pretended to be surprised and asked, “Gee, why is there a word ‘Hui’ embroidered in this handkerchief?”

While speaking, she seemed to understand and asked Dong Hui on purpose, “Hui, this is your name. Is this handkerchief yours…”

Dong Hui denied in a hurry, “No!”

Zhang Qiuyan cut in with disdain, “Hui, it’s pointless to lie in front of Mother. Last night, so many people saw that, and I picked up this handkerchief in the Valentine’s Pavilion after you left.”

“Even though there is a word ‘Hui’ in the handkerchief, why are you sure that it is mine? There are so many women whose names have the word ‘Hui’. What can you prove only with this point?” Dong Hui gritted her teeth and denied firmly.

Even if all the evidence was against her, she couldn’t admit it.

If she admitted it, everything would be messed up.

However, Zhang Qiuyan had been taught how to cope with this situation. She didn’t look at Dong Hui but explained to Mo Shujun respectfully, “Last night, I felt something wrong, but under the situation, I was afraid that it would become worse, so I didn’t dare to stop them.”

Mo Shujun nodded slightly. “You have done the right thing.”

Zhang Qiuyan then continued, “Later, I saw that Hui and that man got separated after walking out of the Valentine’s Pavilion. Then I went to the pavilion and had a look before picking up this handkerchief. I know that it is something serious, so I don’t dare to act arbitrarily, but I came back too late last night and was afraid that I would disturb you, so I didn’t dare to tell you until today.”

Mo Shujun nodded again to show that she understood. Then she turned to Dong Hui and snorted. “Dong, what else can you say?”

“I…” Dong Hui’s face turned pale and red occasionally and looked terrible.

She wanted to deny but felt that any word was powerless.

Shi Qingxue watched that and felt anxious. She winked at Dong Hui frequently. “What on earth happened last night?”

If they couldn’t explain this issue, Dong Hui would never be clarified.

However, Dong Hui pursed her pale lips and didn’t explain after a long time, showing that she was guilty.

Zhou Ruyu was complacent and intentionally said to Mo Shujun in a loud voice, “Mother, now the evidence is solid, and I think Hui has nothing to say, but this issue is related to our family’s fame. If the news spreads, the outsiders would laugh at us. More importantly, our family is in trouble now and my husband is still suspended from his job. If he is criticized because of the family’s bad reputation, I am afraid…”

Shi Qingxue rolled her eyes automatically and disdained her aunt.

Zhou Ruyu was so shameless. Shi Juncai was suspended because he was a deserter on the battlefield, but she had the face to talk about it. She knew that the princess royal cared about Shi Juncai, so she intentionally got him involved.

As expected, as soon as Zhou Ruyu finished her words, Mo Shujun’s expression changed.

Then she looked at Dong Hui, as if she was going to eat her alive.

Dong Hui was scared and moved a step backward. She planned to speak.

But Mo Shujun waved her hand to stop Dong Hui and rebuked coldly, “Alright, don’t need to say anything. I don’t care whom you have an affair with, but now, just pack up and get out of this mansion, and you can’t mention this matter again.

“If the news spreads, I will make you pay for it.”

Zhang Qiuyan and Zhou Ruyu had echoed each other for a long time, but it was not as hurtful as Mo Shujun’s words.

Dong Hui felt dizzy again and this time she couldn’t insist anymore. Her eyes rolled, and she went into a coma.

“Mother!”

“Hui!”

Two voices appeared at the same time. As soon as Shi Qingxue supported Dong Hui, Shi Junhe rushed to the gate.

He hugged Dong Hui from Qingxue’s arms and carried her, trying to stride out, regardless of all people looking at him.

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The servants who blocked the gate had been brought by Zhou Ruyu from the third master’s family. Although they were under Zhou Ruyu’s control, facing the aggressive master of the Shi family, they wondered if they should step aside.

“I’ll see who dare to stop me!” Shi Junhe goggled coldly and looked powerful.

The two servants at the gate became cowards at once and made way for him obediently.

But Mo Shujun asked at this time, “Junhe, this woman has cheated on you. Would you still protect her and think that I did something wrong?”

Shi Junhe didn’t look back. He just turned his head and responded indifferently, “I don’t dare to, but Hui is unwell. I will send her to see a doctor first. If you have something else to ask, just talk with me in the main hall later, Mother.”

After speaking, Shi Junhe didn’t care about Mo Shujun’s attitude but carried Dong Hui to leave the East House.

Shi Qingxue had seen everything and couldn’t help but show a thumbs-up sign. He was really handsome!

“Ahem!” Shi Qingxue pretended to cough twice and awakened all people.

Then she continued slowly, “There are many doubts in my aunts’ words. You think my mother is immoral, and you are too arbitrary.”

“Huh, she gave her private thing to a man, but she is not immoral? What is immoral? Should we catch them having sex?” Zhou Ruyu snorted crossly, and perhaps she thought that she had fallen out with the first master’s family, so she didn’t show mercy while speaking.

But now Shi Junhe had come back and his attitude was obvious. Shi Qingxue was confident and wasn’t afraid of Zhou Ruyu who was perverse.

Shi Qingxue raised her sharp chin and looked at Zhou Ruyu coldly. “It’s uncertain. After all, we need to investigate if this private thing is really my mother’s. Moreover, if you capture a thief, you need to find the stolen goods. If you say that she has an affair, you need to tell us who that man is.

“You didn’t even find the man but affirmed, and it is difficult to convince others.”

“Who said we don’t know who that man is? The man is…” Zhang Qiuyan couldn’t help but blurt out, about to retort Shi Qingxue, but before she finished her words, her mouth was covered by Zhou Ruyu.

Shi Qingxue found the breakthrough and then questioned, “Who do you want to talk about?”

Zhou Ruyu didn’t give Zhang Qiuyan a chance to say anything but spoke on behalf of her. “Just now Brother said that we should go to the main hall if we have something to ask. Let’s go there first.”

Mo Shujun nodded in agreement and then led the people from the Shou’an Hall to leave.

The people from the second and the third master’s family followed them.

Xia Mang came to Qingxue and sighed in a low voice. “Fortunately, the hearts of His Lordship and Madam are linked, and he came back in time. Otherwise, we don’t know how to deal with this matter.”

He came right at that time, and it was like the scene in the story.

Shi Qingxue showed her disdain for her maid’s foolishness and spat at her. “Are you stupid? How would there be such a coincidence in the world? Of course I asked my father to come.”

“Gee? How?” Xia Mang was confused and then her eyes widened in astonishment.

Why didn’t she know when Shi Qingxue went to ask for help?

As soon as Mo Shujun came, she told people to block the whole East House, and the servants in the house could hardly fly away even if they had wings. How could she have a chance to send a message?

Shi Qingxue felt guilty and turned away, temporizing. “Anyway, the helper came, and that’s fine.”

Xia Mang still couldn’t understand and asked, “But My Lady, how did you send somebody out?”

“Aha, Xia Mang, you don’t know Lady Qingxue’s foresight.” Dong Shuang jumped to Xia Mang and stated with a smile.

Xia Mang patted her chest as she was scared by Dong Shuang. “You scare me. Didn’t you go out to do something under orders? Why did you come back so soon…”

Before she finished her words, Xia Mang understood.

When Shi Qingxue received the message that Dong Hui told her to go to the East House, she told Dong Shuang to leave and do something.

At that time, Xia Mang was curious about what the lady told Dong Shuang to do. They were mysterious and didn’t tell her.

She thought twice and knew that perhaps Dong Shuang went to ask for help.

“But My Lady, why did you expect that Princess Royal would come to the East House to cause trouble?” Xia Mang was still confused.

Could Shi Qingxue foresee it?

Dong Shuang had a big mouth and exposed the lady directly. “Because in the beginning, Lady Qingxue asked His Lordship to come not to help Madam out of a predicament but to…”

Shi Qingxue covered Dong Shuang’s mouth and rebuked her crossly, “You are big-mouthed and tell outsiders everything.”

Dong Shuang blinked with a grievance and still didn’t know she had touched her lady’s injury by accident. She was wondering when Xia Mang became an outsider.

Xia Mang realized something from the master and servant’s interaction. Shi Qingxue thought that she might not convince Dong Hui, so she told Shi Junhe to come back to help her. But unexpectedly, he didn’t save her but helped Dong Hui out of a predicament.

“My Lady, this time, it might be a good thing that Madam is in a coma.” Xia Mang was not as brainless as Dong Shuang.

She was sensible and changed the subject, pointing out seriously, “Madam is so weak now. If there is something wrong with her because she is angry while they ask her to her face, it would be troublesome.”

Shi Qingxue nodded and knew that was it, but…

“Even though Mother has escaped now, if we can’t find where the handkerchief came from and who the man was, this case won’t close.” She sighed helplessly.

Xia Mang raised her brows in surprise and asked, “Do you mean that…what Second Madam and Third Madam said is true?”

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