Chapter 275: Chapter 275: Sufficient to Ruin Purity
Wei Jinxiu’s eyes lit up when she heard this. Thinking it was a good idea, she quickly grabbed a stone as well.
Her maid, Yunxiang, followed suit and found a club.
Seeing this, Shuang’er also found a stone.
As the footsteps drew nearer, the four of them held their breath.
"Damn it, where did they run off to?"
"If I catch them, I’ll make sure they learn what I’m capable of!"
The man grumbled under his breath.
"Sir, are you looking for us?"
Just then, a clear and pleasant voice rang out.
The man had just looked up when he saw an unbelievably beautiful young woman standing before him.
’Isn’t this girl the fiancée of that Minister of the Ministry of Justice?’
A glint appeared in the man’s eyes. ’She’s a real temptress,’ he thought. ’It would be a real thrill to sleep with this woman.’
After all, she was the fiancée of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice.
At this thought, the man’s eyes turned murky with lust. He rushed forward impatiently. "Little beauty, be a good girl and come to my arms..."
WHACK!
Zhi Wan, gripping the stone, smashed it brazenly against his forehead.
The man’s voice came to an abrupt halt.
He seemed not to have expected her to attack him so suddenly.
He froze for a moment before he realized what had happened. Raising a hand to his head, he felt it come away covered in blood.
Enraged, he immediately reached out to grab Zhi Wan. "You bitch—"
But before his hand could touch Zhi Wan, several figures suddenly rushed out from the side and began bashing him wildly on the head.
The man let out a wretched scream and collapsed to the ground.
The commotion naturally attracted the other two men.
But by the time they arrived, all they saw was their companion lying on the ground, his condition unknown.
The two were horrified.
"What happened?"
"Who did this to Third Brother?"
They looked around, but there was no one in sight.
"It must have been those little bitches!"
"Quick, split up! We have to find them and get revenge for Third Brother!"
The two gritted their teeth.
But before they could act, they heard the sound of chaotic footsteps.
The next moment, a group of household guards armed with clubs appeared and, without a word, began beating them.
"Where did you ruffians come from? How dare you trespass in the Grand Tutor Mansion?"
Soon, the two men were beaten black and blue, crying for their mothers.
"Have mercy! We’re not thieves! We were invited in by one of your young misses..."
The guards paused. "Which young miss?"
"The one who brought you here, was she named Wei Jinyi, Miss Wei?" a cold voice asked.
It was Zhi Wan.
She walked over with Wei Jinxiu.
A moment ago, after the four of them had worked together to knock the man unconscious, they had quickly left the garden and summoned the household guards.
The two men had never imagined things would turn out this way.
Drenched in a cold sweat, they shook their heads. "We don’t know her name, but we’re certain she’s a young miss of the Wei Mansion!"
Hearing this, Wei Jinxiu said angrily, "The person you’re talking about, is it the young woman who brought you to the garden just now?"
At her words, a flicker of hesitation crossed their eyes, and they clamped their mouths shut.
"Not talking, are you? Beat them senseless, then haul them off to the government!" Wei Jinxiu sneered, ordering the guards.
Seeing the guards grip their clubs, ready to strike again, the two men were terrified and quickly begged for mercy. "Miss, we’ll talk, we’ll talk! Please spare us."
"Then start talking!" Wei Jinxiu said coldly.
"Yes, it was that young woman who brought us in!" The two no longer dared to hide anything and confessed in a rush.
Out of the corner of her eye, Zhi Wan saw the Wei family elders approaching. She immediately asked, "Why did Wei Jinyi bring you here? What did she ask you to do for her?"
"She... she told us to... to ruin the two young ladies’ innocence..." the two men stammered fearfully.
"What?" Wei Jinxiu’s eyes widened in disbelief. When the reality of it hit her, she began to tremble with rage. She snatched a club from a nearby guard and slammed it down on them. "You bastards! You animals!"
She couldn’t imagine what would have happened if her cousin-in-law, Zhi Wan, hadn’t reacted so quickly and hidden with her. If those three men had returned and cornered them by the pond, what would the consequences have been?
Even if the men didn’t dare to do anything serious, just the sight of a struggle, if witnessed by anyone, would have been enough to destroy their reputations.
’No wonder the garden was so quiet, without a single servant in sight. It must have been Wei Jinyi’s doing, all to harm Cousin-in-law Zhi Wan... and me!’
The more Wei Jinxiu thought about it, the angrier she became. She threw down the club and said, "Cousin-in-law Wan’er, we can’t let this go! Wei Jinyi tried to harm us! I’m going to tell Grandfather and ask him to get justice for us!"
Before Zhi Wan could speak, Lady Wei’s voice, filled with uncontrollable rage, rang out from behind them. "Of course, this matter can’t be let go!"
Everyone turned to see the female members of the Wei Family, led by Old Madam Wei, had arrived. Lady Wei was among them. They had clearly heard about the trouble in the garden and rushed over.
The expressions on all the women’s faces were grim.
They had all overheard the conversation between Wei Jinxiu and the two men.
It was Wei Jinyi who had tried to harm Zhi Wan and Wei Jinxiu, and who had brought strange men into the mansion.
Stunned, everyone’s gaze turned in unison to Lady Xu.
Under the pressure, Lady Xu spoke up. "Th-There must be a misunderstanding! Jinyi has always had a gentle personality. She... she wouldn’t dare, and she would never do something like this!"
"Aunt, the evidence is right in front of you, and you still want to make excuses for Wei Jinyi? Would you only have believed it if something had happened to Cousin-in-law Wan’er and me?" Wei Jinxiu’s eyes were red with anger as she threw herself into her mother, Lady Tao’s, arms and began sobbing.
Lady Tao held her daughter tightly, glaring furiously at Lady Xu. "Sister-in-law, I have always respected you, and I’ve doted on Jinyi as if she were my own daughter. But look what she’s done! If you don’t give us an explanation today, Sister-in-law, I’m not done with you!"
Lady Xu’s gaze was shifty and guilty, but she was used to being domineering. After averting her eyes for only a moment, she straightened her back and said, "We still need to investigate this matter thoroughly to find out what really happened. Besides, today is a joyous occasion—Father-in-law’s birthday. It’s better to deal with this after the guests have left. I will naturally give you an explanation then!" After speaking, she looked pleadingly at Old Madam Wei.
Old Madam Wei’s head throbbed with anger.
’I truly don’t understand how our Wei Family could produce such a fool like Wei Jinyi.’
’Even if she wanted to deal with Zhi Wan, she should never have dragged her own family members down with her. And to choose such an important day to do it...’
’What a mess.’
But her eldest daughter-in-law was right. Today was her husband’s birthday, a happy occasion that absolutely could not be ruined by this affair.
With this in mind, she said with a stern face, "Jinyi was in the wrong, but now is not the time to deal with this. Let’s wait until after the banquet is over."
The moment she finished speaking, Lady Wei’s deep voice commanded, "Someone, go and bring Wei Jinyi to me, tied up!"
Lady Xu’s expression changed.
Old Madam Wei also frowned and said gravely, "Minghui, today is your father’s birthday. Don’t cause trouble!"
"Am I the one causing trouble now? It’s clearly your precious granddaughter who’s causing trouble! Why don’t you teach *her* not to cause trouble at her own grandfather’s birthday banquet?" Lady Wei’s suppressed fury erupted at that moment. After speaking, she pointed a finger at Lady Xu’s nose and cursed, "You! You’re rotten to the core, raising such an inhuman monster without a conscience!"
Lady Xu’s face flushed red and pale with anger. She suppressed her rage and said, "Sister-in-law, the matter hasn’t been fully investigated yet. How can you resort to insults?"
"Not fully investigated? Are you deaf? They just confessed everything clearly—that Wei Jinyi ordered them to harm Zhi Wan and Jinxiu! If I don’t curse you, who should I curse?" Lady Wei shouted harshly.
"They... it’s not like anything actually happened to them, is it?" Lady Xu said sheepishly.
