Her hair was cloud-like and beautiful! She opened her eyes and found herself back in the third year

Chapter 163 Misunderstanding, what misunderstanding?

Upon hearing this, Madam Min's eyes lit up immediately: "That makes sense."

Since this medicine is problematic, if Aunt Yuan, who is several months pregnant, drinks it, who knows what problems the child might have. If she doesn't dare to drink it, then it confirms that the medicine is problematic.

“Okay,” Pei Yutang readily agreed.

“No.” Unlike Pei Yutang’s confidence, Lady Changyang became somewhat anxious. “This will not work.”

"Why not?" Madam Min retorted with a sneer. "Didn't you all insist that there was nothing wrong with the medicine, and that Aunt Yuan was a kind person? Why don't you dare give her the medicine she prepared?"

Lady Changyang gripped her handkerchief tightly, her heart pounding with anxiety, yet she was at a loss for words.

“Mother, agree to her request.” Pei Yutang’s face showed humiliation and embarrassment. “Since they don’t believe us, let’s prove it to them.”

Lady Changyang probably hadn't expected her son to be so foolish, and nearly vomited blood in anger: "You...you shut up..."

Lady Changyang was naturally not worried about her son's concubine. In her opinion, a woman from a brothel was so filthy that she couldn't wash herself clean. She wished that this slut would die sooner to avoid bringing shame to the Changyang Marquis's mansion.

What she cared about was the unborn child.

Lady Changting laughed and said, "Lady Changyang, since your son believes so much and wants to prove his concubine's innocence, why are you stopping him? Could it be that there's really something wrong with the medicine? Or is it that you tampered with it?"

Lady Changyang's face turned ugly instantly. She pointed at Lady Changting, but couldn't utter a single word.

Madam Min smiled and said, "Then bring over a medicine stove, and we can all watch the medicine being brewed together, so that no one will suspect us of doing anything wrong later."

"Yes." The maid serving Min Siyue accepted the order, then brought over a medicine stove and prepared some water for decocting the medicine. To prevent any mistakes, she showed the water to Physician Lu to confirm that there was no problem before putting the medicine in to boil.

Lady Changyang was uneasy, so she sent a maid to invite the Earl of Changyang back: "Go quickly and invite the Earl back."

At that time, members of the Min family also arrived one after another, including Minister Min of the Court of State Ceremonial and his son.

Madam Min bore Lord Min a son and a daughter. The eldest daughter was Min Siyue, and the eldest son, who was two years younger than his daughter, was named Min Sizhu and was only seventeen years old this year.

Min Sizhu was handsome and slender. Upon seeing Pei Yutang, she was filled with resentment and immediately rolled up her sleeves to attack.

"You scoundrel! When you married my sister, you sang all those sweet words, promising to never let her down. But now you've done such a despicable thing. If I had known this would happen, I would never have agreed to let my sister marry you!"

Pei Yutang and Min Siyue also had some wonderful days together.

When Pei Yutang rescued Min Siyue from her frightened horse, he fell in love with her at first sight and began to pursue her with all his heart. In addition, he came from a good family and was young and handsome, so Min Siyue naturally fell for him.

Even Min Sizhu was happy for her sister, thinking that she had met a good man.

Both families were delighted with the marriage and were very satisfied, praising it as a "perfect match made in heaven."

But no one expected that before Pei Yutang and Min Siyue were even married, he had an affair with a courtesan. When he married Min Siyue, the courtesan was already pregnant with an illegitimate child.

Three years have passed, the child is now over two years old, and the courtesan is pregnant with another one.

Those loving and affectionate couples were shattered like a dream, their past joys were crushed, and the home they thought was their true home turned out to be a hellish abyss.

Min Siyue was both disappointed and heartbroken. She wanted to give up on him, but he knelt down and begged, confessing and promising to give everything, just to ask that she not abandon him.

But when he turned around, he raised his hand and slapped his concubine, causing her to miscarry.

Pei Yutang felt guilty, but dared not fight back when Min Sizhu hit him, so he could only keep dodging.

When Qin Yizhen arrived, Pei Yutang's face was covered in bruises and red marks, indicating he had been badly beaten. He even gasped when he touched her face.

"Get up, everyone." Qin Yizhen's gaze swept over everyone. "Just now, Madam Min was playing chess with me. When she heard that Miss Min had an accident, she hurriedly left. I learned about this matter and was a little worried, so I simply came to see her."

"Lady Changyang, am I disturbing you?"

Lady Changyang forced a smile, but couldn't manage a proper one.

Even a brainless person would know that Qin Yizhen came today because she was worried that the Min family and Min Siyue would be bullied by the Changyang Marquis's Mansion, and she came specifically to support them.

But does she dare say she doesn't welcome them?

Although this princess had been the subject of much gossip in private for her scandalous affair of "marrying her brother-in-law," she was still the princess of Eastern Qin, the wife of the powerful and influential Marquis of Pingxi, who would dare to disrespect her?

Lady Changyang reluctantly replied, "The arrival of the princess is an honor to the Changyang Marquis's residence. There is no need to disturb her. Please take a seat, Princess."

"it is good."

Qin Yizhen took her seat at the head of the hall, acting as if she were the hostess. She nodded slightly and invited everyone to sit down: "Please sit down and let's talk."

"Thank you princess."

Lady Changyang nervously ordered tea to be served.

Qin Yizhen glanced at everyone in the room and asked, "Which one is Prince Pei?"

“That’s me.” Pei Yutang, whose face was bruised and red from the beating, stepped forward and bowed, “Pei Yutang greets the princess.”

"Greetings." Qin Yizhen glanced at him a few times before looking away. "I had heard about your affairs before, and I was quite moved at the time, but I never imagined that you would actually lay a hand on your wife."

"Princess, this is all a misunderstanding," Lady Changyang explained anxiously.

Nowadays, officials value their reputation, and filial piety is the most important aspect of that reputation. However, if word gets out that someone would dare to hit his wife, it will be detrimental to Pei Yutang's future career.

"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding?" Qin Yizhen retorted. "Could it be that he didn't lay a hand on her? And that Miss Min's misfortune wasn't caused by him?"

Lady Changyang was speechless, unsure how to defend herself.

Lady Changting laughed and said, "There is no misunderstanding at all. He just wanted to protect that concubine, so he attacked his wife without even asking what happened. He was avenging his beloved."

"So that means favoring a concubine over the wife?"

"No, that's not it." Pei Yutang defended himself, "Your Highness, my love for my wife is as clear as day and night. How could I possibly favor my concubine over my wife? Your Highness, this is all a misunderstanding."

Lady Changting burst out laughing: "This is truly hilarious! You dare to claim to love your wife after doing this? Do you mean that hitting someone is a sign of affection and scolding someone is a sign of love, and that you love your wife so much that you hit her?"

"If that's the case, Young Master Min should take better care of his brother-in-law. Bring two sticks and beat him half to death."