novel-bin Chapter 396 Guess
Chapter 396 Guess
Yu Jiaojiao screamed in fear and dodged desperately. The little maid standing in front of her still had the slap mark on her face and shouted in a trembling voice:
"Hurry up, someone, we have a lecher! If anyone can help us, we will reward them handsomely!"
The thug impatiently pushed the little maid away and said with an evil smile:
"Young lady, why are you pretending to be so reserved? If you obey me, I will definitely satisfy you. If you obey me, you will suffer less.
Even if you shout until your throat is hoarse, it will be in vain. Then I will say that you are my wife and we had a quarrel and you don’t want to acknowledge me as your husband.”
Yu Jiaojiao was so angry that her eyes turned black. She had never thought that in broad daylight, someone would dare to rob a woman in public!
After several struggles, some people gradually gathered around. They didn't understand what was going on with these people, so no one came to help.
Yu Jiaojiao desperately hid behind the little maid, constantly using her as a shield. The poor little maid was touched several times by the man in such a short time.
Even so, her young lady kept pushing herself towards the man. In a fit of anger, she simply pretended to sprain her ankle and fell directly to the ground.
The man took the opportunity to lift up Yu Jiaojiao's veil, which happened to hook her hair. When the veil fell, her long black hair instantly fell down.
There were immediate gasps and exclamations from the surroundings. The man who was causing the trouble was the most exaggerated. He just stood there in a daze, with a string of saliva flowing from the corner of his mouth.
Yu Jiaojiao was embarrassed and annoyed. She covered her face with her hands and cried while picking up the veil on the ground. Just as she was about to rush out of the crowd, someone suddenly shouted:
"Eh? Isn't this the granddaughter of the Lord Jijiu? I've had the honor of meeting her once before.
Tsk tsk, no wonder she looks like a fairy boy under the fairy's seat, she turned out to be a lady from a noble family. But why did this Miss Yu come out alone? Did she sneak out?"
The voice came from the crowd, clear and loud, and everyone who was there to join in the fun heard it clearly.
At this moment, Yu Jiaojiao truly understood what regret meant.
The onlookers pointed at her, and the man who had just teased her disappeared. She couldn't help but secretly said in her heart:
Finished!
Her vision suddenly darkened. It turned out that the little maid who followed her put the dirty veil on her.
The little girl's face turned red and she shouted at the crowd:
"What nonsense are you talking about? Our young lady is not the granddaughter of the Lord Jijiu at all. Aren't you afraid of offending the Lord Jijiu by slandering her like this?!"
After she finished her cowardly roar, she took her young lady's hand, and with her other hand she struggled to push away the crowd, and the master and servant finally escaped from the encirclement of the people.
The two of them exerted all their strength, ignoring the blisters on their feet, and ran two blocks before stopping, panting heavily.
And the servants of the Yu Mansion finally came over.
The servants took the master and servant directly to the old chief priest's study. Even when Yu Jiaojiao suggested going back to the courtyard to wash up before seeing her grandfather, she was rejected.
She was almost carried to the study by two servants.
Looking at his little granddaughter in a state of disgrace, the old priest remained silent. He was filled with infinite frustration, and was annoyed at his granddaughter's absurd behavior and at his own soft-heartedness.
If a death order had been issued, strictly prohibiting the granddaughter from going out, perhaps today's terrible incident would not have happened.
Yu Jiaojiao felt uneasy when her grandfather stared at her. She originally thought that her grandfather always loved her, and as long as she knelt down and cried, and begged her mother to say a few good words, today's incident could be put to rest.
But now, something seemed a little off. Wasn't she just recognized on the street? It was just embarrassing at best, and her reputation was tarnished at best. Why was Grandfather so angry?
Finally, the little girl couldn't bear it anymore and broke the suffocating silence.
She fell to her knees with a thud, kowtowed three times, and then said with tears in her eyes:
"Grandfather, I was wrong. I was willful and sneaked out of the house today, bringing shame to our family. It's all my fault. I won't do it again. I hope you can forgive me this time."
Madam Yu felt distressed when she saw this and tried to stand up several times, but she was frightened by her father-in-law's stern look and dared not move.
Seeing her little daughter sincerely admit her mistake, she couldn't help but look at the old man anxiously.
"Father, the child has realized his mistake, please calm down."
"You are so confused! You are the mistress of our Yu family, how can you be so confused?!"
The old priest was heartbroken and looked at his little granddaughter kneeling on the ground.
"Jiaojiao, tell me the truth, why did you sneak out of the house today? Did you go out because someone sent you a message?
Grandfather believes that he has always loved you and brought you up since you were a child, hoping that you can at least be an honest child. "
The little girl kneeling on the ground said nothing. She was struggling and hesitant in her heart.
The old priest shook his head in disappointment. He sighed and was about to speak, but Yu Jiaojiao suddenly felt flustered and immediately said:
"Grandfather, your granddaughter said! Yes, the Fourth Prince sent someone to pass me a note. He said that he had thought of a way to make your grandfather agree to our marriage, and asked your granddaughter to come out of the house to discuss it."
As she spoke, she took the note out of her sleeve, raised her hands high and handed it to the old priest respectfully.
Looking at the elegant handwriting on the note, the old priest was a little surprised at first, then frowned and asked:
"How do you know that this handwriting belongs to the Fourth Prince? Could it be that you have already exchanged it privately before this?!"
The old man's tone was cold and angry. The little girl was frightened and her face turned pale. She shook her head repeatedly:
"No, no. My granddaughter cannot read the Fourth Prince's handwriting, but I once secretly asked someone to find out the Fourth Prince's name, 'Jing'. The signature on this note clearly states it.
What's more, my granddaughter has never met any other man except the Fourth Prince, so who else could it be besides him?"
Madam Yu also chimed in.
"Father, are you being too cautious? Could it be that someone forged this note?"
The old priest ignored the other party, but looked at the embarrassed little granddaughter and asked again:
"Jiaojiao, you haven't seen the Fourth Prince, right? Otherwise, how could you have made yourself so embarrassed, been teased in the street, and finally been recognized by the onlookers?
Don't you find it strange? You are dressed in plain clothes and have done some make-up, but it is such a coincidence that a commoner recognized you.
You are just a girl who lives in seclusion, not a princess, how could you be recognized so easily? "
The old chief priest's words were clear and logical, and they made Yu Jiaojiao feel confused. She seemed to have been...really deceived.
But why is this happening? What is the purpose of the people behind this?
As a young girl, she could not think of many twists and turns, but Madam Yu was different. She stood up suddenly, looked at the old priest and said:
"Father, could it be that another family has also set their sights on the Fourth Prince and knows that the Fourth Prince is interested in Jiaojiao, so they resorted to such a sinister trick, trying to destroy Jiaojiao in order to make room for their daughter?!"