Chapter 82

Chapter 82.1: All Full of Holes

"Hahaha, our heir, men are born stronger than women and if they really want to do something, how can a woman possibly be able to resist at all?" The one who said this was a lady who was brought into the family right after one other Royal Concubine, but was a voluptuous lady without much of a brain.

Once those words came out, Yan Xi Cheng immediately glared fiercely at her, which cowered her into clamping her mouth shut in an instant.

Yan Su had not spoken a word all this time but just knitted up his brows, his face looking dark and imposing.

The youth on the wheelchair seemed so dispirited and weakened now, like he was suffering from the after effects of having over indulged in debauchery. He did not want to believe, but the facts lay before his eyes, which gave him no choice but to see and believe.

He had held great hope on the boy, doing all that he could to heal the boy's legs, that would allow him to go into the Faint Mist Sect to learn cultivation and secure a great future for himself.

Everything had been moving in such a great direction and he had always been rather satisfied with the child. But looking at the situation, was this a case of his real nature finally becoming revealed, forgetting himself in his newfound talents? Maybe deep in his bones, he was an extremely     

At such a young age and he had committed such a despicable deed. What kind of a scene would it be when he grew up in the future?

In those few short moments, Yan Su's heart had already undergone a series of tumultuous changes, his piercing eyes tinted with the colour of disappointment. His voice calm, he then said: "Qing Bei, if you do not speak up, you are silently admitting to it. Did you violate this young lass here yesterday?"

He did not even have the strength to speak at all, and it could be seen just how hard and mad he had indulged himself last night.

If it was known that he would turn out like this, he would not have kept the boy with him back then. He had now brought nothing but shame to that person, which would forever not let her rest in peace even in death.

Qing Bei just sat there to look up at Yan Yu on the high seat silently, seeing the undisguised disappointment and rage. That good looking and pale countenance did not show the slightest ripple of emotion but somewhere in his heart, it was suddenly starting to become clear right at that moment.

He could not believe himself.

[Ah….. His father….. He would rather believe the words of an outsider than to choose to believe his own son.]

Simply because he was not Yan Su's flesh and blood and so a certain level of estrangement still existed between them?

Actually if he thought just a little deeper into it, he would have discovered that it was all just one of Mo Han Yan's venomous schemes. But he did not even want to think about it at all which just affirmed his guilt to everyone else.

Qing Bei closed his eyes, and something suddenly felt like it had been unraveled in his heart.

All the concern and attention Yan Su had shown him these days had already slowly allowed him to release the knot lodged in his heart. He had even been willing to let bygones be bygones in regards to the fact that Mo Han Yan had gotten both his legs crippled back then when he saw that Yan Su was doing everything he could to make it up to him.

The two of them, Qing Yu and him, who had been abandoned from young, had made him pine so hard for love and concern. Qing Yu had said that he was being very foolish, and too softhearted.

Just as the atmosphere had fallen to become unbearably stifling and oppressive where the air felt highly suffocating, the sound of light laughter suddenly came in from outside the doors, and a slender figure then appeared before everyone as it slowly came walking in closer to all of them.

That person was dressed in white clothes that were not tainted by even the slightest speck of dust, her thick luxurious hair casually held together by a hairpin. She clearly looked like she did not care all that much about her own appearance, but everything on her just looked so highly suitable, looking somewhat languid with an indifferent air.

The manicured brows were slightly upraised and directly below them were an enchanting pair of eyes, long and narrow like those of a fox, tinged with the light of wisdom and farsightedness. Her elegant nose was tall, her tiny cherry lips curved up in a playful smile. It was a face so exquisite it was almost dreamy, which dazzled everyone in the hall as they looked at her in a daze.

Chapter 82.2: All Full of Holes

The one who was most surprised was Mo Han Yan. She had clearly just seen this young lady not too long ago but it seemed that every time she saw her, she was so blindingly radiant that it made it impossible for people to shift their eyes away, where she looked even more outstanding than that woman in the past.

Just seeing Yan Su's stunned and captivated expression told her as much.

The young lady did not care about all the strange gazes everyone was looking at her with, and she did not even so much as glance at the youth seated in the wheelchair but had walked over to come right before the little servant girl who was sobbing hysterically on the floor.

Her slender fingers lightly lifted the servant girl's chin. Her voice was tinged a with smile but the icy cold in those phoenix like eyes sent a shiver through her spine. "Whoa, this little face is rather good looking indeed."

The servant girl was so terrified she was shaking visibly, not daring to even say a single word but just let her tears continue to flow down her cheeks.

Qing Yu burst out laughing and then turned to look up to the dark faced Yan Su seated high up on the main seat as the corners of her lips curled up with a faint smile. "Has Father investigated clearly that this servant girl was bullied by Qing Bei?"

"The evidence is clear and he has also admitted to it with his silence." Yan Su said in a deep voice.

"Evidence?" Qing Yu looked as if she had just heard something very funny. "According to what Father has said, just creating some ambiguous marks on the servant girl's body and having her come sobbing before you with her clothes in utter disarray to wail that Little Bei has violated her, you have decided that there's no need to hear Qing Bei's explanation just because of a few words from some outsiders?"

"So that is what so called evidence is. I had thought that only the foolish and ignorant will come to believe such wild accusations. It must be known that sometimes, even what the eyes see for themselves might not be the entire truth. Father, you have….. greatly disappointed me."

She stood there right in the front with her back straight and unbending. She was clearly saying such hurtful words but her face was still smiling, her pair of beautiful phoenix like eyes shining with a mirthful glint, like it was impossible to ever reach into the depths of her heart.

That gaze…..

For just one fleeting moment, Yan Su seemed to see that person from those many years before, who had said these very same words to him.

She had said: "Yan Su, I am very disappointed in you."

He quickly came back to his senses. As if he was silently comforting himself, he waved off the strange feeling in his heart and said: "Unless you can find the evidence that can clear his name, otherwise, if news of this matter leaks out, the name of the entire Eternal Peace Duke Manor will be shamed!"

Qing Yu curled up her lips scornfully. "There is no way of explaining oneself out of a trumped up charge. Haha, but if Father insists on evidence….. " She suddenly paused and her piercing gaze turned to look at Mo Han Yan on the other side. "If I do not get a satisfactory reply on this matter here today, I will not mind scraping off a few layers of skin off the hidden mastermind behind it."

Mo Han Yan was startled by that sudden gaze turned upon her out of the blue but she quickly composed herself and there wasn't the slightest ripple on her face.

[Hmph! I would like to see how these two bastard children are going to clear themselves of the accusation.]

[So what if they possessed gifted talents? They will forever be beneath Ning Er's feet, never to be able to get back on their feet. I will never allow that woman's children to have any chance to even threaten Ning Er. Never ever!]

Qing Bei looked at the young lady standing there neither submissive nor aggressive, but striving just to defend him, and his heart was greatly moved once again. [The Heavens must have seen that he has suffered so much and hence they have send Qing Yu to come to his side to protect him.]

No matter when, Qing Yu was always like a strong and sturdy castle around him that protected him, never allowing anyone to bully him.

The hands inside his sleeves were tightly clenched up together to hide the trembling. [In this world, only one person really cared and was genuinely concerned for him. That was enough. From today onwards, he will never again covet all those things that were not his to possess in the first place!]

Chapter 82.3: All Full of Holes

But with the current circumstances, in order to make it seem real, he must not expose himself prematurely, or Qing Yu's ploy would go up in smoke.

On the other side, Qing Yu bent herself down and looked at the servant girl weeping softly, the ends of her mouth lifting up slightly. "Come, tell me. Last night, how did the Second Master violate you brutally?"

Those highly explicit words said in a smiling but mirthless voice caused everyone in the hall to become curious. [What kind of a show is she going to put on now?]

The little servant girl was trembling visibly, looking like she was recalling something very horrifying before she then started to speak after a while. "Last night, your servant brought the medicine to the Second Young Master….."

"What kind of medicine was it?" Qing Yu asked, as she raised an eyebrow.

"It was medicine that His Highness asked your servant to deliver, a tonic to nourish the Young Master's body." The servant girl said in a soft voice.

Yan Su nodded. "This Duke has indeed instructed for people to send the medicine over."

Qing Yu lifted her chin and said: "You can continue."

The servant girl took at glance up at the main seat and then lowered her eyes as she continued: "After the Second Young Master took his medicine, your servant was just about to leave when the Second Young Master suddenly grabbed your servant and started to tear at my clothes, and he said….. that he likes me….."

Qing Bei's eyes turned cold, filling up with contempt.

[Has he gone blind?]

[That girl thinks that she's rather attractive and is always hovering around before him, always trying to seduce him and win him over but he does not even know her name!]

[And saying that he likes her? In your dreams!]

[He will rather fall in love with anyone plucked out from the streets than like her! !]

Qing Yu saw the undisguised contempt and anger on the youth's face and she could not help but smile for a moment before she turned to look meaningfully at the woman up on the high seat who had been calm and composed throughout.

[Ha. Mo Han Yan just cannot remain idle. She had just not come back for one night and that woman already cannot wait to pounce upon Little Bei.]

When she came back, the fragrance of the Drunken Immortal Flower still had not dispersed throughout the night. [Just how heavy a dosage it must have been. Fortunately the Drunken Immortal Flower only numbs a person's senses and weakens them to the point that they are temporarily not able to speak. Once the poison is alleviated, it does not harm the body much.]

Though the youth seemed a little weakened, he still looked rather conscious and aware of his surroundings.

The servant girl was still sobbing aggrievedly as she said: "The Second Young Master is my Master and I am merely a lowly servant. Whatever the Master wants, your servant has no choice but to comply. But the Second Young Master….. He has a particular perversion….. which nearly tormented your servant to death….."

"Didn't you mentioned before that you struggled hard and refused to give in, fighting to break free? And now you are saying that the Master's words must be complied to?" The person who said this was Yan Xi Cheng.

The servant girl had clearly not expected that anyone would say anything against her words at all and she was stunned for a moment.

Mo Han Yan had similarly not thought that Yan Xi Cheng would suddenly speak and her beautiful eyes turned indignant at that moment. "Cheng Er, what do you know? Don't make things messier than it already is!"

"Mother, from a little servant girl and we're all sitting here to hear her spout such nonsense to besmirch Qing Bei's name? I think that she saw that Father has recently been treating Qing Bei a little more affectionately and she spiked the medicine with something. Once what's done cannot be undone, at the very worst she could still be very well made a concubine." Yan Xi Cheng said with a scornful laugh as he looked at the stunned servant girl. "From what I can see looking at Qing Bei, it's not that he is refusing to speak, but he is just unable to talk."

With those words, the faces of Han Mo Yan and the servant girl down below immediately changed in colour.

The face of the servant girl immediately turned deathly pale, her expression sorrowful. "Our heir, although your servant is of humble birth, but I am still from a clean and clear family. For you to say that of your servant, your servant is too ashamed to continue to live, and can only clear my name with death!"

Her voice had just dropped when her eyes took on a cold glint. Like she was finally liberated, she raised her hand and struck it upon the top of her own head.