Chapter 538: Duan Yu

After Chen Qing'an gave the order, the personal guard battalion following him dismounted, drew their swords, and walked toward Niu Yaodi and Dong Huang.

Niu Yaodi, who had been stunned, panicked instantly.

"This... what is this for, how am I a criminal!"

Niu Yaodi hurriedly took a step back.

Dong Yi held the hand-warmer with both hands, her expression heavy.

Dong Huang was also dumbfounded.

The first thing he thought of was that Niu Yaodi's matter had been exposed.

"I... what are you doing, I am the legitimate son of the Dong clan, I am Dong Yi's elder brother, my uncle..."

Bang!

Before Dong Huang could finish his words, he was kicked in the lower abdomen by Chen Qing'an, who had rushed up with a dark face.

"You are worthy?"

Chen Qing'an waved his hand with a dark face: "Take them!"

The soldiers of the personal guard battalion stepped forward and directly lifted Dong Huang, who had fallen to the ground, up.

At this time, Dong Huang was completely dumbfounded.

Struggling, he said to Dong Yi: "Yi'er, Yi'er, I didn't do anything, they... they are framing me, Yi'er, Yi'er save me."

"Yi'er, if not for the sake of our brother and sister, you must look at the face of my father, your father, Yi'er save me..."

Dong Yi lowered her head and didn't say a word.

Niu Yaodi also panicked.

"Yi'er, I..."

"Shut up!" Dong Yi turned around suddenly.

This shout from Dong Yi not only startled Niu Yaodi, but also startled Diaochan and Suhe, who were standing beside Dong Yi and didn't know what had happened.

All along, the Dong Yi that Diaochan had seen was knowledgeable, sensible, and understood etiquette.

But Diaochan had never seen Dong Yi like this before.

Diaochan, lost, held her lower abdomen with one hand, turned her head to look at Liu Bai Tu standing beside her, and asked with furrowed eyebrows:

"Bai Tu, what exactly happened, why did the Marquis..."

"Sister... this matter... the Marquis ordered that you not be told." Liu Bai Tu said in a low voice.

Because of their hometown origins.

In private, whether it was Tie Shitou, Wang Hunu, Chen Qing'an, or Liu Bai Tu, they called Diaochan "Sister" or "Sister-in-law."

Because from the beginning, they all called Duan Yu "Big Brother."

It was only later, as Duan Yu's status gradually rose, that the title "Big Brother" was no longer appropriate, whether in private or in the presence of outsiders.

But for Diaochan.

There were not so many formalities.

The entire Wucun Township was considered Diaochan's hometown, and now they all took pride in Diaochan.

Things like the affairs in Jinyang were mostly handled by the relatives and family members of Tie Shitou and the others.

And Diaochan's aunt was still in Jinyang; in private, this was a small group.

"Can you tell me now?" Diaochan asked softly.

Liu Bai Tu nodded and said: "Sister, Niu Yaodi and Dong Huang were having an affair and were plotting to harm the Marquis in Lintao County."

"Ah?"

Diaochan was shocked instantly.

"Sister, don't get excited, the Marquis was afraid that if you knew, you would get excited, and if you moved the fetus, that would be bad." Liu Bai Tu said nervously.

Diaochan forced herself to calm down.

Diaochan was not stupid, nor was she foolish enough to ask about Duan Yu's safety.

Diaochan naturally knew what work Liu Bai Tu did by Duan Yu's side.

Since this matter had already been known, it was even more impossible for Niu Yaodi and Dong Huang's plan to succeed.

"Why... why did they want to harm the Marquis?" Diaochan said in confusion: "Didn't Dong Huang come to Ji County to ask the Marquis for an official position?"

Liu Bai Tu nodded and said: "This matter is a bit complicated."

"Dong Huang and Niu Yaodi were having an affair, and Niu Yaodi is pregnant with Dong Huang's child."

"Moreover, from the beginning, Niu Yaodi had many opinions about Lady Dong marrying the Marquis, and she was secretly inciting Dong Huang..."

Liu Bai Tu briefly described the course of events.

Now that Duan Yu had returned, this matter was coming to an end, so there was no need to hide it from Diaochan anymore.

After hearing all this, Diaochan's eyebrows furrowed tightly.

Her gaze involuntarily looked at Dong Yi.

At this time, the expression on Dong Yi's pretty face was both hateful and sad.

"The Marquis... won't implicate Yi'er because of this, will he?" Diaochan said worriedly.

Suhe said nothing, just listening to the course of events.

At this time, Niu Yaodi looked at Dong Yi with terror.

Dong Yi also completely exploded: "Niu Yaodi, as an elder sister-in-law, you do not keep your chastity and do such things; is there anything to explain?" ===== CHAPTER 540 =====