Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 428 - 426

"I don’t intend to be a concubine. I want to be a side wife!" After Ling’er uttered these words, she realized she had as good as admitted it! She was so furious her face went green! How did this despicable woman find out? She even dared to say it publicly! How could she show her face in public after this?

She glanced at the people around her. As expected, disdain filled the faces of the ladies and young misses, and they started to whisper among themselves. "Other than the main wife, all others are concubines! How eager she is to be someone’s concubine? Such a despicable woman!"

"What kind of family could produce such an undignified young woman? She has no shame!"

"She really brings shame to her family? Whose daughter is she?"

Upon hearing people’s words, Ling’er was so angry that she almost cried. It was unbearable! She rushed out with her face covered and narrowly avoided a collision with Di Shaowei, who was entering with two glasses of orange juice and a bag of cake.

Di Shaowei quickly dodged her.

Seeing everyone pointing fingers at them, Chu Die couldn’t help but speak up: "What are you babbling on about! How can your heart be so vicious, ruining other people’s reputation? What does it benefit you?"

"Miss Chu, have you forgotten something? It seems like you were the ones who started the vicious gossip! I heard you’re engaged too, Miss Chu. Why are you still flaunting yourself here? Weren’t you the one who said that decent women should stay home and embroider their dowry? So weren’t you just now tarnishing others’ reputation or ruining your own reputation by saying that you’re not a decent woman?"

Why did she have to encounter such troublesome people on the opening day of her shop! Xiao’er mourned in her heart! She really didn’t want to start a fight in the shop!

Hearing these words, Chu Die was further infuriated: "Did I say anything wrong? Who in the Imperial Capital doesn’t know that Young Master Di waits outside Ming Mansion every day to pick her up and send her to your mansion? Every day he presents her with flowers and food! A decent woman would never do such shameless acts!"

"Where is the shamelessness? How come I don’t know that taking a ride in Young Master Di’s carriage to Marquis Shengping Mansion and accepting his gifts is being shameless? You’re engaged, haven’t you ever received gifts from the man’s side? Or did the man you’re engaged to never even send you a gift? Also, Miss, if you don’t understand, don’t speak nonsense! Is this your understanding of decency and shame? Who taught you this? If you don’t understand, go back and have your mother hire a tutor for you, and start learning all over again!" Ming Jingya rebutted her remarks unceremoniously.

She couldn’t just hide behind Xiao’er and let her stand up for her. Xiao’er was even younger than she was, and it wouldn’t be good for her reputation.

"If she understood, she wouldn’t be accusing others of not knowing decency and shame here," Di Shaowei’s voice sounded from behind.

"Brother Di," Ming Jingya softly called out, feeling a bit embarrassed about her fiancé seeing her arguing with people in public.

"Has someone bullied you? Don’t worry. I’ll help you get back at them!" Di Shaowei smiled reassuringly at her.

Ming Jingya shook her head, "No, I am not a person who lets herself be easily bullied."

"Shaowei, this was just a misunderstanding, they were just unaware of the real situation and wanted to defend me. Please don’t blame them for my sake," Li Mingfang explained upon hearing Di Shaowei’s words.

Hearing this, Xiao’er sneered inwardly. If it was a misunderstanding, why didn’t she explain it? What did she mean by they wanted to help her vent her anger? What anger did she have to vent?

Now many people thought that Di Shaowei had called off his engagement with Li Mingfang due to Ming Jingya. They covertly called Ming Jingya a vixen who had seduced Brother Di and stole his soul. Despite all this, Li Mingfang had never explained anything.

"She has insulted my future wife, is it all right not to blame them just because you said so? Your face isn’t that influential." Di Shaowei’s tone was icy.

Li Mingfang looked at him incredulously. Although Di Shaowei used to bicker with her in the past, he always took care of her and never truly embarrassed her.

Even now, although they have broken off their engagement, the affection of growing up together was still present, wasn’t it?

She had been concerned about his reputation and had tried to stop Chu Die and the others from speaking carelessly just now. But how could Shaowei not give her any face at all?

Di Shaowei didn’t pay attention to what Li Mingfang was thinking, he turned his head towards Chu Die and said: "Miss Chu, if you have any decency left, you should apologize. Otherwise, I will have to ask your father for justice. I believe your future husband’s family wouldn’t want to hear about your behavior today."

Upon hearing this, Chu Die went pale. If Di Shaowei brought this matter to her door, her marriage would surely be off.

She bit her lower lip and swallowed quite hard before saying, "I was wrong just now. I’m truly sorry."

Having spoken, she swiftly exited. She simply couldn’t stand to face anyone!

Li Mingfang looked at Di Shaowei, only to see him turned back, smiling at another woman.

She was filled with a sense of bitterness as if something that originally belonged to her had been stolen by someone else.

Shaowei was really too much this time! He utterly disregarded the sentiments of shared childhood!

She stamped her foot and quickly followed Chu Die out.

"Weren’t you thirsty? Let’s go sit in the backyard and drink!" Di Shaowei suggested to Ming Jingya and Xiao’er, indicating the drinks and cake in his hand.

Xiao’er escorted the two to sit in the accounting room in the backyard.

While sipping on her juice, Xiao’er explained to Ming Jingya who the three missies were.

"The tallest miss is Li Mingfang, Brother Di’s childhood sweetheart. They have been engaged since they were young and only recently broke off their engagement. Brother Di went to the battlefield for her, tirelessly..."

Cough cough... hearing this, Di Shaowei almost choked on his cake.

What on earth was Xiao’er talking about? Was she trying to make Jingya misunderstand?

"Jingya, you don’t listen to her nonsense, I absolutely have no feelings left for Miss Li now!"

"Brother Di, why are you so anxious to explain? I haven’t finished speaking yet! Aren’t you afraid that Sister Ming will think there’s ’no silver here’?"

’No silver here’, Di Shaowei felt the temptation to strangle Xiao’er for the first time!

Ming Jingya looked at him with an expression of inquiry.

Done for!

Di Shaowei looked at Xiao’er: Little girl, you have really screwed me!

"Sister Ming, what I’m trying to say is, while Brother Di did do some things for Miss Li in the past, he didn’t know what love was back then. He felt responsible for her because they were engaged and grew up together, like siblings. But as an outsider who can see things clearly, I can tell you that Brother Di’s feelings for you are real love, while his past feelings for Miss Li were merely brotherly love. Therefore, no matter what you hear from others about how Brother Di treated Miss Li, don’t misunderstand."

Xiao’er’s words caused them both to blush.

Directly expressing ’real love’ like this was also very embarrassing!

However, Di Shaowei still nodded: "Yes, if you have any doubts, you can ask me. Don’t listen to rumors."