The Abandoned Wife of a Military Family: Your disguise has been exposed again.

Chapter 243 The Regent Has No Compassion for Women
When everyone heard Rong Zhen shout "assassin!", they rushed out of the banquet hall.

As soon as he rushed into the garden, he saw a figure and kicked him into the pond.

"Guards! Protect the Regent!" Yun Yueshan's expression changed, as if facing a formidable enemy, and he rushed to Rong Zhen's side first.

The guards of the Marquis's residence rushed over from all directions and surrounded Rong Zhen, protecting him in the middle.

Yun Qi drew the sword from the guard beside him and walked towards the edge of the pool.

Yun Wei walked to Rong Zhen's side, quickly looked him over, and asked anxiously, "Are you alright?"

Rong Zhen clenched his fist and said in a low voice, "I'm fine, don't worry. I've already knocked the assassin into the pool."

Yun Wei breathed a sigh of relief, but quickly frowned again. How could there be an assassin at the Pingning Marquis's residence?

Was the assassin after Rong Zhen?

The others were also on edge.

Who on earth is so audacious as to attempt to assassinate the Regent?

At the same time, Yun Qi, sword in hand, had already reached the edge of the pool.

Looking at the figure in the pool, he angrily shouted, "Who are you? How dare you attempt to assassinate the Regent! Your crime is unforgivable!"

Xu Xiangling, who had choked on several mouthfuls of water in the pool and was about to swim to the edge, shivered even more upon hearing this.

She quickened her pace and swam to the edge of the pool, but as soon as her hand reached the edge, a sharp sword was pressed against her throat.

Xu Xiangling looked terrified and almost fell back into the water.

"Cousin, it's me, it's Xiangling! I'm not an assassin..."

Yun Qi paused, squatted down to examine the person in the pool, and hesitated, "Xiang Ling?"

The person in the pool had their face covered by hair, making it impossible to see their face clearly.

"It really is me, cousin..." Xu Xiangling almost burst into tears.

Yun used the tip of his sword to brush aside the hair covering her face and discovered that it was indeed his cousin Xu Xiangling. He exclaimed in surprise, "Cousin, what are you doing in the pool?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiangling's face contorted in pain.

She was certain that the Regent had kicked her into the pool as an assassin.

She's a young woman, how could you treat her so roughly?

Thinking of this, she felt utterly humiliated and broke down in tears.

Seeing this, Yun Qi was about to help her up, but he quickly remembered that men and women should be different, and she was all wet. What if she started to cling to him later?

Realizing this, he decisively withdrew his hand and quickly moved away from the pool.

“Your Majesty, the woman in the pool is my cousin, Xu Xiangling. She is not an assassin.”

When Xu's third aunt heard that it was her daughter, she was startled and pointed at him, saying, "Yunqi, then quickly pull your cousin up here!"

"No, no, it's not appropriate for me to pull her. You should pull her yourself. After all, there's a difference between men and women, and things might get complicated later." Yun Qi hurriedly shook his head.

Upon hearing this, Xu's third aunt nearly fainted from anger.

What does Yunqi mean?
Does that mean Xiangling will cling to him?

What a joke?

Her Xiangling is clinging to him? Wanting to be his concubine? Dream on!
Xu's third aunt, accompanied by her maid, rushed to the pond, pulled Xu Xiangling out of the water, and quickly wrapped her soaking wet body in a cloak.

Upon seeing this, everyone had different thoughts and their expressions were quite interesting.

The regent mistook a young woman for an assassin.

This can't be done, right?

How could the Regent not even be able to tell whether someone is an assassin or not?

Looking at the girl's beautiful face and the tranquil garden, everyone understood perfectly.

The girl clearly wanted to throw herself at the regent, but little did she know that the regent had no affection for beauty at all. To avoid trouble, he even deliberately brought up the accusation of being an assassin.

But she's a girl, after all. To just kick her straight into the icy pool like that...

Everyone gasped, feeling as if their bodies were immersed in ice water.

Several of the girls who had also harbored similar thoughts felt a chill and lingering fear in their hearts.

Fortunately, they didn't act cleverly and do something like that, otherwise they would be the ones making a fool of themselves now.

In an instant, Yunwei realized that Rong Zhen had deliberately dragged Xu Xiangling into the guise of an assassin.

Her fingertips scratched Rong Zhen's palm. It has to be said that this man really had no tenderness towards women. Even if the other party was a weak girl, he would still be ruthless.

Rong Zhen felt a flutter in his heart as her fingers tickled him, and he grasped her fingertips in return, gently kneading her smooth and soft fingers.

His sleeves were wide, which effectively concealed their subtle movements.

Xu's expression was very unpleasant at this moment.

Xu Xiangling is, after all, her own niece, yet she caused such a disgraceful incident at her daughter's homecoming banquet today, showing that she has no regard for her aunt at all.

Seducing her cousin's husband?
Madam Xu's expression turned cold, but she restrained herself from lashing out on the spot. Instead, she said to Yun Yueshan, "It's all a misunderstanding. There were no assassins. Marquis, please take the Regent and the others back to the banquet hall. The food will get cold soon."

Yun Yueshan, having also figured out the cause and effect, looked equally grim.

But at this moment, he couldn't let others laugh at him, so he forced himself to remain calm and said to Rong Zhen, "I'm sorry to have startled the Regent. Please come inside."

Rong Zhen nodded, released Yun Wei's hand, and entered the banquet hall.

Seeing this, the others also returned to the banquet hall.

For a moment, only Madam Xu, Yunwei, Madam Qi, Madam Xu's third aunt, and Xu Xiangling remained in the garden.

Xu's third aunt was still in a daze. Looking at her disheveled daughter, she felt both heartache and anger. Seeing Yun Wei there, she couldn't help but complain, "How could the Regent treat Xiangling as an assassin and kick her into the pool? Weiwei, you have to give Xiangling an explanation!"

Before Yunwei could speak, Madam Xu suddenly sneered, "Let Weiwei give her an explanation?"

Seeing her attitude, Xu's third aunt was immediately displeased and said with a stern face, "Shouldn't this be right? My perfectly good daughter has suffered such an undeserved disaster. In this freezing weather, she was kicked into the water as if she were an assassin. If it were your daughter, could you let it go?"

“My daughter would never do such a shameless thing! Why was Xu Xiangling mistaken for an assassin? Use your pig brain to think about it!” Madam Xu’s voice was cold and sharp.

Xu Lanzhi's third aunt was so angry that her face turned ashen and her lips trembled. "Xu Lanzhi, don't think that just because your daughter is the Regent's Consort, you can act superior and boss us around! You are Xiangling's aunt, how can you talk to a child like that?"

"If you don't want to be talked about, then you should first restrain your precious daughter. Today, the Regent only kicked your daughter into the pond because he was merciful. Otherwise, a daughter like you, who is like a harlot, should have been caught and drowned in a pig cage!" Madam Xu said with a sarcastic tone.

Xu Xiangling's face was deathly pale, and she clutched the cloak on her chest tightly.

Hearing this, Xu's third aunt felt a sudden, overwhelming shock. Seeing her daughter's reaction, she suddenly understood something. She swayed and almost fell to the ground. She stared at Xu Shi, still unable to believe it, and said, "What...what nonsense are you talking about?"