Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 161 - Beating the Drum to Denounce Injustice, Unaware of Shame

Chapter 161 -161 Beating the Drum to Denounce Injustice, Unaware of Shame

Wang Baozhu loudly knocked on the door outside, shouting and screaming like she was throwing a tantrum, causing the whole neighborhood to now know that the people from Yongning Marquis Manor were living here.

Many people gathered around to watch, some with a hatred for evil, even threw mud and rotten vegetable leaves into the courtyard.

The Old Madam was infuriated and ordered that Wang Baozhu be brought inside.

As soon as Wang Baozhu entered, the foul stench emanating from her body reached the nostrils of everyone present; the smell of rotten eggs still clung to her even after bathing in the river, and it wouldn’t go away for ten days to half a month.

Upon seeing Murong Man, she clung to her hand as if she had seen a lifeline.

“Sister, sister, you must help me! Na Kesi, that heartbreaker, now he refuses to see me. He had clearly said he would marry no one but me, that no matter what my status was, he would make me the Prince’s Consort of the Western Regions!”

The Old Madam initially wanted to have Wang Baozhu severely beaten, but upon hearing this, her cloudy eyes shifted, flashing with a glint of inspiration.

If Wang Baozhu could indeed become the Prince’s Consort of the Western Regions, they, the victims of the Marquis Mansion, could also receive compensation from Wang Baozhu!

Murong Man, however, furrowed her brows and said, “If the Western Region Prince won’t see you, what is the use of finding me? You yourself said he’s a heartbreaker, which means he despises you now. How would he marry you?”

Wang Baozhu cried hysterically, “But he has already taken my body! Shouldn’t he take responsibility?”

She wouldn’t have come here if she weren’t at her wit’s end.

First, she was insulted and pelted with rotten eggs; when those people finally dispersed, she ran to the moat to wash her clothes and hair thoroughly, then hurried back to the General’s Mansion.

She thought that, given their sixteen years of care for her, they couldn’t possibly disregard her; but to her shock, the doors of the General’s Mansion were tightly shut, not even opened for her.

That was the home she had lived in for sixteen years; in the end, she couldn’t even enter, her father and brothers had abandoned her just as they said they would!

Indeed, she had known the truth a few years ago, but she had kept it to herself because she cared about her father and brothers and feared losing their affection; how could they be so heartless!

Even a dog raised for sixteen years would develop a deep attachment, but they didn’t even offer her the last shred of dignity, nor did they allow someone to give her some silver taels for her to carry on her person, leaving her empty-handed in the middle of the street.

Ultimately, Wang Baozhu heard some people in the street saying that the Marquis Mansion had been searched; the family members hadn’t been exiled, but were stripped of their lordship and reduced to commoners, and expelled from the Marquis Mansion.

Then Murong Man took them to rent a large courtyard in the west of the city to provide shelter and food for those from the Marquis Mansion.

Although many people cursed Lady Wang and Marquis Murong, a small group of people felt sympathetic towards Murong Man for being dragged down from the status of Crown Princess to that of a concubine, and admired her loyalty and solidarity in sharing hardships with her family.

Wang Baozhu thought of the Second Prince; she couldn’t meet the Second Prince, but Murong Man could.

As long as Murong Man asked the Second Prince to pressure Na Kesi to marry her, Na Kesi surely wouldn’t dare to offend the Second Prince!

Besides, Na Kesi took her virginity; how was it wrong for her to demand that he take responsibility?

Murong Man, however, sneered twice.

“Do you think you are still the precious girl of the General’s Mansion, where your purity still matters? You are now nothing more than a servant’s illegitimate daughter, who would take responsibility for you? You are far too naive! The Western Region Prince only cared about your status, now that you are stripped of that status and your reputation in ruins, the Western Region Prince would rather distance himself from you! Do you think with your looks alone, the Western Region Prince would see you differently? People of his status are beset by beautiful women throwing themselves at him!”

Her words cut through Wang Baozhu’s last fantasies like a sharp knife.

Wang Baozhu refused to believe that she was no longer a young lady but an illegitimate daughter born from a stealthy affair between Lady Wang and the steward, the kind that couldn’t be acknowledged openly.

She also couldn’t accept this reality.

For sixteen years she had been doted on, had everything she wanted; when had she ever suffered such humiliation? Yet those willing to support her from behind would never appear again. They had their own sister, and she was but the daughter of an enemy who had usurped their nest!

“Enough, get out of here, you’re not welcome!”

Murong Jian shouted angrily as he threw a cup directly at Wang Baozhu’s head, smashing it and causing her to bleed profusely.

He felt like killing Wang Baozhu.

If it hadn’t been for Lady Wang, would the Marquis Mansion have ever fallen to such a state?

He had thought Wang Baozhu was his daughter, had often made inquiries about Lady Wang over the years, and had frequently observed her stealthily after meetings. Little did he know, she was the illegitimate child of Lady Wang and Steward Wang!

The mere existence of Wang Baozhu reminded him that he had been cuckolded, and the whole embarrassment was known by everyone, turning him into a laughingstock!

Wang Baozhu cried out in pain, clutching her forehead as she retreated outside.

Murong Man felt that the Western Region Prince affair was no longer suitable for the Second Prince to intervene in, so she said to Wang Baozhu:

“There is another way, which is to beat the Grievance Drum. Say that Na Kesi deliberately seduced you with sweet words and tricked you into losing your chastity. Take action while Na Kesi is still in Capital City, letting Great Yan’s Law grant you justice.”

This was indeed a good idea.

If Wang Baozhu could marry Na Kesi, later on, the Second Prince could make connections with Na Kesi through Wang Baozhu.

But now it was not suitable for the Second Prince to appear, lest the angered Na Kesi think the Second Prince was coercing him.

Na Kesi must be furious, scheming that Wang Baozhu had lost her chastity to him, and even worse, letting everyone witness it; the shame was immense. What was laughable was that people might mock him for scheming in vain, and the woman he manipulated didn’t even qualify to offer him shoes.

After hearing this, Wang Baozhu, paying no mind to the wound on her forehead, her eyes lit up and she immediately pushed the door open and ran towards the Prefecture Yamen.

She wanted to make the most of the remaining daylight to beat the Grievance Drum so that Na Kesi would take responsibility for her.

She had no other choice, marrying Na Kesi was the only way she could continue living in luxury.

Soon, she arrived at the Prefecture Yamen, and with the Grievance Hammer, she continually struck the drum heavily.

Boom, boom, boom!

This attracted countless onlookers.

The gate of the Prefecture Yamen opened, and the government officials walked out; among them was Shuntian Prefecture Governor Xu Darong.

“Wang Baozhu? What brings you to strike the Grievance Drum?”

“My lord! Please seek justice for me! The Western Region Prince Na Kesi fancied my looks, deceived me in many ways, and caused me to lose my chastity to him, but now he refuses to take responsibility. I beg you, my lord, to uphold justice for me!”

Hearing this, the crowd muttered that it served her right.

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That early morning incident had been witnessed by many; at the time, Wang Baozhu was eagerly pressing herself against the Western Region Prince.

Furthermore, Wang Baozhu was shameless, daring to publicly discuss such a matter of losing her chastity, completely disregarding decency!