After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 736 - 735 Heart Ailment

The opinion of the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice was quite fair.

But to the Heir of Marquis Beining, it was just two useless sentences.

Does he not know that finding the source is the key to unraveling rumors?

But the source is unknown.

Rumors are the most hurtful and the hardest to trace.

During the two days when the rumors spread, he behaved as usual, except for the moment when he mistook Miss Zhou Qi for a man.

But the incident occurred in a private room and shouldn’t have spread.

The Heir of Marquis Beining returned to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, feeling dispirited.

After two days of investigation, he learned that the rumor originated from the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

He asked a waiter and found out that the Eldest Young Master of the Minister of War was spreading the rumor about him preferring men.

In his anger, he rushed to question the Eldest Young Master of the Minister of War.

As he was about to enter another tavern, he overheard the Eldest Young Master of the Minister of War saying, "Indeed, rumors are powerful." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"The Heir of Duke Chong beat up Prince NanAn, injuring himself. Instead, this rumor has the Heir of Marquis Beining in a mess; I heard that Prince NanAn and the Heir of Marquis Jingguo have stopped associating with him."

"I’m curious what’s so appealing about preferring men?" another man said.

"It’s easy to find out; I’ve already had the young man the Heir of Marquis Beining likes kidnapped..."

The Heir of Marquis Beining’s brow furrowed.

The young man he likes?

How come he doesn’t know?

Listening further, he realized they were referring to Miss Zhou Qi.

Angrily, he almost wanted to beat the Eldest Young Master of the Minister of War half-dead, but reason told him he must save her first.

If Miss Zhou Qi were harmed, he would be guilty beyond redemption.

The Heir of Marquis Beining hurried to rescue her.

Miss Zhou Qi was discussing business with someone when several servants rushed up to grab her.

She was just a delicate lady, unable to resist the servants.

Under the Emperor’s reign, she didn’t expect anyone to be so bold, only bringing two servants with her.

Soon, the servants were beaten to the ground.

A servant seized her, and the Heir of Marquis Beining hurriedly arrived, kicking the servant aside to rescue her.

But the servant had orders; if he failed to capture her, he would be punished upon returning.

Amid the fight, Miss Zhou Qi was pushed off the building by a servant, and the Heir of Marquis Beining jumped down to save her.

Hmm.

He held Miss Zhou Qi by the waist.

Gently and safely landed.

Miss Zhou Qi blushed, her heart racing like a deer.

The Heir of Marquis Beining also blushed deeply.

To the onlookers, this scene was interpreted differently.

Two grown men gazing affectionately into each other’s eyes—

Truly.

It gave everyone goosebumps.

The morality of the world is declining.

These days, rumors have been rampant about the Heir of Marquis Beining favoring men; although widely spread, it’s hard to understand why a good man would prefer rugged men over delicate ladies.

Though everyone teased about it, deep down, they were skeptical, for seeing is believing, and hearing is misleading.

This time, it was witnessed firsthand.

In broad daylight, openly embracing a man. It seems the Heir of Marquis Beining has given up.

Onlookers pointed fingers and ridiculed.

Miss Zhou Qi’s blush had not faded as she quickly extricated herself from the Heir of Marquis Beining’s embrace and fled.

By the time the maid disguised as a servant came downstairs, her lady was nowhere to be seen.

The Heir of Marquis Beining stood there, feeling a chill over him, dizzy and lightheaded.

This time, he truly couldn’t clear his name, even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

The troublesome part was that his act of saving was witnessed by a servant from the Beining Marquis Mansion.

The servant, stricken with emotion, dared not disclose his identity, hurriedly reported the incident to Marquis Beining and the Marchioness Beining.

The Marchioness Beining turned pale.

The maid reprimanded, "You must be seeing things, how could the Young Master like men?!"

The servant quickly said, "I saw clearly, the Young Master truly likes him, rescuing and holding him for a while without letting go."

As he spoke, the servant shook slightly, shaking off his goosebumps.

The servant had the expression of someone absolutely sure of what he saw.

The Marchioness Beining thought the servant would not dare lie unless he was tired of living.

Thinking of her son—

The Marchioness Beining lost her breath and fainted.

The Marchioness Beining’s illness was of the heart, difficult to cure.

The Imperial Physician prescribed medicine, but after two days, there was no improvement, and her headache worsened.

The Heir of Marquis Beining was beaten until his skin broke and he was forced to kneel in the Buddhist Hall as punishment.

Marquis Beining couldn’t bear to attend court anymore.

Prince NanAn and others came to visit him and said, "Why not tell your uncle and aunt the truth?"

Let them know Miss Zhou Qi is a woman, and Marquis Beining and the Marchioness Beining would feel better.

The Heir of Marquis Beining glanced at Chu Shun, "With past experiences, how can I speak?"

Chu Shun was forced by rumors to fake a marriage with Qin Hanhan.

Qin Hanhan is far away at the Southern Border, thousands of miles from the Capital, making it easy to cover up.

Miss Zhou Qi is a Daqi person, and everyone knows she dresses as a man to take over her family business.

If he let this slip, Miss Zhou Qi would be thrust into the spotlight.

Thinking about his beaten chest, how could he disclose this?

With his mother’s nature, she would surely make him propose marriage.

Miss Zhou Qi might not want to marry him, which would be coercion.

Though he pitied his mother for becoming sick, he restrained himself from speaking and said, "The Imperial Physician’s medicine is ineffective; please invite my sister-in-law to see my mother."

Chu Shun replied, "Inviting sister-in-law is easy, but your aunt has an ailment of the heart, and a heart disease requires a heart cure."

The Heir of Marquis Beining wanted to treat his mother without harming Miss Zhou Qi.

Chu Shun and others went to invite Su Jin, but before leaving, the Heir of Marquis Beining said, "Help me beat up the Eldest Young Master of the Minister of War."

"Why beat him?" Prince NanAn asked.

"He spread the rumor about me liking men!"

The Heir of Marquis Beining was fuming.

The initial plan was to save her and then beat up the Eldest Young Master of the Minister of War for venting anger.

But when he returned to the tavern, they had already left.

The Marchioness Beining fainted from anger, and a servant hurriedly called him back to the mansion.

After being beaten, he couldn’t even stand, let alone leave the mansion.

Chu Shun and the others went to Prince Zhenbei Mansion to find Su Jin and were informed that Su Jin had gone to Marquis Dongxiang Mansion, so they rushed to Marquis Dongxiang Mansion.

Su Jin went to diagnose the Marchioness Beining, prescribed medicines for relaxation and health, but they were minimally effective.

Mrs. Tang and Princess NanAn were on good terms, so when the Marchioness Beining fell ill, she would certainly visit her.

Seeing the frail appearance of the Marchioness Beining, Mrs. Tang felt pained.

Returning from Beining Marquis Mansion, she saw Dongxiang Marquis coming out, and said, "Are you going to the military camp?"

"I have business with Brother Zhou," Dongxiang Marquis said.

"I’ll go with you," said Mrs. Tang.

Dongxiang Marquis was surprised, "Why suddenly go to the Zhou Family with me?"

"You’ll know when we get there."