"Stop trying to trap me!" Yu Shikui wasn't afraid to make a scene, and he stiffened his neck to retort: "There is no such thing. As a Prefectural Governor, how could I do such a sordid thing? Lord Kong and I merely lost our composure due to drunkenness, not what you all have seen. Now you have fabricated the scene and smeared my innocence, ruining my reputation. I am not accepting this, and I intend to appeal to the Emperor directly!"
"Go ahead and appeal, I'm afraid you won't!" Huangfu Jinxuan was not bothered at all and smiled towards the crowd, saying, "Doctor Xia, would you like to come up and say a few words?"
Yu Shikui was startled but then regained his composure. Although Huangfu Jinxuan called someone up, how could a young girl dare to stand before the entire town? Wouldn't that suggest to others that her virtue was compromised?
The pungent smell of rotten eggs on his body made him nauseated, but what made him feel even more sick was being together with Kong Tixin...
