The mistress is reborn, no one who bullies me can escape

Tracy hurriedly stopped, took a deep breath and said, "Madam, it's bad, the city lord is here! Judging from his appearance, he must have known that we sent a message to the emperor."

The City Lord's wife was also shocked when she heard this. She frowned and asked, "How could this be? This matter was kept extremely secret. How could he know about it?"

Tracy calmed down a bit and replied in a low voice, "I heard that the emperor went to the villa but came up empty-handed. Madam Xue was nowhere to be found there. In my opinion, the city lord must have learned of this through some channel."

The city lord's wife's heart suddenly sank. Before she could say anything, she heard a clear female voice coming from outside the door: "The city lord is here——"

As the announcement sounded, the city lord's wife instantly became nervous.

She subconsciously adjusted her clothes and hair, but time was running out and she had no time to make any further preparations.

Tracy on the side was even more silent, not even daring to breathe.

In a blink of an eye, Meng Jincheng strode into the room.

He stood tall and straight, his face was calm, and his deep eyes scanned everything in the room like cold stars.

When he saw the city lord's wife and Tracy, he immediately noticed that their emotions were a little strange, but he did not ask them. He just stood there quietly. The atmosphere seemed particularly depressing for a while.

He first looked at her carefully, and then slowly said, "Madam's face seems a little strange today. Is there something bothering her?"

Hearing this, the city lord's wife's heart was shocked, but her face remained calm and composed.

She smiled slightly and replied softly, "My husband, you are worrying too much. I am just chatting with Tracy about some trivial matters. Nothing happened."

However, how could Meng Jincheng be easily deceived by her words? He stared at the woman in front of him who pretended to be calm, and a trace of dissatisfaction surged in his heart.

Although he was displeased with her hypocritical behavior, considering their respective identities, Meng Jincheng finally suppressed his anger and did not explode on the spot.

He walked straight into the house with an expressionless face, found a seat and sat down.

Upon seeing this, the city lord's wife quickly glanced at Tracy beside her.

Tracy understood what was meant and hurried over to prepare tea to entertain the city lord who had suddenly visited.

At this moment, Meng Jincheng was in a terrible mood.

After Tracy left, he could no longer conceal his inner irritation. His face instantly darkened and he said coldly, "The Emperor of Jin actually went to the West Garden today!"

The city lord's wife felt her heart sink suddenly, as if a huge rock had fallen down, making her heart instantly rise to her throat.

Even though at this moment, her heart was already tightly entangled with tension and she was almost suffocating, she still tried to maintain her composure on the surface and asked softly, "Sir City Lord, did you come here just to tell me this?"

The city lord stared at her and asked in a serious tone, "Is it true that you didn't do this?"

Just at this moment, Tracy walked in with a pot of steaming tea in her hands.

When she heard the city lord's words, she stood there in a daze as if struck by lightning, with an expression of disbelief and horror on her face.

Then, there was a crisp "clang" sound, and the teacup in her hand slipped unexpectedly and shattered on the hard ground, with fragments and water stains splashing everywhere.

The city lord couldn't help but frown upon seeing this, his face full of displeasure.

The mayor's wife quickly turned her head and glared at Tracy fiercely, shouting angrily: "Useless thing! Get out of here!"

Tracy shuddered with fear and lowered her head even more, secretly regretting why she was so careless.

She knew that staying here would only make the situation worse, so she quickly responded, "Yes... Madam." After that, Tracy hurriedly left.

Watching Tracy's embarrassed departure, the mayor's wife calmed down a little, then said to the mayor with a hint of guilt, "Tracy has been with me since she was little. After so many years, I thought she would be more stable, but she is still so clumsy and reckless. It's all because of my poor teaching."

However, the city lord was not moved by her explanation. He still stared at her sharply and asked again, "Don't talk about other things. Answer me the truth. Was it you who leaked the matter of Xiyuan?"

Although Meng Jincheng was somewhat certain in his heart, he had no solid evidence, so he had to come in person to question.

He stared at the city lord's wife with a gloomy face, with suspicion and anger flashing in his eyes.

As for the city lord's wife, she had a clear mind. She knew that what she did was flawless and the other party would never be able to find any evidence.

So she knelt on the ground without hesitation, crying and complaining: "My husband! I am so wronged! You are my husband, and I have always been loyal to you. How could I do such a treasonous thing? There must be someone who deliberately took advantage of this to destroy the deep feelings between us! My husband, you must not believe in the slander of others, otherwise, wouldn't you fall into the evil scheme of those evil people?"

However, no matter how eloquently the city lord's wife spoke or how she defended herself, Meng Jincheng remained unmoved.

He had a cold face, tightly pursed lips, and his eyes were so sharp that they seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts.

Finally, he glared fiercely at his wife who was kneeling on the ground, and said with gritted teeth: "Humph! Regardless of whether this incident was done by you or not, I have to warn you... If you dare to betray me again in the future, don't blame me for being ruthless and ungrateful to you!"

Meng Jincheng's eyes, as cold as cold stars, were flashing with a cold light at this moment, making people afraid.

The city lord's wife clenched her teeth tightly, tears welling up in her eyes. Finally, she couldn't help but burst into tears: "My husband! Even if you don't like me, even if you want to make trouble for me, you have to show me the real evidence! How can you just ignore the right and wrong and wantonly accuse me here? If you can show me solid evidence and make me convinced, then it's fine; but if you can't show the evidence immediately and still wantonly try to slander me, then it's absolutely not okay!"

After saying this, she looked at the pillar beside her with a determined and sad look, and she made up her mind and cried again, "Husband, if you still refuse to believe what I say, I will just hit my head against this pillar and die today to prove my innocence!" Before she finished speaking, she rushed forward without any hesitation, and was about to hit the hard and cold pillar.

Seeing this, Meng Jincheng's anger not only did not subside, but instead burned even more fiercely.

He stretched out his hand in rage and easily dragged the city lord's wife to his side like an eagle catching a chick. Then he pushed her hard, and there was a dull "bang" sound, and the city lord's wife fell heavily to the ground.

Meng Jincheng asked angrily, "How long will you stop making trouble?"

The city lord's wife's delicate body was trembling slightly, and her beautiful eyes were already filled with crystal tears, like two dazzling pearls that were about to fall.

However, facing the aggressive Meng Jincheng in front of her, she dared not utter a sound and could only silently endure his rebuke and suspicion.

Meng Jincheng stared at her crying and tearful face, and the irritation in his heart became more and more intense and difficult to calm down.

He shouted impatiently: "Why are you crying? Do you think that if you cry, I will believe that you are innocent? Humph, although I can't produce evidence to prove what you did, it doesn't mean that I have no clues or guesses!"

At this point, Meng Jincheng paused, a hint of sharpness flashed in his eyes, and continued to warn: "I want to tell you solemnly that the Emperor of Jin is here now. Regarding this matter, I don't want to cause unnecessary trouble."

"That's why I'll tolerate you temporarily. But if you still don't repent and insist on doing those outrageous things during this period, don't blame me for disregarding our relationship as husband and wife and turning my back on you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Jincheng felt a tightness in his chest, and all the energy and blood in his body seemed to rush to his heart.

He could no longer bear this depressing atmosphere. He stood up abruptly, flicked his sleeves vigorously, and walked straight to the door with big strides.

Every step he took was filled with anger and determination, as if he wanted to completely forget about this room.

At first, the city lord's wife's delicate face was still covered with tears, and the tears slowly flowed down her fair cheeks.

But gradually, as Meng Jincheng's footsteps faded away, her sobbing became quieter and quieter, and finally stopped completely...

Tracy pushed the door open hastily, her eyes anxiously focused on the scene in front of her. Her heart was instantly tightened, and her anxiety was evident in her words: "Madam, are you okay?"

The lady looked haggard, her eyes were empty and confused, as if she had lost her soul.

Hearing Cui Xi's voice, she slowly turned her head, tears rolling down uncontrollably, and she murmured with trembling lips: "Xiao Cui, he hates me, he hates me..."

Tracy felt a pang of pain in her heart when she saw how heartbroken her lady was.

She knew the reason and stepped forward to comfort him, "Madam, why are you doing this? Madam Xue has ulterior motives and is definitely not a good person. How can you believe her nonsense and go against the city lord? The city lord must be unwilling to do this! You...you are asking for trouble by doing this, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, the city lord's wife smiled bitterly, shook her head and said, "I understand what you mean, but our southern border has been peaceful and harmonious for so many years."

"But now he is about to make a wrong decision because of a moment of confusion, which is very likely to destroy the peace of the entire southern border! As the wife of the city lord, how can I sit back and do nothing?"

Tracy sighed helplessly and said worriedly: "But Madam, even if your intention is good, given the city lord's temper and personality, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to understand your painstaking efforts! And as far as I know, the city lord seems to have known about this matter. What do you think we should do now? We don't know what will happen next..."

"Of course we have to help the Emperor of Jin!" The City Lord's wife said firmly, her eyes determined.

She raised her chin slightly and folded her hands in front of her, showing her graceful and elegant demeanor.

"Now the city lord has actually hidden Madam Xue. We can't just sit there and do nothing. We must find a way to find Madam Xue now!" The city lord's wife continued, as if this matter had a great deal to do with her.

Tracy on the side showed a worried look on her face and couldn't help but persuade: "Madam, you must think twice. If anything goes wrong in this matter, it might implicate us..." However, before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by the city lord's wife.

"Tracy, now that things have come to this, how can I have any choice?" The city lord's wife sighed softly, with a hint of helplessness on her face, but soon regained her resolute expression, "Since I have decided to help the Emperor of Jin, I can only go forward without hesitation."

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Tracy knew that it was useless to say more, so she nodded silently and stopped trying to dissuade her.

Meanwhile, Ling Yan returned to the palace in a rage. He questioned Lord Run in front of him with a furious look on his face: "Lord Run, what is going on? How could the information I received be wrong?"

Lord Run knelt down in fear and pleaded guilty. He replied tremblingly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I didn't expect such a mistake to happen. I think there must be an error in the transmission of the message. I have sent people to investigate the matter. Please be patient, Your Majesty."

In fact, Ling Yan didn't particularly care about the truth of the news.

What really made him angry was that after such a commotion, they were now completely at odds with Meng Jincheng, and all the arrangements they had made before might be wasted.

Moreover, now that the enemy has been alerted, it would be extremely difficult to find Xue Jinhua's whereabouts again.

Thinking of this, Ling Yan couldn't help but frown, secretly wondering how to deal with this tricky situation next...