After Chu Qing finished speaking, she was a bit surprised at herself.
She wasn't the kind of person who liked to gossip about others behind their backs.
It was just that Gerile gave her a feeling that made it hard for her to hold back her pent - up emotions.
If it were in her past life, she would never have had the leisure to care about how others were. Because her own life was a complete mess.
But in this life, after tasting the sweetness of love, she didn't want the people she cared about to taste the bitterness of it.
However, there was little she could do.
She couldn't just persuade them to get divorced.
Nor could she get rid of Xu Xin. Even if Xu Xin was gone, there would be others like Zhao Xin and Sun Xin.
The strong - willed Gerile was not good at expressing herself.
But in the end, it was because Alana didn't have her in his heart.
Seeing Chu Qing looking listless, Wei Ying reached out and stroked her head, saying, "The world is so vast. She is not the only one who suffers. Some people have bitterness followed by sweetness; others have sweetness followed by bitterness."
Although it was a bit convoluted, Chu Qing understood that he was trying to console her.
"Shall we go out for a walk?" Wei Ying said gently.
"Aren't you going to chat with them a bit longer?"
"No need. I don't need to fawn on these tribal leaders. I've almost taught Ba特尔 all I can. The rest depends on him."
At the mention of Ba特尔, Chu Qing subconsciously looked in his direction.
She wanted to see if the boy was still sober.
However, Ba特尔's seat was empty.
The boy had somehow gone out.
Chu Qing and Wei Ying glanced at each other. Wei Ying shrugged, indicating that he didn't know either.
Before Chu Qing could stand up, there was suddenly a noisy commotion outside the tent.
"Someone has fallen into the Ritu River!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment and then rushed out in a hurry.
When they reached the river, they saw several figures surrounded by a crowd.
Chu Qing spotted... Xu Xin curled up on the ground, looking "weak and helpless".
It was her again!
Then, the things Xu Xin had done to her in the Prince Ning's Mansion suddenly flashed through her mind.
So was Xu Xin... repeating the same old tricks?
In front of Chu Qing, these were just petty tricks.
But...
Gerile was different! She didn't know about these sordid things!
Sure enough, seeing Xu Xin's miserable state, Alana rushed forward in one stride, forcefully pushing the somewhat at - a - loss Gerile aside, and immediately hugged the pitiful Xu Xin in his arms.
Because she had fallen into the water, Xu Xin's clothes were already soaking wet, and her eyes were full of grievance.
When Alana hugged her, Xu Xin seemed unable to bear it and sobbed softly.
Alana frowned tightly and said angrily, "What's going on!"
No one answered him.
Just as Alana was about to fly into a rage, Xu Xin in his arms gently tugged at his sleeve and said timidly:
"My lord, please don't be angry... It's no one's fault. Because... because..." Xu Xin paused and involuntarily glanced at Gerile.
Alana was in a fit of anger. Following Xu Xin's gaze, he naturally saw Gerile standing aside.
At this moment, he didn't care about anything else and said in a somewhat cold voice, "Xin'er, you can speak boldly. I'll stand up for you!"
After getting Alana's assurance, Xu Xin continued in a dazed manner:
"Just now, I was thinking of taking a walk by the river. Then I saw two figures in the distance... acting furtively... as if they were talking about something. So I walked over and found... it was actually the madam and... Chief Brandor. The two of them... seemed to be chatting very happily about something. I thought that since it was already night, it was inappropriate for a man and a woman to be in a secluded place, which would surely invite gossiping. So... I came over to remind the madam. But... it seemed to have angered the madam, and then she attacked me... and pushed me into the river..."
After hearing Xu Xin's words, Alana felt a surge of anger in his heart.
So Gerile had come out to have a heart - to - heart talk with this young lad?
And they were chatting happily?
"Gerile, don't think that just because I take your maternal family into account, I'll tolerate your wanton behavior!"
Gerile seemed to be publicly scolded by Alana for the first time. After giving Xu Xin a cold sideways glance, she said, "Wanton? You just believe this seductive woman's one - sided story and think I'm wanton? You don't even bother to ask me what really happened before deciding it's my fault?"
Perhaps Gerile's cold tone was too intimidating. Alana regained a bit of his senses. But in front of a group of outsiders, he was reluctant to back down and could only continue coldly, "Then tell me what exactly happened!"
Seeing Alana's interrogative tone, Gerile suddenly smiled and said, "I don't want to talk about it. If you think it's my fault, then so be it!"
"Do you believe I'll divorce you!" The fierceness in Alana's eyes could no longer be contained.
Seeing this, Ba特尔 knew that if he didn't say something, the situation would only get worse.
So Ba特尔 coughed lightly and said, "Chief Alana, don't misunderstand the madam. I just came out and saw the madam standing alone by the river, so I came over to see if there was anything wrong. After we chatted for a while, this woman came over. Then she said something about it being inappropriate for a man and a woman to be here. The madam was a bit angry and wanted to leave, but this woman grabbed her. When the madam turned around, she... fell into the water."
After finishing, Ba特尔 frowned.
What he said seemed a bit unclear. He didn't know if Chief Alana could understand.
"Anyway! The madam didn't deliberately push this woman into the water!" Ba特尔 added firmly.
Although he didn't see clearly... But... Gerile was definitely not such a person!
Hearing this, Alana sneered and mocked, "Chief Brandor seems to have an extraordinary trust in my wife? Not deliberately? Maybe you want to protect her, so you must be covering up for her!"
"Protect... me?" Gerile on the side laughed out of anger.
Xu Xin looked as if she hadn't expected things to turn out this way and quickly said, "My lord, please don't blame the madam. I'm sure she didn't do it on purpose. And... maybe I really misunderstood just now. I'm straightforward. The situation at that time seemed a bit inappropriate, so... I spoke up. Anyway... it's all my fault! Please don't scold the madam anymore! She must have accidentally pushed me into the water."
Hearing Xu Xin's words, Gerile suddenly rushed forward and slapped her.
The sound of the slap was especially loud in the night.
Everyone was stunned.
Da Ren, who had followed them, didn't seem to like this kind of thing and left on some pretext.
Only Chu Qing, Wei Ying, and the stupid - looking and at - a - loss Ba特尔 were left.
Xu Xin was also a bit dazed when she was suddenly slapped.
After reacting, she quickly concealed the fierceness in her eyes. She just covered her face with her hand and shrank into Alana's arms aggrievedly without saying a word.
Seeing Gerile not caring about his face, Alana glared at her angrily:
"Gerile! Even if you talk till the sky falls today! I'm going to divorce you!"