How could Xie Jingyin be in the bamboo house?!

Almost instantly, Shen Wan realized what was going on.

She looked at Xie Jingyan, "Didn't you invite me here?"

Xie Jingyan shook his head.

Shen Wan's face turned slightly pale.

What a fine Prince of Jin!

They really will stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

Unable to succeed at Huguo Temple, he tried to trick her into breaking off the engagement by claiming she was a wife-killer, but when that failed, he decided to force himself on her!

She actually believed that Xie Jingyan had invited her, and foolishly came over, almost falling into his trap.

But who is Xie Jingyin in the room?

The creaking sound from the bedside was too loud for her to make out, though she vaguely recognized it.

Shen Wan was lost in thought and didn't notice Xie Jingyan approaching her. She was about to ask him who else was in the house besides Xie Jingyin when she turned her head and bumped right into Xie Jingyan, hitting his nose directly.

Xie Jingyan groaned in pain, and Shen Wan loosened her grip, but quickly recovered and hugged him tightly again, whispering, "I'm sorry..."

Before he could finish speaking, his mouth was covered.

Shen Wan, “…!!!”

Shen Wan's eyes widened instantly.

He, he, he...

He actually kissed her?!

Just as Shen Wan was still in shock, a series of footsteps approached.

Xie Jingyan released Chen Wan. "Shh, don't talk."

Shen Wan's anger was stuck in her throat. She didn't know whether to be angry or not. They were afraid that she would be discovered by the person who came over, so they couldn't free their hands to cover her mouth. But they couldn't just shut her up with their mouths either.

Shen Wan leaned against the artificial hill and couldn't see who was coming, but she could tell from the footsteps that there were quite a few people, at least six or seven. There was also the tinkling of jade pendants, which meant that there must be young ladies from noble families. The banquet should have started by now, so why are there still young ladies from noble families coming?

Just as Shen Wan was feeling puzzled, she heard Shen Rong's voice, "Are you sure my eldest sister is coming this way?"

The maidservant said, "Prince Ling invited her to meet here."

"Look, that's Prince Ling's wheelchair."

"They should be in the bamboo house."

Upon hearing Shen Rong's voice, Shen Wan's face darkened to the point of being almost scalding.

Shen Rong would never be lazy and would never neglect the banquet to come looking for her. Even if she were asked to come, she would push it to Shen Wei. But now she's here, accompanied by maids and servants. It's clear she's here to catch them in the act.

If she opens the door a moment later and finds that the person inside isn't her, I wonder if she'll be greatly disappointed?

Shen Wan felt a sense of anticipation.

Shen Rong stepped up the stairs, and without knocking, pushed the door open.

The door was pushed open, revealing a scene of utter chaos.

Brocade robes and skirts were scattered all over the floor, and a light purple bellyband embroidered with orchids was still hanging on the screen.

"ah!"

Shen Rong cried out in surprise and quickly retreated outside the door, bumping into the maids and servants following behind her.

Shen Rong quickly left the bamboo house. The old woman saw clothes scattered on the ground, but she hadn't taken them off. She was old enough to have seen it all. The old woman glanced behind the screen and saw the two people on the bed who had "died from exhaustion." The old woman's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"The Prince of Jin?!"

"Second Miss Shen?!"

The old woman's voice was quite loud, and Shen Wan heard it from outside the artificial hill, her eyes widening again.

No wonder that soft voice sounded familiar; it was Shen Ying…

Shen Rong was outside the bamboo house when she heard the old woman's voice and thought she had misheard.

The woman in the room is clearly the eldest sister, so why is this old woman calling her the second sister? This old woman doesn't even know the order of the girls in the Pingyang Marquis's mansion. If the second sister knew, she would be furious. But where did the second sister go? We agreed to catch her in the act together, but she has vanished without a trace.

Shen Rong was convinced that the old woman had mistaken someone for someone else and didn't suspect anything else.

Inside the house, the old woman discovered that it was Prince Jin and Miss Shen. She quickly turned around, chased away the maids and old women who were following behind her and wanted to come and see, and sent someone to invite Prince Changshan and Princess Changshan.

When the Prince of Changshan heard that the Prince of Jin and Shen Ying had an accident in the bamboo house, he rushed over. The Princess of Changshan's face turned even more unpleasant. The peony banquet was supposed to be a perfect occasion, but first, there was the news of Miss Chen's premarital pregnancy, and now the Prince of Jin had an accident in the bamboo house with the second daughter of the Marquis of Pingyang's family in their Changshan Prince's mansion...

If she had known that this year's peony banquet would be so disastrous, she wouldn't have bothered to organize it at all.

The maids, servants, and Shen Rong all stayed outside the bamboo house; no one left. At that time, Xie Jingyin and Shen Ying woke up inside the house.

When Xie Jingyin woke up and found that he wanted Shen Ying, he looked gloomy and his face was so dark that he looked like he could kill someone. Shen Ying was frightened by his appearance and huddled in the corner with the quilt, her face full of tears.

Xie Jingyin and Shen Rong were barely clothed inside the house, so the Prince and Princess of Changshan couldn't go in and waited outside.

After waiting for a while, Xie Jingyin finally came out with a gloomy face and confronted the Prince of Changshan, "In your own Changshan Prince's mansion, I was actually schemed against?!"

Shen Wan felt disgusted by these words, yet also secretly pleased.

Xie Jingyin can scheme against others in the Changshan Prince's Mansion, but he won't allow others to retaliate against his schemes. Now he's actually pinning the blame on the Changshan Prince's Mansion for its lax security.

Shen Wan felt increasingly confident that her decision to join forces with Xie Jingyan that day was brilliant. In her previous life, he had managed to keep Xie Jingyin in a state of utter chaos for three years. In this life, she was certain that she could crush Xie Jingyin under her feet.

King Changshan said, "I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and give King Jin an explanation."

After Xie Jingyin came out, Princess Changshan went into the room, and Shen Rong followed. After passing the screen, Princess Changshan saw Shen Ying huddled in the corner, crying pitifully. Her exposed shoulders and arms had bruises, and it was clear at a glance what had happened.

Upon seeing Shen Ying, Shen Rong's eyes widened instantly, and she exclaimed in a raised voice, "Second Sister? How could it be you?!"

Shen Ying bit her lip, crying uncontrollably.

Princess Changshan asked, "What exactly happened?"

Shen Ying's voice trembled with tears, "I... I don't know either. The maid said Prince Jin was looking for me, so I came this way. I was walking along when suddenly my neck hurt, and I fainted. When I woke up, I saw Prince Jin talking nonsense in this bamboo hut..."

Someone really did plot against Prince Jin and Miss Shen in their Changshan Prince's Mansion, but who would have such audacity?

However, now is not the time to talk about this. Shen Rong helped Shen Ying get dressed, restyled her hair, and helped her leave. The Prince and Princess of Changshan were busy with the Peony Banquet, which they had been preparing for for several months. There were also so many young ladies from noble families, young masters, and noble ladies present; it was impossible for them not to hold it.

The bamboo house, which had been bustling just moments before, quickly returned to its quiet state.

Seeing that everyone had left and no one had noticed them, Shen Wan breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to speak, she felt something pressing against her lower abdomen. When Shen Wan realized what was happening, she felt all the blood rushing to her face. Startled, she immediately let go of Xie Jingyan and pushed him away.

Xie Jingyan was caught off guard by Shen Wan's release and push. He instinctively grabbed Shen Wan, and then—

Xie Jingyan collapsed, and Shen Wan, whom he had grabbed, threw herself onto him.

By sheer coincidence, his knee bumped into him in a certain spot, causing his forehead to twitch in pain. "You...you're not trying to make me infertile, are you?"