Chapter 49 Willing to be a cuckold

The old woman was terrified: "Are you telling the truth, Madam? Don't scare this old servant like that!"

Wen Lanting slapped his thigh, feigning regret:

"It's all my fault. I was in such a hurry to send the beauties to His Highness last night, and I thought the two girls looked exactly alike, so I didn't look closely to see which one was which. What am I going to do now? Shu'er is already betrothed. What if Marquis Dingyuan finds out..."

She stole glances at the old woman's face and saw that the woman indeed looked troubled. Her mind started racing with calculations.

"Granny, what do you think? Why don't we just pretend this never happened? Anyway, His Highness didn't get a clear look at his face last night. I'll talk to Shu'er about it later."

"Make her keep this matter to herself and never dare to reveal a single word to anyone, lest it tarnish His Highness's reputation."

The old woman's face instantly turned extremely ugly. In this way, wouldn't Prince Cheng be given a handle by Wen Lanting?

Besides, Lin Wei is not someone to be trifled with. If we mess with his people and he finds out, who knows what kind of trouble he'll cause.

However, this matter was of great importance and she could not make the decision herself, so she said solemnly, "I must first report to His Highness before I can reply to Madam."

Wen Lanting nodded and instructed someone to properly escort the nanny out. The mother and daughter then linked arms and headed to find Shen Shu.

"Mother? Sister? Getting up so early, where are you planning to go?"

Shen Shu's voice rang out from behind.

Wen Lanting and Shen Xiao turned around abruptly upon hearing the sound. They saw Shen Shu standing quietly under the corridor, dressed in an elegant long dress. Although her face was somewhat pale, her eyes were clear and bright, showing no trace of the disheveled state she had been through.

Wen Lanting's heart skipped a beat, but she forced herself to remain calm and asked, "Shu'er? You... how did you get here?"

“Otherwise, where should I be?” Shen Shu’s voice was hoarse.

Wen Lanting was surprised to see Shen Shu here.

Seeing Shen Shu's haggard appearance, one could tell that she was forcing herself to stay strong.

It seems like it really worked out last night!

Wen Lanting took a deep breath: "Shu'er...did you sleep well last night?"

Shen Shu's eyes were cold: "Thank you for your concern, Mother. I slept less, but I slept very well."

Wen Lanting couldn't help but admire Shen Shu.

She was exhausted last night, but she's still acting like nothing happened today. No wonder she's a wild girl raised in the countryside; she's really resilient.

She probably doesn't think that by pretending it never happened, she can cover up the fact that she has lost her virginity and then smoothly marry Lin Wei.

That's a dream come true!

Wen Lanting carefully examined Shen Shu from head to toe, and finally found a small red mark on her neck.

It looks like the marks left after a sexual encounter between a man and a woman.

She was overjoyed, thinking she had finally caught Shen Shu red-handed: "Shu'er, what's that on your neck? It wasn't sucked by some random man, was it?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Shu subconsciously raised her hand to touch her neck, thinking that it must have been accidentally caused when she escaped from those two guards last night.

She sneered, "Is Mother trying to smear me again?"

Wen Lanting stepped forward and stared intently at the red mark.

"What else could this be but a man's mark? Shu'er, you've gone too far! This happened right under Buddha's nose! How could you commit such a lewd act? The evidence is right in front of you. Do you still want to deny it?"

“You’ve already promised yourself to someone else. By doing this, aren’t you putting a green hat on Lord Lin? Since that’s the case, the marriage is definitely off. Although you are my daughter, I can’t protect you now because of this disgraceful thing you’ve done.”

As Wen Lanting spoke, she winked at Shen Xiao, signaling her to quickly invite Marquis Dingyuan over.

Lin Wei always protects Shen Shu, right? She wants to see if he can still protect her after seeing the marks on Shen Shu's neck.

Shen Xiao understood immediately, turned around and walked out, her steps so fast it was as if she was afraid of being a step too late and missing the deadline.

Looking at Wen Lanting's smug and determined face, Shen Shu found it both laughable and chilling.

She straightened her back and coldly met Wen Lanting's gaze: "It seems that Mother really wants me to have an affair with someone else?"

Wen Lanting froze for a moment: "Did I say something wrong? What else could these red marks be if not made by a man? Your excuses are useless!"

"It was indeed done by a man, but that man is none other than myself."

Lin Wei's voice drifted lightly from behind Wen Lanting.

"That red mark was accidentally caused by my folding fan. Madam Wen, I find it very strange that as a mother, you slander your own daughter without even asking her what happened. What are your intentions?"

Wen Lanting's smile froze instantly.

She turned around stiffly and saw Lin Wei, dressed in a dark brocade robe, standing tall and straight like a pine tree, walking slowly down the corridor.

Wen Lanting opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word; his mind was buzzing.

How come Xiao'er was able to invite people so quickly!

She was extremely shocked to hear that Lin Wei still wanted to protect her.

She thought to herself that this was clearly done by Cheng Wang, and that he was lying through his teeth. She wondered what kind of spell Shen Shu had cast on Lin Wei to cover for her like this, not even caring that she herself had been cuckolded.

Wen Lanting looked behind Lin Wei and saw that Shen Xiao was also extremely anxious.

Originally, Shen Xiao was thinking of hurrying down the mountain to invite him, but she didn't expect to see Lin Wei walking towards her before she even left the temple.

Shen Xiao felt that this was no coincidence, so she quickly led him to find Shen Shu and Wen Lanting so that he could see Shen Shu's true colors!

Unexpectedly, Lin Wei came to speak up for Shen Shu.

She wouldn't be satisfied until she crushed Shen Shu today.

Shen Xiao stamped her foot anxiously, about to speak, but was stopped by Wen Lanting's eyes. After all, it was Lin Wei who personally spoke up to help Shen Shu out of the predicament, and it would be unwise to contradict him in public.

However, it is an undeniable fact that Shen Shu lost her virginity to Prince Cheng.

Wen Lanting went through the motions of bowing to Lin Wei, deciding to remain silent for the time being.

"So that's how it is. I mistook this scratch for something else. But the mark looks so fresh that I was confused and asked a few questions."

Then she turned to Shen Shu, her tone softening: "Shu'er, don't take it to heart. Your mother is just worried and confused. You have to be more careful in the future and don't let these little things hurt you again."

Seeing Wen Lanting's pretentious attitude, Shen Shu didn't bother to say a word to her and turned to walk out of the temple.

Seeing this, Lin Wei followed.

Shen Xiao said resentfully, "What a vixen! She actually managed to make Lord Lin willingly become a cuckold."

It's such a pity to have missed such a great opportunity!

Wen Lanting said, "We were too hasty. This matter should be decided by His Highness Prince Cheng himself."

Shen Xiao thought Wen Lanting was confused with anger: "Mother, how could this be? Maybe Prince Cheng is even afraid of himself for touching Shen Shu. How could he admit it!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Wen Lanting's eyes: "If Prince Cheng doesn't admit it, we'll admit it for him. As long as we spread the word, Prince Cheng will know he's in the wrong and will inevitably slip up."