Hearing that affected, childish voice, Yun Song disgustedly pushed her away, "Don't touch me, I can walk by myself!"

Despite being refused, Ning Shuang followed him, saying, "Look at you, swaying so unsteadily, you might fall down if you're not careful."

Yun Song ignored her and continued walking forward. Not far away was a room used by the guards for their shift change. There was tea and a small bed inside for them to rest.

He went to pour tea as soon as he entered the room, but he couldn't even hold the teapot steady. Ning Shuang took the teapot from him and said, "You spilled it, let me pour it for you."

She handed him the warm tea, and Yun Song took it, drank half a cup, and then urged her to leave quickly.

Ning Shuang agreed and walked out, but when she reached the door, she stopped, glanced back at Yun Song, her watery eyes darting around, then quietly locked the door, tiptoed back, and walked to the bedside, softly saying:

"Brother Yun Song, are you cold? Do you want me to warm your bed?"

"I'm not cold! A young lady like you should be warming someone's bed, don't you know how shameless you are? I want to sleep, get lost!" Yun Song mumbled sleepily with his eyes closed, then turned over and ignored her.

"He's so fierce! But he's very manly!" Ning Shuang wasn't annoyed and covered her mouth with a soft laugh.

Seeing that he was quite drunk, Ning Shuang lay down beside him, wrapped her arms around him from behind, and pressed her soft breasts close to his...

After her afternoon rest, Su Yushan got up to change her clothes. A maid brought her a bowl of rice wine with egg drop soup and small glutinous rice balls. As she was enjoying it, someone came to report that Ning Shuang from Lanzhao Courtyard was requesting an audience.

Su Yushan thought something was wrong with the Fujin (principal wife), so she let her in. To her surprise, Ning Shuang entered disheveled, two buttons undone, her hair in disarray, and she immediately knelt before her, weeping and pleading.

"Princess Su, please do justice for me!" Why would a maid from Lanzhao Courtyard come to ask her to make decisions? Su Yushan was puzzled and asked her what had happened.

Ning Shuang wept bitterly, her oval face streaked with tears, looking utterly pitiful.

“I was just passing by when I saw Yun Song looking drunk. He grabbed me and asked me to help him back to rest. I saw he was unsteady on his feet, so I kindly helped him back to his house. But as soon as he entered, he… pushed me down into the tent…”

As she spoke, Ning Shuang broke down in tears, sobbing uncontrollably. Yun Fang immediately stood up, exclaiming, "Impossible! Yun Song isn't that kind of person!"

Wiping away her tears with a handkerchief, Ning Shuang sobbed, "Sister Yunfang, how do you know what kind of person he is? You don't understand him at all!"

Yunfang wouldn't dare say she knew Yunsong perfectly, but one thing she was certain of was, "Li Yu said that Yunsong has a very good drinking habit. Even if he drinks too much, he won't act crazy or do anything reckless. He'll just lie down and sleep. In short, he won't touch you!"

"You mean I'm lying?" Ning Shuang's face flushed red, filled with shame and indignation, then she looked at Su Yushan.

"Princess Su, Yun Song has bullied me like this, and Yun Fang has accused me of lying. Please, Princess Su, do me justice!"

Su Yushan glanced at Yun Fang, signaling her to calm down, before saying, "This matter is of great importance, and I cannot believe your one-sided story. Of course, if Yun Song really dares to bully you, I will not let him off easily. I will have Yun Song come over to confront you."

However, Ning Shuang said, "When I escaped, Yun Song... he was still drunk, probably confused and not sober yet!"

"Then have someone throw a bucket of cold water on him, to wake him up!"

"Oh? Won't that harm your health?"

Ning Shuang's concerns were truly puzzling. "He's bullying you like this, and you still care if he gets hurt?"

Ning Shuang, taken aback by the question, bit her lip and looked embarrassed. "That may be true, but he was drunk and that's why he did such a foolish thing. I am saddened, but this matter concerns a woman's innocence, and I really don't want to make a big fuss. Please understand, Your Highness."

At first, Yu Shan was somewhat convinced, but seeing Ning Shuang's strange attitude, Su Yu Shan became suspicious. She leaned slightly against the cushion, looking on with amusement.

"Hmm---So what do you plan to do?"

After a moment's hesitation, Ning Shuang choked up and said, "As long as Yun Song is willing to take responsibility for me, I can let him off the hook."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shan and Yun Fang exchanged glances. Yu Shan chuckled and said, "You're such a kind girl! But I still need to ask Yun Song for clarification."

Before the words were even finished, someone at the door replied, "There's no need to call Yun Song; I can confront Ning Shuang."

Isn't that Chang Yue's voice? Yu Shan looked up and saw Chang Yue lift the brocade curtain and walk in, curtsying as she said:

"Your Highness, I just returned from the kitchen and witnessed the whole thing."

Upon hearing this, Ning Shuang inwardly scoffed at Chang Yue's annoying behavior, wondering why she had to come at this time, and what she had seen.

Chang Yue glanced at the pitiful woman kneeling on the ground and truthfully explained what she had seen.

“Yun Song was indeed drunk, but he didn’t pull Ning Shuang. It was Ning Shuang who took the initiative to help him. After entering the house, Yun Song didn’t bully Ning Shuang. He just fell asleep. It was Yun Shuang who unbuttoned her clothes to create the illusion of being bullied and frame Yun Song!”

Sure enough, something fishy was going on. Yu Shan frowned, her eyes filled with undisguised disgust as she looked at Ning Shuang. Yun Fang clicked her tongue and scolded, "A young lady like you actually undressed herself and framed someone else. How shameless!"

"You're talking nonsense! How could I possibly do such a thing?" Enraged, Ning Shuang glared at Chang Yue and sneered, "It was clearly Yun Song who bullied me, how could you give false testimony for him?"

Lies are beneath Chang Yue's notice. Without even glancing at her, Chang Yue addressed her master with a serious expression:

“Princess, I am also a woman. If Yun Song has really done something improper, I will help Ning Shuang identify him. But if he has not done anything wrong and has been framed, I should clear his name.”

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