Chapter 407 He's withered from the cold; Pei Yuan must have framed him.

The scene was deathly silent.

Li Chengxuan, hands on his hips, sneered, "Chen Jiaying, did you hear that? His Highness Prince Rui has never been here."

"You just made such a blatant accusation against His Highness Prince Rui, don't you feel ashamed?"

A burst of laughter erupted from all around, and the gazes of the crowd toward Chen Jiaying were filled with mockery.

Chen Jiaying had never been so humiliated before. She burst into tears and ran out.

Prince Heng's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He couldn't understand why Luo Heng hadn't sent a message saying that Pei Yuan had entered this courtyard.

Why would a person appear in the kitchen?

With nowhere to vent his anger, he could only kick the innocent cook.

"You useless thing, what are you standing there for? Catch the dog and the goose and stew them."

"Yes, yes, I'll go right away."

The cook, wielding a gleaming cleaver, lunged at the goose.

The big white goose and the little spotted dog Fugui exchanged a glance and immediately let out an angry cry.

"Caw caw caw!"

Run, you wretched humans! You'll stew it whenever there's a cold wind or a bit of snow.

Can't you stew other things in an iron pot?

The goose squawked angrily, and seeing the little dog Fugui dash off like an arrow, it quickly swayed its body and followed.

A dog's nose is incredibly sensitive; just follow it when you run away.

A dog and a goose were chased to the other side by the cook.

The door across the street was tightly shut, and the little dog Fugui kicked it.

Not to be outdone, the big white goose flapped its wings and crashed into it as well.

Squeak.

The door was kicked open by a dog and a goose.

The cold, hard wind swept in the snowflakes.

A woman's dissatisfied voice came from inside: "So fast? I still want more."

Then came the sound of a man, dizzy and gritting his teeth.

"It wilted from the cold. I've never wilted this fast before. I'll wait until next time... Ahh!"

The man was shivering from the cold, but when he looked up and saw the person standing at the door, he immediately snapped out of his daze.

With a shout, he rolled off the woman and grabbed the blanket to wrap himself up.

"Your Highness...

The loud shout startled the woman, who had been lost in ecstasy with her eyes closed, awake.

Seeing the large crowd at the door, the woman screamed, pulled up a corner of the blanket, and hid behind the man.

Prince Heng stared in disbelief at the scene before him, so angry that his nose almost twisted.

"Luo Heng, you... how is it you?"

The man who was just embracing the woman was Luo Heng.

He had now fully sobered up from his earlier intoxication, his face turning a mixture of blue and red, as if a palette of dyes had been spilled.

How could he be entangled with a woman here?

"Oh dear, it's the newly promoted Physician Luo. I never expected Physician Luo to be this kind of person behind the scenes."

"Today we are hosting the South Vietnamese delegation. To engage in illicit relations with them in broad daylight is utterly shameful."

"Another romantic affair is about to unfold in the capital."

The murmurs and discussions outside were like resounding slaps to Luo Heng's face.

My face hurt terribly, and I even tasted blood in my throat.

He couldn't understand why Pei Yuan should be the one caught in the act of adultery, being criticized, and being the one who should be the one who loses face.

Why did it turn out to be him?

What exactly happened?

Before he could figure it out, the woman behind him had already put on her undergarments and knelt on the bed, weeping like a pear blossom in the rain.

"Please, Your Highness, do justice for Qing Shuang. Qing Shuang was changing clothes here when Lord Luo suddenly barged in and then grabbed me and wouldn't let go."

Qing Shuang couldn't break free, so....

Prince Heng frowned and looked closely before recognizing the woman kneeling on the bed as Shen Qingshuang.

How did you get here?

Shen Qingshuang covered her face and sobbed softly, looking utterly aggrieved.

"Today is a welcome dinner for the South Yue delegation, and Qing Shuang is a dancer who has been invited to perform."

After the Marquis of Changning was stripped of his title and died, Shen Qingshuang moved out with her brother Shen Yan.

When his title was revoked, his family only had a little bit of silver left.

The brother and sister were used to a life of luxury and had no idea how to make a living. They quickly spent all their money and ended up on the streets.

Shen Yan couldn't possibly lower himself to beg from people, so he turned around and sold her into the Chunfeng Brothel as a dancer.

Although Shen Qingshuang was both angry and resentful, she also knew that being a dancer at least provided her with food and drink, and at least she could fill her stomach.

And so she became a dancer at Qingfeng Tower, and today she was invited to perform for the Nanyue delegation.

But unexpectedly, they ran into Luo Heng here.

Shen Qingshuang instantly realized that the moment to change her fate had arrived.

She cried and said, "Although Qing Shuang has fallen into the life of a dancer, she sells her art but not her body."

Today my innocence is ruined, and I have no face to live in this world. I might as well just kill myself.

She got up, sobbing, and banged her head against the pillar at the head of the bed.

Bang.

They actually crashed into it.

Bright red blood flowed down her forehead, Shen Qingshuang's eyes rolled back, and she slumped softly onto the floor.

Luo Heng was startled and quickly helped Shen Qingshuang up.

But he forgot that he was still naked, and when he reached out to help Shen Qingshuang, the blanket slipped down.

He became a white streak again.

Luo Heng's face turned red, but he couldn't lash out. He could only hold onto the blanket with one hand and support Shen Qingshuang with the other.

He looked utterly pathetic.

Prince Heng was furious. "Guards! Quickly summon a doctor! Disperse the crowd at the gate!"

She glared at Luo Heng fiercely, "You good-for-nothing, hurry up and get ready to come out and see me."

Prince Heng took charge and drove the crowd away.

Naturally, the crowd could no longer gather at the door.

Li Chengxuan and Zhou Jun glanced into the room and met Luo Heng's extremely ashamed and indignant gaze.

Zhou Jun looked embarrassed and muttered, "Brother Luo."

Li Chengxuan recalled Shen Chu's words, his expression complex. His lips moved, but in the end he said nothing and pulled Zhou Jun away.

"Hurry up, go to the kitchen and find Prince Rui. Fugui and the white goose have been taken away by the cook."

Any later and it would have been stewed in an iron pot.

The door closed, and Li Chengxuan's voice gradually became inaudible.

Luo Heng's face suddenly darkened, and the veins on his hands, which were gripping the blanket, stood out.

It was Pei Yuan; it must have been Pei Yuan who plotted against him.

Damn it, he'll make Pei Yuan pay the price.

With a gloomy face, Luo Heng slammed his fist heavily on the bedpost.

Everything that happened inside the meeting hall was observed by Shen Chu from the third floor next door.

However, the distance was too great for her to hear or see what was happening inside the house.

However, the chaos and Chen Jiaying's disheveled departure were all clearly visible.

Hongxiu laughed so hard her stomach hurt.

"Your Highness is too brilliant. You easily broke the deadlock with just a goose and a dog. They didn't even have to show their faces."

Girl, what's wrong with that dog? Why does it keep chasing Chen Jiaying?

And that room the dog and goose broke into—seeing how angry Prince Heng was when he left, I really want to know what happened inside.

Shen Chu couldn't figure out the reason either. "Let's go. We'll find out when we see His Highness."

Knowing that Pei Yuan had not been tricked, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Not long after the two returned to the Ning'an Marquis's residence, Li Chengxuan and Zhou Jun caught up with them.

Li Chengxuan was leading a small dog, while Zhou Jun was holding a large white goose in his arms.

The two of them took turns recounting what had happened at the museum.

"You mean Luo Heng and Shen Qingshuang..." Shen Chu was shocked after hearing this.

After the initial shock, there was a sense of melancholy. It was unexpected that the once arrogant Shen Qingshuang had fallen to the level of a dancer.

Li Chengxuan nodded, "I don't know how the two of them got together. Ah Chu, guess what happened next?"