Chapter 180 The Master is not that kind of person

Jiang Zhi felt uneasy, and since she had also drunk a few glasses of wine at the banquet, she made an excuse to go out for some fresh air and followed the direction Jiang Yunqian had left in.

The road was dimly lit, and there wasn't a single palace maid or eunuch in sight.

And her worries were indeed correct. The place Jiang Yunqian went to was the changing room that the eunuch had taken Shen Ci'an to.

The main gate of the hall was tightly closed, and indistinct sounds could be heard coming from inside.

Jiang Zhi lifted her skirt and stepped forward. Just as she reached the door, she heard Jiang Yunqian softly call out, "Husband."

Jiang Zhi stopped in her tracks.

Shen Ci'an's faint voice rang out through the heavy door, "Young...Young Miss? What brings you here?"

Jiang Zhi's heart skipped a beat.

From the moment she saw Jiang Yunqian, she had a vague feeling that something was wrong with her.

Only now did I realize that the colors and styles of Jiang Yunqian's clothes were very similar to hers.

At the time, she thought it was just a coincidence, but now it seems that it was clearly intentional.

Jiang Zhi gave a cold laugh.

Isn't Xie Qi the person Jiang Yunqian likes?

She has always looked down on Shen Ci'an, so why is she now condescending to pretend to be her and seduce him?

"I, I'll help you change." Jiang Yunqian deliberately mimicked her voice, her words muffled and unclear. Since Shen Ci'an had been drinking, he couldn't tell the difference at first glance.

Soon, the rustling sound of clothes rubbing together came from inside the hall.

Jiang Zhi felt a chill in her heart and was about to push the door open and go in.

Just as her hand touched the door, a warm palm suddenly covered her lips and pulled her aside.

"Shh, it's me." Jiang Zhi looked up and saw that the person was wearing a dark brocade court robe with a python dragon pattern woven in the night, which added a touch of composure that did not match his handsome temperament.

It was Xie Qi.

Jiang Zhi relaxed from her tension and looked at him with a questioning gaze, as if asking him why he was there.

Xie Qi released his grip and lowered his voice, saying, "I came out for some fresh air and saw you here—what are you doing?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a voice came from inside the hall again.

"My husband, I'm so hot, please hold me..."

Xie Qi was immediately astonished. "Isn't this Lord Shen's changing room? How come there are other women's voices inside?"

An barely suppressed rage surged in his eyes. "He's only been married to you for a few days, and he can't even restrain himself, engaging in such illicit affairs with other women here?"

“Master is not that kind of person,” Jiang Zhi explained, and was about to push open the door to go in.

Xie Qi pressed down on her shoulders, "Zhizhi, is this the man you chose to marry? He doesn't care about your feelings at all!"

He said fiercely, "He treated you like this, and you're still defending him? What's so good about him anyway?"

Jiang Zhi shook her head, "The teacher just drank too much and mistook someone else for me."

"Is that so?" Xie Qi sneered. "Would you like to make a bet with me, Zhizhi?"

"If he acts like Liu Xiahui for you today, I will believe that he truly respects you; but if he dares to touch any of the women here, you must promise me that you will divorce him and marry me."

Jiang Zhi's pupils trembled.

"Don't you dare?" Xie Qi's deep, magnetic voice was full of seduction. "Or is it that you don't actually have that much faith in your husband?"

“I won’t bet on something like this,” Jiang Zhi said, unfazed by his words. “This is my own business and has nothing to do with Prince Xie.”

She didn't actually mind that Shen Ci'an had concubines or maids; as long as Shen Ci'an asked her personally, she would definitely agree.

But this person absolutely cannot be Jiang Yunqian.

Who knows what ulterior motives she's harboring? Maybe she's just deliberately trying to disgust me.

We can't let her succeed.

Just as the two were struggling, a soft "bang" was heard from inside the hall.

"Young Miss never calls me husband, who are you?" A cold, angry voice followed.

Jiang Yunqian cried out "Ah!" and suddenly fell to the ground. Stared at by Shen Ci'an's angry eyes, her face flushed with shame, and she almost ran out the door.

However, thinking of the threatening and sinister look on Xiao Xuanyou's face before she came here, she trembled with fear again.

Did Shen Ci'an think she wanted to do this? If it weren't for His Highness the Crown Prince forcing her, she only had eyes for Prince Xie, how could she possibly be interested in him?

Shen Ci'an clearly didn't recognize her just now. If she waited a little longer, she would succeed.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, please hug me..." She gritted her teeth, looked up at him, and put on a pitiful look.

Shen Ci'an recognized Jiang Yunqian and immediately took a few steps back warily, his eyes filled with undisguised disdain. "Second Miss Jiang? If you don't leave, I'll call someone in."

"No, brother-in-law, please don't! My sister and I are the same. Please have mercy on me. There's no one else here. I won't tell my sister about this." She knelt down and grabbed his calves.

If she could get Shen Ci'an to take her here, she could force her father to let him marry her as a concubine, so that she could be on equal footing with that bitch Jiang Zhi.

Although she was extremely unwilling, the Crown Prince would kill her if she didn't do it!

However, Shen Ci'an simply looked down at her, his expression calm, showing no sign of being moved.

He quickly bent down and came to stand in front of Jiang Yunqian.

A look of joy appeared on Jiang Yunqian's face.

So all these men are the same; they never resist when a woman throws herself into their arms.

Jiang Zhi thought she had married a virtuous man, but he was actually a lecherous scoundrel.

The thought had barely formed in her mind when a sharp pain suddenly shot through the back of her head.

She stared wide-eyed at the handsome man before her, her mind reeling, and she collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Shen Ci'an threw down the candlestick in his hand and raised his hand to pinch the throbbing veins between his eyebrows.

It was definitely no coincidence that Jiang Yunqian came here tonight.

Who wants to harm him?

The two people who had overheard the commotion inside the hall exchanged a glance.

Jiang Zhi smiled slightly, "Does Young Master Xie still want to make a bet with me?"

Xie Qi's face was grim.

Although he was angry that Shen Ci'an dared to sneak a meal here, he actually felt a secret joy deep down.

If Shen Ci'an really wronged Zhizhi, then he could take advantage of the situation and have a reason to take her away.

But now I never expected Jiang Yunqian to be so weak, unable to seduce even a little Shen Ci'an.

This really annoyed him.

"It's only today. Can Zhizhi guarantee that he will only stay with you for the rest of his life and not look for other women?" He snorted unconvinced.

Jiang Zhi looked at him strangely, "I have never imagined a lifelong, monogamous relationship. If you have someone you like, it is fine to bring them into the mansion."

"What?" Xie Qi thought he had misheard. "You're thinking of taking him a concubine?"

Jiang Zhi felt that Xie Qi was making a mountain out of a molehill.

"Which official family doesn't have three wives and four concubines? Even your father, the Marquis of Wuyi, although he and his wife were very loving and harmonious, still had several concubines."

"But that's different."

His mother was forced to become his father's concubine, and although she never showed it, he knew that she had always held a grudge about it.

What woman in the world doesn't want to be the only one?

Unless she doesn't care about her husband at all.

Thinking of this, Xie Qi's dark pupils suddenly lit up.

The fact that Zhizhi is so generous in allowing Shen Ci'an to take a concubine shows that she doesn't have Shen Ci'an in her heart.

The thoughts that I had been suppressing so hard began to stir again.