How could Prince Duan possibly be involved with a girl of unknown origin? That's why Situ Feiyu thought that way. He had previously considered winning over Xi Xizhi and hoping she would speak well of him to His Majesty. But now... Situ Feiyu had given up on that idea.
In this dynasty, girls could marry at the age of fifteen. Many wealthy families arranged for their children to be engaged when they were eight or nine years old, waiting for them to reach marriageable age.
Xi Xizhi was lying next to Duan Yufei at this moment, and her innocence was ruined.
No matter how much His Majesty dotes on her, he can no longer keep her by his side.
Situ Feiyu's words became increasingly offensive, prompting Liu Fuqing to glare at him fiercely. "Does an eight or nine-year-old child know anything about seduction? Lord Situ, can't you be reasonable?"
It wasn't just these two arguing; a large group of ministers behind them were also chiming in with their opinions.
An Honghan's face was terribly gloomy...
Lynn, standing nearby, was so frightened that she took two steps back. How could things have turned out like this?!
"Shut up, all of you!" The cold, chilling words echoed throughout the palace, silencing the entire palace.
Xi Xizhi was not drugged; she was simply overdrawn by her spiritual energy. The increasingly loud arguing outside woke her from her unconsciousness.
Consciousness quickly returned, and with a slight twitch of her fingers, Xi Xizhi regained control of her body.
The moment I opened my eyes, I saw a large group of people.
When Xi Xizhi saw the familiar An Honghan, she was overjoyed, thinking that An Honghan had rescued her from Wu Jianfeng. She was about to get up and run towards him when she realized that her whole body ached and she fell back onto the bed with a thud.
It must be a side effect of overusing spiritual energy last night.
Her body collapsed to the ground, and Xi Xizhi immediately discovered a shocking problem: beneath her was a man's naked body!
My gaze followed the man's neck upwards and fell upon that breathtaking face.
Xi Xizhi was so frightened that she couldn't speak. Even the most stupid person would understand that she had been tricked by Wu Jianfeng when they saw this scene!
A muffled groan came from beneath him, probably from the pain caused by Xi Xizhi pressing down on him, and Duan Yufei gradually woke up from his slumber.
His eyes met Xi Xizhi's clear gaze, which was filled with a mixture of shock, anger, and shame, leaving Xi Xizhi stunned.
Indeed! Handsome men are always pleasing to the eye, no matter the time or setting!
An Honghan's eyes flashed with anger as the ministers gradually turned their attention to the two people on the bed who had just woken up.
Although they were far apart, they could all see the suspicious bluish-purple marks on Xi Xizhi's fair and delicate body.
These traces further confirmed their suspicions.
Little did they know that these marks were all caused by the fight between Xi Xizhi and Wu Jianfeng last night.
"Everyone turn around. If anyone looks at me again, I'll gouge out their eyes." An unprecedented rage swept over An Honghan's mind. Seeing Xi Xizhi still clinging to Duan Yufei, An Honghan's gaze grew even colder. He took three steps at a time, grabbed Xi Xizhi from the bed, and roughly wrapped her in a quilt.
The quilt was pulled away, revealing Duan Yufei's completely naked body.
But An Honghan didn't care at all. If looks could kill, he would have died a hundred and eighty times over.
Having only recently regained consciousness, Duan Yufei was still not clear about the situation until he felt a chill and began to observe his predicament.
Rubbing his groggy head, Duan Yufei calmly picked up his undershirt from the ground and slowly put it on, while pondering what exactly was going on.
My hazy memory is that the last person I saw before I lost consciousness was An Yunyi.
At that time, An Yunyi toasted him, and he didn't think much of it, drinking it all in one gulp, and then lost consciousness.
He had actually been outsmarted by a woman!
This was Duan Yufei's final conclusion.
Watching Duan Yufei dressed methodically, An Honghan had many guesses, unsure whether the man knew anything about what happened last night.
At least if he were unaware of this, shouldn't he be panicking at this point? How can he be so calm as to put on his clothes?
Xi Xizhi was wrapped in a quilt, with only her head showing.
Like An Honghan, she also felt that Duan Yufei was too calm! She even had a strange feeling that Duan Yufei was an accomplice in this conspiracy!
What benefit would he gain from An Yunyi's scheme?
"Prince Duan, are you not going to explain to me what's going on?"
Duan Yufei paused in adjusting his clothes, and based on what he saw, he had already determined his situation. If he wasn't mistaken, he had been tricked, and the person who tricked him was none other than the Fourteenth Princess, whom he had been longing to marry.
After glancing at Xi Xizhi, who was being held in An Honghan's arms, Duan Yufei suddenly changed his original plan.
Since we're getting married anyway, it's better to take this girl home than to marry a cunning woman.
At least by marrying this pretty girl, I won't have to be on guard against her every day, afraid that she might do me a disservice.
Besides, doesn't An Honghan care about her quite a bit?
Perhaps she is a better bargaining chip than the Fourteenth Princess.
Of course, this is also the most important reason.
So, let's play along.
"As Your Majesty has seen, I have nothing to explain. But please believe me, Your Majesty, that I will take full responsibility." Duan Yufei looked at An Honghan with a sincere expression, trying to move him with his 'sincerity'.
He looked exactly the same as when he was pursuing An Yunyi.
Not only was An Honghan stunned for a moment, but even Xi Xizhi stared at him blankly.
The other ministers stared wide-eyed in disbelief, as if they had swallowed a fly.
The sun had already climbed into the sky, but at this moment, the ministers felt a chill permeating the room.
An Honghan stared coldly at Duan Yufei, his sharp eyes narrowing slightly. "Prince Duan, do you know what you're saying?!"
Everyone understood the warning in those words, and many timid people were so frightened that their legs went weak and they trembled uncontrollably.
Although His Majesty still looked cold and aloof, everyone knew that he was furious.
An ordinary person might have been so scared that they wet themselves when An Honghan said those words.
However, it is clear that Duan Yufei is no ordinary person.
“Your Majesty, I understand the meaning of those words. But since I have done this, I am not afraid to admit it. Moreover, this matter concerns Miss Xi’s innocence, so how could I dare to take it lightly?”
Xi Xizhi was so angry that she trembled, wishing she could run over and shut him up, and die together with him!
How could she not know her own physical condition? If she had really been... you know... you know... she would definitely be in pain down there, but she only felt soreness and weakness in her legs, so she was quite sure that nothing had happened last night.
Duan Yufei's words were clearly an attempt to smear her reputation and destroy her innocence!
Even if you're beautiful, you can't use your looks to do evil!
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