In the peach blossom forest.
The wife of the Duke brought many ladies with him for sightseeing. After the Imperial Noble Consort left, the ladies took her as the leader and naturally she could go wherever she wanted.
Everything was going smoothly. There was a storage room in the peach blossom forest. It had been in disrepair for many years. The broken door opened easily with a knock, and a blushing and heart-pounding sound came from inside.
Many ladies covered their mouths and noses in disgust, as if there was something dirty inside.
"Tsk tsk tsk~ You're doing obscene things in broad daylight. This lady has really broadened her horizons."
"There are so many women here today, I don't know who is so shameless."
"If I raise a thing like this, worse than pigs and dogs, I'll just beat it to death with a stick. I won't be able to go out in the future."
"If the Duke's wife hadn't come here to admire the flowers, she wouldn't have discovered this scandal. This harem is truly becoming increasingly chaotic. The Imperial Noble Consort is of humble origin and ultimately cannot compare to the Empress's virtuousness and ability."
The Duke's wife sighed, looking worried. "After all, this is a palace scandal, and I can't make the decision on my own. I've already sent someone to ask for the Imperial Concubine."
"The Imperial Concubine has arrived~" Along with the palace servants' loud voices, the Imperial Concubine's phoenix sedan chair appeared in front of everyone.
Ji Yunhuan stepped down from the phoenix chariot and feigned anger. "Please excuse the formalities, everyone. I'm managing the harem, and yet such a scandal has occurred. It's all thanks to the Duke's wife who sent someone to tell me, otherwise I would still be in the dark."
"Come here! Capture them for me! I want to see which shameless bastards dare to have an affair under my nose!"
The Duke's wife was disdainful in her heart. It was rumored that the Imperial Noble Consort was very scheming, forcing the Queen away and dismissing the concubines in the palace. But seeing her today, she was just a firecracker that would explode at any time, without any scheming or cunning at all.
The only reason this imperial concubine was able to gain a foothold in the harem was because she gave birth to the emperor's eldest son.
"Royal Consort, please calm down. This matter is not easy to publicize. I just took a look from a distance. The Nanning County Lady is inside. The other one seems to be Prince Duan. Prince Duan is already in his seventies, but he was framed like this. This matter is really... Sigh..."
The Duke's wife sighed and put all the blame on the Nanning County Lady, and the others followed suit.
"He is indeed a worthless person. No matter how much Your Majesty praises him, he is still a lowly person!"
"You can't judge a person by his appearance. I'm afraid His Royal Highness Prince An doesn't like her, so he turned to Prince Duan!"
"She said she was her adopted sister, but we were traveling alone to the capital. Who knows what happened along the way? Fortunately, Princess An still treated her like a sister."
"What kind of girl from a good family would be like her, mixing with men and getting involved in court affairs? I'm afraid she must have been unclean long ago!"
It is clearly a matter of pleading for the people, but in the mouths of these people, it sounds like an unforgivable crime.
Ji Yunhuan looked at these people coldly as they talked to each other and convicted the Nanning County Lady without asking the reason!
If it was Nanning lying there today, her life would be ruined!
The eldest princess arrived late. She was wearing a jade-green palace dress, with an elegant jade ring on her body and a few jade hairpins on her hair. She looked gentle and quiet.
"Prince Duan has always been very caring towards me. I heard that Prince Duan was plotted against. Even if I no longer care about worldly affairs, I must come and see and seek justice for Prince Duan."
"Prince Duan's wife died young, and countless people have tried to climb up the social ladder over the years. However, Prince Duan is a very chaste man, and no one has been able to succeed. Today, he was actually schemed against by a mere county lady!"
"Such a lewd and despicable person can only enter the palace as a concubine. This is only for the sake of Your Majesty, giving her a status!"
Ji Yunhuan narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at the princess with a half-smile. "Princess, you said this as if you saw the Nanning County Lady go in with your own eyes? If someone didn't know, they would think it was arranged by the princess herself."
"This matter is still unclear, and the right and wrong have not yet been determined. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for the eldest princess to let the county lady become someone else's concubine once she opens her mouth."
The eldest princess always did things without leaving any traces. In any case, this matter had nothing to do with her, so she was not panicked at all.
The Duke's wife immediately stepped forward to defend the eldest princess. "I saw it clearly, that dress clearly belonged to the Nanning County Lady. What else can you say? The eldest princess is fair and just. Being allowed to enter the Prince Duan's mansion as a concubine is already an extra favor."
Prince Duan was lying on the shabby bed in the utility room with a big belly, and he burped because he was drunk.
Under him was a slender fair person, with long black hair spread out, covering his face. The person made sticky moans, kept clinging to Prince Duan, and hid behind him, as if seeking a little protection.
Prince Duan was in a good mood. Instead of feeling ashamed, he felt proud. He asked the county lady personally appointed by the emperor to be his concubine. This was a slap in the face of the emperor!
He was naturally happy to see it happen, so when the eldest princess came to him for help, he immediately agreed.
There are at least a hundred concubines in his mansion. One more or one less doesn't make too many, and once they enter his mansion, he can do whatever he wants with them.
Prince Duan was happy to play along. He slapped the person beneath him and said angrily, "You took advantage of my drunkenness to seduce me here. Put away your lewd behavior. You can forget about becoming a princess. It's your blessing that I take you into my palace as a concubine!"
The person under him whimpered in pain, but his body struggled even more violently, as if he was even more excited.
"Why is it so lively? Are you rehearsing a new play?" A clear female voice rang out.
The Lady of Nanning County stood under the peach tree, her face and the peach blossoms complementing each other in red. Her face, so fresh that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it, had just the right amount of doubt on it.
The Duke's wife's eyes widened as she asked in disbelief, "You...why are you here?"
Nan Ning bowed towards Ji Yunhuan and said politely, "I came to see the Imperial Concubine. I haven't thanked Her Majesty in person yet. This dress fits me very well. Nan Ning likes it very much."
"Nanning was playing around and got her clothes dirty. Fortunately, the Imperial Noble Consort was kind enough to ask Sister Taohong to take Nanning to change clothes, which saved her from being delayed for so long."
Ji Yunhuan stepped forward and took Nanning's hand. She took off a string of red agate and put it on Nanning's hand. "Young girls should wear brighter clothes. Look at this outfit. It outshines all the peach blossoms in the garden."
"I'm still confused. You're clearly in Shuhua Palace, but they insist you're in that shabby house. They're both blind and crippled."
Nan Ning cried out, covering her eyes and hiding behind Ji Yunhuan. She said delicately, "Nan Ning is young and cannot stand seeing such dirty things. The eldest princess is old and her eyesight is not good. She may have recognized the wrong person. Nan Ning will not blame you."
The eldest princess dug her nails into her palms, wishing she could cut this bitch into pieces, but her face showed an apologetic look.
"I was mistaken. I apologize to the county lady. This matter ends here. Please disperse."
Ji Yunhuan said, "How can we disperse? This man is plotting against Prince Duan. We must not let him off easily. Come! Drag him out. I'll report this to His Majesty and have him beaten to death!"
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