Shangguan Wanning knew that at this moment, Xiao Zhenting's spies must be closely watching the situation at the dinner party. If she went back now, she would soon be discovered that the person in the room was not her.
She was feeling a little heavy-hearted, so she walked alone in the garden.
Looking up at the silent night sky, a deep chill came over me.
Xiao Zhenting enjoyed the woman under him to the fullest. After the passionate and affectionate moments, he got out of bed contentedly, picked up a tinderbox and lit the candle.
He looked at the clothes scattered on the ground, thinking about the scene just now, and felt that he was still unsatisfied.
Xiao Zhenting walked towards the bed again, but the ** person pulled down the curtain, and then the sound of sobbing was heard.
Xiao Zhenting's mouth curled up into an evil smile, and he took a few steps forward and said softly, "Ning'er, don't cry... Things have come to this, don't worry, I will be responsible for you. I will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to ask your father for marriage right away, okay?"
Ever since Concubine Liu was banished to the cold palace, the emperor's attitude towards him has dropped to the lowest point. Not to mention actively summoning him, even if he went to pay his respects, he would avoid him.
Xiao Zhenting knew that because of his mother's matter, the emperor had a thorn in his heart. No matter what he tried, this matter was an unbridgeable gap between him and the emperor.
So, he had to find another way.
The only lifeline is Shangguan Yue, who has great power in the court.
The crying inside not only did not stop, but became even more intense.
Xiao Zhenting smiled coldly and continued to comfort her: "Ning'er, you and I have always been in love with each other. What happened just now... was only a matter of time. Besides, I didn't mean to hurt you. It was just that you were too enthusiastic and I couldn't control myself for a moment."
"Ning'er, don't cry. No matter what happens in the future, I will love you and protect you. We will stay together forever, and I will make you very happy."
As soon as Xiao Zhenting finished speaking, messy and noisy footsteps were heard outside.
He was startled and hurriedly picked up the clothes on the ground and tried to put them on. Before he could put them on completely, the door was kicked open.
Xiao Zhenting was furious and shouted, "Who are you? How dare you? Get out!"
"The Second Prince is so arrogant that he actually wants the Queen Mother and the Princess to get out."
Xiao Zhenting's heart sank as he saw the Queen Mother and the Princess come in. He paused and immediately knelt down to pay his respects.
"Empress Dowager, did you see that? I am not talking nonsense. The Second Prince is really here hanging out with the palace maids." Concubine Shen looked at Xiao Zhenting with contempt, her face full of gloating.
The Queen Mother's face was gloomy and she was very disappointed with her grandson.
"You... are too presumptuous." The Queen Mother angrily rebuked, "If you were in your own palace, it wouldn't be a big deal to ask for a maid. But this is my bedroom. Today is your aunt's birthday, you... you are simply too presumptuous."
Xiao Zhenting lowered his head and tried his best to endure it, hating Concubine Shen to the core.
"Please forgive me, Queen Mother. It's really..."
"Come here," the Queen Mother didn't want to hear any explanation from Xiao Zhenting, "Drag that slutty woman out and beat her to death with sticks."
Xiao Zhenting was horrified.
If Shangguan Wanning was beaten to death by the Queen Mother under such circumstances, he and Shangguan Yue would have become enemies.
Maybe you will never be able to turn things around in this life.
"Queen Mother, please calm down. This is all my grandson's fault. It has nothing to do with her. I am willing to accept any punishment. I beg you to let her live."
Xiao Zhenting was so nervous about this woman that he was even willing to sacrifice himself to protect her. This surprised the empress dowager.
"Oh, you haven't even married the Second Prince yet, but you're already so arrogant? The Queen Mother came but she didn't even come out to pay respects." Concubine Shen mocked, "Is this a fairy from heaven descending to earth, or a princess from a royal family?"
As he said this, he ordered the maid beside him, "Go, drag the person out."
"Queen Dowager, please don't!" Xiao Zhenting stood in front of the bed and had no choice but to tell the truth. "Queen Dowager, the person inside... is not a palace maid, but... Shangguan Wanning, the daughter of Lord Shangguan. Please, Queen Dowager, for Lord Shangguan's sake, give her some face and wait for her to come and see you after she has dressed up."
"What? Ning'er?" The eldest princess couldn't believe it. How could Shangguan Wanning, who was so well-behaved and sensible, do such a shameless and disgraceful thing?
Even Concubine Shen was stunned.
She just wanted to take advantage of Concubine Liu's distress to give her a beating, but she didn't intend to offend the prime minister.
"Yes. Auntie, Ning'er and I are truly in love... We haven't seen each other for a long time, and I can't help but fall in love with each other, so..."
"Second Prince, please don't talk nonsense and tarnish my innocence."
A voice was heard and everyone turned around to look.
Shangguan Wanning was seen walking towards me slowly and gracefully, dressed neatly.
"Meet the Queen Mother, meet the Princess."
The eldest princess breathed a sigh of relief, hurried over to help Shangguan Wanning up, and looked at her carefully.
"Ning'er, you..."
Xiao Zhenting was so shocked that he stood there blankly for a long time without coming to his senses.
Shangguan Wanning was standing in front of him at this moment, so who was the person who had just made love with him?
"Someone, go and drag the person out from behind the bed curtains."
Now, even the princess got angry.
After the order was given, two maids rushed over and grabbed Shangguan Xiaoxiao, whose clothes were disheveled and hair was messy.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao was so ashamed that she had no place to hide in front of everyone. She hugged herself with her hands and shivered, not knowing whether it was because of the cold or fear.
"Lift your head and let me see what kind of face you have."
Shangguan Wanning closed her eyes and sighed deeply.
Now, the Shangguan family has lost all face.
She never expected that Concubine Shen would suddenly appear.
Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, Shangguan Xiaoxiao had to slowly raise her head.
Everyone was shocked.
"Is it you?" Xiao Zhenting was so angry that he almost killed someone on the spot. There was a raging fire burning in his eyes, and he wished he could tear Shangguan Xiaoxiao into pieces.
The Queen Mother couldn't help but frown when she saw Xiao Zhenting's reaction.
She had been in the harem for so many years and had seen all kinds of tricks. She knew at a glance that Xiao Zhenting had also been tricked.
Although Shangguan Xiaoxiao is a illegitimate daughter of the prime minister, her status is also related to the prime minister.
She signaled the nanny to put a dress on Shangguan Xiaoxiao, then turned to look at Shangguan Wanning and said seriously, "Shangguan Xiaoxiao and Xiao Zhenting are having an affair without a matchmaker. I will let the emperor deal with the Xiao family. As for the girl from your Shangguan family, take her back yourself."
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Shangguan Wanning bowed and saluted.
The Queen Mother left with everyone with a gloomy face.
"Ning'er, listen to me..."
"Second Prince, please respect yourself."
Xiao Zhenting rushed over, Shangguan Wanning hurriedly stepped back and interrupted him.
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