Chapter 336 The Prince's Scandal Spreads
Among the guests were many daughters and wives of officials, some of whom were terrified of cats, so they all retreated in fright.
The guards had no choice but to go forward and chase the wild cat away.
But for some reason, there are more and more stray cats in the Li residence today, and they can't be chased away no matter what we do.
The ladies had no choice but to return to the backyard entrance they had just left behind.
They dared not go in, so they waited outside until the guards chased the stray cats away before leaving.
Du Wanchun and Han Yan'er stood behind them, deliberately moving closer to the backyard.
The people in the courtyard assumed that the guests had all left, so the content of their conversation changed.
Prince Rong said frankly, "Lord Li, my goddaughter is exceptionally beautiful. If it weren't for her pregnancy, it wouldn't be your turn to marry her."
Lord Li was taken aback and stood up, saying, "Your Highness, what do you mean by that?"
Prince Rong picked up Miss Wei and said coldly, "Lord Li, I will let today's matter go. Treat my Shuang'er well. If you dare to do this again, I will not forgive you."
When Miss Wei saw that Prince Rong was going to push her to Lord Li, she couldn't control her emotions and burst into tears, "Godfather, please don't marry me off to him anymore. He already has a wife. If I marry into his family, I'll only be a concubine."
As she spoke, she cried even harder, “I still want to stay by your side. Before, you were afraid that my pregnancy would be discovered, but now that I’m pregnant, you don’t have to worry anymore.”
The more I listened to this, the more something seemed off.
Han Yan'er listened with astonishment in her eyes.
The ladies and young women beside them were the same; everyone held their breath and dared not utter a single word.
Prince Rong comforted Miss Wei, saying, "I'm doing this for your own good. If my wife finds out about us, you don't know if you'll survive. But if you marry into this family, your life will be saved."
Lord Li looked at him in surprise, "Your Highness, what do you mean by that?"
Seeing this, Prince Rong stopped hiding it and said bluntly, "Lord Li, I used to think you were smart, but now it seems you're nothing special."
"Don't you think that I'm marrying my beloved goddaughter to you because I'm interested in your family background?"
Lord Li was speechless.
Prince Rong continued, "I value your honesty and loyalty, which is why I entrusted you with this important responsibility, so that you can take good care of my goddaughter and child."
This couldn't be clearer.
The ladies and young women outside the wall heard everything clearly.
It turns out that this Prince Rong was extremely disloyal, having gotten together with his goddaughter and getting her pregnant. In order to cover it up, he married his goddaughter, along with the child, to the honest Lord Li.
However, no one expected that Lord Li was already married and had a wife with such a fiery temper, which caused them not only to be unable to get married but also to suffer a miscarriage.
Prince Rong could only accept his bad luck and said sternly to Lord Li, "Lord Li, I know you are resentful, but it's no use. If you want to follow me to rise to prominence, you have to do things that ordinary people cannot endure. Today you should marry my goddaughter properly, and tomorrow I will send you a few more beautiful concubines. Why not?"
He said this to shut Lord Li up.
Lord Li was filled with anger, but he dared not disobey Prince Rong's words. After hesitating for a long time, he could only nod.
The people inside the wall thought the matter was resolved, but little did they know that their words had been overheard by the lady and young lady outside the wall.
By this time, the stray cats in the corridor had been chased away.
They tiptoed away and quietly left the place.
Du Wanchun and Han Yan'er followed behind them and then arrived at the front yard.
Once these ladies and young women arrived outside the Li residence, they couldn't stop talking.
"Do you know whose child Lord Li's new wife is carrying?"
Whose is it?
The guests, unaware of the situation, were filled with curiosity upon hearing this.
Originally, they were all going home, but in the end, they boarded the carriages in groups.
"It is Prince Rong."
"What? Prince Rong?"
"Yes, what goddaughter? Actually, she's just a concubine kept at home. But she's called a goddaughter to avoid being discovered by his wife."
"Oh dear, Princess Rong is also a notorious shrew. Prince Rong dares to do this; he really doesn't take her seriously."
"There's going to be a good show at the Rong Prince's Mansion."
They always loved watching a good show and didn't mind making things worse. They took a carriage and circled around the Rong Prince's mansion to spread the news.
After the Li family had quieted down, Lord Li and Prince Rong finally thought of Du Wanchun.
Prince Rong naturally wouldn't personally intervene; he left the matter to Lord Li.
Lord Li was so preoccupied with his new marriage that he had no time to think about this.
Once Prince Rong left, Lord Li sent someone to arrange guest rooms for Du Wanchun and Han Yan'er, and then sent someone to find his first wife.
Cai had already taken advantage of the chaos to leave the Li residence with Master Fan.
When Lord Li found that he had not found the person, he returned to his residence.
When Du Wanchun saw him return, she stood up and said, "Lord Li, the letter our Zhou family received tells us to put the gold outside Yangcheng. Lord Li, we heard that you are the local official, you must do us a favor."
She deliberately pretended not to know that it was he and Prince Rong who did it.
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