Chapter 49 Damn it!
Dongfang Yan slowly raised his eyelids and looked at Zheng Shirong, his eyes cold and terrifying: "So it's you."
——It turned out to be this bastard. He was a noble but didn’t know how to keep himself clean. He caused me, a dignified prince, to be dragged into a ghost marriage by Wang Linger, and he even got the pleasure of becoming a father!
Damn it!
Although he was furious and wanted to torture the man to death, he remained calm and said, "Congratulations."
Magistrate Zheng, believing his son to be truly appreciated by the Prince of Jin, hurriedly said, "My son has been intelligent and talented since childhood, and possesses a virtuous character. He is an outstanding disciple cultivated with great care by our Zheng family. I wonder if he will have the opportunity to serve His Highness?"
Dongfang Yan sneered, "So this is what your Zheng family's most outstanding disciple is like? Very good, very good! Since today is the engagement banquet for the second young master Zheng, I must naturally present a generous gift."
He took off the purse from his waist and said, "I will give this purse to the Second Young Master. I wish you a happy birth of a son!"
The purse didn't look very valuable, and even the embroidery on it was ordinary. But since it was taken from Dongfang Yan's waist, it had a completely different meaning.
Zheng Shirong immediately went to accept the reward happily - the purse carried by Prince Jin was simply a huge honor, so why would he worry about not being able to rise to a high position in the future?
But before he could touch it, Dongfang Yan turned his hand and threw the purse to County Magistrate Zheng: "You should keep it for me. Take it carefully, your grandson's soul is attached to it."
County Magistrate Zheng asked awkwardly, "What grandson? I only have five sons, none of whom have produced any offspring yet. Your Highness, please don't make such jokes."
"Who is kidding you?" Dongfang Yan no longer had the patience to continue beating around the bush with them.
"Zheng Shirong, do you still remember Wang Ling'er, the village girl from the Wang family?"
Zheng Shirong had a strange look on his face: "Your Highness, how...how do you know Wang Linger?"
She was obviously just a village girl, how did King Jin know her name?
"Just admit that you know each other. Wang Ling'er was pregnant with your child and later drowned in the river, leaving two bodies dead. Do you know about this?"
Zheng Shirong looked panicked, "Wang Ling'er..."
County Magistrate Zheng kicked his son to the ground and shouted, "What the hell have you done, you evil creature?"
Zheng Shirong looked around and saw that he was surrounded by relatives, friends, and people from his fiancée Zhou's family.
He didn't want to mention anything related to Wang Ling'er at all, but Prince Jin obviously already knew that he had a relationship with Wang Ling'er, so he couldn't pretend not to know him.
"Dad!" he cried sadly, "I was just confused for a moment!"
In front of the King of Jin, County Magistrate Zheng did not dare to protect his son. He had no choice but to put justice before his own family and said, "What did you do? Tell me the truth!"
So Zheng Shirong had no choice but to tell the story of him and Wang Linger in public.
His story with Wang Ling'er is not complicated.
About eight or nine months ago, when Zheng Shirong was passing through Wangjia Village, it started to rain heavily. Zheng Shirong took his two servants to a nearby villager's house to take shelter from the rain.
The house they went to was Wang Linger's house.
Wang Linger was quite pretty and was unwilling to be married off casually, so she remained unengaged even after she reached the age of 15.
Zheng Shirong was the first nobleman she met. He was gentle, elegant, and polite, and quickly won the girl's favor.
She took out all the best tea and snacks in her house to entertain the guests.
Zheng Shirong was also very grateful to the girl for taking her in, especially when he saw that she was from a poor family but was still generous in hospitality, he felt some pity and admiration for the girl.
The rain didn't stop until evening.
Zheng Shirong didn't want to bother them any further, but the girl stopped him and said, "It's still quite a distance from here to the county town. Going back in the rain will definitely make you sick. My parents run a small business in the capital, and I'm afraid they won't be able to return home in the rain today. Their room is empty anyway, so why not give it to you, young master?"
Zheng Shirong was already weak and didn't dare to get wet in the rain. After thinking it over, he agreed to stay overnight.
To avoid suspicion, he specifically ordered his men to sleep in the kitchen and not disturb the master's family. Wang Linger arranged for him to stay in her parents' room.
Zheng Shirong had never slept on the simple wooden bed in a farmer's house, and it was too uncomfortable for him to sleep well.
In the middle of the night, I suddenly felt a shadow passing by, and then I felt a hot girl's body pressing against me.
He was startled and asked hurriedly, "Miss Wang, why are you here? Don't be like this. A gentleman should remain calm and not have an affair without a matchmaker!"
But Wang Linger completely disregarded her shame and kept rubbing against the man, and her words were even more bold:
"I've grown up to be fifteen, and I've never seen a man as outstanding as you. After seeing you today, I'm really attracted to you. If I can't sleep with you, I will regret it for the rest of my life!"
Zheng Shirong was still trying to persuade her: "I am from an aristocratic family. My family has strict traditions and does not allow me to marry commoner women. Miss Wang, please stop immediately. I don't want to ruin your chastity!"
Wang Linger's soft sobbing could be heard from the darkness: "I know that I am too lowly to be worthy of you, sir. I can't be your wife, not even your concubine. But I just can't control my feelings and can't help wanting to be close to you. Even if it means no status, I'm willing to pay any price for this one night of pleasure!"
Zheng Shirong was a hot-blooded man, so how could he resist such temptation? That night, he got together with Wang Ling'er in a fit of rage.
Afterwards, he was filled with regret.
But since it has already happened, we can't just pretend that nothing happened.
So in the following period of time, he would often come to visit Wang Linger and give her some silver and supplements.
Later, Wang Linger became pregnant.
It was not until then that she revealed her greedy side.
She threatened Zheng Shirong with the unborn child in her belly and forced him to marry her.
Zheng Shirong knew clearly that there was a world of difference between nobles and commoners. If he dared to marry a commoner's daughter, he would be kicked out of the family.
So, after much deliberation, he said to Wang Ling'er, "I'll keep you as a concubine first. When I marry my first wife, I'll discuss with her about taking you as a concubine. What do you think?"
For a commoner woman to become the concubine of a disciple of a noble family, she was already considered to have risen to the upper echelons of society.
But Wang Linger refused. Not only did she not want to be a concubine, she didn't even want to be a concubine. She wanted to be the legal wife! She wanted to marry her in a formal ceremony, to enter the aristocracy in one step.
How is this possible?
For this reason, Zheng Shirong came out to talk to her every now and then, but each time they ended in a bad mood. No matter how Zheng Shirong persuaded her, she was determined not to give in. Her belly was getting bigger and bigger, and it seemed that she was about to give birth.
Zheng Shirong knew that he could not delay any longer, so he invited her to the boat and prepared delicious food, hoping to touch her heart with his sincerity and make her give in a little for the sake of the child.
But she still refused to agree, and even threatened Zheng Shirong: "If you dare to marry any other woman besides me, I will go to the capital to file a complaint with the emperor, accusing you of forcibly seizing a commoner girl and refusing to take responsibility! I don't believe that after your reputation is ruined, any noble lady will be willing to marry you! I would rather destroy what I can't have than let others have it!"
During the quarrel, she lost her balance and accidentally fell into the water.
When Zheng Shirong wanted to save him, the person had already sunk and he searched everywhere but to no avail.
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