On the other side, in Lan Shuang's courtyard.
She was anxiously waiting for good news at the door.
She only smiled when a maid rushed towards her.
"How did it go? Did it work?"
The maid said in a low, slightly excited voice, "It's done! I saw the Princess enter the room with my own eyes. I'm sure Young Master Xu will seize this opportunity!"
Lan Shuang clapped her hands loudly, looking smug, "Then what are we waiting for? Quickly drag Mother over to watch the show!"
The plan was almost complete, which made her extremely happy. Without waiting, she headed straight for the mistress's room.
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The atmosphere inside the mistress's room was unusually heavy.
"What did you say?! The princess was having a secret rendezvous with someone in the palace?"
The mistress was extremely shocked.
She was picking out clothes and toys for her unborn grandson when she overheard this.
Lan Shuang answered with extreme certainty: "Yes, someone saw it with their own eyes, right in the east wing of the Prince's mansion! First, a man sneaked into the mansion through a side gate, then entered the wing, and then the Princess followed him in furtively!"
"Being so cautious, and with a man and a woman alone together, what else could it be but a secret rendezvous?"
The mistress looked doubtful.
Although the princess is not very good at etiquette and has a sharp tongue, she doesn't seem like the kind of person who would do such a despicable thing.
Seeing her mother hesitate, Lan quickly said:
“Mother, I know that I had some grudges with the princess in the past, but I have been copying books in my room and calming my mind. I no longer regard the princess as an enemy.”
"But think about it, having a secret rendezvous with a man is a serious matter. If it gets out, it will definitely embarrass your elder brother."
"Moreover... the princess is pregnant now. If she is really suspected of having secret meetings with others, who knows when she started looking for other men."
The mistress was horrified when she heard this.
Lan Shuang's words clearly implied that she suspected the child in the princess's womb was not Prince Yu's.
This won't do!
She has to get to the bottom of this no matter what!
"Lead the way! I want to see if what that maid saw with her own eyes is really true!"
Overwhelmed with joy, Lan Shuangxi forced herself to suppress her happiness and quickly helped her mother walk outside.
"Mother, you'll understand once you see it for yourself, whether it's true or not."
The mistress followed them to the secluded east wing.
Her heart was pounding all the way.
Whether this matter is true or false, it will be detrimental to the Prince's Mansion.
If it is true, then the princess's secret rendezvous with a man outside will not only hurt Prince Yu, but will also make her suspect that the child in her womb is not from the Zhao family.
If this is false, it proves that Lan Shuang is still incorrigible and wicked, harboring resentment towards the Princess and deliberately framing her. In that case, the Prince's Mansion will certainly not be peaceful in the future.
Whatever the outcome, it will break her heart.
But in the end, she still hoped that the secret meeting was a lie.
While they were pondering, the group had already arrived outside the room.
Lan Shuang couldn't wait any longer and rushed forward to push open the door to the side room.
She walked so fast, as if afraid the person inside would run away.
A thin screen stood in front of the bed, but two people could still be vaguely seen lying on it.
Lan Shuang was overjoyed and, without even bothering to pull back the screen, shouted:
"Mother! Look! The Princess is indeed having an affair with a man; they're even in bed together!"
The moment the mistress stepped inside, she heard Lan Shuang's cry and saw the two figures on the bed. Her face turned deathly pale, and she almost couldn't stand up.
Her hand trembled as she pointed at the screen, "What a terrible thing to do! Your Highness...how could you do such a thing!"
Lan Shuang was beaming with pride. Now, she could finally take revenge on that arrogant Gu Jiangli!
Caught in the act, even if Gu Jiangli had eighteen mouths, she couldn't exonerate herself!
Just as she was feeling quite pleased with herself, a clear female voice came from outside the door.
"Mother, what did I do? Why are you so angry?"
As soon as Gu Jiangli appeared, everyone looked at her in surprise.
She stood outside the door with a puzzled look on her face, as if she had no idea what was going on.
The moment Lan Shuang saw Gu Jiangli, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head, leaving her completely paralyzed.
Didn't she go into the room?
Why are you standing there?
And who is the person in the bed?
"How...did you get there?!" Lan Shuang asked in astonishment.
Gu Jiangli laughed and retorted, "I came here because it was so lively. Why do you make it sound like I shouldn't be here?"
When the mistress saw Gu Jiangli appear outside the door, she felt much more at ease.
At least the servants didn't witness the "caught in the act" scene, which is a good thing.
However, this brought with it a host of problems.
"Lan Shuang, what exactly is going on?"
Lan Shuang's eyes kept flashing. Things were not developing as she had planned, and she had to change her strategy!
She was determined to make sure Gu Jiangli could never recover!
At this moment, a man on the bed slowly sat up, shaking his head as if he were still unconscious.
Lan Shuang clenched her fists, having made up her mind.
"Your Highness, stop pretending! Someone saw a strange man enter this room, and then you followed him in!"
"You clearly arranged to meet a man here in secret! You are utterly shameless. As the Princess Consort of Yu, you still invite men to the palace to meet you. It's utterly disgraceful!"
"You think you can get away with this by sneaking out of this room?!"
Gu Jiangli asked casually, "Oh? Meeting with a man in secret? Which man did I meet in secret?"
Lan Shuang was furious. "You know which man it is!" she shouted, disregarding all propriety and shame. She strode to the screen and kicked it.
The screen collapsed with a thud, and the young maids gasped and lowered their heads in surprise.
They've never seen a man dressed so disheveled before!
This is not a scene they should be watching.
The mistress stared blankly at the bed, and the man seemed to suddenly wake up, rolling off the bed and crawling to the mistress's feet.
"Mistress, spare me! Mistress, spare me!"
"Who are you?! Why are you sneaking into the Prince's mansion?!"
The man lay prostrate on the ground, drenched in cold sweat, trembling and unable to utter a single word.
Another man sat up from the bed. He was tall and straight, with cold eyes and no words. His sharp eagle eyes swept over everyone present from left to right. When they landed on Gu Jiangli, a dark and ambiguous light flashed in his eyes.
Lan Shuang didn't notice the expression on the man sitting on the bed, and pointed at Xu Zhuo kneeling on the ground, saying:
“Mother, I know this man! He is Xu Zhuo! He is the princess’s sweetheart! She had already pledged her life to this man before her marriage!”
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