Chapter 127 Dragons with Dragons, Phoenixes with Phoenixes, Turtles with Tortoises
Ji Chen was stunned, wanting to explain, "Second brother..."
Xie Shang's eyes grew even deeper, revealing a hint of detachment. "Let's settle this matter as it is. There's no time like the present, so let's make tonight your wedding night."
Ji Chen trembled. Looking at the unfamiliar Prince Heng, he felt terrified and almost wet his pants. Although he wasn't wearing pants, the autumn air was cool, and he felt as if an ice needle had pierced his heart, making it hard to breathe.
He wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a single word. Right now, he could only admit to the shameful affair with Yunfang before making any further plans.
At that moment, a soft sobbing sound suddenly came from inside the house.
Xie Shang frowned, a hint of disgust flashing in his eyes. "Bad luck."
He said to Steward Cheng, "There's a woman crying in the palace in the middle of the night. The sound is like a female ghost crying. Find two nannies to clean her up and send her out of the palace."
The Cheng family quickly replied, "Yes."
Only after the maids entered the room, dressed Yunfang in her clothes, and brought her out did everyone realize who she was.
The servants who lived in the same quarters as Yunfang began to kick her while she was down, saying, "It takes two to tango. If she didn't want to, why would she have run into Young Master Ji's room?"
"Everyone heard her screaming inside just now. Who's bullying whom here? She's shameless."
"She's long wanted to get into her master's bed, and she's always been restless..."
"What bad luck!"
When Consort Su was still in the Prince's mansion, Yunfang was arrogant and looked down on them. Now that she and a man have done this, everyone will naturally not hold back their words.
Hearing these people slandering her, Yunfang looked up at Xie Shang and said, "Your Highness, please do me justice! It was Ji Chen who bullied me; he forced me..."
Ji Chen covered Yun Fang's mouth with his hand, warning her with his eyes not to talk nonsense. He took the initiative to admit, "Yun Fang and I are in love with each other. We have been together for a long time. Today, we couldn't help but get together because we were so passionate."
Ji Chen was also quickly making plans. Now that things had come to this, saying anything more would only cause more trouble. If Yun Fang, that foolish woman, were to say something like that he wanted to seduce Jiang Fenghua, he probably wouldn't be able to live.
Something's fishy about what happened tonight.
Yunfang was so angry her eyes almost popped out. How could she have ended up with Ji Chen...?
When did Ji Chen give her the medicine?
Furthermore, the fact that she carried aphrodisiacs with her could not be revealed in front of Prince Heng.
Both of them were filthy in their thoughts and had each other's weaknesses. Yunfang could only swallow her anger and admit her relationship with Ji Chen. Now that she was no longer a virgin, she could no longer marry Xie Shang, and she would lose out on wealth and honor.
She hated it!
Xie Shang saw that both of them were cunning and scheming, and smirked coldly. It was truly a case of dragons begetting dragons, phoenixes begetting phoenixes, and turtles begetting tortoises.
"Since that's the case, I congratulate you, Brother Ji. I hope that from now on you will remain faithful to your wife and have no more vain thoughts. I will have someone pack your belongings and you two leave the manor now!"
Both of them admitted to being drugged by the other, but now they're immediately going back on their word. They're truly shameless.
He was blind before, and was only persuaded by Su Tingwan to become sworn brothers with them.
Upon hearing this, Ji Chen suddenly looked at him. Did Xie Shang know something?
He felt no shame, but instead a surge of calculation rose within him. After all, they had once sworn brotherhood; how could he be so cold-blooded and ruthless? No wonder he was so heartless and fickle towards Su Tingwan, changing his affections so quickly.
He really is a prince, a king.
It is said that the imperial family is the most ruthless place, and it turns out that this saying is true.
Xie Shang didn't say much, gave a few instructions to Steward Cheng, and then left.
The servants in the courtyard had no intention of leaving, and Ji Chen felt extremely embarrassed being stared at by so many eyes.
The two old women who had dressed Yunfang earlier whispered among themselves, "So this isn't Yunfang's first time. We didn't see any bloodstains on the bed earlier."
"Ah! They've had affairs many times in secret!"
“Yunfang came from the palace. She thinks she is of a higher status than other servants. When Consort Su was in the mansion, she wanted to eat well, use the best things, and live in the best places. The people in Tanxiang Courtyard tormented us servants. I never expected that she would be such a dissolute woman, having affairs with men before she was even married.”
"Now the prince has finally driven her out, but it has implicated Young Master Ji. How could such a gentle and refined man fall in love with her?"
These words also reached Ji Chen's ears without missing a single one. His eyes were fixed on Yun Fang. This wasn't her first time.
Ji Chen wrapped the bed sheet around himself and dragged Yun Fang inside.
Once the door was closed, it blocked all views from the outside.
Lin Feng, with his men guarding the courtyard, said to the prince, "It's late and the dew is heavy. Please pack your things as soon as possible, Young Master Ji and Madam Ji. I will personally escort you out of the manor and report back to the prince." The prince would naturally send you away to prevent you two from staying in the manor and coveting the prince and princess.
Lin Feng had seen Yunfang's intentional or unintentional flirting with the prince, but since she was Consort Su's maid and the prince was very fond of Su Tingwan, everyone pretended not to see it.
Besides, if the master really favored one or two servants with some good looks and promoted them to concubines, it would be normal. The servants didn't need to meddle in other people's business. They just needed to do their jobs well and collect their due wages.
Inside the room, Ji Chen angrily grabbed her neck and shouted, "Who took over your body?"
Yunfang was speechless and kept pushing and hitting him.
Ji Chen certainly wouldn't dare to kill anyone. He still needed to pass the imperial examinations. With so many people watching him admit his relationship with Yun Fang today, if anything happened to Yun Fang, he would be implicated.
He loosened his grip, giving Yunfang a chance to catch her breath. She glared fiercely at Ji Chen, "Ji Chen, you bastard, you drugged me."
"Didn't you prepare this medicine yourself?"
"You...you're shameless and despicable." Yunfang was speechless and started crying again. "You took my virginity and now you're turning around and blaming me."
“There was no blood, didn’t you hear me clearly? I’m not going to be that sucker.” He added, “If you weren’t so lewd, would you carry this kind of drug with you? I’m already being lenient by not exposing you in front of Xie Shang.”
Yunfang hadn't expected there would be no bleeding. She suddenly remembered that once she had gotten too excited and then suddenly started bleeding. Could it be that she had accidentally injured herself back then?
Yunfang was no pushover either. "Who do you think you are? If Xie Shang finds out you were spying on his woman, do you think you'll still be alive?"
Ji Chen was taken aback. Thinking of Xie Shang's appearance just now, he must have known something, which was why he was so cold and ruthless. How could it be such a coincidence that Jiang Fenghua did not return to the palace tonight?
Xie Shang ostensibly wanted Yun Fang to leave, but in reality, he wanted to get rid of him as well.
He must know something.
Yunfang was also thinking: She had now had a relationship with Ji Chen and had been kicked out of the Prince's mansion. The matter had become so big that Xie Shang had come in person, but she hadn't seen Jiang Fenghua.
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