Chapter 472 Reaping the Bitter Fruit 2
She lit aphrodisiac incense in the room. This kind of stuff is everywhere in the palace as long as there is money. Eunuchs and maids in the palace who can't stand being alone like to use this stuff to enhance their pleasure. Although the emperor ordered it to be cleaned up once, how could it be completely cleaned up?
Lianye also told Granny Liu the news that Shang Hong and Zhu Yiyi were getting married. Granny Liu immediately understood. How could the young lady be willing to marry a warrior, or even be his second wife? The young lady has been proud since childhood, and her secret entry into the palace was probably not for good reasons.
There are eunuchs on duty in the inner palace, but Granny Liu is from the inner palace, and today is the Lantern Festival banquet, so no one will stop her from wandering around the palace. Besides, all the Imperial Guards are out patrolling and on duty tonight.
Shang Hong couldn't help but feel hot whenever he touched Zhu Yiyi's body, and he even assumed that the incense burning in the room was the scent emanating from Zhu Yiyi.
Seeing him suddenly lunge at her, Zhu Yiyi quickly pushed him away, saying, "Lord Shang, what are you doing? Get out."
"Yiyi, you're so beautiful, why is your face so red?" Shang Hong was already infatuated. "I like you very much, we're getting married soon."
Zhu Yiyi angrily said, "I won't marry you, get out."
At this moment, Zhu Yiyi was unaware that aphrodisiac incense had been lit in the room. Her heart suddenly raced, and a bad premonition rose in her heart. She also had aphrodisiac powder hidden on her body. Back then, Zhu Zhenzhen had been poisoned by the aphrodisiac powder she had given her after drinking the tea.
She hid behind the door and watched Zhu Zhenzhen rush into the kitchen. She knew she had been drugged.
She shoved Shang Hong aside, smashed the incense on the table, and said coldly, "You lit aphrodisiac incense, you..."
She blushed and tried to run away, but Shang Hong pulled her into his arms. Shang Hong was already under the influence of drugs, and now he was under the influence of aphrodisiac incense, so he couldn't control himself at all. "Yiyi, I love you. Marry me and be my wife. I will treat you well."
Zhu Yiyi couldn't control herself either. She felt a strong aversion to Shang Hong. Although her father said that their wedding date had been set, she still didn't want to marry him.
When Granny Liu saw the two naked and entangled together, she turned and left. She wondered what the master would think if he saw the young lady running into the palace to fool around with her fiancé.
A moment later, someone in the West Palace camp suddenly shouted, "Fire! Come quickly and put out the fire!"
In an instant, thick smoke rose from the West Palace camp. Soldiers saw the smoke coming from the direction of the fire and rushed over with their men. The West Palace camp was on fire. The palace eunuchs and maids all rushed over. Some officials even thought it was a fire caused by falling fireworks and hurriedly ordered people to come and put out the fire.
Because everyone was immersed in the joy of watching the fireworks, when they heard that there was a fire, they all rushed over to see what was going on. Not only did officials rush over to check the fire, but even family members wanted to check on the situation.
In an instant, the entire West Palace camp was filled with people. When everyone arrived, they found that there was no fire at all. Instead, someone had burned a pile of clothes, and the smoke made them mistakenly think there was a fire.
But then they heard a man's panting and a woman's screams coming from one of the rooms. Everyone's hearts tightened; who would dare to do such obscene things in the palace?
Everyone looked at each other, and the ever-meddlesome Madam Li was the first to rush forward and push open the door. The temporary resting place for the guards contained only beds, tables, chairs, and benches; there were certainly no screens or other such items.
So what appeared before Madam Li was two naked bodies engaging in illicit acts. She didn't know what was going on, but the woman's legs were wrapped around the man's waist. Madam Li couldn't see their faces clearly either. She screamed and ran away, shouting "Pah! Pah! Pah!" as she ran.
Mrs. Tang pulled Mrs. Li aside and asked, "Who is it?"
"I don't recognize her at all. She's obviously a slut, shameless and shameless!" Madam Li complained. "Mrs. Tang, go see for yourself the position!"
Just then, a guard carrying a bucket squeezed in, asking, "Is Commander Shang's barracks on fire?"
Upon hearing this, everyone exclaimed in unison, "Is that the man's panting inside Commander Shang?"
The guard said, "Yes, what happened? This is Commander Shang's barracks. We are just lowly guards, how could we possibly share a room with Commander Shang? He rests here when he is on duty."
Suddenly, everyone understood. Before they could react, the guard realized something was wrong. "Commander Shang is taking a walk with his fiancée..." The guard didn't say the word "walk" aloud.
He walked to the door and screamed in surprise, "Ah! Commander Shang? Miss Zhu?"
Upon hearing this, Imperial Censor Zhu felt as if he had been struck by lightning. Shang Hong's fiancée? Wasn't that Yi Yi? Wasn't she waiting to be married at home? When did she run into the palace? Or was it another woman...?
At that moment, all that could be heard from inside was Shang Hong's apologetic voice, "Yiyi, I'm sorry, it's all my fault for not being able to hold back. I will marry you, I will take responsibility for you."
Zhu Yiyi had just snapped out of her daze and was unaware that the area outside was packed with people. "Shang Hong, what did you do to me? You..."
"You agreed to it, didn't you? You just took the initiative to pull off my clothes, and that's why..."
A loud "slap" rang out as Shang Hong was slapped across the face. At that moment, Imperial Censor Zhu suddenly appeared at the door.
Upon seeing this, the two hurriedly covered themselves with blankets. Zhu Yiyi was panicked, her eyes filled with terror, "Father?"
When Imperial Censor Zhu saw that it really was Zhu Yiyi, he was so angry that he almost couldn't catch his breath, and felt dizzy. "You...you...you wretched girl..."
"Father, please let me explain. It was Shang Hong who forced me." Zhu Yiyi was still unaware that the area outside was packed with people, a group of onlookers with their ears perked up, yet the silence was so profound you could hear a pin drop.
However, at that moment, Madam Zhu, furious, was helped in by Granny Liu. Madam Zhu's face was bruised and swollen. Only now did she realize what kind of persecution her daughter had suffered.
Madam Zhu was furious and heartbroken. She slammed into Imperial Censor Zhu and knocked him to the ground. She didn't even glance at him, and rushed towards Zhu Yiyi with fire in her eyes.
Before Shang Hong could react, Madam Zhu's hairpin slashed across half of Zhu Yiyi's cheek. She cursed, "You shameless slut, you filthy slut! Zhu Yiyi, you'll die a horrible death! I'm going to kill you!"
Just as she was about to stab Zhu Yiyi with the hairpin in her hand again, Shang Hong suddenly stepped in front of Zhu Yiyi and pushed Madam Zhu away.
Madam Zhu was in a fit of anger and was no match for a grown man. She was pushed so hard that she stumbled and almost fell. Fortunately, Granny Liu caught her. Granny Liu was a smart woman and knew that she had to ask Madam Zhu to stand up for the Second Miss today.
The fact that the master dared to keep such a matter from the madam clearly shows that he was favoring the eldest daughter.
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