Chapter 48 Cleverness Backfires
Upon arriving at the Sandalwood Courtyard, Su Tingwan had already prepared a table full of food.
Xie Shang accepted the invitation and sat down. She took the wine pot and poured him a cup of wine. "This is fruit wine that I brewed. Please try it and see if it tastes good."
Xie Shang took a bite and found it to be sweet with a hint of sourness.
"The wine has a rich aroma and a sweet taste; it won't make you drunk," Su Tingwan explained.
She picked up another piece of food and held it to his lips, her eyes full of flattery. "Your Highness, please try this poached chicken. I spent several days learning how to make it. I never imagined that making a delicious dish would be so complicated, even more tiring than wielding a sword. But for Your Highness, I am willing to learn."
Xie Shang looked at her face, unsure how to tell her that he had fallen in love with Jiang Fenghua and that they had already consummated their marriage.
He was not only captivated by her beauty, but also deeply attracted to her. He couldn't describe the feeling, only that it was wonderful. "Wanwan, I..."
Su Tingwan knew what he was going to say, and said softly, "I saw you carrying the princess back today, and the way you looked at her was different. Did you also..."
"Yes," Xie Shang said firmly, "I've fallen for Jiang Fenghua."
Su Tingwan tried hard to hold back her tears and hurriedly said, "A Shang, it's okay, I understand. I will definitely get along well with the Princess from now on. She is so beautiful and gentle. If I were a man, I would also fall in love with her."
"Aren't you angry?" Xie Shang remembered that Wanwan wasn't like this before; she would demand that he only love her, but...
Su Tingwan shook her head. "As long as A Shang likes Wanwan too, that's enough."
Xie Shang held her in his arms. "Wanwan, I'm sorry. As long as you're not angry and are willing to get along with her, I'm very pleased."
Su Tingwan nestled in his arms, her eyes unusually cold; she wanted to get pregnant with his child as soon as possible.
Xie Shang casually drank a little, then tasted the fruit wine she brewed. It had only a light wine flavor, but it was her thoughtfulness, so he drank a few more cups.
After a moment, he felt a burning sensation in his chest, and Su Tingwan's face changed, becoming charming and alluring. He said, "Wanwan, why do I feel so hot?"
"Your Highness, let me serve you tonight!" Su Tingwan hugged his waist. The previous times they had almost consummated their marriage, but each time he had left.
Aunt Yunfang said this was the strongest aphrodisiac.
Xie Shang felt as if his chest was about to explode. His eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was cold and terrifying. "Wanwan..."
Suddenly, he grabbed Su Tingwan and pressed her down on the soft couch, kissing her desperately. He was completely out of control, and he couldn't control the intense desire emanating from his body.
Xie Shang clenched his fists, feeling a splitting headache. "Wanwan, what did you give me to eat? I feel so awful."
Su Tingwan wrapped her arms around him and kissed him, using every trick in the book to attract him. "A-Shang, let me help you. It'll be over in a minute. I love you..."
Xie Shang was unconscious, with a soft, warm body pressed tightly against his chest. He felt that if he didn't release his pent-up emotions soon, he would bleed to death.
Like a wild beast, he shoved Su Tingwan onto the bed, ripping open her thin strapless dress with almost all his might...
With her plan succeeding, a faint smile played on her lips. "Ah Shang, don't leave me."
As Xie Shang's feverishness subsided, he wrapped his arms around her waist and whispered in her ear, "Ruan Ruan," his voice fading in a daze.
Upon hearing this, Su Tingwan's heart turned ice-cold, her body stiffened and trembled, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. "A Shang, look carefully, I am your Wanwan, I am Su Tingwan!"
Xie Shang was in a daze and couldn't hear what she was saying at all. He called out Jiang Fenghua's nickname unconsciously.
Yunfang hid outside the window, listening quietly to the sounds inside. Through the window, she saw two bodies intertwined, and she felt as if a fire was burning all over her body.
She imagined Xie Shang's body...
Ginkgo suddenly ran up to her, "Aunt Yunfang, what are you looking at!"
Yunfang immediately snapped out of her daze, glared coldly at Yinxing, and said, "It's nothing. Let's go. Tonight, the concubine finally got what she wanted."
Yinxing had no idea that Su Tingwan had drugged Xie Shang. She secretly glanced inside, then blushed and ran away.
Afterwards, he stared at Su Tingwan in disbelief. Recalling the two glasses of wine he had drunk, anger rose in his eyes. "Wanwan, did you drug me?"
Although Su Tingwan had no strength left, she propped herself up and tried to hug him, "Your Highness, I don't have..."
Xie Shang shoved her away. The scene from just now was still vivid in his mind. She still refused to admit it. "Wanwan, I never thought you had also learned to use those dirty tricks. I am so disappointed in you."
After saying that, he put on his clothes and turned to leave.
Su Tingwan stepped forward and hugged him tightly. "A Shang, don't go. I love you. Now you've fallen for the princess. I'm afraid... I'm afraid you won't love me anymore. I'm sorry, I was wrong. I'll change. I won't do this again. It's because I love you so much, but you've fallen for the princess. I'm afraid you'll be misled by her and won't want to talk to me anymore."
Xie Shang's waist was tightly wrapped around her. He hesitated for a moment, feeling somewhat guilty for neglecting Su Tingwan. He said in a deep voice, "Wanwan, you shouldn't have learned these insidious methods."
After he finished speaking, he left the dormitory.
Instantly, Su Tingwan burst into tears, crying out, "A Shang, don't go..."
Aunt Yunfang hurried in and saw that the bed was in a mess, but the sheets were clean. She asked, "Consort, did you and the Prince have any intimate relations before?"
Su Tingwan was furious. "A Shang and I are completely innocent. He was never really with me."
Yunfang straightened her body, "Then why didn't you... after you and the prince consummated your marriage..."
Su Tingwan glanced at it and saw that there was indeed nothing there. She realized what was happening. How could this be? She had never done anything inappropriate with a man. "I'm innocent, Aunt Yunfang, you have to believe me, I didn't..."
Yunfang, quick-witted and agile, pulled her aside. "Now is not the time to pursue this. The key is that once Granny Wang finds out that you and the Prince have consummated your marriage, she will come to collect the handkerchief. The Empress will definitely investigate any woman who enters the Prince Heng's residence."
Su Tingwan was also anxious. "Auntie, please help me. You're the only one I can trust now."
Yunfang acted quickly, biting her finger and dripping a drop of blood onto the bed sheet, instructing, "Later, Consort, you must insist that this was left after you and the Prince consummated your marriage. Remember, don't give yourself away."
Su Tingwan nodded repeatedly.
Ginkgo listened to Yunfang and Su Tingwan's conversation from outside the door, full of surprise. How could Miss not have it?
Yunfang made a quick decision and instructed Yinxing to go find Granny Wang.
After a long while, Granny Wang finally arrived. As soon as she entered the bedroom, she saw Su Tingwan sitting on the bed in a thin gauze dress, tears still streaming from her eyes.
Granny Wang was suspicious. Didn't the maid say that the prince and his concubine had consummated their marriage? Why isn't the prince at the Sandalwood Courtyard?
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