Why are you there?
Bai Mianmian glanced at Zhou Shiyuan subconsciously. Yesterday, she had heard that the young master was drunk and resting there. She wanted to go and see him, but instead, she saw Zhou's father.
What surprised her even more was that Zhou's father rushed towards her as soon as he saw her.
No one would believe her if she said that, and if she were to reveal that she was going to see Zhou Shiyuan, Yuan Zhao would certainly not let her off the hook.
Normally, everyone knows about her and Zhou Shiyuan's affair, but no one dares to bring it up in public.
If she were to reveal today that she was going to see Zhou Shiyuan, Yuan Zhao would seize the opportunity to accuse her of seducing the prince, giving Yuan Zhao a pretext to retaliate.
Although Bai Mianmian came from a humble background, she was not stupid.
After careful consideration, she realized that today was a dead end; if she told the truth, she would die, and if she didn't, she would also die.
Thinking of this, her face turned pale.
Yuan Zhao knew she had figured it out, and pressed her further:
Why aren't you saying anything?
Upon hearing this, Bai Mianmian bit her lip and said:
"I just felt that place was peaceful."
Before Yuan Zhao could speak, Wen Feng, who was beside her, said:
"How dare you! You are merely a maid in this household, how dare you refer to yourself as 'I'? Besides, that is where the masters stay. What is your status that you dare to seek peace and quiet there?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Mianmian's face grew even paler. It was only after entering the Yongning Marquis's mansion that she realized what it meant to enter a marquis's gate and find it like entering a deep sea.
Her biggest regret at this moment was that she had entered as a slave, and now her indenture was in someone else's hands, who could do whatever they wanted to her.
Seeing that Bai Mianmian was being led by the nose by Yuan Zhao, Zhou Shiyuan spoke up:
"She has only been in the manor for a short time and doesn't know the rules. Going to that place was probably unintentional."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhao glanced at Zhou Shiyuan and said with a half-smile:
"The young master truly has the heart of a bodhisattva; no wonder he caught the young master's eye."
Zhou Shiyuan's expression changed several times after being provoked like this. If it had been before yesterday, he wouldn't have thought anything of these words, but yesterday everyone saw his father and Bai Mianmian...
If rumors were to spread now that he and Bai Mianmian had an ambiguous relationship, what would that look like?
Thinking of this, he immediately rebuked:
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
"I am merely stating the facts."
"What a fine statement about sticking to the facts!"
Yuan Zhao raised his voice:
“Your Highness, there is no need to be so angry. I am only trying to clear your name.”
"After all, this lowly maid has been following the young master ever since Mother's accident, and yesterday she actually did something so disgraceful."
"Anyone who doesn't know the situation might think it was the Crown Prince who ordered it."
Hearing this, Zhou Shiyuan was so angry he could hardly breathe:
What nonsense are you spouting?
"How could I?"
Yuan Zhao looked helpless.
"Just because we know doesn't mean others know."
"Since she serves the Crown Prince, and Mother is currently reflecting on her mistakes, Father has no one by his side. As a son, it's not impossible for me to be considerate of my father and send someone to take care of him."
"Shut up!"
Zhou Shiyuan roared in exasperation, because he saw that many people had thoughtful expressions on their faces, and even his own father was looking at him. He realized that he was in a difficult position.
The one who started all of this was Yuan Zhao. He glared at Yuan Zhao fiercely; this woman was too formidable.
In just a few words, the relationship between the father and son was sown apart.
Before Yuan Zhao could even speak after being interrupted, someone couldn't help but stand up and shout:
“Your Highness, it’s one thing to be filial, but you should think carefully before doing these things.”
“We can’t control what you and your son do in private, but you shouldn’t make such an embarrassing scene in front of so many people.”
"Now that the reputation of the Yongning Marquis's mansion is completely ruined, who would dare to form a marriage alliance with us in the future?"
The speaker was the second wife. She had two daughters of marriageable age. She had originally thought that now that the Marquis's mansion had returned to power, they could find good families to marry into. But now everything was ruined, which was why she was so angry, regardless of whether she would offend the Marquis of Yongning and his son.
Zhou Shiyuan's expression changed upon hearing this, and he was about to retort when he heard a cold shout:
"Enough!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
