Chapter 45 Can Your Highness Trust Me?
Jiang Wanning stepped forward and helped Yu Hai up. "Father, what are you doing?"
He then untied Yu Hai.
When Jiang Zheng saw Pei Yanchuan follow him in, he swallowed the words he was about to say.
Aunt Liu looked embarrassed, but she didn't hide her feelings at all when she spoke, "Young Miss."
"This... You are already engaged to the Prince, how can you secretly bring a man from another family into your residence?"
"She even broke into Ru'er's courtyard, but luckily Ru'er had gone out early in the morning."
"Otherwise, who knows what would have happened?" Aunt Liu said, wiping away her tears with a handkerchief.
"I just happened to be passing by and that's how I came across him. How could you hide such a scoundrel in your yard, Miss? This..."
"No!" Yu Hai explained to Jiang Wan Ning, "I heard someone shouting for help in that courtyard."
"Out of a doctor's instinct, I thought I should go and take a look, but who knew that as soon as I went in, I was put in a sack."
Yu Hai's eyes were anxious. "It's true, you have to believe me."
“Master, look! Look! This scoundrel is so rude!” Aunt Liu pointed at Yu Hai. “He doesn’t even care that you and the Prince are here.”
"He only talks to the young lady, what kind of doctor is he, what kind of instinct is he?"
"What is this if not an excuse?"
Aunt Liu sobbed, "Miss, you're so foolish!"
"Although you and Ru'er are already engaged, if word gets out... where will that leave the Prince and the Heir Apparent's reputation?"
"And sir, how will you face those colleagues?"
Yu Hai looked guilty. "I'm sorry, I...it's all my fault for wandering around."
Jiang Wan Ning shook her head. "It's not your problem."
Turning to Aunt Liu, he asked, "Are you finished?"
Aunt Liu glanced at Jiang Zheng and instantly burst into tears. "My lord, I am only doing this for the good of the Marquis's mansion."
"It was I who overstepped my bounds, but I have no regrets about it."
"If I pretend not to know, who knows what big problems might arise in the future."
Jiang Zheng said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, rest assured, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."
"Ning Ning, hurry up and tell the truth!"
"Is this person truly someone you hid in the Marquis's residence?"
Jiang Wan Ning met Jiang Zheng's gaze and nodded sincerely, "Yes, Father."
"You!" Jiang Zheng was speechless for a moment. How could his daughter be so confused?
If she says no now, her father will naturally find a way to protect her.
But if he said this in front of the Prince of Langya, the Prince would not be able to cover it up even if he wanted to.
"Ningning! You...you're confused!"
Jiang Wan Ning's lips curled up slightly, "Father, I believe I have not done anything wrong."
"Ah Hai entered the inner courtyard after hearing someone calling for help."
"He was trying to save people, what did he do wrong?"
"Young Miss is really confused. Even if you have something between you and this man, how can you call him so intimately in front of the Prince and protect him so much?"
"Why don't we beat him to death with sticks? Only then can we preserve the reputation of the Marquis's mansion."
"I'll ask the prince to give you the position of a concubine. This way, I can protect you and also compensate the prince."
As she spoke, Aunt Liu looked at Jiang Zheng and said, "My lord, I know this is inappropriate, but the reputation of the Marquis's mansion is of utmost importance right now."
"If it were Ru'er today, I would do the same without hesitation."
Seeing Jiang Zheng's face growing darker and darker, and glancing at Pei Yanchuan who remained silent, Aunt Liu felt quite smug.
Today is truly a stroke of luck; I never expected Pei Yanchuan to deliver himself to my doorstep.
This will have an even better effect.
Jiang Zheng remained silent with a dark expression, pondering how to exonerate his daughter.
He even thought of making Pei Yanchuan accept the cuckoldry, saying that it was a blessing for this old man that his daughter could marry him.
Although I'm not as old as myself.
Ningning, even if you're in a hurry, you can't do it now. Can't you wait until Pei Yanchuan dies before you start playing?
Jiang Wanning suddenly laughed and said, "Aunt Liu is truly a person who would sacrifice her own family for the greater good."
"Let me ask you this: if Jiang Wanru has made a mistake, would your aunt really be so righteous as to turn against her own family?"
“Of course,” Aunt Liu replied decisively.
Jiang Wan Ning nodded. "Did Father hear that?"
"Young Miss, why are you trying to implicate Ru'er now? I know it was Ru'er who wronged you."
"But she only made this one mistake, and that was because she was naive and didn't know any better."
"That's all in the past, and the punishment has been received. Now is not the time to talk about these things."
“Auntie is right,” Jiang Wan Ning said. “We should talk about what’s happening right now.”
Jiang Wan Ning looked at Pei Chuan, "Does Your Highness trust me?"
"I believe you." Pei Yanchuan replied without hesitation.
Touched, Jiang Wan Ning pointed at Yu Hai and said, "Ah Hai is the gift I gave to the Prince."
Jiang Zheng: "...Ningning, what are you doing?!"
"Young Miss, how could you humiliate the Prince like this? Not only did you address a man outside the palace so intimately, but you also... and you even said it was a gift for the Prince?"
Aunt Liu was secretly pleased. Had Jiang Wan Ning gone mad?
What nonsense are you spouting?
Does she really think that because she's the legitimate daughter of a marquis, she can get away with anything unscathed?
He is the Prince of Langya.
Right now, even if Jiang Zheng wanted to protect Jiang Wan Ning, he couldn't!
He didn't believe the Prince of Langya could tolerate it.
"Ningning, what kind of joke are you talking about? What's going on?"
Although Jiang Zheng was angry, he did not want his daughter to anger Pei Yanchuan at this time.
He was, after all, the Prince of Langya.
"Your Highness, my daughter is young and doesn't know proper etiquette. I hope Your Highness will not take offense."
Pei Yanchuan did not respond; his face revealed no emotion, he simply looked calmly at Jiang Wanning.
Jiang Wan Ning said, "I'm not joking, this is indeed a gift I prepared for the Prince."
"Ah Hai, this is the Prince of Langya I told you about."
"Is he the one who was poisoned?" Yu Hai looked at Pei Yanchuan.
Jiang Wan Ning nodded. "Can you take a look at him for me? He's very important to me."
Pei Yanchuan was initially very resistant to this guy named Ah Hai. Although he appeared calm on the surface, his heart was in turmoil.
But upon hearing Jiang Wan Ning's last words, the corners of her mouth curved into a hook.
"Of course, as long as it's someone you've saved, I'll do everything in my power."
"Ningning, what exactly is going on?" Jiang Zheng also sensed something was wrong from her words.
Things didn't seem to go as he expected.
Aunt Liu frowned slightly, but wisely refrained from continuing. "Yes, Miss, what exactly is going on?"
“Father, it’s my fault for not telling you about this sooner. You are usually too busy, so I thought I wouldn’t bother you with such a small matter.”
"But unfortunately, some people deliberately want to make a fuss about this."
“What are you saying, Miss? Are you blaming me?” Aunt Liu cried. “I was just worried because of the Marquis’s mansion.”
"It was I who overstepped my bounds."
"I haven't even said who did it on purpose yet, why are you in such a hurry to admit your mistake, Aunt?"
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