Chapter 111 Believe it or not, I'll tear your mouth apart?
Feeling a bit stifled inside, I thought I'd take the ladies out for a walk.
"What happened?" The Grand Princess tilted her head and glanced behind Xiao Chong.
"It's nothing serious, don't spoil your aunt's mood. I'll send someone to inform my brother right away."
After Xiao Rui finished speaking, he slightly raised his arm, and one of the guards took two steps back and turned to walk towards the direction of the imperial study.
"Today is Your Majesty's birthday, and we shouldn't disturb his good mood. Since it's not a big deal, Rui'er, if you can't make the decision..."
Why don't you let your imperial aunt make the decision for you?
Prince Xiao Rui of Jin hesitated, actually wanting to protect the woman's reputation.
Anyone who could do this in the Imperial Garden must have been framed.
"Sister, what are you doing here?" Jiang Wanru's voice came from behind. "I just heard some palace maids say that a woman had an accident here."
"Could it be you, sister?"
"Are you alright? What happened?" Jiang Wanru asked anxiously, her face full of worry.
As soon as Jiang Wanru finished speaking, everyone around looked in Jiang Wanning's direction.
"What is Prince Pei doing here?" Someone in the crowd noticed Pei Anqing's disheveled appearance.
"Yes, it seems that Prince Pei and Princess Roujia left one after the other."
"Could it be them..."
Where there are people, there is gossip, especially among the noble ladies from aristocratic families who are bound by rules and regulations year after year; they are the most gossipy at heart.
It was quite dark earlier, and Pei Anqing couldn't see clearly whether the woman he had sex with was Jiang Wanning.
However, he bribed Jiang Wanru's maid, knowing that Jiang Wanru wanted to gain the favor of the Grand Princess.
Today's design aims to tarnish Jiang Wan Ning's innocence.
He was just waiting here to catch a rabbit, and he didn't expect to actually get one.
Originally, I thought that once things went wrong, I could make Pei Yanchuan feel disgusted.
But now that he's been discovered, with eunuchs holding lanterns, he can see clearly that the person under him isn't Jiang Wan Ning at all.
It was Wu Xinyi.
Then, Jiang Wan Ning and Prince Jin arrived, followed by the Grand Princess and her entourage.
He originally wanted to escape, but the guards surrounded him and he couldn't get away at all.
Jiang Wanning was standing not far from Pei Anqing, and with Jiang Wanru's guidance, everyone became more confident.
When Jiang Wanru heard that the man was Pei Anqing, her heart skipped a beat.
He looked at Pei Anqing with disbelief, "This is impossible, how could it be the Crown Prince?"
He spoke softly, but those around him could hear him clearly.
The Grand Princess didn't care who the man was, nor did she care about Jiang Wanru's feelings.
In other words, she would be happier if the man were Pei Anqing.
Because, not only did they scheme against Jiang Wan Ning, they also made Pei Yan Chuan suffer.
Thinking of this, the Grand Princess continued, "What exactly happened?"
Seeing that Prince Jin had no intention of speaking and was protecting Jiang Wan Ning behind him, the Grand Princess turned to look at the palace maid who was leading the way for them.
"You tell me!"
The palace maid trembled and immediately knelt down, but spoke without the slightest hesitation.
"Your Highness, it is...it is someone who is committing indecent acts in the Imperial Garden."
"I was discovered, but I don't know who it was." The palace maid lowered her head in fear.
Upon hearing the maid's words, the Grand Princess and the other ladies and young women had already mentally identified Pei Anqing and Jiang Wanning as the men and women who had committed this illicit act.
"This matter is of utmost importance, and Chong'er must not cover it up," said the Grand Princess.
“Young Master Pei, if it really is you and Princess Roujia, we still need to inform the Emperor about this matter.”
How could the Grand Princess possibly let the Emperor have an easy time?
Pei Anqing seemed to want everyone to misunderstand that it was him and Jiang Wanning.
Without explanation, he only said, "I couldn't control my emotions for a moment, but we have always had feelings for each other."
"It's just that we're forced not to be together."
"I will go to His Majesty to apologize."
Shen Ruzhi angrily pushed through the crowd, pointing at Pei Anqing, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Believe it or not, I'll tear your mouth apart!!"
"How dare you!" the Grand Princess roared. "With Prince Jin and I still here, how dare you act so presumptuously!"
Although Shen Ruzhi was angry, she also knew that she shouldn't cause trouble for Shen Zhao.
After all, Shen Zhao wasn't her biological father, and besides, the old man had just found his own happiness.
But as Ningning's best friend, she felt she would be letting Ningning down if she didn't step in.
Even if it really is Ningning, she will still fight for her and make sure she's right.
Ningning remained silent, undoubtedly because she didn't know what to say. How heartbroken she must be, that bastard who dared to frame her.
Shen Ruzhi thought for a moment, took a deep breath, and faced the Grand Princess and Prince Jin.
He was preparing to kneel down and beg for mercy.
Just as my knees bent, someone grabbed me by the arm.
Shen Ruzhi turned around and saw Jiang Wanning smiling and shaking her head at her.
He walked up to the Grand Princess, his voice neither humble nor arrogant, "Grand Princess, neither Prince Jin nor I have said anything yet."
"You've concluded that I'm the woman just based on what Prince Pei said?"
"If it's not you, then who is it?" The Grand Princess concluded that Jiang Wan Ning was at her wit's end and was just stalling for time. "The one standing here."
“Except for you, who came out earlier, everyone else came with me.”
“Rui’er, you’ve seen it too. You can’t cover this up now, even if you want to.”
Then he looked at Jiang Wan Ning and said, "Don't take advantage of the fact that Prince Jin is easy to talk to and try to trick him into helping you."
"Such a thing is an utter disgrace. I would like to ask the Marquis of Ningyuan and his wife how they raised their children."
“Sister, if you still have feelings for the prince, I will naturally not try to take him away.”
Following the Grand Princess's words, Jiang Wanru could only suppress her grievances.
"But why must it be like this?"
“When you got engaged to the Prince of Langya, I knew you were doing it out of spite, but you shouldn’t have done it like that.”
"This... Sister, you're so foolish!"
*Smack!*
Jiang Wanning slapped Jiang Wanru hard across the face.
This slap stunned everyone; no one expected Jiang Wan Ning to strike in front of the Grand Princess and Prince Jin.
Jiang Wanru covered the half of her face that had been slapped, and tears rolled down her cheeks like broken pearls.
"Sister...you can hit me or scold me as you please when we get back, but the Grand Princess and Prince Jin are here, what are you doing..."
"Is this a way of disrespecting them?"
"Jiang Wan Ning, how dare you!" The Grand Princess pointed at Jiang Wan Ning, "Go and invite Marquis Ningyuan and his wife here."
Of all the officials' wives, only Zhou and Wang did not come out.
"Wait!" Jiang Wan Ning said calmly, "I've already said, I'm not your sister."
"Since you won't listen to me, I'll have to resort to physical punishment to teach you a lesson."
After Jiang Wan Ning finished speaking, she turned to the Grand Princess and said, "I haven't even said anything yet, and the Grand Princess has already concluded that the person with Prince Pei is me?"
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