The Duchess of England retorted angrily, "Stop talking! What time is it? Why are you still talking about this?!"
Seeing herself being reprimanded in public, Jiang swallowed her anger.
Turning around again, I saw that Yun Manwan had not followed, but had stayed in the flower hall to take charge, and was treating the girls with grace and poise.
She harbored a deep resentment. If the Empress hadn't been so incapable of ruling, how could she, the Empress's sister, have married such a useless son of the Duke of Ying? And how could she have been so unable to stand up straight in front of her mother-in-law?!
Look at Yun Manwan. When the Yun family suddenly fell into misfortune, her marriage to the Duke of Yingguo's heir fell through. But unexpectedly, she turned misfortune into blessing!
A group of women, led by Madam Su, went to a guest room in the backyard.
Before they even got close, everyone could hear that blush-inducing, heart-pounding sound.
It's easy to tell from the timbre that it's Princess Qingping's voice, and it's so powerful and resonant.
The Prime Minister's wife looked embarrassed and sighed, "The Rong Prince's Mansion is truly a misfortune to have such a daughter! If she were in my Lin family, we would have driven her out long ago!"
Princess Qingping kept more than a dozen male concubines, and her dissolute reputation was already well-known in the capital.
Now that they've come to the Yun family as guests, they dare to act so recklessly—it's simply outrageous!
"I didn't expect..." Old Madam Yun stopped walking and took the arm of the Prime Minister's wife, "Old sister, we're old and frail, let's not go up there and get upset, lest we offend our eyes!"
She turned to Madam Su and said, "Tell two old women to drag the people inside out. This kind of behavior is really making a mess of the Yun family's guest rooms!"
The Duchess of England's face turned ashen.
Madam Lin, the Prime Minister's wife, nodded and said, "You were right to say that you wanted to sever ties with this Princess Qingping. From now on, the Lin family will not welcome her!"
Madam Yun had intended for all the ladies present to bear witness that the Yun family should refuse to associate with such an improper person, and that the Yun family was not in the wrong!
It's no wonder that Qingping, who dared to steal Ya Rong's husband back then, would do such a despicable thing now!
She had been holding back her anger for a long time, and today she could finally vent it!
A group of noblewomen followed behind, all with disdain on their faces. Some even spat out their food. They followed Madam Yun and Madam Lin, indicating that they did not want to offend their eyes.
Only the Duchess of England and a few others were caught in a dilemma: whether to leave or not.
She brought the person here, and now that this has happened, can she just wash her hands of it?
Jiang said softly, "I wonder who that man is?"
Several noblewomen turned around with gossipy expressions, clearly even more curious.
A voice came from somewhere, "I saw the Grand Preceptor come here before... Could it be..."
Upon hearing this, the eldest princess felt even more distressed, though she didn't know why.
Wu Yilian, always eager for a good show, quickly said, "Mother, it takes two to tango. Maybe my cousin is also a victim. Let's see who that man is. If he really is the Imperial Advisor..."
Su interrupted, "Don't make wild guesses! The Grand Preceptor is a man of extraordinary virtue and wisdom; how could he possibly be engaging in such illicit relations with others here?!"
Wu Xinxin said to her older sister, "You Ran just said that the Imperial Advisor already has someone he likes..."
Su glared at her, and she didn't dare to say anything more.
The Duchess of England suppressed her anger and said, "In that case, I will trouble the Duchess of Pingguo."
If the man is from the Yun family, then the Yun family will also be implicated.
Madam Su glanced at the eldest princess and ordered two old women to go up and knock on the door.
When the Duchess of England saw Su looking at the Eldest Princess, and recalling that Su had tried to pull the Eldest Princess over at the banquet earlier, her heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the person in the room was a member of the Xue family?
It should be noted that the eldest princess was the wife of the Xue family's direct descendant. Although she was widowed, she could still make decisions regarding the Xue family's affairs.
But that doesn't make sense either, since no men from the Xue family visited the Yun family today.
In fact, the eldest princess herself was also completely bewildered and had no idea what to do. She wanted to ask for clarification, but Madam Su gave her a look that said, "Take it easy."
Soon the old woman dragged the two people out.
Both of them were barely clothed and looked quite disheveled.
The man quickly regained his senses. When he looked up and saw a group of noblewomen standing in front of him, his legs went weak, and he knelt down, "Your Highness...Your Highness! I deserve to die!"
The Duchess of England was puzzled. This person looked like a servant and could not possibly be a member of the Xue family. Could he be a servant of the Yun family?
But why confess to the eldest princess?
Without much thought, she decided to strike first and protect Qingping's reputation. Although Qingping had no reputation left to protect, salvaging even a little dignity was worthwhile. The Rong Prince's Mansion might disregard its reputation, but the Duke of Ying's Mansion had to consider it.
Before the Princess and Madam Su could speak, she shouted, "You servant of the Yun family, how dare you seduce the Princess! You deserve to die!"
The man immediately trembled with fear.
The Duchess of Yingguo was even more certain that he was a servant of the Yun family. She angrily said to Madam Su, "Madam of Pingguo, although my princess has acted irrationally, she would not fall for such a servant. He must have plotted to harm the princess!"
The man shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, that's not it. I..."
Madam Jiang retorted sharply, "You still dare to argue? The princess is of noble birth, how could she possibly associate with a servant like you...?!"
She said to Madam Su, "Madam of Pingguo, this man has committed a capital crime. Please execute him immediately! Give the princess an explanation!"
Helpless, Madam Su looked at the eldest princess again.
The eldest princess then said slowly and deliberately, "The wife of the Duke of Yingguo has quite the airs. Do you think you can just decide what to do with the servants in my eldest princess's household?"
Jiang was shocked and exclaimed, "What? He...he is...?"
“He is my coachman.” The princess nodded and said to the man in a kind tone, “Old Ma, don’t panic. Tell me what happened.”
"Yes, Your Highness," the old horse kowtowed and said, "I was feeding the horses in the front yard when, for some reason, I suddenly smelled a fragrance, and then... I felt myself being led into a house... After that, I know nothing more... When I woke up, I was... right here..."
Jiang immediately said, "Then someone must have tampered with it!"
Madam Su asked, "Who dares to tamper with things in the Yun residence?"
"Then... could it be that the princess would actually go out of her way to... do that..." Madam Jiang couldn't finish her sentence.
At this moment, Princess Qingping slowly woke up.
The Duchess of England hurriedly said, "The Princess has woken up. We cannot rely solely on this person's side of the story. We must ask the Princess what happened!"
Princess Qingping was somewhat bewildered after waking up.
Madam Jiang hurriedly asked, "Is the Princess feeling any better? Do you remember what happened just now?"
Princess Qingping stared intently at Old Ma when she saw him. "I remember, of course I remember!"
"Then tell me, what happened?"
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