Seeing Lady Luo and Lady Xiao gently shaking their heads, Princess Ning felt relieved and ordered several maids to go in and make sure the people inside were dressed properly before they came out.
Not long after, a guard and a young man with his head bowed came out first, trembling and kneeling on the ground. They understood all too well that being caught in the act with Prince Jing and two women, they faced nothing but death.
Following them, Ma Ruyin and Ma Rulin were helped out by two maids, their eyebrows and eyes brimming with post-coital allure. Their exposed white skin was covered with numerous red marks, clearly indicating how intense and wild the affair had been.
"Yinyin (Linlin)..." Madam Xu and Madam Zhang rushed forward, embracing their respective daughters with faces full of shock and hatred.
Everyone present couldn’t help but show contempt and disdain for the daughters of the noble Hou Mansion, who had so disgracefully indulged in such sordid acts in broad daylight. When they saw that the last person to come out was Empress Jing, everyone was greatly surprised.
Clutching her daughter tightly, Madam Xu’s eyes were filled with grief and despair. She knew that after today’s incident, Yinyin’s reputation would be completely ruined, and she was very clear about what Yinyin’s end would be.
Madam Zhang, pale as snow and on the verge of collapse, instinctively turned her gaze to Long Fengying.
Wasn’t it supposed to be foolproof? Why had it turned out like this? Why?
Long Fengying, who was shocked to find that Prince Jing was involved, suddenly saw the look in Madam Zhang’s eyes. She furrowed her brows and glared at Madam Zhang with a warning in her eyes, indicating that if Madam Zhang dared to say anything out of line, she had ways to make Madam Zhang and her family wish for death over life.
Madam Zhang immediately trembled with fear, not to mention that Princess Fengying controlled her natal family. Just the thought of their father’s reaction if he found out she had colluded with Princess Fengying to scheme against Princess Chen was enough for her to imagine the consequences. freёwebnoѵel.com
Princess Ning had never liked Prince Jing’s seemingly gentle and courteous facade, which hid a sinister interior. Now that she witnessed his absurd behavior, she was even more displeased, "Prince Jing, how come you are here?"
"This prince was drunk. The servants of the Hou Mansion brought this prince here to rest. As for what happened, this prince knows nothing." Prince Jing was full of resentment and unwillingness for not having won the person he desired, but even knowing he had been counter-schemed by Yang Mengchen, there was nothing he could do, nor would he vainly implicate Yang Mengchen.
It seemed that Prince Jing had been plotted against. The crowd’s look at Prince Jing was no longer one of disdain but filled with sympathy instead.
Jiujiu was unharmed, and since this matter was indeed disgraceful, Princess Ning couldn’t be bothered to inquire further. She was ready to swiftly resolve the issue when suddenly Long Fengying said, "Weren’t the two Miss Mas changing clothes in the inner courtyard? How did they end up here?" She then glanced at Long Fengying, her eyes full of warning and sternness.
Seemingly unwilling to meet Princess Ning’s gaze, Long Fengying hurriedly lowered her head, covering the gleam of triumph and resentment in her eyes. After painstakingly laying this trap to deal with that wretched Yang Mengchen, she was naturally unwilling to see her plans fall through so easily.
Ma Ruyin and Ma Rulin, who were initially somewhat dazed, regained their senses and, seeing the environment they were in and the contemptuous and mocking eyes around them, felt on the verge of breakdown. They were properly changing clothes in the room when suddenly they felt a pain in the back of their neck and lost consciousness, evidently having been brought here by someone.
Hearing Long Fengying’s reminder, the cunning Ma Rulin knew that Princess Fengying wanted her and her cousin to push the blame onto Princess Chen, but obviously, that was a bad move. She was not about to corner herself, so she buried her head in her mother’s embrace and began to sob softly, as though filled with infinite grievances and sadness, evoking pity in all who saw her.
Ma Ruyin, who was always haughty and lacked scheming, cried out loudly upon hearing the accusation: "It was Princess Chen! Princess Chen framed us!"
She had been in love with Prince Chen since she was little, and even though rumors about Prince Chen’s cold heart were rampant, she still dreamed of marrying him. She firmly believed that with her status and beauty, she was a suitable match for Prince Chen, and she was even more convinced that she and Prince Chen could have a marriage filled with love.
To think that Prince Chen had suddenly married that lowly peasant girl, and even declared her his only wife, how could she not be jealous? How could she possibly accept it?
Now that her chastity was gone, and she could not have Prince Chen, she would make sure that wretched girl couldn’t have him either!
Ma Ruyin spoke quickly and loudly, Madam Xu couldn’t stop her in time, and her face turned deathly pale in an instant, as despair engulfed her.
Long Fengying, on the other hand, was secretly pleased. Now, she thought, let’s see how that lowly woman could get away unscathed.
Princess Ning and the others were so furious that flames of rage seemed to burn within them, and if not for still possessing their wits, they would have torn Ma Ruyin to pieces. To behave so shamelessly and then to falsely accuse Yang Mengchen, it was utterly abominable!
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