"Father..." Lu Ningyan stepped forward, clinging to his father’s arm with a worried expression on his face.
"There’s no harm done." Letting go of his distant thoughts, the Marquis Xuanping gently patted his third son’s hand and turned his eyes towards Yang Mengchen, sincerely saying, "This servant thanks the princess. If there is nothing else, please allow this servant and his son to take our leave."
Yang Mengchen nodded with a smile.
After the father and son paid their respects, they left together.
Gazing deeply at the backs of the father and son, Yang Mengchen heaved a sigh, feeling her hand gently grasped. Turning her eyes, she gave Long Xuanmo a shallow smile, like a spotless, refreshing night-blooming cereus suddenly bursting into bloom. There was no earth-shattering brilliance, but it was pure, refined, and warm, causing Long Xuanmo’s spirit to ripple tumultuously.
’Cough, cough’ Hua Ziyu and Situ Wenkai came to the door of the living room and, seeing the two gazing at each other with deep affection, Situ Wenkai coughed softly. Catching Long Xuanmo’s profound gaze sweeping over, he couldn’t help but touch his nose sheepishly.
It was clearly the two who were showing off their love regardless of the circumstances, and he, with good intentions, ended up being the one at fault. And the Prince, who had always been cold and reserved, seemed to have turned into a different person since his marriage, clinging to his Nineth Sister at every turn. Yet, the closer connection to the common touch was also a good thing.
Meanwhile, Hua Ziyu’s eyes darkened slightly but quickly returned to calm, his expression as gentle as a breeze, with the corners of his lips slightly upturned.
The maid had told him that Wenkai was waiting for him in the East Wing Room for an important matter, and he hadn’t thought much of it, especially since Wenkai had left in a flurry earlier, presumably due to some issue.
As he approached the corner of the corridor near the East Wing Room, suddenly a woman dashed out, and with the wind came a faint whiff of an odd fragrance. Instinctively trying to dodge (since his guards Black Hawk and Black Wolf were not present), he suddenly felt dizzy and unstable on his feet.
At the critical moment, he felt someone support him and move him back several steps. Glancing to the side, he saw a male servant of the Yang family helping him. The man handed him a pill and upon swallowing it, his mind cleared immediately.
From the man, he learned that the woman who had rushed at him was Lu Xiang, the third daughter of the Marquis Xuanping. She had used Wenkai to lure him here and then planned to use the ’Drunk Spring Medicine’ on him, with the intention of implicating him.
He was not knowledgeable about medicine, but even he had heard Jingrui mention that ’Drunk Spring Medicine’ is an extremely potent aphrodisiac that particularly confuses one’s mind. Even a faint scent accidently inhaled could overpower even those with high martial skills and strong mental fortitude.
As he looked at Lu Xiang collapsing to the ground, her senses dulled, her complexion gradually showing an abnormal flush, and coquettish moans spilling from her lips, his expression turned icy cold; his eyes filled with a cold, bloodthirsty glare. If not for the man’s intention to turn Lu Xiang over to his Ninth Sister for handling, he would have made sure Lu Xiang suffered a fate worse than death.
Someone capable of such dirty tricks clearly had no virtue. If Lu Xiang really entered the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion, who knows what kind of unrest she might cause?
Situ Wenkai also felt grateful towards Yang Mengchen: "Nineth Sister, many thanks!"
The maid had told him that Jing’an was injured while playing with several children and it seemed quite serious. Without a second thought, he followed the maid to see.
His whole focus was on Jing’an, completely overlooking the fact that each child was accompanied by attendants and guards. If there had truly been an accident, a guard or attendant should have been the one to inform him, not an unfamiliar maid, especially since this was at the Yang family residence; it should have been the Yang family who were notified.
Fortunately, Nineth Sister’s people appeared in time to prevent anything from happening. Hearing from Ziyu about the effects of the drug, he broke out in a cold sweat. If Lu Mei had really succeeded, not only would he have disrupted the wedding banquet, but he could have harmed his wife and children, and his family’s reputation would have been utterly tarnished; it was utterly despicable.
Yang Mengchen waved her hand, saying that in the end, it was her fault for not informing them in advance so they could be on guard. But now that the Sisters of the Lu Family had been dealt with, it was for the better to avoid future scheming against them. After all, she couldn’t always be with them and couldn’t possibly always know in advance about the Lu sisters’ plots.
The group returned to the wedding banquet in the garden. Apart from a few young men taking turns toasting Yang Chenghong, the brothers of the Yang family and a few brothers-in-law helped Yang Chenghong block the drinks, while the rest of the guests had dispersed.
Seeing Chen Siyuan also helping to block drinks, Yang Mengchen’s eyes flickered slightly, and the corners of her lips curved into a shallow smile.
Before the year’s end, Chen Siyuan and Yang Chunling were married, and she had sent a generous gift. Now, seeing Chen Siyuan’s demeanor, they must be very happy.
The next day, after the newlyweds served tea and acknowledged their relatives, the Nangong family found an excuse to leave and took Nangong Lingyao and the Hao family with them by hook or by crook.
Facing the domineering Lady Nangong, the women of the Hao family, though unwilling to give up the chance to connect with Yang Mengchen, also had to depart.
On the day Lu Ningshuang returned to her parent’s home, the Marquis Xuanping and Lu Ningyan were planning to take Madam Jia, Lu Mei, and the three siblings back to the capital the very next morning. However, Lu Guodong, who had sneaked out, publicly humiliated a virtuous woman on the street. When the woman’s brothers heard of this, they came in haste, intent on taking Lu Guodong to the government office.
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