Meanwhile, on the top floor of Zuichunfang.
The room door was wide open, and the room was in complete chaos. The beautiful Huayue girl was being pinned down by a man with his back to them. She was kicking and hitting him, as if she wanted to die together with him.
The madam of Zui Chun Fang was terrified, her face turning deathly pale. She couldn't help but cry out, "Hua Yue! Guards, guards, hurry and stop her! Can you take responsibility if something happens?!"
That woman is the Second Prince's woman!
As the guards tried to step forward, Ji Wuyu, with a slightly cold expression, stood beside them. He glanced at them and said, "That's the Minister's son. Do you dare to go up to him?"
For a moment, they were caught in a dilemma.
Ji Wuyu's expression was also not good. He originally planned to knock Sun Tianyuan unconscious and throw him in, but he did not expect that after being beaten last time, this guy's ability to withstand beatings had obviously improved, and he actually woke up.
However, under the influence of alcohol, Sun Tianyuan thought he had just drunk too much. As a result, he became infatuated with lust and pounced on Hua Yue, thinking that Ji Wuyu had prepared it for him.
But now the die is cast, and there's no turning back.
Ji Wuyu's eyes darkened slightly as he stared at the situation inside the room, while his gaze lingered on the chaotic crowd behind him.
Just then, the guards were suddenly pushed aside, and the Second Prince appeared with a livid face. Under the influence of alcohol, he was clearly on the verge of losing his mind with rage.
The madam, upon seeing him, immediately exclaimed, "Your Highness, Hua Yue was forced! She was truly forced! This scoundrel—"
"Shut up!"
"This scoundrel dares to act recklessly; I'll kill him!"
The Second Prince was furious. Everyone who frequented the Drunken Spring Brothel knew that he was the person behind Hua Yue, and Hua Yue was his person. How dare the hell he bully him like that?!
He strode forward and rushed to the bedside. The pitiful Hua Yue immediately noticed the Second Prince and tears streamed down her face. The sight of this beautiful woman weeping only enraged the Second Prince, and he kicked Sun Tianyuan.
"Get out of here, you bastard—"
"Ouch, ouch..."
Sun Tianyuan rolled twice on the ground, and the Second Prince kicked him right on his unhealed wound, making him tremble in pain.
The Second Prince's voice abruptly stopped. He stared intently at Sun Tianyuan, his face turning even uglier. He would never have imagined that it was this good-for-nothing Sun Tianyuan!
Between a woman and the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Revenue is of course the most important. However, Sun Tianyuan was almost kicked half to death by him, and Hua Yue's matter was a thorn in his side.
The second prince's face twitched, while the madam rushed forward: "This thief is utterly despicable, Your Highness—"
Get out of my way!
The Second Prince was furious. He had just said that he wanted the thief to die, but he couldn't kill Sun Tianyuan, otherwise it would cause trouble for Minister Sun. However, he couldn't swallow his anger.
Just then, the Second Prince saw Ji Wuyu standing to the side.
His first reaction was a surge of joy. Since dealing with Sun Tianyuan was difficult, he could simply shift the blame onto Ji Wuyu.
"Ninth Brother, why are you here? Young Master Sun is like this now, what explanation do you have? Explain yourself!"
Ji Wuyu bowed slightly: "Greetings, Second Imperial Brother. It's just that I had some disagreements with Young Master Sun before, which is why I invited him to Zuichunfang to try and wipe away this little grudge, but..."
"I didn't expect Young Master Sun to get drunk and run out on his own. I couldn't stop him, and he rushed into Miss Huayue's room. Second Brother, what are you doing?"
The second prince's face twitched, his temples throbbing with anger. Did he have to admit that he had come to catch his wife cheating?
Meanwhile, due to the chaos on the top floor, the crowd grew larger and larger, increasing the pressure on the Second Prince. Those high-ranking officials and dignitaries who had access to courtesans of this caliber naturally knew about his relationship with Hua Yue, but these people were different…
The Second Prince had to suppress the news to prevent anyone from reporting him to Ji Hao for causing such a commotion over a courtesan.
Just then, Sun Tianyuan had regained some consciousness. He stared blankly at the Second Prince, then quickly got up and bowed, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
The second prince's eye twitched, and he was so angry that his teeth itched—you still dare to ask me what happened? You cheated on me and you still have the nerve to ask?
But he took a deep breath, knowing that the Minister of Revenue's side was more important, and said, "It's nothing, madam. Don't assume that just because I have some connection with Miss Huayue, there's something between us. Young Master Sun is paying for the most beautiful courtesan, so what?"
"Your Highness, this..."
The madam was dumbfounded. What was going on?
The Second Prince only wanted to get away as soon as possible, but then a voice came from behind, filled with dissatisfaction: "Your Highness, the relationship between you and Miss Huayue was something you and I personally acknowledged. Now you're abandoning Miss Huayue as if she were an object."
"You have disappointed me greatly, Second Prince. Can't you even protect your own woman?"
Ji Wuyu: ...I think I've heard that before.
The second prince turned around, and Ruan Qing'an walked out from the crowd. Her face was filled with resentment, clearly very angry about her actions that were almost like severing ties completely.
On one side was the Minister of Revenue, and on the other was the Yongle Marquis's residence.
The Second Prince felt his head throb even more, while Sun Tianyuan seemed to realize something as well, looking back and forth between Hua Yue and the Second Prince, completely dumbfounded.
He almost slept with the Second Prince's woman?!
As the situation grew increasingly chaotic, Ruan Qing'an's eyelashes trembled slightly. Her first plan was to sow discord between the Second Prince and the Minister of Revenue, and her second plan...
Just as the second prince was caught in a dilemma, he suddenly heard—
Ruan Qing'an stepped forward, wrapped in a fine fur coat, biting her lower lip, her leaden eyes filled with anger and resentment: "Your Highness, the Ninth Prince, you come to the brothel to seek pleasure, while I am recuperating at home because of your mistake. How can you do this to me?"
"...Qing'an, we are only engaged, and besides, I have three wives and four concubines. Even if I seek pleasure, how can you interfere?"
Ji Wuyu watched Ruan Qing'an's over-the-top acting and forcibly suppressed his laughter, adopting the demeanor of a scumbag: "Don't meddle too much. You're not even married yet. Even if you were the legal wife, you shouldn't interfere in your husband's affairs!"
"you--"
"Qing'an, is this how the Marquis taught you manners?"
Ruan Qing'an was "trembling with anger," but inside she was almost laughing to death. She glared at Ji Wuyu angrily, turned around and left, as if she was so angry that she just left.
Ji Wuyu stood there, his usually gentle face now ashen, seemingly because Ruan Qing'an had humiliated him in public.
But he subconsciously pressed the tip of his tongue against his palate, his face tense, a fleeting smile crossing his eyes. He hadn't expected his princess consort to be such a good actress, but…
His pouty look is cute; if he were to cry from anger, he might not be able to continue acting.
Meanwhile, the Second Prince, seeing the two arguing fiercely, recalled what Ruan Qing'an had said at Hongyun Tower—who cares about Sun Tianyuan? Of course, we need to win over the Yongle Marquis's mansion!
He immediately said to Ji Wuyu, "Ninth Brother, what you said is too much. I'm going to check on Sister Qing'an. As for Young Master Sun..."
"Young Master Sun, you've gone too far this time!"
After saying that, the Second Prince left in a hurry, not caring at all what Sun Tianyuan thought. His cold gaze scared Sun Tianyuan half to death, but he also felt wronged.
Ji Wuyu stood there and sighed softly.
"After all these years, you still haven't learned your lesson, Your Majesty..."
—The second step was to expose the discord with the Yongle Marquis's residence.
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