Even though Granny Cui said that they were chosen by Shang Xiye, Xique was still worried.
Before she left, the lady of the house did a lot of talking to her about the sordid things that happened in the inner courtyard of the mansion.
After helping Ji Fengyao into her bath, Xique noticed that Ji Fengyao was enjoying herself and showed no intention of getting up anytime soon, so she went outside to keep an eye on things. Especially since Granny Cui was busy organizing the dowry they had brought, putting it into storage and registering it – all matters of money, and she couldn't let anyone embezzle the young lady's belongings!
Ji Fengyao wasn't used to having someone around while she bathed, so she sent Lin Shuang and Bai Lu out as well, leaving her alone in the inner room for a while.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Wei Shu was so drunk that he couldn't even remember the face of the maid. But in his mind, the words she had said kept repeating, "It's a pity I'm not a man, otherwise I would definitely ruin that female bandit's reputation, even if it meant sacrificing myself, to ensure the prince's innocence." His hazy eyes gradually regained some light.
She wasn't born a man, he was!
As long as he ruins the female bandit's reputation and makes it known to everyone, why should the Ninth Prince be unable to get rid of this marriage?
Even if he is drowned in the pond afterward, or loses his life because of it, so what!
It's better than the Ninth Prince living in humiliation his whole life, being suppressed by that gang of bandits and never being able to lift his head!
Wei Shu thought for a moment, then took out his pass token from his pocket and staggered toward the inner courtyard of the Prince's mansion. Along the way, he grabbed a few servants and asked for directions: "The Prince sent me to deliver a message to the Princess. I'm drunk and can't tell which way to go. Can you give me directions?"
The new princess had a bad reputation, but the servants didn't care. Seeing that Wei Shu had a waist token and was indeed drunk, they all pointed out the way, and not a single person thought it was inappropriate or stopped them.
Wei Shu traveled smoothly to Hui Nuan Pavilion, avoiding the busy maids along the way, and arrived at the bedroom.
Pushing open the door, Wei Shu smelled the fresh scent of her daughter in the air and heard the sound of water. She couldn't help but chuckle and mutter to herself, "Oh, just in time..."
Ji Fengyao heard the door open but didn't pay much attention, assuming it was Lin Shuang or Bai Lu returning. However, the muttering that followed clearly came from a man's voice, immediately making her tense: "Who is it? Is it the Prince?"
"Your Highness?" Upon hearing Ji Fengyao mention the Ninth Prince, Wei Shu felt both angry and resentful. He stammered, "With your... with your status as a mere bandit, do you even deserve to covet the Ninth Prince?"
It's not Shang Xiye, it's a drunkard!
Ji Fengyao immediately got up, not even bothering to wipe the water off her body, and put on her undergarments as quickly as possible.
At this moment, the drunken Wei Shu had already turned around the screen in the cubicle and rushed forward: "You, you are not worthy of the Ninth Prince, so you can...you can be a pair of lovebirds with me, and that won't be a loss..."
Ji Fengyao argued with Wei Shu across the bathtub, and was amused by his words.
He wanted to tarnish her reputation by dragging her into the pond and drowning her in a pig cage, and then save Shang Xiye's life?
Has this guy lost his mind? How utterly clueless can he be to come up with such a scheme that specifically targets his own people? Does he think that if something happens to her, Shang Xiye will be completely innocent?
But he's drunk and in a fit of rage right now, so she might not be able to reason with him.
Let's take a hard line.
Having made up her mind, Ji Fengyao stopped hiding and walked straight towards Wei Shu.
When Wei Shu saw her approaching him, he was taken aback for a moment, and a sense of surprise flashed through his mind. "Isn't she afraid of being drowned?" But his body moved first, and he opened his arms and rushed towards her.
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