Не sрoke with а mаliсiоus smilе on his facе. Fu Yunхi said nothing, оnly giving him a соld glаnсе. Тhe Sevеnth Prince slowly straightеnеd up, wаtching thе tightlу сlоsed dооr with intеrеst аs he rеminded, "Lord Zhuang, whу hаven’t уou opеned the dоor yеt? Lеt us sее whiсh уоung lady is insidе."
Zhuаng Shiyаng grеw еven mоre furiоus uрon heаring this, but hе darеd not vent his angеr at the Sevеnth Рrinсe. Instеad, he chаnnеlеd his ragе intо а fоrсеful kick, sеnding thе doоr flying оpen.
Fu Yunхi said саlmlу, "When уоu wеrе young, I onсe warned you: thе mantis stalks the сicadа, unawаrе of thе oriole behind."
His icy words carried a chilling coldness that pierced the Seventh Prince’s ears. The Seventh Prince looked up, stunned, and glanced at Fu Yunxi, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.
Zhuang Shiyang had already lit the lamp. As the door opened, a lewd atmosphere wafted out. The shameful moans grew clearer, striking everyone’s ears one after another.
Suddenly, Prince Wei staggered forward, taking a few hurried steps. His actions puzzled everyone. Madam Zhou felt a sense of foreboding, and sure enough, as the lamplight illuminated the room, two figures were entangled on the large bed. The man on top was sweating profusely, his naked body causing the women to gasp and cover their eyes. But it was Prince Wei who cried out in shock, "Rufeng!"
Wei Rufeng?
Madam Zhou and Madam Da Zhou’s faces instantly turned pale. How could it have become Wei Rufeng?
Hearing Wei Rufeng’s name, Li Jiaqi, who had been covering her eyes, froze in disbelief. Without thinking, she rushed forward, shouting, "I don’t believe it! Young Master Wei would never do such a thing!" With that, she dashed into the room, unstoppable.
Madam Zhou and Madam Da Zhou now felt their legs go weak. It was supposed to be Zhang Wei and Han Yan in this situation—how had it become the Wei heir? If he were to become part of the Wei Prince’s household, even as a concubine, he would no longer be someone they could easily control.
Madam Da Zhou had another worry: if Wei Rufeng was here, where had Zhang Wei gone?
After Li Jiaqi rushed into the room, ignoring the stunned Zhuang Shiyang and the strange looks from everyone, she stared directly at the two on the bed. Wei Rufeng, usually gentle and refined, was now naked, his forehead damp with sweat, looking utterly debauched. His half-open eyes held an undisguised, almost frenzied desire. Li Jiaqi had never seen him like this and took a step back, feeling both heartbroken and furious. When her gaze fell on the person beneath Wei Rufeng, her anger surged, and she blamed everything on Han Yan, shouting, "Shameless!"
As she spoke, Li Jiaqi reached out to pull Han Yan. The woman on the bed was yanked by her, lying exposed before everyone, but to everyone’s surprise, it was not Han Yan.
"Zhuangshan!" Li Jiaqi screamed.
"What happened?" A clear voice, tinged with exhaustion, rang out. Everyone turned to see Han Yan, supported by Mama Chen, walking toward the room.
"Why are you here?" Madam Zhou pointed at Han Yan as if she had seen a ghost.
Han Yan looked at her in confusion, her voice filled with bewilderment. "Earlier, Yan’er got drunk at the table, and Sister Yushan helped me back to my room to rest. I just woke up and thought it would be impolite to be absent, so I asked Mama Chen to bring me to the garden where the guests are. Concubine Zhou, is something wrong?"Madam Da Zhou smiled and said, "It's nothing. How did Fourth Miss's hairpin end up here?"
Han Yan also appeared quite hesitant: "When Sister Yu Shan helped me back to my room, she said the hairpin on my head was very pretty. Since I don’t often wear hairpins, I gave it to her."
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Jiaqi’s voice, half-crying and half-laughing, came from inside: "Zhuangshan! So it’s you!"
Everyone was stunned. They looked at Han Yan, then at Madam Zhou, and suddenly understood.
So the one inside fooling around was actually Zhuangshan! How dare she try to frame the Fourth Miss of the Zhuang family, even taking someone else’s hairpin to shift the blame? Truly malicious.
Fu Yunxi stood to the side with his hands behind his back. Seeing Han Yan standing there pitifully, seemingly full of endless confusion yet afraid to ask, he couldn’t help but sigh. If not for the faint sneer at the corner of her lips, who would believe that this seemingly harmless girl was the mastermind behind this scene? But... why was that person Wei Rufeng? His expression grew serious.
Zhuangshan, still dazed, was awakened by someone’s scream. As soon as she opened her eyes, she found herself completely exposed before everyone and let out a terrified shriek. Li Jiaqi slapped her across the face: "Shameless!"
Caught off guard by the slap, she felt both humiliated and angry, but she didn’t dare openly oppose Li Jiaqi. She was puzzled—why had Li Jiaqi suddenly grown to hate her so much? Then she saw Zhuang Shiyang awkwardly addressing the person beside her: "Your Highness..."
Your Highness?
Zhuangshan turned her head in shock and was astonished to find that the person lying beside her was actually Wei Rufeng!
She vaguely recalled the earlier events: after Han Yan drugged her, she lost consciousness, and later, in her haze, she felt someone pressing down on her. That person turned out to be Wei Rufeng!
Her face still bore the red mark from the slap, but her mind raced through all the possible outcomes. Now that she had lost her innocence, it was unlikely any other family would want her. But if she could become part of the Wei Prince’s household... that would be immense wealth and status! Looking at the person beside her, Zhuangshan even felt a surge of sweetness in her heart.
At this moment, she suddenly became somewhat clear-headed, grateful that Han Yan had drugged her and switched their places. Otherwise, the one entangled with Wei Rufeng today would have been Zhuang Hanyan! As she thought this, she covered her face and began to sob softly.
Madam Zhou and Madam Da Zhou rushed into the room right after. Madam Zhou said in a trembling voice, "Yu'er... what are you doing here?"
Zhuangshan only continued to cry, not answering Madam Zhou’s question. Li Jiaqi glared fiercely at Zhuangshan: "It must have been you! You seduced Brother Wei!"
Han Yan stood outside the room and was also surprised when she heard Wei Rufeng’s name. In Madam Zhou’s plan, the one caught in bed should have been Zhang Wei. If Zhang Wei and she had been caught together, due to Madam Da Zhou and Grand Tutor Zhang’s influence, Zhuang Shiyang wouldn’t dare punish Zhang Wei too severely. The matter would likely have been downplayed, and she would have ended up as Zhang Wei’s concubine. But now, the two involved were Zhuangshan and Wei Rufeng. Leaving Zhuangshan aside, for the esteemed Wei Prince’s heir to be caught in such a compromising situation with Zhuangshan in front of so many people—rumors would surely spread throughout the capital by tomorrow. However, for Zhuangshan to become a concubine, given her status, seemed somewhat forced.The situation had spiraled beyond expectations, and Zhuang Shiyang was at a loss. Lacking the courage to reprimand Wei Rufeng, he could only vent his anger on Zhuangshan. Grabbing her from the bed, he slapped her hard across the face. "Disgraceful!"
Clad in nothing, Zhuangshan ignored the stinging pain on her cheek and cried out in alarm, snatching the blanket to cover herself. Overwhelmed with fear, she turned to Madam Zhou and wept uncontrollably.
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