"Yan'er, what's going on?" At this moment, the Marquis of Gaochang and his entourage rushed over in a hurry.
Bai Zheng had been gone for a long time, which worried Feng Jingye, Bai Yinan and Mrs. Lin. So they were following behind the Marquis of Gaochang at this moment.
Everyone was walking in a hurry, except Feng Jingxuan, who was enjoying the show. He walked unhurriedly with a faint smile on his lips.
"Daddy, quickly order someone to kick the door open! I'm going to tear that slut apart!" Zheng Yan said loudly with an ashen face.
The Marquis of Gaochang asked in confusion, "Yan'er, what are you talking about? Where's the slut?"
Zhu Ling had already fully reacted. She finally understood what scheme Bai Di and Su Muxiao had set up.
She suddenly covered her mouth!
What had she just said? She had actually said that her own young lady was inside! Wasn't she helping outsiders to slander her young lady!
Zhu Ling's face turned deathly pale. She didn't know what to do for a moment. In desperation, she simply blocked the door tightly and said, "This servant made a mistake! Miss Zheng, my young lady is not inside. It was this servant who made a mistake!"
Seeing this situation, Bai Yinan and Mrs. Lin looked at each other. Bai Yinan frowned and said, "Zhu Ling, what are you talking about?"
Bai Di, however, sighed softly and said, "Zhu Ling, you're a loyal servant. But since cousin and Miss Zheng are already engaged, we mustn't let Zheng'er make the same mistake again."
Bai Di's words were like a steel needle stabbing into Zheng Yan's heart. Zheng Yan was both angry and anxious. She pushed Zhu Ling away forcefully and said to the guard standing behind the Marquis of Gaochang, "Kick the door open for this young lady!"
"Yes!" The guard stepped forward and kicked the door open with one powerful kick.
Zheng Yan lifted her skirt and walked in with a menacing aura.
Bai Di could hardly contain her excitement. She took a deep breath and tried hard to suppress the agitation in her heart before following in.
Because of this commotion, a lot of people had gathered in the backyard. Even Feng Jingyi and the others, who should have been looking for the pearl in the front yard, had rushed over upon hearing the news.
All those who could get in went inside, and those who couldn't squeezed their heads in at the door, vying to watch.
The moment the door opened, a glint flashed in Feng Jingyang's eyes. He helped up the woman lying on the bed and hugged her tightly.
All this was exactly seen by the people who came in after lifting the curtain.
"Hiss—"
Zheng Yan gasped.
On the large carved wooden bed in the guest room of the Marquis's Mansion, a young man in a light purple brocade robe was sitting on the edge of the bed, tightly holding a young girl in his arms who was only wearing her underclothes. The girl's long black hair covered her face, and her face was buried in the young man's arms. One couldn't see her features clearly, but one could clearly see that there was a hairpin in the shape of a blue jade orchid inlaid with purple beads in her hair bun on top of her head.
The color of the hairpin matched well with the young man's brocade robe. They looked like a perfect couple.
Seeing that hairpin, Zheng Yan's eyes were instantly filled with a layer of blood-red.
There was a buzzing sound in her ears. Amid the noise, several voices seemed to surge up:
"Cousin secretly asked me to help him choose jewelry. That blue jade orchid hairpin inlaid with purple beads really made Di'er quite envious!"
"Miss Zheng, just wait. His Highness the Fourth Prince will surely present that hairpin to you."
"The Marquis doesn't understand the temperament of the Third Miss, nor does he know her uniqueness. I'm afraid the Third Miss would prefer to find someone who understands her heart!"
...
"Cousin, what are you doing!" Bai Di exclaimed beside them. She quickly covered her eyes and shouted loudly.
"Presumptuous!" Feng Jingye was stunned for a moment and then flew into a rage. "This is the Marquis's Mansion, not the brothels you often go to. What a disgrace in broad daylight!"
The Marquis of Gaochang was so angry that his hands were shaking. "What a sinful debt, what a sinful debt!"
Feng Jingyang tightly held the woman in his arms. With a look of determination on his face, he said, "Since you've found out about this today, I have nothing to say. We're in love with each other. Please, Marquis and Miss Zheng, give your blessing."
"Give your blessing to what! To you and this slut? You're daydreaming!" Zheng Yan got excited. Her voice was shrill, with seven parts of hatred and three parts of misery, making people can't help but tremble.
"Yan'er, although I'm engaged to you, my heart has always belonged to someone else. I know her status can't be compared with yours. If you can accept it, I'm still willing to marry you as my wife and take her as my concubine..."
Before Feng Jingyang could finish his words, the cold voice of the Princess of Pingyang rang out. "Taking a concubine before getting married? What do you take my Yan'er for!"
Zheng Yan seemed to remember something and asked, "Taking a concubine? Have you already..."
Feng Jingyang looked at Zheng Yan and nodded shyly. "Yes, we've already consummated our marriage. I must be responsible for her."
Boom—
Everyone in the room was in an uproar.
Feng Jingye stared at them in disbelief with his eyes wide open. Feng Jingyi frowned tightly. He always felt that it was impossible for Bai Zheng and Feng Jingyang to have an affair.
Mrs. Lin staggered and took several steps back, leaning into Bai Yinan's arms. Bai Yinan said angrily with an ashen face, "Your Highness the Fourth Prince, don't talk nonsense! A young girl's chastity can't be slandered by your empty words."
"Cousin, you've always been self - disciplined. How could you do such a thing? You... weren't you poisoned by a love potion?" Although Bai Di sounded confident, there was a distorted smile on her face that she couldn't control because of excitement.
Finally, she could make that bitch Bai Zheng lose her reputation!
"Yes, Fourth Brother, don't be deceived by those seductive women." Feng Jingxuan continued.
Feng Jingyang didn't answer. He just hugged the woman in his arms even tighter. The woman's face had been buried in Feng Jingyang's arms, as if she was very shy and afraid to show her face.
Zheng Yan watched this scene with flames dancing in her eyes.
"What if I don't agree?"
She gritted her teeth and spat out these words.
"Then let's break off the engagement. Anyway, I and..." Before Feng Jingyang could finish his words, the woman in his arms seemed to be awakened by the continuous noise. She slowly raised her head that had been buried.
Feng Jingyang's gentle gaze followed her movement and landed on her face.
That face had a broad forehead and slender eyebrows and eyes. It was actually...
Su Muxiao!
Hearing the words "break off the engagement", Zheng Yan could no longer control herself. She stepped forward quickly, grabbed the woman in Feng Jingyang's arms and slapped her hard.
Su Muxiao, who was still a bit dizzy, was instantly awakened by this sudden slap. She subconsciously touched the corner of her mouth and found that there was a trace of blood.
Su Muxiao immediately screamed and raised her head. "How dare you hit me?!"
Now, everyone could clearly see the woman's face.
How could it be Su Muxiao!
Bai Di was completely stunned, as if struck by lightning. She was stiff from head to toe.
Zheng Yan was about to speak, but she was stunned for a moment when she saw that it was Su Muxiao. She had been too angry before to see the other person's face clearly and had always thought it was Bai Zheng.
She never would have thought that it would be Su Muxiao!
The one who had told her to rest assured and wait for Feng Jingyang to present the hairpin to her!
But at this moment, that blue jade orchid hairpin inlaid with purple beads, which "had made Bai Di quite envious", was clearly on Su Muxiao's hair bun.
In her great anger, Zheng Yan's mind had never been clearer. She had completely understood!
"Good! So you've been playing me for a fool all along!"