Afternoon.
Yan Zhao and Ning Yuwan were taking a stroll in the back garden to aid digestion.
Ning Yuwan didn't want to be alone with him. However, Mr. and Mrs. Ning were eager for them to reconcile and had deliberately created some private space for the two.
"Wanwan."
Yan Zhao called out softly. The two - syllable name rolled off his tongue with a cadence that was both gentle and alluring.
Ning Yuwan sighed and was about to turn around to say something.
Unexpectedly, it was exactly what he wanted. Her red lips were immediately blocked. "Mmm..."
Ning Fengnian and Yuan Qingrong, who were hiding behind the trees, left with a sneaky smile. "That's right. There's no such thing as an overnight feud between husband and wife!"
"You!"
Ning Yuwan tried to push him away, but he caught her wrists. "Your father and mother are watching. You wouldn't want them to misunderstand that we have a rift in our marriage, would you, Wanwan?"
They actually did have a rift!
Ning Yuwan shot him a glare. "Do you think I don't know they've left?"
"So Wanwan knew." Yan Zhao pretended to be enlightened. "I thought Wanwan didn't know."
He said it so matter - of - factly and shamelessly.
"Yan Zhao!"
This was the first time she had called him by his name since their wedding day.
Yan Zhao felt a strange tingling in his heart. He buried his head in the crook of her neck and replied, "Yes, my lady, I'm here."
"I haven't forgiven you!"
"I know my lady loves me."
He actually twisted her words!
Ning Yuwan retorted calmly, "You're daydreaming!"
"I only want my lady!"
A fire ignited in her heart and then spread throughout her body. Ning Yuwan almost lost control of the restless dragon form within her. "Shameless!"
The dragon lady fled in a hurry.
It was all because Yan Zhao was so charming. His low laughter and voice seemed to linger in her ears and heart. "My lady!"
In the back garden, the flowers were in full bloom, and the air was filled with their sweet fragrance.
A smile played on Yan Zhao's lips as he was about to chase after her.
Suddenly, a strong peach - blossom scent wafted into his nostrils. He frowned, and his face darkened instantly.
Just then, Ning Yuqin called out tenderly, "Brother - in - law!"
"Hmm!"
Yan Zhao had no fondness for her at all and responded coldly.
Ning Yuqin curtsied gracefully. "I hope brother - in - law is well!"
She must have smeared a lot of perfume on herself. The originally sweet - smelling peach - blossom scent assailed his senses violently.
Yan Zhao covered his lips impatiently. "Cough! If you stay away from me, I'll surely be well!"
The smile Ning Yuqin had carefully put on immediately cracked. She hadn't expected Yan Zhao to be so cold - hearted in private.
Don't all men be like stray cats, eager to catch more prey?
She had come to him on her own initiative, but Yan Zhao was still so aloof.
"Doesn't brother - in - law like Yuqin?"
She thought Yan Zhao should like her. At the moment, she shrugged coquettishly.
But then she saw Yan Zhao take a big step back as if he were avoiding a flood or a fierce beast. "Why should I like you?"
Ning Yuqin's face turned pale, and her fingers hidden in her sleeves tightened.
She had thought it would be a mutual attraction, but in the end, she had to resort to this method.
She quietly opened her palm. There was a small amount of white powder.
This was something she had painstakingly searched for, a good thing that could bewitch people's minds!
"But Yuqin likes brother - in - law."
Ning Yuqin suddenly stepped closer. The powder scattered as she moved. She was satisfied to see that most of it had landed on Yan Zhao.
Yan Zhao only dodged to the side, not noticing that he had inhaled a fair amount of the powder.
Instantly, his originally cold and sharp eyes became dull, and his body grew increasingly stiff.
"Brother - in - law?"
Yan Zhao replied in a hollow voice, "Hmm!"
Ning Yuqin slowly curled her red lips. Her voice was full of temptation. "Will brother - in - law come with me?"
"Okay."
Yan Zhao followed Ning Yuqin with a blank look in his eyes. She led him into her boudoir!
Inside the room, high - quality aphrodisiac incense had been lit in advance, which could instantly arouse the deepest desires in people's hearts.
Ning Yuqin slowly took off her beige blouse, revealing only a red bellyband. Her fair and slender arms wrapped around Yan Zhao's waist.
"Brother - in - law, let me help you undress."
Although it wasn't her first time with a man, since it was her beloved, Ning Yuqin's face flushed as she undid Yan Zhao's clothes. When his chest was exposed, her eyes lingered greedily.
A lustful look seemed to seep into his empty eyes. The man couldn't help swallowing hard.
Ning Yuqin let go of him and slowly untied her skirt, revealing her short underwear and a pair of slender legs.
"Brother - in - law, do you want me?"
"Yes!"
The man finally lost control of his desires and pounced on her. "I want you!"
"Ah!"
With a shrill cry, the yellow pear - wood carved bed began to creak.
"Brother - in - law, I like you!"
In the bedchamber, Ning Yuqin coquettishly pleaded, "Will you marry me?"
The man's sweat dripped down one by one. Although he didn't reply with words, his actions proved his eagerness.
Outside the house, Hongye rushed into the main hall on time.
"My lord, my lady, something terrible has happened!"
She said in a flurry, "The young master... "
Ning Yuwan interrupted her. "What about the young master?"
It's the eldest miss!
Hongye subconsciously remembered the long - tongued ghost on her back. Her body trembled violently, and fear engulfed her again.
She didn't dare to look at Ning Yuwan and lowered her head. "The young master forced himself on the second miss!"
"I forced myself on your second miss!"
Hongye nodded repeatedly. Suddenly, she stopped and looked up in shock. "Young master?"
Yan Zhao's eyes turned cold. "I've been here all the time. How could I have gone to force myself on your second miss?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a cold - faced black - clothed guard appeared behind him quietly. "Young master, shall I kill this lying maid?"
Ning Fengnian also blew his beard and glared. "Presumptuous! Who sent you here to ruin the reputations of the young master and the second miss?"
Hongye was still confused. She had seen with her own eyes the second miss lead the young master into the room and heard with her own ears the sounds of passion.
Why was the young master here in the main hall?
It was just that she wasn't smart enough and couldn't think quickly enough!
She knelt on the ground trembling and repeated, "This slave... this slave really saw it with her own eyes!"
Ning Yuwan looked down at her from above. "You claim that the young master forced your sister. Do you have any evidence?"
Evidence?
Hongye had no evidence. She had originally planned to lead some people to see the "evidence".
Hearing Ning Yuwan's subtle hint, she said, "Without evidence, you're framing someone. A maid like you who deceives her superiors can't stay in the Yongning Marquis Mansion!"
Hongye kowtowed desperately. "Please, eldest miss, see the truth! This slave really saw the young master and the second miss enter the courtyard together!"
She wasn't lying about this!
"But the young master has never left." Ning Yuwan frowned and looked at Mr. and Mrs. Ning. She made an assumption seemingly casually. "Could it be that sister met a villain who looked like the young master?"
Hongye was like a drowning man grabbing at a straw. She immediately went along with it. "Yes, yes, yes. Maybe that person looked like the young master, and this slave misjudged."
Cold sweat broke out on her back layer by layer. She suddenly realized that just like that long - tongued ghost, she and the second miss might have misidentified the person.
But at this moment, she didn't dare to say it.
However, there was a big question lingering in her heart. Who on earth had such great skills?
Who had deceived her and the second miss?
She quietly looked up and saw Ning Yuwan propping her chin up and looking at her, with a clear sneer on her lips!
Hongye's hands and feet trembled with cold. It was over!
Not only was it over for her, but the second miss's plan might also have failed!