The people around were intimidated by Jing Xunce's look, especially the two Zheng sisters. But they quickly composed themselves. No one would find out. They had already disposed of that maid. There was no witness left.
Mu Fengqie was promiscuous herself. Now that they had caught her, she couldn't blame anyone else.
Yuan Yuchuan glanced at Jing Xunce. Didn't Jing Xunce usually care about Mu Fengqie a great deal? Why didn't he seem to care at this moment?
"In that case, I'll have someone open the door." After saying that, he waved his hand. Two eunuchs behind him stepped forward and rammed the door open. The scene inside was clearly visible to those outside.
Inside the room, two naked bodies were writhing on the bed. The woman on the bed let out a shrill scream as soon as she saw the people outside.
The man was also startled and fell off the bed. He quickly put on his clothes in a hurry.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty." The man just put on his inner clothes and didn't care about anything else. He immediately knelt on the ground.
"Bold! Who are you? Why did you force Princess Tianlin?" Since the woman's hair covered half of her face, those outside didn't see her clearly.
As soon as Mu Xingrou saw the two separate, she insisted that the woman was Mu Fengqie.
"Sub... subordinate... it's not..." The man wanted to explain, but unfortunately, he stammered. He got even more tongue - tied when he was nervous.
In others' eyes, his behavior was undoubtedly a sign of being at a loss after being caught having an affair with Princess Tianlin.
"No one would have thought that Princess Tianlin is so promiscuous in private." Whispers began to spread among the crowd.
But Lord Zheng's eyelid twitched even more violently. He always felt that the woman's voice was very familiar, but he couldn't remember whose it was for a moment.
"Your Majesty, although Mu Fengqie is a princess of Tianlin Kingdom, she is also a subject of our Qin Dynasty. Now that such a filthy thing has happened in the palace, she can't be lightly forgiven." Miss Zheng Er gloated, unable to hide the smile on her face.
"Miss Zheng Er, please don't talk nonsense. Fengqie might have been forced. Anyway, I believe Fengqie wasn't willing." As soon as Mu Xingrou heard what Miss Zheng Er said, she immediately stood up to refute.
Her words seemed to be defending Mu Fengqie, but in fact, she was hinting to others that the woman in the room was Mu Fengqie.
"Your Highness, whether the princess was forced or not, we can just call her out and ask. There's no need to keep guessing here." Miss Zheng Er looked at Mu Xingrou mockingly.
Miss Zheng Da also chimed in, "Yes. If the princess and this man are in love, they can ask His Majesty to grant them marriage."
"Oh? What do you want to ask this princess? You might as well ask now." Mu Fengqie appeared at the end of their group.
Just now, she had quietly mixed in while they weren't paying attention. Although the people at the back saw her, they didn't say a word and just watched the show quietly.
Miss Zheng Er didn't react in time and directly replied, "Of course, we want to ask if you're truly in love with the man inside."
"I don't even know this man." Mu Fengqie walked over slowly and stood beside Jing Xunce.
"Of course it's..." Miss Zheng Er looked at Mu Fengqie walking from behind. Her words suddenly got stuck in her throat. It was so uncomfortable that she almost choked to death.
How could this be? Why was Mu Fengqie here? Who was the woman inside?
"Of course what?" Mu Fengqie looked at Miss Zheng Er with a smile. She had felt something wrong with her body as soon as she left the hall. Fortunately, she was used to carrying all kinds of antidotes.
Not long after taking the antidote, the King of the Grassland came out. There was no need to say more about what happened later.
Miss Zheng Er looked at Mu Fengqie and then at the woman with her back to them in the room. Anger welled up in her heart.
"I also really want to know who is the one pretending to be the princess to do such a filthy thing." Saying that, Miss Zheng Er pushed through the crowd and went in. She wanted to see who had ruined her good deed.
Miss Zheng Er wanted to turn the woman around, but she didn't have enough strength. Instead, she fell to the ground. But she didn't give up. She used all her strength and finally turned the woman around.
"How could it be you!?" Miss Zheng Er looked at the woman in shock. But her mind was still clear enough. She directly blocked the woman with her body.
The woman looked at Miss Zheng Er pleadingly, asking her to find a way to save her. But things had developed to this point. How could there be a way to save the situation?
"Miss Zheng Er, have you seen clearly who is in the room? Who on earth is so bold?" Mu Fengqie asked as if she wasn't afraid of causing more trouble.
Jing Xunce stroked Mu Fengqie's hair. He had never thought that the woman was Qie'er from the beginning. He was angry because someone had slandered Qie'er's reputation.
"Where have you been for so long?"
"I went outside to get some fresh air. I didn't expect to encounter such a thing as soon as I came back." Mu Fengqie said helplessly.
Those who had just gossiped about Mu Fengqie had already lowered their heads when Mu Fengqie came out from behind them, trying their best to reduce their presence.
They were also cursing the little maid who had spread the rumor. She had misled them without clarifying the facts.
"No one. It's just a misunderstanding. Everyone, please disperse." Miss Zheng Er also understood that this matter couldn't be spread. Otherwise, her family's reputation would be ruined.
"Miss Zheng Er, how can you just let it go? His Majesty is still here. Isn't your doing so disrespectful to His Majesty?" Mu Fengqie directly accused Miss Zheng Er of defying the law.
Miss Zheng Er stood there, not knowing whether to advance or retreat. At this moment, Lord Zheng spoke up, "You naughty girl! Come back quickly!"
What a disgrace! But if Lord Zheng had known who was behind Miss Zheng Er, he wouldn't have said so.
Maybe he would have even helped Miss Zheng Er and covered up this matter. But unfortunately, he didn't know.
"Father..." Miss Zheng Er staggered, not knowing what to do.
After seeing Miss Zheng Er's dilemma, the woman gently tugged at her dress, indicating that she shouldn't care about her anymore. She knew that she couldn't escape this matter today.
The only thing she could do now was to protect her two daughters well and absolutely not let them be implicated.
Miss Zheng Er glanced behind her, closed her eyes, and walked towards the door.