Chapter 70 Taking the blame
Princess Ping'an's face changed, and she prayed in her heart that Zhan Xiao would not come in, and must not let him see her in such an embarrassing state. What was terrible came true. A group of people followed by the King of Huainan came in and surrounded the original guest room. Among them, Zhan Xiao stood out among the crowd. He was very tall, a head taller than others. He stood there calmly, with a smile on his lips. But it was in Princess Ping'an's eyes that made her embarrassed.
"What was the princess talking about just now? Why did she mention my name?" Zhan Xiao asked indifferently.
"Aren't you changing clothes here? I thought it was you inside." Princess Ping'an blurted out.
Mrs. Ning'an's face turned pale, it seemed that her son had suffered an unexpected disaster today.
Zhan Xiao sneered, "Oh, so the princess even knows where I change clothes. The princess is worthy of being the princess. I found that the clothes you prepared were not suitable for me, so I left without changing. I finished the banquet in the front hall."
Mr. Sun also agreed, "Yes, yes, General Zhan came back less than half an hour after he left. The guests at our table can testify to this."
King Huainan had been standing here for so long, and after listening to their conversation, he had guessed most of what was going on. He cursed his useless daughter in his heart, saying that she was such a fool, that the person who came to him ran away, and even mistook him for someone else, causing such a big mess.
"My lord, you have to make the decision for Sheng'er. The princess has cut off Sheng'er's vitals." When the wife of Marquis Ning'an saw Marquis Ning'an, she felt like she had seen her backbone and cried and begged the marquis to make the decision.
When everyone looked, they saw that the lower body of the Ning'an Marquis was indeed covered in blood. When they saw the bloody object on the ground, they felt their lower bodies tighten unconsciously, fearing that the knife would cut them. Everyone thought that the princess was really cruel. If an ordinary woman encountered such a thing, knowing that she had to devote the rest of her life to this man, how could she dare to cut off his life? Wouldn't that make her a widow for the rest of her life?
Ning Anhou almost fainted. He was the only child in his family, and now his roots were cut off. Over the years, the concubines in his family had given birth, but without exception, they were all girls. If this happened, wouldn't it mean that my Ning Anhou family would be extinct?
Ning Anhou stared at Princess Ping'an with hatred, wishing he could cut her into pieces with his eyes. When Princess Huainan saw the look in her brother's eyes, her heart skipped a beat.
Ning Anhou turned to look at the King of Huainan and said, "Your Majesty, you should give me an explanation for Ning Anhou Mansion. Otherwise, I will file a complaint with the Emperor in the Golden Palace."
The King of Huainan's face changed, and he was angry and anxious. It seemed that his brother-in-law had let him down and was too disrespectful to him.
Seeing her husband's expression change, Princess Huainan hurriedly said, "Brother, don't worry. I have sent someone to invite the palace doctor."
As they were talking, the old woman came over with the court doctor.
The court doctor took a deep breath when he saw the situation, but he still had to bite the bullet and go to check. After the examination, the court doctor shook his head, indicating that there was no way to save the patient.
Ning An Hou was so angry that he was about to slap Princess Ping An again, but was stopped by Huainan Wang.
"Have you made enough of the trouble? What we need to do now is to solve the problem." King Huainan shouted.
"Yes, big brother, it's obvious that the two of them were plotted against. Let's investigate first. Sheng'er said that Nie Linglong asked him to come here." Princess Huainan said.
"Come here, bring Nie Linglong here." Prince Huainan ordered.
Soon, the two maids brought Nie Linglong over and made her kneel down. The onlookers automatically made way for Nie Linglong to kneel in the middle.
The wife of Ning'an Marquis rushed over and slapped her several times, cursing as she hit her: "You little bitch, why did you hurt my son?"
The prefect's wife immediately rushed in and hugged her daughter, begging for mercy: "Madam Hou, please spare my daughter."
The Prince of Huainan gave a signal, and a maid came forward and pulled the wife of the Marquis of Ning'an and the wife of the prefect apart.
"Nie Linglong, you are the daughter of a prefect, why are you so shameless as to ask my son out in private?" Marquis An Ning asked with gritted teeth.
Nie Linglong was beaten so hard that her head was swollen. She was just a girl who had been raised in seclusion. She had never seen such a scene before. She was so scared that her face turned pale and her whole body was shaking uncontrollably. Nie Linglong cried and replied, "I love the prince, so I asked him to come out and talk to me."
"Oh, you said you admired the prince, then why didn't you show up after the appointment?" asked the Princess Huainan.
Nie Linglong replied with a guilty conscience: "Princess, I just happened to be feeling unwell, so I didn't go out to keep the appointment."
After hearing this, Lady Ning'an pointed at Nie Linglong and angrily scolded, "Why don't you answer honestly? Do you think you can get away with just making up an excuse? Don't forget that there are many secret guards in the Huainan Palace. Many of them must have seen what you did."
Nie Linglong's face changed drastically, and she said, "Madam Hou, it was the fairy who was jealous of the princess. I saw the princess rushing out, so I told the maid to invite the prince to the road that the princess must pass. I know that the prince has long coveted the princess's beauty, and he will definitely harass the princess. But I definitely did not lock the prince and the princess in the guest room."
King Huainan whispered something to the guard beside him, and the guard went out. He came back soon and whispered to King Huainan that the secret guard did not see anything suspicious.
Prince Huainan secretly regretted that he was too cautious today. Except for the area near the courtyard wall, he basically moved all the secret guards to the crowded place in the front hall, resulting in almost no one on duty in other places.
King Huainan looked at Nie Linglong and said dignifiedly and without question, "Since you love the prince, then you should go back and make good preparations. Your wedding with the prince will be held in the next two days. Remember that you and the prince are having sex here today. This king is willing to help you two. When you marry him, you must give birth to a son for the Marquisate as soon as possible."
Nie Linglong's face turned pale. Who would love that idiot? How could a rootless thing have offspring? He wanted me to die. Nie Linglong was about to beg for mercy when her father glared at her. She was so scared that she dared not say a word.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your help. My daughter will marry him happily." Prefect Nie bowed to the King of Huainan and said.
"I don't agree. That bitch Nie Linglong harmed my son, and now she wants to come to my mansion to enjoy herself. She's dreaming." Lady Ning'an cursed.
"You have to agree whether you like it or not. She is having an affair with the prince today. Maybe she is pregnant with the prince's child. You should marry her and take good care of her. Remember, the woman who is having an affair with the prince today is Nie Linglong." Prince Huainan glanced at the people at the scene with his gloomy eyes.
Everyone was frightened by this look and took a step back. It was too scary. He was blatantly forcing Nie Linglong to take the blame for his daughter.