Wang Qingyao's words were blunt, but they sounded exceptionally pleasant to Princess Jinyang's ears!
She was angry, she was angry!
"Princess Ding'an, I am truly sorry," Princess Jinyang said, her words of apology filled with a provocative glint in her eyes. "Yinyue is not that kind of girl; perhaps His Highness..."
She trailed off, but her meaning was clear.
It takes two to tango. Princess Yinyue was a woman, and if Prince Ding'an hadn't been so impatient and unable to control himself, how could Princess Yinyue have been caught in such a compromising situation with him here? When a man's temper flares, how can a woman stop him?
Wang Qingyao looked at Princess Jinyang with surprise and curiosity. "The Grand Princess is not yet married, yet you seem to understand these matters quite well."
Princess Jinyang: "..."
At this moment, the commotion in the cave gradually subsided, only the sounds of panting and rustling fabric could be heard.
Princess Jinyang coughed heavily, and the people inside seemed startled, falling silent immediately.
"Yinyue, are you inside?" Princess Jinyang asked.
Silence from within for a moment, then Princess Yinyue's voice emerged: "It's me."
"Are you alright? Sui Dian said you sprained your ankle and then suddenly disappeared."
"I'm fine," Princess Yinyue's voice was filled with shyness. "I, I... I'm very well..."
As she spoke, she helped a man in brocade robes emerge.
Why "helped"?
Because the man seemed to have fainted, his entire body slumping against Princess Yinyue, his head hanging low, obscuring his features.
"What happened to His Highness?"
A hint of shy panic flashed across Princess Yinyue's face. "His Highness... His Highness accidentally hit his head."
Everyone exchanged knowing glances: This was the result of being too passionate and getting injured!
With the legitimate Princess Consort present, others couldn't say much, and they all looked at Princess Yinyue, then collectively at Wang Qingyao.
Wang Qingyao and Princess Yinyue met each other's gaze.
Although Princess Yinyue had dressed herself, her hair was disheveled, with two strands falling onto her chest. Her top buttons were also fastened incorrectly in her haste. Her face was flushed with shyness, radiating an undeniable allure, and her eyes shone with an unusual brilliance.
Even a fool could tell what she had just experienced.
"Princess Ding'an," Princess Yinyue regarded Wang Qingyao from a victor's stance, a cold smile curving her lips. "I told you, I will definitely marry..."
"What's going on here? So lively?"
Princess Yinyue's words were cut short by a familiar voice. Xiao Yun ambled over leisurely, stopping beside Wang Qingyao and gently taking her hand. "I was looking for you everywhere. So you were here. What happened?"
Everyone watched as Xiao Yun walked step by step to Wang Qingyao's side, their jaws nearly dropping. A strange silence fell over the scene.
After a while, they turned to look at the person Princess Yinyue was supporting.
Princess Yinyue's expression was particularly priceless. Seeing Xiao Yun was like seeing a ghost. After a long moment, she instinctively let go of her hand, and the Prince "thumped" as he fell backward onto the ground. Only then did everyone clearly see his face.
It was Prince Qi.
Princess Yinyue looked as if she had eaten something foul, completely bewildered as to how Prince Ding'an had turned into Prince Qi! Her face was a mask of utter shock!
She had been performing so diligently inside, all to anger Wang Qingyao and humiliate her in front of so many ladies and madams. Who would have thought that the one she had been so intimately engaged with was Prince Qi! Prince Qi!
What was the point of all her efforts then?
Wei Yu was just as shocked as Princess Yinyue.
How could this be? A storm of disbelief raged in her heart.
She had clearly instructed the brothers Wei Wenci and Wei Wenbin to apologize and offer wine to Prince Ding'an. That wine had been laced with something, and once Prince Ding'an drank it, half the plan would be successful...
Wei Wenci and the others had even sent her word that everything was proceeding smoothly.
What kind of smooth progress was this?
Wei Yu was burning with rage, while Princess Yinyue glared at her fiercely, her face contorted in a grimace, wishing she could kill her.
What about the promised foolproof plan? What kind of mess had this turned into?
"What exactly happened?" Xiao Yun asked again.
Wang Qingyao smiled and said softly, "I'm not entirely sure. It seems Princess Yinyue and Prince Qi... a lone man and woman hiding in the cave of the rockery... passion ignited, you understand."
Her voice dripped with sarcasm.
Princess Yinyue's face turned bright red, utterly mortified.
Xiao Yun tugged at the corner of his mouth. "Is that so?" He didn't seem particularly concerned.
"What were you looking for me for?"
"Let's talk over there."
Xiao Yun carefully helped Wang Qingyao away. Princess Yinyue's chest heaved with anger.
Princess Wei Qing, in charge of the overall situation, quickly ordered people to help Prince Qi to a nearby courtyard, send for a doctor, and disperse the onlookers.
When only Princesses Jinyang and Yinyue, along with Wei Yu, remained, Princess Yinyue couldn't help but slap Wei Yu across the face.
Princess Yinyue was skilled in martial arts, and her blow was powerful. The slap directly caused Wei Yu's face to swell, her nose began to bleed, and her teeth loosened.
"Bitch, you ruined me!"