After making these arrangements, Li Youzhen secretly nodded to He Weifang, then turned her eyes and happened to meet Wei Tingyu's gaze again. In that instant, she instinctively shuddered. Because from Wei Tingyu's eyes, she clearly saw a penetrating gaze, as if it was directly piercing into her heart! How is it that I feel like he can see through all my thoughts now? Could it be that my secret cooperation with He Weifang is also known to Wei Tingyu? Princess Jian thought this possibility, somewhat strangely, but then immediately felt that she was probably overthinking it. After all, they had just finished discussing the plan. After entering the banquet hall, even if He Weifang wanted to tell Wei Tingyu, she wouldn't have the time or opportunity!
"Young Master, please wait a moment, the Princess will be here shortly!" In the Shuiyu Pavilion, Princess Jian's maid poured Liu Chang a cup of wine and presented it to him. Liu Chang's mind was completely consumed with the thought of rekindling his romance with the Princess in this place, and from then on, hitching a ride on Prince Ning's express train to become a high-ranking official. He had no other concerns! Seeing the maid offer him wine, he immediately took it and drank it down heartily! It must be said that the maids by Princess Jian's side were all top-notch beauties in terms of figure, appearance, and temperament! Liu Chang drank the wine, and his eyes gradually became hazy! These maids are good too! Once I marry the Princess, won't all these maids be mine?! Liu Chang, who had been acting for decades, felt a surge of satisfaction in his heart at this moment, and couldn't help but want to reveal his true colors.
However, just as his hand lifted, intending to caress the maid's slender waist, he suddenly felt his arm become incredibly heavy, as if he couldn't lift it. His mind was still relatively clear at this point. He frowned, just about to ask a question, when he felt his eyelids growing heavier and heavier. Then, his mind gradually fell into a state of confusion, and he simply rolled his eyes and fell into a deep slumber.
The maid had long seen through Liu Chang's intentions from his lecherous eyes, and her heart was filled with disdain. Seeing him lying there like a dead pig, she immediately chuckled. Then she looked up and saw two young attendants from the Prince's residence, who had come with the Princess, hurrying towards them, carrying a plump body on their backs. Good! The Princess's plan is proceeding smoothly! At this moment, another pair of eyes was watching the situation in the Shuiyu Pavilion from behind a distant cluster of flowers. Seeing that these people had busily arranged everything quite satisfactorily, a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of her lips, and then she turned and left. This figure was none other than the young mistress of the Liu residence, He Weifang!
"Esteemed guests!" He Weifang returned to the banquet hall, subtly nodded to Princess Jian, who was seated at the head of the table, exchanging information with her eyes, then bowed to everyone and said, "The Twin Lotuses that Mudanya has cultivated for an entire year have bloomed today!"
"This flower is rare! Only the Liu residence in Dongdu possesses such a specimen!"
"Please move with me to the Shuiyu Pavilion for a viewing!" As soon as He Weifang spoke, the atmosphere in the banquet hall immediately became lively again. Many people were also very interested in this so-called Twin Lotus, a rare treasure found only in Dongdu! Especially Liu Shen and his wife, upon hearing He Weifang say this, felt even more honored, and their expressions became smug. After all, in their opinion, although their daughter-in-law He Weifang was useless in every other regard, only in the skill of cultivating flowers was she unrivaled! Let alone Dongdu, even in the entire realm, few flower arrangers as skilled as her could be found!
"Such a rare sight is hard to come by for everyone!" Liu Shen also had the idea of showing off at this moment. He immediately stood up and bowed to Wei Tingyu and Li Youzhen simultaneously, saying, "Marquis! Princess! Please!"
"Perfect!" Li Youzhen knew the show was about to begin, so she slowly stood up, helped down from the main seat by a maid beside her, and said, "The wine is intoxicating; I just wanted to go to Shuiyu Pavilion to clear my head!" Seeing Princess Jian say this, the other noble ladies and officials naturally echoed her sentiments and then, surrounding her, walked towards the entrance. And as Li Youzhen passed by He Weifang, the two women exchanged a knowing glance, both seeing the triumph in each other's eyes. Indeed! These two young ladies still have a plan, except this time Li Youzhen isn't personally involved! Wei Tingyu also enjoyed watching these two women amuse themselves with little schemes. At this moment, he found it quite interesting!
Liu Chang slowly awoke, feeling his head splitting. But then, as he tried to prop himself up, his hand touched something beside him. He instinctively turned to look, only to see a beautiful woman with skin like ice and bones like jade lying beside him, her clothes disheveled. Liu Chang was startled by this sight, but then he realized, Why does this beautiful woman beside me look like Princess Jian, Li Youzhen? Although his vision hadn't fully recovered and things around him were blurry and shaky, from the woman's current attire, it was indeed the Princess! Especially the silver hairpin she wore on her head, which he had given to her years ago! As for why he couldn't clearly see the woman's face, Liu Chang only thought it must be due to drinking too much…
However, there was no one around here now. If he could consummate the good deed with Princess Jian, then he wouldn't fear her flying away again! His good fortune of becoming Prince Ning's son-in-law would also be set in stone! Thinking this, Liu Chang felt a surge of wicked desire ignite in his heart. Then, with trembling hands, he reached for the clothes of this "Princess Jian" in front of him, and slowly pulled them down…
At this moment, led by He Weifang, the banquet guests had crowded around the lake in front of the Shuiyu Pavilion.
"The covered bridge is narrow! Mudanya will go fetch the flowers first!" He Weifang stood before the covered bridge, turned to the crowd behind her, and said, "Everyone, please wait here and witness!" She had just arrived and saw that the Shuiyu Pavilion in the lake was completely covered by curtains, so she knew that the matter was more than halfway successful. At this moment, she was even more eager to let everyone present witness this good show unfolding inside the Shuiyu Pavilion!
Meanwhile, Wei Tingyu, with his extraordinary hearing, had already heard the commotion from inside the Shuiyu Pavilion in the lake, and a playful expression appeared on his face! Because he knew that Liu Chang was currently putting on quite a show inside! And it was the kind of show that would shock the entire Dongdu officialdom for a whole year!
At this moment, Li Youzhen, who was beside Wei Tingyu, also had an excited gleam in her eyes. After all, she had participated in this plan from start to finish! She was also one of the main instigators of the entire plan! Now, she could see the results! Thinking of how everyone around would be stunned by the upcoming scene, Li Youzhen felt quite triumphant.
He Weifang walked step by step towards the Shuiyu Pavilion in the center of the lake. From her current distance, she could vaguely see the entangled bodies inside through the curtains. Although it wasn't clear, she already knew that the plan had succeeded!
And at this moment in the Shuiyu Pavilion, Liu Chang was passionately kissing the "Princess Jian, Li Youzhen" in his arms, and the other party was even responding very intensely! However, the other party's immense strength made Liu Chang somewhat uneasy. This is not the kind of strength a delicate Princess should have! While holding his entire body without letting go, she's almost squeezing his ribs to break! But then again, Li Youzhen must also have found it difficult to forget their old feelings, and so, unable to control herself, she burst forth with such great strength! Liu Chang was still feeling smug, thinking how charming he was!
Suddenly, with a whoosh, the curtains around the Shuiyu Pavilion abruptly dropped! The entire scene inside the pavilion was directly exposed to all the onlookers present! Startled by this sight, Liu Chang immediately went limp! He widened his eyes, scanned the surroundings, and the effects of the drug in his body, stimulated by this shock, immediately cleared up a lot! He could even clearly see the expressions of the onlookers by the lake in the distance; they were all staring at his side with dumbfounded looks. Looking closer at the figure right in front of him, it was actually He Weifang!
"He Weifang? Why are you here?" Liu Chang panicked in his heart. He wasn't afraid of being caught in his adultery by He Weifang. But being exposed in front of so many people, that was truly humiliating! Thinking this, he quickly grabbed a cloak nearby and wrapped it around himself. After all, in his uncontrolled passion just now, he had taken off his top and was still bare-chested!
However, what shocked Liu Chang was that He Weifang looked at him coldly, with no expression of anger or fury on her face. On the contrary, the corner of her mouth slowly curved into an arc, revealing a meaningful smile. This smile directly sent a chill down Liu Chang's spine, causing him to break out in a cold sweat! Could it be that He Weifang had anticipated this all along? She brought so many people to the Shuiyu Pavilion just to make a fool of him? Impossible, absolutely impossible!
As Liu Chang was still muttering to himself about what was going on, he heard another commotion from the crowd in the distance. Liu's mother, who was watching, rolled her eyes and fainted directly. This caused a commotion among the surrounding maids, who quickly grabbed her swaying body. As for Liu Shen, his face was also ashen and embarrassed! After all, with his son doing such a thing, how could he possibly continue to navigate the officialdom of Dongdu?!
Meanwhile, Wei Tingyu and Li Youzhen watched from the side with great interest, their gazes filled with contempt and disdain… Wait? Princess Jian is actually standing beside Wei Tingyu? Liu Chang finally realized something was wrong. If Princess Jian was over there, then the person in his arms right now was… Thinking this, Liu Chang instinctively looked down. At this moment, with the effects of the drug almost completely gone from his body, he finally realized that the "delicate young lady with skin like ice and bones like jade" in his arms was actually a fat, swollen old wet nurse! And he even recognized this person; it was Xiangfu, his mother's close attendant!
At this moment, Wei Tingyu and Dou Zhao's three wives also recognized this woman. Wasn't this the wicked servant who bullied He Weifang when they first met her at the Floating Cloud Temple? It seems this woman must be fifty years old, right?! I didn't expect her to be having an affair with Liu Chang in the Shuiyu Pavilion and be seen by everyone! This Liu family's young master's infamous reputation for being so desperate for sex would probably spread far beyond Dongdu City! Of course, Dou Zhao and the three women also felt a sense of satisfaction in their hearts! That woman had bullied Sister Mudanya so much at the Floating Cloud Temple; now she was finally getting her just deserts! No wonder Liu's mother fainted directly; who would have thought that the wet nurse who had been with her for decades would be entangled with her own son? If this got out, how could she still show her face in Dongdu's aristocratic circles?
At this moment, Liu Chang finally understood why he had felt the "Princess Jian" in his arms had such great strength! After all, she was an old wet nurse who had worked for decades; how could she not have strength?
"You brought them all here? Are you insane?!" And at this moment, Liu Chang finally confirmed that he had fallen into a trap! The cup of wine he had just drunk must have been drugged; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to uncontrollably do such a thing! Coupled with the style of clothes that Wet Nurse Xiangfu was wearing, which was actually the same as the Princess's previous clothes! Even the jewelry and hairpins on her head were the same. All of this indicated one truth: the person who set up this trap was not only He Weifang but also the Princess! Otherwise, how could the silver hairpin he had given to the Princess years ago be on Wet Nurse Xiangfu's head?
"You should worry about your own situation first!" He Weifang naturally stopped pretending at this moment, disdainfully chuckled, and looked at Liu Shen, saying, "You are engaged in scandalous acts with an old family servant in broad daylight! How will you explain this?" He Weifang felt avenged at this moment! Especially since this old servant, Xiangfu, had caused her so much trouble over the past year! Seeing her like this now, it was indeed divine retribution, a just desserts!
"You… I…" Liu Chang was startled, knowing that he couldn't escape this predicament no matter what. He stammered, not knowing what to say to salvage the current situation. Meanwhile, He Weifang couldn't even be bothered with him anymore. She directly covered her mouth with her sleeve, stifling a smile, then forced out two tears and turned to run away.
"Father, Mother…" He Weifang ran towards Liu Shen and his wife with a pitiful expression, feigning an appearance of having suffered immense grievance.
"She truly is a sight to behold!" At this moment, even Li Youzhen couldn't help but whisper to Wei Tingyu beside her, "No wonder the Marquis is so enamored and dotes on her so much…" Wei Tingyu hadn't expected Li Youzhen to become jealous after collaborating with He Weifang on this show. But he also found her character somewhat endearing, so he simply chuckled and glanced at her. However, this faint smile caused Li Youzhen to freeze. Because Wei Tingyu had smiled at her! And this smile was not a perfunctory or flattering smile; it was more like a natural smile displayed after their feelings for each other had warmed to a certain degree. It seemed He Weifang was indeed right! Her proactive involvement in helping He Weifang escape the Liu family's predicament had indeed garnered some goodwill from Wei Tingyu!
"Mudanya! Didn't you say you invited everyone to the pavilion to see the peonies? What is this?" Liu's mother, who had been rescued by many hands and revived, covered her face with her sleeve in shame, simultaneously asking He Weifang.
"Father, Mother, please forgive me! Mudanya didn't know… didn't know the pavilion would be this scene!"
"In broad daylight, my husband actually with an old family servant…"
"And I… and I am so foolish… completely unaware of their private affair…"
"Wuwuwu…"
Seeing He Weifang act so sincerely, the surrounding guests couldn't help but be moved and began to whisper among themselves. Is Liu Chang crazy? He has such a beautiful and virtuous wife, but he doesn't cherish her. Instead, he gets involved in an affair with an old, ugly, and fat woman like a pig? Liu Shen also reacted at this moment; he also realized that all of this was He Weifang's scheme! However, He Weifang certainly couldn't have done this by herself, so who was helping her behind the scenes? Liu Shen couldn't be absolutely certain at the moment, so based on the attitude of not offending anyone for now and pacifying the situation, he shouted loudly, "Guards! Quickly send them away!"
"It seems the Liu family will soon be holding another joyous occasion!" Wei Tingyu, not one to let a good show go to waste, immediately teased. And as soon as his words fell, Dou Zhao's three wives and Princess Jian burst out laughing almost simultaneously. If that "joyous occasion" were to be held, it would truly be a spectacle! It would absolutely become a timeless anecdote!
"Marquis! You mustn't speak such nonsense!" Liu Shen's face was filled with embarrassment. He quickly bowed to Wei Tingyu, only wishing that he would hold his tongue at this moment.
"As a wife! So incompetent!" At this moment, He Weifang had completely immersed herself in her role, unable to stop acting! She cried loudly, "What face do I have left to live in this world? It's better… better to just let me go!" After saying this, she didn't wait for everyone to react and ran straight towards the lake, seemingly intending to jump in and commit suicide! Of course, He Weifang was not foolish! With Wei Tingyu by her side, she knew she would not be harmed no matter what, so she performed this act of self-harm with complete abandon, showcasing her superb acting skills!