Chapter 465: Caught, In Bed

The door of the room was wide open, and everyone looked inside. They saw a maidservant fall to the ground. On the wide bed, a woman whose clothes were in disarray was being embraced by a man. He was groping her enthusiastically. Most of her snow-white arm was exposed, shocking the crowd at the door.

“Whose house is this, so indecent?” A Madam couldn’t help but speak with disdain. Given the current situation, what wasn’t clear? Of course, it was a secret meeting with someone in the temple. They didn’t know how they were discovered by the maidservant beside them, and the screams startled everyone.

This man had a wretched face. Seeing so many people come in, he still groped the woman several times, so it was clear he wasn’t a good person. A good woman actually had a secret meeting with this kind of person; it was truly despicable.

“This… isn’t that the Eldest Young Lady from Duke’s Mansion, now the Young Madam of the Xia Mansion?” Someone recognized Ning Ziyan. Before she married into the Xia Mansion, Ning Ziyan was a well-known Talented Woman in the Capital. Most of the invitations the Duke’s Mansion received were for her to participate in. There were many people who knew her.

It was only after she married Xia Yuhang that because her reputation had a deficit, gradually no one invited her to banquets, and she faded out of everyone’s sight.

Ning Ziyan felt like she was going crazy. She hurriedly rushed over there, not even bringing a maidservant, just to catch Ning Xueyan in bed. But before she got there, she felt a pain in the back of her head, and her vision went black. When she woke up again, before she could react, she found a pair of hands groping her body.

Then came the earth-shattering scream of the maidservant. Suddenly, the back door was kicked open. A large group of people stood at the door, staring blankly at herself. And when she desperately tried to struggle to get up, she felt like she was being dragged, unable to stand up. Looking back, she saw the man’s extremely wretched face right in front of her, with a face of a grinning smile. With so many people outside, he could still shamelessly embrace her.

With both shame and anger, Ning Ziyan pushed the man away fiercely, grabbing her clothes with one hand and rushing outwards. How could this happen? How could things be like this? Shouldn’t it have been Ning Xueyan? Moreover, who was this local ruffian? She didn’t arrange for this person, although he was a playboy, but at least he wasn’t someone Prince Yi could casually handle.

“Who are you? Let go of me, I don’t know you.” Ning Ziyan struggled with all her might.

“Who am I? Didn’t you ask me to come for a secret meeting? How come you don’t recognize me after getting a bargain? Didn’t you specifically have the maidservant bring me in, saying you wanted to meet me and relieve the bitterness of missing each other? Why don’t you recognize me now?” That man was indeed a local ruffian. He also didn’t understand, inexplicably appearing here, and there was also a woman on the bed.

Originally, he was just a local ruffian outside the back mountain. In normal days, he did no less of teasing women. Now, with such a beautiful woman appearing on his bed, how could he endure it? Regardless, he groped her. But who would have thought, before anything happened, the door was kicked open. He also knew this was not good, increasingly clinging to Ning Ziyan.

If he had a secret meeting with this woman, at most, her reputation would suffer a loss. Anyway, it wasn’t him who would lose his reputation. He, a local ruffian, could have a secret meeting with such a beautiful woman. Instead, it would be a romantic and brilliant matter. But if he used force, he would have to go to prison. This point, this local ruffian understood very well.

At this moment, of course, he grabbed Ning Ziyan, insisting that Ning Ziyan specifically invited him to a secret meeting.

“You are talking nonsense, I am not that kind of person, I am not!” Ning Ziyan was very anxious. Seeing the ruffian’s hand reaching over so openly, she was immediately furious. She kicked with her feet and pushed with all her might, while also yelling at the maidservant who was sitting stupidly on the ground, “Lowly girl, come and help me.”

The maidservant was also very dazed. When she woke up and saw a man and a woman in front of her, entangled with each other, she screamed instinctively. The things that happened after made her scared again. Why was the person on the bed Young Madam, and why not Fifth Miss Ning, but her own Young Madam?

She couldn’t come to her senses for a moment, staring blankly at Ning Ziyan and the ruffian, pulling and tugging, hearing Ning Ziyan’s angry curses, then she hurriedly got up, and came to help Ning Ziyan, pulling Ning Ziyan out of the ruffian’s embrace.

Because she was too panicked, the maidservant protected Ning Ziyan behind her, turned around, and angrily scolded the ruffian without choosing her words: “You let go of our Young Madam. Do you know who our Young Madam is? Our Young Madam is the daughter-in-law of Minister Xia, how could she stay with someone like you? Certainly, you deliberately framed our Young Madam, we will send you to see the official in a moment.”

Upon hearing that they were going to see the official, the ruffian also became anxious. His heart felt empty, and he was most afraid of seeing the official. His eyes darted around, wanting to escape, but there were so many people blocking the front door; it was not something he could escape.

While his eyes were darting around, he suddenly saw a paper scroll by his side. He casually picked it up, opened it, and immediately became excited. Pointing at the image of the person on the paper scroll, he triumphantly laughed loudly: “Saying so high and mighty, look, look what this is, it is clearly her who made an appointment with me. How come it becomes I harmed her? This is what she gave me. Don’t look down on me for my low status, my kung fu is much better than the one in her family. She said she likes me like this.” 【】

Everyone’s gaze fell on the painting. Indeed, the painting was a small portrait of a woman. Although it was just a headshot, it was very clearly visible that it was the Young Madam Xia who was currently embarrassed.

“Truly shameless!” Someone spat at Ning Ziyan.

“No wonder she hurried away so quickly before, without even bringing a maidservant, it was for this kind of thing, truly despicable!”

“It’s really a pity that she is still the Young Madam of the Xia Mansion. Look at this, truly worse than those in the brothel.” The several Ladies who were originally somewhat doubtful, when they saw that portrait, completely believed.

“What kind of mother gives birth to what kind of daughter. Her birth mother is not a good person. Didn’t you hear about the things that happened in the Duke’s Mansion before? Her birth mother, before entering the mansion, already had secret dealings with the two of the Duke’s Mansion. Speaking of which, it is truly a ruin of the family’s style, and it’s also very vicious. She set a poison plan and turned someone’s good, legal wife into a concubine.”

One Madam mentioned what happened in the Duke’s Mansion before. The affairs of the Duke’s Mansion, had long been publicized and connected by those with intentions, and spread out. The most important person here, of course, was Madam Ling, and the two daughters born to Madam Ling, even more spread out this scandal with more enticing details.

“I heard before that this Young Madam Xia and Young Master Xia also had this kind of affair, didn’t they? Now having an affair with others is also not strange, it is just pitiful for this Young Master Xia, such a good Talented Scholar, destroyed by such a lowly woman.”

The words became more and more unpleasant. The several Ladies who were blocking the doorway, as if they hadn’t seen Ning Ziyan’s predicament, sneered and turned around, and didn’t pay any attention to Ning Ziyan. They were talking and laughing as they left, and no one reached out a hand to help her.

Ning Ziyan was trembling, trembling until her whole body was curled into a ball. Her gaze was almost desperate as she watched the place where the several Ladies were leaving. She wanted to rush out and grab them, and tell them that she had been framed, that she didn’t know why she was here, why she was with this man, that she didn’t know this man.

But unfortunately, she couldn’t say a word, clutching her clothes tightly, her eyes turning red. As long as these Ladies left this courtyard, her reputation would be ruined. From then on, who could tell it clearly? No, no, she didn’t want this. She was innocent, she was really innocent.

But, she had no evidence. She couldn’t explain it clearly. She didn’t know why she was here, so no one would believe her.

“Yo, Young Madam Xia, how about it, do you want to have another secret meeting with me? Next time, let’s find a place where no one is around to have fun, so we don’t have to be disturbed.” The ruffian, by this time, had also put on his clothes and came over. Frivolously squatting down, he pinched Ning Ziyan’s face and said triumphantly.

Although things didn’t really come to pass today, at least he had come across such a beautiful woman. This could be considered his own triumphant romantic deed. If he told others, he would have to make others envy him. That’s right, she is Young Madam Xia, right? He must make it clear to his brothers, lest they think he is talking nonsense.

This is a matter with roots and evidence, not something he had just made up.

Standing up, he laughed triumphantly several times, and didn’t care about Ning Ziyan, who was squatting on the ground. Haha, he laughed and left, regardless of how this matter happened, anyway, he didn’t suffer any losses.

“Young Madam, please put on your dress first, and we will go back and tell Madam that it was others who framed Young Madam, not Young Madam’s intention.” The maidservant, at this moment, also came over, trembling. She was terrified. Young Madam must have been in trouble while with her. After going back, the Madam in the mansion would certainly not forgive her.

Ning Ziyan’s head was buzzing, and she felt dizzy. She allowed the maidservant to help her stand up and help her put on her clothes. Her eyes were vacant. Why was this happening? Shouldn’t it have been Ning Xueyan who was discovered? Shouldn’t it have been Ning Xueyan who was discovered having a secret meeting with a man? Once this kind of thing happened, Prince Yi would no longer care about her.

Then, it would be much simpler to vindicate her Mother. A woman abandoned by Prince Yi, whose reputation was also damaged, who would stand by her side?

The reason she chose such a man was because she was afraid that Prince Yi would suspect and find out the truth. That would be a disaster. Having such a man blocking the way, Prince Yi wouldn’t do anything to him, and she would be safe. So, this person was chosen this way. For this candidate, Older Brother also put in a lot of effort.

But why is it like this now? Who is this ruffian? Why is he here?

With a vague gaze, she turned around and stared at a pair of black jade-like watery eyes. The young girl, standing under the Flowering Tree, was exquisite with a cold and clear aura. Her gaze fell on her, as if she were just trash dust, a cold gaze with a hint of mockery and ridicule.

Mocking her overestimation of herself, mocking her failure and the ugliness of her plan. Her vision went black, and she was no longer able to bear it. Her body went limp and fell down. The maidservant beside her screamed in fright and hurriedly embraced her.

“Young Lady, do you want to go in and take a look?” Xinmei and Ning Xueyan had already watched the play for a long time. At this moment, seeing Ning Xueyan stop there, they thought she wanted to go in and asked in a low voice.

“No need, I still want to go and see what my good Second Sister has prepared for me!” A cold and clear smile curled at the corner of Ning Xueyan’s mouth. Ning Ziyan’s trap set for her was not yet finished. This next part should be more exciting, more fun!