"Quickly go to Yuxue Garden and check!" Ji Wushang exclaimed in alarm.
Zhao Yirou is in Nan Jinxue's room... This is going to be quite a show! It'll infuriate Ji Yinxue and make Nan Jinxue take Zhao Yirou as a concubine again—perfect! Since they're going to take concubines anyway, let the two of them fight it out!
The Marquis stormed out, his anger palpable, followed by Consort Jin. "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and get to Yu Xue Garden!" The more chaotic things get between Nan Jin Xue and Ji Yin Xue, the better it is for her! If she can have a baby soon, she can win over the Marquis's heart completely!
Ji Wushang watched them march out of Moxuan Garden and head towards Yuxue Garden, a forced smile playing on his lips. He turned and went back to his room. With things as they were, there was no need to go and watch the spectacle! So many people had witnessed that historic moment; surely the Marquis would make Nan Jinxue take responsibility for Zhao Yirou, after all, she was the daughter of the Minister's mansion!
"Cuiwu, you go and keep a close eye on things for me, and come back tomorrow to report to me." Ji Wushang looked at the maid Cuiwu who was standing there.
"Yes." Cuiwu responded and immediately followed the others to Yuxue Garden.
Ji Wushang closed the door and walked behind the screen. He saw Nan Xuzong soaking in the bathtub. The medicine was obtained by Gong Shu at Ji Wushang's request.
Ji Wushang walked over, sighed, took a bath towel from the side and simply dried him off, then sat down and watched him. The bath water needed to be at room temperature, not too cold, otherwise it would harm his body, so Ji Wushang could only wait, and as soon as the water temperature changed slightly, he would immediately ask the maid to add hot water again.
Yu Xue Garden.
At this moment, candlelight entered the room, illuminating the entire Yuxue Garden.
When Ji Yinxue and the Marquis arrived at Yuxue Garden, there were already quite a few maids waiting in the courtyard, but they dared not go in or back out even a little bit, all waiting for the Marquis and the others.
The Marquis glared at them, furious. "Where are they?"
A maidservant timidly pointed inside.
"Miss Zhao brought a bowl of ginseng tea to the second young master, and then..." No one dared to say another word.
Ji Yinxue suppressed her burning anger and, seeing the maid pointing, immediately pushed open the door and went in. She heard a man's heavy breathing and a woman's soft moans coming from inside!
Everyone following behind knew what was going on! The unmarried male and female servants were all blushing, while the married men and women wore expressions ranging from disdain to amusement. Ji Yinxue was furious, wanting to rush up and see just how shameless that woman was to have climbed into Nan Jinxue's bed, but she had to maintain her composure in front of so many people!
"All of you, get out!" The Marquis was so ashamed that he had to go home. He was thinking about how to handle this situation. His own son had slept with another woman. What a disgrace to the family!
The warmth inside remains undiminished, completely unaware that many people have already visited!
Ji Yinxue could no longer hold back and was about to rush in and pull that shameless woman out, but she was pulled back by Aunt Jin. "Second Young Madam, let's forget it. You are already pregnant. I think the Marquis should let the Second Young Master marry Miss Biao as his concubine!" Aunt Jin's eyes drifted towards the Marquis at this moment.
The Marquis listened thoughtfully and nodded. He figured the young lady from the Minister's mansion probably wouldn't want to become a concubine in his household. If things escalated and reached the Emperor, his mansion would be doomed! A secondary wife was still an option! All it would take was Nan Jinxue's approval!
Hearing this, Ji Yinxue was furious! Her worst-case scenario was that Nan Jinxue would take Zhao Yirou as a concubine, but now she was being made a secondary wife! What security did she have left as the principal wife? If Zhao Yirou was a secondary wife, where would she be the principal wife? Look at Zhao Yirou, so delicate and weak, who would have thought she would steal her husband!
I absolutely cannot let her get away with this!
I thought she was really on my side, fighting against Nan Xuzong and Ji Wushang. I never expected that I would be the one who got tricked by her!
"Yinxue, you are pregnant and it's not easy for you to take care of Jinxue. Since this has happened, let's just leave it at that and let her be a concubine." The Marquis's question was clearly a solicitation, but he had made it sound like a statement. Ji Yinxue was absolutely certain that she could not say anything against it.
Tears streamed down Ji Yinxue's face. "Father, you must stand up for me! I never imagined Miss Zhao would be such a woman. Putting aside her husband's character, she, a daughter of an official, should be sleeping peacefully in her room. I never expected... sob sob, such a thing would happen..."
"Alright, alright, stop crying. We need to give the Ministry of Personnel some kind of result! This matter is settled!" Marquis Jinnan stopped trembling.
I need to go to the Minister's residence tomorrow to talk to Zhao Ge, and it will probably take half a day to talk about it. What a hassle!
Ji Yinxue was crying and sniffling, and the Marquis, already impatient, snorted and walked out immediately.
It must be because this woman has a child and can no longer serve Nan Jinxue that Nan Jinxue and Zhao Yirou are like this. Sigh, late at night, she brings a bowl of ginseng tea to another man. It seems she must like Jinxue. Let them be together!
Aunt Jin glanced at Ji Yinxue, then followed the Marquis out.
As Ji Yinxue listened to the seductive and alluring sounds inside, the anger in her heart burned even more fiercely!
"Zhao Yirou, if I let you go, I'm not Ji Yinxue!" Ji Yinxue swore a vicious oath, stomped her foot, and left.
Dazed and confused, Ji Wushang used his consciousness to keep himself awake. It was almost dawn when Nan Xuzong finally came to his full senses. He opened his eyes to find himself sitting in a bathtub, the hot water still steaming. Turning his head slightly, he saw Ji Wushang sitting at the table, looking extremely sleepy, but propping his eyelids open with his hand.
A warm feeling flashed through Nan Xuzong's heart. After a moment's thought, he remembered what had happened.
Thinking he should move to get out of the bathtub, he found that his legs were too weak to support him. With a muffled thud, Nan Xuzong sat down again.
Ji Wushang woke up immediately and saw what appeared to be Nan Xucong struggling inside. Startled, he rushed forward, calling out, "Cong!"
With his help, Ji Wushang assisted Nan Xuzong to sit up again before asking, "You're awake?"
"Hmm." Nan Xuzong took a breath. He had been a bit presumptuous just now. Heh, he actually dared to hope that his legs could stand up?
Ji Wushang felt as if his heart was being torn apart, but it was alright, he would definitely be able to stand up again! It wouldn't be long!
"Let me help you out first; soaking for too long won't do," Ji Wushang said.
When two people trust each other and firmly believe in each other's fidelity, they need no words to embellish their relationship.
"Is the person dead?" Nan Xuzong asked.
"I had someone take her to the Second Young Master's bedside." Ji Wushang curled his lip. "I don't know if this is the proper way to handle it?"
"Very good." Nan Xuzong narrowed his eyes. If she hadn't been drugged, his palm strike would have shattered her heart and lungs!
"Slow down." Ji Wushang placed his hand on his shoulder and helped him out. A handsome man emerging from the bath was still very alluring, especially when he was so close. Nan Xuzong looked somewhat embarrassed, and Ji Wushang didn't dare to look at him too closely.
As he was helped out, Ji Wushang took a clean bath towel and wrapped it around his private parts before he could catch his breath.
Nan Xuzong looked at her and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard work." Ji Wushang glanced at him, her eyes meeting his. Nan Xuzong looked at her slightly bloodshot eyes and couldn't help but stroke her face. "I'm sorry to have troubled you."
Ji Wushang smiled, gently shook his head, and then helped him sit in the wheelchair. "Rest first, there's still some time." As he spoke, he pushed the wheelchair towards the bedside. "Who were you talking to earlier? And why did you go to the study afterwards?"
“I spoke with the Third Prince. I will be serving as his advisor for the next few days, and I will be busy with government affairs.” Nan Xuzong turned to look at her. “I’m so sorry, I just went back to my study to handle some matters.”
"It's alright, you have a lot to do, so go ahead and do your thing," Ji Wushang said with a smile, then came forward to help him sit on the bed.
"You should rest too, don't tire yourself out," Nan Xuzong called out as she was about to leave again.
"I wonder how things are at Yuxue Garden. I'm thinking of going to check on it," Ji Wushang said, covering him with the blanket. "You rest for a bit. I'll be right back. I'll just ask a few simple questions so we can get things done tomorrow."
"I'll wait for you." Nan Xuzong looked at her.
Ji Wushang nodded, knowing that he couldn't persuade him otherwise. He should hurry up and finish asking the questions so he could come back and rest, as he was indeed tired.
Ji Wushang opened the door and, as expected, saw Cuiwu standing guard outside. Ji Wushang beckoned her over and asked, "How did things go?"
Cui Wu immediately recounted everything that had just happened. Ji Wushang listened and nodded; things were developing as he had planned, which was good!
"You may leave!" Ji Wushang said.
"Yes." Cuiwu immediately bowed and went down.
Ji Wushang returned to his room, closed the door, and went into the inner room, where he saw Nan Xuzong waiting for him.
She took off her coat before getting into bed, saying, "I'm so tired."
"Take a rest if you're tired." Nan Xuzong pulled her into his arms. "You've really worked hard." He kissed her dark hair and breathed in her jasmine-scented body fragrance, feeling at ease before slowly falling asleep.
Nestled in his arms, Ji Wushang finally felt the warmth, and upon closing his eyes, he felt as if he were in paradise.
The morning breeze blew in, and the sun slowly rose, shining on the Marquis's residence.
Yu Xue Garden.
Nan Jinxue rubbed her eyes, feeling utterly exhausted. She frowned, wondering why she felt this way. She hadn't done anything; she had simply been lying in bed! Her hand reached out and touched something, only to feel a woman's body beside her, and... *slippage*...
Nan Jinxue was startled and suddenly saw the woman next to her, who was completely naked. Her skin was as white as snow, but it was covered with hickeys. Her lips, her soft parts, and so on were all red and swollen!
Nan Jinxue immediately looked at herself, who was also completely naked... It was obvious that she had spent the night with this woman!
What's going on?
Zhao Yirou slowly woke up and moved her body, only to find that her body felt as if it had been run over by something! The tearing pain immediately stretched from her lower body all the way to her heart!
"Ah!" Zhao Yirou screamed, turning sharply to the man beside her! Stop! How could it be Nan! Jin! Xue!
Zhao Yirou immediately covered her mouth, recalling that last night she had nestled in Nan Xuzong's arms, but in the end, she was sent flying by Nan Xuzong's palm and fell to the ground unconscious!
But, unexpectedly, I ended up in Nan Jinxue's bed!
Nan Jinxue's face was cold and tense. "How did you get here?" She practically offered herself up! Although she hadn't tasted a woman's touch in a long time, this bastard didn't have to offer himself up like this! Would her Grandfather, the Minister, let her off?!
"I...I don't know either..." Zhao Yirou cried, taking the quilt and covering herself with it.
Nan Jinxue sneered, "Get out of here!"
"I, I..." Zhao Yirou had cursed Nan Jinxue a hundred times in her heart. She didn't know what happened last night, but her body was in a lot of pain, so she knew that he had probably been very crazy about her last night! He even told her to get off the bed? Men are all heartless!
"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, ''? Get out of here before anyone notices!' Nan Jinxue was impatient; these people were all so troublesome! Wasn't Zhao Yirou originally meant for Nan Xuzong by her mother? How did she end up here?!"
"You! You've already defiled my virginity, and now, how am I supposed to get out? Do you want me to die?!" Zhao Yirou thought about how she, an unmarried woman, had been defiled and would definitely never be able to get married. If he didn't take responsibility for her, she would have no choice but to die!
"Oh dear, this performance is even better than the one at Lichun Garden so early in the morning!" Just then, a sharp and sarcastic voice came from outside.
☆、195 The winds rise and the clouds surge, a chilling wind fills the building!
Nan Jinxue and Zhao Yirou looked in surprise toward the sound and saw that it was Ji Yinxue, with Aunt Jin following behind. Zhao Yirou's face immediately turned bright red. "You, you..." she said, and then tightly covered her quilt.
Ji Yinxue only wanted to tear this woman's face to shreds!
"Stop pretending!" Ji Yinxue shouted angrily, her eyes blazing with fury.
Seeing their reactions, Nan Jinxue knew they must know about her relationship with Zhao Yirou. There was nothing to say; marrying another woman was no big deal. She coldly said, "Have you seen enough? If you've seen enough, get out."
Ji Yinxue suppressed her anger. As a woman, seeing her husband having an affair with another woman was naturally upsetting, and she probably wanted to strangle that vixen. But could she do that? No! And what could she say? A married woman obeys her husband; if she wanted to vent her resentment, she could only do it later!
Aunt Jin covered her eyes and said with a half-smile, "The Marquis said that you should get dressed and then go to the main hall, where he will be waiting for you! He will probably go to the Minister's mansion to propose marriage later!" With that, she swayed her hips and walked out.
Hearing those words, Ji Yinxue was furious, but could only snort coldly, "Hmph! Zhao Yirou, you just wait! I have plenty of Nan Jinxue's children! You'll regret this!"
Zhao Yirou was stunned. She hadn't even considered sleeping with Nan Jinxue! She never expected things to turn out like this! It must have been Nan Xuzong who did it! But there was no reason for it. He had clearly been drugged by her aphrodisiac, so how could he have brought her to Nan Jinxue's side? It was Ji Wushang! Zhao Yirou's cold eyes flashed.
Nan Jinxue sneered, gracefully getting out of bed and slowly dressing. "Have you figured out who plotted against you? Get up, or do you want me to dress you?" She'd been outmaneuvered by one woman and schemed against by two others; she'd truly fallen for women's tricks! How unlucky!
Nan Jinxue was in a bad mood, but then she thought that if she married Zhao Yirou, she might still get the support of the Minister's Mansion. Compared to Ji Yinxue, Ji Dingbei was clearly siding with Ji Wushang, and she wouldn't gain any advantage by marrying Ji Yinxue! Zhao Yirou was different. She was the eldest daughter of the Minister's Mansion. Although she was born out of wedlock, she was still the eldest. Her two younger sisters, although born out of wedlock, wouldn't win Minister Zhao Ge's favor for the time being. As for her two older brothers, they would definitely help her, the eldest sister!
Thinking about this situation, Nan Jinxue's mood improved.
Zhao Yirou was annoyed, feeling that Nan Jinxue had just mocked her. She slowly climbed off the bed, but as soon as she moved, her lower body ached terribly. Damn this man!
His gaze fell on the table to the side, and sure enough, he saw the ginseng tea he had served to Nan Xuzong last night. Of course, Nan Jinxue had definitely drunk it all! No wonder he and Nan Jinxue had ended up in such a mess!
Nan Jinxue finished dressing, turned around and looked at Zhao Yirou. Zhao Yirou received his gaze and glared at him. Nan Jinxue smiled and stepped forward, "Since you've given yourself to me, serve me well. You'll benefit from it in the future!"
"Is that so? What I want is the position of the legal wife. Can you give it to me?" Zhao Yirou said coldly. Looking at his face, she knew he must have thought of something!
“You are already my secondary wife, no different from my principal wife.” Nan Jinxue’s tone was slightly cold. “Besides, Yinxue is pregnant. Even if I wanted to make you my principal wife, my father and aunt would not agree!”