The scumbag was secretly having an affair, while I was openly having an affair with the prince.

Chapter 31 Reluctant

You Qingrou simply couldn't accept the fact that she had slept naked with Wei Yonghuai. When she returned to the Yufeng Marquis's residence, she started crying, making a scene, and threatening to hang herself. To prevent her from doing anything foolish, Madam Wen stayed by her side every step of the way, constantly trying to dissuade and comfort her. The mother and daughter's tantrums and crying caused all the servants in the Yufeng Marquis's residence to suffer.

Finally, You Qingbo, who had just returned from the brothel, couldn't stand it anymore and yelled at You Qingrou, "If you really want to die, get some poison and drink it secretly. Don't make such a racket and annoy people! Anyway, you've lost your innocence now, and you can't marry a rich man again. It's a waste of food to keep living like this!"

"You...you..." You Qingrou was so angry at his disdain that she became incoherent and threw herself into Wen Shi's arms for comfort. "Mother...how could my elder brother be so heartless...I am his own sister..."

After being tormented by her son for a day and a night, Madam Wen was exhausted both physically and mentally. When she heard her son say such angry words, she couldn't help but get angry too. "Look at the mess you've made of the mansion! You only know how bad you are, but don't you think we're bad too? If everyone acted like you and tried to kill themselves, would our whole family just give up on living?"

"Mother..." Seeing her mother's anger, and with her elder brother present, You Qingrou immediately lost her temper and cried aggrievedly, "Now that I've lost my innocence, I can only marry Wei Yonghuai. But Wei Yonghuai had an affair with Luo Lixian. A man like that is no longer clean. Besides, the Wei family only has Wei Guangzheng, a fourth-rank official. In the capital, they have neither ancestral property nor any other support. What kind of good life can I expect after marrying into that family?"

With her limited patience, Madam Wen comforted her, "Wei Yonghuai did have an affair with Luo Lixian, but that's all in the past. Just think of Luo Lixian as a concubine who can't be brought into the open, right? Besides, Luo Lixian has now entered the Eastern Palace and become the Crown Prince's concubine. Her affair with Wei Yonghuai is the Wei family's biggest weakness, and they will definitely use her to seek their own benefit. So you don't need to worry about suffering after you marry into the family."

She only had one daughter, and she wanted her daughter to marry into a powerful noble family so that the Yufeng Marquis's mansion could rise again in the future. But things didn't go as planned, and now that such a scandal had happened, she had no choice but to let her daughter marry into the Wei family.

You Qingbo couldn't help but say, "Mother is right. With Luo Lixian becoming the Crown Prince's concubine, the Wei family has also climbed up to the Crown Prince. You used to have a good relationship with Luo Lixian, so perhaps you can also climb up to the Crown Prince through her. With the Crown Prince as our backer, the restoration of glory to our Yufeng Marquis's Mansion will be just around the corner!"

After hearing their analysis, You Qingrou had no choice but to accept her fate.

"Alright...then I'll marry Wei Yonghuai!"

As for the Wei family...

After leaving Wanfu Temple, Wei Yonghuai disappeared for a whole night.

Wei Guangzheng and Madam Ge searched anxiously all night, and the steward came to report at dawn the next day, "Master, Madam, the young master has returned!"

The couple rushed to their son's yard.

Seeing her son completely drunk, Madam Ge was both angry and heartbroken. She quickly stepped forward and snatched the wine pot from his hand.

"So what if she sleeps with another woman? What's so unacceptable about that? Although the Yufeng Marquis's mansion has fallen on hard times, You Qingrou is still a young lady of the Marquis's mansion. She's still better than the woman you keep outside!"

Wei Yonghuai staggered, lunged at her, snatched the wine jug back, gulped down another large mouthful, and then roared furiously, "My affairs are none of your business! All of you, get out! Get out!"

He could accept Ye Shishu hating him, but he couldn't accept that Ye Shishu knocked him unconscious and then sent him to another woman's bed!

Whether it was Ye Shishu in the past or Ye Shishu in my dreams, she was always so gentle and obedient. Why has she become so sinister and ruthless now?

Is it because she also had that dream?

But that was just a dream!

Did a non-existent dream make her abandon her feelings for him that she had cherished for so many years?

A non-existent dream caused her personality to drastically change, turning her against him and even resorting to any means to deal with him?

He is not willing!

Not reconciled!

The woman was gone, the Ye family's dowry was gone, and all his hopes and dreams were gone...

“Huai’er…” Madam Ge wanted to say something more.

Wei Guangzheng interrupted her coldly, "Since he wants to drink, let him drink his fill. Just ignore him!"

After saying this, he angrily turned and left.

Seeing this, Ge knew that he was angry because his son was not living up to his potential, so she forgot about feeling sorry for her son and quickly chased after him.

……

Ye Shishu wasn't idle at home either. After sending two people to keep an eye on the Yufeng Marquis's residence and the Wei family, she pulled Ninth Aunt aside and asked her to teach her needlework.

“Ninth Aunt, my favorite thing since I was little has been learning martial arts from my two older brothers. My mother passed away early, so no one taught me these delicate skills. Please don’t laugh at me for being clumsy.”

"It's alright if Your Highness doesn't want to learn. The General and your two uncles have never made you do any chores. Even if you go to the Prince's residence, the Prince won't let you touch these things either," Ninth Aunt said with a smile.

Ye Shishu stopped her needlework and suddenly asked Ninth Aunt, "Ninth Aunt, I heard that the Prince once loved a woman when he was at the border. The reason he was injured was because of that woman. Can you tell me about that woman?"

"This..." Ninth Aunt frowned instantly.

Seeing her hesitation, Ye Shishu pursed her lips awkwardly, then grinned at her and said, "I was just asking casually, hehe!"

Everyone knew that Prince Seung had someone he loved. Although no one had ever seen the woman, the fact that he returned to the capital after losing her showed how deeply he loved her.

Last night's events, Prince Seung's impulsiveness—she strongly suspected that Prince Seung, under the influence of alcohol, mistook her for that woman…

Previously, she had only been focused on getting rid of Wei Yonghuai and had never thought about Prince Cheng's past. But after his intimate actions towards her last night, she suddenly found herself feeling a tightness in her chest.

There is no true affection between them. If that woman returns to Prince Cheng's side, what should she do?

"Your Highness, I dare not reveal anything about the Prince, but you can ask him directly."

"Hmm." Hearing Aunt Jiu's reply, Ye Shishu stiffly forced a smile.

ask?

She's using Prince Seung, so what right does she have to question his past?

Even if Prince Cheng was the one being used by her, and even if they were just an ordinary couple getting married, she couldn't erase Prince Cheng's memory of that woman.

What she's struggling with now is what she should do if that woman returns to Prince Cheng's side someday...

Seeing her holding the needle and thread without moving, Aunt Jiu could not see her expression, but the depressed aura emanating from her made Aunt Jiu inexplicably uneasy.

"princess……"

Just as she was about to say something more, Hao Fuxing appeared excitedly, "Miss, Prince Cheng has sent someone to deliver a box of jewelry to you."

After he finished speaking, two servants behind him carried a box into the room.

Ye Shishu watched as the box was opened, got up and walked over, only to find that the box was filled with jewelry boxes of all sizes.

These dazzling jewelry boxes alone are enough to tell that the items inside are of considerable value.

But she couldn't smile at all; instead, her heart felt like it was blocked with mud, and she felt inexplicably unhappy.

She had known Prince Seung for quite some time, but she hadn't noticed his wealth. Why then did he suddenly send her a whole box of jewelry?

Could it be that Prince Cheng felt guilty for mistaking her for that woman last night, and therefore gave her these jewels as compensation?

"Your Highness, aren't you going to open it and take a look?" Ninth Aunt couldn't help but remind her.