The Concubine Strikes Back: The Marquis Insists on Me to Be His Wife

Chapter 402: Li Shang was plotted

The woman walked into the room quietly. Li Shang thought it was a servant who came in, so he didn't take it seriously. He was a little drunk and felt dizzy.

I was so confused that I couldn't see clearly that it was a woman. "Come~ help me~"

Seeing that Li Shang was drunk, the woman hurried forward to support him. Li Shang used the force to put his hand on the woman's shoulder.

As luck would have it, the door was opened at this moment. Several servants saw the two people hugging each other and hurriedly retreated.

"What's wrong? Why are you so flustered?" Princess Shaohua scolded.

The servants knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Princess, please spare my life. Yes..." the servant said as he looked into the house.

Princess Shaohua thought something was wrong and signaled the maid beside her to open the door.

The woman in the room heard the noise and quickly hugged Li Shang, unbuttoning a few buttons on her clothes. "Master Li, don't do this~"

As soon as the woman finished speaking, Princess Shaohua walked in.

"What are you doing?"

The woman pretended to be surprised and turned around and said, "Your servant greets the princess." Then she pushed Li Shang away with force.

Li Shang was caught off guard and pushed to the ground by the woman.

Princess Shaohua recognized this woman at a glance. She was the one she had just asked her husband about, whether she was Lord Li Shang.

He understood, "It's you? Whose family are you from? Do you have any sense of shame for being alone with a man and a woman in the same room?"

The woman knelt down while tidying her clothes. "My father is Xing Zhaolin. I am Xing Yuning. Please forgive me, princess. I did not mean to go the wrong way. It's just that my day has come suddenly. I was afraid of being seen, so I ordered my maid to ask the princess for help. I wanted to hide in the house first, but as soon as I came in, I was hugged by Master Li. Then~~then this is what the princess saw."

Princess Shaohua asked around Xing Yuning and knew that she did it on purpose, but who was General Xing? He was the emperor's brother's man. If she could help her, General Xing would surely be used by her in the future.

As for the person in front of him, she was quite smart, but he had grown up in the palace and had seen all kinds of intrigues, let alone her low-level tricks. To be honest, she could be exposed at a glance.

He turned around and glanced at Li Shang again. She was already drunk and asleep on the ground. In that case, why not go with the flow and do her a favor?

"Okay, get up! Considering that this is your first offense, I will not pursue the matter, but..." Princess Shaohua paused and looked at Xing Yuning meaningfully.

Xing Yuning was delighted, "Thank you, Princess. Your kindness is so great that I will never forget it."

"However, this incident has affected your and Lord Li's reputation. You and Lord Li Shang need to give this princess an explanation." Princess Shaohua continued.

Xing Yuning quickly responded, "Yes, I will follow the princess's instructions."

"Someone, bring some water to wake Lord Li up."

After hearing the princess' order, the servant quickly fetched a basin of cold water and poured it on Li Shang.

Li Shang was splashed with cold water and instantly sobered up. Seeing a group of people surrounding him in the room, he quickly stood up and said, "I pay my respects to the princess. Please punish me."

Princess Shaohua raised her lips slightly, "Then you should marry Miss Xing!"

"Ah?" Xing Yuning looked at Princess Shaohua in astonishment.

"What?" Li Shang looked at the princess in disbelief.

"What? You don't want to?" Princess Shaohua's face turned cold.

"No, no, no. I am willing to do so. Thank you, Princess." Xing Yuning kowtowed to express her gratitude.

"Princess, this..." Li Shang looked at a loss.

"You've ruined the girl's reputation, and you still don't want to marry her?" Princess Shaohua's voice suddenly rose.

"Please forgive me for my rudeness, Princess. I really don't know what I have done wrong!"

"Miss Xing, you speak for yourself!" She had already been a good person, and she couldn't say what she was doing now.

"Yes...it was Lord Li who hugged me and wouldn't let go when you saw me come in. I...I...I agreed to everything. Lord Li, don't you agree? Do you want to force me to die?" Xing Yuning burst into tears as she spoke.

"Is this actually... true?" Li Shang looked incredulous.

Seeing that Li Shang didn't believe it, Xing Yuning said, "The princess can testify, and the servants present can also testify. If Master Li doesn't believe it, just ask!"

Seeing this, Li Shang had to agree whether he agreed or not. "I will leave it to the princess to decide."

Princess Shaohua waved her hand and asked someone to send Li Shang back to his room to rest. After everyone left, Princess Shaohua smiled slyly and said to Xing Yuning, "Miss Xing, this princess can only help you up to this point."

After hearing this, Xing Yuning kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Princess, for your help. Thank you, Princess."

"Alright, hurry back! I will report this to my brother and ask him to grant the marriage decree, but in the future..."

"Princess, rest assured. From now on, I will follow your lead. No...it's the Xing family that will follow your lead."

Princess Shaohua nodded in satisfaction, "It seems that you are not stupid. But if you dare to play tricks in the princess's mansion, I can't let you off easily!"

After hearing what the princess said, Xing Yuning's eyes turned, "Fortunately, the princess suppressed today's incident, otherwise I would die. I can't forget your life-saving grace, I will let the princess punish me. But I think it would be great if I could be punished with silver notes instead."

"Well~ This princess sees that you are delicate and tender, and you can't help but be beaten. How can you get married if you are injured? Then bring in thirty thousand taels of silver from the backyard! I will use it as a payment." After saying this, the princess turned around and walked out.

"Thank you, Princess!" Xing Yuning saw that her goal had been achieved, so she stood up happily and walked out.