Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 281: Are you being fair to the Prince by doing this?

Chapter 281: Chapter 281: Are you being fair to the Prince by doing this?

Qi Yu listened to Madam Liu’s brazen speech without getting angry. Instead, the smile on her face grew even thicker as she watched with interest while the other woman twisted right and wrong.

Liu Sisi also stood up defiantly, with an exasperated look, and challenged, "Doing this, do you think you’re being fair to the Prince?"

The onlookers exchanged glances, unsure of what to say.

Although Song Yuerou had known early on that this was a trap set by Qi Yu, she still looked at her with some concern upon hearing the words of the Liu mother and daughter.

Qi Yu glanced at Song Yuerou but didn’t say anything. However, the slight curl of her lips showed that she was indifferent.

Song Yuerou had no choice but to suppress the unease in her heart and remain silent.

In the crowd, many ladies from prominent families were whispering to each other, sharing the same view as the Liu mother and daughter, blaming Qi Yu for not behaving with the propriety due to a woman.

Song Yuting, mingling among them, added fuel to the fire, "Exactly, the Prince has been so good to her, and yet, as a Princess, she dares to do such shameless acts, it’s utterly hateful!"

She had been holding back all afternoon, constantly looking for an opportunity to suppress Qi Yu and Song Yuerou.

But since Qi Yu and Song Yuerou were seated far from her, she could only sit alone in the corner, sipping her wine sullenly, her eyes filled with venomous resentment towards the two.

Axi tried to persuade her several times, but before she could speak, she saw Song Yuting cursing, "Those two sluts!"

She merely shook her head silently, keeping her thoughts to herself.

She hoped that her mistress wouldn’t cause any more trouble today; otherwise, upon their return, the old General surely wouldn’t let her off.

With Song Yuting having gained nothing in front of Qi Yu, and now with the addition of Song Yuerou, she couldn’t even think of causing further chaos.

The maid and mistress, one filled with resentment and the other with silent concern, sat in the corner for a long time.

Song Yuting was restless as she sat there, constantly pondering how to deal with the two of them.

The banquet was about to end, and she still hadn’t come up with any good ideas.

Just as she was feeling unwilling to let things be, she suddenly stumbled upon this situation.

Song Yuting immediately sensed there might be more to the story, so she was more eager than anyone to find Qi Yu’s whereabouts.

Unexpectedly, she found the woman hiding behind a rockery, entangled with a man.

Qi Yu’s gaze swept over these faces. Apart from Song Yuerou, who genuinely worried for her, and Liu Murou—who was afraid she might err—everyone else appeared to be watching the drama unfold.

Not to mention the look of the Liu mother and daughter, who seemed as if they wished to bite her to death.

Qi Yu sneered inwardly and glanced down at Yin Chenzong, subtly shaking the silver needle in her hand.

Having felt the pain of that silver needle, Yin Chenzong regarded Qi Yu as no different from a living ghost.

He swallowed hard and turned to Madam Liu, saying, "Aunt, please grant your blessing to me and Sisi!"

Upon his words, the scene froze for a moment.

Madam Liu’s face showed confusion, clearly the turn of events had exceeded her expectations.

Liu Sisi was even more infuriated and stamped her foot, pointing at Yin Chenzong as she demanded in a cold voice, "Make yourself clear, what blessing? When have I ever been involved with you?"

With so many people around, and Yin Chenzong’s words were so ambiguously phrased, if word got out, how could she, Liu Sisi, ever marry?

Madam Liu glaring at him with a stern face said, "Chenzong, I have let you stay a few more days in the residence and helped you find a position out of regard for you being my distant relative. Are you repaying kindness with ingratitude?"

Her words were laden with threat, and though Yin Chenzong understood her implications, he feared the silver needle in Qi Yu’s hand even more.

Moreover, Madam Liu wouldn’t do much to him, at most, she would have just driven him out of the Marquis Residence.

But once he offended Qi Yu, Prince Qiu would certainly not let the matter rest.

Yin Chenzong clenched his teeth and resolved, "Aunt, you know full well that I have always adored Sisi, yet you have always obstructed us in secret. Yesterday, I received a letter from Sisi saying she would meet me today at the rockery, where we had decided to pledge ourselves to each other for life."

His words held such gravity that they stunned everyone present.

Even Madam Liu was taken aback for a moment as if trying to recall whether such a thing had ever happened.

Liu Sisi was almost driven to tears with anger. With a crying tone, she angrily cursed at Yin Chenzong, "When have I ever sent you any letters!"

Upon hearing this, Yin Chenzong instead let out a scornful laugh, "The letter is in my room, if you don’t believe me, you may send someone to search for it."

Liu Sisi’s crying abruptly stopped.

There was indeed a letter, but that was when she and Madam Liu had written down their plan and had someone deliver it to him.

The content of the letter was simple; it instructed Yin Chenzong to wait in the rockery and to defile the virtue of the Prince Qiu’s wife after she had consumed the aphrodisiac.

This letter did indeed come from her hand, but it certainly was not with the meaning that Yin Chenzong had implied!

Liu Sisi was so furious she could die. She shot a fierce glare at Qi Yu, convinced that it was this damned wretch’s doing!

Otherwise, how could Yin Chenzong, this abscess, have the gall to betray them?

Madam Liu also realized which letter Yin Chenzong was talking about, but not only could she not send anyone to search for it, she also had to burn that letter.

Otherwise, it would be evidence of their plot against Prince Qiu’s wife.

Thinking this, she felt annoyed; she had clearly told the maid to instruct Yin Chenzong that the letter was to be burned after reading it.

Unexpectedly, the man had kept the letter, clearly intending to use it to threaten them.

Swallowing the humiliation, both Madam Liu and Liu Sisi looked at Qi Yu with ashen faces.

Qi Yu, however, clapped her hands leisurely and shook her head, "The devotion Prince Yin has shown to Miss Liu is truly a testimony to his heartfelt sincerity, a matter that sings and cries to the heavens!"

Having said this, she continued in the same unhurried manner amidst the blackened expressions of the Liu mother and daughter, "Just now, I was walking and admiring the garden with Yuerou when I suddenly saw a man sneaking towards the rockery. Out of curiosity, I followed him. To my surprise, he mistook me for Miss Liu and ardently declared his love."

At this point, she was full of mockery as she continued with a playful tone, "Left with no choice, I had to reveal the truth. Overwhelmed by the revelation, Prince Yin accidentally bumped into the rockery and let out a devastating scream, attracting you all here."

Her explanation sounded reasonable, and everyone else believed it.

The only four who knew the truth had varying expressions.

Madam Liu looked at Qi Yu with vicious eyes, wishing she could tear apart that mouth of hers.

Liu Sisi was frantic and furious, her reputation ruined for no reason, and she could not even argue back, which was utterly frustrating.

Liu Murou, on the other hand, was quietly alarmed. She had not expected that Prince Qiu’s wife’s move to ’remove the firewood from under the pot’ would be so seamless.

Not only had she cleared herself completely, but she had also counterattacked the Liu mother and daughter, causing Sisi to lose her reputation.

Once news reached His Majesty’s ears, Sisi would have no chance of marrying into the Prince Qiu Residence.

While relieved, she also began to feel scared.

If Prince Qiu’s wife was so skillful in her tactics, then had she not already seen through her own little schemes?