Chapter 318 - The Desperate Decision within the Imperial Study (1/2)

Fifth Princess regained composure from her previous wrath. Her two eyes fall on Bai Yichen like two poisonous snakes, and she became as mad and stubborn. From her reaction, Bai Yichen affirmed his belief that there was an affair between Fifth Princess and his fifth brother. He secretly commended Bai Yihao’s plan of stealing his most worthy a.s.set.

If not for her high value, he would not have taken any interest in her. He would naturally not be interested in Bai Yihao’s used woman if not for the great value that she would bring to him. When she entered just now, Fifth Princess’ seductive act of taking off her coat, and the natural act of putting it on the hanger all signified the familiarity of such scandalous acts.

He smirked and scorned, “How did Fifth Princess know that I left my manor? It is truly unusual for Fifth Princess to be so acutely aware of my whereabouts in the middle of the night! Even if I did leave the manor just now, I can still return! Fifth Princess, I promise you that I will take responsibility, please believe in me.”

His words were with a slight mockery as if he were just talking about a casual affair with an ordinary woman, with not a slight tinge of guilt. Fifth Princess had to resist her urge to pounce forth and slap her.

“Come.” Xie Qing waved his hand and a man was forced in by his soldiers. It was the gatekeeper, who now kneeled on the ground with fright and panic written all over his face.

“Are you the gatekeeper of Yan First Prince’s manor?” Xie Qing did not care about the menacing face of Fifth Princess and asked in a matter-of-fact way.

Bai Yichen’s expression changed slightly but he soon regained composure.

Fifth Princess’ expression changed drastically. When she entered just now, she signaled her coachman to ask if Sir Bai was at home.

Father locked her in the palace for Mother to look after her. If she did have an affair with her cousin today, she could avoid punishment due to her Grandmother’s doting of her cousin. Father would naturally listen to Grandmother. However, she did not expect the situation to go drastically wrong. Since her cousin saw her entangled with Yan First Prince, he would naturally not speak in her favor.

She was convinced that Bai Yichen lured her in but she then discovered that it was impossible to explain her situation clearly, especially the reason she appeared here and the questions she asked the gatekeeper, which all signified that she planned this encounter.

“Sir, I am the gatekeeper here. Tonight, this lady came and asked me if Sir Bai is here. His Majesty had just entered Qin Kingdom and thus concealed his ident.i.ty as an average gentleman. I heard that he had recently known a beautiful lady from the brothel, who is rumored to be extremely enchanting, and that she would visit us tonight.”

“Since this lady asked me, I replied affirmatively and told her that Sir Bai is waiting for her inside. She followed me in and signaled me to retreat. I figured that those from the brothels are so bold and liked such things, so I…”

Before the gatekeeper could finish his sentence, he glanced at the Fifth Princess. Everyone immediately understood what she meant, which was that Fifth Princess knew that a man was in this room when she came in. She did everything willingly, without anyone forcing her.

“Rubbis.h.!.+” Fifth Princess was raging as she stared at the s.h.i.+vering gatekeeper with rage, grinding her silver teeth in the process. She did not expect things to turn out this way. She came to meet Bai Yihao and had no idea why Bai Yichen was here. Turning to Xie Qing, she ordered, “They are all Bai Yihao’s minions, and they listened to his orders to frame me! Drag him down and beat him to death!”

“Fifth Princess, if all these are untrue, then why did Fifth Princess come forth to my manor? Who do you want to meet? Could it be that you are having an affair with another man in my manor?” Bai Yichen stood up and looked around with a cold and disdainful gaze. In Bai Yichen’s manor, the only prestigious individual was Bai Yichen, and the rest were either servants or guards.

Bai Yichen betted that Fifth Princess dared not admit her affair with Bai Yihao.

He was mocking the provocative nature of Fifth Princess, and implied that she chose to have an affair with his servants!

Fifth Princess naturally understood his meaning and was so mad that she bent her willow brows downward. “Mind your language, Bai Yichen!”

“I am speaking human language, could Fifth Princess not understand? Fifth Princess was found half-naked in my bed and on my arms, with all reputations lost. Could it be that you still want to marry someone else?” Bai Yichen was frustrated by this drama and asked directly.

In such a situation, he believed that it would be impossible for Emperor Zongwen to deny the marriage of him and Fifth Princess.

Tonight, he did want to check on Bai Yihao’s manor, which was set on fire, so as to satisfy the superficial brotherhood between the two. However, his guard received a letter addressed to Bai Yihao by Fifth Princess, using the name of Princess Anping. If not for the fact that Bai Yichen’s servants confirmed the woman as Fifth Princess, he would believe it to be Princess Anping.

The letter explained that Fifth Princess wanted Bai Yihao to come to Bai Yichen’s manor since his one was on fire, and she would visit him tonight.

Bai Yichen, who had always seen Fifth Princess as his wife since he had an interest in her, was all mad. He could not understand why Fifth Princess needed to use Princess Anping’s name but decided to use this plan instead to leave his manor and then return via the backdoor. He then told the gatekeeper that a prost.i.tute from the brothel would visit tonight, and asked him to lead her to his room.

Indeed, Fifth Princess was tricked and slowly entered his room, going straight to his arms without hesitation. Immediately, he did not spare any politeness and started touching her, warming up the atmosphere.

He had arranged the arrow himself to draw Bai Yihao here. He wanted Bai Yihao to give up on Fifth Princess, as well as to blow up the matter.

He mentioned that Fifth Princess came to meet him so as to cover up Fifth Princess’ true intention. He originally thought that Fifth Princess would thank him for such an act, but she did not return the favor. Hence, he decided to be impolite instead. Indeed, only Fifth Princess’ reputation would be severely damaged by this matter.

“Shut up.” Fifth Princess was angry and annoyed at Bai Yichen’s harsh words. She was releasing all her anger on Bai Yichen, refusing to hear what he had to say. Her two eyes were staring intensely at Bai Yichen with hatred and resentment, making Bai Yichen turn his head away.

The matter was already clear. Xie Qing believed that Fifth Princess came to the manor to meet Bai Yihao since it was no secret that she liked him. However, she mysteriously turned up in the room of the First Prince and was tangled up in his arms. He would never forget what he saw when he entered the room, where Fifth Princess sat on Bai Yichen’s lap, her cheeks blus.h.i.+ng from l.u.s.t. Bai Yichen’s hand retracted from under her clothes, bringing out a corner of her undergarments. The two already had done a scandalous act that no amount of talking would remove them from.

However, as a small a.s.sistant Commander, he had no right in interfering in such an affair.