Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 319 Just a case of drunken promiscuity

The eldest princess, who had just looked surprised and worried, revealed a secret smile.

"Open it," the princess said, her voice not loud, but carrying a sharp and imposing aura.

Those behind him could undoubtedly detect a hint of suppressed anger.

With a 'bang,' the old woman by the door pushed it open with all her might, and the door slammed against the wall with a dull thud.

The people in the room remained the same, continuing with their own affairs.

The old nanny looked at the princess with longing eyes.

"Guards, drag the person inside out for me!" The eldest princess finally displayed the majesty of a royal princess.

"Yes," the two strong and sturdy old women behind him immediately rushed into the house.

A moment later, a woman's scream and a man's furious voice came from inside.

The people standing in the courtyard, especially some of the ladies who were dissatisfied with the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, couldn't help but smile.

With a 'bang,' half a cup of tea later, a man and a woman dressed in undergarments were dragged out by the nanny and thrown onto the open ground in front of the house.

The woman's face was deathly pale, but a hint of flush could still be seen. Her hair clung to her face, glistening with moisture.

The man seemed to have just come to his senses, and looked up at the people in the courtyard. He appeared to be trembling with fear, but in fact, there was a triumphant smile on his lips.

There were many people in the courtyard, but no one noticed that there were two people standing at the back of the crowd.

Upon seeing the man and woman on the ground, the two exchanged a smile, their expressions suggesting they were watching a spectacle, and stood quietly without moving.

"Granny Zhou, go and see who is so immoral and disgraceful as to do such an indecent thing at the Spring Festival banquet."

The eldest princess rubbed her temples, looking like she had a headache from anger.

The old woman who had just pushed open the door turned around, squatted down in front of the woman, grabbed her hair, and forced her to raise her head.

The woman was so frightened that she tried to cover her face, but she was too weak, and her small face was exposed to Granny Zhou.

The gloating Zhou Mama's face stiffened.

"Who is it?" the princess's voice came again.

Unexpectedly, the woman who had been thrown to the ground suddenly sprang up, pushed past Granny Zhou, and crashed into a pillar on the steps.

"Stop her!" Granny Zhou shouted angrily.

"Ah-------," the woman suddenly felt a pain in her leg and fell to the ground halfway there, hitting her head on the steps and losing consciousness.

The eldest princess was so angry that the veins at her temples throbbed; this time, she was truly furious.

"Go check," she said, pointing to Granny Zhou. Granny Zhou immediately ran over and checked on her; she was still breathing, clearly having fainted.

Granny Zhou gritted her teeth, knelt on the ground, and said, "Your Highness, she has fainted."

"which one?"

"It is...it is Miss Mu Wanqing, the youngest daughter of the Minister of Rites."

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd standing in the courtyard erupted in a clamor of discussion.

Everyone wanted to see if it was true. Didn't someone say it might be Miss Gu San? They were there to watch the show!

Upon hearing this, the woman, who had been smiling and gloating with those around her, staggered and almost lost her balance.

"Madam!" a maid exclaimed.

The next instant, a maidservant was seen supporting a woman in her forties as she stumbled towards the person at the edge of the steps.

With trembling hands, he brushed aside the woman's hair at her temples. The middle-aged woman's vision went black, and she fainted as well.

"Take him away and find a doctor," the princess's voice rang out amidst the commotion. She clenched the handkerchief in her hand. Damn it!

So, in the crowded courtyard, everyone's eyes turned to the man who had been kneeling on the ground without making a sound.

“It’s Pan Junting, the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Cheng’an,” someone in the crowd recognized him.

'Whoosh!' The crowd erupted in chaos.

The key point is that Pan Junting is a well-known figure among the elite young men of the capital; he's a homosexual! How come he's with a woman right now?

Actually, everyone has misunderstood. Pan Junting is not picky about men or women.

He rose to fame two years ago when he openly brought a male prostitute to a banquet at the residence of a high-ranking official.

Although the male prostitute disguised himself as his servant, those young masters who spent their days teasing cats and dogs and frequenting brothels and pleasure houses knew him!

As a result, it was exposed on the spot.

Leaving aside how furious the family that hosted the banquet was, from then on, the name of Pan Junting, the only illegitimate son of the Marquis of Cheng'an, as a homosexual became known throughout the upper-class aristocratic circles of the capital.

The Marquis of Cheng'an did not discipline him, because the Marquis of Cheng'an had four children, both legitimate and illegitimate, but only this one son.

Later, although the high-ranking families were not very enthusiastic about inviting the Marquis of Cheng'an's family to banquets, they always had one reason or another that they had to invite them.

Just like this time, the Spring Appreciation Banquet was hosted by the royal family, and as a marquis's residence, it was natural for us to participate.

Since someone in the crowd recognized Pan Junting, he made no further attempt to conceal it.

He just heard it too; he realized he slept with the wrong person.

But he became somewhat disoriented as soon as he entered the room. The lighting was dim, and he was in such a hurry that he didn't look carefully.

Since she was the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage and would simply accept it.

It just so happens that we're lacking a woman in the backyard to be a wife, so I guess I'll have to make do!

For aristocratic children, drunken promiscuity is really not a big deal.

It's nothing more than having more concubines or maids. Of course, the legitimate daughter of a high-ranking official like the Minister of Rites could also be his principal wife.

Pan Junting immediately knelt up straight.

He said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, it is all my fault. Miss Mu and I have been in love for a long time. Tonight, I drank a few too many drinks and couldn't help myself. I have implicated Miss Mu. I will take responsibility and hope that Your Highness will forgive me."

The implication is that we were just having sex because we were mutually attracted, and it's none of your business if you're a princess.

The eldest princess was already on the verge of anger because of the plan going wrong, and these words made her so angry that she almost fell over.

At this moment, a maid who had been following the princess knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Please forgive me, Your Highness," the little maid said, her voice trembling and her body shaking uncontrollably.

It was this maid who ran to the banquet just now and said that Miss Gu had gone to change her clothes and hadn't come out yet. She knocked on the door, but no one answered.

The princess came to check on Miss Gu because she was afraid something had happened to her.

Of course, there are many gossipy people at the banquet, and soon a large group of people followed.

Everyone wanted to know what had happened to Miss Gu.

Of course, Lady Liu and everyone from the Duke's mansion also came.

Once Madam Wei stood still in the courtyard, she felt relieved upon hearing the woman's voice inside.

That's not Yue'er's voice!

She knew, of course, that it wasn't Gu Qingyue inside.

Therefore, she saw the eldest princess's behavior but only mocked her.

Since Gu Qingyue wasn't inside, she must have escaped.

What does this have to do with their Duke's mansion?

Just watch the show.

Meanwhile, Liu and her two daughters-in-law, who had been watching with a detached, spectator-like attitude, were utterly disappointed and beat their chests in frustration!

Ever since that woman was dragged out and thrown to the ground, they knew it wasn't Gu Qingyue. That brat is really lucky!