TFWYH – Chapter 647 Kidnapping Failed

Ling Yu deliberately teased her:

“Then what about Mother? She’s also completely defenseless. Why not give it to her?”

Tang Wan had clearly already thought about this.

“Mother’s personality is too gentle. Even if she had it, she wouldn’t bear to hurt anyone. Yue’er is different — if her personal safety were threatened, she’d definitely be able to strike back.”

“Besides, doesn’t she often run around outside? Xu Xi has to stay by Mother’s side and can’t always protect her. If Yue’er has this thing, I’ll feel more at ease too.”

Ling Yu chuckled softly, his eyes full of tenderness as he looked at her.

“You truly are my virtuous wife. With you around, I hardly need to worry about these things.”

Tang Wan nodded vigorously.

“Exactly, exactly! Since I’m this wonderful, shouldn’t you sleep with me already?”

The moment Ling Yu heard that, his warm expression vanished instantly.

He immediately let go of her hand.

“Shameless!”

Tang Wan: …

How was she shameless?

He was her husband — husband, okay?

Could he please fulfill his marital duties properly? The “public grain” that should be handed over still needed to be paid on time, hey!

This was already Tang Wan’s Nth failed attempt at seducing the beauty into bed, so she was used to it by now. Her disappointment only lasted a short while.

Before long, Wan Zhenxiang finished preparing everything and instructed the servants to arrange the various props and equipment.

The noble ladies who wanted to participate each wrote down their names and handed the slips over to Wan Zhenxiang.

There were quite a lot of participants — more than twenty women in total, both married and unmarried.

Even the Third Prince’s Consort came over to join the fun despite her big pregnant belly.

Tang Wan watched her excited expression, then glanced at her stomach again, hesitating for a moment over whether she should tell her the truth.

While Tang Wan was still thinking, Wan Zhenxiang shuffled the slips containing the noble ladies’ names and personally drew two out.

Just as he opened them and was about to loudly announce the names, a voice suddenly rang out from outside:

“The Heir of Marquis Wenxuan has arrived! Princess Rong’an has arrived! Princess Yong’an has arrived!”

Soon after, several young people entered the hall.

At the front was none other than Yu Ziqing, the heir of Marquis Wenxuan.

He wasn’t alone — five or six young people followed behind him, both men and women.

Two of the women were familiar faces.

One was Huangfu Rong’an, naturally. The other was the spoiled young lady in purple who had tried to take Ling Yu and Tang Wan’s room at Drunken Immortal Pavilion when they first arrived in the capital.

Besides those two, there was also a scholar-dressed man — the very scholar that the girl in purple had protected that day.

The group clearly knew they had arrived late. The first thing they did upon entering was kneel to greet the Emperor and Empress.

A sharp gleam flashed through the Emperor’s eyes as he smiled.

“And why have you all arrived so late?”

The young people immediately lowered their heads.

Yu Ziqing, however, had no reservations whatsoever. Grinning, he replied:

“Replying to Your Majesty — the little princess from Marquis Yong’an’s household saw my second brother and practically forgot how to walk. She dragged him around buying this and that, so the rest of us got delayed because of them. As for Princess Rong’an, we happened to meet her at the palace gates.”

“You brat, what nonsense are you spouting? Keep talking and I’ll beat you!”

Marquis Wenxuan glared fiercely at him, looking ready to kill him if he kept babbling.

Yu Ziqing protested:

“But Father, it’s true! If you hadn’t insisted that I wait for Second Brother, I wouldn’t have been late!”

The Marquis became even more anxious.

“You still dare to talk back?! Show some respect in front of His Majesty!”

Yu Ziqing curled his lips and finally stopped talking.

The Emperor laughed heartily.

“No matter. I watched Ziqing grow up — I know his temperament well. Since you’re all here now, take your seats.”

Only after the Emperor spoke did the young people rise and return to their respective family seats.