The three men had been lurking in the shadows, observing Wei Dongling for a long time. When they saw that there was no one around, they abducted her.
Wei Dongling sized up the three men in front of her carefully. Their unsteady steps indicated that they were probably servants from Prince Rui's Mansion. However, she had never even met Prince Rui. There was no reason for others to harm her without any cause.
They couldn't be the secret guards of the Crown Prince either. Those secret guards were at least decent in martial arts. She had never seen such incompetent ones.
So, they must have been sent by He Yao, the County Mistress Rong'an, whom she had offended just now.
That woman was so concerned about her dignity. With just a little provocation, she was so enraged that she had readily offered the silver notes. Having suffered a loss, she was naturally indignant and thus sent someone to attack Wei Dongling.
Wei Dongling couldn't help but sigh inwardly: Women are so terrifying! This damn horse - training ground is really inauspicious!
Inside the room, someone closed the door behind them and locked it with a loud clatter. Sunlight slanted in from the high window, shining a blinding rectangular patch on the ground. In the bright light, dust particles could faintly be seen floating in the air.
Wei Dongling got up and looked up at them like a little white rabbit, with an extremely innocent look in her eyes.
The man on the left couldn't help but sneer sinisterly, "You've offended someone you shouldn't have. Remember to be more obedient in the future."
Wei Dongling raised her eyebrows and asked, "How much silver did she give you to beat me up? Come on, let me have a look. If it's a large amount, I'll cooperate and we can split the spoils among the four of us!"
The man on the right scoffed, "Beat you up? Do you think it's that simple?"
Wei Dongling feigned surprise and said, "Is she going to kill me? This is Prince Rui's territory! If a life is lost, Prince Rui will have to take the blame."
The tall man in the middle sneered mockingly, "Don't worry. We won't kill you. Someone has offered a generous reward and ordered us to take good care of you, miss. We're just giving you a lesson so that you'll remember not to flirt with other men in the future."
As he said this, the man suddenly lunged forward and reached out to grab Wei Dongling's clothes. There was an obvious flush of lust in his eyes.
It seemed that the mastermind behind this was worried and had deliberately given these men aphrodisiacs.
Wei Dongling curled her lips into a cold smile and quickly stepped forward to kick him.
A shrill scream was heard. The other two men watched in horror as their comrade, with a contorted face, covered his crotch and trembled uncontrollably all over, then slowly collapsed while screaming.
Seeing this, the two men tightened their crotches and clamped their legs together. Their eyes were filled with horror as they looked at Wei Dongling. They never expected that a mere woman could be so ruthless!
Wei Dongling spread her hands and said, "Hey! I haven't practiced for so long that I'm almost losing my aim."
The two men: ...
The man on the left, seeing his comrade twitching on the ground, was so scared that he trembled. With a look of despair, he said, "How about we just let her go?"
The man on the right swallowed his saliva and summoned up his courage to shout, "If we don't complete the task, do you think she'll spare us? Think about that huge amount of silver she gave us!"
Hearing about the huge amount of silver, Wei Dongling was extremely anxious.
Why was that woman so stupid? Why didn't she just use the heavy money to bribe me? Even if I didn't give her face, I would have stayed away from that scumbag Yu for the sake of the silver!
The man on the left thought his comrade was right after hearing his words. He cautiously approached Wei Dongling and reached out to grab her wrist.
Wei Dongling tapped her toes lightly and darted onto the windowsill like a gust of wind, then fled through the window. The two men stared at her in stunned silence.
Wei Dongling dashed out nimbly and saw a woman standing guard outside the stable. The woman was looking outside anxiously, seemingly waiting for someone.
Wasn't this the maid that He Yao had sent to distract Cui Huan just now?
Thinking of what this mistress - servant pair had done, Wei Dongling got angry. She picked up a sack filled with forage on the ground, quickly covered the maid's head with it, and dragged her back.
"Ah - who are you? What do you want?" The maid, with her head covered by the sack and unable to see anything, could only struggle desperately.
Wei Dongling grabbed her belt and carried her onto the windowsill of the dark room. Then she kicked the maid down.
A scream was heard, followed by a thud. It seemed that the maid had hit the ground and was stunned.
Wei Dongling clapped her hands and darted away like a gust of wind. When passing by the entrance of the horse - training ground, she unexpectedly saw the carriage of the Cloud Marquis. She thought to herself, Could it be that Shangguan Yun is here too?
When the Young Prince Murong Xuan heard from his servant that the Marquis Shangguan Yun had come, he quickly got up and stepped forward to greet him. He greeted politely, "Brother Shangguan, you've come from afar. I'm really rude for not greeting you from afar. How have you been recently, Brother Shangguan?"
Shangguan Yun smiled gently, "Thank you for your concern. The several fine horses you sent me last time were really excellent. That's why I couldn't resist coming to see the other fine horses in your mansion."
Murong Xuan smiled and said, "As long as Brother Shangguan likes them, you can choose any horse in my mansion."
Just as Shangguan Yun was about to reply, he saw He Yao running over in a panic, disregarding her etiquette. She curtsied and said, "Young Prince, Marquis Yun, something has happened in the stable."
Murong Xuan turned to look at her and asked displeasedly, "Who are you? What's the matter?"
He Yao said respectfully, "I'm He Yao, the County Mistress Rong'an. Just now, my maid saw several men looking like servants taking a woman into the stable and attempting to assault her. I thought that if a servant were to defame the reputation of a noble lady during the horse - racing event, it would bring unnecessary trouble to Prince Rui's Mansion. That's why I'm in a hurry to report it to you, Young Prince."
He Yao wanted to ruin Wei Dongling's reputation, so she deliberately came over to make a big fuss about it.
Seeing that there was a noble guest present and that the County Mistress Rong'an was making such a big deal out of it, Murong Xuan felt a bit embarrassed. He asked displeasedly, "Is this really true?"
He Yao quickly nodded and said, "Absolutely true! My maid also said that it seemed like Miss Wei had taken the initiative to seduce those men!"
Murong Xuan was puzzled, "Miss Wei?"
Shangguan Yun said coldly, "Miss Wei?"
He Yao nodded and said, "I heard that Miss Wei is the steward of a teahouse."
A teahouse? A steward? Murong Xuan was even more confused.
Hearing this, Shangguan Yun's heart tightened. He asked He Yao in a cold voice, "Where is she?"
He Yao quickly nodded and said respectfully, "Follow me." Then she led the crowd and rushed towards the stable.
The group followed He Yao to the front of the stable. From afar, they could faintly hear the cries and pleas for mercy of a woman coming from the small dark room in front, mixed with the heavy breathing of men.
It was true that a servant had done such a thing during the horse - racing event! If this got out, where would Prince Rui's Mansion put its face?
Murong Xuan glanced at the steward beside him, his face ashen.
Hearing the sound, Shangguan Yun was in a complete panic. He clenched his fists tightly until his fingertips turned white. He stepped forward and kicked the door hard.
The door opened with a crash, and the bright, blinding light shone in. They saw two frightened men on the ground scrambling to grab their clothes and put them on in a hurry. The woman on the ground was half - naked, with a flushed face, covering her face and crying hysterically.
This wasn't her!
Although he didn't see the woman's face clearly, her arms and legs were obviously much thicker than hers. Shangguan Yun secretly heaved a sigh of relief, turned around and walked out, not forgetting to close the door.