Before she could finish speaking, Sun Miaoqing said angrily:
"What's there to ask? She must be a vixen from some brothel! If she didn't have those seductive ways, how could she have coaxed a good man to... to lay hands on his lawful wife in broad daylight..."
Li Wanming shook her head. "That's not how it should be put."
"If we want to ask the princess for help, we must find out about this woman. Otherwise, when we get to the princess's mansion and can't even tell her the basic details, won't we just make a fool of ourselves in front of her?"
Hearing this, Mrs. He quickly flattered her. "As expected of the third young lady. You've seen the world and think things through! So... what do you plan to do, third young lady?"
Li Wanming said, "I'll go and find out about that girl first. Once I have some news, I'll inform you, and then we can discuss what to do next."
For now, the only thing she could do was to calm Mrs. He down and stop her from causing more trouble.
As for the rest, she would discuss it with Xiao Jingnan when he returned to the academy in the evening.
Hearing that she agreed, Mrs. He was overjoyed. She didn't even bother to think about whether there was something else behind her words.
She said happily, "The third young lady is right. Let's do as you say!"
Li Wanming stood up. "Then I'll go and find out some information first."
Mrs. He also quickly stood up. "Thank you for your trouble, third young lady."
Only Li's mother remained sitting.
She turned her head to the side and said disdainfully, "We're all family. What trouble is there? This is exactly what the third girl should do."
Li Wanming couldn't wait to leave this room for a single moment. She nodded slightly and then turned around and walked out.
Qing Lan quickly followed behind her.
It wasn't until they had left the Li family and got into the carriage that Qing Lan asked, "Cousin-in-law, are we really going to ask Princess Chengping for help?"
Li Wanming leaned against the carriage wall and rubbed her temples wearily.
"No."
Of course not!
What kind of status did Princess Chengping have?
How could they trouble her because of such a thing?
But she had no idea how to solve this problem.
At the moment, the most important thing was not whether to ask Princess Chengping for help, nor whether to confront that "vixen", and even less whether they should worry about whether the Guo family would blame them...
The most important thing was whether Princess Danyang would spare them!
Among all the people in the world, only Mrs. He and Sun Miaoqing had the guts to openly embarrass the princess in broad daylight!
Li Wanming hadn't had much contact with Princess Danyang, but every time she thought of Danyang's face, she couldn't help but think of that rainy night on Half Stone Mountain, and she couldn't help but shiver all over.
She had never been so afraid of anyone before.
Even when facing Zhao Yanke, she hadn't been this scared.
That crazy woman... really could kill people.
"Don't go to the princess's mansion. Go back to the academy."
Li Wanming instructed, and then leaned against the carriage wearily.
Qing Lan had only heard a few words outside the room and had only a general understanding of the situation. But she didn't know about the affair between Guo Ziyan and the princess, nor did she know that the "whore", "vixen", and "bitch" that Mrs. He and Sun Miaoqing kept talking about was actually the most noble woman in the Great Sheng Dynasty - Princess Danyang.
... It wasn't Qing Lan's fault. This matter was really too incredible. Who could have thought of it?
Hearing Li Wanming say this, Qing Lan knew that this matter was difficult to handle, so she didn't say anything else. She just sat quietly beside her and stirred the incense chips in the gilded Boshan censer to make the fragrance more subtle and serene.
Li Wanming closed her eyes, but her mind was like a carousel, running non-stop.
The Guo family had been willing to marry Sun Miaoqing because of the Li family's reputation - the princess must have known this too.
That meant that in her eyes, Sun Miaoqing was a member of the Li family.
This was... really a mess.
Judging from the princess's personality, if she wanted to take revenge, just one Sun Miaoqing wouldn't be enough to satisfy her.
The Li family probably wouldn't be able to escape.
Sigh. She wondered if it would be useful if she went to Princess Danyang now and cried, saying that the Li family actually didn't know Sun Miaoqing well and that the stupid things those two had done had nothing to do with the Li family.
Most likely...
It wouldn't work...
Mrs. He had been relying on the Li family for a long time, and Sun Miaoqing had even gotten married from the Li family.
If she told the princess now that they had nothing to do with the Li family, the princess would definitely think that she was trying to confuse the facts and protect herself.
...
This was also the reason why Li Wanming had agreed to this matter.
She didn't care whether Mrs. He and Sun Miaoqing had been wronged. No matter how much they had suffered, it was their own fault. They were stupid and thought they were smart. What did it have to do with her?
But the Li family...
She couldn't just ignore it.
Thanks to Li's mother, in the princess's eyes, the Li family and the Sun family were now really united - they would either all die or all live.
The princess hadn't taken any action yet, probably because she hadn't thought of a good way to torture them.
The more Li Wanming thought about it, the more worried she became. She couldn't help but rest her head on her arm and frown tightly.
Fortunately, the fragrance in the carriage was faint, which made her feel a little more relieved.
Those two from the Sun family were really something. If they didn't make a move, they wouldn't, but once they did, they offended the most famous crazy woman in the Great Sheng Dynasty. Even their whole family would be implicated.
Those two might still be laughing at home now, dreaming that Li Wanming would fall into their trap and stupidly stand up for them. They didn't even realize that their heads were about to fall!
Sigh.
It was really worrying...
When Li Wanming returned to the academy and hadn't even had time to get off the carriage, she saw another carriage parked at the entrance of the academy.
The emblem on the carriage was very familiar.
It was a small seal script character "Guo".
The carriage curtain was lifted, and Guo Xinyue was smiling at her from the window.
A flash of inspiration crossed Li Wanming's mind.
Right! There was also the Guo family!
The person who had started this whole thing was Guo Ziyan.
The princess was furious, and the Guo family definitely wouldn't be able to escape either!
That was great.
If they were going to be unlucky, they would all be unlucky together. No one would be left out.
The Guo family, the Li family, and the Sun family would all go to hell together, shoulder to shoulder.
Seeing Guo Xinyue come to find her, Li Wanming felt more at ease.
The Guo family was more anxious than she was about this matter.
Not far away, Guo Xinyue nodded slightly, and the little maid beside her walked over and said, "Are you Mrs. Cheng? My lady would like to invite you to our mansion for a chat."
Li Wanming looked up, her eyes showing a deep and unfathomable meaning.
But Guo Xinyue seemed completely unaware. She just looked at her and smiled, her smile generous and proper, as if she was really just inviting her to the mansion to play and chat.
Li Wanming turned around and instructed Qing Lan a few words, then got off the carriage and followed the little maid over.
If it's good luck, it won't be a disaster. If it's a disaster, you can't avoid it.
Since this matter had to be discussed with the Guo family, it was better to go now and see what their plan was.