Facing these baseless accusations and the disgusted looks from everyone, Song Yihuan was filled with shock and fear.
She was shocked because she had no recollection of any of this in her mind, and she was afraid that she had inexplicably lost her virginity and was labeled with the crime of seducing her brother - in - law.
Her elder full - blooded sister, Song Nanxin, the wife of the heir of Prince Ning's Mansion, was looking at her with a disappointed face at this moment, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Song Yihuan, he's your brother - in - law! I never thought you'd be such a person!"
The nanny turned around and supported Song Nanxin. She glared at Song Yihuan venomously and said, "This old servant has long advised the princess that this slut is of low birth. Just like her mother, she's a coquette who's used to climbing into men's beds. She's not worth the princess's whole - hearted kindness. It's only the princess who treated her like a real sister. Who would have thought she'd be an ungrateful wretch."
Song Nanxin collapsed crying in the nanny's arms. The look in her eyes when she looked at Song Yihuan was as if she wished to cut her into a thousand pieces.
By now, Song Yihuan finally regained some of her memories.
Some days ago, her elder sister had returned to the Marquis's Mansion to visit their parents. Seeing that she and her younger brother were having a hard time in the mansion, she had offered to take them to the prince's mansion for a short stay.
Since childhood, this elder sister had been very kind to her. Whenever there was something delicious or fun, she would always include Song Yihuan. With her elder sister's protection, Song Yihuan had lived a relatively easy life in the Marquis's Mansion.
However, after her elder sister got married, everything went back to the way it was before. It was common for the servants to treat her badly and ignore her. Remembering her elder sister's kindness in the past, Song Yihuan agreed and came to the prince's mansion with her younger brother and elder sister.
Yesterday was the day when Ji Lingchuan, the heir of Prince Ning's Mansion, returned victorious from the war. The prince's mansion opened its doors wide to invite guests to celebrate his triumphant return. As the younger sister of the wife of the heir of Prince Ning, she also had a seat at the banquet.
But she had never had any improper thoughts from beginning to end. In fact, she had left the banquet as soon as Ji Lingchuan appeared. So how could it be like what Nanny Zhao said, that she had disguised herself as her elder sister and climbed into the heir's bed to seduce him?!
Song Nanxin gritted her teeth and said, "You should be lucky that I've had people guard this small courtyard. Now only we know about you climbing into the heir's bed to seduce him. The heir is a decisive and ruthless person. He hates people who are sly and sneaky the most. And the princess of Prince Ning won't tolerate even a speck of sand in her eyes. If this matter were to be made public, not to mention what would happen to you, have you ever thought about what would happen to Xuan'er?"
Thinking of her young brother who suffered from heart disease, Song Yihuan felt her fingertips turn cold. She closed her eyes tightly.
If this matter were to spread, her reputation and life would surely be in jeopardy. Xuan'er couldn't bear the shock. If he knew what kind of person she was, he probably wouldn't be able to live either.
Suddenly, someone pinched her chin. The sweet and soft voice unique to Song Nanxin came to her ear. "Song Yihuan, do you want to live?"
Her long, curly eyelashes trembled slightly. Song Yihuan opened her eyes.
Somehow, all the other people in the room had left. Only the two sisters were left in the room.
"As long as I'm willing, the matter of you disguising as me to seduce the heir will never spread." Song Nanxin bent down and whispered in her ear.
"Xuan'er will never know that his sister is such a self - depraved person. You can still maintain your image as a good sister in front of him."
Song Yihuan wasn't stupid. On the contrary, she was very smart. She understood that Song Nanxin's words meant that she had some schemes against her.
But she didn't know what a legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Ding'an's Mansion and the wife of the heir of Prince Ning's Mansion could scheme against a concubine daughter like her, who was born of a maid and wasn't well - treated in the Marquis's Mansion.
She lowered her eyes and said, "What does sister want Yihuan to do?"
Song Nanxin whispered something in her ear. Song Yihuan was shocked and couldn't believe it. "What did you say?"
Song Nanxin said that some days ago when she went to Princess Xiuling's birthday banquet, she accidentally fell into the water. But at that time, she was on her period. After falling into the water, she caught a cold, and her period had been lingering and hadn't stopped yet. The doctor had concluded that the fall into the water had damaged her reproductive system. Not only could she not consummate her marriage recently, but she would also be unable to conceive in the future.
Fearing that she would be divorced by the prince's mansion, Song Nanxin actually wanted her... to continue to disguise as Song Nanxin and serve the heir at night until she got pregnant and gave birth to the legitimate eldest grandson of Prince Ning's Mansion for Song Nanxin!
This was too absurd!
Thinking about the cause and effect of the matter, it was likely that last night's incident wasn't an accident at all, but... but something deliberately arranged by her elder sister?
With a hundred thoughts swirling in her mind, Song Yihuan's face turned even uglier.
At this moment, Song Nanxin changed her previous threatening attitude. She tightly held Song Yihuan's hand and shed tears pitifully.
"Yihuan, sister knows this sounds extremely absurd, but sister has no other choice. From childhood to adulthood, I'm the only one in the whole Marquis's Mansion who has been kind to you. You're a person who knows how to repay kindness. You surely won't bear to see sister in trouble. You'll surely help sister, right?"
"Sister promises you that as long as you're obedient, I'll definitely invite the best doctor to cure Xuan'er's heart disease. After you give birth to the child, sister will also find a good marriage for you and let you marry in style. How about that?"
Having no way out and with her life and reputation firmly in someone else's hands, Song Yihuan closed her eyes tightly and replied hoarsely, "Okay."
Under the cover of Nanny Zhao and a maid, Song Yihuan quietly left Yixiang Pavilion. She didn't know that after she left, another maid took a white handkerchief from the bed and presented it to Song Nanxin.
"Your Highness, it's done."
On the white handkerchief, there were dots of red plum - like stains, looking extremely eye - catching.
Scanning the mess all over the floor in Yixiang Pavilion and recalling the indescribable marks on Song Yihuan's body, the look of weakness and helplessness on Song Nanxin's face instantly faded. She angrily swept the porcelain bowl on the table to the ground and gritted her teeth.
"It's really too good for this slut!"
Everything that happened in Yixiang Pavilion last night was under Song Nanxin's control. She hadn't slept all night. She had listened to the sounds in the room with her own ears and clearly knew how the two of them had entangled with each other at night. They hadn't even called for water once. And when Ji Lingchuan left, he had even instructed not to wake up the person in the bed.
Jealousy had burned in her heart all night, almost burning her to ashes. But she had no choice. Who asked her to have damaged her body and be unable to consummate her marriage with Ji Lingchuan?
Sitting on the chair, Song Nanxin stroked her aching abdomen. Her face was extremely ugly.
The maid noticed that she was unwell and kindly massaged her shoulders. She asked, "Miss, was what you said to the fourth miss just now true? After she gives birth to the child, will you really let her leave?"
Song Nanxin snorted. "How could it be? When pulling out the grass, you have to remove the roots. I'll never leave such a hidden danger."
Bai Zhi let out a sigh of relief and echoed, "This maid also thought so. But this maid has another thing to say. I don't know if I should say it..."
"Say it."
"The heir is of noble status and has a bright future. The fourth miss is so coquettish. Your Highness needs to be careful that she might have some improper thoughts during the process of serving the heir. Although the heir is such a person, but men..."
Bai Zhi stopped there, but Song Nanxin understood what she meant.
Although Song Yihuan and Song Nanxin were sisters, they had very different looks.
Song Nanxin had an oval face and willow - leaf eyebrows, looking weak and harmless.
But Song Yihuan had a hibiscus - like face, deer - like eyes, and cherry - like lips. Especially after experiencing sexual affairs, there was an additional charm in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, making her extremely charming and arousing people's desires.
The only similarity between the two was their figures. But Song Nanxin understood better than anyone that this younger sister was a beauty who could make any man fall for her.
She narrowed her eyes and made up her mind in her heart.
She must never let the two of them meet during the day. Even if it was unavoidable, she must never let the heir have any chance to look at that slut differently.
By the time the room was tidied up, it was already dawn. The princess of Prince Ning had also sent someone.
Last night was not only the day when Ji Lingchuan returned to the capital, but also the day when he was supposed to consummate his marriage with his wife. Knowing that Ji Lingchuan had stayed in Yixiang Pavilion for a whole night, this person was sent to inquire about the news.
With this handkerchief, Song Nanxin would be able to gain a firm foothold in Prince Ning's Mansion.
Tidying up her hair and clothes, Song Nanxin took the handkerchief with the red stain on it and went to pay respects to the princess of Prince Ning with a shy face.