newbobooks Chapter 94 Well, it's a pity he wasn't pretending to be stupid!
Chapter 94 Well, it's a pity he wasn't pretending to be stupid!
"Yes, Your Majesty, don't worry. Wan'er is my fiancée, and I will protect her well. Your Majesty, you should keep your men to protect your sister-in-law!"
Whether Xiao Jingyan did it on purpose or not, he always mentioned Shen Siyi in his conversations, as if reminding Xiao Jingyu that he was already engaged and should not covet his Wan'er.
This made Xiao Jingyu very unhappy. He was the one who came later, so why did he steal Wan'er away and act so self-righteously?
"If you hadn't failed to protect Wan'er, would she have almost been murdered?" Xiao Jingyu looked at Xiao Jingyan with a cold gaze, his whole body radiating contempt.
"Although Wan'er is your fiancée, you two ultimately did not get married. Before that, Wan'er still had a choice. You'd better not forget that Wan'er once loved me!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously looked at Xiao Jingyan. She didn't know what was wrong with her, but she was afraid that Xiao Jingyan would get angry.
She was probably afraid that he would mind what happened before and break off the engagement, which would prevent her from leaving the Marquis's mansion as soon as possible.
Qin Wan's admiration for Xiao Jingyu was common knowledge and made no attempt to hide it; Xiao Jingyan had long been aware of this.
"Brother, as you said yourself, that was in the past. Now Wan'er is my fiancée, and protecting her is my duty. There are many onlookers outside right now, and it wouldn't be good if they saw us!"
As he spoke, Xiao Jingyan seemed oblivious to Xiao Jingyu's provocation, and walked straight to Qin Wan's side. When he passed Xiao Jingyu, he sidestepped and pushed her back a few steps.
His dull-witted nature, unable to understand the hidden meanings in people's words, is truly infuriating.
Xiao Jingyu had planned it all out. He rescued Qin Wan and made Xiao Jingyan watch as he carried Qin Wan into the clinic, watching his fiancée be intimate with another man.
He thought any man would get angry, but to his surprise, his reaction was different from what he expected.
Xiao Jingyu must have forgotten that he was a simpleton, and his thought process couldn't be compared to that of a normal person.
Seeing Xiao Jingyu's ashen face and the way he was about to take action, Qin Wan was secretly delighted.
Just like that day deep in the rockery in the Imperial Garden, he tried to sow discord, but Xiao Jingyan didn't fall for it.
For a moment, Qin Wan felt that Xiao Jingyan wasn't really stupid, but was just pretending.
But this feeling always vanished in an instant after Qin Wan glanced at Xiao Jingyan again.
The crowd couldn't see what was happening inside the clinic; all they saw was the Fourth Prince carrying Qin Wan into the clinic, followed by the Fifth Prince.
They gathered at the entrance, waiting for a fierce battle among the princes over a woman, but after waiting for a long time, there was no movement from inside.
"Why is there no movement? Weren't they saying they were going to fight?"
"Who knows? I clearly saw the Fourth Prince carrying Miss Qin inside, and then the Fifth Prince went in too!"
"Miss Qin and the Fifth Prince have already been betrothed, yet she's still trying to seduce the Fourth Prince. How shameless!"
"I heard she was just kidnapped, but the Fourth Prince arrived in time to rescue her."
"Hehe, who knows, maybe she orchestrated it herself!"
"..."
The news spread like wildfire, quickly reaching every corner of the lantern festival and the streets and alleys of Fengdu City.
Qin Wan was too weak to eat the roast duck at Guangdelou. After leaving the clinic, Xiao Jingyan sent her back to the Pingding Marquis's residence.
When she was sent back, Rumor also went back with her.
"What did you say? Wan'er actually staged a kidnapping to seduce the Fourth Prince?" Qin Huai was furious upon hearing this.
This morning, the second son was sent to Yunzhou to suppress bandits because of Qin Wan and Xiao Jingyu.
He thought Qin Wan truly no longer loved Xiao Jingyu, which was why she desperately refused him.
Unexpectedly, she is now plotting to throw herself into his arms.
If she had gone with the Fourth Prince that night, and had also sent the Second Prince to Yunzhou...
As a drop of ink from the tip of the brush fell onto the rice paper, staining the entire painting, Qin Huai's anger reached its peak.
He slammed his calligraphy brush on the table in anger and asked, "Where is she now?"
"The Fifth Prince just brought the Fourth Miss back, and she's currently at Wanyue Courtyard!"
Qin Huai was radiating anger and got up to leave the room.
Wanyue Courtyard.
Qin Wan originally intended for Xiao Jingyan to escort her to the entrance of the Marquis's residence, but Xiao Jingyan, perhaps still frightened by what had just happened, insisted on escorting her to her room. Qin Wan had no choice but to agree.
Seeing Qin Wan sitting in bed, Xiao Jingyan finally felt relieved.
"Wan'er, about today's events..."
Before Xiao Jingyan could finish speaking, Qin Wan looked at the maids beside her, waved to them, and the maids understood, bowed and withdrew.
After the room door was closed, Qin Wan's gaze fell on Xiao Jingyan again.
Looking at his tall and upright figure and his handsome, angular face, she became even more suspicious that he might be pretending to be stupid in order to hide his true feelings.
But after glancing at his slightly 'wise' eyes, she sighed softly and shook her head inwardly.
"Your Highness, today's events were an accident. After you left, someone covered my mouth, and when I woke up, I found myself in an empty room..."
Qin Wan made no attempt to hide anything and told Xiao Jingyan the whole story. She wasn't trying to express anything; she just wanted to tell him that she hadn't hidden anything from him, and she wouldn't now or ever.
She needed to make sure their marriage went smoothly, since it was now her only way to leave the Marquis's mansion.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingyan froze, a wave of fear washing over him. He had failed to protect Wan'er; it was his dereliction of duty.
"Wan'er, don't worry, I will never let you go through such danger again!"
Qin Wan took Xiao Jingyan's words as just casual remarks. After all, he was a person without real power, and if others really wanted to harm her, they wouldn't care about his reputation.
Just like this time.
Therefore, his only purpose was to help her leave the Marquis's mansion.
Qin Wan nodded gently, "Thank you, Fifth Prince!"
Seeing the slight blush on Qin Wan's fair cheeks, he couldn't help but recall what happened that night.
He still remembers how fast his heart was pounding at the time.
"Wan'er..."
Xiao Jingyan's Adam's apple bobbed, and he had just called out Qin Wan's name when a voice from the doorway interrupted him.
"Is Miss inside?"
A deep voice asked, and Qin Wan recognized it as Qin Huai immediately. Before she could react, Qin Huai entered.
He pushed the door open and was surprised to find that Xiao Jingyan was still there, and that it was just the two of them in the room.
Although the marriage was arranged, it was improper for a man and a woman to be alone in a room together.
"Fifth Prince, it is inappropriate for you to share a room with my daughter in my residence late at night. Even if you were betrothed, this is still not a proper arrangement!"
Qin Huai dared not say anything too harsh. After all, he was the Fifth Prince, and a man of questionable character. Qin Huai was afraid that if he did something that might harm the Marquis's mansion, it would be a great loss.
"My lord, Wan'er suffered an accident today, and I was worried about her, so I sent her back!"