After giving away the maidservant, the prince went mad with regret.

Lin Shuang never imagined that a man who had been abstaining for half a month could be so terrifying. For nearly two hours, he held her almost tirelessly. At one point, she nearly fainted, having the illusion that her soul was about to leave her body.

Afterwards, Huo Shi'an gently pulled her into his arms, lightly kissed the stray hairs on her neck, and said in a rare, doting tone:

"Lin Shuang, you must behave yourself here. Once this period is over, I will bring you back to the manor."

Take them back to the manor?

Lin Shuang's heart stirred. Huo Shi'an had said this countless times since he came today, so he really was planning to take her back again.

But she didn't want to go back at all!

Fortunately, Huo Shi'an sent her out of the Marquis's mansion, giving her the opportunity to register a new household registration. Originally, she was planning to slowly devise a foolproof way to leave the capital and get away completely.

Now it seems this matter needs to be handled as soon as possible, since she doesn't know exactly how long Huo Shi'an meant by "some time later".

Knock knock knock—

There was another knock at the gate. Lin Shuang suddenly sat up in bed, enduring the soreness between her legs as she got out of bed. Her clothes on the ground were torn to shreds, so she could only take a new outfit from the wardrobe and put it on. She then turned around and hurriedly urged Huo Shi'an.

"Your Highness, quickly put your clothes on!"

Huo Shi'an leaned back on the bed, looking at Lin Shuang's anxious expression. Perhaps he had eaten his fill, he was in a very good mood and teased her, saying, "This is the first time I've ever been someone's lover."

"...!"

Lin Shuang really couldn't be bothered with this shameless person. She rubbed her lower back and quickly walked towards the courtyard gate, wondering who the person was.

When Wen Zheng comes, it's always around 7 PM, and he stays for about half an hour before leaving. He's never come this late before.

As expected, she opened the door and saw a young woman who looked to be eighteen or nineteen years old. She was wearing a red pomegranate-embroidered jacket, her hair was styled in a high bun, and she had a gold hairpin with pearls and gemstones in her hair. She had an arrogant demeanor.

Behind her stood two burly old women, along with four guards, who came with a menacing air, clearly not with good intentions.

Lin Shuang subconsciously took two steps back. "May I ask who you are looking for, young lady?"

"You're Lin Shuang?"

The woman answered irrelevantly, looking down at Lin Shuang with disdain in her eyes. "You really do look like a femme fatale. It wasn't enough that you were a concubine to the Marquis of Linyang's heir before; now you're even seducing Brother Wen Zheng. Shameless as a mistress?"

They finally found them!

Lin Shuang blushed slightly at what was said, but couldn't utter a single rebuttal.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you mute or something?"

Seeing that she remained silent, the woman's tone became increasingly sharp. She raised her hand and forcefully lifted her chin, her slender and sharp nails deliberately applying force, instantly slicing through her delicate skin, and tiny beads of scarlet blood slowly seeped out.

"Since Brother Wenzheng is not here today, you don't need to pretend to be pitiful. As his fiancée, I must teach you a lesson today."

Having said that, she clapped her hands and beckoned two rough-looking maids behind her to step forward. "Granny Qin, Granny Li, pin her to the ground and smash that vixen's face. Let's see how she seduces people in the future!"

"Wait a moment, young lady!"

Seeing the two maids step forward to take action, Lin Shuang immediately spoke up sharply: "I am not a servant of the Wen family, you have no right to do this, and the laws of the Great Qi clearly stipulate that vigilante justice is a serious crime."

"If you insist on taking action, I will have no choice but to report you to the authorities!"

"Are you threatening me?"

The woman's voice suddenly turned shrill, "Don't think I don't know your status, you're just a lowly servant of the Marquis's mansion. You don't know what's good for you today, but tomorrow I'll ask the Marquis's wife for your indenture, and I'll throw you into the military tent, where a thousand men will ride you, and ten thousand men will..."

Before the words were finished, a cold voice suddenly broke the twilight, its tone almost icy, "Before you throw her into the military tent, I'll throw you into a pile of beggars, how about that?"

"Who?"

Because it was late, the woman couldn't see the figure coming out from under the eaves, but she knew the voice wasn't Wen Zheng's, and couldn't help but exclaim in shock:

"Well, Lin Shuang, you shameless, promiscuous woman, you've been cheating on me behind my back!"

After saying this, she quickly pointed to the four guards behind her and said, "You guys, quickly grab this adulterer for me. I want to bring these two sluts to Brother Wen Zheng."

"Let's see if he'll still want you, you vixen, then!"

As the woman spoke, she couldn't help but glance triumphantly at Lin Shuang, her originally beautiful face now twisted with jealousy.

Lin Shuang subconsciously pursed her lips, then lowered her head to prevent herself from laughing out loud.

As predicted, Huo Shi'an became a lover.

To be honest, I'd rather see him being treated like a lover and taken to the Wen residence. I wonder if the Marquis's heir can still save face.

Unfortunately, the four guards the woman brought were not very skilled. In the blink of an eye, Huo Shi'an easily took them down, and a series of wails echoed in the courtyard.

He walked to Lin Shuang's side with a grim face. When he saw the beads of blood on her cheek, his eyes darkened instantly. "Are you stupid? You didn't know how to resist and just let her hurt you?"

Lin Shuang raised her eyes, a hint of sarcasm in her voice, "Isn't this all thanks to the young master? How can a lowly concubine like me resist Young Master Wen's fiancée?"

When she gave herself to Wen Zheng, didn't she say she was just a plaything?

Huo Shi'an was momentarily speechless, then turned his head and looked at the woman with a half-smile, "How come I don't know when Wen Zheng ever had a fiancée?"

"Zhao Xueyin, as a cousin residing in the Wen family mansion, does Wen Zheng know that you are using his fiancée's name outside the marriage?"

"Shi...Crown Prince?"

Zhao Xueyin finally saw Huo Shi'an's face clearly and immediately panicked. "Young Master, my cousin is upright and honest, and has always been virtuous and clean."

"Now everyone is saying he's keeping a mistress, his reputation is ruined, so I'm here today just to teach this slut... Lin Shuang a lesson."

"I gave him to Wen Zheng. Since he's been implicated, then you can blame me, the young master."

Huo Shi'an glanced at the four guards who had already gotten up from the ground, his eyes turning sinister. "Miss Zhao, why don't you take action now and teach this young master a lesson?"

"No, no!"

Zhao Xueyin dared to bully Lin Shuang, but dared not target Huo Shi'an, knowing that the Wen family was inferior to the Marquis's mansion. So she could only leave with her people in embarrassment.

Before leaving, she glanced at Lin Shuang resentfully. She refused to believe that the young master would stay here to protect this little bitch forever!

Huo Shi'an suddenly spoke, coldly calling out to her, "Wait!"

"Does Your Highness have any further instructions?"

"I ask you, where did you get the idea that Lin Shuang was Wen Zheng's mistress?"

Upon hearing Huo Shi'an's words, Zhao Xueyin lowered her eyes and said, "Yesterday at the Princess's residence, I heard... I heard it from the Crown Prince's concubine, Hongyu."

Ah!

Huo Shi'an lowered his eyes, a murderous glint flashing in them. He had already sent the person out of the mansion, yet these people still wouldn't calm down.