flstandardbreds Chapter 111 Why are you playing such fancy tricks!
Chapter 111 Why are you playing such fancy tricks!
The Third Prince was so startled by her shout that his hand trembled, and he hurriedly shook off Xue Wanning, quickly putting distance between them.
Then, looking at Princess Liduan and Lu Yangyang who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere with surprise and doubt, he completely ignored Lu Yangyang and asked Princess Liduan, "Where did you come from?"
Princess Li Duan put her hands on her hips and glared at him like a fighting rooster: "What do you care where I came from? Third cousin, you are too indecent. How can you bully people like this? I saw you holding her from afar. Let me tell you, you can't do this. This Miss Xue is the fiancée of my best friend's elder brother. You are really not a gentleman!"
"I..." The Third Prince's face turned green. He must have forgotten to check the almanac before going out, which is why he ran into this idiot Zong Liduan.
"Li Duan, wait a moment," the Third Prince said, rubbing his forehead with one hand and pointing at Princess Li Duan with the other. "Let me explain what happened. I came here on some business and happened to see this Miss Xue. She looked unwell and I wondered what had happened, so I asked her a couple of questions. When she stood up, her legs felt weak, so I helped her up. That's all. If you don't believe me, ask her yourself. I've barely met Miss Xue before. How could I possibly bully her?"
"Keep making things up! I saw you on a date with Cheng Ruoxue last time, and the time before that, you went to see flowers with Sheng Yunzhu. It's only been a few days, Third Cousin, how come you're being so promiscuous?" Princess Liduan glared at him with righteous indignation.
“You! Shut up!” The Third Prince felt a throbbing sensation between his eyebrows. He knew that Zong Liduan was just a bit slow on the uptake, and there was no way to communicate with her normally.
“Princess Li Duan, and this young lady, you have misunderstood,” Xue Wanning said, her face pale and weak. She looked at the two of them with some helplessness. “I had some things to do at home, so I came out with Ruoxue to relax. Ruoxue accidentally tore her clothes and went back to change. I stayed here to wait for her, and unfortunately we ran into the Third Prince.”
"When the Third Prince noticed that I looked unwell, he asked me a couple of questions. When I got up, I felt a little weak and accidentally grabbed the Third Prince. It was not intentional. I hope that you two will not misunderstand and damage His Highness's reputation."
She looked exhausted and slightly curtsied to the two of them, not as if she had been bullied by the Third Prince, but rather by the two of them.
"You! I meant well..." Princess Li Duan had such a fiery temper. If she and Lu Yangyang hadn't both seen Xue Wanning kneeling before the Third Prince, she would have actually believed her nonsense!
And those two actually thought that the Third Prince was bullying them! So they came all the way here to help!
This is simply unreasonable!
Princess Li Duan couldn't stand this humiliation and was about to expose him on the spot, but fortunately Lu Yangyang stopped her in time: "Princess!"
Then he said to Xue Wanning, "I'm sorry, the county princess and I were just discussing going to the back mountain to catch rabbits when we accidentally saw Miss Xue with the Third Prince. We came over without understanding what was going on, and I'm really sorry."
"I haven't introduced myself to Miss Xue yet. I'm a distant relative of Madam Lan and currently reside at the Duke of Sheng's residence. Today, I happened to come to Huguo Temple with Madam Lan and my elder brother to offer incense. I didn't expect to run into Miss Xue. Are you feeling unwell, Miss Xue? Should I go and call someone to take you home to rest?"
Upon hearing Lu Yangyang's words, both the Third Prince and Xue Wanning breathed a sigh of relief.
The Third Prince glanced at her and then looked away. He wasn't worried about Zong Liduan, as she lacked the brains for it. However, this Miss Lu was quite troublesome.
It's best if we don't hear anything; if we do hear something, we probably can't keep it.
Upon learning that the two hadn't heard anything, Xue Wanning smiled weakly, "No need to trouble you, Miss. Ruoxue will be here soon. I'll go with Ruoxue. I'm not feeling well today, so I won't bother Aunt Lan. I hope you can help me apologize to her."
"Miss Xue, you're too kind. I will definitely pass on the message." Lu Yangyang nodded, tugged at Princess Liduan, and gestured for her to leave quickly.
Princess Liduan was a little unconvinced when Cheng Ruoxue walked over, looking surprised. "Eh? Princess, Yangyang, what are you doing here?"
"We're going to catch rabbits in the back mountain. Sister Ruoxue, Miss Xue seems to be feeling unwell, so could you please take her home? We'll be going now," Lu Yangyang said.
"Okay, then have fun. I'll invite you to the General's Mansion another day," Cheng Ruoxue said with a smile.
Lu Yangyang waved to her, then grabbed Princess Liduan and ran off.
Only after running far away and making sure no one was behind her did Princess Liduan angrily point at her and say, "Why did you stop me from speaking? It's obvious that Miss Xue had something to discuss with Third Cousin. Third Cousin is bullying people. Where does he get such a big attitude, making people kneel to him all the time? And he even tries to get close to Miss Xue. He's shameless!"
"And that Miss Xue, we were just trying to help her, and she even went along with my third cousin's words! It really makes me so angry! So angry!"
Princess Liduan was furious, her face puffed out.
Lu Yangyang, however, seemed to be deep in thought.
"I feel like we might really be meddling in other people's business," Lu Yangyang said after thinking for a moment.
"What do you mean? Didn't you say you were going to help?" Princess Liduan was a little confused.
“I initially thought that Miss Xue might have been bullied. Regardless of whether she is the future sister-in-law or not, we can’t turn a blind eye when someone is being bullied. But it’s also possible that we did more harm than good. After all, if Miss Xue took the initiative to meet with the Third Prince, then she probably really needs his help. Our interference could very well ruin her plans.” Lu Yangyang was also a little annoyed: “I was too impulsive.”
At that time, all I could think about was that my older brother was a good person, and his future wife couldn't be bullied, could she?
“I’d better tell my elder brother about this. If Miss Xue really needs help, then he’s her future husband, and he’ll definitely know what to do,” Lu Yangyang said.
“What you said makes sense. Oh dear, it’s really complicated. That Xue Wanning is blind. Even if she needs help, what’s the use of asking Third Cousin? That flirtatious Third Cousin and that cunning Second Brother Sheng are birds of a feather, all they do is attract attention.” Princess Liduan snorted.
“Yangyang—” Sheng Junyao’s voice came from not far away.
Lu Yangyang hurriedly looked over and saw Sheng Junyao walking quickly towards her. "What are you doing here? I just went to look for you, and your maid said you didn't go home at noon."
Lu Yangyang subconsciously glanced at Princess Liduan beside her. She saw that Princess Liduan, who had just been cursing with an indignant expression, had instantly transformed into a lady and stood properly next to her. Her change of expression was faster than magic.
Lu Yangyang: ?