The scumbag was secretly having an affair, while I was openly having an affair with the prince.

Chapter 69 A strange combination of circumstances

Shu turned her face away at night.

Yu Chi Ling suddenly rolled over, switching their positions so that he was on top of her. He pressed his forehead against hers, his gaze fixed intently on her, not allowing her any escape. "You don't want to?"

Ye Shishu had already realized that this man was only after her body.

In her previous life, Wei Yonghuai never touched her body after she had taken poison. In this life, someone covets her like a piece of fat meat. With such extremes, she really doesn't know how to feel.

She bit her lip and whispered, "There's still half a month left, can't you just bear with it a little longer?"

Yu Chi Ling raised a hand and gently caressed her soft lips, his gaze deepening, and he couldn't help but want to kiss her—

"Your Highness!" Ninth Aunt's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

She was always sensible and would never bother them unless it was something important, especially since the voice sounded somewhat urgent.

Yu Chi Ling stopped his attempt to kiss her and turned over to sit on the edge of the bed.

Ye Shishu blushed and jumped out of bed. After quickly straightening her clothes, she called out to the door, "Ninth Aunt, come in."

Ninth Aunt pushed open the door and came in, saying, "Your Highness, I was helping out in the main courtyard just now and I noticed that the Fan family grandfather and grandson were acting suspiciously and were keeping an eye on the eldest young master's movements. There are many guests in the mansion today, and we don't have enough manpower, so it seems like no one is watching them."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shishu's face immediately darkened.

Today, most of the guests are important officials from the court. The guards in the mansion are all concentrated on patrolling the main courtyard. They really forgot to send someone to keep an eye on the Fan family!

Hao Fu and the others are definitely too busy right now.

She then looked at Ninth Aunt and said, "Ninth Aunt, have Chunliu and the others keep an eye on those three people. Also, could you please go and find my eldest brother and tell him to be extra careful today?"

"Yes!" Ninth Aunt quickly retreated.

Ye Shishu turned around and glanced at the man beside the bed.

Yu Chi Ling reached out to her, "Come here."

"I'm not coming!" Ye Shishu didn't give him any face and went straight to the table to sit down.

"..." Seeing her throwing a tantrum, Yu Chi Ling's eyes twitched involuntarily.

Tinglan Courtyard.

study.

Ye Gengxin thought his eldest brother was in the study, but to his surprise, there was no one there.

He suddenly felt a little thirsty and happened to see a pot of tea on the small table, so he sat down next to it and poured himself a cup of tea.

He didn't know if it was the effects of the alcohol he had drunk earlier or what, but after drinking the tea, he suddenly felt inexplicably hot and his head felt heavy. Even his hand, which was reaching for the teapot, was shaky.

"Is the Second Young Master in?" Ninth Aunt asked loudly when she saw the door was open.

"Who?"

Upon hearing Ye Gengxin's voice, Ninth Aunt dared not ignore it and immediately entered the study to bow, saying, "Greetings, General."

"It's Ninth Aunt!" Ye Gengxin grinned. "What business do you have with the eldest young master?"

"Reporting to the General, the Princess Consort sent me to look for the Eldest Young Master, but I searched the entire front courtyard and could not find him, so I came to Tinglan Courtyard without permission," Ninth Aunt replied, bowing.

"Uh!" Ye Gengxin suddenly hiccuped. "I don't know where Shi Ting went... I... I'm looking for him too."

He reeked of alcohol, especially that loud burp, which filled the study with its stench.

That's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that his face was flushed, he was shaking his head and couldn't even hold a teapot properly, he was obviously drunk.

Out of kindness, she stepped forward, took the teapot, and poured him a cup of tea.

"General, you are drunk. This servant will call someone to take you back to your room to rest."

"No rush, no rush..." Ye Gengxin waved his hand and pointed to the empty cup beside him, saying, "Ninth Aunt... pour... pour another cup..."

Aunt Jiu couldn't disobey him, so she could only take an empty cup and pour tea into it.

Ye Gengxin picked up the cup and handed it to her, "Here... I'll offer you tea instead of wine... Thank you for taking care of Shu'er... In the future, when Shu'er marries... marries into the Prince Cheng's mansion... I'll have to... I'll have to ask you to take care of her too..."

Even just by looking at his drunken face, you could tell from his voice that he was extremely intoxicated.

Ninth Aunt quickly waved her hand, "General, you flatter me. Serving the Princess is my duty, and I dare not take credit for it."

"Are you...are you not giving me face?" Ye Gengxin shoved the teacup into his hand.

Aunt Jiu was both amused and exasperated, realizing that it was impossible to reason with a drunk person.

Having lived in the army camp under Prince Cheng for many years, she possessed a certain boldness, so she no longer refused, generously accepted the teacup, raised it, and said, "General, I'll drink first as a sign of respect."

Ye Gengxin laughed heartily with satisfaction, but as he laughed, he started hiccuping again.

Aunt Jiu couldn't help but feel embarrassed for him, but after looking outside the door, there was no one available. So she took the initiative to help him up, saying, "General, you've had a long day. Why don't you go back to your room and rest?"

Ye Gengxin shook his head, realizing that he was feeling unwell. He knew he had drunk too much today, so he did not refuse Aunt Jiu's kindness and, with her help, swayed as he left Tinglan Courtyard.

Originally, Aunt Jiu was thinking that if she met anyone on the way, she would ask them to take Ye Gengxin back to his room.

But the front yard was too busy, and someone had transferred all the people from the main yard. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and take the disheveled Ye Gengxin to his room.

Moreover, along the way, she didn't know if she had been infected by Ye Gengxin's alcohol fumes, but she inexplicably started to feel hot—

It was shortly after they left Tinglan Courtyard.

Ye Shiting returned to his study with his servant.

"Hey, didn't Steward Hao say the General was coming to the study to see you? Why isn't he here?" The servant couldn't help but wonder when he saw that the study was empty.

Ye Shiting quickly noticed the used teacup on the small table.

He walked over, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Two?

Who did Father come with?

Just then, a soft voice came from outside the door, "Big cousin, are you in there?"

Ye Shiting's face suddenly darkened. He turned around and asked distantly, "Is there something you need, Cousin Yunying?"

Fan Yunying stepped into the study with graceful steps. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly saw the teapot and teacups on the table that had been used, and her face turned pale instantly.

damned!

Who drank the tea that she had carefully prepared and painstakingly brought in?

And judging from the situation, there are two people involved!

Since someone has already touched it, how can Ye Shiting drink this pot of tea again?

Ye Shiting noticed the unusual look in her expression and followed her gaze to the teapot and teacups again, a hint of doubt flashing across his eyes.

"Is there something you need, cousin Yunying?" he asked again.

"No...it's nothing." Fan Yunying quickly forced a concerned expression. "I saw that you drank a bit too much today. Grandmother was worried that you were drunk, so she asked Ying'er to ask if you need any hangover soup. If you do, Ying'er will make it for you right away."

"No need, I'm not drunk." Ye Shiting refused without thinking, then added, "I have other things to take care of. Fu'an, see Miss Yunying out."

Such a blunt order to leave left Fan Yunying speechless, her gentle expression almost crumbling.

"Miss Yunying, please. The eldest young master has official business to attend to, so please don't disturb him," the servant said, stepping forward to lead the way.

Fan Yunying bit her lip, turned around and ran out of the study in utter embarrassment.

Ye Shiting did indeed have important business in his study. As soon as Fan Yunying left, he immediately went to his desk to grind ink and write a letter.

As he finished writing, Hao Fu came over.

"Young Master, have you seen the General?"

As Ye Shiting handed the letter he had written to the servant, he replied, "Uncle Hao, I didn't see my father when I arrived. Could he have gone to Yuexin Courtyard?"

Uncle Hao frowned and said, "That shouldn't be the case. His Highness Prince Cheng is resting in the Third Miss's room. The General has no reason to disturb him." He paused for a moment, then added, "I guess the General went back to his courtyard after not finding you. This old servant will go and check right away!"

Ye Shiting turned to the servant and instructed, "The guests in the front courtyard have mostly left. Remember to call the guards in when you go out. No one from the Fan family is allowed to come into my courtyard without my permission."

"Yes!" The servant took the letter and left quickly.

……

Main courtyard.

Seeing that the master bedroom door was tightly closed, Hao Fu was about to push it open to check if his general was in the room when he suddenly heard an unusual sound from inside—

He was startled at first, wondering who was so bold as to do such a thing in their general's bedroom!

After listening for a few more times, he suddenly covered his mouth, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.