Chapter 448: Simply a Mess!

Get out!

After setting the person down, the two guards bent their waists and retreated.

They knew that Ye Qingran lay on the grass mat, and they also knew what was about to happen.

They dared not say a word, only sighing inwardly that the rich and powerful truly know how to have fun!

Staring at the mat, Dongfang Xuan's smile grew increasingly lecherous.

"Ye Qingran, Ye Qingran, you probably never imagined in this lifetime that one day you would submit beneath me, Dongfang Xuan,"

Finishing his words, he unfolded the mat, gradually revealing Ye Qingran's picture‑perfect, celestial appearance.

A flash of astonishment crossed his eyes.

He had seen Ye Qingran many times and knew she was beautiful, but he hadn't expected that even up close she remained flawlessly beautiful!

"No wonder she's the Xiliang Cheng First Beauty!"

He clicked his tongue lightly.

"Today, the two of us brothers will serve you properly, Ye Qingran; just enjoy it!"

Before his words finished, he rushed toward Ye Qingran.

Ye Qingran's eyes suddenly opened wide.

A cold, sharp glint, like the blade of an extremely fierce sword.

Dongfang Xuan's eyes widened instantly, and he staggered, collapsing to the ground.

"Y-you, how are you awake?"

His heart was filled with terror, and his voice suddenly rose in pitch.

Ye Qingran performed a swift, fish‑like sit‑up, looking down from above at the stunned Dongfang Xuan on the ground, and said, "That was, of course, an act."

She answered with particular sincerity.

Yet the more sincere she was, the more Dongfang Xuan's heart quivered with fear.

"You already knew?"

"And if not?"

Dongfang Xuan's heart sank sharply.

Empress Gu had ordered that this time, failure meant death; if they could not ruin Ye Qingran's purity, they must be ready to endure her wrath.

Obviously, they could not bear her fury!

They had lost the gamble!

He struggled to get out, but the love potion he had taken earlier had already taken effect, leaving his whole body painfully restless, desire burning uncontrollably.

On the bed, Dongfang Qingxuan seemed to sense Ye Qingran's presence; the already blazing desire grew even more ferocious, turning all his reason to ash.

He moved toward Ye Qingran, but she kicked him away.

Although she knew the matter had nothing to do with Dongfang Qingxuan, that didn't mean she liked being touched by a stranger.

Dongfang Qingxuan let out a low hum, yet did not give up, continuing to crawl toward Ye Qingran...

Ye Qingran simply rose to her feet.

She glanced around the room, recalled something, pulled out the Recording Stone she had just used, and weighed it in her palm.

"Dongfang Ling'er, if you want to ruin me, I'll let you taste what it's like to be ruined by someone else."

Finishing her words, she kicked Dongfang Xuan unconscious, left the room, and shortly after returned carrying a passed‑out Dongfang Ling'er on her shoulder.

She tossed Dongfang Ling'er onto the floor, gave her a top‑grade love potion, then, after a moment's thought, moved Dongfang Qingxuan into the adjacent room.

After all, this matter had nothing to do with him.

When leaving, Ye Qingran turned and glanced once into the room.

"Dongfang Ling'er, Dongfang Xuan, you are about to experience the 'highlight' moment of your lives!"

Isn't that a highlight moment?

Both of them share the same bloodline within!

Dongfang Xuan awoke almost simultaneously with Dongfang Ling'er.

The love potions inside them had already taken effect, and their reason was nearly drowned by desire.

Only instinct remained.

Empress Gu timed it precisely, and amid a crowd of palace maids, exited Weiyang Palace.

Upon arriving at Donggong, Empress Gu hurried toward the Crown Prince's chambers, and before she could get close, she heard sounds coming from inside.

Her eyes instantly brightened.

Looks like it worked!

But then she thought of something and frowned.

"Where is the Thirteenth Princess?"

The palace maids shook their heads, indicating they didn't know.

Empress Gu glanced at the time, could no longer concern herself with Dongfang Ling'er, assuming she had delayed for play, and promptly ordered someone to summon the Donglin Emperor.

She had calculated everything cleverly; now, as the court session approached, a group of ministers would arrive together with His Majesty.

When that time comes...

"Ye Qingran, this time I will make you a mute who eats bitter herbs, unable to voice your suffering!"

Donglin Emperor was just announcing the end of the court session, and before he could rise from the Dragon Throne, a guard reported that the Crown Prince had encountered an incident.

Consequently, Donglin Emperor hurried toward Donggong with a group of ministers who had not yet left the palace.

"What happened?" Donglin Emperor asked gravely, seeing the Empress's anxious face.

"I have no idea either; the door to Donggong was locked from the inside, and after I sent people in, there was no word at all," she said.

The Donglin Emperor ordered men to force open the Donggong's door, and the group poured in one after another, where a number of fainted guards lay sprawled in all directions.

"Bad, the Crown Prince has been assassinated!"

An official shouted in alarm.

The Donglin Emperor and his party hurried to the Crown Prince's sleeping chambers and heard some discordant noises.

Following them were a dozen or so ministers, each with flushed faces and red ears.

They wondered, wasn't the Crown Prince just attacked? What then were the sounds coming from the sleeping chambers?

"Could it be that the Crown Prince encountered a Female Lecherous Thief?"

An official speculated as such.

"It's not impossible. After all, the Crown Prince is handsome and graceful, like a jade tree in the wind; it's quite possible he would be coveted by a Female Lecherous Thief!"

The Donglin Emperor listened to the officials' whispered gossip, his complexion darkening slightly.

"The Crown Prince, daring to indulge in lewdness in broad daylight—what a disgrace! Bring forth, open the door!"

The guards, ordered to stand down, stepped forward and kicked the door open.

Many officials dared not advance, bowed their heads, and pretended ignorance.

Nevertheless, their eyes kept glancing inside now and then, clearly curious about how fierce the battle inside was.

With the door kicked open, the sounds from inside became even clearer.

Faintly, one could see two figures tangled together inside.

The Donglin Emperor was instantly struck with a surge of anger and distress.

The Crown Prince he prized most was behaving so wantonly, which truly disappointed him.

"Dongfang Qingxuan, get out of here for me!"

He shouted several times, but no one responded; just as the Donglin Emperor seemed ready to intervene personally, the door of the adjacent room opened.

Dongfang Qingxuan staggered out, pushing the door, apparently unaccustomed to the outside sunlight, and blinked his eyes.

"Father Emperor?"

Seeing the Donglin Emperor, Dongfang Qingxuan was momentarily stunned, then became much clearer-headed.

Gu Huanghou, upon seeing Dongfang Qingxuan's intact clothing, was instantly dumbfounded.

"Xuan'er, what's wrong with you?"