Chapter 442

Chapter 442 Untidiness Was More Enticing Than Stateliness

Just now, Jing Wenyan had scurried all the way here with planned movements, so there was a trace of disorder in her appearance. A strand of her beautiful hair was hanging down and pinned behind her jade-like ears. It made her pretty face even more beautiful and charming.

“Your Heir-apparent!” As soon as Jing Wenyan entered the room, she stood there with tears in her eyes. She pressed her handkerchief under her eyes which had signs of moisture. She looked really pitiful.

“My maid was knocked out and left with a strange man in a room in Miss Lin’s backyard. Someone then led me and the other few young ladies over to discover that.”

As she spoke, Wei Yuewu, who was tightly embraced in Yan Huaijing’s arms, pushed away his wide sleeves and poked her face out from behind.

Today, Jing Wenyan was dressing up differently from usual. In the past, she dressed meticulously and looked stately and elegant. But today, she had an indescribable charm and sensuality.

She was already gorgeous. Coupled with her carefully traced eyebrows and the right amount of make-up, she not only did not look bad with the slight untidiness, but she even gave off the laziness of a beauty who just woke up in spring. Her hair got slightly messy since she came over in a hurry.

Undoubtedly, her look now was very enticing. It was even more enticing than her usual stately appearance.

Apparently, Jing Wenyan had planned to show Yan Huaijing the other side of her.

“Well, you should have kept a close eye on your maid. Anyway, could she have knocked herself out?” Yan Huaijing picked up the glass before him on the table and took a sip while stroking Wei Yuewu’s hair with the other hand.

Although his words were gentle, the meaning behind them was extremely embarrassing.

He was hinting that Jing Wenyan had self-directed and acted in such a farce.

Wei Yuewu glanced at him sideways. Was this really the gentle and polite Heir-apparent of the Duke of Yan State? How could he say such hurtful words with indifference?

Meanwhile, Jing Wenyan’s gaze shifted from Wei Yuewu, who was behind the curtain, to Yan Huaijing’s arms that were holding Wei Yuewu tightly. Her eyes flashed with a trace of darkness before she continued rather awkwardly, “Your Heir-apparent, how could I let something bad happen to my maid? With such a farce occurring at this time, even though my maid is to blame, I will inevitably be criticized as her master!”

“Your Heir-apparent, I… I didn’t expect such a thing to happen!” Jing Wenyan protested with a grievance. There were even tears in the corners of her eyes. With a weak and delicate look, a stunning beauty like her would definitely arouse pity.

“Fine. What exactly happened?” Yan Huaijing asked lightly as if he did not notice the aggrieved tears or the amorous look in the beautiful Jing Wenyan’s eyes.

Suddenly, Wei Yuewu felt sorry for Jing Wenyan.

Although Jing Wenyan was indeed a stunning beauty, she had no advantage in front of the handsome and enchanting heir-apparent in terms of appearance.

Yan Huaijing, used to his own handsomeness, must be quite indifferent to good looks.

“Your Heir-apparent, we don’t know the identity of the man. He sneaked into the Duke of Yan State Mansion’s courtyard and somehow ended up in Miss Lin’s courtyard. After that, he claimed that he was knocked unconscious.” When they were walking over, Yan Huaijing’s guard had already questioned the man’s identity.

It turned out that the man was a loafer. He came uninvited after discovering that there was a banquet in the Duke of Yan State Mansion with many guests coming and going. He was only here for the food. When he wanted to leave, he couldn’t find his way back to the front yard and was lost in the backyard before he was knocked out.

“What about your maid?” Yan Huaijing asked indifferently and glanced at Jing Wenyan, who was outside the curtain.

“I… I don’t know what happened to her. I asked her to help receive the guests, and then… she was somehow also knocked unconscious… When she woke up, she was in disheveled clothes with that man.”

As Jing Wenyan stated this, she gazed at Yan Huaijing with tears and grievance. A melancholy beauty was the most moving, especially coupled with her delicate look and parting rosy lips.

Wei Yuewu couldn’t help but sigh. Jing Wenyan was indeed extremely beautiful. If the cunning and handsome Yan Huaijing had been an ordinary man, he would definitely have been captivated now.

Even though Wei Yuewu had been in contact with Jing Wenyan for a while, today was her first time seeing the latter with such an appearance.

There was a seducing aura exuding from Jing Wenyan, which Wei Yuewu found difficult to believe.

As Wei Yuewu had expected, Yan Huaijing remained unmoved. There was a trace of a cold glint in his lazy eyes. “Just say it. Why did you lead such a large group of people here?”

“Your Heir-apparent, since the incident took place in your mansion and Miss Lin’s courtyard… shouldn’t you be the one to judge the matter?” When Jing Wenyan asked this, she felt a slight hint of guilt. After all, she did not intend to scheme against her maid. However, due to the sudden nature of the event, she could only play along with it now.

Even though she seemed to be wronged, she couldn’t play the role of a bystander in assisting Yan Huaijing to deal with the matter like in the past.

“I should be the one to judge the matter? Well, I’d say marry your maid to that man!” Yan Huaijing decided casually. Even Wei Yuewu was shocked by his words. It seemed that Yan Huaijing was rather irresponsible because the status of Jing Wenyan’s personal maid was incomparable to even higher than that of a young lady from a common aristocratic family.

How could Jing Wenyan’s maid marry a loafer just like that?

“Your Heir-apparent… that… that man has a wife.” Jing Wenyan was utterly aggrieved.

“Well, she can be his concubine then!” There was still a laziness to Yan Huaijing’s answer. It was obvious that he did not take the matter seriously. “It’s just a maid. The mansion of Duke of Jing couldn’t possibly be reluctant to give away a maid, could it? How do you like it if I send you a few more maids to compensate for your loss after you give her away?”

Yan Huaijing’s words sounded insincere. After he finished speaking, he even sent a light flick on Wei Yuewu’s cheeks intentionally and scared Wei Yuewu into hurriedly closing her round eyes.

“Miss Lin and I still have things to do. Eldest Miss Jing, if you have nothing else, please leave. It’s just a maid. When the banquet ends, I’ll send ten maids to the mansion of Duke of Jing.”

One for ten. It seemed that Jing Wenyan got a great deal out of it. However, the truth was, how could one of her most trusted maids be exchanged for ten random servants?

Wei Yuewu pulled away Yan Huaijing’s mischievous hand and gave him a hard glare. She was secretly observing Jing Wenyan just now. But he interrupted her by deliberately obstructing her vision.

“Your Heir-apparent, the incident took place in Miss Lin’s courtyard, although Miss Lin happened to be away. Now, it is just a maid who suffered. But, what if Miss Lin is the next victim? Are you going to deal with it like this too?” Jing Wenyan couldn’t suppress her annoyance. She bit her lips and couldn’t help but glare at Wei Yuewu with hatred. Her voice was full of unspeakable agitation.

This kind of emotion in Jing Wenyan was never seen before.

“Next time, if it’s Miss Lin’s maid or Miss Lin herself, would you also give them away so casually?”

As her body trembled slightly, Jing Wenyan almost lost control of herself and spoke out loud. Her voice even carried an uncontrollable emotion.

“Who dares to lay a finger on her? Just try!” Yan Huaijing’s voice became icy. His handsome lips curved into a beautiful coldness. Even through the curtain, Jing Wenyan could feel the ruthlessness in his words. In fact, he had dropped his usual gentleness and elegance just like that.

And he did it because of Miss Lin who used to be obscure!

Jing Wenyan was overcome by a great sense of loss. Her lips trembled, and her tears fell. Almost uncontrollably, she asked, “Your Heir-apparent, why? Why are my servants and I so insignificant to you whereas Miss Lin and her people are important? We grew up together. After all these years, shouldn’t we at least be friends? What did I do wrong? I can’t help being Duke of Jing’s daughter. Is it fair for you to treat me like this?”

Her body shook violently as tears streamed down her face. There was no more pretension. “Yan Huaijing, you promised to marry me when we were little, so I waited. But now, you claim that you’re already engaged. Yet, I have never met your fiancee, the so-called Miss Lin, after I’ve visited the State of Yan so many times. So, who is she?”

The room became very quiet. It was so quiet that only the sound of wind blowing over the bamboo forest could be heard. Wei Yuewu looked up and glanced at Yan Huaijing’s indifferent and somewhat lazy expression. She couldn’t help but sigh in her heart.

Originally, Wei Yuewu had nothing to do with the relationship between Jing Wenyan and Yan Huaijing. But now, she had no choice but to be “Miss Lin”.

In the face of Jing Wenyan’s intense and rude inquiry, Wei Yuewu could only shake her head. While scheming against her, Jing Wenyan forgot the fact that this was Yan Huaijing’s mansion. For the all-powerful Yan Huaijing, it was easy to find out about what happened in his mansion.

Jing Wenyan had failed in her scheme and positioned herself as a victim. Now, because of Yan Huaijing’s heartless words, she even lost her composure. Even though there were some genuine feelings in her words just now, due to her current state, the credibility of her feelings had been damaged.

One would easily question the authenticity of her words.

It seemed that Jing Wenyan had really lost her composure today.

“Are you done?” Yan Huaijing picked up the wine glass at hand and took a sip. Then, he slowly placed it back on the table and continued indifferently, “If you are done, please leave. It’s just a servant. You have plenty of them. As for the promise, how credible are the words of children? You are Duke of Jing’s daughter. If people see you like this, I’m afraid that the Crown Prince won’t be happy!”

Yan Huaijing’s words were ruthless and hinted at Jing Wenyan’s most secretive thoughts. In fact, he had mercilessly exposed her scheme.

As a result, Jing Wenyan’s face turned white. Teardrops rolled down her face one by one. Finally, she cried out in grief and indignation, covering her face with a handkerchief, and staggered to leave.

“If you want the Crown Prince to know about this, continue to leave like this then!” Yan Huaijing’s tone was freezing and without a trace of emotion.

Instantly, Jing Wenyan, who had approached the door, stopped and regained her wit. She gritted her teeth and wiped her tears with the handkerchief. Even though she had lost Yan Huaijing, she still had the Crown Prince and could still compete with other women.

She turned back to glance at the blurry figure behind the bamboo curtain. A trace of viciousness flashed across her gaze as she swore to trample Miss Lin with her feet one day.

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