Doted By The Regent King

Chapter 1715 - 1653: Illicit Union Without Matchmaker

Nanny Wei is dead, yet Madam Wang is still uneasy. According to the arrangement, she returned Xiao Shan’s servant status. Not only that, she freed the rest and gave them five hundred taels of severance silver, allowing them to return home with the deceased.

This action by Madam Wang seemed generous and compassionate to outsiders, but it only made Wei Da and the others more vigilant. They knew in their hearts how their mother died, so why would Madam Wang be so magnanimous as to let them go without fearing that they might also know some secrets?

Sure enough, on the road, their family encountered so-called bandits. If it were not for a passing chivalrous hero who saved them and offered a warning, they might have already reunited with their mother.

Unable to swallow the anger, Wei Da had his younger brother take his wife and child back along another route to their hometown, while he turned his horse around and headed back to Changan.

Madam Wang watched as Wei Da’s family left and felt greatly relieved, thinking of her private arrangements. She then focused solely on monitoring the Changqing Residence.

However, despite her tight guard, something went wrong.

Wu Yining was sent back by people from Prince Wei’s Manor, and she didn’t even know when Wu Yining had managed to sneak out.

Seeing Wu Yining’s neck covered in bruises and her eyes filled with signs of romance, Madam Wang suddenly felt darkness before her eyes and waves of dizziness.

The people from Prince Wei’s Manor made some mocking remarks, and Madam Wang felt as if her face was being peeled off alive and sprinkled with chili powder, burning with pain.

The disgraceful child dared to indulge in such an illicit affair in a sacred place like a temple. Was she insane?

After the people from Prince Wei’s Manor left, Madam Wang couldn’t help but slap Wu Yining across the face.

"Mother!" Wu Yining covered her face, glaring at Madam Wang.

"You disgraceful child, how dare you, how could you dare..." Madam Wang pointed at Wu Yining with a trembling hand. "You shameless thing, how dare you!"

Having an affair before marriage was already a scandal, but in such a sacred place as a temple? Did she want to be drowned by the public’s saliva!

"How have I taught you, how have I advised you, and you dare to take my words as if they meant nothing? You fool, you worthless creature, I truly raised you in vain all these years!"

"What’s wrong with pursuing my own happiness? What did I do wrong?" Wu Yining retorted defiantly.

"You said not long ago that you’d learned from suffering, but it seems the more you suffer, the more foolish you become. You are truly beyond help." Madam Wang berated her angrily. "Pursuing happiness for yourself? With such a disgraceful relationship, where can happiness be found?"

Wu Yining’s face turned pale, yet she stubbornly argued, "The Princely Heir said he would take responsibility for me!"

"You believe his words? He’s already betrothed by imperial decree—does he dare defy it to marry you?" Madam Wang sneered in anger. "Even if he takes responsibility, it will only be to take you as a concubine. With such a status, entering that manor, do you think you can have a good life? Do you think Princess Channing will accept you? Not to mention you were caught in the act today; you’re a fool indeed!"

Wu Yining’s face turned even whiter.

"Just wait, if the Crown Prince Song doesn’t come, you’ll be hanging from the beam with a white silk noose!" Madam Wang mocked coldly.

Wu Yining wanted to say something when Wu Lihong rushed in from outside, shouting, "Where’s the disgraceful child? I want to kill this disgraceful child!"

Seeing Wu Yining, he charged over and kicked her in the stomach. "Disgraceful child, bastard, you’ve shamed me completely!"

Wu Yining fell to the ground, crying out in pain.