At this point, Zi Ling couldn’t care less about anything else. Hearing Zhang Feng’s voice, she immediately cried out, “Zhang Feng, save me!”
His love for Zi Ling was genuine; even in her disheveled state, Zhang Feng still rushed forward and pulled her out of the cesspool.
With such a serious matter occurring here, the Emperor naturally received the news very quickly.
In an instant, the Emperor’s expression changed repeatedly, and finally, he looked at Suo Er and the barbarian priest.
Noticing the Emperor’s gaze, Suo Er and the barbarian priest both sensed that something was wrong.
Then, they saw the Emperor staring at them coldly and saying, “The barbarian prince, emboldened by alcohol, broke into the women’s restroom and raped a palace maid, but accidentally fell into the latrine. He has been pulled out by the Imperial Guards. How dare he act so recklessly in my palace! Second Prince, Priest, you’d better give me an explanation!”
Hearing this, Suo Er and the priest were utterly shocked and immediately knelt down, begging for mercy: “Your Majesty, please calm down. There must be some misunderstanding.”
“Hmph, then you can investigate this misunderstanding and come back to me!” The Emperor said angrily, turning and leaving.
After the Emperor left, Suo Er and the Priest, their faces alternating between pale and flushed, hurried toward where Suo Tu was.
At the same time, Consort Shu was also preparing to leave.
Seeing that Zi Ling was not by her side, Consort Shu couldn’t help but ask, “Where is Zi Ling?”
“Your Majesty, Zi Ling has an upset stomach and must have gone to relieve herself.” The palace maid who replaced Ziling replied.
Upon hearing this, Consort Shu nodded at first, but then her heart skipped a beat.
“How long has she been gone? Why hasn’t she returned yet?” Consort Shu asked hurriedly.
The maid replied quickly, “Zi Ling has been gone for almost half an hour.”
Upon hearing this, Consort Shu’s expression changed drastically. “Quickly go and see where Zi Ling is!”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
However, before the maid could leave to investigate, someone said that the maid was indeed Zi Ling.
In an instant, Consort Shu’s face changed colors like a palette.
Regardless of whether Zi Ling had been drunkenly raped by the prince from beyond the Great Wall, she had fallen into a cesspool!
She couldn’t use a maid like that!
…
After Suo Tu and Zi Ling were pulled out, a group of eunuchs and maids carried bucket after bucket of water and thoroughly rinsed them.
After washing away the filth, Suo Tu was led to a side hall to bathe.
Zi Ling, however, wasn’t so lucky. When she was pulled out of the water, she was naked. Zhang Feng tried to put his clothes on her, but the cold water washed them off, and she was completely exposed.
Zi Ling clenched her fists tightly, her mind blank.
It’s over!
All her plans are ruined!
The Fourth Prince would never make a woman who had been touched by other men his concubine. Even Zhang Feng might no longer like her!
But she couldn’t understand how she had ended up in this situation tonight.
She was just going to the toilet; how could she have been touched by the barbarian prince?!
At this moment, a eunuch pinched his nose and tossed a piece of soap for bathing to Zi Ling.
“Quickly use this to get rid of your smell. If you offend the nobles in the palace, you’ll lose your head!” The eunuch said.
Hearing this, Zi Ling finally came to her senses. Then she numbly picked up the soap and towel on the ground and found a place to wash her body.
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