Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 13

"...!"

When Liu Manman turned her head and saw a large group of people outside the artificial mountain cave, she felt as if her soul had left her body and she almost fainted!

Shen Lingjun stood at the front of the crowd, his face filled with heartache and indignation, yet he laughed in anger.

"My lord, you said you and Miss Liu fell in love on the battlefield, so this is how you fell in love! The northwest is engulfed in flames of war, yet you two have the leisure to sit under the open sky on the battlefield! How romantic!"

Wen had known about Shen Lingjun's plan all along, and joined in the chorus, angrily cursing, "Qin Shaoze, when you proposed to Lingjun, you said you would be with her for life, but you had already been having an affair with this Liu! You're a fraud! I only regret that I was blind back then and didn't see that you were such a shameless liar, hypocritical and cunning villain!"

Behind Shen Lingjun, everyone stared in disbelief at the scene before them, their expressions as if they had just stumbled upon a huge juicy scoop.

Good heavens! What did they see?!

What did you just hear?!

Marquis Yongning and the newly appointed Divine Physician Danxin are already engaged and about to get married. They couldn't even wait a few more days and had an affair before the wedding, messing around at the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Duke of Liguo!

Even more shocking is that they got together three years ago!

We're still on the vast grasslands! The sky is full of stars!

How romantic!

Just imagine that scene... No, they are all ladies from respectable families, I really can't imagine it!

The unmarried young ladies present were all embarrassed and too ashamed to stay any longer, so they turned around and ran away. However, they all left their maids behind to watch the commotion and tell them about it when they got back.

The married women were much more open, each looking at Qin Shaoze and Liu Manman with incredulous eyes.

I've never seen such shameless men and women!

Do they even know how to write the word "shame"?

When Qin Shaoze saw so many people bumping into him, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his vision went black!

He was on the verge of collapse, frantically trying to use his clothes to cover Liu Manman and himself, but the more he tried, the less he could cover them, and both of them ended up in a sorry state.

Liu Manman sat on the ground, trembling all over, her face deathly pale, unable to react at all.

Even though she was a modern person who considered herself progressive and open-minded, she was well aware of the seriousness of being caught having premarital sex in ancient times!

Although she and Qin Shaoze were engaged, premarital sex was absolutely unacceptable in ancient times.

To make matters worse, her words were overheard, and everyone will know that she and Qin Shaoze had been having an affair for three years!

Looking at everything before him, Shen Lingjun felt an immense sense of joy.

I wonder if Qin Shaoze and Liu Manman liked this wedding gift she gave them?

Originally, she only wanted them to be caught having premarital sex, but she didn't expect Liu Manman to talk so much and reveal that she had already had an affair with Qin Shaoze three years ago, which was an unexpected bonus!

Now, Qin Shaoze, who had just made military achievements, would be disgraced, and the newly appointed Divine Doctor would be cursed by countless people as lewd, despicable, and shameless!

Shen Lingjun, looking as if she couldn't bear to look at Qin Shaoze and Liu Manman any longer, turned to the crowd, her face filled with a complex mix of emotions including anger, grief, despair, and disbelief, and sighed.

She addressed the crowd, saying, "I beg you all to disperse and pretend you saw nothing. It is the sixtieth birthday of the Dowager Lady of the Duke of Liguo, and I really do not want such a joyous and important occasion to be ruined by such an unsavory matter."

Everyone expressed their understanding and thought Shen Lingjun was considerate, sensible, and had a good sense of propriety.

If this were to escalate into a major scandal, the old lady of the Duke of Li's birthday banquet would be ruined.

The crowd then dispersed.

But there's absolutely no way they could pretend they didn't see anything!

Such a shocking piece of gossip, how could I possibly keep it to myself!

Shen Lingjun glanced at Qin Shaoze and Liu Manman, as if she didn't want to see them anymore, and then pulled Wen Shi away.

Qin Shaoze and Liu Manman got dressed, but neither of them had the courage to go out. Both of them looked ashen-faced.

Tears welled in Liu Manman's eyes: "Shaoze, what do we do now...?"

Qin Shaoze felt he had never felt so regretful before.

He had no idea that he would do something like this after drinking so much.

But he acted recklessly while drunk, while Liu Manman was perfectly sober! How could she be so insensible? Didn't she know when and why she shouldn't do certain things? Couldn't she just refuse him?

Qin Shaoze gritted his teeth and said, "There's nothing I can do. Too many people saw it. I can only try my best to keep the rumors from getting too nasty..."

Filled with shame and remorse, Liu Manman burst into tears.

She lost all face; the radiant image she had tried to create was ruined before it even began!

Qin Shaoze wasn't in the mood to comfort her at that moment.

The two were too ashamed to face anyone else there, so they left the Duke of Li's mansion in silence and dejected.

The birthday banquet of the old lady of the Duke of Liguo was not greatly affected, but in the days that followed, the scandal of the adultery between Marquis Yongning Qin Shaoze and the Divine Physician Liu Manman spread throughout the capital!

Even Liu Manman's vivid and evocative remark about sleeping under the open sky was spread.

It was a topic of great interest on the streets and even in the homes of wealthy families.

When commoners or servants gathered after meals, they would inevitably bring up a few bawdy jokes. They marveled at how these kings and generals could be so playful; under the starry sky of the vast grasslands, it was truly exhilarating!

This has also spawned several versions of rumors, describing in detail how they did things on the grasslands, and using other locations as backdrops, such as in the woods or on the city walls... Each version is more erotic and novel than the last.

For a time, writers of vernacular fiction in Kyoto thrived, with a constant stream of material and a sharp rise in the quality of erotic fiction.

The number of people playing paintball has increased significantly. Kyoto may not have grasslands, but it still has starry skies! Who wouldn't want to give it a try!

As for the elite circles, they were naturally not so unrestrained. When Qin Shaoze and Liu Manman were mentioned, everyone tacitly shook their heads, showing utmost contempt.

Liu Manman's image as a compassionate and divine healer collapsed overnight. In the eyes of the public, she is now a promiscuous, shameless woman who has no sense of propriety or morality.

Qin Shaoze wasn't much better off. Back then, when he asked the Shen family for Shen Lingjun's hand in marriage, his promise of a lifetime of monogamy was widely celebrated. But now everyone knows that when he said those words, he already had a lover outside the marriage.

There are plenty of men who flirt, but those who lie and deceive others into marriage are truly despicable.

Qin Shaoze and Liu Manman were both so frightened that they didn't even dare to leave the house.

Old Mrs. Qin gave Qin Shaoze a severe scolding.

"How dare you do such a thing with that Lady Liu at the Duke of Li's birthday banquet! She's about to marry into the family, can't you even wait a few days? That woman is no good either, flirting with men and sneaking into the rockery in broad daylight, how desperate for men is she? She's lewd and shameless, she has no shame at all!"

Old Mrs. Qin was initially quite satisfied with Liu Manman, but now she suddenly became disgusted with her.

Qin Shaoze's face flushed red and then turned pale as he was scolded, his face burning with embarrassment.

Old Mrs. Qin cursed Liu Manman with very harsh words, but he was powerless to refute her.

He felt that his behavior was due to being drunk and therefore understandable, but since Liu Manman hadn't drunk much, the problem mainly lay with her.

Over the past three years, Liu Manman and he had spent a lot of time in the Northwest, doing all sorts of fun and games in the wild. She was very uninhibited. Before, he found it all novel and romantic, thinking that his Manman was indeed an extraordinary woman, different from others, and always able to bring him surprises.

But now, the surprise has turned into a shock, their romance has become the bawdy jokes of everyone in Kyoto, and all the beauty of the past has now become a disgrace.

Old Mrs. Qin had a headache: "Your wedding was originally supposed to be in October, but try to move it forward as much as possible. Once Liu Shi marries in, and you become husband and wife, there won't be so much gossip outside."

Moreover, she has a convenient excuse: the wedding can be simple, which she can then say is because of the time constraints.

Qin Shaoze dared not object and retreated dejectedly.

As he passed by Weixia Courtyard, he encountered Shen Lingjun, who was coming out of it.

Shen Lingjun gave Qin Shaoze a cold glance, ignored him, and turned to leave.

Although she was actually in a great mood, she couldn't very well appear happy that her husband had been caught cheating on her with another woman.

Qin Shaoze recalled that it was Shen Lingjun who first discovered him and Liu Manman outside the artificial hill. At that time, he was full of resentment and also felt dissatisfied with Shen Lingjun.

"Wait!" Qin Shaoze's face also turned cold as he questioned Shen Lingjun, "At the Duke of Li's mansion, when you saw me and Manman, how could you shout so loudly? I am your husband! Even if you have a problem with Manman, you should consider my reputation and the reputation of the Marquis's mansion!"