Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1133 - 1130_1

Chapter 1133: Chapter 1130_1

Thus, Fang Wanping and Zhang Yanqing initiated a reenactment of the previous scenario. This time, although Fang Wanping was hit until her head was buzzing, she managed to control her body to forcefully crash into the bug-eaten section of the guardrail.

The movement was clearly deliberate!

But the guardrail still did not break!

Upon seeing this, Shen Xiao’er raised her eyebrows: "Finally, they’ve hit the rotted part of the guardrail; the problem is that even so, the guardrail didn’t break still!"

"Princess Rui, I think the guardrail may not be that severely rotted, which is why it didn’t break!" Fang Wanping couldn’t bear being beaten any longer, so she could only explain that way.

Xiao’er nodded: "Makes sense! In that case, why don’t you try to kick it with force to break it? After that, we’ll check the extent of rot on this piece and see if it is less severe than the one upstairs!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Wanping shook her head: "You must be joking, Princess Rui. I don’t have the strength to break this guardrail!"

"Is that so? Never mind if you can’t, Yang Liu! Go break the guardrail."

"Yes, Princess!"

Yang Liu kicked the guardrail, and it immediately broke apart. Besides her moving leg, the rest of her body remained steady.

Xiao’er leaned over for a closer look at the broken edge, which was more than half eaten by bugs. The damage was significantly worse than the piece upstairs.

Upon seeing this, Xiao’er said: "Nanny, come take a look, don’t you think the bug damage on this guardrail is even worse? I’m afraid some may not believe me if I say so, could you please bear witness? Everyone else, come over and compare the two pieces, to see which one is more severely damaged by bugs."

Fang Wanping glanced at the broken edge of the guardrail, her heart chilling. How is it that Heavens always favors this wretched woman? She even found another bug-eaten guardrail on the boat with the bug damage even more severe than the previous one!

This is absolutely despicable!

Everyone examined the broken edges, and they all agreed that the bug damage on this one was worse.

On hearing this, Xiao’er sighed with relief: "With everyone’s sharp eyes as my witness, I feel relieved. I’ve been worrying that I might have mistakenly seen something up on the other sightseeing boat due to the darkness. Now do you all believe that Miss Fang did indeed kick the guardrail and break it? Do you believe that I wasn’t lying?"

Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing Xiao’er’s words.

Zhu Hao seized this chance to ingratiate himself with Xiao’er: "Princess Rui, you are noble and virtuous. You certainly wouldn’t stoop to lying! This petty ploy is definitely not your doing!"

"Exactly, I’ve always believed in Princess Rui."

"Indeed, Princess Rui is of such high status, she would never stoop so low as to intentionally frame a mere performer! If she wished to punish such a lowly woman, a single command would suffice, she wouldn’t need to resort to lies!"

"These two girls are incredibly scheming! Shameless, to wager their own integrity, all for the aim of snagging a fine match. It’s utterly disgraceful! Today, if it weren’t for Princess Rui witnessing their plot on the other sightseeing boat and hurriedly intervening, our top scorer here might have fallen into their trap! Imagine the frustration if he were forced to marry such a scheming woman!"

"It’s fortunate that Princess Rui saw through their schemes, otherwise any of us here might be the one trapped!"

"Yes, Princess Rui, thank you for saving so many of us from their vile schemes!" Zhu Hao made his thanks promptly.

"Absolutely, thanks for your intervention, Princess Rui. You must not let go of such treacherous people! They must be locked up in jail, never to be released, otherwise, who knows who else they might harm!"

"Yes, those vain and shameless people who do not value their integrity, if their schemes succeed, it’s very likely they will ruin someone completely! Such people should be put behind bars and taught a lesson!"

Those fresh scholars, well-versed in classical literature, regarded a woman’s name as incredibly important. They despised such women to begin with and, to curry favor with Xiao’er, further hardened their words.

Hearing the punishments proposed get harsher, to the point of painting her as someone guilty of unforgivable crimes, a cold chill ran down Fang Wanping’s spine! She knew it, wherever Shen Xiao’er was, she wouldn’t fare well; not only would something bad await her, but the result would also be disastrous!

The nanny realized that even if she wanted to shield Fang Wanping, she could not do so anymore given the present circumstances. She could only push them both forward as scapegoats, lest she get dragged along: "What boldness you two have, to devise such a despicable way to scheme against our guests! Princess Rui, I never thought the girls on my boat could do such a shameless thing. I’m truly sorry for the argument earlier. Please deal with these two as you see fit! I thank you, Princess Rui, for helping us uncover these two bad apples, otherwise, who knows what trouble they could have caused in the future!"

When all the others had abandoned them, Zhang Yanqing, seeing that no one further believed in them, hastily knelt down before Xiao’er: "Princess Rui, I knew I was wrong. I shouldn’t have plotted with Fang Wanping against others. However, it was all her idea! She told me that as long as we pretended to quarrel and then accidentally fall into the water, the gentlemen aboard would undoubtedly save us. They are the newly appointed scholars, future high-ranking officials. So, once they see our bodies and ruin our reputation, they will be obliged to take responsibility and marry us. Henceforth, we would have the chance of becoming wives of officials and never have to live this undignified life of performing and pleasing for a living! Princess Rui, I was foolish to agree at the moment, but now I’m aware of my mistakes. I implore you to forgive me, to spare me, and not to throw me in jail. Back home, I have parents depending on the money I earn to pay for their medical expenses. Princess Rui, I beg you to forgive me. I will never dare to do it again!"

Fang Wanping, hearing her words, was filled with rage. She couldn’t help but spit in disgust: "Bah, Zhang Yanqing, you clearly wanted to seize this opportunity to marry a scholar, yet now you want to push all the blame onto me. Why did you agree to enact this play if it wasn’t part of your intention? And now you want to heap all the blame onto me, dream on!"

"It was indeed you who suggested we enact this drowning drama, otherwise how would I come up with such a shameless plan! You even intended to drug a man and seize the opportunity to entangle him further. If I hadn’t told you the risk was too high, that the man might be suspicious once he woke up, you’d probably be in bed with someone by now! And now you want to push all the blame onto my daughter, no way!" Mrs. Fang, hearing her trying to push the blame onto Fang Wanping, couldn’t help but retort.

"I did not! You are making false accusations!" Zhang Yanqing turned pale and began denying vehemently upon hearing this.