Tarnishing Your Innocence

“Don’t use the Princess Royal to scare me!”

Old Madam Zhang said angrily, “I made sure this place is secluded, not even a servant will come here. If you don’t tell, and I don’t tell, how would the Princess know? Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking. Let me tell you, whether you like it or not, you will meet Master Wang today!”

She’s truly hopeless!

Xie Wan sneered, “If you want to see Master Wang, go see him yourself. Excuse me for not accompanying you.”

After saying that, she turned and walked away.

Old Madam Zhang suddenly grabbed her and slapped her face.

Xie Wan tilted her head to avoid the slap, pulled up her sleeve, and coldly looked at Old Madam Zhang. “Although you are my grandmother, there’s no affection between us. If you find me a normal marriage, I will do my best to support you in your old age, out of consideration for my father. But you only think about selling me off to pave the way for your two good sons!”

“Today, if you force me to meet with that Master Wang, I can guarantee that you won’t get any benefits from him in the future!”

Seeing her completely cold and even somewhat fierce, Old Madam Zhang inexplicably remembered the scene where she complained to the Emperor in the past, forcing the Marquis Residence to separate on the spot. She fell silent immediately.

In the main house of the courtyard, Little Quan glanced at the outside and whispered, “Master, do you want to take a look? After all, this is the Princess Royal Residence, and she’s hosting a banquet today. It wouldn’t be good if something happened.”

Li Yu flipped a page in his book and paused on his finger for a moment before saying indifferently, “I never interfere in family matters.”

Hearing this, Little Quan stopped trying to persuade him and just glanced outside again, sighing softly. It’s a shame for such a good girl to have such a fate, and having such a grandmother is truly regrettable.

Xie Wan’s words hit Old Madam Zhang hard. She knew that Xie Wan was beautiful, and sometimes she couldn’t believe that such an exceptional beauty was from the Xie family. As a woman, she understood better than anyone the lethal power a beautiful woman had over men. If she truly forced Xie Wan into a desperate situation, she might really go all out to harm her two sons.

She had already caused one person’s death, and she couldn’t let Xie Wan harm her only two remaining sons!

So she quickly put down her threatening posture and said with a sigh, “Grandmother has already discussed this with Master Wang. He will be here soon. Just meet him once, and you won’t lose anything. Moreover, I’m doing this for your own good. With your unlucky fate, how many people are willing to marry you?”

“You keep saying that I want to sell you off. If I really wanted to do that, why not directly sell you to someone as a concubine? Wouldn’t that be better?”

Hearing this, Xie Wan sneered, “You don’t want to sell me off to someone as a concubine not because you don’t want to, but because you care about your reputation. You don’t want to bear the bad reputation of persecuting an orphaned girl and harming your two precious sons!”

Xie Wan’s words exposed Old Madam Zhang’s calculations, making her embarrassed and angry. When the show was about to fall apart, Master Wang finally arrived.

As soon as Old Madam Zhang saw him, her expression changed, and she put on a flattering smile. “Master Wang, you’ve finally come.”

Seeing Old Madam Zhang’s obsequious appearance, Xie Wan sneered inwardly. It’s a real pity that her good grandmother didn’t become a brothel madam.

Master Wang, whose name was Wang Deshui, meant “as comfortable as a fish in water.” He was thirty-two years old and had maintained a good figure without getting fat. To be honest, he didn’t look too bad.

When he saw Xie Wan, his eyes lit up, and he quickly walked a few steps to stand in front of her, ignoring Old Madam Zhang’s words. He said to Xie Wan, “Miss Xie, we meet again.”

Old Madam Zhang immediately changed her attitude upon seeing him and put on a fawning smile. “Master Wang, you’ve finally come.”

Looking at Old Madam Zhang’s fawning appearance, Xie Wan inwardly sneered. It’s a shame that her dear grandmother didn’t become a brothel madam.

Wang Deshui glanced at Xie Wan, his eyes filled with joy, and then turned to her, saying, “Old Madam, please leave. I have a few words to say to Miss Su.”

Old Madam Zhang quickly nodded and left, giving a warning look at Xie Wan before she departed.

Xie Wan couldn’t help but burst into laughter. It was truly unbelievable that her grandmother, who took her granddaughter to meet a man privately, left her alone and warned her not to leave. Such a grandmother was unheard of in the world.

Watching Old Madam Zhang leave, Wang Deshui looked at the mocking expression on Xie Wan’s face and sighed softly, speaking in a gentle tone, “I understand that Miss Xie feels dissatisfied. After all, I am no longer a young man. But I truly have been captivated by Miss Xie since our first meeting. If I overstep, it’s also because of irresistible emotions. I hope Miss Xie can forgive me.”

Xie Wan turned her gaze to him and said calmly, “Master Wang, you are a top scholar who passed both imperial examinations, and at such a young age, you already hold an important position. Your future is limitless. Why bother getting involved in this mess at the Yongyu Marquis Residence because of a young woman like me?”

Upon hearing her words, Wang Deshui’s joy grew even stronger. He smiled and said, “The marriage between me and my legal wife was arranged by our parents. Even the two concubines in the backyard were selected by my mother and legal wife. Don’t worry about Miss Su mocking me. I, Wang, lived for so long, and it was only after meeting Miss Su that I truly understood the meaning of love.”

Xie Wan remained unaffected by his words and looked at him, saying, “So-called love at first sight is merely an infatuation based on appearance. This marriage is just a one-sided transaction desired by my grandmother.”

“Even if Master Wang doesn’t consider his own career, he should think about his sons. Marrying me will only bring harm to the Wang family without any benefits. Moreover, I have no interest in Master Wang. I hope Master Wang won’t pursue this any further.”

After saying this, Xie Wan slightly bowed to him and turned to leave.

However, Wang Deshui grabbed her hand and said, “Miss Su, are you really determined to be like this?”

Xie Wan looked at her wrist and her eyes turned cold. “Master Wang, please restrain yourself!”

“Restrain me?”

Wang Deshui discarded his refined and infatuated appearance and sneered, “This is Princess Royal Residence. I risked coming here not to hear Miss Su draw a clear boundary with me. Miss Su might as well guess, if I were to defile your innocence at this moment and then claim that I was seduced by you, what do you think the outcome would be?”