Chapter 270: Provoke

As soon as Shen Ningyuan finished speaking, Chen subconsciously covered her mouth.

When she realized that she was stunned by Chen Ningyuan's words, she felt ashamed for a moment, but her tongue seemed to be ripped off by someone. Chen shuddered and felt an inexplicable pain at the root of her tongue.

Ji Yunchuan suddenly stepped forward and stretched out his hand, wanting to teach Shen Ningyuan a lesson.

Shen Ningyuan didn't even blink. Just when Ji Yunchuan's hand was about to fall on her face, she grabbed his wrist and kicked him in the knee with her right foot. Ji Yunchuan immediately knelt on his knees.

Ji Yunchuan felt pain, raised his head and glared at Chen Ningyuan fiercely, then saw Chen Ningyuan leaning forward slightly and looking into his eyes.

But just this one glance made Ji Yunchuan stand there in a daze.

In the past, Shen Ningyuan always lowered her head and looked submissive in front of him, which made him feel dull and boring.

Therefore, when the charming Cui Mingzhu came to him, he could not resist the temptation and secretly had an affair with Cui Mingzhu.

But since some time, Chen Ningyuan is no longer as obedient as before. Looking at her now beautiful face, Ji Yunchuan only feels itchy in his heart.

Shen Ningyuan noticed the obsession in Ji Yunchuan's eyes and couldn't help but frowned in disgust.

Chen, who was standing by, saw Ji Yunchuan being kicked to the ground by Shen Ningyuan, and then she came to her senses, and her arrogance, which had originally subsided, instantly exploded again.

She quickly helped Ji Yunchuan up, and then angrily scolded Shen Ningyuan: "Shen Ningyuan, you knew that Chuan'er had an injury on his leg, but you deliberately kicked him in the sore spot. Are you trying to murder your husband?"

Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan smiled softly and said with a hint of meaning: "Madam Ji, today, why don't you ask your son, who is his husband?"

Hearing the hidden meaning of Shen Ningyuan's words, the pupils of Chen and Ji Yunchuan shrank uncontrollably almost at the same time, and they were frightened.

Ji Yunchuan couldn't help but wonder if Shen Ningyuan already knew about what happened between him and Cui Mingzhu?

Chen Ningyuan looked at the guilty looks of the two people, and her clear eyes were filled with chills.

"A few days ago, my cousin suddenly went missing. My mother was extremely worried and sent a large number of people to search for her everywhere."

Shen Ningyuan's eyes turned slightly, and she looked directly at Ji Yunchuan who was avoiding her gaze: "Speaking of my cousin, I think you are not unfamiliar with her. Or rather, you may be more familiar with her than I am."

Hearing this, Ji Yunchuan denied it without a second thought: "I and your cousin only met from a distance a few times before, and we didn't even say hello a few times, so what's the point of talking about whether we are familiar with each other!"

"Really?" Chen Ningyuan smiled, then turned to Yi Ge and said, "Go and get that thing and let General Ji take a good look at it."

Seeing the master and servant pretending to be mysterious, Ji Yunchuan was confused. His intuition told him that what Shen Ningyuan wanted to show him was definitely not a good thing.

Yi Ge quickly came over with a pitch-black box. Looking at the box covered with patterns, Ji Yunchuan's mind buzzed and he subconsciously took a few steps back.

When Chen saw Ji Yunchuan's lips turned pale with nervousness when he saw the box, she immediately protected Ji Yunchuan and did not let Yi Ge get any closer.

"Chen Ningyuan, what exactly are you going to do?" She looked at Chen Ningyuan warily.

Shen Ningyuan sneered, his eyes became colder: "It's nothing, just let General Ji see his unborn child, but since Madam Ji is standing in front, it's the same to let you see it first."

Yi Ge understood what Chen Ningyuan meant, stepped forward and placed the box on the ground, then opened the box in front of Chen.

Chen's mind had already gone blank due to the shock of Shen Ningyuan's previous words. She followed Yi Ge's movements and looked inside the box.

After seeing clearly what was in the box, she screamed in horror the next second.

"ah!"

She kicked the box away, and the contents of the box fell to the ground.

When the servants around saw the bloody body of the baby on the ground, they were immediately frightened and turned pale. Bursts of screams instantly rang out around Xiyuanju.

At this time, Ji Yunchuan had already become so frightened that his limbs went limp when he smelled the fishy odor.

Ji Yunchuan suppressed his inner fear and asked with trembling teeth: "What is your intention in bringing out such a thing to play tricks?"

Seeing that he was still trying to be stubborn even after all this, Shen Ningyuan said sternly, "What is this? Don't you know better than me?"

"That day you killed Cui Mingzhu without caring about your own flesh and blood. How dare you, a shameless person like you, dream of the title of Marquis of Anding Mansion?"

Hearing Shen Ningyuan talking about the title, Chen's originally chaotic mind instantly became clear.

She pointed at Chen Ningyuan and argued hastily, "What evidence do you have to prove that this is Chuan'er's child? You actually want to use this unclear thing to frame my son, Chen Ningyuan, you are really a vicious woman!"

After hearing this, Ji Yunchuan gradually regained consciousness.

Yes, he had killed Cui Mingzhu that day, and she would definitely not survive. Even if this thing was his flesh and blood, there is no evidence now. Shen Ningyuan must be trying to trick him into admitting the crime.

Thinking of this, Ji Yunchuan stiffened his neck and grinned, "My mother is right, Shen Ningyuan, can you produce evidence to prove it? Framing your own husband is a serious crime punishable by death. I will file a complaint in front of His Majesty and let His Majesty judge what your Shen family's intentions are."

Seeing Ji Yunchuan's fearless look, Shen Ningyuan smiled coldly: "Ji Yunchuan, do you really think Cui Mingzhu is dead?"

Hearing this, Ji Yunchuan's face turned pale.

The corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she said sarcastically: "You thought that you were dead and had no evidence now, but you never thought about how I knew about your affair? You did kill her that day, and my mother used all the elixirs she had treasured for many years to finally save Cui Mingzhu."

Ji Yunchuan froze in place, and subconsciously said, "Impossible, I clearly..."

Before he finished speaking, facing Shen Ningyuan's smiling expression, Ji Yunchuan realized that he had spoken out of turn.

"Aren't you going to go before His Majesty and have your say? I think today is worse than tomorrow. Let's go to the palace and have a good argument today."

When Ji Yunchuan heard this, his scalp went numb and his fingers couldn't help but spasm.

"No! No way! Chen Ningyuan, Cui Mingzhu has also done you wrong, why are you standing up for her like this?" Chen on the side hurriedly grabbed Chen Ningyuan's sleeve.

"My dear Yuan'er, it is my son who has wronged you, but a husband and wife are bound by love for a hundred days. Are you going to kill your husband with your own hands for an outsider?"

Seeing that Shen Ningyuan was still indifferent, Chen gritted her teeth and said, “As long as you promise not to pursue this matter, my Ji family will agree to whatever you want.”

Seeing that the fish finally took the bait, Shen Ningyuan slightly raised the corners of his lips.