Chapter 253 Why Didn't You Say So Sooner?

"you!"

Xie Hanyue looked at Xie Qingran in disbelief.

They all knew perfectly well how the marriage had come about, but to the outside world they said that the Crown Prince of Lingnan was unwilling.

How could the Prince of Lingnan possibly know so quickly that she abandoned Lu Jinzhi in order to seduce him!

"It's you, it's you, isn't it? Xie Qingran, you bitch!"

"I'll fight you to the death!"

Xie Hanyue looked at Xie Qingran's glittering official robes and felt a surge of anger. Thinking about her future, she felt even more hopeless. She simply pulled out her gold hairpin and stabbed it fiercely at Xie Qingran.

"Madam, please be careful!"

Baozhu was terrified and almost immediately hugged Xie Qingran, using her own body to catch Xie Hanyue's golden hairpin.

Lu Jinzhi reacted quickly, kicked Xie Hanyue away, and stepped forward to pin her to the ground.

"A precious pearl!"

Xie Qingran exclaimed in surprise, then her gaze fell on Shen Wenyuan.

"Help! Shen Wenyuan! Help!"

"I'll do it!"

Shen Wenyuan reacted quickly, strode forward, picked up Baozhu, and put her into his carriage.

Xie Qingran stared at Lu Jinzhi and said, word by word, "If anything happens to Baozhu, I'll kill your whole family!"

After saying this, Xie Qingran strode into the carriage and followed Shen Wenyuan's carriage away.

Everyone around was dumbfounded, staring in confusion and shock at Xie Hanyue, who was laughing wildly on the ground.

They simply couldn't understand why their little sister, whom they had cherished and raised, had turned out the way she was now.

How did it become like this!

"Xie Hanyue, are you crazy? That's the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, a first-rank noblewoman, and she's pregnant! How could you lay a hand on her!"

Lu Jinzhi grabbed Xie Hanyue by the hair, forcefully pulled her up, and then slammed her against the carriage, slapping her twice across the face.

Xie Hanyue has always been pampered and cherished since she was a child. When has she ever suffered such injustice?

Her face was swollen, and she looked at Lu Jinzhi in disbelief: "You hit me! You hit me for Xie Qingran! You hit me for that bitch! Do you know that I did all this for you? She's the reason we're in this situation today. I just wanted to vent my anger for you. What did I do wrong?"

Xie Hanyue is still arguing and doesn't think she did anything wrong.

"Moon, you've really gone mad," Zhou Huai'an shook his head helplessly, turned around, and strode towards his carriage.

Lord Lu simply picked up the child and left, not wanting to linger there.

Lord Lu saw this very clearly today. With a woman like Xie Hanyue, Lu Jinzhi will never have a peaceful day.

However, Xie Hanyue's identity is special, so even if they wanted to clean things up, it wouldn't work. The Lu family is really going to be dragged to hell by this woman!

Inside the city, at a medical clinic.

Xie Qingran looked at Baozhu, who was fast asleep on the bed, her eyebrows furrowed tightly, her eyes sharp.

"Don't worry, it's just a superficial injury. The little girl was so frightened that she fainted."

Shen Wenyuan handed over a piece of pastry and looked at Xie Qingran with a helpless expression.

The hairpin only went in halfway, so it wouldn't have been fatal, but Baozhu was timid and fainted, so she hasn't woken up yet.

Xie Qingran felt ashamed but helpless after learning about this. Her eyes softened a little as she looked at Shen Wenyuan, took the pastries from his hand, and said, "Thank you for today."

"You don't need to be so polite with me. If you ask me for help, I will always help you." Shen Wenyuan smiled gently at Xie Qingran: "As long as I am of even the slightest use to you, I will do it willingly."

Shen Wenyuan himself never imagined that one day he would say such cheesy things.

But strangely enough, it doesn't feel out of place at all when I talk about it now.

Seeing his silly expression, Xie Qingran finally smiled faintly: "Shen Wenyuan, you really have grown up now."

"Yes, if only I had grown up sooner, I wouldn't have had to run around all by myself with such a big belly."

"Xiao Jue is the bravest warrior in the army, yet he couldn't protect you at all, Xie Qingran. Don't you regret it?"

Although Shen Wenyuan came from a merchant family, he was born into an imperial merchant family and had studied with Zhou Huai'an and others since childhood. His political acumen was even sharper than that of ordinary officials.

He knew very well that Xie Qingran did this to get revenge on Xie Hanyue, to suppress the Lu family, and to eliminate any worries for Xiao Jue.

But Xiao Jue was busy running around and knew nothing about it, which made Shen Wenyuan feel that it was unfair!

"I'm willing."

Xie Qingran lowered her eyes, feeling a sweet warmth in her heart as she thought of Xiao Jue. She reached out and gently touched her lower abdomen.

“I am truly willing to help him and stand shoulder to shoulder with him. I feel very happy.”

In both her past and present lives, there were very few things that could truly make Xie Qingran happy, so she wanted to seize every little bit of happiness.

Seeing her so engrossed in the moment, Shen Wenyuan was dumbfounded.

He really found it hard to believe that Xie Qingran, who was so aloof and distant, could be so passionate about someone!

"Xie Qingran, did I really lag behind?" Shen Wenyuan felt sad and looked at Xie Qingran with pleading eyes: "Would things have been different if I had been a little faster?"

Xie Qingran shook her head without hesitation: "You are not him, so it's no use being faster."

When Shen Wentao rushed over, he happened to hear this. Almost instinctively, he looked at his younger brother and saw Shen Wenyuan looking like he was in unbearable pain.

He felt sorry for his younger brother, but he was also grateful to Xie Qingran, because he knew very well that Xie Qingran's resolute actions were all for the good of her brother!

"Ah Yuan, go out. I have something to say to Madam alone." Shen Wentao gently patted Shen Wenyuan's head and told him to leave.

Shen Wenyuan looked at Xie Qingran with some concern, but he did not disobey his brother's wishes and turned to leave.

“I’ve already sent everything over. This is a letter from the Duke of Zhenguo to you. Take a look.” Shen Wentao took out a letter and handed it to Xie Qingran. “He said that if you need anything, just come to the Shen family. He also told you to take good care of yourself during your pregnancy and not to worry too much. He knows what he’s doing.”

Um?

Upon hearing this, Xie Qingran immediately realized what was going on and looked at Shen Wentao: "You two have known each other for a long time and have been in contact for a long time, haven't you?"

"You're really smart."

"The Shen family has always been a spy for the Xiao family, and their ancestors made their fortune by relying on the Xiao family."

Shen Wentao spoke frankly and directly. He was certain that Xiao Jue trusted Xie Qingran, so he could trust Xie Qingran as well.

What?

Xie Qingran frowned and said through gritted teeth, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"