Dugu Jue looked like he wanted to punch someone. "I'm not letting go, am I?"

As she spoke, she deliberately adjusted the angle, changing from lifting her to pinching Shen Youan's delicate neck like she was pinching a chick.

Shen Youan, "..."

Chu Yuan, "..."

Shen Youan's inner thoughts: No, don't provoke him!

Chu Yuan thought to herself: That bastard, he madly loves this trick! I still remember when we first met, he almost strangled me to death using this same move!

"What exactly do you want to do?" Dugu Ran roared, his eyes reddening with anger, even though he was usually timid and mediocre!

Shen Youan stared wide-eyed, constantly giving Chu Yuan meaningful glances.

Chu Yuan shook her head almost imperceptibly, telling Shen You'an to calm down, assuring her that Dugu Jue would not kill her.

Once the latter understood, he felt relieved.

Only Dugu Ran was completely absorbed in the situation, her eyes bloodshot and her hands clenched into fists at her sides.

Shen Youan felt a pang of pity watching.

At this moment, Dugu Jue spoke up, "If you want her to live, fine. From now on, you must answer all my questions honestly, without the slightest deception. Can you do that?"

Dugu Ran glanced at Shen You'an. After all, she was a woman, and the difference in strength between her and a man was huge. Dugu Ling had also been bewitched by some evil spirit, turning into such a ruthless and heartless person.

With just a gentle pinch, lifting the person upwards, they were suffocated and on tiptoe, their eyes even seeming to well up with tears...

"Yes!" he blurted out.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Jue curled his lips in a smug smile, thinking to himself, "This Dugu Ran is even more useless than Dugu Ling. He's been so easily manipulated."

Overwhelmed with pride, he winked at Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan ignored him and waited for his next move.

To be honest, Dugu Jue is a bit crazy. You can't empathize with him unless you have some mental illness!

...

Fifteen minutes later, Chu Yuan went numb.

Shen Youan was also thrown into Dugu Ran's arms by Dugu Jue. The two hugged each other, but were still knocked to the ground by that domineering force. Instinctively, Dugu Ran rolled over to cushion Shen Youan's fall, preventing her from getting a scratch.

"Heh." Upon seeing this, Dugu Jue sneered.

Then, he forcefully pulled the stunned Chu Yuan along and quickly and smoothly led her outside.

Before Chu Yuan could come to her senses and scold him, he turned around and apologized, "I was wrong. Because Dugu Ling suspected that Dugu Ran was secretly stirring up trouble and was afraid that he was pretending to be weak, I went all out and arrested him for questioning."

As for Shen Youan, it was just a coincidence.

Dugu Jue had no intention of seriously harming Shen You'an from the beginning; he was just angry that she had ruined his plans and intended to take her back to his residence, give her a few words of reprimand, and then return her to her.

Unexpectedly, she encountered Dugu Ran, who was like a lamb entering a tiger's den, at the door. She also noticed that Dugu Ran was obviously more concerned about Shen You'an, so she thought of taking advantage of him.

As it turns out, Dugu Ran not only cared about her androgynous niece, but seemed to have fallen in love with her.

The questioning was also very effective.

Apart from the fact that Dugu Ran was truly cowardly and timid, did nothing and knew nothing, everything was fine.

Yes, that's right.

Dugu Jue would certainly not admit that he had worked hard for so long but ended up with nothing.

He clasped his hands together, his back to Chu Yuan, his gaze fixed on the trunk of a large tree not far away. "...This is not my fault. If anyone is to blame, it's Dugu Ling for guessing incorrectly!"

Chu Yuan, "..."

Dugu Ling, "..." Plastic brothers, huh!

All the good things are his, and all the bad things are his!

Chu Yuan opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say, so she went back to her courtyard first.

The latter followed slowly, and as soon as she entered the house, she smiled at her, "Yuan'er."

Chu Yuan found it both funny and helpless; it seemed that the person in charge had changed again.

This is the first time Dugu Jue has ever felt so guilty!

Before the night was over, Tong Zhan stepped in and released both Dugu Ran and Shen Youan.

Dugu Ran was alright, but Shen Youan refused to leave no matter what, making it seem like she wanted to stay at the Crown Prince's residence!

"I want to see the Crown Princess. If I can't see her today, I'd rather sleep on the ground."

As he spoke, he actually lay down on the ground in a starfish shape.

Completely baffled by this bizarre move, Dugu Ran was speechless.

However, he felt uneasy as Shen Youan remained standing, so he too stood firmly in place.

This put Tong Zhan, who was following orders, in a very difficult position.

Finally, Xia He happened to pass by and saw it. She described this bizarre scene to Chu Yuan. Chu Yuan thought that she should indeed meet with Shen You'an and explain what happened today, so she asked Xia He to go and bring her away.

This solved Tong Zhan's problem.

Upon hearing that Chu Yuan had agreed to see her, Shen You'an was overjoyed, like a tadpole finding its mother. "Today, I thank Your Highness for extending a helping hand. I will remember this kindness and repay it when I have the chance."

The words of thanks flowed smoothly, but it seemed like they weren't heartfelt.

Dugu Ran naturally understood, but he didn't care. He reached out and stopped Shen Youan's wrist. "You...aren't you leaving?"

The latter turned around and said, "Your Highness, didn't you hear? The Crown Princess has agreed to see me. I have to go."

That's what puzzled Dugu Ran!

“She’s not a good person,” he said, seemingly realizing that this statement was biased, and then put it another way, “I mean, the Crown Prince’s residence has many secrets and is not suitable for us to stay for long. Why don’t we leave?”

What if his elder brother goes mad again?

Dugu Ran felt that the chaotic, thrilling, and inexplicable events that happened that day were more numerous than all of the past ten years combined. He didn't know if it was someone else's problem or if he was just having a run of bad luck lately.

Anyway, he couldn't wait to leave the Crown Prince's residence, but Shen You'an just wouldn't.

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