Chapter 144 Shen Chu, you did this on purpose!

The tall bookshelves, densely packed with books, blocked the view, but could not block the sounds coming from behind them.

"Do you know why the Sixth Prince took the Ice Flower Hibiscus Jade Pendant from Miss Qingqiu and gave it to Lord Shen?"

"Do you know something inside? Tell me quickly."

"I heard that Lord Shen is infatuated with the Sixth Prince and keeps pestering him. The Sixth Prince gave him the Ice Flower Hibiscus Jade Pendant in order to get rid of Lord Shen."

Chen Chu gripped the book in her hand tightly and turned the bookshelf around.

Three men were sitting on the floor behind the bookshelf, listening intently to the man leaning against the bookshelf.

"Really? Could it be that Lord Shen is actually a homosexual?"

The man leaning against the bookshelf appeared to be in his early twenties, a frivolous smile on his face, and said mysteriously:

"I also heard that Lord Shen has repeatedly harassed the Sixth Prince at the Flying Eagle Guard, and even climbed into the Sixth Prince's bed."

Shen Chu recognized the man as Zhang Yongliang, the heir of the Marquis of Changxing's mansion, and the other three men were also well-known playboys in the capital.

As soon as Zhang Yongliang finished speaking, the three people opposite him gasped and grinned at each other.

Shen Chu sneered and stepped out from behind the bookshelf.

"Did Prince Zhang witness with his own eyes me entangled with the Sixth Prince and climb into his bed?"

Zhang Yongliang was startled by his sudden appearance, but when he saw that it was Shen Chu, he curled his lip and sneered:

"There's no smoke without fire. If Lord Shen hadn't done something like offering himself up as a concubine, how could rumors have started circulating?"

"Tsk tsk, you can never judge a book by its cover. Young Master Shen looks like a gentleman, but no one is so despicable and vile behind the scenes."

“Yongliang, you’re wrong. If you ask me, that Lord Shen is more beautiful than a woman, and he might be even more ecstatic in bed.”

The four of them exchanged knowing glances and laughed maliciously.

"Shut up! How dare you make up stories about Lord Shen and the Sixth Prince?" A sharp rebuke suddenly came from behind.

Shen Chu turned her head and saw a girl in red walking towards her from behind.

The girl had a face as white as a silver plate and eyebrows like distant mountains. She twirled a whip in her hand and glared angrily at Zhang Yongliang and the others in front of her.

Zhang Yongliang looked over with a grin. "Oh, who is this? It's Miss Anning from the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion. Are we brothers bothering you by having a private chat here?"

"Miss Li is so angry, I wonder if it's because she's indignant on behalf of Lord Shen or the Sixth Prince?"

"If it's for Lord Shen, tsk, that's a real pity. Lord Shen is in love with the Sixth Prince, and Miss Li's heart is probably going to be wasted."

The four of them burst into unrestrained laughter at Shen Chu and Li Anning.

"Insolence!" Li Anning said coldly, raising her whip to lash out at Zhang Yongliang.

Zhang Yongliang raised his hand and grabbed the whip that Li Anning was swinging at him, and smiled contemptuously.

"Li Anning, don't think that just because you've learned a few kung fu skills, you can go around wielding a whip and righting wrongs. Do you really think you're a chivalrous woman?"

In terms of status and position, our Changxing Marquis's Mansion is no less than your Wu'an Marquis's Mansion. If you dare to injure me, your whole family will have to come and apologize.

"Pah!" Li Anning spat fiercely. "Zhang Yongliang, are you a child who hasn't been weaned? Our fight has nothing to do with our elders."

I, your grandma, will take responsibility for my actions. I hit you today because you spewed filth and defamed Lord Shen.

After I'm done beating you, I'll go to your house to explain. I'll see if your dad will protect you then.

Zhang Yongliang put his hands on his hips and laughed loudly, "You? Tsk tsk, you really are just trying to protect Chen Chu?"

You really want him to be your gigolo?

He pointed at Shen Chu and laughed unrestrainedly, "He's right here. Ask him if he'd rather follow the Sixth Prince or you."

"You!" Li Anning stomped her foot angrily and forcefully pulled the whip back.

Zhang Yongliang had practiced martial arts and was significantly stronger than Li Anning. He pulled hard and then suddenly released.

Li Anning fell straight forward.

"Be careful." Shen Chu held Li Anning's arm, then gently pushed him with a skillful force, channeling her inner strength into Li Anning's whip.

Li Anning suddenly felt that his whip was unusually flexible and powerful today, and immediately swung it out.

Zhang Yongliang and the others stepped back and leaned against the bookshelves, dodging Li Anning's menacing whip.

Just then, the bookshelf behind them suddenly began to shake violently.

Crash!

The books above suddenly cascaded down, crushing Zhang Yongliang and his three companions beneath them.

"Oh dear, I think my leg is broken."

"My butt is going to be smashed open."

"My back hurts so much."

The worst off was Zhang Yongliang, who was buried under the books, with only his large head sticking out, looking like a turtle with a tortoise shell on its head.

"Stop yelling, my whole body aches." Zhang Yongliang said irritably, baring his teeth, and looked up to see Chen Chu's hand just as she removed it from the bookshelf.

He immediately flew into a rage, "Chen Chu, you deliberately pushed the book down and hit us, didn't you?"

Shen Chu looked completely innocent. "Which eye of Prince Zhang saw me push the bookshelf? I merely touched it to the side."

Zhang Yongliang snorted angrily, "If you hadn't pushed them, how could all the books have fallen down?"

Shen Chu clapped her hands with a smile, "You've been talking nonsense about others in this scholarly place, polluting its tranquility. Even the books can't stand your wicked behavior and have personally fallen down to punish you. Do you believe that?"

"Nonsense!" Zhang Yongliang glared at Chen Chu with difficulty, tilting his head back. "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and help us move these books off us!"

"Move it aside? Young Master Zhang, please wait a moment." Shen Chu walked over slowly, picked up the thick book on top, and slammed it onto Zhang Yongliang's head like a brick.

Bang.

Zhang Yongliang's head, which had been tilted back, was forced down, and his face was pressed and rubbed against the ground.

"Chen Chu, you!"

"Oops, I messed up." Shen Chu spread her hands, looking completely innocent.

After a moment of stunned silence, Li Anning, who was behind him, also came over with a grin.

"Young Master Shen, I'll help too."

She tucked the whip into her waistband, and with a push of her hands, the pile of books on top collapsed, hitting the backs and heads of the other three people.

This time, all four faces were pressed to the ground and rubbed.

Li Anning clapped her hands with a grin, "It's not very even, shall we try again?"

Zhang Yongliang was so angry that half of his face was distorted, because the other half of his face was pressed against the ground.

"Chen Chu, Li Anning, you did this on purpose!"

Shen Chu squatted down and looked at Zhang Yongliang with a sneer, "You guys dared to speak ill of me to my face, how dare you ask me to help you?"

You are all educated noble children, but the fine clothes and delicacies you have given you have not cultivated your eloquence, but rather your foul mouths.

"Moreover, you are making unfounded accusations against the Sixth Prince, saying that I seduced and entangled him."

"Do you dare come with me to confront the Sixth Prince?"

A flicker of panic crossed Zhang Yongliang's eyes.

Shen Chu picked up another book and patted his face, saying coldly, "Tell me, who told you to spread these rumors?"