Chapter 221 It is me, Xie Guanlan, who has a rebellious heart towards Wen Xingluo

The guests looked at each other in confusion.

The Wen brothers were also stunned.

Although Wen Xingluo and Xie Guanlan often appeared together, Xie Shian was often among them. They looked like ordinary siblings, and they really couldn't tell that the two were having an affair behind their backs.

Just at this moment, Xie Yanchen came over here supporting the old concubine.

Hearing Wen Yueyin's accusation, the old concubine subconsciously gripped the dragon-headed cane tightly, but her body still shook uncontrollably.

In the eerie silence, Xie Shian suddenly burst into laughter. "Wen Yueyin, do you believe this?! Big brother and Ningning have never gotten along, how could they possibly have feelings for each other?! This is hilarious!"

"That's right!" Xie Jing echoed loudly, "Our Ningning has always been well-behaved, obedient, innocent, and the most charming and lovely girl in the world. How could she possibly like my eldest son, who has a kind face but a dark heart and cruel methods, and keeps everyone at a distance? You are such a hateful girl, with all your sweet words and white teeth!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Guanlan glanced at him.

Not far away, Shen Yu was standing in the corridor holding a tray.

He passed the imperial examination and his father was extremely happy. He specifically asked Xin'er to dress him up carefully and prepared a plate of expensive gold, silver and jade jewelry for him. He then sent him to tell Wen Xingluo the good news.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the garden, I heard Wen Yueyin say this.

He was a little angry.

The person Wen Xingluo likes is obviously him, how could she turn around and like Xie Guanlan?

Wen Yueyin saw Chen Yu standing there and immediately said, "I have evidence that proves that Wen Xingluo is coveting Xie Guanlan! Last year, Mu Zhiqiu held a disaster relief auction. Do you remember that Chen Yu said at the auction that Wen Xingluo liked him? In fact, what Wen Xingluo liked was not him at all, but the way he looked in red clothes! Speaking of red clothes, everyone can see that the person who usually wears red clothes the most is actually Xie Guanlan, right?! Wen Xingluo, she regards Chen Yu as a substitute for Xie Guanlan! She has a dirty mind and no shame. She-"

“Bang!”

Wei Si appeared at some unknown time.

She protected Wen Xingluo and slapped Wen Yueyin hard.

Wen Yueyin was stunned.

She covered her face and looked at Wei Si in disbelief, her voice trembling violently, "Mother? You...you hit me for Wen Xingluo?"

Wei Si said coldly, "Stop talking nonsense and slandering Ning Ning!"

Wen Yueyin felt extremely aggrieved.

She had been frail and sickly since she was a child, and her father and brother were reluctant to touch her.

Even her younger sister Wen Xingluo was just a servant who could be summoned and dismissed at will!

She is held in the palm of her hand and cared for by the whole family!

But her mother actually beat her for Wen Xingluo!

Tears rolled down her cheeks as she wailed, "What have I done to slander her?! How dare she do it but not admit it?! Mother, ask her yourself, who is the person she waits for outside Wansong Courtyard every evening!"

She suddenly pushed Wei Si away, pointed at Wen Xingluo, and cried hysterically, "Wen Xingluo, do you dare to look into Xie Guanlan's eyes and say with a clear conscience that you don't like him?! Do you dare?!"

It was silent all around.

Everyone stared at Wen Xingluo closely.

Those looks were extremely complicated, showing curiosity, disbelief, worry, contempt and disdain.

Whispers came from all directions:

"No way? Miss Wen really has a crush on the Commander?! But, but they're in that kind of relationship, how can this be possible?"

"I've heard that Miss Wen of the Zhenbei Palace is very well-educated and well-mannered, but I never thought she would harbor such dirty thoughts in private. It's unfortunate for the Zhenbei Palace!"

"If I were her, I wouldn't be able to face people! I should have cut my hair and become a nun long ago!"

“…”

Seeing Wen Xingluo become the target of public criticism, Xie Shian felt both distressed and anxious.

He reached out and pulled Wen Xingluo in front of him, "Ningning, say something! Hurry up and clarify this matter. Just say that you don't like Big Brother at all!"

"Yes, Ningning," Xie Jing said anxiously, almost slapping his thigh. "Why are you still standing there?! Tell everyone clearly that my eldest son is a scoundrel and that you look down on him, let alone like him!"

Wen Xingluo's hands and feet were cold, as if all the strength in his body had been drained away.

There was a layer of mist in her eyes and brows. She slowly raised her head and looked at Xie Guanlan.

The youth Yuantingshan has a golden appearance and jade-like quality, which is a rare good color in the world.

This man had saved her life several times.

In his previous life, he had watched her silently for many years.

I once carried her bones and galloped thousands of miles to bring her home.

Those heart-pounding moments, those long, throbbing nights, those blushes brighter than rouge, those torments of being confined to the moral code of human relations, whether in cold weather or warm day...

Wen Xingluo, how could he not like Xie Guanlan?

She stared deeply into the young man's dark, narrow eyes.

She tried to lie.

She tried to say that she didn't like Xie Guanlan, as her father and fourth brother wished.

However, even though she was usually eloquent, at this moment, looking into Xie Guanlan's eyes, she couldn't tell a single lie.

She can lie about anything.

The only thing she didn't want to lie about was love.

Even if she had to bear the blame and be criticized, she still couldn't look into Xie Guanlan's eyes and say that she didn't like him.

She slowly lowered her eyes and clenched her hands into fists in her sleeves.

Wen Yue could barely utter a complete sentence when she introduced her, and immediately shouted triumphantly, "Am I right?! Wen Xingluo is coveting Xie Guanlan! She's a girl, but she's completely disregarded her dignity and ethics—"

"It's not that she covets me."

A cold voice suddenly interrupted Wen Yueyin's questioning.

Everyone looked over quickly.

Xie Guanlan walked step by step to Wen Xingluo.

He raised his sleeves and firmly protected her behind him.

His face was expressionless. "It's not that she covets me, but I, Xie Guanlan, have rebellious intentions towards Wen Xingluo."

The whole audience was in uproar.

Wen Xingluo suddenly raised his head and looked at the young man's noble and beautiful profile in disbelief.

Xie Guanlan spoke in a voice that everyone could hear, enunciating each word with great solemnity, "It was me who was attracted by her beauty, it was me who seduced her, it was me who used my power to force her to like me, it was me who was shameless and disregarded human ethics, it was me who obsessed over her and flirted with her!"

The young commander of the Southwestern Army nailed himself to the history of shame with a resounding tone.

He protected Wen Xingluo's sleeves and never let go.

In fact, the fault was his.

He had understood her feelings a long time ago, hadn't he?

He was the elder and the superior, and he deliberately did not expose her. He indulged her little thoughts, enjoyed her admiration and joy, and fed on her emotions. This led to the situation developing to the irreversible point it is today.

He is the despicable one, and he is also the one who oversteps the boundaries.

He is also the one who should be judged by the secular world.

Wen Ningning is so innocent!