Chapter 71: Can you call me Shengsheng?
Ruan Yunsheng didn't expect that Xie Yan would intervene in this matter.
However, there is nothing surprising about Xie Yan killing someone.
Previously, in the villa of Prince An's Mansion, Xie Yan also wanted to kill Bai Ruowei and Sun Manying after a disagreement.
After all, the script says that he is the villain!
At this time, Tingsong came in hurriedly, "Princess, Third Young Master, the prince is back!"
Ruan Yunbo immediately asked, "How is he?"
Tingsong said, "I heard from Mo Ying that the prince has been dismissed from his post, fined for three years, and given fifty lashes of the cane!"
Ruan Yunsheng's eyebrows tightened. "Fifty strokes of the cane? Is Xie Yan, that sickly fellow, still alive after that beating?"
Tingsong said quickly: "I just saw that the prince was helped back."
Ruan Yunbo frowned when he heard this. A salary deduction was one thing, but dismissal from office was no small matter.
If it weren't for the position of Deputy Privy Councilor, Xie Yan would not have been able to mobilize the imperial guards when he broke into the Grand Marshal's Mansion to search for the jade disk.
Without his position, Xie Yan only had the title of prince and could not even participate in court meetings.
When the court officials learned that he was severely punished by the emperor, they would reconsider their stance. This punishment was indeed too severe for Xie Yan.
The emperor's marriage was a big deal. Xie Yan first went to the palace to disobey the emperor and begged him to withdraw his order. Then he killed Wei Wencai. One can imagine the emperor's anger.
Xie Yan knew the consequences, but still did it regardless of the cost.
Ruan Yunbo sighed. He had misunderstood Xie Yan before and thought that Xie Yan didn't regard Shengsheng as his sister at all.
He has a petty mind.
Xie Yan really treats Shengsheng as his sister, and is more willing to give up than her own brother!
"Shengsheng, why don't you go over with Third Brother to visit?"
Ruan Yunsheng pursed his lips and nodded, and the brother and sister came to Guanlan Courtyard together.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw the court physician brought by Xie Yan, Doctor Xue, coming out of the room.
Ruan Yunbo hurried forward, "Doctor Xue, how is your prince doing?"
Doctor Xue glanced at Ruan Yunsheng with a complicated expression and said vaguely, "The prince...has sustained multiple injuries, so naturally, they are extremely serious. He needs to rest well."
Ruan Yunbo immediately said, "If you need any herbs or supplements, just ask. Everything should be of the best quality, and don't be stingy with the money."
Doctor Xue said, "I understand. I'll go make the medicine first."
Ruan Yunbo walked into the room. As soon as she entered, she saw Xie Yan leaning against the head of the bed with a pale face, coughing softly.
He quickly asked with concern: "Why are you still sitting? Lie down quickly!"
Xie Yan first glanced at Ruan Yunsheng with restraint, then gave Ruan Yunbo a weak smile, "The palace maids didn't do anything cruel. My injuries are not serious. Third Young Master, don't worry."
Ruan Yunbo sighed, "Don't try to hold it in. There's no color on your face. You must be seriously injured."
Xie Yan forced a twitch of his lips and coughed again.
Ruan Yunbo quickly dragged a stool and sat in front of the bed. He reached out and patted Xie Yan on the back, saying with emotion, "Xie Yan, I really didn't expect you to be so loyal! You are worthy of being raised by our Zhenguo Hou Mansion!"
Xie Yan stopped coughing and said, "Third Young Master, thank you for your praise."
Ruan Yunbo pretended to be displeased, "Why call me Third Young Master? Call me Third Brother!"
He turned and put his arm around Xie Yan's shoulder, looking like a good brother.
"From now on, we are brothers! I am your third brother, and you are my fifth brother. You can stay in the mansion as long as you like."
"When big brother comes back, I'll help you intercede. When we brothers unite, we can overcome any obstacle!"
Xie Yan smiled with his thin lips and said softly, "Thank you, Third Brother."
Seeing that Xie Yan was still able to joke and laugh, Ruan Yunsheng thought that nothing serious should happen to him.
He curled his lips and picked a chair to sit down.
Calling him "Third Brother" made Ruan Yunbo feel comfortable all over. He now regarded Xie Yan as his own and looked at him with extra favor.
He said happily: "And Shengsheng, she will be your biological sister in the future!"
Xie Yan's smile froze, "This...is not necessary."
Ruan Yunsheng's eyes widened instantly, "That's not necessary?"
Just now, Xie Yan was treating her third brother as a brother, but when it came to her turn, he said, “That’s not necessary”?
How come she, Princess Mingyi, is Xie Yan's sister and is marrying above her station?
Although she was unwilling to acknowledge Xie Yan as her brother, Xie Yan was so bold that he actually refused!
She stood up in a flash, walked angrily to Xie Yan's bedside, and said unhappily: "Third brother, he is a prince now, but he doesn't want to be brothers with us. Besides, I only have four brothers, so there is no fifth brother!"
She glared at Xie Yan, "Don't think that just because you helped me this time, you can act tyrannically in the Marquis' Mansion in the future!"
Xie Yan didn't expect her to misunderstand him, and hurriedly explained: "Shengsheng, that's not what I meant..."
He just didn't want to be her brother or sister.
Ruan Yunsheng interrupted him fiercely, "Who are you calling Shengsheng? Do you think you can call me Shengsheng?"
Xie Yan paused. He just thought that since Ruan Yunbo called him the fifth brother, there should be no problem for him to call him "Shengsheng" in the future, right?
The relationship between him and Shengsheng can't always be so tense.
Ruan Yunbo knew that Shengsheng had hated Xie Yan since childhood, but after this arranged marriage, he finally understood that the emperor had long harbored a grudge against the Marquis' Mansion and might even cause trouble one day.
They had long since fallen out with Prince Duan. If Prince Duan ascended the throne in the future, the future of the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion would be even more worrying.
The only solution now is to give Xie Yan our full support.
He quickly tried to smooth things over: "Shengsheng, Xie Yan probably didn't mean that. Considering that he got hurt for you, please don't be angry..."
Ruan Yunsheng glared at Xie Yan, "Then tell me, what do you mean?"
Xie Yan was choked and speechless for a moment.
Of course he knew that as long as he said that he had just made a slip of the tongue and said a few soft words, he could quickly get over the matter.
But once the status of brother and sister is determined, what will they do in the future?
Seeing that Xie Yan was speechless, Ruan Yunsheng turned around and walked out angrily.
Xie Yan wanted to chase after him and explain immediately, but he had just been beaten with fifty sticks in the court and could not even get out of bed!
Ruan Yunbo looked at his sister's back and said worriedly, "Why did you start arguing after just two sentences?"
He turned to look at Xie Yan, "You too, you got beaten for Shengsheng, why don't you just comfort her?"
Xie Yan had a hard time speaking out, "I..."
At this time, Butler Feng walked in and said respectfully, "Sir, the thousand-year-old ginseng and thousand-year-old snow lotus you ordered have arrived. The shopkeeper said he spent quite a bit of money on this and wanted to give you the account book for your review. Would you like to come to the front hall and take a look?"
Ruan Yunbo quickly said, "Yes, yes, I asked someone to buy it. I'll go over and take a look."
He said to Xie Yan, "You should have a good rest first. I'll have someone stew the thousand-year-old ginseng and bring it to you to replenish your body."
"Don't worry about Shengsheng, I will speak up for you. But you also know Shengsheng's temper, so you should coax her more in the future."
Xie Yan said seriously, "Don't worry, Third Brother, I will definitely take good care of Shengsheng."
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