Chu Yun stood in the courtyard, gazing into the distance, and met Chu Yan's eyes.
"elder sister?"
Chu Yun exclaimed in surprise, then a hint of panic flashed in his eyes.
Chu Yan stared at Chu Yun in the courtyard for a long time, afraid that she was seeing things. But when she finally confirmed that it really was Chu Yun, she took a step and slowly walked in.
"Oh, madam, why did you go inside? You're not really this wicked woman's friend, are you?"
The woman who had previously advised Chu Yan was surprised to see Chu Yan walk in. She thought Chu Yan was in cahoots with Chu Yun, and her face immediately showed disgust.
Finally, the woman, still cursing, was chased away by Chu Yun's maid.
Chu Yan walked step by step to the middle of the courtyard, stopped in front of Chu Yun, and looked Chu Yun up and down.
She had some bruises on her face, and some medicine had been applied, making her look slightly disheveled.
She was wearing a soft silk dress with a familiar pattern, as it was silk that had just been transported from Jiangnan to her residence that month.
"Were you the one who had an affair with the prince last night?"
After a long pause, Chu Yan asked coldly.
"No, no, sister, you...you've misunderstood. Yesterday, it was...brother-in-law who appeared and saved me. I...I was framed. I didn't have an affair with anyone!"
Chu Yun froze, and instinctively denied and explained.
Xiao Wang told her that he still needed the support of the Chu family and could not fall out with Chu Yan and the Chu family, so she absolutely could not admit that they had a relationship.
"Really? Who framed you?"
Chu Yan snorted coldly and looked up at Chu Yun's eyes with a cool gaze.
Chu Yun immediately squeezed out a few tears, looking as if she had suffered a great injustice.
"Sister, I don't know who it was. I don't know that man at all. I was resting inside when he suddenly rushed in, ripped off my clothes, and dragged me outside."
Later, luckily my brother-in-law happened to be passing by and came to my rescue. But unexpectedly, that stranger turned around and falsely accused us. Sister, please don't misunderstand!
"Misunderstand......"
Chu Yan murmured softly, her gaze as cold as water, "Then what's the story with the clothes you're wearing? Who bought this house for you?"
"Didn't you say you left the capital? Why are you here?"
Chu Yan suppressed her surging anger and asked several questions in a series of sharp voices.
"Sister, I... I bought these clothes from a shop on the street, and this house... I bought it myself too. I don't want to leave the capital, I don't want to leave you, that's why I haven't left."
Chu Yun offered a flustered explanation.
She was unaware that the fabric of her clothes was brought from the Prince's residence by Prince Xiao. She had hinted to Prince Xiao several times that she had no clothes to wear, and soon after, Prince Xiao sent people to deliver these.
She had always assumed that it was Prince Xiao who went out to purchase the items for her sake, so she had no idea of Chu Yan's anger at this moment.
"Bought from outside?"
Chu Yan sneered and looked at Chu Yun, who was almost kneeling down before her.
This silk was sent from Jiangnan to the imperial palace; it wasn't sold in the shops on the street.
Is Chu Yun genuinely unaware or feigning ignorance?
"Then go to the street now and buy me another one exactly the same. I want to see where I can find this kind of material!"
Chu Yan said disappointedly.
"elder sister......"
Chu Yun was anxious and didn't know how to explain, so he could only cry out pitifully.
How would she know where the prince bought it?
It's too late to go find King Xiao now!
"Don't call me that, I'm not your sister!"
Chu Yan disgustedly shook off Chu Yun's hand, said nothing more, and turned to leave with her maid.
"Sister, please let me explain. It was really a misunderstanding on my part. My brother-in-law and I really have nothing going on. It was all someone else who framed us... By the way, it must have been the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess who framed us. They have a grudge against the Prince!"
Sister, please don't believe them! My brother-in-law and I are truly innocent; we've been framed!
Seeing Chu Yan leave, Chu Yun immediately staggered after her to explain.
Chu Yan didn't want to see her, so she had her maid push Chu Yun away forcefully, then she got into the sedan chair and left.
Today, she came here only to see who the woman Xiao Wang was keeping was.
She originally thought that Prince Xiao was a womanizer and had taken a fancy to another woman outside, but she never expected that he and Chu Yun were still entangled.
Chu Yan returned to the Xiao Prince's Mansion in anger and disappointment.
By this time, King Xiao had already returned from court.
He is now under house arrest by Emperor Wenjian and cannot go anywhere except the Prince's residence.
After what happened yesterday, he felt that his martial arts skills were not good enough, which was why he couldn't even beat a big man after his bodyguard was knocked unconscious.
If he could easily subdue the big man, he wouldn't have made such a big fuss.
He was feeling quite agitated, so since he was under house arrest and had nothing to do, he started practicing his kung fu in the backyard.
As Chu Yan passed through the courtyard, she heard the sounds of fighting coming from there. She saw that Prince Xiao was sparring with someone, so she walked over.
"Your Highness."
She called out coldly.
Prince Xiao stopped when he heard her voice and looked at her. "Yan'er, what's wrong?"
He sensed that Chu Yan's expression was somewhat off.
"I saw Chu Yun. After such a scandalous affair with her yesterday, are you still going to keep her in the capital? Are you going to continue deceiving me?"
Chu Yan's words fell like knives.
Xiao Wang's pupils dilated in surprise, and after a long while he said, "You, you've misunderstood. Yesterday's incident was a setup. There's nothing between me and Yun'er."
"You still won't admit it?"
Chu Yan looked at him with disappointment, not expecting that his story was so similar to Chu Yun's.
If she hadn't seen Chu Yun wearing her silk garments with her own eyes, she might have believed him.
"Chu Yun has already admitted that you took all the silk that Father Emperor bestowed upon me and gave it to her, and even secretly bought a mansion for her. You have never truly let go of her!"
Before King Xiao could speak, Chu Yan continued.
"Impossible! How could Yoona possibly admit it?"
Upon hearing Chu Yan's words, King Xiao instinctively retorted.
He had clearly analyzed the pros and cons with Chu Yun, and Chu Yun promised him that she would never let Chu Yan know, nor would she appear in front of Chu Yan.
"How is it impossible? Chu Yun is living at No. 19 Chengxi Lane now, and everything she lives in and uses was arranged by you! You've been keeping her on the side behind my back!"
Chu Yan looked at Prince Xiao with disappointment, her eyes brimming with tears.
King Xiao frowned, his face grim, and remained silent for a long time.
Chu Yan pressed on, "Your Highness, what have I done to wrong you? Why did you and Chu Yun deceive me like this? If you truly loved her, you could have told me directly before. Why did you betray me?"
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