Chapter 260: I'm attracted to your sister
The next day.
In just one day, the farce that took place in the Marquis' Mansion spread throughout the capital.
Shen Haoyue was sipping tea in the elegant room of Fengyue Tower when he suddenly heard voices talking about the "Ji Family" coming from the lobby downstairs.
He listened carefully and heard the storyteller downstairs slamming the gavel on the table.
With a "pa" sound, the storyteller's serious voice came into his ears:
"When the Marquis of Anding was carried off the carriage by the servants, his hair was disheveled like weeds, his body was filthy and bloody, and there were even rows of flies buzzing around his head."
Halfway through his story, the storyteller sighed and said, "That scene... was so smelly that even beggars avoided it."
Hearing this, Shen Haoyue frowned slightly, “It’s only been a few days, and I haven’t paid attention to the Marquis’ Mansion. I didn’t expect such a big thing to happen.”
"Could it be that my sister is behind this?"
Just when Shen Haoyue was suspicious, Ling Qing, dressed in black, came over and whispered to Shen Haoyue: "Second Master Shen, my prince invites you to the private room next door for a small gathering, saying that he has something important to discuss with you."
Hearing this, Shen Haoyue frowned slightly and subconsciously exclaimed, “Your Highness Wanzhou?”
Ling Qing nodded, "That's right."
Shen Haoyue frowned even more tightly.
He didn't understand why Xie Wanzhou, who always lived a reclusive life, suddenly came to him.
After thinking for a while, Shen Haoyue couldn't help but ask, "I have never met your Highness. I suddenly came to your house today. What's the important matter?"
Ling Qing replied in a calm tone: "Your Highness has something that the Shen family has been looking for for many days. Second Master Shen, just go and meet him without worry. You will know when you meet him."
Hearing this, Shen Haoyue became more confused and stood up immediately.
"Come on, take me there."
After passing through a long corridor, we entered the private room on the top floor of Fengyue Tower.
The room is decorated in a low-key yet elegant manner.
Shen Haoyue paused. If he remembered correctly, this room had never been open to the public.
While he was thinking, Shen Haoyue had already followed Ling Qing into the house.
As he looked around, he saw a man in white, sitting upright in a wheelchair, drinking tea with his back to him.
Shen Haoyue took a step forward and saluted respectfully, "Greetings, Your Highness!"
"sit."
Xie Wanzhou cherishes words as if they were gold.
Shen Haoyue didn't waste any words, walked around to the opposite side of Xie Wanzhou, and sat down directly.
Xie Wanzhou picked up the teapot, slowly poured a cup of tea, and made a "please" gesture.
Then he chuckled and said, "I wonder if Mr. Shen is satisfied with the good play that the storyteller told?"
Hearing this, Shen Haoyue looked at Xie Wanzhou in surprise.
"Did you arrange the storyteller downstairs?"
Xie Wanzhou glanced at the storyteller downstairs and did not deny it.
"Why did you arrange all this?" Shen Haoyue asked in surprise.
"I had nothing to do, so I planned this."
Xie Wanzhou said this, picking up the teacup and taking a sip.
He continued, "But I didn't come here today just to invite you to watch a show, but because I have something important to give you."
"What is it?" Shen Haoyue asked hesitantly.
Xie Wanzhou did not respond, but winked at Ling Qing behind him.
Ling Qing understood and immediately walked up to Shen Haoyue holding a rosewood box.
"Second Young Master, here you go."
Ling Qing handed the box to Shen Haoyue.
Shen Haoyue took it in surprise, opened the box, and saw some secret letters inside.
Shen Haoyue frowned slightly, took out a secret letter from inside, and opened it without saying a word to examine it carefully.
After reading it, Shen Haoyue’s face instantly turned gloomy.
"This... is this evidence that Ji Yunchuan was greedy for merit and rushed forward rashly, and then deserted the battlefield during the border battle?"
Shen Haoyue exclaimed in surprise.
"Keep reading, there's more!"
Xie Wanzhou pursed his lips and smiled, then continued drinking tea.
Shen Haoyue did not suspect anything and opened the second secret letter.
After reading it, Shen Haoyue clenched his fists.
He said angrily: "I didn't expect that over the years, Ji Yunchuan has done so many bad things in the military camp under the name of the Shen family!"
"I was so blind to marry my sister to such a beast!"
After hearing this, Ling Qing couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
Shen Haoyue was really anxious, and when he got angry he even scolded his own family members.
Shen Haoyue suppressed the anger that was about to burst out of his heart and continued to open a secret letter.
"Beast! Beast! Beast!"
After reading it, Shen Haoyue clenched the letter tightly and angrily cursed him three times as a beast!
"My father loves his soldiers like his own sons. He regards the soldiers at the border as more important than me and my elder brother! How could he, for his own selfish reasons, not take the lives of the soldiers seriously and give orders at will, causing the soldiers to die!"
When he spoke the last part, Shen Haoyue's voice almost choked.
Looking up at Xie Wanzhou, Shen Haoyue's eyes were bloodshot and the corners of his lips trembled slightly.
Shen Haoyue gritted his teeth and asked, "Your Highness, where did you get these things?"
Xie Wanzhou sighed, "As early as when the tragic news of the border battle came, I felt that this matter was suspicious, so I have been investigating secretly, and only then did I find these evidences."
"Then why did you suddenly hand over this evidence to me?"
Shen Haoyue's tone was slightly cold, and there was no politeness in his words.
Since being deposed as the crown prince, Xie Wanzhou has been keeping a low profile and has not been involved with the ministers in the court.
He was suddenly found today and he couldn't let his guard down.
Sensing Shen Haoyue's hostility, Xie Wanzhou explained calmly: "You don't have to think too much, it's your sister, let me hand these evidences to you."
"What?" Shen Haoyue was even more surprised, "Did your sister ask you to give it to me?"
Xie Wanzhou nodded, "Yes, I made an agreement with her. I handed over the evidence of Ji Yunchuan's mistakes in the border battle to the Shen family, and she agreed to a small request of mine."
"What do you want?"
Shen Haoyue became anxious again.
"Xie Wanzhou, I warn you, Ning Yuan is the beloved of our Shen family, we will never let you embarrass her!"
"Don't worry, we won't embarrass her or the Shen family."
“Whether it’s her or the Shen family, they both want to sever ties with the Ji family.”
Xie Wanzhou said cheerfully, "That's right, this is what I was thinking."
Hearing this, Shen Haoyue became a little uneasy.
"You, you, you...what do you mean by that?"
Xie Wanzhou took out such an important thing just to make Shen Ningyuan divorce?
He couldn't believe that someone would be so bored as to meddle in other people's family affairs.
As if he had guessed what Shen Haoyue was thinking, Xie Wanzhou said calmly: "You don't have to think too much. I did all this just to make Shen Ningyuan and Ji Yunchuan divorce. I did it not for the Shen family, but for your sister."
Upon hearing this, Shen Haoyue couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth and looked up and down at Xie Wanzhou.
After a while, Shen Haoyue opened his mouth softly and asked half-jokingly: "Your Highness, my sister is a married woman. You have paid so much for her. Could it be that... you are attracted to her?"
Unexpectedly, Xie Wanzhou nodded without any hesitation in response to Shen Haoyue's obviously joking question.
"You're right. I'm attracted to your sister."
The tone was calm, but it carried a meaning that could not be refuted.
The corners of Shen Haoyue's mouth pulled even harder, "You you you you...what did you say?"
After being shocked, Shen Haoyue said in a trembling voice: "Xie Wanzhou, are you kidding me? Are you interested in my sister?"
Because he was too shocked, Shen Haoyue directly called out Xie Wanzhou's name.
The latter was not annoyed, and pursed his lips and whispered jokingly: "You can speak louder so that everyone can hear that I have a crush on your sister."
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