Chapter 158 Post-Marriage Dispute
Xiao Yuan's eyes turned cold, and Shen Anan said slowly, "Then go ahead, but I remind you that there are two people in that couple. If the man dies, there is still his wife to seek justice, but you are the only one in your family. If you die, no one will take care of your family's injustice."
She winked at the servants, and they slowly loosened their hands. Chen Tian choked there, but said nothing.
"Were you the one who instigated those people?"
"So what?" Chen Tian tilted his head, looking stubborn.
Shen Anan's eyes sank, "You didn't see what happened just now with the Second Prince, did you? That middle-aged man had a bloody hole as big as a bowl on his head, and blood was all over the floor. He was lying on the ground alone, and no one sympathized with him. The Second Prince's first thought was that it was a big day for him to get married, and it was really unlucky for him to encounter something like this."
"That person lost his life in vain because of your bad idea."
Chen Tian's face slowly turned pale, "Impossible, don't lie to me, his death will not be in vain, those imperial censors will definitely report to the emperor and make the decision for them."
"Are you so sure?" Shen An'an raised her eyebrows slightly, "Do you really think that person in Fengtian Palace can give you justice?"
If that person was fair, why would she stand here?
Chen Tian gnashed his teeth and said, "If you can't, then it means that the world is cruel, the emperor..."
He did not dare to say the rest of the unpleasant words, and only said bitterly, "I will take all the elders and villagers to die in front of the palace gate, so that the whole world will know how rotten the officials of Daliang are."
Xiao Yuan was too lazy to let Shen Anan talk nonsense with him, so he ordered Qing Feng, "Take him into the mansion and lock him up first, and let him calm down for a few days."
Letting such an impulsive person go would only cause more trouble. We should wait until the result in the palace tomorrow before dealing with this person.
"I won't go. Do you want to kill me to silence me?" He struggled so hard that Qingfeng had to hold him down himself.
"Aren't you afraid of death?" Shen Anan lifted her skirt and went up the stairs.
Chen Tian was taken to the mansion and yelled, "I'm not afraid, but I want to die at your doorstep, not in your yard."
"Shut his mouth." Xiao Yuan ordered coldly.
Shen Anan looked at Chen Tian with amusement, "What do you think my prince's palace is? You can die wherever you want. If you keep yelling, I will let you die in the dungeon. No one will notice even if you rot and stink."
Chen Tian's eyes widened, but he managed to shut his mouth well, and just stared at Shen Anan hatefully.
"Don't look at me like that. After all, I helped you once that day. You can't be so heartless."
Chen Tian choked, slowly withdrew his gaze and lowered his head.
"Lock him up in the woodshed first." Xiao Yuan ordered, and Qingfeng immediately took the man away from the fork in the road.
He half-turned his head and glanced at Shen Anan, “We’ve been married for so many days, and I haven’t seen you talk to me so much.”
As for that dead boy, it's like a flood that has been opened. There's no end to the trouble.
! ! ! “…”
Shen Anan was speechless. She was just trying to scare the boy. If she said a few more words, would he have any objections?
"If I were to be sarcastic and mocking to you every day, would you be able to accept it?"
"Why not? How can a couple have so many serious things to talk about?" Xiao Yuan felt that her quarrel with that boy just now was quite good. It was better than having no communication with him at all.
Shen Anan pursed her lips, not wanting to talk to him anymore.
I think he is quite self-aware and most of the time he talks nonsense.
After returning to Wutong Garden, Shen Anan took a bath and changed her clothes. She thought that since he had not been at home for two days, there must be a lot of official business piled up in the study to be dealt with. Unexpectedly, when she came out from behind the screen, she was caught off guard by his dark gaze.
He was tall and slender, lying on his side on the couch, his head supported by one hand, looking at himself with ambiguous and deep eyes.
Shen Anan wanted to turn around and go back to wash for a while! ! !
"Aren't you busy?"
"What are you doing standing there? Come here." Xiao Yuan waved at her, and the slight movement caused his loose collar to open a little, revealing his strong and powerful chest.
Shen Anan felt that he did it on purpose.
This posture reminded her of the seductive prostitutes in brothels. If he were not a man, he would definitely make some seductive moves.
As soon as she saw his expression, she knew what he wanted to do and was not happy about it. "I'm not sleepy. It's fine to sit here."
She sat down in a chair and wiped her wet black hair with a handkerchief.
When Xiao Yuan was around, he didn't like having servants serving him in the house, so she had to do all these things alone.
Xiao Yuan seemed to sigh lightly, his face looking a little unhappy. He gathered his clothes, got off the bed and walked towards Shen Anan.
"What are you doing?" Shen Anan stared at him while holding the teacup. She wanted to say something in broad daylight, but she knew that it would not have any effect on this man.
Xiao Yuan's hands grasped her waist with ease, his cold breath attached to her earlobe, "Tomorrow in Fengtian Palace, I will have to debate with the scholars for you. If you don't help me, I'm afraid it will be difficult to break out tomorrow."
“…” How could he make such a ridiculous thing sound so refreshing and refined.
"Those old guys are not easy to deal with. It gives me a headache just thinking about them now." He put his hand on his forehead and sighed softly.
The other hand, however, had already passed through Shen An'an's knees, lifted her up into the air, and walked towards the bed.
Shen Anan was placed in the brocade quilt, the soft satin surrounded her whole body, half of her body was sunken in it.
"Xiao Yuan, I want to go to Jiangnan."
Her sudden words stopped the man who was half kneeling on the bed and about to pounce on her, and the red desire in his eyes quickly faded.
"What did you say?" When he spoke again, the hoarseness of lust was gone, only cold calmness remained.
Shen Anan looked at his cold face and said, “I heard about Qingfeng’s investigation. After the incident, Gu Tan went to Jiangnan.”
She supported herself with her arms and sat up, looking up at Xiao Yuan's cold gaze. "You and I both know that Gu Tan is so bold and reckless, he must not be a rich man. If we want to save the Lin family, we must capture Gu Tan and the forces behind him."
"I'll take care of all these, you don't need to worry about them." He got off the bed, his tall and unique figure turned his back to Shen Anan, and the atmosphere gradually became quiet.
"Xiao Yuan, we can't produce any evidence to exonerate the Lin family. The best outcome in Fengtian Palace tomorrow is to temporarily save the lives of the Lin family. But this is not a long-term solution. It may even become a handle for those people to hold you hostage and use it to hinder you at any time."
Xiao Yuan lowered his head, his hands tying his belt froze, his eyes were terribly cold, "So what."
He turned around and looked at Shen Anan, his eyes were indescribably strong, "I said no, that's not allowed, I will handle this matter, all you have to do is stay by my side at ease."
After saying this, he picked up the brocade robe from the shelf beside him with one hand, put it on, and walked out.
"Xiao Yuan." Shen Anan frowned and called him, "Do you know why I married into the Fourth Prince's Mansion? I don't want to, and I can't, be trapped in the Prince's Mansion every day, staying under your nose, being a person other than..."
A useless person who is useless if having sex with him, she needs to be tempered, needs to grow, needs to become stronger step by step, to protect the people around her, and her grandmother, whom she has never forgotten for a single day.
Xiao Yuan seemed to have frozen his body, maintaining his posture for a long time without moving. His face was frozen cold, but his eyes could not help revealing the sadness.
"What?" He walked towards her step by step, "Chen An'an, no matter what I do, I can't get into your heart, and can't slowly erase the pain, even a little bit."
He approached her, grabbed her wrist and pushed her onto the bed, his cold eyes devoid of any warmth, "I thought the joy of husband and wife was so deep and uncontrollable, but in your heart, it's so unbearable. I guard you every day, but in your heart, I am just sleepy?"
The flash of sadness in Xiao Yuan's eyes deeply hurt Shen Anan's eyes. She turned her head away, not daring to look again.
She just didn't want to repeat the mistakes of her previous life, and she was not sure how long their current harmonious relationship could last.
She hopes that she can be valuable and do what she should and wants to do. To her, love is just an embellishment. Even if the tragedy of her previous life is repeated, she can leave peacefully.
Of course, she has not thought about interrupting their current relationship. If it continues to be like this, she would be willing to keep it this way. After all, marrying anyone is a marriage and they will live together for the rest of their lives.
She still saw how good he was these days, but when they were newly married in their previous life, they were not only inseparable, but also respectful to each other. Who can predict how things will turn out in this world?
Xiao Yuan looked at her cold profile and his heart grew colder and colder, as if a basin of ice water had poured over his head, extinguishing all the self-deception he had been experiencing these days.
He slowly let her go and stood by the bed, staring at her. "You can do whatever you want under my watch. I can give you my people and my power, but you can't leave the capital."
"I just want to investigate the matter of Gu Tan. My departure is only temporary." Shen Anan said anxiously, "If you are worried, you can send someone to follow me."
"Don't even think about it." Xiao Yuan looked at her solemnly, "Are you doing this for Gu Tan, or are you tired of dealing with me, or do you want to go back to Jiangnan, the place you've been thinking about so much?"
Shen Anan had never thought that Xiao Yuan was so paranoid!
"I'll be right back as soon as this is over."
She looked at Xiao Yuan eagerly, hoping that he would agree, but Xiao Yuan was resolute and refused no matter what she said.
"You don't have to think that I'm difficult to deal with and want to leave. I'll sleep in the study these days. When you calm down completely, we can talk about it."
Xiao Yuan turned and left the house. The door, affected by his anger, slammed shut, trembling slightly.
Shen Anan sat on the bed and didn't speak for a long time.
Sure enough, there is no couple that doesn't quarrel, either for this or for that. When Shen Anan got married, she had good thoughts and would never go crazy like before, making things difficult for both of them.
But now, she is not crazy, Xiao Yuan is not indifferent, but the two of them have new problems.
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