Chapter 157: Head-on Death
Duan Yingying certainly knew it, but facing the high and mighty Shen Anan, how could she be willing to say it out loud.
He said nothing and just glared at her.
Shen Anan didn't care, "Of course it's your good sister who is the daughter of destiny. If not, no matter how much you seduce her, you won't be able to enter the gate of the Second Prince's Mansion."
Duan Yingying's face slowly turned from red to purple, "I don't need you to remind me."
Of course she knew, but so what.
Looking at the mockery in Shen Anan's eyes, she thought viciously, whether it was the high and mighty Daughter of Destiny, or Xiao Ze who used her and looked down on her, or Zhou who humiliated and embarrassed her.
She won't let any of them go.
Shen Anan looked at Duan Yingying indifferently, the mocking smile at the corner of his lips slowly disappeared, and he turned around and walked out.
"It's getting late, so I won't talk to Concubine Duan anymore."
Duan Yingying stood up and walked to the window, looking at Shen Anan's back as she left leisurely with resentment, her eyes like a poisonous snake.
"Girl." Even after leaving the courtyard, Mo Xiang still felt uncomfortable, as if someone was still looking at her with resentment from behind.
"Why did you deliberately provoke Concubine Duan? Look at the way she looked at you just now. It was as if she wanted to eat you. She was scarier than a poisonous snake."
Shen Anan smiled, but did not answer. Instead, she asked, "Was my face of taking advantage of others' misfortune just now very ugly and disgusting?"
"No," Mo Xiang shook her head honestly, "The girl is beautiful, and whatever she does is the most beautiful in my eyes."
Shen Anan tapped her forehead with her fingers, a smile on her face.
Duan Yingying is even more ruthless than Duan Mengmeng. She can even sell herself, let alone others.
An enemy like this lurks in the dark and may crawl out to bite you at any time. It is always a hidden danger, so it is better to direct the firepower to others first.
The enemy of my enemy is my ally. I hope Duan Yingying won’t let her down.
Zhou managed the subsequent banquet very well and no accidents occurred. As soon as the banquet was over, each family said goodbye one after another.
Shen Anan supported the eldest princess and sent her to the carriage.
Suddenly her hand was held, and the warmth and stickiness wrapped around her skin, making her palm itchy. She tilted her head to look at Xiao Yuan who suddenly appeared.
There were people all around her, she said nothing, didn't refuse, and let him lead her.
The princess was very happy to see that the two of them were getting along so well. "There will be a banquet at the mansion in a few days. You must bring An An with you then."
"Okay." Xiao Yuan nodded slightly in response.
After the carriage went away, Shen Anan frowned and asked, "Is the Yongning Marquis's Mansion holding a banquet at this time just to show off to Hua Sheng?"
"How do you know?"
Shen Anan pursed her lips and said, "I heard from Hua Sheng. Besides, every banquet at Yongning Marquis's Mansion is not for other purposes."
Xiao Yuan smiled and said, "There are a few that I like, and Chen Yi wants to examine their talents and personalities."
Shen Anan's face darkened, and she said faintly, "They acted on their own. Did they ask Hua Sheng's opinion?"
Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows and was about to say something, but the gentleness in his eyes suddenly disappeared. He grabbed Shen Anan's waist and pressed her into his arms, then quickly backed away.
At the same time, a stream of hot air with a fishy smell sprayed out, and the bright red color splashed on Shen Anan's skirt like a pattern.
The noisy chattering fell into a brief silence because of this scene, and then became a commotion.
Qing'an and Qingfeng immediately drew their swords and held them across their bodies, blocking Xiao Yuan and Shen An'an.
Shen Anan heard the scream. The heat on her neck had not completely dissipated. She wanted to raise her head to look, but Xiao Yuan held her down and prevented her from moving.
"Don't look."
She stopped moving around.
Xiao Ze also came out when he heard the noise. He took a glance and saw the blood all over the ground in front of the stone lion and a person lying on the ground silently. His face became extremely gloomy and ugly.
On his big day, she suddenly came and crashed into his doorstep?
Xiao Ze was furious. All the bad things happened here. The man was obviously dead. The wound on his head was as big as a bowl and it looked very scary. His face was covered with blood.
"What are you all standing there for? Go and check it out." Xiao Ze was furious and immediately ordered people to carry the body away.
He had done too many bad things in his life, and the first thing he thought of was which villain had deliberately picked today to cause trouble for him. All the civil and military officials were present today so that the censor could report him.
The servants in the prince's mansion hurried forward to carry the body.
Xiao Yuan looked at the man's face, his eyes suddenly darkened, and at this moment, a sharp howl sounded.
"Husband, my husband."
Xiao Ze was worried that he couldn't find anyone to vent his anger on. When he saw the middle-aged woman crying beside the corpse, he immediately found an outlet and said coldly, "He's your man?"
The woman choked, carefully put down the body, and knelt towards Xiao Ze, "Second Prince, I am a commoner from East City. Today, my husband has nowhere else to go, so he can only die to gain your attention. Please, Second Prince, make the decision for us commoners."
Hearing this, Shen Anan suddenly broke free from Xiao Yuan's restraints and looked back.
Xiao Ze's gloomy gaze paused, and he also looked at the two of them.
Isn't Dongcheng the place where my father gave Xiao Yuan 10,000 soldiers a few days ago?
His expression immediately eased a little, and he strode down the stairs and said to the woman, "What happened? Tell me in detail. If someone really did something evil and did something that was against their conscience, I will definitely take care of it for you."
The officials who were about to leave got off the carriage and swarmed around her, looking at the woman and waiting for her to speak.
"Yes." The woman kowtowed heavily and began to narrate.
It was the same rhetoric that the group of people who gathered at the government office gate in East City yesterday said. That couple’s son was killed by Lin Hengsheng, and her husband’s attempts to redress his injustice were fruitless, so this was the only option left.
"Second Prince, we are really at our wits' end. The government office and General Shen are protecting each other and delaying the handling of this case. My son cannot die in vain."
Everyone around was filled with indignation when they heard this, and when the woman said the name General Shen, many people turned their eyes to Xiao Yuan.
"Fourth brother." Xiao Ze frowned and looked at him, but his eyes were full of gloating, "Is what she said true?"
Xiao Yuan didn't say anything, but patted Shen Anan on the back, "Go back to the carriage and wait for me."
Shen Anan didn't want to leave, but she would cause trouble for Xiao Yuan if she stayed aside. "Be careful. Those people came to Xiao Ze. They must want to make a big deal and pin the blame on the Lin family."
She had suspected that Gu Tan and Xiao Ze were in cahoots, but Xiao Ze's reaction just now didn't seem like he knew about it in advance.
The person behind this must have truly vicious intentions, as he chose today to expose the matter in such an extreme way.
"Don't worry," Xiao Yuan comforted her softly.
"What I mean is," Shen Anan pursed her lips and said, "If it really doesn't work, just protect yourself. The Shen family is already like this, don't let it involve you."
Xiao Yuan was startled, then he lowered his eyes to look at her, with endless tenderness rising in his eyes, "Okay, go quickly."
Shen Anan took a look at the shocking scene before turning back to the carriage.
Only then did Xiao Yuan walk towards the woman.
Xiao Ze's eyes were full of sneers, "Fourth brother, East City is under your jurisdiction, and the General Shen she mentioned should be your brother-in-law."
"Deceiving superiors and subordinates, protecting each other, and bullying the people. Is it my fourth brother who is deliberately covering up for them, or is it General Shen who is bending the law for personal gain and acting on his own?"
Xiao Yuan glanced at Xiao Ze calmly, and said in a neither light nor heavy tone, "Second brother doesn't seem to be upholding justice, but seems to be here to convict me when he gets the chance. Why, second brother never investigates cases, but relies on random speculation to determine the case. No wonder father said you are useless."
Xiao Ze was so angry that his anger rose to his head. What he hated most was Xiao Yuan's directness regardless of the occasion. "What nonsense are you talking about? When did my father say that I am useless?"
"Shouldn't Second Brother be focusing on the case right now? Instead, he's holding on to something insignificant."
"..." Xiao Ze was so angry that his chest was bulging with anger. He threw his sleeves and said, "Fourth brother is very good at talking. I hope that tomorrow when we get to Fengtian Palace, he can still debate with the scholars and argue with father like this."
"Then don't worry about it, brother."
The silent smoke of war between the two brothers made all the officials around them dare not breathe. Those who had just got off the car to watch the excitement now regretted it very much and wished they could turn back time and leave quickly.
Xiao Ze said so, but he had finally caught the opportunity, so how could he let it go? He immediately ordered people to carry the woman and her body back to the mansion.
All the officials immediately scattered, Xiao Yuan returned to the carriage, and took Shen Anan into his arms, "You must be scared."
Shen Anan shook her head. She had heard everything that had just been said, and asked quickly, "Will it have an impact on you if Xiao Ze tells the court tomorrow?"
Xiao Yuan said nothing, just looked at her calmly, a smile in his eyes.
Shen Anan felt a little uncomfortable.
"Madam, are you concerned about your husband?"
She was borrowing his power, but she didn't want him to be in danger because of the Shen family.
Under Xiao Yuan's burning gaze, she nodded slightly.
"Don't worry, I know my limits." Xiao Yuan said this, but his brows were filled with gloom.
I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to resolve peacefully. In the court tomorrow, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Lin family to escape unscathed.
Of course, Shen Anan knew it well and was in a very low mood. The marriage between her eldest brother and the girl from the Lin family was really full of twists and turns.
There was no conversation along the way. When they returned to the Fourth Prince's Mansion, the entrance was bustling. Shen Anan was helped out of the carriage by Xiao Yuan and saw a familiar figure at a glance.
The butler was trying to pull him back, and ordered the servant to quickly control him.
"What's going on?" Xiao Yuan asked coldly, his cold dark eyes looking at the struggling and shouting boy, Chen Tian.
The housekeeper's forehead was sweating from exhaustion, and he quickly reported, "My lord, I don't know who he is. He suddenly rushed out and was about to crash into our gate. Fortunately, I stopped him in time."
My chest still hurts from the collision. I'm a thin man, and I don't know how he could have so much strength.
Chen Tian looked at Xiao Yuan with bloodshot eyes, and it took five or six servants to hold him down.
"Let me go, you are a bunch of filthy insects, protecting each other. I know that General Shen is your brother-in-law. We are going to crash into your doorstep today. I don't know if you can stop us."
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