Chapter 211 Her business is done
"Don't hit me...Don't hit me anymore!"
Chen Lan screamed, sat up suddenly, and rushed under the bed in panic.
She threw herself into someone's arms, and Shen Yuexi's voice rang in her ears: "Sister, sister. Don't be afraid, you have already left him."
"No, he will come find me, he won't let me go." Chen Lan still couldn't calm down.
Shen Yuexi hugged Shen Lan tightly and said, "Sister, there are many people here to protect us."
Shen Lan shuddered, slowly raised her head, and met Shen Yuexi's warm gaze. She hesitated for a moment, the expression on her face gradually changing from fear to calm, and she stretched out her hands to hug Shen Yuexi tightly.
"Did you dream about him beating you again?" Shen Yuexi asked.
"Yes... I often have nightmares like this." Chen Lan whispered, "If he hears, he will beat me even harder."
Shen Yuexi comforted him, "It's okay, he won't hit you anymore now, it's safe here."
"Sister... I treated you so badly before." She said guiltily, "I always thought you would laugh at me. I didn't expect you to come to me on your own initiative."
Shen Yuexi smiled and said, "Sister, that's all in the past. Why are we always focusing on the past?"
"What time is it now?" Shen Lan looked over Shen Yuexi's shoulder and looked out the dark window.
There was no sound of people outside, only the sound of wind blowing through the treetops.
She still remembered how the iron cage that trapped Shen Yuexi mysteriously disappeared. She and Shen Yuexi climbed down from the upstairs using knotted sheets and passed through a hole in the ground. They were then lowered from the city wall. It was almost dawn when they arrived in Leshan, so why was it dark again now?
"It's just past three o'clock," Shen Yuexi said, "Sister, you've slept all day."
"Did I actually sleep for that long?" Chen Lan smiled a little embarrassedly, raised her arm, lifted her sleeve and looked at her bandaged arm, "Sister, did you bandage it?"
"Well, I asked Doctor Hua to take my sister's pulse and prescribe medicine specifically for treating injuries from falls. He's a very skilled doctor, and he said that my sister's injuries will heal naturally with some time. But my sister is losing blood every day, and her body is weak, so she needs to take medicine to replenish her blood and Qi."
Shen Yuexi still remembers the shock she felt when she saw the purple scars covering almost all of Shen Lan's body.
"My husband has also returned to see my sister. He said that my sister is safe and that he can fight Xiao Kai to the death without any worries. My husband has already sent a letter to Prince Mei, asking him to lead the army..."
Shen Yuexi was speaking when Shen Lan suddenly grabbed her hand and said, "Sister, can you spare Xiao Kai's life?"
"Ah?" Shen Yuexi said, "That guy was so cruel to you, and you still pleaded for him?"
"He is after all... my husband." Chen Lan lowered her head.
"What kind of husband is this? He doesn't even treat me as a human being. You don't have to plead for me," Shen Yuexi said, jumping off the bed angrily. "I've already told my husband to beat up Xiao Kai and vent my anger."
Xiao Kai and the Mei family have a blood feud, and Emperor Yongde ordered Xiao Zhuo to pacify Jingzhou. Now Xiao Kai has offended her again.
This has angered everyone, and it is very difficult to prevent Xiao Zhuo from killing him.
Chen Lan lowered her head and said nothing. Chen Yuexi didn't want to embarrass her by saying anything harsh, so she said, "Sister, you haven't eaten all day. I specially prepared a meal for you and have been simmering it on the stove. I just don't know if it suits your taste."
After Shen Yuexi reminded her, Shen Lan realized that she was already extremely hungry. Logically, she shouldn't eat at this time, but her stomach refused to agree. Fortunately, Shen Yuexi was considerate and had already prepared food for her.
Shen Yuexi brought the food, Shen Lan put on her clothes and sat at the table, and the two sisters ate and talked.
"Sister, you've been with Xiao Zhuo for less than half a year, and you've changed so much," Chen Lan said. "I remember you were always very quiet when you were little. You never spoke a word when you saw me. Now you're like a completely different person."
"Is... is that so?" Shen Yuexi took a sip of the spoon. "Following Xiao Zhuo through thick and thin, it would be unbearable if he kept silent. It would naturally become like this."
"Sister, you've really suffered a lot," Shen Lan said with a smile, "Is Xiao Zhuo treating you well?"
"Of course. If he dares to do what Xiao Kai did, I will kick him away."
Shen Lan was drinking porridge, and when she heard Shen Yuexi's words, she almost spit out the porridge. Fortunately, she was usually careful and picked up a handkerchief to cover her mouth to avoid embarrassment.
"Grandpa always taught us that women should strictly observe the code of conduct for women. Have you forgotten all this? How dare you treat your husband like this?"
Shen Yuexi was a little embarrassed. She was so busy talking that she didn't consider her sister's thoughts. She quickly raised her bowl of porridge and said:
"The main thing is... I've been through so many hard times that I don't have time to think about so many random things."
"Sister, you don't care about public opinion?"
"I can't say I don't care, but I'm doing the right thing. I don't think I can be blamed for anything. If men do something wrong, they should take the consequences themselves. Why should we women bear it all?"
"This idea... is so fresh." Shen Lan thought thoughtfully.
Shen Yuexi put down the bowl and said, "Xiao Kai treats you badly, so leave him. Just like Miss Li Wan, I'll take my sister to talk to her during the day. Master Mei is a heartless man, and Miss Li ran away. Now Master Mei is asking her to apologize and make amends."
Shen Yuexi became excited as she spoke: "When it gets light we'll go find Miss Li. She's in the next yard."
By the way, Li Wan is actually more open-minded in this regard. If she has a good talk with Shen Lan, maybe her sister will no longer hold that backward idea of being faithful to one person.
During the day, she took Chen Lan to find Li Wan. As expected, Li Wan was on his side.
"If a man like Xiao Kai came to beg me, I wouldn't even look at him."
Madam Li was beside her, grumbling, "What are you talking about... As a mother, I can no longer control my daughter."
Li Wan said, "Mother, it was you who dug the cave to rescue our daughter. Now Princess Zhao has used this cave to rescue her sister as well. This is a good thing."
Mrs. Li immediately stopped talking, picked up a pear and went to eat it.
Shen Lan always felt that Li Wan had become like this because of following Shen Yuexi. After all, she was the daughter of Pingyang Hou, so how could she be so rebellious like her own sister?
The two of them probably have one thing in common: they both have no father around.
She was still pondering the whole situation when Li Wan pulled her aside and said, "Sister, don't overthink it. Since Princess Zhao rescued you from that hell, are you really going to jump back in? There's chaos and turmoil outside. Once the war is over, we'll go back to the capital together."
Chen Lan hesitated, neither nodding nor denying.
She didn't know how she would be treated if she returned to the Duke's Mansion.
Shen Yuexi didn't care. She had already rescued her sister. Now all she had to do was watch Xiao Zhuo beat up Xiao Kai.
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