Chapter 330 Deeply Convinced
The only person in the entire palace who can slap Su Mo in the face is Xiao Beiheng.
Seeing tears in Su Mo's eyes, Shen Yuexi didn't answer her question. Instead, she grabbed her hand and pulled her to the table, asking, "Is it because you let Doctor Hua and his son go?"
Su Mo nodded first, then shook her head and whispered, "No... He has never hit me before."
"This bastard," Shen Yuexi cursed and rushed to the door, "How could he do this?"
After taking only two steps, Su Mo reached out and grabbed her sleeve, saying in a panic, "Sister-in-law, don't go. Bei Heng hasn't slept for many days and has a very bad temper. He didn't hit me because of Doctor Hua."
"Why is that?" Shen Yuexi stopped.
Su Mo stammered, "He asked me why I let Dr. Hua and his son go... I wanted to reassure him, so I told him my sister-in-law was here... He slapped me and left."
Shen Yuexi put her hands on her hips and looked up at the roof, not knowing whether she should continue to be angry for Su Mo.
This is what happened...it turns out that Xiao Beiheng was chasing them because Su Mo informed him. If Su Mo hadn't revealed this information, Xiao Beiheng wouldn't have caught her back.
Su Mo seemed to be afraid that she didn't understand, so she continued to explain: "Bei Heng was very panicked when he learned that his sister-in-law had died of poisoning. He said that his eldest brother would think he did it. I wanted to tell him that his sister-in-law was not dead and make him happy...but who knew that he would be even angrier."
Shen Yuexi glanced at Su Mo's swollen cheeks, and the anger she had just suppressed suddenly surged up again. Putting other things aside, Xiao Beiheng even dared to hit his own wife. This was unbearable.
She broke away from Su Mo, rushed to the door in two steps and opened it.
The maid Xiaoxiang was standing at the door. Seeing her come out, she hurriedly said, "Princess An, if you have anything to say, just tell me. Prince Ping has ordered that you must not leave this room."
Shen Yuexi looked over Xiaoxiang's shoulder at the guards standing at the gate and said angrily, "Where is Prince Ping? Bring him here."
"King Ping has left." Xiaoxiang replied.
"Where did he go in the middle of the night?"
"Where is Prince Ping going? We servants dare not ask."
Seeing that she couldn't get anything out of him, Shen Yuexi had no choice but to close the door and turn around to sit at the table again.
Su Mo was sitting at the table. Seeing her come back, she said, "Bei Heng wants to keep sister-in-law and won't let you go out."
"He said I was a distinguished guest and asked me to stay here for a few more days," Shen Yuexi crossed her arms angrily, "but in reality, he just detained me here."
Su Mo also showed a worried look: "I learned that my sister-in-law was brought back, and I also asked the guards. They said that Bei Heng ordered them that anyone who lets my sister-in-law go will be beheaded. I can't do anything, so I can only come here to accompany my sister-in-law for a few words. Does my sister-in-law want something to eat?"
"I'm not eating. I'm full of anger." Shen Yuexi looked at Su Mo. "Actually, they can't lock me up. You..."
Su Mo was beaten, which reminded her of her sister Chen Lan's experience. She wanted to take Su Mo away, but she was worried that Su Mo might not listen to her.
She hesitated for a while, and decided to persuade Su Mo: "Sister-in-law, I have a way to escape. Don't stay here any longer, come with me."
Empress Wen had already begun to murder her and Xiao Zhuo, and Xiao Beiheng clearly had sinister intentions as well. She was worried about Su Mo being in such a dangerous situation.
Su Mo shook her head repeatedly: "There are so many soldiers guarding outside, how can sister-in-law leave? You should have a good rest first. When Bei Heng comes back, I will persuade him to let sister-in-law leave."
Shen Yuexi placed her hands on Su Mo's shoulders and said, "Look at your face. If he really cared about you, why would he hit you?"
Su Mo still shook her head: "Bei Heng is just in a bad mood... He has never hit me before."
"If something like this happens once, it will happen a second time and a third time," Shen Yuexi advised earnestly, "You also said that he has a bad temper now, so why not just think of it as going to Shengjing with me?"
"I really can't leave," Su Mo avoided looking at her, "I'm Bei Heng's wife... Besides, if I leave, he'll be even angrier."
The two were arguing when there was a knock on the door. Xiaoxiang said outside, "My two princesses, Mr. Lin knows that Princess Ping was beaten. He specially prepared an ointment for treating bruises and injuries and ordered this servant to bring it to Princess Ping."
Shen Yuexi stood up and walked to the door, opened it, took a sandalwood box from Xiaoxiang's hand, and asked, "The ointment made by Lin Kui? What else did he say?"
Xiaoxiang nodded and said, "Mr. Lin gave me the ointment and told me to apply it to the red and swollen areas. The swelling will go away by tomorrow morning. Then he left."
Su Mo said, "Thank Mr. Lin for me."
Shen Yuexi returned to the house, opened the box, took out the cotton swabs and ointment inside, wet a handkerchief, and wiped Su Mo's face first.
When the wet handkerchief touched Su Mo's cheek, Su Mo frowned, bit her lip, and dodged to the side.
"Let me clean you first, and then apply the ointment," Shen Yuexi wiped Su Mo carefully. "He was really cruel, hitting her so hard."
Su Mo forced a smile and said, "He hasn't slept for many days, so it's inevitable that he's a little out of line."
Shen Yuexi put down the wet handkerchief, picked up a cotton swab, dipped it in the ointment, and applied it to the red and swollen part of Su Mo's cheek.
Su Mo stared at her without blinking, and suddenly asked, "Sister-in-law, why are you so nice to me?"
Shen Yuexi stopped swiping the cotton swab and said, "You are my sister-in-law."
"Bei Heng was so cruel to Doctor Hua and his son, and he also put you under house arrest. Aren't you angry?" Su Mo placed her hand on the back of Shen Yuexi's hand. "I am Bei Heng's wife. Why are you still so nice to me?"
"What your brother does is none of your business," Shen Yuexi lowered her head and dipped the cotton swab into the ointment again. "Besides, you've helped me so many times, just consider it my gratitude."
"Sister-in-law, I'm worried that Bei Heng will harm you," Su Mo clasped her hands tightly together and lowered her head. "He detained you and must be using you to threaten my brother. I don't know what to do."
"I can leave if I want to," Shen Yuexi tilted her head and took a cotton swab to apply it, "but you, I am really worried about you."
Su Mo raised her eyes and asked, "Why are you worried about me?"
"I'm worried that you'll end up like my sister," Shen Yuexi placed the cotton swab on the table, "a life worse than death."
Su Mo's face changed, as if she had thought of something, and then she smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is right. Bei Heng will not become that kind of person. He is not Xiao Kai. Xiao Kai is a person with bad character..."
Shen Yuexi asked, "What about Bei Heng? Look at what he did to Hua Duoduo. Hua Duoduo just lied, so does that mean he deserves such a cruel punishment?"
Su Mo lowered her head and said nothing.
Shen Yuexi wanted to say that with a mother as vicious as Queen Wen, Xiao Beiheng would naturally be like that, but in the end she couldn't say it out loud.
If Su Mo hadn't witnessed Hua Duoduo being tortured and hadn't been slapped by Xiao Beiheng, she wouldn't have even bothered to say anything bad about him. If she spoke ill of his husband and then his mother-in-law in front of his wife, others would only sneer at her and think she was a mean-spirited person.
Now that these facts are before her eyes, Su Mo still speaks well of Xiao Beiheng and keeps explaining for him. It can be seen that in Su Mo's heart, she still deeply trusts Xiao Beiheng.
But Shen Yuexi knew that from the moment Empress Wen poisoned her, Xiao Zhuo and Xiao Beiheng were doomed to no longer coexist peacefully. The two brothers were destined to face a life-and-death confrontation, and all their previous efforts had come to nothing.
In the coming war, the only person she wants to save is Su Mo. Su Mo should not become a victim of this battle.
The biggest difficulty at the moment is that she cannot convince Su Mo.
Thinking of what happened to her sister Chen Lan, Su Mo in front of her seemed to be covered in bruises.
No, she had to try to convince Su Mo. Su Mo said Xiao Kai had a bad character, but in fact, in her opinion, Xiao Beiheng was even worse than Xiao Kai. Su Mo could not stay with Xiao Beiheng, this devil. She was determined to be this evil man. She would rather break up the couple than let them go.
The first step is to keep Su Mo.
Shen Yuexi smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, please stay with me and talk tonight. I'm not used to sleeping alone."
As long as Su Mo stayed, she could find a way to impress her with words. Su Mo had seen what happened to Chen Lan, and she had seen Chen Lan's broken hand with her own eyes, so she could use her sister Chen Lan's past to convince Su Mo. She would talk for half the night, and she didn't believe that Su Mo would not be convinced.
Seeing her smile, Su Mo also smiled and said, "Since Bei Heng is not here, I will naturally accompany my sister-in-law to talk."
The two of them got into bed fully dressed. Shen Yuexi thought of Queen Wen and couldn't help but worry about Madam Li and her daughter.
I don’t know if Ji Yunyan will be able to catch up in time.
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