"Second brother, we grew up together, you know what kind of person I am. Everything I did was for the good of my sister. I worked for three days and three nights without sleep to clean up her mess. Even if I made a mistake, it was a mistake I made to help my sister."
Shen Yu grabbed Shen Qingye's sleeve and kept complaining, trying to minimize her own responsibility.
She knew that Shen Qingye would believe her no matter what.
So, tears streamed down her face, one after another, like a summer night rain.
Shen Qingye's mind was also a bit confused, and he didn't know how to respond to Shen Yu's words.
Looking at the calm and composed Shen Jiao, he recalled his own aggressive behavior just now, feeling both angry and annoyed, his face burning like fire.
The calmer Shen Jiao appeared, the more he resembled a smooth, flat mirror, reflecting his prejudices and selfishness from every angle!
"Pah! You're shameless! You're trying to pin everything on Jiaojiao. You're really wicked!" Gu An retorted without holding back.
Liang Heng chimed in, "Isn't that right? Someone was just righteously saying that he should take responsibility for his mistakes, but now he's blaming Jiaojiao?"
"She doesn't look like a good person at all!"
“Every word and sentence is aimed at Jiaojiao; it must be a deliberate frame-up. Since Lord Liu has come, don’t leave empty-handed; take Chenyu with you.”
Still reeling from the plot twist, Lord Liu was speechless.
who I am?
Where am I?
I shouldn't be here; I should be under the car.
Shen Yu's expression changed instantly.
I can't believe these people actually criticized her in public. What did she say wrong?
Everything she said was true!
She was about to retort when she was distracted by the long, barbed whip with a sharp, silvery sheen at Gu An's waist.
Knowing that people tend to side with the weak, Shen Yu immediately shrank back behind Shen Qingye without saying a word.
This makes it seem more like Gu An and Liang Heng are deliberately making things difficult for her.
Shen Qingcheng looked gloomy and said to Ji Yan, "I hope Your Majesty will show mercy and spare the lives of Shen Qingye and Shen Yu."
The implication is that as long as they are spared, they can be punished however they please.
Ji Yan pretended not to hear, and said with a half-smile, "Young Master Shen, you should concentrate on the play. The play is not over yet."
Seeing two imposing men bullying a little girl is indeed easy to trigger one's protective instincts. Shen Qingye stepped forward and immediately shielded Shen Yu completely.
Shen Yu shook his body.
Shen Qingye said in a deep voice, "I urge you, Young Master Gu, and Physician Liang, to be mindful of your words and not tarnish my sister's reputation with your nonsense."
A young woman's reputation is always of utmost importance, and some kind-hearted guests also offered their advice.
"Yes, yes, it's not a big deal. I'm sure this young lady didn't do it on purpose. Let's all compromise and not be unreasonable."
"Forgive others when you can."
"Leave a way out for others, so that you may meet again in the future. Gentlemen, please calm down."
Gu An and Liang Heng were of extraordinary status, so these people only dared to verbally dissuade them.
Seeing that someone was speaking up for her, Shen Yu cried even harder, and soon her tears had soaked half of her handkerchief.
well.
She's crying so hard, it can't be on purpose.
Those who chimed in were even more convinced of Shen Yu's innocence.
But their belief was useless; the matter needed to be addressed at its root, and Shen Jiao needed to agree to forgive her.
As long as Shen Jiao stops pursuing this matter, the tyrant and her elder brother will not blame Yu'er, Shen Qingye thought truthfully.
He raised his chin and said in a commanding tone, as if it were the most natural thing in the world: "Shen Jiao, it's better to avoid trouble. Yu'er is doing this for you. You're a grown man, you should be more sensible. Let's just let this matter go, as if it never happened."
I didn't say a word, and you agreed on my behalf. What a coercive and unreasonable thing to do... you idiot.
Shen Jiao sighed, "How can there be such a shameless person in this world?"
Having spent so much time with the tyrant, she's become like those she associates with. While she hasn't learned anything good during this time, she has certainly picked up a bit of the tyrant's rebellious streak.
Shen Jiao shook her head and refused: "I won't."
"I'm talking to you nicely, and you're still being difficult?" Shen Qingye said impatiently. "Yu'er is crying, what more do you want? Can't you have some empathy? Don't be so unreasonable. Can't we just reason with you?"
Faced with the furious Shen Qingye, Shen Jiao simply smiled faintly.
"Does Young Master Shen mean that as long as you cry your heart out, it doesn't matter if you're right or wrong?"
Others might not be able to, but Yu'er can... Shen Qingye nodded with a forced smile: "Is it not possible?"
Shen Jiao: "Okay."
Can?
Why are you suddenly being so easy to talk to?
Shen Qingye had a bad feeling.
A moment later, Shen Jiao threw herself into Ji Yan's arms, tears streaming down her face, sobbing uncontrollably, and cried out three times—
"I'm sad, I'm heartbroken, I feel so wronged!"
Her hand trembled as she pointed at Shen Qingye, her expression one of utter despair—
"He threatened me, he intimidated me, he verbally abused me, sob sob... I'm so scared!"
Chen Yu was stunned: "..."
Why are you crying so loudly!
It affected my performance!
Shen Qingye: "..."
He had a premonition that his elder brother's fists were about to burst forth.
A beautiful woman shedding tears is an outrage against nature.
The seven fairy maidens of Master Wang's household, who always admired beautiful women, offered him colorful handkerchiefs. However, not daring to approach the tyrant, they piled the handkerchiefs on the table.
Ji Yan disliked the handkerchief that was stained with the fragrance of other women's rouge and powder. How could he use other women's handkerchiefs!
He immediately lifted Shen Jiao's sleeve to wipe away her tears.
Shen Jiao: "..."
Oh ho, stop being so fussy. What's wrong with using your sleeve?
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