Chapter 70 How dare he yell at her?
"If this matter reaches Father Emperor's ears, and he finds out that your Shan family dared to offend the Alchemist Guild, then you can forget about becoming the Crown Princess!" The Crown Prince's face was ashen, and his long fingers gripped Shan Yurou's chin like iron clamps, the force of which seemed to crush her chin.
After uttering those harsh words, he stormed off, leaving Shan Yurou standing there dumbfounded.
This was supposed to be the day he shone brightly and triumphed over the Southern Dynasty's crown prince.
Now look what's happened, my house has been robbed!
The originally smooth situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and he would even have to turn the tables and humbly beg the Crown Prince of the Southern Dynasty, acting according to others' wishes.
The thought of this made the Crown Prince extremely angry!
Shan Yurou stood there blankly, her clothes already soaked with tears.
Seeing this, Shan Mingyuan frowned and sighed, "What should we do? If we offend the Alchemist Guild, our Shan family's business will probably plummet."
"What's there to be afraid of? It was the Alchemist Guild that broke the contract first!" With no one from the Alchemist Guild gone and the Crown Prince gone, Shan Rou suddenly became unrestrained.
She stood with her hands on her hips, her face full of disdain and resentment.
Upon hearing this, Shan Mingyuan looked at Shan Rou as if she were a fool.
I thought Seon-yoo was smart, but now it seems she's as stupid as a pig, utterly foolish!
"Mother! Don't you understand yet?" Shan Yuru completely broke down, shouting at Shan Rou with red eyes!
The thought that her dream of becoming the Crown Princess might be shattered drove her almost insane!
What does it matter if someone is a philanthropist?
The good family was merely a stepping stone for her to jump into the royal family and become the crown princess.
If she lost her status as the Crown Princess, why would she have to compromise and stay in the Shan family?
"You...you yelled at me?" Shanrou stared wide-eyed, her expression one of disbelief.
For the sake of Shan Yu Rou, she was willing to disregard everything, even her own daughter Shan Xi, and her love for Shan Yu Rou far exceeded that for Shan Xi.
But now, Shan Yurou actually dares to yell at her?
Just for something so trivial in her eyes?
Besides, wasn't she the one who was wronged in this matter?
She's already humbled herself and apologized to that bitch, what else could she be dissatisfied with?
"Mother, do you even know that our Shan family is no longer what it used to be, and is far from what it used to be?" Shan Yurou's eyes reddened, her gaze filled with resentment and unwillingness.
Shanrou frowned, not understanding what had happened.
After Shan Mingyuan finished recounting in detail the events that had happened to the Shan family in recent days, Shan Rou suddenly realized what had happened.
However, she showed no remorse whatsoever. Not only did she not think that Shanjia had done anything wrong, but she also blamed all the blame on Shanxi.
"That damned brat! She's turned the Shan family upside down the moment she got back! No wonder the Shan family is now torn apart. If I were her, I wouldn't be happy either!"
"He's nothing but a good-for-nothing, what right does he have to be the head of the family! He's utterly ignorant and arrogant!"
"Dad is really something, spoiling her so much that she's become completely unruly!"
Shanrou grew angrier and angrier, and felt increasingly suffocated.
It's clearly Sun-hee's fault, so why is she being blamed for everything?
"Let's go find the other elders to judge this. I refuse to believe we can't deal with a little brat!" Shan Rou said, getting up aggressively and inviting the other elders of the Shan family over one by one.
In the main hall.
Looking at Shan Rou, who had gathered all the elders of the Shan family once again, Old Master Shan felt exhausted.
Unlike the weary old man, the other elders of the Shan family had a dazzling light in their eyes when they saw the old man who looked decades younger. The light was as bright as the blazing sun.
Miracle!
It's simply a miracle!
Everyone has witnessed the effects of the Youth Preservation Pill, so it's no surprise that it must have been that shameless old man Shan who secretly took it while they were away!
What a blatant act of embezzlement!
What a blatant abuse of power for personal gain!
They promised to sell it to them, insisting on not breaking the rules, but they secretly ate it themselves first. How shameless!
"Brother, that's going too far!"
"We're all brothers, how could you embezzle it?"
"At least give me one, okay? If not, half a one would be fine too!"
Before anyone even saw Shanxi, chaos had already broken out.
Upon seeing this, Shanrou felt a surge of anger and shouted, "Uncles, don't forget why you came here today!"
Her goal was simple: to remove Sun Hee from power and set things right!
Let everything return to normal!
“My dear niece, isn’t it a good thing that your daughter has become the head of the family?”
"Exactly! Our Shanjia Auction House has been so successful for so many years, but when will we ever be as successful as we are today?"
"Cooperating with the Alchemist Guild, that really gave us a fright!"
"I never imagined that Shanxi would have such extraordinary connections. If she had told us earlier, we wouldn't have objected. Isn't this just a complete joke?"
Everyone looked delighted, and not a single elder spoke ill of Shanxi. On the contrary, they all wished they could cling to Shanxi's coattails!
Back then, Old Master Wu's words of loyalty to Shanxi made them green with envy and jealousy.
The changes in Old Master Shan have made them so jealous they're practically kicking themselves, regretting that they didn't seize the opportunity back then.
If they continue down this wrong path, do they still want to have a good life in the future?
Since it doesn't matter who's in charge anyway, we might as well just go with the flow and put Shanxi in power. Maybe we can even get more benefits from the Alchemist Guild in the future, so they can benefit too.
Seeing everyone's sycophantic attitude, Shan Rou trembled with anger. She raised her voice and shouted sternly, "What's wrong with cooperating with the Alchemist Guild? Who knows how many hidden dangers are lurking in there!"
"Shanxi is so young and inexperienced. How can she possibly manage such a large operation as our Shan family?"
"If the cooperation goes wrong, the foundation that our Shan family has built up over generations will be destroyed!"
However, her words did not resonate with the crowd.
"Shanrou, you just can't stand to see your daughter doing well. Shanxi was able to secure such an important collaboration with the Alchemist Guild, which shows she's capable. Besides, even if something goes wrong, we'll all share the responsibility. Why are you worrying about this?"
"That's right, that's right. In the current situation, following Shanxi is definitely the right thing to do. Look how she's managed to get the Shan family and the Alchemist Guild connected. How many benefits will she get in the future? We can't miss this opportunity."
Shanrou's face turned ashen with rage. Pointing her finger at everyone, she roared, "You...you've all been blinded by greed! For such paltry gains, you're willing to entrust the future of the Shan family to a mere young girl? You'll regret this!"
"Yes, we regret it! We regret not acknowledging her sooner, otherwise, we would have had a share of the Youth Preservation Pill!" The elders all nodded in agreement.
Upon hearing this, Shanrou's blood pressure soared to its limit!
She brought these elders here so that they would help her remove Shan Xi from power, not so that they would listen to them praising Shan Xi!
What's so praiseworthy about a good-for-nothing?
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