Chapter 30 She Cried
He stroked the jade ring on his hand, and his expression was unremarkable.
"Leave Pei Yanzhou alone for now, and don't act like a child. As for Shen Yuning, I have my own way to deal with her."
Chu Ruyan poured a cup of tea for Chu Linyuan, "Father, Shen Yuning is skilled in martial arts. Ordinary people are no match for her."
"However, she also has a weakness. She is afraid of water, extremely afraid!"
Chu Linyuan revealed a sinister smile, "That's easy! I will personally take action and push her into the water..."
"Father, you are wise!" Chu Ruyan bowed flatteringly, her eyes shifting to the visiting card on the table. "Father, what is this card about...?"
"From the Eastern Palace!" Chu Linyuan said with a smile, "The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, Xiao Yihan, has returned to the capital a few days ago. Your father wants you to go to the Eastern Palace and try your luck..."
"The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace?" Chu Ruyan's face turned pale and she shook her head repeatedly: "No, my daughter definitely doesn't have that ability."
"I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not interested in women and has killed people without mercy..."
Chu Ruyan lowered her head and dared not say anything more.
The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace was a person she would never dare to dream of, and she absolutely could not afford to offend him.
It is said that Xiao Yihan and his Canglong Guards were stationed in the north all year round to defend against several groups of Huns.
No one knew his true strength, only that he was violent and capricious. As long as the Canglong Guards were around, the Xiongnu wouldn't dare act rashly.
Everyone raved about the Black Armor Guard's formidable strength, and Pei Yanzhou's invincibility, but Xiao Yihan's soldiers were legendary for their ability to defeat the enemy without even fighting. Wherever the Canglong Guard's banners reached, the barbarians scattered like crows at the sun... a terrifying sight.
"If you can win over Xiao Yihan and successfully marry him, then all these years of raising you will not be in vain!"
"When you become the Crown Princess and give birth to a prince with him, we can then use the Emperor to control the other princes and realize the great cause of the Chu family for generations to come!"
"But Xiao Yihan doesn't like women, and I heard that he also..." Chu Ruyan blushed and became a little anxious.
"Can't you be humane?" Chu Linyuan raised his eyebrows and said disdainfully: "Don't worry, these are all rumors!"
"I have ordered someone to secretly check him. Judging from his pulse, he is definitely braver than an ordinary man."
"You are my daughter. How could I push you into the fire pit?"
Chu Ruyan still looked terrified, "But what if Xiao Yihan doesn't like his daughter?"
"You can easily take down Pei Yanzhou, so are you afraid that you can't take down his cousin?"
Prime Minister Chu said half-threateningly, half-coaxingly, "Your father has sent for the best nanny in the capital. When the time comes, you will learn what you should learn and practice what you should practice. Wang will also give you guidance."
Chu Ruyan blushed when she heard this, "In that case, then Yan'er would like to thank father and mother."
She had heard privately that although Xiao Yihan had killed countless people, he was extremely handsome and had a slender figure, comparable to a banished immortal in a painting.
Moreover, he is the crown prince of the Eastern Palace and has a noble status, which is naturally beyond the reach of Pei Yanzhou.
As a result, she began to look forward to it silently.
Chu Linyuan handed the post to Chu Ruyan:
"In a few days, Xiao Yihan will hold a flower viewing banquet on the outskirts of the city. Your father has secured an opportunity for you. You must perform well and strive to win his favor."
"However, just in case, you must not let your guard down with Pei Yanzhou. You must be on the lookout for opportunities and keep him on the lookout at all times."
"Yes!" Chu Ruyan knelt down and bowed, and said proudly: "Don't worry, father, Pei Yanzhou is stupid, and he will always put gratitude first."
"As long as he believes that I was the one who saved him, he will never have the heart to push his daughter away!"
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Xishan, the ancestral tomb of the Pei family.
A young girl in white stood at a grave for a long time, with her head lowered and silent.
The moon shone on her thin face, and sadness was visible to the naked eye.
There were some fragrant flowers and snacks placed on the grave, which were her old friend's favorite things.
Shen Yuning opened two bottles of osmanthus wine, drank one herself, and placed the other on the grave.
"Yan Yan, I have been paying tribute to you for so many years, but I never thought that the murderer would be me!"
"You jumped into the water to save me, but after I got ashore you hid away. You must hate me to death, right?"
"I've lived in a muddle for so many years, and I still think I'm something special... Actually, I should be the one who deserves to die."
Every moment spent with Pei Yan was vivid in her mind, and Shen Yuning was extremely sad. Now she not only owed the Pei family a favor, but also owed a life.
"No wonder Pei Yanzhou doesn't like me. Who would fall in love with the murderer who killed their sister?"
Chen Yuning drank all the osmanthus wine and talked to himself.
When she turned around, she found that Pei Yanzhou was standing behind her.
Moreover, judging from the posture, it was obvious that he had been standing there for a long time.
“Shen Yuning, do you still dare to come to my sister’s grave to pay homage?”
Seeing Shen Yuning's thin little face and seeing her quietly wiping away tears, Pei Yanzhou's heart was complicated.
She has always been strong and proud like the sun, so how come she suddenly became so haggard?
He wanted to go forward and comfort her, but when he thought that they had nothing to do with each other now, he couldn't help but get angry.
Who told her to ask for permission to cancel the engagement without permission?
Who told her to take the position of Imperial Medical Service on her own initiative?
Who told her to want to leave me...?
Pei Yanzhou's heart suddenly lit up, and he took a step forward:
"Chen Yuning, do you think repentance is useful? Do you think that you can forget about what you said and did just by apologizing?"
"You keep saying you like me, but you do things that contradict that!"
"You are selfish and have no conscience. You only care about yourself and no one else!"
He talked incessantly, using Pei Yan's story as an excuse to describe how wronged he was about being broken off from the engagement.
Shen Yuning lowered her head and listened quietly without saying a word.
What he said was not without reason. A child of three can tell the difference between a child of eighty. Perhaps I am indeed a terrible person...
However, Shen Yuning's quiet appearance only angered Pei Yanzhou even more.
Seeing that the other party refused to speak, he thought that Shen Yuning no longer cared at all.
So, in a hurry, I said something harsh under the influence of emotion:
“Shen Yuning, do you think you won just because you took the initiative to cancel the engagement?”
"I'm going to tell you, I was the one who asked the Emperor to cancel the engagement first. So it's me who abandoned you in this relationship, not you who abandoned me!"
"Listen, I've never loved you. I agreed to the marriage because I wanted to avenge Yanyan. During the years we were engaged, every moment I spent with you was torture for me."
"Chen Yuning, did you hear that? I, never, loved you!"
Pei Yanzhou's eyes were bloodshot, and he vented all his emotions in a trembling voice.
Subconsciously, he believed that as long as he said something harsh to Shen Yuning, she would immediately become enraged and rush over - then grab his hand and hug him...
She would beg him to forgive her, be mean to him, quarrel with him, and even act like a spoiled child, asking him not to leave her...
Pei Yanzhou waited quietly, waiting for Shen Yuning to pounce on him.
However, time passed by breath by breath, but Shen Yuning seemed to be deaf to it and still stood there motionless.
Pei Yanzhou was surprised and looked up, his heart suddenly hit hard.
It turned out that those beautiful peach blossom eyes were already filled with tears and were red.
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