Chapter 46: Be alert and see how I will avenge you
"My cousin has acted as a matchmaker for us. Now that you and I are tied together, let's just make do and move on!"
He did not completely forgive Chu Ruyan, but he had to bow to the situation.
"No, Yan'er won't dare to do that again!" Chu Ruyan burst into tears and threw herself into Pei Yanzhou's arms again, "I just had an argument with you. Actually, my heart... hurts so much!"
"Brother Yanzhou, Yan'er can't live without you!"
Pei Yanzhou's hand remained in the air for a long time, and after thinking for a moment, he finally touched it up.
Forget it, no one is perfect, and I am not a good person either. Let this be my life.
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Pei Yanzhou and Chu Ruyan changed into clean clothes in the side room. The river breeze was so strong that she was shivering with cold.
Just when he felt pity for her again, Xiao Yihan's personal guard, Mo Yu, rushed over.
"General, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that Muyun Lake is beautiful and he would like to invite you and Miss Chu to go boating together."
Pei Yanzhou's eyes lit up. Can he also participate?
Does that mean that my cousin is not interested in Shen Yuning at all? He doesn't want to be alone with her?
Pei Yanzhou was delighted and was about to agree, but suddenly thought that if Chu Ruyan went there, she would inevitably feel embarrassed.
In order to take her feelings into consideration, he could only suppress his inner thoughts and refused, "No, please thank my cousin for his kindness on my behalf."
"Yanzhou!" Chu Ruyan suddenly stepped forward, her eyes gleaming, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sincerely invited us. How could we possibly let him down?"
Without waiting for Pei Yanzhou to refute, she hurriedly replied to Mo Yu: "Go, we will come right over. Please go and inform them in person."
Hope was rekindled in Chu Ruyan's dead heart.
Yes, Shen Yuning just donated so much gold to the court, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must give him some face no matter what.
Therefore, the prince had no choice but to give her the first prize in the flower viewing banquet.
I think Xiao Yihan still likes me. A woman's intuition can never be wrong.
Chu Ruyan excitedly smoothed her hair, her eyes sparkling again. "Yanzhou, let's go quickly. If we're late, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will have to wait for a long time."
Pei Yanzhou stared at her face, shocked by her changes.
Is this the kind of woman I'm going to spend my life with?
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Muyun Lakeside.
When Pei Yanzhou and Chu Ruyan arrived, Xiao Yihan and Shen Yuning were standing by the shore of Muyun Lake, looking at the lake view under the setting sun and chatting in low voices.
From time to time, they looked at the small island in the distance, and from time to time, they looked at each other. Their expressions were natural and deep, but Xiao Yihan, who was usually cautious in his words and actions, had a hard time suppressing the smile on his face.
He looked at the scenery of the lake and mountains, then lowered his head to look at Shen Yuning in the sunset, his rebellious eyes unable to conceal his doting.
Pei Yanzhou clenched his fists involuntarily, feeling a pang of bitterness in his heart.
Chu Ruyan, who was standing next to him, did not show much emotion.
She was so excited to see the Crown Prince again that she straightened her clothes, cleared her throat repeatedly, and managed her facial expressions from time to time, looking like a clown.
Pei Yanzhou saw it and became even more dissatisfied with her.
When the few people met, Xiao Yihan first exchanged a few words with Pei Yanzhou, and then his narrow and long phoenix eyes looked straight at Chu Ruyan.
"Miss Chu, thank you for your hard work. I specially asked you to come here because I have a gift for you."
As he spoke, a smile appeared on his handsome face, making him look even more charming.
Chu Ruyan's face flushed, her heart pounding. "A gift? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually wants to give me a gift?"
She pretended to be flattered at first, then glanced at Shen Yuning with a smug look: "What merits have I earned to be so favored by His Highness? You have already given me so many things these past few days..."
"No problem!" Xiao Yihan didn't want to hear any more from her and interrupted her directly, "First, see if you recognize these two people?"
He glanced at Mo Yu, and Mo Yu ordered several guards to immediately tie up two burly men.
As soon as they met Xiao Yihan's Shura-like face, the two men fell to their knees with a plop, begging for mercy.
Their bodies were covered with scars, their faces were bruised, and blood bubbles were coming out of their mouths. It was obvious that they had suffered a lot of punishment.
"This ignorant creature actually dared to attack Doctor Shen, an imperial official, a few days ago. Fortunately, Doctor Shen's martial arts skills were so strong that he prevented them from succeeding..." Xiao Yihan's magnetic voice rose slowly, but it sounded like it came from hell. "Miss Chu, do you know these two people?"
Chu Ruyan shuddered all over, and her face turned pale as paper in an instant.
She plucked up the courage to look at the two men's faces and was scared to death.
Wasn't this... the same flower-stealing thief she'd summoned to destroy Chen Yuning's innocence last time? Didn't they escape? How did they get caught by Xiao Yihan again?
At that time, she hated Shen Yuning so much that she sent a total of six flower-stealing thieves to destroy Shen Yuning's innocence.
Four died on the spot, two escaped, and it was these two who were kneeling in front of Xiao Yihan.
"This...this...how could I know this kind of thief?" Her eyes flickered and she began to speak hesitantly.
Unexpectedly, the two tortured flower thieves' eyes lit up as soon as they saw Chu Ruyan, and they shouted, "Miss Chu, help us! Please save us! We have suffered a lot these days!"
"The dungeon in the East Palace is truly not a place for human beings. Please ask the Crown Prince for mercy on our behalf. We risked our lives for you back then!"
As soon as the words fell, almost everyone present, including Pei Yanzhou, looked at Chu Ruyan in unison.
Xiao Yihan lowered his head and whispered to Shen Yuning, "Seven thousand six hundred and thirty-two, learn from this and see how to fight back when facing the enemy."
"Cheer up and watch the show!"
Shen Yuning: “Yes!”
Chu Ruyan was so frightened that her pores stood up. She stepped back and shouted, "Nonsense! How could I possibly know you two lechers?"
"If you keep gossiping here, I'll have my father cut off your tongues!"
Seeing that Chu Ruyan refused to admit it, the two flower thieves became anxious and said, "Miss Chu, you can't just ignore us. We were doing things for you at that time."
"If we had known that Doctor Shen was the Crown Prince's man, we wouldn't have taken this job even if we had a hundred guts."
Pei Yanzhou looked at Chu Ruyan with an almost hostile look. Anyone with a discerning eye could see what had happened.
Seeing no way out, Chu Ruyan could only grab Pei Yanzhou's sleeve and say, "Brother Yanzhou, it doesn't matter if others don't believe me or wrongly accuse me, but you must believe me. I am your wife-to-be!"
"I usually blush when talking to men, so how could I possibly hook up with such a scoundrel?"
"You fell in love with me and betrayed Shen Yuning. I already feel guilty about her. I blame myself every day, so how could I hurt her..."
"Oh, you speak better than you sing. I think you just want my young lady to die, you vicious and evil woman!" Xingzhi couldn't stand it anymore and cursed out loud.
Pei Yanzhou frowned. He was not stupid, so he naturally knew that this matter was related to Chu Ruyan, but subconsciously, he felt that it was impossible.
Chu Ruyan is not a bad person by nature, so she shouldn't be so vicious.
Thinking that he and she were already doomed, he could only come forward to defend her and say, "Don't worry, Yan'er, as long as this matter is not your doing, I will definitely take care of it for you."
"I also believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very perceptive and would never casually frame a decent woman!"
Those deep almond-shaped eyes looked straight at Xiao Yihan, seemingly flattering, but actually it was also a soft threat.
"Oh!" Xiao Yihan snorted softly, looking down at Pei Yanzhou. "Is that so? Since General Pei's fiancée never leaves the house and blushes when she sees a man, how could these two thieves accurately call out her name?"
"Did General Pei tell them?"
"I..." Pei Yanzhou hesitated for a moment, still wanting to argue, but Chu Ruyan suddenly stepped forward and said in defense: "Your Highness, I am innocent!"
"These two flower-stealing thieves must have heard the servants and domestic servants calling me while I was burning incense, and that's when they became malicious and remembered my name."
A pair of vicious fox eyes looked at Shen Yuning, "Or maybe some unpresentable people are deliberately crying thief and blaming me. Your Highness must make the decision for me!"
As soon as the words fell, the air suddenly became quiet and you could hear a pin drop.
Pei Yanzhou looked at Chu Ruyan with a look of disappointment that was almost desperate.
Bitch, she was really involved in this matter!
Xiao Yihan chuckled softly, and when he spoke again, his eyes were already cold: "Since Miss Chu doesn't know these two thieves, how can she know that they are flower thieves?"
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