Li Chaoyun recognized Shen Zhao's voice and kicked the door open.
Su Qingyu and Shen Zhixiu also looked inside the doorway and saw Shen Zhao half-crouching. Cheng Rujin's face was flushed, and she was clinging to him with her clothes half undressed.
Li Chaoyun opened his mouth and shouted angrily, "Chen Zhao, you asked me to come to you to talk about something, just to let me see you and your concubine being intimate?"
She knew that Shen Zhao had a concubine, but she didn't take it seriously. But knowing is one thing, and Shen Zhao slapping her in the face is another.
When Shen Zhao heard Li Chaoyun's voice, his expression changed. Why was she here?
While helping Cheng Ruijin up, he turned to look at Li Chaoyun, wanting to say a few words of comfort.
A large hand grasped Cheng Ruijin's arm, and the moment he turned sideways, a cold light flashed.
Shen Zhao cried out "Ah" and subconsciously covered his left shoulder with his right hand.
Blood flowed out from between his fingers, staining the light blue brocade robe with a bright blood red.
A trace of regret flashed across Su Qingyu's lowered eyes.
If Li Chaoyun hadn't spoken and Chen Zhao hadn't turned around, these silver needles would have penetrated directly into his heart and lungs.
Chen Zhao shouted at Cheng Ruijin in his arms, "Are you crazy? What are you doing?"
Cheng Rujin was drugged by Baihualou at this time, and his consciousness was blurred. He had no idea that he had been watched and had hurt Shen Zhao.
All she could think about now was her love with Shen Zhao. Hearing Shen Zhao yelling at her, she subconsciously bit her lower lip, her sparkling eyes instantly filled with tears.
"Brother Chen Zhao, have you forgotten what you told me? You said that you would depend on me for the rest of your life."
"You also said that you would stop thinking about your cousin and your marriage to Princess Chaoyun to satisfy your family."
"Brother Chen Zhao, you are all I have. Don't yell at me. From now on, I will do whatever you ask me to do."
Cheng Rujin's words were like a resounding slap in the face to Li Chaoyun. What was this? Was he calling her here specifically to humiliate her?
She married Shen Zhao to comply with the imperial edict. But Shen Zhao said it in front of so many people, which was a slap in her face.
Where would her dignity as a royal lady be placed?
And Shen Zhao, who the hell is he, to dare to insult her like this?
With anger rising, Li Chaoyun walked to Shen Zhao and said with gritted teeth.
"If you don't want to get married, you can go to the palace and ask the emperor to revoke his decision. What's the point of humiliating me like this?"
Chen Zhao covered the wound on his arm and frowned as he explained, "That's not what I meant. I didn't know you would come."
Li Chaoyun laughed in anger, "You mean, if I hadn't come, you could humiliate me with impunity?"
"Okay, okay, I'll go to the palace and tell my uncle that the Shen family is too high for me to marry."
Shen Zhixiu saw that things had gotten out of hand in a flash. He ordered in a deep voice, "Come here, bring the eldest young master and Concubine Cheng back to the mansion."
Then he turned to Yang Wenshi and said apologetically, "Brother Wenshi, I'll treat you to a drink another day. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you with what happened at home today. I'll take care of these things first."
Yang Wenshi was shocked by the scene in front of him and didn't react for a while.
Hearing what Shen Zhixiu said, he quickly said, "You go ahead and do your work. I have some things to do at the Ministry of War, so I'll leave first."
After Yang Wenshi left, Wenzhu brought people forward, intending to take Shen Zhao and Cheng Rujin away.
Li Chaoyun walked to the door and stared at Shen Zhixiu, "Shouldn't Mr. Shen give me an explanation for the Li family?"
Shen Zhixiu replied indifferently.
"I will go back and find out what happened. If necessary, my Shen family will deal with it according to the family rules."
"As for the marriage between the Li and Shen families, Princess Chaoyun can go back and discuss it with Prince Shan and Princess Consort. If you want to cancel the engagement, my Shen family has no objection."
Li Chaoyun was dissatisfied with this explanation. "This is your attitude when your family makes a mistake?"
Shen Zhixiu frowned and didn't want to say much to Li Chaoyun.
If Shen Zhao had done something wrong, it was the Shen and Li families who should have sat down and discussed what to do next. Either the Shen family would bring Shen Zhao to apologize, or the two families would renegotiate the marriage.
Li Chaoyun was blocking the door and questioning him at this time. What did he look like?
Seeing this, Su Qingyu stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, Princess. Let the Shen family give you what you need."
"Why don't we take the eldest young master and Aunt Cheng back first, and then go to the Li family to discuss it later."
The family had to come to a conclusion before they could explain to the Li family. How could they explain at this time? They couldn't just let Li Chaoyun become a widow right then and there. Although she wanted Li Chaoyun to be a widow more than anyone else, it couldn't be done that way.
Li Chaoyun and Shen Zhixiu were still able to maintain some dignity when they spoke, but when Su Qingyu spoke, she had no good words to say.
"Who do you think you are? You have no right to interrupt me when I'm talking to the Third Master?"
Shen Zhixiu's face immediately darkened when he heard this. Just as he was about to step forward, he was stopped by Su Qingyu.
Su Qingyu stood between Shen Zhixiu and Li Chaoyun with a smile on her face. Her tone was calm, but her words were not very pleasant.
"Who am I? Princess Chaoyun must have forgotten that I am the Third Master's legitimate wife."
"Princess Chaoyun hasn't married into the Shen family yet, so it's probably inappropriate for her to speak to my husband like this. As the third wife of the Shen family, it's perfectly appropriate for me to speak to the young ladies in the inner chambers on my husband's behalf."
"When the princess marries into the Shen family, she must call me Third Aunt. When I speak to you, you must respond respectfully."
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand the rules, Princess. I will teach you carefully when you marry into our family."
Su Qingyu finished her speech with a calm tone. However, her eyes were dark and cold, and she looked at Li Chaoyun without any warmth.
Li Chaoyun clenched his fists, veins popped up on the back of his hands, and he wanted to slap Su Qingyu.
But Shen Zhixiu was looking at her coldly at this time. She didn't take Su Qingyu seriously, but was very afraid of Shen Zhixiu.
Li Chaoyun gritted his teeth and said to Su Qingyu, "The Third Madam is really sharp-tongued. This princess has seen it all."
Su Qingyu was too lazy to talk nonsense with her and ordered Feicui beside her, "The Third Master is with men, so it's not convenient for him to touch Aunt Cheng. You take them back to the mansion."
Then, in a voice that only the two of them could hear, he instructed, "Don't let anyone from the first house contact her privately. You watch over her personally."
Emerald nodded cautiously.
Not long after, Shen Zhao was supported by Wen Zhu and walked out, with Feicui supporting Cheng Rujin and following behind.
Shen Zhixiu looked around the house, suddenly stopped and looked down at his feet.
He bent down, picked up the silver needle on the ground, and looked at it carefully.
At this time, Su Qingyu had her back to him and did not see his meaningful look.
"Third Master, why aren't you leaving yet?" Su Qingyu turned around and asked.
Shen Zhixiu remained calm and said, "Let's go, let's go back to the mansion too."
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