Chapter 261 Zhou Yunyue Distorts the Facts!
Shen Lanxi was also curious about how an abandoned girl who had been pushed out of the picture could be remembered and reprimanded by Emperor Renxiao.
"Second Prince, you've asked the wrong person. Zhou Shi lives in my younger brother Shen Yuanjing's residence. If you want to see her, just go to my brother!"
Zhou Ruan didn't believe that Shen Lanxi would let him see people so easily. Zhou Yunyue was such a brainless thing, actually disobeying the emperor's order. If he were Shen Lanxi, he would have had her made to die of illness long ago.
Such a spineless woman is unworthy of being a princess of their Great Zhou Dynasty, let alone his blood relative. Keeping such a person in the world will only bring shame to the royal family.
If Zhou Yunyue hadn't still been somewhat useful, such filth would have disappeared from the world long before he arrived in the Northwest.
“After all, you’re in charge of the Northwest, so I’ll definitely need to let you know before I go to see anyone!” Zhou Ru’an said politely.
Shen Lanxi: "The Zhou family is my brother's household. Even if I'm in charge in the Northwest, I can't interfere with my brother's private affairs. What do you think?"
Zhou Ruan looked at Shen Lanxi, whose tone was firm, his eyes flickered, and then he said in a soft tone, "Lanxi, let me tell you the truth. Actually, I just wanted to take this opportunity to talk to you a little more."
Shen Lanxi: "You're telling me now?"
Zhou Ru'an looked helpless: "Lanxi, I know you've been through a lot, but you don't need to act like this between us."
Shen Lanxi retorted defiantly, "What happened to me?"
Just as Zhou Ruan was about to speak, someone walked over from the side.
"General, Second Prince, what are you doing here?" Wei Dongzhu asked deliberately.
Zhou Ruan glanced at Wei Dongzhu and withdrew the box from his hand.
"We'd like to exchange a few words here. Is there something you need, General Wei?"
Wei Dongzhu looked at Zhou Ruan: "The Turks are making unusual movements. Abe Hiroshi is gathering troops and heading this way!"
Zhou Ru'an's expression changed, and he asked nervously, "Where are they? How many men has Abe Hiroshi gathered?"
While the two were talking, Shen Lanxi turned and left!
He casually handed the box in his hand to Chunxue beside him.
"Keep it safe!"
"yes!"
Zhou Ru'an didn't sleep all night after that, writing memorials to the court to request provisions and going to Huangtucheng to investigate the enemy's situation.
Shen Yuanjing specifically asked Zhou Yunyue about her situation.
"Big sister, should we move Zhou Yunyue's place?" Zhou Yunyue is currently living alone outside, which is basically equivalent to being under house arrest.
Shen Lanxi: "On the first day Zhou Ruan arrived, he sent someone to find out where Zhou Yunyue was staying. It doesn't really matter whether we move her or not."
Shen Yuanjing nodded, then asked, "If Zhou Ru'an wants to see him, should we really let him?"
Shen Lanxi said indifferently, "Sure, if you don't want her to see me, why keep her alive?"
Zhou Yunyue's life was spared just to show the royal family.
Shen Yuanjing glanced at Shen Lanxi and nodded.
Zhou Ru'an stayed in Huangtu City for a day, and on his way back to Yanyang City the next day, he was assassinated by foreign tribes.
After Wei Dong returned, he immediately reported to Shen Lanxi.
Shen Lanxi said without looking to the side, "Tell Zhou Ruan that the Northwest is not like the capital. It is chaotic and dangerous. If you don't want to lose your life, don't show yourself or leave the city casually!"
For a fleeting moment, Wei Dongzhu suspected that those foreigners were imposters sent by Shen Lanxi.
But then she thought it was impossible. If it were true, she would have told him beforehand and wouldn't have let him actually kill those foreigners.
Zhou Yunyue somehow found out that Zhou Ruan had arrived and started making a fuss about wanting to see him.
The guard relayed the message to Shen Lanxi.
“Tell Zhou Ruan that Zhou Yunyue wants to see him.”
Shen Lanxi said to the two maids, "Keep an eye on things!"
Chunxue and Qiushuang immediately accepted the order and left. Zhou Ruan simply wanted to ask Zhou Yunyue for some information, as she didn't know much.
The main purpose was to prevent Zhou Ru'an from smuggling anything into Zhou Yunyue's possession.
Zhou Ru'an was nearly assassinated, but fortunately he was only frightened and not physically injured. After resting in his room for a day and just regaining his composure, he was informed that Zhou Yunyue wanted to see him.
Zhou Ru'an suppressed his anger, had a few things packed, and then sent someone to announce his departure.
Zhou Yunyue has recently felt her physical strength declining. At first, she was just a little tired and sleepy, which would be fine after a nap. But as time went on, she now needs assistance to walk even a few steps. She had the imperial physician take her pulse, but the physician said she was perfectly healthy.
After she made a fuss, the imperial physician changed his mind and said that she was not used to the climate in the Northwest and was suffering from some water and soil incompatibility.
Even if it's just a case of acclimatization issues, she should be better by now, after all this time. But she's still the same, with no improvement whatsoever, spending most of her day in bed resting.
She was scared.
Upon learning that Zhou Ru'an was coming, she could no longer contain herself and immediately began to insist on seeing him.
"Second brother, save me!" Zhou Yunyue cried out as soon as she arrived.
Zhou Ruan had no recollection of Zhou Yunyue whatsoever; he had only seen her portrait in the palace when he came to the Northwest.
His fifteenth sister is quite pretty.
"Sister Yunyue, get up quickly! What kind of appearance is this, lying on the ground like that!" Zhou Ruan personally got up to help her up.
Zhou Yunyue didn't want to either; she was just too tired.
"Second brother, I was just too excited to see you!" Zhou Yunyue pretended to be affectionate and dependent on her family.
Seeing that his younger sister was quite sensible, Zhou Ruan's mood improved somewhat.
"Yunyue, I am so happy to see you. Ever since I learned of your accident in the Northwest, Father has been very worried about you and urged me to come here as soon as possible to see if you were alright!"
Hearing these words of concern, Zhou Yunyue felt both excited and happy.
"Second brother, do you have a royal physician with you? Quickly check my body. I suspect I've been poisoned!"
Zhou Ru'an's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly sent someone to summon the imperial physician who was with him.
He then dismissed his attendants and cautiously sent his personal guards to stand watch outside the door.
"Yunyue, quickly tell your second brother what happened on your journey from the capital to the Northwest, and what happened there afterward. Tell me in detail!"
Zhou Yunyue deliberately added fuel to the fire, saying, "Along the way, Shen Lanxi acted arbitrarily, causing me and the delegation to suffer a lot. After arriving in the Northwest, she disregarded me even more, and would often have palace maids replace me to threaten me. She said that if I did not obey her, she would have palace maids replace me as a princess. She even plotted to kill the palace maid next to me and put me under house arrest."
Taking advantage of her status as a princess, Zhou Yunyue constantly distorted the facts and exaggerated the truth.
"Shen Lanxi is really too much. She doesn't respect me, a royal princess, at all. Second brother, you must be careful of her!"
Seeing Zhou Yunyue looking at him with a pleading expression, Zhou Ruan felt annoyed, but his face showed concern and care.
"How could that be? Yunyue, are you mistaken? Lanxi shouldn't be that bold, right?" Someone must be backing her up.
Upon hearing Zhou Ru'an's words, Zhou Yunyue blurted out, "She doesn't have that kind of guts, but Wei Dongzhu by her side does! I can tell from their flirtatious glances that they've definitely been hooking up for a long time."
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