Chapter 354 Shen Yuantang comes to ask for help!
Shen Yuantang's face could only be described as ashen.
"Big sister, what do you mean?"
Shen Lanxi said coldly, "What do you think?"
Shen Yuantang said urgently, "His Majesty has already bestowed a marriage upon me and the Prince. Does my elder sister really intend to steal my husband?"
Shen Lanxi chuckled and said, "Zhou Ruyuan spent his wedding night with me in a concubine's room. What kind of good person is he? Is he worth fighting with you for?"
"If I wanted to take it, I wouldn't have divorced back then!"
Shen Yuantang shrank back slightly, frightened by her gaze. Remembering what her older sister had said earlier, she felt that she was lying to her.
"Big sister can't always dwell on other people's mistakes. Back then, the prince was young and impetuous, and it was inevitable that he would be deceived by those dirty and smelly people. Who hasn't made mistakes when they were young? Can you guarantee that you never made a single mistake when you were young?"
Shen Lanxi stared at her intently: "Are you here to take revenge on me, your older sister, on behalf of Zhou Ruyuan?"
Shen Yuantang angrily tugged at her handkerchief. How could her older sister be so stupid and not understand what she meant?
"Elder sister, I want to say that the past is the past. I've married the prince and will be his wife from now on. You are my blood-related elder sister, and we'll be family from now on. Let's not keep bringing up the past. You must want me to have a comfortable life from now on, right?"
Shen Lanxi: "This is the first time I've realized how eloquent you are!"
Shen Yuantang felt smug; she still had many brilliant qualities she hadn't yet revealed. She was in no way inferior to her older sister.
"Elder sister, if you want me to live well in the Prince's mansion, then let's make peace with the Prince. I am your own sister, and we will definitely help each other in the future."
Shen Lanxi: "Did you think of these words, or did Zhou Ruyuan send you to tell me?"
Shen Yuantang didn't want to mention the prince at this time.
"It was my own idea. Once I become the Princess of Zhennan, no one will be able to threaten our Shen family anymore. Eldest sister won't have to work so hard."
It turns out they came to win her over; if it were anyone else, they would definitely have seen Shen Yuantang as someone who came to show off.
Sending Shen Yuantang was definitely the right choice.
"I understand what you mean. Go back now."
Shen Yuantang was taken aback; she hadn't finished speaking yet.
"Big sister, I have something to discuss with you."
Shen Lanxi: "Didn't you already discuss it with me?"
Shen Yuantang's eyes widened: "No, I haven't said anything yet."
Shen Lanxi looked as if she had just realized something: "So you came here not just to hang out with me, nor just to ask me to forgive Zhou Ruyuan, but because you have something to ask?"
Shen Yuantang was furious. What kind of attitude was his older sister giving?
She is the future Princess Consort of Zhennan. With the prince being so highly regarded by His Majesty, he will surely ascend the throne in the future, and she will become the Empress.
How could the older sister be so rude to her?
"Don't tell me about difficult matters. Don't mention troublesome things either, or I will report the truth to His Majesty!"
Shen Yuantang didn't expect that even after she had said so much, her older sister would still be so stubborn.
"Big sister, I'm your own sister, shouldn't you help me?"
Shen Lanxi: "Want me to help you get a divorce? I can help with that!"
Shen Yuantang's face was filled with anger: "Elder sister, I am your own sister, how can you curse me like this?"
"I just got married, and you're already cursing me to get a divorce. I'd like to ask you, elder sister, why do you hate me so much?"
Shen Lanxi looked at the angry man and said, "I have never hated you. But why are you saying such things? Have you been harboring resentment towards me for a long time?"
Saying such things is tantamount to tearing off all pretense of civility.
Shen Yuantang was pulled by the maid beside him and slowly calmed down.
“Elder sister, that’s not what I meant. My husband and I are very loving and have no intention of getting a divorce. Elder sister, you can’t hate your younger sister just because you hate the prince.”
Shen Lanxi raised an eyebrow: "Who told you I hate him?"
Don't you hate it?
Shen Yuantang didn't believe it. Anyone would hold a grudge for life if something like that happened on their wedding night.
“I don’t hold a grudge against him at all. If I did, I would have complained about him to His Majesty long ago.”
Shen Yuantang lowered his eyes and remained silent.
Shen Lanxi: "Whether you believe it or not, I'm speaking from the heart."
Shen Yuantang was both anxious and angry, and didn't know what to say, so he could only subconsciously turn around and glance at the maid behind him.
"Big sister, can't you have pity on me and help me?"
"Can you bear to watch your sister be relegated to the status of a concubine, and be bullied by the future principal wife?"
"Big sister, please help me, I really can't find anyone to help me," Shen Yuantang began to sob.
"Big sister, have you forgotten the pastries I made for you in Dongchuan?..."
Scenes flashed before Shen Lanxi's eyes, whether from her past life or this one.
"What is it?" Shen Lanxi's voice was icy cold.
Shen Yuantang was overjoyed. She knew this trick would work. She should have cried and complained when she came.
"Elder sister, I want you to tell His Majesty to send the Prince to Nanning to suppress the bandits." Shen Yuantang was excited, and her words unconsciously carried a hint of joy.
Shen Lanxi gazed at her younger sister with a deep, unfathomable look in her eyes, which were like a vast ocean.
"Yuantang, Yuantang? I don't know whether to praise you for being smart or to call you stupid."
Shen Yuantang's lips stiffened, and he subconsciously wanted to retort.
Why is my older sister belittling me like this?
Shen Lanxi said in a chilling tone: "You also witnessed the battlefield on your way to Dongchuan. It's my fault for protecting you too well. You didn't lose any limbs along the way, and you actually thought that anyone could go to the battlefield."
Shen Yuantang was unconvinced: "The Prince is the God of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty. How can others be compared to him?"
Shen Lanxi: "Do I need to remind you that the Great Zhou War God suffered consecutive defeats in the Northwest and Dongchuan?"
Shen Yuantang's face turned pale, and he had no way to explain himself.
“Zhou Ruyuan has always fought on land. When have you ever seen him fight at sea? I bet you didn’t consult with him before coming here. I’ll pretend you were never here today, so as to avoid any news from my residence that could damage your marital harmony.”
Shen Yuantang asked, puzzled, "Big sister, what do you mean by that?"
Shen Lanxi sneered: "Zhou Ruyuan is not good at water, let alone naval warfare. Are you trying to send him to his death?"
"I really wonder, who do we have a grudge against, Zhou Ruyuan or who do we actually have a grudge against?"
Shen Yuantang had considered this question before, and she immediately retorted loudly: "Elder sister, you're talking nonsense. The court sent the prince there only to supervise the army. The supervisor doesn't need to go to the battlefield; he just needs to sit and command. Besides, the Nanning pirates are just a small group of insignificant bandits. They can be wiped out with just a small force. You don't want the prince to go because you want to give the credit to someone else!"
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