Chapter 497 I'm relying on my big brother
When Qiao Yuanan heard this, he was stunned.
Ah this?
He was not familiar with the Shen family, and he was flattered that Shen Pin was suddenly so enthusiastic about asking her eldest brother to look after the fourth brother.
Also, you just call my fourth brother "fourth brother" directly?
Why does it sound weird?
Qiao Yuanan stared at Chen Pin blankly, feeling a little strange.
Shen Pin regretted what he said and hung his head with a conflicted look on his face.
ah……
Although she always regarded Qiao Yuanan's family as her own family and Qiao Yuanan's younger brother as her own brother, why did she call him fourth brother?
I wonder if Qiao Yuanan would think that she is too frivolous. Oh my God, she really just wants to make Qiao Yuanan feel at ease.
Chen Pin's palms were sweating from nervousness. She stood up suddenly and said before Qiao Yuanan could react, "It's getting late, I'll go home first."
"Thank you Miss Shen for your kindness." After being stunned for a while, Qiao Yuanan looked at Shen Pin's back and thanked her.
No matter what, he was grateful to the other person for his kindness, regardless of whether he could really take care of the fourth child or not.
Chen Pin stopped and turned to quickly glance at Qiao Yuanan. Under the moonlight, the man had a handsome face. Although his appearance was not so handsome that it could make one’s heart swell with allure, he had a kind of gentleness and elegance that emanated from his bones.
He is a gentleman of elegant character and modest appearance!
Shen Pin's heart was beating fast, his ears were quietly red, he said "you're welcome", and then ran away quickly.
Qiao Yuanan chuckled and shook his head. Being interrupted by Chen Pin, his worried thoughts were suddenly diluted a lot. He scratched his head and turned to leave.
Chen Pin returned to the carriage with a red face, and it was unclear whether it was due to shyness or because he ran too fast.
Chen Chi glanced at her calmly and said, "Pay attention to your identity. If a girl pursues a man relentlessly, what will it say if it gets out?"
"I didn't do anything out of the ordinary, why are you so nervous, brother?" Shen Pin curled his lips disapprovingly, and then sat down next to Shen Chi, leaning against him tightly, holding Shen Chi's arm with his soft little hand: "Brother..."
The soft and delicate voice carries the sweetness that is unique to young girls.
Seeing this, Shen Chi raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Qiao Yuanan's younger brother is also on the list of soldiers accompanying the army this time. Big brother, remember to take good care of him. His name is Qiao Jingyi. You must not let him die on the battlefield. Whether my sister can successfully marry into the Qiao family depends on me."
After hearing this, Chen Chi's mouth twitched slightly, and he glanced at the girl speechlessly: "Qiao Yuanan said he wanted to marry you, and you kept saying you wanted to marry into the Qiao family?"
After saying that, he was still not satisfied, and poked Shen Pin's forehead with a finger: "Our Shen family has power and status in the capital. You are the legitimate daughter of the Shen family. You are worthy of any son of a noble family in a government mansion. But you chose Qiao Yuanan. Besides the title of the top scholar, what else does he have? He is just waiting for his qualifications in the Hanlin Academy. It's unknown when he will become successful. Are you willing to suffer with him?"
"There are so many children from noble families in the capital. Do you think any of them have the ability to take the imperial examination?" Shen Pin couldn't stand hearing people say bad things about Qiao Yuanan, even if that person was her own brother. "How can these idiots who rely on their family's protection to eat and wait for death be good? Besides, the Qiao family is engaged in business and has strong financial resources. How can I endure hardship?"
"you……"
Shen Chi was so angry that he choked. The hardship he was talking about was the hardship in life? It was fame and status!
"And brother, can you bear to see your sister marry someone she doesn't like and live an unhappy life? And then watching your husband taking concubines one after another, that would be hardship." Shen Pin hugged Shen Chi's arm and said coquettishly.
Chen Chi snorted: "It's as if he won't take a concubine if you marry Qiao Yuanan."
When Shen Pin heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "According to the Qiao family rules, men are not allowed to take concubines unless they cannot give birth to a son." Does she look like she cannot give birth to a son?
When Shen Chi heard this, he was stunned.
It was the first time he heard of such a family rule: "Is it true or not?"
"Of course it's true."
…
The next evening, in the same teahouse, Xiao Muheng was waiting for Liu Anhui.
Little did they know that in a room opposite the private room, sat Chu Chengli.
He held the teacup, his face covered with an invisible mist, and his intimidating aura made the guards beside him feel uneasy.
Yesterday, when he came out of the palace, a little beggar suddenly stuffed a note into his hand. He opened it puzzledly and saw that it said "Concubine Liu had a secret meeting with a man from outside the palace today, and they agreed to meet again at Heyun Tower tomorrow evening."
Chu Chengli subconsciously found it absurd. He was a prince. How dissatisfied must Liu Anhui be to have an affair?
Although he didn't take it seriously, Chu Chengli still remembered what he said. After returning home, he went to Liu Anhui's courtyard. She was wrapped tightly in winter clothes, so it didn't seem strange. However, Chu Chengli still saw a faint red mark on Liu Anhui's neck, which looked like the mark left by a man and a woman after making love...
Chu Chengli only felt a "boom" in his head at that time. He tried his best to resist the urge to strangle Liu Anhui and walked away with a cold face.
To catch a thief and take away the dirty work, Liu Anhui is not the daughter of an ordinary official. Behind her is Liu Xiang. She cannot act rashly before he sees the incident with his own eyes.
Time passed by little by little, the glow of the sunset faded and night fell.
The door of the private room where he was sitting was half open, and from the direction where he was sitting, he could just see the people coming and going on the stairs.
Just as Chu Chengli breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he might have been picked on by others, his eyes suddenly paused and fell on the beautiful figure slowly walking up the stairs.
The woman was wearing a veiled hat and had a graceful figure, and it was obvious that she didn't want anyone to know who she was.
But even if others couldn't recognize her, how could Chu Chengli, the man beside her, not recognize her? Moreover, he came here to arrest Liu Anhui today, so there was no way he would miss any clues.
What’s more, Zhong Xiang is always with Liu Anhui!
Liu Anhui went up to the second floor, turned a corner and walked in another direction. She stopped at the door of a room and knocked.
Perhaps the person inside responded, and Liu Anhui pushed the door open and walked in.
The moment he opened the door, Chu Chengli clearly saw a man sitting in the private room.
But he happened to know this person.
Xiao Muheng——
Crack!
The teacup in Chu Chengli's hand was crushed by him, his face was full of anger and coldness, his pair of cold eyes contained a bit of blood red, as cold as ice, but also contained a violent storm, like a black hole that was about to swallow people.
The guards around Chu Chengli were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out of their heads, and their hearts were filled with turmoil.
What did he see?
Concubine Liu actually went out of the house late at night to meet a man.
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