Chapter 109 Help
"how?"
Xiao Jingren raised the last syllable of his voice, full of arrogance and grace, as if allowing her to be his equal wife was a great blessing.
The sneer in Chen He's eyes froze instantly, and then turned into ice coldness.
“Bang!”
A crisp slapping sound suddenly exploded in the secluded rockery!
The air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Xiao Jingren was hit so hard that his head tilted to the side, and his face felt burning with pain.
He slowly turned his head in disbelief, staring at Chen He with a pair of fiery eyes.
"You dare to hit me?!"
He roared, his voice trembling slightly with extreme anger.
Anger surged in Xiao Jingren's chest like magma. He suddenly raised his hand and was about to slap back!
At this moment——
Chen He's ears moved slightly, and he vaguely heard the sound of footsteps and low voices coming from outside the rockery, which seemed to be coming towards this side.
A gleam of light flashed in her eyes very quickly.
The timing is just right.
"ah--!"
Shen He suddenly let out a shrill scream, her voice filled with fear and despair.
"Third Prince, don't!"
She screamed at the top of her lungs, as if she was suffering from great injustice and infringement.
Xiao Jingren's raised hand was abruptly stopped in mid-air because of her sudden shout.
He was a little confused for a moment, not understanding what Chen He was talking about.
But Shen He didn't give him any time to react.
She quickly raised her hand and tugged at her collar, instantly making her clothes disheveled.
Then, he used both hands to completely mess up his already loose hair, and a few strands of hair hung down awkwardly on his cheeks.
The movement was as fast as lightning and completed in one go.
But in the blink of an eye, Miss Shen, who had been calm and composed just now, had turned into a victim with disheveled clothes and messy hair.
Xiao Jingren stared at her series of actions in amazement, his mind completely frozen.
"what you do?!"
However, Chen He set his sights on the priceless jade belt with coiled dragon pattern around his waist.
A fierce look flashed in her eyes and she pounced forward!
Before Xiao Jingren could stop her, she ripped off the jade belt from his waist and held it tightly in her hand!
The next moment, Chen He turned around without even looking back and ran out of the rockery like crazy!
"Bitch! Stop right there!"
Xiao Jingren finally reacted and was shocked and angry, so angry that he was fuming.
He never expected that Shen He would dare to plot against him like this!
He roared angrily, hurriedly chased forward, and reached out to grab Chen He's shoulders.
Chen He ran very fast, and in his panic, he could only grab a lake blue hairband in her hair.
The hairband was pulled off, and Shen He's long black hair fell down like a waterfall, making her look staggering and miserable.
She seemed unaware of anything and just kept rushing forward.
Finally, she crawled out of the dark rockery.
The bright sunshine of the Imperial Garden shone on her again, illuminating her "miserable situation" at the moment.
Outside the rockery, on the imperial road, a group of people were walking slowly.
The leader was wearing a dark golden palace dress with phoenix patterns and a nine-phoenix rising-facing hairpin on his head. His face was solemn and he looked majestic without even being angry.
It’s the Queen Mother!
When Chen He saw the person coming, he stumbled and rushed straight towards the Queen Mother as if he had used up all his strength.
With a "plop" sound!
She knelt heavily on the bluestone slab in front of the empress dowager, her knees hurting.
But she couldn't care less.
She held high in her hand the jade belt with coiled dragon pattern that belonged to Xiao Jingren. Under her messy black hair, her little face, as pale as a pear blossom in the rain, was without a trace of blood.
"Empress Dowager! Empress Dowager, save me!"
"Please, Her Majesty the Queen Mother, make the decision for me!"
Her voice was trembling with tears, full of helplessness and fear, as if she had suffered a great shock and injustice.
The Queen Mother gasped in shock at the sudden scene before her!
She paused and almost lost her balance, but fortunately the palace maid beside her supported her in time.
"What...what's going on?"
The Queen Mother calmed herself down and took a closer look.
The one kneeling on the ground crying with tears in her eyes and her clothes in disarray was not someone else, but the eldest daughter of the Shen family, Shen He, who had just made a shocking statement at the birthday party, saying that she wanted to marry the sixth son!
"Chen He girl?"
The Queen Mother's tone was filled with a subtle hint of surprise and concern. "Child, what's wrong with you? Get up and talk!"
Chen He just kept shaking her head and crying even more miserably, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
At this moment——
"Bitch! Stop right there!"
An uncontrollable roar came from behind the rockery!
Immediately afterwards, a bright yellow figure stumbled out with an angry look on his face. It was the third prince Xiao Jingren!
Everyone was shocked!
The Queen Mother's pupils suddenly shrank!
Xiao Jingren's clothes were a little messy, and there was an extremely clear red mark of five fingers on his handsome face!
The red mark was particularly glaring in the sunlight!
More importantly, he was actually holding a familiar lake blue headband tightly in his hand!
That headband is clearly a woman's thing!
Looking at Chen He's loose black hair, it seemed... that there was a hairband missing!
The Queen Mother's gaze, like a sharp sword, moved back and forth between Shen He's disheveled black hair, the raised jade belt with coiled dragon pattern, the burning slap mark on Xiao Jingren's face, and the hairband in his hand that belonged to Shen He!
In a flash, what is there to not understand?
A girl with disheveled clothes and messy hair.
A prince with a slap mark on his face and holding a woman's hairband in his hand.
A jade belt belonging to the prince was in the hands of the girl.
"evil creature!"
The Queen Mother's well-maintained face no longer had any of her usual kindness, but was instead filled with a dark, livid expression and rage!
"The emperor's reputation! The royal family's dignity! You, a bastard, have ruined it all!"
The Queen Mother pointed her finger directly at Xiao Jingren. She was so angry that her lips were trembling and her chest was heaving violently!
The palace maids and ladies following the Empress Dowager were so frightened that they dared not even breathe. They all lowered their heads, wishing they could disappear immediately.
Xiao Jingren was shocked by the Queen Mother's shout and the scene. The anger on his face was instantly replaced by fear.
He opened his mouth, wanting to argue: "Grandmother, it's not..."
"Just shut up!"
The Queen Mother interrupted him harshly, her eyes as cold as ice.
Seeing that the Queen Mother was already furious, Chen He felt relieved and knew that she had made the right move!
She cried even more heartbrokenly, her voice hoarse, with a heavy nasal tone and heartbreaking sobs:
"Your Majesty the Queen Mother...Your Majesty the Queen Mother! You must make the decision for this minister!"
She took two steps on her knees, almost falling at the Queen Mother's feet.
"Your servant... Your servant just wanted to go to the Cining Palace to visit Sister Chen Jiao..."
Her voice was intermittent, as if she was about to faint at any moment.
"Who would have thought... who would have thought that while passing by the secluded rockery in the Imperial Garden, I would actually... actually meet the Third Prince..."
As she spoke, she wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve, and her shoulders shook violently and uncontrollably. Her appearance was so heartbreaking that anyone who heard it would cry.
"I was thinking that the Third Prince and... and Sister Shen Jiao are getting married soon, so... I wanted to go up and offer congratulations..."
She portrayed the image of a polite and sensible yet innocent and wronged person to perfection.
"Who would have thought! Who would have thought that His Highness the Third Prince...he would actually stop this servant!"
Chen He suddenly raised her head, looked at the ashen-faced Xiao Jingren with tearful eyes, then quickly lowered her head, as if frightened by his eyes, her voice filled with fear and shame.
"He said... he said he regretted it!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the ladies around could not help but gasp and exchange shocked glances.
The third prince regretted it?
What is that Second Miss Shen?
Chen He's voice rose a few notches, and the accusation with a tearful tone became clearer:
"The Third Prince also said... he also said that he was willing to consider the past friendship..."
She gripped the jade belt tightly, her knuckles turning white.
"He... he said he was willing to take my daughter... take my daughter as his concubine!"
A co-wife?!
These two words were like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's ears!
The Queen Mother's face instantly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot!
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