Chapter 123 Do you dare to bet?
Before she could finish her words, a male voice, which sounded seven parts drunken and three parts complacent, came lazily from behind the moon gate not far away.
"Oh, this prince is so lucky."
Shen He and Shen Yan's bodies stiffened at the same time.
I saw Xiao Jingren walking towards me staggeringly in a dazzling red wedding dress.
He had a beaming face, obviously extremely pleased with himself at the banquet in the front yard. His peach blossom eyes, which were originally frivolous, were now filled with a hint of turbidity and lust from the smell of alcohol.
He glanced around and saw two figures under the flowers, and the smile on his lips suddenly became playful.
"I was still wondering how the bride's bridesmaids disappeared in the blink of an eye."
"So it's my two sisters-in-law, both of them are waiting for me here?"
He deliberately prolonged the tone of "sister-in-law", which was full of disgusting affection.
"The daughters of the Shen family are indeed all so beautiful and charming."
Xiao Jingren's eyes looked back and forth between Shen He and Shen Yan unscrupulously, and finally, they greedily stuck to Shen Yan's pretty face with tears in her eyes.
"This prince is truly... blessed with great fortune."
When Shen Yan heard this, she trembled with fear, and her whole body was like a frog being stared at by a snake, and all her blood color disappeared in an instant.
Without thinking, she dove behind Shen He like a frightened rabbit, clutching the corner of Shen He's clothes tightly, her teeth chattering uncontrollably.
It was a fear that came from deep within my bones, instinctively.
Chen He felt the violent trembling coming from behind him, and then looked at Xiao Jingren's unconcealed eyes that were like looking at prey, and his heart suddenly became clear.
I see!
No wonder Shen Jiao became so crazy and targeted Shen Yan!
I'm afraid that shameless guy Xiao Jingren has already set his sights on his illegitimate sister!
A cold anger rushed from the bottom of Shen He's heart to the top of his head.
She took a step forward calmly and protected the trembling Shen Yan more thoroughly behind her.
She raised her eyes, and her cold gaze was like an ice-hardened blade, shooting straight at the drunken man.
"Third Prince, on your wedding night, why are you here in the back garden instead of accompanying your bride?"
"Please, respect yourself."
"Self-respect?"
Xiao Jingren sneered as if he had heard a huge joke.
"This king has no self-respect, so it's not your turn to teach him."
His peach blossom eyes, which were stained with alcohol and lust, narrowed slightly, and he slowly raised his hand and touched Chen He's cold and extraordinary face.
The action was frivolous yet determined, as if she was a toy in his pocket.
A cold light flashed in Shen He's eyes, and his head suddenly tilted.
He dodged it perfectly.
Xiao Jingren's hand just hung awkwardly in the air.
Under the moonlight, the smugness on his face froze for a moment, then turned into anger and resentment.
He suddenly retracted his hand, but in the blink of an eye, he reached behind Shen He like an eagle's claw!
"ah!"
Shen Yan let out a short scream.
Xiao Jingren roughly pulled the whole person out from behind Chen He, and then a strong arm, like an iron hoop, tightly wrapped around her waist!
"don't want!"
Shen Yan's face instantly lost all color. She struggled desperately, tears of humiliation streaming down her face.
But there is a huge difference in strength between men and women. Her strength is just like an ant trying to shake a tree in front of Xiao Jingren.
"Let her go!"
Chen He's voice suddenly became as cold as ice, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
"Xiao Jingren, I say it again, let her go!"
"open?"
Xiao Jingren laughed loudly, his laughter full of contempt and pleasure.
"Chen He, who do you think you are? How dare you give orders to this king?"
He lowered his head, almost next to Shen Yan's ear, and sniffed maliciously, causing the person in his arms to tremble violently.
"If you dare to touch her, I will never let you go!" Chen He's voice was filled with undisguised murderous intent.
This threat only resulted in Xiao Jingren laughing even more wildly.
"You won't let me go? Hahahaha!"
"Why don't you let me go?"
He looked at Chen He as if he were a clown, his eyes full of mockery.
"Just you? A lost dog whose engagement was broken off by the prince, whose father disdained her, and who could only marry a fool for the sake of good fortune?"
"Why won't you let me go?!"
However, facing his vicious humiliation, there was no trace of anger on Shen He's face.
Instead, she smiled very lightly.
That smile, which did not reach his eyes, was colder and chillier than the moonlight in late autumn.
"Third Prince," she suddenly spoke, her voice eerily calm, "You know who the guests here are today better than I do, right?"
Xiao Jingren's laughter paused slightly.
I just heard Shen He continue to speak slowly.
"Either they are the new nobles in the court whom you have befriended privately, or they are the aristocratic families that you want to rely on in the future."
"You went to such great lengths to exploit Chen Jiao's pregnancy and spread this outrageous lie of 'surrogate conception'. What was your purpose?"
"Isn't it just to pave a path to success in the East Palace in the hearts of your supporters?"
Every word of Shen He was like a precise hammer, hitting the place that Xiao Jingren cared about most.
His expression changed little by little.
The intoxicating feeling was fading away at a speed visible to the naked eye, and was replaced by a gloomy calculation.
Chen He looked at him, the curve of his mouth becoming colder.
"But if at this moment, all the guests in the room suddenly heard a noise coming from the back garden..."
"If they knew that you, the father of the 'Heir of God', actually tried to molest your sister-in-law on your wedding night..."
"Third Prince, guess what,"
Shen He paused, then spoke each word with incredible clarity.
"How many bricks are left of the road you paved in front of you?"
Dead silence.
In the back garden, the only sound was the rustling of flowers and leaves in the wind.
Xiao Jingren's arm around Chen Yan unconsciously loosened a little.
He stared at Chen He intently, his eyes as sinister as a snake.
He knew that what this woman said was absolutely right!
He had been planning for today's scene for too long, and he couldn't make any mistakes at this critical moment!
But he couldn't swallow the fact that he was being controlled by a woman like this!
"Heh," Xiao Jingren sneered from his throat, "Well said."
"But do you dare to gamble with her innocence?"
His gaze fell on Shen Yan, who was already frightened in his arms.
“If someone sees this, it will not only ruin my reputation, but also Shen Yan’s life!”
"If I bite back, I'll say she couldn't stand the loneliness and took the initiative to seduce me... guess, will the world believe a prince with a promising future or a lowly concubine's daughter?"
He leaned closer to Shen He, his voice lowered to a very low level, full of vicious threats.
"Do you dare to bet?"
Shen He smiled.
It was a smile that carried endless contempt and absolute confidence.
She met Xiao Jingren's fierce gaze, opened her red lips slightly, and uttered three words.
"I'll bet."
She looked at Xiao Jingren's expression which changed instantly, and slowly added another sentence, her voice as soft as a whisper, yet as heavy as a thousand pounds.
"You, dare you?"
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