Chapter 124 Beautiful Bride
The air was deadly quiet.
Xiao Jingren's face was pale and blue.
He stared at Chen He intently, his peach blossom eyes filled with humiliation and murderous intent, almost turning into substance.
But he knew.
He can't afford the gamble.
He had spent too much time and effort to build the road to the Eastern Palace, and it must not be ruined by a woman's words.
His gaze slowly shifted from Chen He's cold yet determined face to Chen Yan, who was already shaking with fear in his arms.
He suddenly laughed.
The smile was evil, and carried a hint of cruel pleasure of revenge.
He slowly lowered his head.
The hot breath tainted with alcohol sprayed all over Shen Yan's cold cheeks.
Shen Yan's body instantly stiffened like a stone.
His thin lips slid along the contours of her frightened face, inch by inch, in an ambiguous manner.
Looks like a relative, but not a relative.
It was an extreme, sadistic teasing.
Shen Yan didn't dare to move, and even forgot to breathe.
Tears of humiliation, like beads that had broken off the string, rolled down silently, in large drops.
Until those cold lips stopped at her ear.
A devilish whisper entered her ears.
"Today, I'll let you go."
"remember……"
His voice lowered even more, with a possessive tone that brooked no room for argument.
"You will belong to this king sooner or later."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly withdrew his hand!
Roughly, he pushed Shen Yan out!
"ah!"
Chen He was quick-witted and quick-handed. He quickly stepped forward and caught the body that was about to fall steadily in his arms.
Xiao Jingren didn't even look at them. He just snorted coldly and walked away.
The figure, filled with suppressed anger and unwillingness, quickly disappeared at the end of the garden.
As soon as he left, the string that Shen Yan had been holding tightly to her heart suddenly broke.
His legs went limp and he collapsed onto the cold stone ground.
“Chen Yan!”
Chen He quickly squatted down and supported her trembling shoulders.
There was an unprecedented tenderness and heartache in her voice.
"Don't be afraid, it's okay."
"Did he...did he do anything to you?"
Chen Yan raised her tear-stained face, shook her head desperately, and sobbed uncontrollably.
“No…no…”
"Every time... every time he wants to do something to me..."
Her voice was broken and desperate.
“…Chen Jiao will appear.”
"He didn't dare to do anything, but because of this..."
Shen Yan's eyes revealed a deeper fear than when she was threatened by Xiao Jingren just now.
"Chen Jiao...she tortured me even more! She said I was shameless and dared to seduce her husband!"
Chen He's heart felt like it was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand, causing it to ache.
She said nothing, but stretched out her arms and hugged the trembling girl tightly.
"Cry."
"Just cry it out, and it will be fine."
Chen Yan couldn't hold it in any longer, and leaned on her shoulder, letting out a heart-wrenching cry that had been suppressed for a long time.
After a while, when the crying subsided, Shen He patted her back gently and spoke clearly, word by word.
"Chen Yan, listen to me."
"As long as you can be a little brave today, Xiao Jingren won't dare to force himself on you."
"Did you see that?"
"He's afraid. He's more afraid than you."
Shen He held her shoulders and asked her to look into his eyes.
“You are the daughter of the Shen family, and your biological sister, Shen Jiao. This is your amulet, the face he dare not tear.”
"You must learn to fight for your own rights!"
"Don't be afraid of anyone!"
Shen He's voice was firm and powerful, as if it had the power to penetrate people's hearts.
"Remember, Shen Yan,"
"In this world,"
“No one is more important than yourself.”
The moonlight is as cool as water.
Chen He's words were like a flame, igniting the long-extinguished light in Chen Yan's eyes.
The light was faint, even timid, but it was no longer a dead gray.
"I...can I really?"
Chen Yan's voice was still trembling, but with a hint of suppressed desire.
"You can't."
Chen He helped her stand up and tidied her messy hair.
In those cold eyes, Shen Yan's pale little face was reflected.
"You must."
"Chen Yan, remember, giving in won't bring peace, it will only bring more unscrupulous bullying."
"It's the Shen family standing behind you, not me."
"Stand up straight and don't be afraid."
That night, Chen He didn't say anything more.
She just asked Guyu to send some calming medicine and ointment for burns, and said nothing else.
Some roads have to be walked alone.
All she could do was light a lamp for her and hand her a knife.
***
The next day.
Chen Jiao returns home.
The display at the Third Prince's mansion was even more ostentatious than when she got married.
Expensive carriages lined up from the street to the end of the alley, and boxes of rewards were carried into the Shen family's gate like a stream, attracting half of the people in the capital to come out and watch.
Xiao Jingren was dressed in a brocade robe, looking very proud and happy, as if the man who had lost his composure under the moon last night was just an insignificant phantom.
He held Chen Jiao's hand, showing his affection for her, and put on a show for everyone to see.
"My sister is newly married, she is really the envy of others."
Chen He stood in the main hall with a proper smile on his face, as if he was happy for them as well.
Chen Jiao raised her chin slightly, her eyes and eyebrows showing the charm of a bride and the arrogance of a winner.
"Sister, you're joking. This is all because Third Master loves me."
As she spoke, she leaned on Xiao Jingren's shoulder affectionately.
"Sister is still in Jingsi Garden reflecting on her past, but I, as your younger sister, have taken the spotlight first. Please don't blame me, sister."
There were needles hidden in his words, and every word pierced Chen He's heart.
However, Chen He seemed not to understand and his smile deepened.
"Not at all."
"Come here, why don't you serve tea to the Third Prince and his wife?"
At a command, several maids with slim figures and charming eyes came in one after another.
The two leaders, one named Ying'er and the other Cui'er, were particularly beautiful. When they walked, they were like willows swaying in the wind. When they served tea, their fingertips were barely visible, and their eyes were moving, which was captivating.
Xiao Jingren's gaze indeed paused.
He took the teacup and rubbed his fingertips lightly on the back of Ying'er's hand, seemingly unintentionally.
Ying'er's cheeks flushed and she lowered her head shyly.
This scene happened so fast that almost no one noticed it.
But it fell clearly into the eyes of Chen He and Shen Jiao.
The smile on Chen Jiao's face froze for a moment.
She held Xiao Jingren's hand quietly, her voice sweet to the point of being sickening.
"Third Prince, this tea is still not as fragrant as the one in our mansion."
Xiao Jingren then withdrew his gaze as if waking from a dream and coughed dryly.
"Hmm... maybe I'm used to drinking."
The meal was filled with turbulent emotions.
Xiao Jingren's eyes always unconsciously glanced at the new beautiful maids.
After three rounds of drinking.
He finally spoke.
"He'er," he put down his wine glass and changed his tone to one of concern.
"Jiaojiao just married into the palace and is not familiar with the people and things in the palace. There are not many caring people around her to serve her, which is always inconvenient."
"I think these maids in your courtyard are quite clever."
His eyes swept over Ying'er and Cui'er.
"Why don't you call two people over to accompany Jiaojiao? It can be regarded as a little token of your appreciation as a sister."
Here it comes.
Chen He sneered in his heart, but his face showed just the right amount of embarrassment.
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