Chapter Seventeen: Back then, the master was very protective of him.
The moment she fell into Xie Yanzhi's arms, Shen Qingnian raised her head and kissed Xie Yanzhi's lips.
Xie Yanzhi felt as if he had been struck by lightning, as if the blood in his body had frozen.
Those lips were soft and warm, and the moment they touched him, a sweet fragrance wafted over him, as if a sweet fruit had been placed before him. Xie Yanzhi couldn't help but want to absorb more, but his body froze on the spot.
In an instant, Shen Qingnian lowered her head. Under the influence of the drug, her consciousness had become extremely blurred. She could no longer stand and fell from Xie Yanzhi's arms.
The warmth on his lips vanished, and Xie Yanzhi came to his senses. It was Shen Qingnian who had taken the Chinese medicine, not him! He had actually been so captivated by this woman that he had lost his mind.
What a vixen!
She is now a cousin of the Marquis of Jingnan. He can ignore her, but he cannot disregard the reputation of the Marquis of Jingnan.
Thinking this, Xie Yanzhi picked up Shen Qingnian and put her on the bed.
The audacious woman was clutching his shirt, her eyes filled with tears. Xie Yanzhi suppressed his excitement and slapped her hand away.
"Ah." Shen Qingnian frowned. She then went to undress herself.
Xie Yanzhi turned his face away, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, and neatly used it to tie her hands.
Once this woman is sober, we'll have a proper discussion with her!
Xie Yanzhi had originally come to the banquet today to continue his investigation into the bandits. He was drinking tea alone in a corner of the garden when he saw a maid whispering something in Lu Erye's ear. So, Lu Erye sneaked into the courtyard.
Xie Yanzhi suspected that Second Master Lu was in contact with the mastermind behind the bandit case, so he followed him over and hid in this room, waiting for an opportunity to go out and investigate.
Shen Qingnian suddenly burst in at that moment.
Xie Yanzhi thought of the time when Shen Qingnian was disheveled at the Jingnan Marquis's residence and the Chinese medicine he was taking today.
Perhaps he really made a mistake?
Just then, Xie Min's voice came from outside: "A maid said that my cousin came in this direction."
"And you said..."
"What else did he say?" another woman asked.
Xie Min looked embarrassed and said, "She said she entered this courtyard with Second Master Lu."
Everyone immediately understood; they had come to seduce Master Lu.
Then Xie Min said, "But I don't believe my cousin Qingnian would do that. I want to see it with my own eyes."
"Thank you for coming with me to take a look."
Xie Min didn't know which room Shen Qingnian had been taken to, but she was certain it wasn't the room in front of her.
It was a tiny room, clearly belonging to a servant.
Just then, a woman's sobbing and a man's voice came from the house in front.
Xie Min immediately became excited: Shen Qingnian, you're about to embarrass yourself in front of everyone.
"Quick, quick, quick! The voice sounds like my cousin Qingnian!" Xie Min hurriedly pulled everyone over.
Upon reaching the door, Xie Min eagerly pushed it open: "Qingnian, my little sister..."
When Xie Min saw who was inside, her eyes widened. The person kneeling on the ground was not Shen Qingnian, but another woman, who was pleading with Lu Erye by hugging his trouser leg with her clothes open. There was also a horrifying whip mark on her face, which was covered in blood.
Master Lu was angry that Ping'er hadn't kept Shen Qingnian, so he took a whip and lashed her. Ping'er herself had also been drugged, but instead of being afraid of Master Lu's whip, she moved even closer to him, hoping he would take the antidote.
The noble ladies who entered had never seen such a scene before, and they all covered their eyes with handkerchiefs and ran out.
Lin and Lu Erye's original plan was that after Xie Min brought Shen Qingnian into the Guangde Marquis's mansion, they would find a way to leave her alone in the garden, and then have Ping'er lure her in.
However, Xie Min, in order to embarrass Shen Qingnian, actually brought people to catch them in the act of adultery, causing Master Lu to lose face.
Xie Min glanced at Lu Erye's ashen face, and a bad premonition welled up in her heart. She slowly moved towards the door, when suddenly she felt a large hand grab her collar, and the door in front of her slammed shut in front of her.
"Second...Second Master," Xie Min trembled with fear.
Master Lu grabbed Xie Min and slapped her hard across the face, knocking her to the ground. Blood immediately seeped from the corner of Xie Min's mouth, and her ears rang. Her face also stung terribly.
Then I heard Master Lu's voice: "You wretch! Who gave you permission to bring people here?"
"You and the Lin family are playing me, aren't you?"
Last time, Lin caused him to get injured, and this time Xie Min has made him lose face again.
Xie Min covered her face, shook her head desperately, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Then I'll make you lose face too." With that, Master Lu pressed down on Xie Min...
He had nowhere to vent his anger.
Xie Min reached out to Ping'er for help, but Ping'er had already regained consciousness and was so frightened that she curled up in the corner and dared not move.
Finally, Xie Min's desperate sobs echoed from inside the room: "Second Master, I was wrong..."
At this moment, Shen Qingnian was already on the carriage returning to the Marquis of Jingnan's residence.
Just as everyone had gone to Master Lu's side, Xie Yanzhi carried Shen Qingnian and slipped away from the Guangde Marquis's residence.
When she woke up, Xie Yanzhi was sitting next to her.
Shen Qingnian only remembered that after being drugged, she stumbled into a room and vaguely heard Xie Yanzhi's voice. Seeing that her clothes were intact, she realized that Xie Yanzhi must have saved her. She nodded to Xie Yanzhi, saying, "Thank you for saving me, Your Highness."
Xie Yanzhi snorted coldly: "Stop the car?" He then turned to Shen Qingnian: "Get out!"
Hearing this, Shen Qingnian was a little confused. Why did this person turn on her again?
She had forgotten that Xie Yanzhi had always disliked her, and it was already a stroke of luck that he was able to save her this time.
How could he tolerate a woman trying to seduce him riding in the same carriage with him? Who knows, even while she was still dizzy, Xie Yanzhi might have already wanted to throw her off.
Yuan Qing, who was outside, had just brought the carriage to a slow stop after receiving instructions when he saw Shen Qingnian lift the curtain to look around. Fortunately, they were only a short distance from the Marquis of Jingnan's residence.
She curtsied to Xie Yanzhi, and without the slightest hesitation, turned and got out of the car.
Yuan Qing was somewhat surprised to see Miss Qing being kicked off the carriage by Xie Yanzhi. After all, when the master had carried her out in his arms, he had been protecting her fiercely.
He felt that Qing's suffering had finally come to an end...
Now, for no reason at all, I'm kicking that girl off the carriage. Why am I doing this?
After thinking for a moment, he decided that he would become a walking corpse from now on and never try to guess his master's thoughts again, because it was too difficult to guess.
Why? Perhaps even Xie Yanzhi didn't know why. Thinking about what had happened in the room, Xie Yanzhi felt a mix of inexplicable emotions.
He should have hated this woman who was obsessed with marrying into a wealthy family, but he felt something was out of control.
But this woman clearly has Xie Zhao in her heart, yet she kissed him now. What do you call that?
fickle and promiscuous!
He almost lost to such a fickle woman! It's good that she got off the bus; it'll save her from getting in his way.
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