Chapter 102 Shen Yan said he wanted to take her as a concubine?
When Xiao Xuance saw Yun Zhaoxue being stopped by Shen Yan, he went over to help.
Everyone else advised Xiao Xiuning to compromise and return to her family, to go with them.
Ms. Yang pleaded with her daughter to come back, even bringing up her deceased father.
“Ning’er, you used to listen to your father the most. If your father were still alive, he wouldn’t want to see you estranged from your family. I know you have a prejudice against Xue’er. If you observe carefully, you will find that she is not bad. She may have had some faults before, but she has changed now. She will help us fight against those who bully us. Her good deeds outweigh her faults.”
Yesterday, she helped my mother and your two sisters-in-law treat their wounds. The medicine was hers too. She also shared her food with us. Otherwise, we would have been starving last night, waiting for the guards to distribute cornbread in the morning.
You always feel we favor Xue'er, but that's because she saved our lives. We can't be ungrateful. Please come back; I'm begging you, Mother."
Xie Wanyun also advised her, "Xiuning, you usually like Jun'er, Ming'er and Xian'er so much. For the sake of the children, don't be angry with your third sister-in-law. She is carrying the Xiao family's child, who is also your nephew."
"So what if she is? She's not the only one who can have a son. She's promiscuous. It's a disgrace for Third Brother to have a wife like her. Sister Hongying is better than her. I wish Third Brother had married her back then."
Xiao Xuanwu found her idea bizarre and retorted, "Fourth Sister, it's not like you're the one who's marrying Third Brother. You can't just let him marry whoever you like. As long as he likes it, that's fine. Sometimes what you think is good may not be what you truly care about. Don't just look with your eyes and listen with your ears; you also need to look with your heart."
He felt that Xiao Xiuning had become increasingly stubborn and wouldn't listen to anyone since she met Ye Hongying.
Everything is good about Ye Hongying, everything is right about Ye Hongying. When the eldest son's wife falls into trouble, the second son's wife immediately kicks him while he's down. None of them are good people.
Seeing that everyone had said what needed to be said, Song Mingyan didn't offer any more advice, but quietly whispered a few words in the children's ears.
Jun'er nodded and led the two little ones over to tug at Xiao Xiuning's sleeve. "Auntie, Third Aunt is a good person. She is very kind to Jun'er and my younger brother and sister. She beats up bad guys and gives us food. Please come back. Jun'er wants to go with Auntie."
“Ming’er also wants to go with Auntie.”
Xian'er held her little hand, looked up at Xiao Xiuning, and said in a childish voice, "Xian'er also wants to go with Auntie. I want Auntie to hold Xian'er's hand. Auntie is good at martial arts and can protect Grandmother, Mother, Auntie and Xian'er."
When Xiao Xiuning heard the children urging her to come back, her heart softened, but she was afraid that Yun Zhaoxue would see and laugh at her for slapping her earlier.
She decided to recover from her injuries before returning, and said to Yang: "I'll think about it. I'm keeping Sister Hongying company now. I really can't bear to leave her alone. I'll discuss it with her properly."
Yesterday at noon, their roasted rabbit was taken away, and Wu gave her steamed buns instead. She couldn't eat the chicken cooked by the eldest son's family, and she said sarcastically that she had been abandoned and that her relatives wouldn't even give her a piece of meat.
They accused her of freeloading and snatched back the half-eaten white flour bun she had left.
Ye Hongying argued with Wu Shi for a few words, offending the second branch of the family. In the afternoon, the two of them broke away from the second branch's group and traveled together.
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On the other side, someone overheard that Shen Yan wanted to take Yun Zhaoxue as a concubine. He only heard half of the story and imagined that Yun Zhaoxue was going to abandon the Xiao family and marry someone else.
"As expected of the most wicked woman in the capital, she runs away faster than a rabbit when her husband's family is in trouble. Whoever marries her is doomed if she can only share the good times but not the bad."
"These past two days she's been quite nice to the Xiao family, and she even beat up the Shen family just now. How could she possibly become a concubine in the Shen family? Was this morning a setup? Was it to gain the trust of the young master Xiao and get something from him? Now that she's gotten it, she's not going to pretend anymore. A woman's heart is unfathomable."
"I'm afraid they've swindled Young Master Xiao out of his money. The Xiao family is really stupid; they've been fooled a second time."
"The Xiao family is all old, disabled, sick and weak, they definitely won't make it to the place of exile. Everyone looks out for themselves, if it were you, you would definitely run faster than her."
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Yun Zhaoxue clapped for them, "Clap clap clap!"
She said sarcastically, "That's well said, but to imagine so much in just half a play is a waste of your talent. It's a pity you're not a storyteller or writer of stories. You don't have the ability to strategize in the court, yet you still try to squeeze in. In the end, you can't escape the fate of being exiled. In your next life, don't be an official. Be a good person and honestly tell stories or write stories."
"You were exiled too?"
"I was implicated, and besides, I really enjoy storytelling and writing storybooks. I'll definitely give it a try if I have the chance in the future."
Once everyone else quieted down, she turned her gaze back to Shen Yan.
Yun Zhaoxue kicked his knee.
"Ah!" Shen Yan was kicked so hard that she lost her balance and fell to the ground with a thud. She looked at Yun Zhaoxue in disbelief. "Why did you kick me again? After you marry into the Shen family, you can't be unreasonable. Beating your husband and mother-in-law is a serious crime of disrespect. I have another condition: you must be able to recite the rules for women by heart and learn what the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, the Three Cardinal Guides and Five Constant Virtues are."
Once she marries him, I will definitely treat her well.
"Why would I give up being a proper wife to become your concubine, and then kneel down and kowtow to you to apologize? Why am I reciting some damned 'Women's Rules'? I'll carry your mother's head; if you're sick, I'll fix your brain."
Yun Zhaoxue kicked the man over again, stepped on his chest and crushed him, then looked down at him and sneered: "A weakling who can be kicked down with one kick and can't get up, you think you're a genius just because you recite a few crooked poems? You even have to rely on your ancestors' donations to get a Xiucai degree, you'd probably faint at the sight of blood on the battlefield."
He's good for nothing, neither good for literature nor good for martial arts. Doesn't he even take a piss and look in the mirror to see what kind of person he is?
"You still dream of making me your concubine? To be honest, even if my husband were crippled, he'd be ten times better than you."
“His legs are crippled, he can’t even stand up, how is he better than me? What makes him better than me?” Shen Yan grabbed her foot that was stepping on his chest, trying to flip Yun Zhaoxue over.
Xiao Xuance walked over and answered for Yun Zhaoxue, "I can cripple you."
As she spoke, she squatted down, grabbed his arm, and twisted it hard, making a crisp cracking sound from the bone.
"Ah!—" Shen Yan screamed like a pig being slaughtered, "My hand, it hurts, it hurts so much! Yun Zhaoxue, are you just going to watch her bully me like this? Tell her to get out of here right now, or I'll hate you, hate you for the rest of my life..."
"Whatever. I'm not afraid of your hatred. I'd rather others hate and fear me, and dare not provoke me." Yun Zhaoxue put her feet down.
Xiao Xuance took the wooden tray from her hand.
The couple stood side by side, looking down at the wailing people on the ground, completely unmoved by the end of the year.
Yun Zhaoxue leaned slightly towards the man and asked in a low voice, "When did you become so kind?"
A simple fracture can be healed.
Compared to last night's beheading, a broken bone is child's play.
Xiao Xuance said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "It's not a good time to act now. We'll find a chance to cripple them later. You won't mind, will you?"
After all, she used to like Shen Yan quite a bit.
Yun Zhaoxue raised an eyebrow slightly. "If I said I minded, would you not have done it?"
Oh, are you testing her?
Xiao Xuance gritted his teeth, a hint of malice flashing in his eyes. If she said she minded, he would cripple Shen Yan's third leg as well.
She once said she didn't like useless people.
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Old Liao lay on the haystack to rest, sighed deeply, and said he was too tired to curse. "Damn it, these people started causing trouble early in the morning. I don't want to deal with it anymore. Let the other guards handle it."
"Hey, what are you doing? Trying to kill someone? Do you all want to get whipped?"
Xiao Xuance said, "He made things difficult for my wife, so I'll teach him a lesson."
"That's enough. Do you want to kill someone? Even if you do, you'll still be in deep trouble."
"Yan'er, Yan'er..."
After being whipped, the Shen family bought some wound medicine and applied it inside the house. When they heard Shen Yan's pig-slaughtering sounds, they rushed out and saw him clutching his arm and howling in pain on the ground.
Standing nearby were Xiao Xuance and Yun Zhaoxue, who complained to the guards, "Officer, he broke my son's hand! Please kill them quickly and avenge my son..."
"Yan'er, my Yan'er, you're my only son. If something happens to you, how will you live?"
Yun Zhaoxue said to the escort, "Officer, Shen Yan harassed me and tried to force me to become his concubine. I refused, and he insulted my husband. Do you think he should be beaten?"
The escort, a young man in his early twenties and still unmarried, had never seen such a beautiful woman as Yun Zhaoxue. He blushed crimson under her gaze and nodded blankly, "She deserves it! She deserves to be beaten!"
Xiao Xuance noticed his gaze and stood in front of Yun Zhaoxue, giving her a cold look.
The escort, regaining his senses, shifted his gaze elsewhere.
He then pulled Yun Zhaoxue away.
Behind them came the curses of the Shen family, "You damned bastards, you two are equally vicious, you're no good, you deserve to die a horrible death..."
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