Chapter 192 I Just Can’t Stand Being Watched by You
A moment later, His Royal Highness Prince Ding came out from behind the screen in a neatly dressed manner. Apart from a slightly evasive look, there was no sign that he had just done anything unspeakable.
The two walked out, and Shen Ning turned her head away from him.
After getting on the carriage, Xiao Nanchen apologized softly, "I'm sorry."
Shen Ning gritted her teeth: "Shut up."
Xiao Nanchen stopped talking.
But after a moment, he whispered again: "I have also been exposed to Wuyou Powder before, so I was also affected by it just now..."
Chen Ning suddenly looked up, and Xiao Nanchen immediately explained, "A few years ago, I was seriously injured on the battlefield. The situation was urgent, so I had no choice but to use Wuyou Powder to suppress the pain. Later, I stopped using it completely... I didn't want to tell you, after all, it was really my fault just now."
Xiao Nanchen looked into Chen Ning's eyes: "But I'm afraid you will hate me..."
He spoke in a low voice: "I really can't stand being touched by you, and the influence of the Worry-Free Powder makes me act ridiculously. Shen Ning, please don't hate me, okay?"
Shen Ning was silent for a moment, then looked at Xiao Nanchen: "Don't you have anything to say to me about the engagement?"
With all the signs over the past few days and the way he had difficulty controlling himself just now, if Shen Ning still couldn't figure it out, then she would be a fool.
On the opposite side, Xiao Nanchen fell silent.
After just a moment, he whispered and apologized again: "I'm sorry...I coaxed you into getting engaged to me."
After the words were spoken, I seemed to feel relieved, and it was as if the window paper had been broken, and the things that had been carefully hidden could now flow out unrestrainedly.
Xiao Nanchen looked at Chen Ning and spoke slowly, "You always don't look at me. I've been patient for a long time... Every day I'm afraid that you'll look at someone else one day."
He spoke slowly and clearly, "Chen Ning, I can't live without you... Please give it a try, okay? Give me a chance, take a good look at me, and give it a try. If you still don't like me after a long time, or if... you have someone you like, I will cancel the engagement and set you free."
His Highness Prince Ding, who seemed to be an imposing figure outside, had a look of caution and a barely concealed pleading in his eyes: "I will never force you, but at least give me a chance. If you're angry, I can trick you, scold me, beat me, or vent my anger on me, but just don't ignore me."
Xiao Nanchen pulled Shen Ning's hand and asked her to hit him. Shen Ning remembered what he had just done and was horrified: "Don't touch me with your dirty hands!"
His Royal Highness Prince Ding paused slightly, revealing a slightly aggrieved expression: "There's water behind the screen, I've already washed it."
Shen Ning turned away and said, "Just shut up."
Xiao Nanchen said "oh" and looked quite pitiful.
When they arrived at the Shen residence, Shen Ning got out of the car without looking back and slipped in through the back door... After watching Shen Ning's back disappear, Xiao Nanchen lowered the car curtain.
The pitiful and aggrieved look on his face disappeared, and His Royal Highness Prince Ding seemed to be lost in thought.
Shen Ning seems to be more susceptible to this... She is still soft-hearted.
His Royal Highness Prince Ding thought silently that it was good that she knew. From now on, he wouldn't have to be so cautious and avoid it.
On the other side, in the Imperial College, Shen Nian secretly watched those people send Shen Chong away after the caning, and turned back, feeling panicked.
She walked hurriedly but bumped into someone unexpectedly. She looked up in a daze, and her silk scarf fell off, letting her long hair fall down.
"Who is so blind..."
Crown Prince Xiao Nanyu had just finished scolding when he was caught off guard by a pale and frightened little face. The timid look of tears in her eyes struck the Crown Prince's heart hard, and his tone suddenly became extremely gentle.
"Who is so blind as to bully this young lady... Young lady, are you okay?"
"Meet, meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Shen Nian quickly bowed and apologized, but as soon as he bent his knees, Xiao Nanyu suddenly helped him up.
"Don't be afraid. I'm not a vicious person. Why are you hiding here crying? Did anyone bully you?"
"No, no, I have something else to do, Your Highness..."
Shen Nian wanted to leave, but Xiao Nanyu held her tightly and refused to let go: "What's your name? Which family are you from?"
Shen Nian would occasionally go to the palace with Xu Wanqing, but it was only occasional after all, and she had never shown her face in front of Xiao Nanyu.
Facing the prince's fixed gaze at this moment, she could see it.
With a slight movement in his heart, Shen Nian bit his lip and said timidly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, let me go."
The beauty was so delicate and frail that Xiao Nanyu's heart was tickled. He deliberately frightened her: "Don't lie to me."
Chen Nian seemed frightened, pursed her lips and whispered: "My maiden name is Chen Nian, and I am the second daughter of the Honglu Temple Minister's family."
The beauty seemed very frightened, and since the timing and location were not right, Xiao Nanyu let her go, but then stuffed a gold medal into her hand: "Take this. If anyone bullies you in the future, I will take care of it for you."
A light suddenly flashed in Shen Nian's eyes, but his expression was blank, as if he hadn't reacted yet and held the gold medal in a daze...
Shen Chengxi's voice calling her came from a distance, Shen Nian glanced at the crown prince Xiao Nanyu hurriedly, turned around and ran away.
Xiao Nanyu reluctantly withdrew his gaze and couldn't help but recall the little beauty just now.
The second daughter of the Minister of Rites pondered. She had heard a little about her before and knew that she was a close friend of his future Crown Princess Xu Wanqing... Tsk, if the two good sisters married into the Eastern Palace together, then...
There was an extreme light in the prince's eyes, and he could hardly wait to enjoy the blessing of having so many wives.
On the way back, Shen Chengxi was still lamenting what had happened to Shen Chong. He didn't know who this sister next to him was, and what her relationship was with Shen Chong. He was still sarcastically saying, "You can't stand others being well-educated, so you use something as dirty as Wuyousan to frame them. How vicious!"
He said in a resounding voice, "Even if he's more knowledgeable than me, so what? This kind of scum should be cut off from his official career as soon as possible. Otherwise, he will definitely become a parasite in the court and bring disaster to the people."
Shen Nian: ...
Shen Chengxi turned his head: "Nian Nian, don't you think so?"
Shen Nian forced himself to hum, then closed his eyes and pretended to rest, not wanting to continue this topic.
She kept thinking about the future: Now, her brother was completely ruined... Expelled from the Imperial College and addicted to Wuyou Powder, Shen Chong's life was over and there was no hope anymore.
In the past, Shen Chong was much more outstanding than Shen Chengxi, and her father, Shen Xiuhe, also had high hopes for this illegitimate son. That was why, if something really happened, he might not give up on the three of them.
But now, Shen Chong is useless... Although Shen Chengxi is not outstanding in his studies, he has not made any major mistakes and is steady. With the help of his aunt Xie Fei and his in-laws in the palace, it should not be difficult for him to be a small official who maintains the status quo.
So...are the three of them really finished?
She had originally come to watch the drama where Shen Qingbai was ruined, but it turned out that her own family was in trouble. Shen Nian felt resentful and terrified.
What should she do?
Shen Ning is pressing forward step by step, and there's no telling when she'll strike. Are the three of them really going to sit there and wait to die?
Just as Shen Nian and Shen Chengxi were driving back, in a private house outside Beijing, Shen Xiuhe slapped Xue Surong to the ground: "Bitch!"
The usually handsome and elegant Minister of the Ministry of Rites' face was almost distorted: "It was you who instigated this. Now Chong'er has been destroyed. Are you satisfied?"
Not long after Shen Chong was sent home, the news about the Imperial College spread quickly. When some colleagues mocked the Imperial College for having students taking Wuyou Powder, Shen Xiuhe followed suit with a few words of disdain, but he was caught off guard when he heard Shen Chong's name.
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites almost lost his composure and rushed to the private residence immediately. What he saw was his illegitimate son who was depressed and desperate after being beaten with a stick and the effect of the medicine had worn off.
He pointed at Xue Surong's nose and scolded her: "It's all because of you, a shallow-minded person!"
Xue Surong had been suppressing her anger and fear for a while now, and suddenly her son was in trouble. Now she was slapped to the ground by Shen Xiuhe, and she covered her face and went crazy.
"How dare you scold me? How dare you hit me? If you hadn't betrayed me, how could we be in such trouble today?"
Xue Surong pointed at Chen Xiuhe's nose and cried, "You and your mother used me, and then you wanted to kick me out. If it weren't for me... sacrificing my life to protect you on the way to the capital, would you have made it to the capital alive to take the imperial examination? Would you have become the most famous and influential person in the imperial examination?"
Thinking of what happened back then, Xue Surong looked at Chen Xiuhe with a look of resentment and almost malice. "You're dreaming of kicking the three of us away! If I don't get any good results, even if we both perish together, I won't let you live in peace!"
Chen Xiuhe's face turned ashen, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. He finally managed to endure it and left with a flick of his sleeves...
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