Chapter 16 Lips

Shen Yan knew from a young age that his marriage to a noble family would not be completely in line with his own wishes, so he never had any expectations for his future wife from his own perspective.

For the family, a qualified mistress is nothing more than dignified and intelligent.

In terms of dignified, he felt that Ning Yuan was really hopeless.

For example, now, as soon as he left the inn, Ning Yuan disguised herself as a waiter and followed him stealthily.

He pretended not to know and walked towards the carriage.

The familiar voice in his mind sounded at the right time: "Oh no, I forgot that Shen Yan often travels in a carriage. How can I follow him now?"

...

Tsk, there is not even a bit of intelligence left.

Shen Yan closed his eyes and thought, as his fiancée, Ning Yuan would rise and fall with him sooner or later, and she must not be as ignorant as before.

In this case, it would be fine for her to follow him.

Ning Yuan hid behind the wall and saw Ming Jue had already properly lifted the curtain for him. Just when she was disappointed that the first attempt to follow him ended in failure, Shen Yan suddenly stopped, bypassed the carriage, and walked forward alone.

Huh? He didn't even plan to take the carriage!

Ning Yuan suddenly became angry again and hurriedly followed him.

She followed Shen Yan through the bustling streets, and saw that the number of people on the bluestone road became increasingly sparse. In the end, even the stone road turned into yellow soil, and she finally saw him enter an abandoned pavilion.

She hid behind a tree, and saw that there were only bushes growing around her that were almost as high as her waist, and there was no other hiding place.

...How could she eavesdrop?

Shen Yan was indeed cunning.

He chose such a remote and deserted place with nowhere to hide. If he wanted to hear what they were saying, he would have to expose his whereabouts.

Forget it, if she couldn't hear it, she could just watch.

Ning Yuan held her breath and concentrated, and changed to a more comfortable posture.

The man Shen Yan saw was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, dressed in cloth, with a silly smile on his face, and his behavior was very familiar, as if he had just met him.

Looking closely, there was still some animal hair stuck to the waist.

Animal hair...

Ning Yuan easily thought of the evil wolf that replaced the big dog that night.

She remembered that Zhao Hui's maid said that it was Shen Yan who asked Zhao Hui to pay compensation to the Empress.

Ning Yuan's pupils shrank slightly. Could it be that he was the mastermind behind everything? !

Shen Yan just praised her in his heart for being observant, and then he heard her such an arbitrary conclusion and was speechless again.

The middle-aged man in front of him said proudly: "What do you think? My animal taming skills are pretty good, right? Prince Xuan originally wanted to train a big dog, and then give it to the queen under the pretext of the princess. But he had to rely on the young master to take advantage of the situation and think of using the wolf instead. In this way, his intention to hurt the empress would be even more obvious, and he would not be able to wash it off no matter how he defends himself."

Shen Yan nodded: "Since he has evil intentions, I don't mind exposing his wolfish ambitions to the public, so as to teach Zhao Hui a lesson. She is really too domineering and too stupid. But..."

Before Shen Yan finished speaking, he saw him fly out first, holding a butcher knife in his hand, and chopped towards the big tree where Ning Yuan was.

"How dare you eavesdrop, you bold little thief!"

With the sound of the long knife entering the wood, the tree in front of her immediately shook violently, and with its noisy branches swaying, it fell towards where Ning Yuan was.

Ning Yuan didn't know martial arts, and she didn't expect the opponent to make such a big move. She hurried to the side, but when she turned around, she saw the man holding the knife in his hand and slashing at her heavily.

There was a tree behind her and a knife in front of her. She couldn't dodge in time, so she had to subconsciously raise her arm to block.

Losing an arm is better than losing your life, right?

While closing her eyes, she heard a "clang" of metal.

So this is the sound of broken bones.

She stood there, her hair slightly raised, and she felt a sharp pain in her arm.

When she was a child, she once tripped on the stone steps in the mansion, resulting in a broken arm, which was very similar to the current situation.

The broken bones were connected to the muscles, which made her uncomfortable.

"Uncle Wu, don't kill anyone."

Shen Yan's voice was as calm as water in front of her.

He loosened his hand, and the soreness in Ning Yuan's arm was reduced a little.

She slowly opened her eyes and found that her arm was still on her body. She turned around hurriedly and looked up to see Shen Yan standing in front of her with a sword in his hand, while the butcher knife in the man's hand was shaken to the ground.

"Young Master, how can you be so careless that you didn't even know that you were followed all the way?"

Shen Yan was silent and did not respond.

Wu San was a hunter who had received favors from the Shen family and had done a lot for him, so he naturally knew his temper.

After a little thought, he smiled boldly and said, "So the young master tacitly allowed this kid to follow him."

Wu San walked around Ning Yuan, looked her up and down, slapped his head and laughed, "Yes, this kid is short and thin, like a bean sprout that can't be served on the table. With the young master's skills, how could he not notice it?" Although

he couldn't figure out why Shen Yan ignored this bean sprout, the young master did so, and he had his own intentions.

Ning Yuan just buried her head and gritted her teeth secretly.

...You are the bean sprout that can't be served on the table, your whole family is bean sprouts!

Shen Yan said calmly, "I didn't finish what I said just now. His Majesty has entrusted me and General Pei to continue investigating the theater case. I hope you can do something for me." Wu

San knelt down hurriedly after hearing this, "My daughter was murdered by a villain, and it was you who got justice for us. Not to mention one thing, even if you want my life, I will not refuse."

"I don't need your life." He chuckled, "I will release clues in time to attract General Pei to arrest you. You may suffer in the Ministry of Justice, but as long as you insist that the wolf was ordered by King Xuan and has nothing to do with Zhao Hui, I will keep you safe."

"Don't worry, sir!"

Although Ning Yuan had not yet figured out the details, she understood Shen Yan's last words.

He really agreed to Zhao Hui's request during the lunch break that day to protect her.

I don't know what conditions she gave him.

Clearly in Biyunzhai, he had told her in person that the person who caused her to fall into the water was Princess Zhaohui, but in the blink of an eye, his expression changed so quickly.

Ning Yuan took a step back with dissatisfaction and kept some distance from Shen Yan.

After watching Wu San leave, Shen Yan said, "Miss Ning, let's go."

Ning Yuan stood there without moving, feeling a little annoyed.

Shen Yan turned around and thought for a long time. He felt that she had spent a lot of effort to secure the position of his fiancée, and probably didn't want to hear the name of Zhaohui.

It was really the thoughts of a little girl.

He sighed slightly and said, "Are you jealous?"

Jealous?

Ning Yuan had a moment of doubt in her heart, but soon she became clear.

She would not be jealous.

She just felt that since Shen Yan loved her so much, he shouldn't be nice to someone who hurt him.

Otherwise, he didn't deserve to like her.

"It's just a plan to create discord." Shen Yan took the lead and spread his long legs. "Prince Xuan used his sister to shield him from the knife, but he wanted to keep himself out of it. Why not use the name of clearing Zhao Hui to drag him in front of others? In this way, he will definitely think that it was Zhao Hui who gave him up."

"See how good it is when they bite each other."

Is he explaining to her?

Ning Yuan pursed her lips.

"I let you hear all this because I hope you can learn to be smarter and be worthy of being my wife."

... Is he saying she is stupid in a clear or hidden way?

Ning Yuan was stunned for a moment, followed Shen Yan's footsteps, and said angrily: "Who wants to be your wife?"

Shen Yan said calmly: "The trick of playing hard to get is fine once or twice, but you always say one thing and mean another. Aren't you afraid that one day it will come true, Miss Ning?"

"I advise you to stop while you are ahead, otherwise it will be too late to regret it. "

No, why is he so narcissistic?

"...Who said one thing and meant another!" Ning Yuan was so angry that her head was smoking, "I don't like you at all!"

"Oh? Really?"

Shen Yan didn't take her words seriously.

"If you don't like me, why would you pretend to be like this and follow me all the way from the inn?"

Ning Yuan was stunned for a moment and said in ridicule: "You, you, you...you knew that I was following you, so why didn't you expose me earlier? I almost died under the tree!"

Shen Yan said lightly: "Aren't you alive and well now?"

He never does anything without confidence.

If he went to the dangerous situation today, he knew that he might not be able to protect her, and he would never let her follow him.

Ning Yuan saw that he looked normal, and suddenly realized and said angrily: "So, you deliberately didn't expose me, just to save me again in front of me, so that I would fall in love with you wholeheartedly?"

Shen Yan looked at her in confusion: "Ridiculous."

Forget it if you don't admit it, Shen Yan's mouth is very hard.

Ning Yuan hugged her arms and followed him listlessly.

In fact, her arms were still a little painful from being pinched by him.

No matter what, she was a girl after all. Even though she was not so delicate, she also hoped that others would love her a little.

Although Shen Yan saved her, he really didn't know how to be sympathetic to women.

That would be fine, but he always ridiculed her.

The two of them are still bound by an engagement. If he really went to her house to perform the three books and six ceremonies after returning to Beijing, and she was still treated like this after she got married, then her life would be really miserable.

Ning Yuan felt more and more wronged the more she thought about it.

In fact, she wanted to cry, but she never liked to attract attention in front of others, and she was very good at holding back her laughter or tears.

After she returns to her room, she must bury herself in the quilt and secretly take off the little pearl.

Shen Yan listened to her thoughts silently.

On the way, he reflected on himself and realized that he was indeed a little radical.

Forcing things to happen will often backfire.

Ning Yuan had never seen much of the world, and the first time she followed him, she saw a life-threatening situation.

For him, this was really nothing, but at that time she didn't know that he would save her, so it was natural for her to be afraid.

Seeing that they were about to part ways when they returned to the inn, Shen Yan thought, otherwise he would just coax her.

Shen Yan stopped and turned around.

"Ning Yuan."

Ning Yuan was in a trance and didn't notice that he suddenly stopped. When she heard someone calling her, she subconsciously raised her head, but her feet did not stop.

As luck would have it, her soft and plump lips just brushed against his jaw.

...

Ning Yuan's steps came to an abrupt halt.

She widened her already watery eyes in surprise and quickly raised her hand to cover her lips.

"Why are you taking advantage of me?"