Shen Yun then realized that Li Chengyan looked exactly like the person who had given Ning Yin money last time, and his anger flared up immediately.
"It really is you! Li Chengyan, do you have any explanation for colluding with Ning Yin to frame this general?!"
"Confess?" Li Chengyan shook his head.
"General Shen, without distinguishing right from wrong, drew his sword and stormed into my residence. Does he have any explanation? According to the laws of the Great Qi, anyone who breaks into an official's residence with a weapon shall be punished with castration, and if he injures someone, he shall be executed!"
“And you…” Li Chengyan pointed at Wang Shi, who was standing tall with her hands on her hips.
"A common woman has cursed an official of the imperial court. According to the law, she should be given fifty strokes of the cane. Guards, drag her away!"
"A mere commoner? Yun'er, how dare he call your mother a mere commoner? Your mother is a title bestowed by the Emperor himself!"
Wang was so angry that her face turned red and her neck bulged. She pointed at Li Chengyan with a trembling finger, wanting Shen Yun to get justice for her.
However, Shen Yun sheathed his sword, saying, "Mother, please don't interrupt..."
"You!" Wang almost choked on her breath. "You're even helping him bully your mother?"
Shen Yun frowned, realizing that bringing his mother along today was a mistake.
My mother is illiterate and doesn't understand the law. If she continues to speak recklessly, I won't be able to explain myself even if I'm in the right.
Moreover, he acted too impulsively before and had indeed broken the law.
If we continue to get entangled with Li Chengyan, it might be detrimental to him.
Thinking of this, he clasped his hands in a fist salute to Li Chengyan.
"I have offended Brother Li in a moment of impulsiveness today. I hope you will forgive me. I will definitely come to apologize in person in the future. But please be lenient and let me see my wife."
Seeing the other party bow his head and admit his mistake, Li Chengyan knew that with Shen Yun's reputation, this little crime alone would not be enough to seriously damage Shen Yun, so he said.
"So Brother Shen came to see your wife. But have you been out of your mind lately? I already sent someone to deliver your wife to your residence."
"It was snowing heavily at the time, and I was worried that your lady might catch a cold, so I thoughtfully put a snow coat on her. General Shen, it would be fine if you didn't come to thank me, but why did you come to my residence to cause trouble? I don't have the lady you're looking for here, so please leave, General."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yun's face twitched slightly.
Fearing she might catch a cold, they draped a snow coat over her.
You call that thoughtful?
"Brother Li, please don't tease me. Please invite my wife out."
Seeing the two of them dawdling, Wang became impatient.
"Yun'er, how long are you going to wait? These two scoundrels are clearly too ashamed to show their faces. Rank matters, don't forget you're a general! If there's no... then charge in!"
Wang looked fierce and menacing, shouting and cursing incessantly into the room.
"Ningyin, you bitch, how long are you planning to cause trouble? Do you really want to watch Yun'er's family be destroyed before you're satisfied?!"
After calling out a few times, Wang suddenly frowned and clutched her chest.
She felt a wave of dizziness, then staggered a few steps and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Shen Yun quickly stepped forward and helped Wang Shi to sit down. "Mother, are you alright?"
With a look of anxiety on his face, Shen Yun vigorously patted Wang's back, which calmed her down a bit.
"Mother is fine. Mother just feels sorry for you. You married such a wretch, causing our family to be ruined. Today, I'm going to find her and get to the bottom of this!"
Shen Yun was already barely able to contain his anger. This Li Chengyan was going too far. It was bad enough that he had taken away his wife, but now his mother had also been made sick by this group of people.
His eyes sharpened instantly. After quickly calming Wang down, he grabbed his sword and pointed it at Li Chengyan.
"Brother Li, I have never offended you. Since you are acting so arrogantly and unreasonably, don't blame me for being merciless with my sword!"
Shen Yun originally intended to just take Ning Yin away, since Li Chengyan was the Crown Prince's man, and he should still show some courtesy.
But now he can no longer tolerate it.
Previously, he fought fiercely on the battlefield, displaying great prowess. He had never felt so humiliated before, and now he was being trampled underfoot by a pile of mud.
Why? Because of his father, or because of his smooth talk?
He refused to believe it and insisted on seeing Ning Yin today.
Thinking this, a murderous glint appeared in Shen Yun's eyes. He made his final question: "So, I'll ask one last time, may I see Ning Yin? Otherwise, don't blame this general for being impolite!"
Li Chengyan chuckled and shook his head. "General Shen is truly impervious to reason. If that's the case, then I, Li Chengyan, will not be one to be trifled with!"
Li Chengyan had already heard that Shen Yun was ambitious and eager for fame and fortune, and that he was willing to trample on the property of the people and disregard the lives of his soldiers.
But he never expected that he was also a hypocrite who bullied the weak and was aggressive.
Previously, there were rumors that the couple was loving and harmonious.
So this is the truth.
Li Chengyan drew his longsword, and the guards behind him also prepared to fight.
Looking at this group of thin and emaciated guards, Shen Yun felt even more contempt.
"Li Chengyan, you're just a lazy bum, without any official position or rank. While I was fighting on the battlefield, you were probably nowhere to be found!"
After saying that, Shen Yun took out the military tally from his waist again, "Take a good look at how many soldiers I have under my command. You alone are no match for me!"
"Leaving aside the fact that you stole my wife first, just the fact that you obstructed me is an unforgivable crime!"
"You think the Crown Prince can protect you? You've committed a capital offense by taking the wife of a high-ranking official, and he can't possibly shield you!"
The more Shen Yun talked, the more he felt he was right. The reason he signed that divorce agreement in the first place was simply because he was angry.
He didn't really intend to let Ning Yin leave.
Shen Yun felt that such a divorce agreement was invalid. As long as he believed that it was not his consent, Ning Yin was still his wife.
Thinking it over, he casually brandished the longsword in his hand, his expression one of disdain.
"Li Chengyan, if you know what's good for you, you'd better get out of my way!"
No sooner had the words been spoken than a cold and aloof voice suddenly came from behind the door.
Even if you hear the voice first but don't see the person, just hearing that voice is enough to send chills down your spine.
"General Shen's words make a lot of sense. A higher rank can have an absolute advantage, and sometimes it is indeed possible to disregard the law and act with impunity."
"I just don't know whether your military tally or my words are more effective under the laws of my Great Qi."
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