Chapter 537: The Scapegoat
Xuanyuan Zichen's words seemed sincere, but in fact, he threatened Situ Lei openly and secretly.
Since he is a person valued by Xuanyuan Zichen, he should serve him wholeheartedly. And those who speculate that he is against him will have the same consequences as those veterans. After decades of fighting for the country, the reason why he finally returned to his hometown was because he was treated unfairly.
Situ Lei had to admire Xuanyuan Zichen's decisiveness, and he also had complaints in his heart, but it was impossible for Situ Lei to give up like this after working hard to get to this point.
After Situ Lei left, Xuanyuan Zichen called the little guy again.
"Let the account office allocate more silver taels to buy things for the county lord." Xuanyuan Zichen commanded the little guy.
"Minions understand." The little guy respectfully agreed.
"After all, the child was lost, after all, I am sorry for her." Xuanyuan Zichen was talking to herself, as if she was deliberately saying it to the little girl.
After falling from Su Zhici to the lake, Xuanyuan Zichen's attitude towards her went to a higher level.
Su Zhici was happy, she just caught a cold, and she almost didn't lose anything before she was loved by Xuanyuan Zichen. It's just that he didn't see Xuanyuan Zichen kill Nuan Nuan as he wished, and Su Zhici was inevitably unwilling.
"County Lord, now there is a lot of rumors in the mansion, saying that the prince is very attentive to you, and everything good will be moved to our yard." Xiao Tao happily came in and told Su Zhici about the rumors she had heard outside.
It turned out that everyone looked down on Su Zhici, and they were always thinking about the original princess. Now that they have changed their attitudes, Xiao Tao is naturally happy for Su Zhici.
"What's the use of bringing in good ones every day, and he doesn't come to see me." Su Zhici looked sad, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
However, being able to see the progress, Su Zhici can be regarded as satisfied. As long as Xuanyuan Zichen slowly recognized her and replaced Shen Liuyue as the only princess in the palace, it would be just around the corner.
"County lord, don't think too much, isn't the prince busy. It just shows that the emperor attaches great importance to the prince, and you have married a powerful person. Xiao Tao was keenly aware of Su Zhici's sadness, and immediately comforted her gently.
"You put your heart in your stomach and enjoy the prince's favor. This time you have suffered such a great grievance, the prince's heart is made of iron, and it should be warmed up by you. Xiao Tao gently slapped Su Zhizi's shoulders and patiently soothed her emotions.
Su Zhici shook his head, not quite agreeing with what Xiao Tao said.
"The matter is far from over, as long as Shen Liuyue doesn't die, I can't feel at ease for a moment." When it comes to Shen Liuyue, Su Zhizi is a belly of fire.
She gritted her teeth, eager to chop Shen Liuyue to pieces.
"Wouldn't it be better to drive her out of the capital?" Xiao Tao was surprised when she heard Su Zhizi's words. She has been serving Su Zhizi since she was a child, and she is more familiar with her master's temperament than anyone else. Su Zhizi has a docile and well-behaved personality, where would he be the person who puts the word "killing" on his lips at any time.
This sentence came out of Su Zhizi's mouth, and Xiao Tao thought that she had auditory hallucinations.
"Shen Liuyue must die."
Su Zhici's eyes were slightly empty, and a sharp edge flashed from his eyes.
The last time Shen Liuyue said to her before leaving, I still remember vividly, Shen Liuyue knew that she was not pregnant, and knew that everything she did was just a lie.
Su Zhici didn't dare to think about what would happen to her if she and Xuanyuan Zichen met one day and let Xuanyuan Zichen know this.
No way! Shen Liuyue must die.
"Yawn!"
Shen Liuyue was smelling the herbs and suddenly sneezed.
She sniffled and continued to work.
Suddenly, Shen Liuyue felt a warmth on her back, and it turned out that Yuan Junyu had put on a dress for her.
"Hey, I was robbed by Brother Jun Yu." Nuan Nuan took a cloak and came over, and saw Yuan Junyu preemptively put it on for Shen Liuyue.
Shen Liuyue chuckled.
With just a yawn, he can attract the attention of Yuan Junyu and Nuan Nuan, Shen Liuyue just didn't say anything, and she was already very moved in her heart.
"Then you two go ahead." Nuan Nuan smiled and turned to leave.
Shen Liuyue looked at Nuan Nuan's departing back, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously.
Fortunately, Su Zhici's framing of Nuan Nuan did not leave a shadow on her, and Shen Liuyue simply left an errand for Nuan Nuan in Liuyue Hall, so that Nuan Nuan was helping Shen Liuyue, and she would not feel that she was useless. And Shen Liuyue can also see Nuan Nuan every day, so she is finally more at ease.
"This girl." Shen Liuyue shook her head helplessly.
"Nuan Nuan is so smart that I can't tell that I grew up in the village since I was a child." Yuan Junyu unconsciously sighed.
Nuan Nuan is the same as Shen Liuyue, she feels that her temperament is extraordinary at first sight, and she should be the daughter of a powerful family. It is not enough to say that it is a lot of money, but it should also be a little bit of a family.
"Yes, I will be a beauty in two years." Shen Liuyue smiled knowingly.
Nuan Nuan can live well, and Shen Liuyue is the happiest.
"What about you?" Yuan Junyu suddenly looked at Shen Liuyue, tilted his head, and looked quite curious.
When she was beaten by Su Zhici, Yuan Junyu felt strange. It stands to reason that it should be Nuan Nuan who should be hated by Su Zhici. No matter how angry she is, the "real murderer" is not Shen Liuyue.
But Yuan Junyu had seen with his own eyes how Su Zhici bullied Shen Liuyue, otherwise he would not have risked being arrested and put under house arrest again, and he was with Shen Liuyue every day during this time.
Shen Liuyue's body was damaged, many wounds had not healed, and Yuan Junyu was worried that Su Zhici would still come to Shen Liuyue's trouble. Wave
As soon as the words fell, Shen Liuyue picked up the hand of the herb and paused.
"I don't have much to say." Shen Liuyue frowned slightly.
Yuan Junyu was about to reply, but Shen Liuyue had already walked to the other side with the herbs she had taken care of.
"I didn't mean that, I just asked casually, if you don't say it, I won't care." Yuan Junyu hurriedly walked to Shen Liuyue's side and couldn't wait to explain to her.
Shen Liuyue didn't want to talk to Yuan Junyu at all.
It's not that she hates Yuan Junyu, she knows that so many things have happened, and it is normal for Yuan Junyu to have doubts in her heart. But Shen Liuyue was speechless, she never thought of hiding Yuan Junyu, but there was no other way.
"I didn't think much of it." Shen Liuyue raised her head, and under the veil, she only showed a pair of eyes.
Shen Liuyue's eyes were extremely good-looking, there seemed to be stars and moons in them, and when she stared at Yuan Junyu, Yuan Junyu's heart slowed down by half a beat.
"There are some things that I don't want to talk about anymore, and I can't interfere in my life for the rest of my life. You just have to know that it has nothing to do with you. If you don't feel well, I don't force it. I can't repay you for helping me so much. But no matter what you think, I genuinely consider you a friend. If you believe me, you can trust me. ”
Shen Liuyue was solemn, and she was extremely serious when she spoke to Yuan Junyu.
Yuan Junyu couldn't care to listen to Shen Liuyue speak, he was scared enough just to look at Shen Liuyue's expression.
"I believe in you." Yuan Junyu replied without hesitation.
Shen Liuyue had never shown such a serious attitude in front of Yuan Junyu, and Yuan Junyu only regretted asking this question now.
If this matter became a knot in Shen Liuyue's heart, Yuan Junyu would definitely die of guilt.
As for Shen Liuyue's past, Yuan Junyu was curious. But from this moment on, he didn't want to know anything anymore.
Although Shen Liuyue said that she had no intention, it was obvious that after this conversation, she was a lot more estranged from Yuan Junyu. Yuan Junyu returned to Shangshu Mansion in a daze, and his mood was indescribably low.
"Little master, the master asked you to go to the ancestral hall."
As soon as I entered, the butler greeted me.
Yuan Junyu was about to refuse impatiently, but suddenly thought that it was Lord Yuan's order, and instantly took back the words of refusal.
"What did my father ask me to do in the ancestral hall? Which ancestor is this memorial day? Yuan Junyu wondered. Guess as you go.
"Little master, don't say this in front of the master." Every time the housekeeper listened to Yuan Junyu's words, he could tremble with fright. This kind of disrespectful words are heinous to hear from other people's mouths, and Yuan Junyu seems to be reasonable.
But the housekeeper saw that Master Yuan was in a very bad mood, and he was afraid that Yuan Junyu would add fuel to the fire and anger Lord Yuan even more.
"Do you still have to say that?" Yuan Junyu rolled his eyes at the butler.
Yes, knowing is the best. The housekeeper was so choked that he couldn't speak.
From afar, you can see Lord Yuan standing in the ancestral hall, looking out with his hands behind his back. Several of his brothers were all around, as if he was the only one missing.
Mrs. Yuan immediately came out and grabbed Yuan Junyu's arm.
"Jun Yu, what will your father say later, don't be stubborn, just apologize to him. Be sincere, your father will not be angry with you. As soon as Mrs. Yuan came, she crackled and talked a lot to Yuan Junyu, which sounded very worried and anxious.
Yuan Junyu is even more foggy.
He thought about it carefully, recently, he usually stayed in Liuyue Hall, and there were not as many disasters as one-tenth of before, what could be done to make Mrs. Yuan nervous like this.
"What's it? What are you talking about? Yuan Junyu scratched the back of his head in confusion.
The two of them entered the ancestral hall together, and before Yuan Junyu could react, a stick hit him.
"Ouch!" Yuan Junyu suddenly received a stick, and he screamed in pain.
"Dad, what are you doing here!" Yuan Junyu frowned tightly.
If he committed something, Yuan Junyu felt that it was okay to say. Although he is idle, he is quite upright. But he didn't know what he had done wrong, so he was taught a lesson by Lord Yuan, which made Yuan Junyu angry all of a sudden.
"Get on your knees!" The original grown-up roared.
Everyone present was shocked.
Only Yuan Junyu stood in place and did not move.
"Why should I kneel? I haven't done anything wrong, even if you make me kneel and beat me, you have to give me a reason. Otherwise, I will never kneel, no matter what you say. Yuan Junyu turned his head and his attitude was very stubborn.
"Jun Yu! Listen to your daddy! Mrs. Yuan hated that iron could not become steel, and she was so anxious that she couldn't help urging Yuan Junyu to come.
"Jun Yu, kneel down first."
Several of the eldest brothers around also began to persuade Yuan Junyu to listen to Lord Yuan's words.
Yuan Junyu looked around, even more confused.
"I won't."