sjar Chapter 382 The Consequences of Taking It Alone
Chapter 382 The Consequences of Taking It Alone
Shen Fuhan silently carried Shen Funian to the bridal sedan chair.
After setting his sister down, he solemnly said, "If you suffer any injustice, come back to the Marquis of Jing'an's residence anytime. Your elder brother will support you."
His voice was low and almost inaudible amidst the deafening sounds of firecrackers and music.
But Shen Funian heard it clearly, and tears immediately welled up in her eyes.
Brother, what's wrong with you? She was quite happy just now, but he made her cry so easily with just one sentence.
Shen Funian sniffed, feigning nonchalance, and said, "Of course I know, thank you... Waaah, big brother..."
She couldn't hold back any longer and quickly looked up, forcing back her tears.
Shen Fuhan sighed softly, "Don't cry, I'm leaving."
He straightened up and looked at Xiao Suye.
Dressed in his wedding robes, Xiao Suye stood up even straighter and promised, "Brother, I will definitely treat Niannian well from now on and never let her shed a single tear."
Shen Fuhan patted his shoulder: "Go ahead."
Xiao Suye responded and mounted his horse.
Wen Jiayue stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Shen Fuhan, watching the wedding procession gradually disappear into the distance.
Shen Fuyou stood behind them, then suddenly sighed and murmured, "When will I be able to get married?"
Wen Jiayue smiled gently. The biggest obstacle didn't actually exist; all she needed to do was win Xie Yan's heart.
It's just a pity that she can't remind him yet.
Shen Fuhan pretended not to hear those words and turned to go back to his residence.
Because there were few people in the Xiao family, the banquet was mainly for Xiao Suye's colleagues and friends. Most of the other guests were at the Jing'an Marquis's residence, so it was still quite lively.
It's just that one of those always noisy figures is missing, and it feels like something's missing.
Before Wen Jiayue could even feel sentimental, all sorts of things related to the banquet came knocking on her door, keeping her extremely busy.
Wen Ruohuan rolled her eyes, stopped eating, and followed Wen Jiayue around busily.
Once she enters the Marquis's mansion, these will all be things she will have to do, and she will have to learn them well.
Wen Jiayue was too lazy to guess her thoughts and simply pretended that she didn't exist. After dealing with two or three minor matters, she prepared to sit down and eat something when a servant rushed over in a hurry.
"Madam, a jar of wine has been spilled, and it has even spilled on a distinguished guest. Please come and take a look."
Wen Jiayue nodded and immediately followed him.
Just as Wen Ruohuan was about to follow, she suddenly remembered the small bottle of wine she had brought.
She touched her empty sleeve, her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly walked towards Chang Le Courtyard.
The maids in Chang Le Courtyard had all seen her before, so Wen Ruohuan entered the inner room without any trouble. She glanced around but couldn't find the bottle of wine.
How could this be... She clearly put it on the table!
Wen Ruohuan's forehead was covered in cold sweat. Who took it?
If they find out that the wine was laced with a child-killing drug, she's finished!
Wen Ruohuan panicked and, remembering the Princess, hurriedly ran to find someone.
Li Zhilan was still talking to Granny Wang when she suddenly heard a flurry of footsteps outside. She frowned and asked, "Who is it?"
"Your Highness, it is I, your humble servant," Wen Ruohuan said, her voice trembling with tears. "Please, save me."
Li Zhilan frowned even more deeply. What trouble has this good-for-nothing caused now?
But for the sake of her grand plan to poison her, she had no choice but to help her.
Li Zhilan said coldly, "Come in."
Wen Ruohuan entered the room and immediately knelt down, weeping bitterly.
Seeing that she was only crying and not saying a word, Li Zhilan asked impatiently, "What's wrong?"
Wen Ruohuan sniffed and quickly said, "This humble woman...this humble woman gave my elder sister a small bottle of osmanthus wine, which was laced with a fertility-inhibiting agent. Now the wine has disappeared. This humble woman is at her wit's end. I beg Your Highness to save this humble woman!"
Li Zhilan took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
She had never seen such a foolish person, who actually used the Juezi San (a type of poison) openly!
That's bad enough, but now the physical evidence has disappeared before it was even destroyed. How can we save it?
After a moment of hesitation, Li Zhilan finally spoke.
"Don't look for that bottle of wine anymore, lest you alert them. Go and prepare another bottle that looks exactly the same. As for the one laced with the infertility drug, if anyone exposes it, just deny it to the death. Just say that someone is trying to drive a wedge between you and Wen Jiayue."
Wen Ruohuan felt somewhat relieved: "Thank you, Your Highness. I will go and make the preparations now."
Just as she was about to get up, Li Zhilan said calmly, "Wait."
Wen Ruohuan looked up in confusion, only to have her chin grabbed by a rough, large hand, followed by a gust of wind brushing across her face.
Snapped--
Wen Ruohuan's face went numb for a moment, and her body tilted uncontrollably to the other side before she realized that she had been slapped, and her left cheek burned with pain.
She covered her stinging face, about to scream, when her mouth was covered.
“Miss Wen, I’m sorry to offend you,” Granny Wang said fiercely, “this is the consequence of disobeying the Princess’s orders and making decisions on your own!”
Wen Ruohuan looked at the person sitting at the head of the table in horror, but couldn't utter a single word.
Li Zhilan admired the red nail polish on her fingertips and said slowly, "I'm not here to clean up your mess. If you don't obey, I can end you at any time. Remember, this is the last time."
Wen Ruohuan trembled like a leaf, her voice trembling.
Li Zhilan said with satisfaction, "When you administer the Bone-Corroding Powder, don't be so stupid. Remember to hide it well. Otherwise, you might lose your life."
Granny Wang moved her hand away.
Wen Ruohuan gasped for breath as if she had survived a disaster, enduring the excruciating pain on her face as she spoke: "Yes... Princess."
Stepping out of the house, Wen Ruohuan asked her personal maid to inform her sister, then covered her face and left through the side gate.
Upon hearing the maid's words, Wen Jiayue feigned concern and asked, "Why did Huan'er leave so soon?"
The maid stammered, "Miss...Miss is not feeling well."
“I see,” Wen Jiayue nodded. “Then you should go and keep her company. I’m too busy to leave today, but I’ll go see her in person another day.”
The maid quickly waved her hand: "No need, Madam. Miss is just having her period and has some stomach pain."
"I thought something terrible had happened to her," Wen Jiayue breathed a sigh of relief. "Then you can go back now."
The maidservant didn't linger and quickly left.
Wen Jiayue pondered for a moment and then sent Ruyi to find out what had happened.
She suspected that Wen Ruohuan had just met with Li Zhilan, and if the two were plotting something, she couldn't just sit idly by and wait for her fate.
Just as Ruyi was about to leave, a maidservant stepped forward and told Wen Jiayue everything that had just happened.
Wen Jiayue listened in a daze and asked, "Did the Marquis ask you to tell me this?"
The maid nodded.
Wen Jiayue immediately felt at ease, knowing that there was nothing Shen Fuhan couldn't find out if he wanted to know it.
She unconsciously looked in Shen Fuhan's direction, and coincidentally, he was also looking at her, raising his glass in the distance.
Wen Jiayue smiled at him, and he smiled back and drank it all in one gulp.