Chapter 120 Confessing to Her Brother

Chapter 120 Confessing to Her Brother

Shen Nanzi felt the force in his hand, as stiff as an iron clamp.

If she were to pull him forcefully, his arm would probably break.

But she didn't want to tell him that she was going to her brother's place.

Where is Cheng'er?

Shen Nanzi pondered to herself, wondering how she could be so forgetful as to almost forget this crucial matter.

"Cheng'er is fine, he's just sleeping in the side hall with his aunt," Xie Yan said indifferently. "These days, you stay in the manor and don't go anywhere!"

He said this, and Shen Nanzi roughly guessed that the outside world had already spread the word that the mud was in full swing.

Every decision she made was the most correct decision at the time.

Shen Nanzi did not regret it, and she was not going to suffer this loss for nothing.

"I'll investigate," Xie Yan said to her, as if he had guessed her thoughts.

Shen Nanzi glanced at Xie Yan. He investigated?

She doesn't trust him.

Shen Nanzi lowered her head, her eyes dark and brooding. She was determined to find this person and take this opportunity to launch a full-scale counterattack.

Xie Yan looked at her like this, as if she were a gentle breeze, impossible to grasp.

She avoided answering several times, making Xie Yan feel as if he were bound by ropes.

She had to face it all alone, while he longed to be a part of her world. But she shut him out completely, immediately demanding a divorce.

She seemed to have accepted that matter calmly, which made Xie Yan feel uneasy, as if his heart was blocked by a wad of cotton.

Having accepted and entrusted her body and soul to Xie Yu, she was determined to completely withdraw from his side.

Thinking of this, he steeled his heart, pulled her tightly into his arms, and held her captive with force.

"I want to sleep, just a little longer."

Shen Nanzi's nose bumped into his chest, and half of her body covered him.

His hardness met her softness, and Shen Nanzi resisted in a low voice: "Thank you!"

"Shut up! Let me sleep for a while." His voice was harsh and tired, with a hint of pleading.

pray?

His tone made Shen Nanzi somewhat confused about his intentions.

Is it a choice between either getting angry and wanting to strangle her, or remaining silent, standing aside, and watching her face the storm that follows?

That was the Xie Yan she knew.

She struggled, but he held her tighter. When she closed her eyes and pushed him away, he simply pressed her down on his body.

After several rounds of this struggle, unable to escape, Shen Nanzi finally gave up and gave in to his will.

With his limbs wrapped around her body, like prey ensnared by a snake, he had no strength left to struggle.

Listening to his breathing, Shen Nanzi's head was still a little sore. Since she was imprisoned by Xie Yan, she simply accepted her fate, closed her eyes, and went to sleep.

In a daze, he whispered in her ear, "Now is not a good time to get a divorce. Be patient and stay in the manor."

When she opened her eyes, he had already left behind the screen, leaving behind a crimson afterimage.

Shen Nanzi pondered the meaning behind his words, and then got out of bed.

I went to Qinghe and my aunt to ask about the situation.

After listening to their story, Shen Nanzi got up and went to the Grand Commandant's residence.

She needs to know what's going on outside.

When Shen Nanzi arrived, Shen Minghan had not yet finished court. She talked with her sister-in-law for a while before he arrived.

Shen Nanzi discovered that Yang Wenhui seemed unaware of the matter, nor of Cheng'er's disappearance yesterday.

Thinking that the news had not yet fully spread, she followed Shen Minghan to his study.

In the study, Shen Nanzi waited for a long time before Shen Minghan took out a pile of files and busied himself with them.

He was waiting for Shen Nanzi to speak.

She couldn't bring herself to ask directly, so she had to probe indirectly: "Brother, don't you have anything to say to me?"

Shen Minghan glanced at her from behind his desk, picked up his brush, and asked, "Did they send the silver notes?"

That's it?

wrong!

"Brother, haven't you heard about what happened between Xie Yu and me?" Shen Nanzi began to have some doubts. Did her brother not know either?

"What is it?" Shen Minghan's expression clearly showed that he didn't know anything.

Shen Nanzi looked at Shen Minghan across from her. Her brother was very well-informed. Could it be that their affair had been suppressed?

So, even the older brother didn't know?

What is the person behind this plotting? Isn't catching them in the act in bed the only way to prove their guilt?

Could it be that only a few people know this, such as the Emperor and Consort Wei?

This matter concerns Xie Yu, so it was suppressed?

The person behind this has gone to great lengths; they certainly won't let it go easily.

Shen Nanzi's puzzled expression didn't escape Shen Minghan's notice. "Everything seems normal today. What's going on between you and Xie Yu?"

"I was tricked yesterday and ended up sleeping in the same bed as Xie Yu."

Shen Nanzi didn't want to hide it from her brother; he needed to know just how despicable their opponents' methods were.

The brush handle between Shen Minghan's fingers snapped instantly, and the ink he had just dipped in the brush flew out in a string of ink droplets, falling onto the clean white paper.

He steadied himself for a moment before speaking, "Were you... how?"

Shen Nanzi remained silent.

Shen Minghan slammed the calligraphy brush in his hand onto the table, the veins on his neck bulging.

His eyes instantly turned fierce, and he gritted his teeth as he cursed, "How despicable!"

“Brother, it’s all in the past, and I have no regrets.” Shen Nanzi stated her thoughts. “Xie Yu did not take advantage of me. He is a gentleman. Brother, please don’t blame him.”

Shen Minghan's face was still pale, his eyes filled with self-reproach.

Shen Nanzi walked behind the desk, took Shen Minghan's sleeve, and comforted him, "Brother, it's not your fault. Things have come to this, we can only take it one step at a time."

Shen Minghan's cheeks hardened, and after a long while he said, "Consort Wei will not let you be with the Sixth Prince. She has already set her sights on Prime Minister Li's youngest daughter."

It turned out that her brother was worried about her whereabouts. Shen Nanzi shook her head, "Brother, it would be best if this matter could be kept under wraps!"

"If I can't control it, I won't make things difficult for Xie Yu."

"It's just because of the situation; I will never delay him."

"Brother, you don't need to worry about my future."

"If the Sixth Prince succeeds in ascending to the throne, I will ask for a fief for Cheng'er and take him there, never to return to Luoyang City."

Shen Minghan looked at the fair hand resting on his wrist, his eyes welling up with tears.

Unexpectedly, the younger sister he raised by hand is growing up day by day and is planning for her own and her child's future.

They will also turn pain into motivation and move forward with determination.

He placed his other hand on the back of Shen Nanzi's hand, "Don't worry, your brother is here. I will definitely find out the truth for you."

Shen Nanzi shook her head, "Brother, you are busy with state affairs now, so I will investigate this small matter myself."

Hearing her resolute tone and understanding her anger, Shen Minghan had no choice but to let her have her way.

"Okay, you must be careful not to fall into other people's traps again."

"Yes," Shen Nanzi nodded, still worried about Xie Yu: "Brother, did you see Xie Yu at the morning court session today?"

"He's here, but Prince Jing isn't here today." Mentioning Xie Yan, Shen Minghan became worried again, "Does he know about this?"

Shen Nanzi pondered his unusual behavior today: "Judging from the situation, he knows, yet he still told me not to leave the Jingwang Mansion. I wonder what he means by that?"

Shen Minghan frowned; Xie Yan's reaction was somewhat unexpected.

"Be careful. If anything seems amiss, bring Cheng'er back to live here. This is my Grand Commandant's residence; Xie Yan cannot trespass on my behalf."

"Yes! I know, brother. I'd like to see Xie Yu. Can you arrange it?"