Chapter 272: The cheating wife, the furious husband, the schemed against

Two days later.

Mingjing Si.

Superintendent's Main Hall.

Twilight passed through the carved wooden windows, casting slanted light and shadows on the desk.

Chen Yan lay on the purple sandalwood desk, reviewing the files piled higher than the inkstone. As if remembering something, he suddenly raised his head, looked at Song Fei who was reviewing together, and asked: "Old Song, how is that matter arranged?"

Song Fei slowly closed the file in his hand, thought for a moment after calculating, and replied: "My Lord, those people are already on the way to the capital..."

"Because of traveling by day and resting by night, it will take about three days to arrive in Chang'an!"

That matter had been arranged by Song Fei seven days ago, but because of the way of traveling by day and resting by night, the speed couldn't be fast...

And doing so was to hide the tracks!

"Hmm, waited for so long, it's not that urgent..."

Chen Yan nodded, pinched his brow, and instructed: "Strive for stability!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand lightly.

He had great patience and could hold his breath; anyway, it wasn't a difference of three or five days!

Chen Yan had always only wanted the result.

"This subordinate understands!"

Song Fei responded, stood up and saluted, then exited the Superintendent's Main Hall.

"Chen Tongyuan, wait to welcome the big surprise I carefully prepared for you!"

Chen Yan leaned backward, leaning lightly on the back of the chair, a low, hoarse sneer came from his throat, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, instead making the ruthlessness in his pupils even more intense.

Like a lone wolf that had targeted prey, slowly tightening its claws, the gloom surging in its eyes almost condensed into substance.

Even the flickering candle flame on the desk seemed to shrink back a little, as if pressured by this baleful aura.

Having indulged Chen Tongyuan and his son to jump for so long, it was time to put a period to it!

The title of Duke of Wei still had to be held by someone capable...

Half an hour later.

Li Tan knocked on the door and entered, walked straight to the desk and sat down, winked at Chen Yan, and laughed: "Big Brother, it's almost time to leave the office, shall we go and have some fun?"

"Call the Prince Heir together, I'll treat today!"

He had already changed out of his official uniform. The moon-white robe was embroidered with lotus patterns in silver thread, but the collar was loosely open, revealing the mutton-fat jade pendant hanging around his neck, clinking with his swaying movements.

He casually tied an embroidered brocade bag at his waist, which looked like it was embroidered by some girl, but it was bulging with dice and broken silver.

He was a complete picture of a dissolute dandy.

"Not going."

Chen Yan glanced at him, without any hesitation, blurted out: "I have something to handle later..."

"This newlywed is different!"

Li Tan smacked his lips, hooked Chen Yan's shoulder, and teased.

He paused and continued: "But accompanying the sister-in-law for dinner, any day is fine..."

"Today, a batch of new girls came from the Western Regions, I specially asked the brothel madam to keep them, waiting for us to enjoy first!"

As he spoke, he took out a small portrait of a person from his bosom.

They were truly beauties with exotic styles!

"Take A-Ze with you, I'll reimburse you!" Chen Yan remained unmoved and said lightly.

"That's great!"

Li Tan heard this, his eyes lit up, rubbed his hands, and laughed: "Then Big Brother, go back quickly and accompany the sister-in-law!"

Immediately, humming a little tune, he left happily.

Chen Yan looked into the distance, looked at the sky outside the window, a different color flashed in his eyes, stretched, and stood up: "It's getting late, change clothes and prepare to return to the mansion!"

Having said that, he walked straight to the inner room to change clothes.

Twilight passed over the walls of Zhuque Avenue, and the golden-red sunset plated the locust tree leaves by the street with a layer of warm light.

"Hot sesame cakes—freshly baked sesame cakes!"

The old man selling cakes lifted the bamboo cage, white steam wrapped in wheat fragrance rushed out, his hoarse voice was full of smiles, and the bamboo shovel in his hand knocked on the iron plate with a clanging sound.

The peddler selling sugar paintings next door was turning the sugar spoon, honey sugar winding out a vivid little tiger on the bluestone slab, muttering in his mouth: "Look at this sugar painting, sweet to the heart, one coin each!"

The peddler passing through the street shook the rattle drum, the drum beat mixed with his shouting: "Rouge, powder, combs, wooden combs—girls, take a look!"

The bronze bells at both ends of the load rang.

Chen Yan led Zhu Yi and Hongye, walking unhurriedly on the way back to the mansion, his gaze noticing a small stall: "This cherry pastry looks good..."

"Buy some for the Madam to take back!"

As he spoke, he gave Hongye a look.

"Yes." Hongye nodded, responded and acted, stepped forward to pay the silver, and asked the stall owner to pack it up.

"Pat!"

"Ah!"

"Help!"

Just not far from where the three stopped, a sound of a whip waving suddenly rang out, as well as a woman's scream and cry for help.

"Husband, don't hit me!"

Yu Hansi's thin coarse cloth dress had long been torn to pieces, revealing arms and back full of crisscrossing bloodstains.

The new wounds were turning red meat.

Another whip came down, landing on the back of her neck with a crisp sound of breaking the air. She trembled all over in pain, and a suppressed sob overflowed from her throat.

"Husband?"

"You still have the face to call me husband?"

"You slut!"

Xia Yuzhu, who was called husband, stood with his hands on his hips in front of Yu Hansi, the whip in his hand still dripping with blood beads. Every time he cursed, he raised the whip, and the sound of breaking the air was mixed with the woman's suppressed pain.

"Woo woo woo!"

"Is there any kind-hearted person to save this slave!"

"This slave is really going to be beaten to death!"

Yu Hansi raised her face, tears like broken beads, rolling down her pale cheeks, sliding over her trembling chin, dripping onto her collar, soaking a small piece of wet mark.

Those almond eyes, which usually contained water light, were now red and swollen, the corners of her eyes were a pitiful peach red, and her long eyelashes were stuck into several strands by tears.

Every blink seemed to carry a thousand pounds of weight, but more tears surged out, mixed with the redness of the tip of her nose, crying like rain, making people feel pity.

"Young Master, look how pitiful that girl is, want to go and be a hero to save the beauty?" Zhu Yi used his elbow to gently nudge Chen Yan and asked.

"Not interested!"

Chen Yan remained unmoved, slowly spat out three words, and said: "But we can watch the fun..."

"What do you think she did?"

Zhu Yi thought for a moment and replied: "To make a man so furious, not hesitating to beat her in the street..."

"It's mostly stealing a man, and being caught on the spot!"

What could make a man lose control like this, eight or nine out of ten was being greened...

"I think so too!" Chen Yan nodded deeply and said: "Get closer and see!"

Having said that, he stepped forward quickly, pushed the onlookers apart with both hands, and squeezed to the front.

And Zhu Yi followed closely behind.

"Eh eh eh, the Madam is still waiting in the mansion!" Hongye, holding the cherry pastry, looked at the backs of the two and reminded.

"It's okay, not urgent..."

Chen Yan didn't look back and said: "This kind of fun is rare, watch it first and then talk!"

"Anyway, it won't take long..."

Hongye shook her head helplessly and followed.

"This brother, let's talk nicely!"

After Xia Yuzhu beat her for a long time, someone finally couldn't stand it anymore. A man dressed as a scholar stood out and blocked: "There's no need to do it in the street, it's insulting to elegance!"

"If this causes a life, you'll have to go to the big prison..." Someone around immediately echoed and helped.

"Talk nicely?"

"Elegance?"

Xia Yuzhu laughed angrily, his gaze slanted, swept over those who had just spoken, and gritted his teeth: "Do you know what this plague woman has done!"

"Just acting as a good person there!"

Yu Hansi heard this, endured the pain, crawled to Xia Yuzhu's feet, pulled his trouser leg, and begged: "Husband, don't say it!"

"Family ugliness should not be spread!"

Xia Yuzhu kicked the woman away and snorted coldly: "Now you know how to be ashamed?"

"Why were you unscrupulous when you did it?"

"Yu Hansi, if you don't let me say it, I will say it!"

"Don't!" The woman's shoulders twitched, she arched her body, her fingernails dug deep into the cracks of the stone slab, her fingertips oozing blood, and she shouted hysterically.

"Everyone, come and judge!"

Xia Yuzhu didn't care about that, pulled his throat and said loudly: "This woman is the wife I married by exhausting most of my family's assets, but today while I was out working..."

"She mixed with a man from another village!"

"When I went back, these two were still lying on one bed, turning clouds and raining, not knowing what heaven and earth were!"

Xia Yuzhu gripped the whip tightly, accusing desperately.

"Slut!"

"Pah!"

"Shameless woman!"

For a time, the wind direction around changed suddenly.

"Husband, don't say it, I beg you!" Yu Hansi lay on the ground, begging.

"Tsk, she was really caught in bed!"

Chen Yan smacked his lips, looking like he didn't think it was a big deal to watch the fun, and laughed: "No wonder her bellyband was still looming..."

"But this figure and appearance are indeed top-notch!"

Yu Hansi, who was lying on the ground begging, suddenly became sharp in her fearful eyes, like a needle quenched with poison. The corners of her mouth didn't tremble anymore, but instead hooked a trace of extremely cold curvature.

"That woman's eyes, why did they suddenly change..." Zhu Yi noticed the anomaly, muttered suspiciously.

But Xia Yuzhu and Yu Hansi simultaneously touched several small beads from their bosoms and smashed them on the ground with lightning speed.

Thick white fog suddenly arose.

Enveloping and swallowing everything with Chen Yan as the center... ===== CHAPTER 273 =====