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Shen Yanchuan chuckled lightly, “You speak of her in such a way; you really underestimate her.” Xie Anbai was taken aback.

“What do you mean?”

Shen Yanchuan tapped his fingertips on the table, “Do you think that today’s outcome was something she waited for in vain at home?”

Xie Anbai didn’t say anything, but he already began to understand implicitly.

— Although Ye Chutang didn’t appear at the court meeting, she played a crucial role throughout the entire incident.

Whether it was the letter that she did her utmost to preserve for Huo Yucheng or Xu Fengchi’s constant efforts back and forth, her presence was there in both cases.

“Even without me, she would have been able to seek justice for her parents and elder brother.”

Shen Yanchuan’s words carried not a hint of exaggeration.

He was well aware that with Ye Chutang’s abilities, achieving such things was only a matter of time.

He was merely taking advantage of the situation.

Hearing him say this, Xie Anbai thought carefully and realized that it might indeed be the case.

“Indeed…”

He had met many women in his life, but none were like Ye Chutang…

Xie Anbai couldn’t think of a suitable word to describe her for a moment.

That woman was gentle and soft, with a faint smile always on her lips, as gentle and tranquil as the crabapple flowers of late spring.

However, when it came to taking action, she was extremely decisive, surpassing even many men.

Xie Anbai had no doubt about Shen Yanchuan’s words—even alone, she would surely be able to accomplish what she wanted!

But…

Xie Anbai touched his chin, a teasing smile appearing on his face.

“That may be true, but if you ask yourself honestly, were there really no ulterior motives in your alliance with her this time?”

Shen Yanchuan raised his eyebrows, “Is it that obvious?”

“Nonsense!”

Xie Anbai couldn’t help but roll his eyes dramatically.

“Anyone could see that your relationship was anything but ordinary! Especially you—I heard that during the court meeting, you mentioned Ye Zhong’s name more than once…”

The intentions behind that were quite clear.

Shen Yanchuan’s pink lips curled slightly.

His once overly cold features came to life with that smile, showing a rare tenderness and indulgence.

He said,

“That’s good then.”

Xie Anbai: ???

No, something didn’t seem right here…

How could this man be…

Xie Anbai, realizing too late, widened his eyes in astonishment:

“Oh my! Shen Yanchuan, do you still have any face left?!”

He was clearly trying to let everyone know his feelings for Ye Chutang!

Shen Yanchuan, of course, didn’t take his words to heart.

He packed the letter that he had written on the table and sealed it.

Xie Anbai, with his sharp eyes, caught a glimpse of the words on it and his eyelids twitched immediately.

— For my father to read alone.

Đây là bức thư được viết dành cho Định Bắc Hầu Thẩm Duy Nghiêm!

Tạ An Bạch và Thẩm Diên Xuyên quen biết nhau nhiều năm, đã quen với cách họ hai cha con ấy tương tác với nhau từ lâu rồi.

Nếu không có sự kiện trọng đại xảy ra, họ cơ bản là không liên lạc với nhau chút nào.

Nếu cần truyền đạt thông tin, thì có chim bồ câu đưa thư và các vệ sĩ bí mật đảm nhận việc đó.

Nhưng bây giờ, Thẩm Diên Xuyên lại viết bức thư này...

Trong đầu Tạ An Bạch có một suy đoán táo bạo.

Anh ta do dự hỏi: “...Chuyện ở kinh thành, dù không nhờ anh, chủ nhân hầu gia cũng sẽ biết thôi phải không?”

Tình hình triều đình xảy ra những thay đổi lớn như vậy, cả triều đình rung chuyển; dù Thẩm Duy Nghiêm ở xa hàng nghìn dặm, chắc chắn cũng sẽ biết được ngay bằng tốc độ nhanh nhất.

Thẩm Diên Xuyên gật đầu.

Tạ An Bạch tiếp tục thăm dò: “Vậy bức thư này của anh...”

Thẩm Diên Xuyên ngước mắt lên, nụ cười nhẹ nhàng trên môi.

“Tất nhiên là có những chuyện quan trọng hơn hàng ngàn lần so với những thứ đó.”

Chẳng hạn, chuyện hôn nhân của anh ấy...

...

Sáng hôm sau, Yến Sơ Đường cùng mọi người lên đường đến nhà Từ.

Hôm nay là ngày nghỉ, và trước đó cô ấy đã gửi thiệp mời rồi; Từ Phượng Trì đặc biệt chờ đợi họ tại nhà.

Chiếc xe ngựa di chuyển chậm rãi trên đường.

Yến Vân Phong ôm lấy Tiểu Ngũ, vẫn cảm thấy như mình đang trong mơ.

“Thật sự đã đến ngày này..."

Hôm qua, khi nghe được tin tức tại Quốc Tử Giám, anh ta gần như tưởng mình đang mơ.

— Kẻ chủ mưu âm mưu hại cha mẹ và anh trai mình cuối cùng cũng bị bắt! Bằng chứng rõ ràng như núi!

Những cảnh tượng mà anh ta đã tưởng tượng không biết bao nhiêu lần, cuối cùng cũng trở thành sự thật!

“Chỉ tiếc là hình phạt vẫn quá nhẹ.”

Khi nghĩ đến điều này, cảm xúc trong lòng Yến Vân Phong lại trào dâng.

Giết người phải chịu tội!

Tiêu Thành Huyên đã gây hại cho rất nhiều người, nhưng nhờ vào địa vị hoàng tử mà thoát khỏi hình phạt!

Ngược lại, Yến Kính Ngôn thì tương đối bình tĩnh hơn nhiều.

“Kết quả như thế này đã là không dễ dàng rồi.”

Anh ta rất rõ, nếu không có sự chứng kiến của các quan văn võ, nếu không có bằng chứng chắc chắn, nếu không có sự hợp tác của Thẩm Diên Xuyên và Từ Phượng Trì cùng những người khác, Tiêu Thành Huyên có lẽ sẽ không phải chịu bất kỳ hình phạt nghiêm trọng nào cả.

“Bị giáng cấp xuống tầng lớp thường dân, phải chịu sự khinh thường...”

Xiao Wu tilted her little face upwards; somehow, the atmosphere inside the carriage seemed to have undergone a subtle change. She blinked her big, black, round eyes, and eventually turned her gaze towards Ye Chutang as well.

Ye Chutang smiled gently.

“Whoever holds power decides everything.”

Xiao Chengxuan is a prince, but that’s not the key point. If it were another person in this situation—whether it were the third prince or the fourth prince—things would never turn out as well for them.

However, it is precisely because Xiao Chengxuan is connected to several powerful factions that he was able to land safely without any danger.

“The result we have now is already quite good. After all, these years of time and effort were not wasted in vain.”

Ye Chutang said this sincerely.

Ye Yunfeng remained silent for a long time before finally unable to hold back:

“Just because we come from the lower classes, do we have to accept such a result?!” How could he be willing to accept that?!

Ye Jingyan patted him on the shoulder.

“It’s not easy to have made it this far. We can talk about the rest later.”

They had traveled a very long way, hovering between life and death countless times, yet in the end, they couldn’t even manage to make the other party pay with their lives in return.

How could he be willing about that in his heart?

But what could they do about it?

Just as his elder sister said, only by becoming strong enough can one gain the power to speak their own words!

Ye Yunfeng swallowed the breath in his chest and turned his head to look outside the carriage. The scenery along the street flashed by quickly, but he had no interest in watching it. His fists were already clenched tightly in his sleeves.

Thinking of something, his gaze gradually became firm, as if he had made some kind of decision.

“Elder sister—”

He had just begun to speak when suddenly he heard the sound of hurried horse hooves from outside.

A group of soldiers in armor rode past quickly down the main street!

Ye Yunfeng frowned: “That is…”

Ye Chutang also saw it. Her brows relaxed, and a smile appeared at the corners of her lips.

“It seems that the guards who went to find a cure for the third prince have returned.”