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Chapter 283 Protect Us?
The target is her?
Even if Zhou Heng didn't say it, An Ning would have guessed it.
If Prince Yu wanted to rebel, money was indispensable.
As the richest family in Tongzhou, the Yu family finally appeared in Tongzhou this time. Prince Yu naturally would not miss this opportunity.
And the simplest way is to win her over, the eldest daughter of the Yu family who is most likely to inherit the family business.
Zhou Heng did not miss An Ning's increasingly gloomy face. He sighed and continued, "This time Shen Yi came over and sent an invitation."
As he spoke, he picked up the booklet that he had just placed on the table and handed it to Qi Wuyou.
The gold-stamped cover was a bit dazzling, and Qi Wuyou opened it carefully.
It was an invitation to Princess Yu's birthday party, inviting her and An Ning to attend together, and the date was three days later.
Qi Wuyou gave the post to An Ning and asked her to take a look.
Zhou Heng continued, "As a princess, it stands to reason that even if she doesn't have the airs of a princess, it's unlikely that she would invite a young lady from a merchant family to her birthday banquet."
Qi Wuyou nodded, "So this post is most likely from Prince Yu?"
Zhou Heng nodded, agreeing with Qi Wuyou's idea.
After reading the invitation, An Ning's face was cold and her tone was extremely cold: "Prince Yu asked Shen Er to deliver the invitation. He was afraid that we didn't know that they had been hooking up for a long time."
Although An Ning's description was a bit strange, Zhou Heng nodded in agreement and said, "General Shen and the eldest son Shen are stationed at Yongguan all year round. The only people at home in Tongzhou are my mother, my wife, the second son, and a daughter."
An Ning had been holding her breath, and now she couldn't help but explode. Her temper could explode at any time. If it weren't for the overall situation, she really wanted to burn this broken post with fire.
An Ning cursed indignantly: "His father and brother are in the military camp, defending their country, but this bastard has already defected to someone else!"
An Ning became angrier and angrier as she spoke. She despised people who stabbed others in the back the most. This aunt had really hit a wall today.
"Could it be that Prince Yu allowed him to ascend the ladder to heaven in order to make a splash?"
An Ning became angrier and slammed the table hard, angrily saying, "Just now I thought he was a gentleman, a gentleman like the wind and the moon. Now it seems that I was blind and mistook this black-hearted thief for a pearl."
However, just as An Ning finished speaking, a slight sound suddenly came from the darkness, followed by a male voice: "I am sorry, I didn't know Miss Yu thought of me this way."
An Ning heard the sound and looked over, only to see Shen Yi, who had just left, slowly walking in.
An Ning was stunned, looking at Zhou Heng with a half-smile in her eyes. She already understood what was going on. She stamped her feet in anger and said, "Okay, you guys teamed up to cheat us!"
Qi Wuyou gave her another blow and said, "That...actually I already knew it."
An Ning looked at her in shock and asked incredulously, "What?"
Qi Wuyou explained: "Before coming out, Xuan Yelan had already written a letter to General Shen. I know that, and General Shen replied that he would ask his youngest son to pick him up."
An Ning gritted her teeth, her knuckles cracking, "You knew that and you didn't tell me?"
Qi Wuyou was so frightened that he took a step back, swallowed his saliva, and then answered: "I wanted to tell you, but I forgot when I was delayed on the road."
Seeing An Ning getting angrier and angrier, Qi Wuyou had no choice but to shift the blame to Zhou Heng and said, "Besides, General Zhou also knows about this. I wanted to tell you just now, but he pulled my sleeve and wouldn't let me."
An Ning suddenly turned her head to look at Zhou Heng. Although he didn't say anything, you could tell how angry An Ning was just by looking at his eyes.
Shen Yi chuckled at this time and said slowly: "In fact, when the two of you came over just now, we already knew that it was Shen who was abrupt and wanted to tease you two. General Zhou was just cooperating."
Upon hearing this, An Ning's face instantly changed from ashen to normal. She then looked at Shen Yi, only to see that he was smiling and looked harmless.
However, her words were not as gentle as they seemed: "That's good. I was originally thinking that if you were really unfaithful and unfilial, I would use poison to make you live a life worse than death. Now it seems that it is not necessary."
I'll just give you a cup of laxative to calm you down, so you don't have to be idle and come to tease me!
Of course, An Ning didn't say the last sentence out loud. After all, she didn't want to offend anyone too much.
But Shen Yi didn't seem to care about what she said and continued to sit down and talk about business with Zhou Heng.
An Ning and Qi Wuyou sat aside and listened to their conversation quietly.
During this time, An Ning saw that the two were talking until their mouths were dry, so she stood up and poured them each a cup of tea.
However, even though Zhou Heng knew that there might be something wrong with the tea, he still took the cup.
He thought to himself, since he had helped Shen Yi to play a prank on An Ning, then it should be okay for him to help An Ning play a prank on Shen Yi in return, right?
He looked at Shen Yi with a helpless expression on his face, but Shen Yi didn't seem to take Zhou Heng's reminder to heart.
Without saying a word, he picked up the teacup and drank it all. As if it was not satisfying enough, he ordered another cup.
Seeing this, An Ning raised the corner of her mouth slightly, and with a smile on her face, she poured another full cup of tea for Shen Yi.
During this period, An Ning also tried to pour tea for Qi Wuyou, but Qi Wuyou politely refused.
Just kidding, I wonder what would happen if I really drank this cup of tea!
Not to mention drinking it, she didn't even dare to touch it.
After some conversation, An Ning understood.
The reason why Shen Yi approached Prince Yu was actually because of the order of Prince Xuan Ye Lan;
Moreover, now they have to attend Princess Yu’s birthday party.
Shen Yi patted his chest confidently and assured General Zhou: "General Zhou, please rest assured that I will definitely protect the safety of the two young ladies."
The successful implementation of the plan just now made An Ning in a good mood.
However, this did not affect her continued dissatisfaction with Shen Yi.
She said bluntly: "Protect us? No need, Shen Er, you should just play your role as a follower."
Shen Yi smiled confidently, his eyes firm and bright: "Don't worry, Miss Yu, I am sure I can protect you without Prince Yu getting suspicious."
However, just as he finished saying this, there was a slight rumbling sound in his stomach.
Although the sound was small, it was particularly clear in the quiet room.
Shen Yi's face turned red, and he immediately covered his stomach with his hands, trying to hide the embarrassment.
But unfortunately, his actions did not escape An Ning's eyes.
Her lively eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of her mouth curled up in a smile that seemed like a half-smile.
Shen Yi looked at An Ning's expression and thought to himself that something was wrong.
He quickly turned his head to look at the teacup on the table, an expression of disbelief on his face.