Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1101 People’s hearts are unpredictable
Hearing the last sentence, Xiao Yuansui's face froze slightly.

Shang Ruyi's words were naturally a compliment to Yuwen Ye. No matter when he was captured by Xiao Yuansui and taken to Xingluo Cang City, or when he was captured by Chu Yang and taken to Jiangdu, it was him who saved him from danger in the end. Especially when he was abducted by Ashina Zhuye, it was he who fought hard to prevent the position of crown prince from falling into someone else's hands, and he himself might be in danger, or even buried in the grassland, but he managed to rescue him from the Western Turkic tent.

Seeing Xiao Yuansui's mouth twitching slightly, but unable to utter a word for a long time, Shang Ruyi raised his chin slightly and said, "If you want to demand a woman's chastity, then you must first demand her ability as a man."

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"If a man cannot protect a woman's chastity, he cannot ask a woman to remain chaste."

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"After all, chastity is not required by anyone except men."

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"It doesn't make any sense."

Xiao Yuansui's eyes widened as he listened to Shang Ruyi's words in astonishment. Only after he heard the last word did his face slowly regain its composure, but he still had an indescribable solemnity and bewilderment. After a long silence, he looked at Shang Ruyi again, with some admiration and some indescribable entanglement in his eyes. Finally, he sighed and said, "You, you are right."

After saying that, he suddenly smiled again: "I really didn't misjudge you."

Shang Ruyi frowned: "Hmm?"

Xiao Yuansui said: "You can survive several near-death situations in such a chaotic world. You say it's because you are lucky and because the people who protect you are strong enough, but in fact, it's also because you have brains and character, and you are strong enough."

Shang Ruyi said: "At least, I won't kill myself for those two lines of poetry."

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"If I don't have a lover, I still have relatives and friends. Each of them has tried their best to protect me and love me. If I really die, the tears any one of them sheds for me will be enough to make me regret it and crawl back from hell."

After saying that, she looked at Xiao Yuansui and said, "You shouldn't bully someone who has nothing."

Xiao Yuansui didn't say anything.

He may not feel that guilty, but looking down on a woman is one thing, and "bullying" a weak woman is another.

Being able to control a woman's life and death is a skill worth bragging about for most men, but not for him. He has the ability to control the life and death of more people, so he doesn't care how much her life weighs or how painful her death is. He has too many complicated emotions towards Lu Xiao, but he knows in his heart that he can't love a prostitute who hangs around everywhere, at most he can only dote on her a little.

He just didn't expect to be reprimanded like this by Shang Ruyi.

He looked at Shang Ruyi for a while, and suddenly said: "Do you know that saying these things to me will not do you any good at all?"

Shang Ruyi said: "Oh?"

"If you had promised me, even if it was just a fake promise, at least I would have protected you and would not have let you suffer any grievances or harm. But now that you have let me know your feelings, you are just a tool for me to exchange or threaten Yuwen Ye."

Shang Ruyi raised the corners of his lips slightly, but it was not a smile, but an expression of helplessness but calmness.

Of course she knew. From the moment she realized that Xiao Yuansui was interested in her, she completely understood why she was able to escape from his hands unscathed after the fierce battle between the two sides in Xingluocang City where blood flowed like a river. The best choice for her at this time was to pretend to be nice and maybe find a chance to escape - although the chance was very slim.

But she still expressed her feelings and inner thoughts to Xiao Yuansui, completely cutting off this path.

The truth is, she was just too angry.

She was angry at Lu Xiao for being infatuated with him all these years, and she was even more angry that as a woman, she could be so easily manipulated and bullied by a man.

At least I let out some steam after saying those words. Now that I had let out some steam, it was time to face the cruel reality. Shang Ruyi tightly grasped the gold earrings in her hand and said calmly, "If you really want to use me to exchange for something, it's best to leave me intact."

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"I don't need to remind you of this."

Xiao Yuansui looked at her for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Don't worry, Princess. In fact, no matter if I want to use you to exchange for something or not, or no matter how you respond to me tonight, I will not do anything to you."

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"I'm actually not a gentleman, or even a good person."

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"But I still understand the importance of repaying a favor."

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"At least, I won't let anyone hurt you in front of me."

Shang Ruyi said: "Thank you very much."

After saying these two words, she pursed her lips. Although it was only a brief, almost fleeting silence, it still made her feel a little uncomfortable, so she immediately said, "Then, I'll take my leave."

Xiao Yuansui nodded calmly without stopping him and had nothing more to say, so Shang Ruyi turned around and walked out of the tent.

As soon as she went out, she breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, she could more or less predict that Xiao Yuansui would not hurt her, but the human heart was unpredictable. Before she finished saying the last word, no one could be sure whether Xiao Yuansui would be ashamed and furious and take her life, or - he didn't need to take her life, but just chopping off one of her hands and sending her to Hulao Pass would be enough to make Yuwen Ye upset.

Fortunately, this person is still a gentleman.

After she let out a sigh of relief, Shang Ruyi felt her whole body was cold. It turned out that she had just broken out in a cold sweat. When she walked out at this moment and was blown by the cold wind, she felt a chill all over her body. She shivered and immediately walked quickly back to Lvxiao's tent.

It's still as quiet here as before.

She walked to the bed and looked down. Lu Xiao obviously hadn't woken up yet. She was just lying quietly on the bed with a pale face. The candle on the side was swaying slightly, and the wick was about to soften and fall into the wax, making the light in the entire tent begin to dim.

Shang Ruyi hurried over, took off a hairpin from her head and carefully picked up the candle wick.

The candle flamed again.

At this moment, she suddenly realized that the gold earring she was holding in her hand was missing. She looked around hurriedly and turned around to find that the earring had fallen beside the bed. She walked over and squatted to pick it up. At this moment, a pale hand suddenly reached out and picked up the earring.

"...!"

Shang Ruyi was startled and looked up. It was Lu Xiao.

She didn't know when she woke up. There was no trace of blood on her face, only a pair of eyes that were unusually red. She was quietly looking at the earring she picked up.

"So, that's it..."

Hearing her mumbling, Shang Ruyi was a little confused and even more surprised. He was about to ask something, but before he could open his mouth, Lu Xiao suddenly raised her hand and scratched Shang Ruyi's face heavily with the sharp point of the earring!