swear not to be concubine

Chapter 112

Xu Zhongxuan was sitting in an armchair in the open room, while stretching out his hands to press the center of his brows, relieving the splitting headache caused by the wind and cold, while waiting for Shen Chuo to come to the door.

When Shen Chuo came over, he saw Qi Sang, the chief follower beside Xu Zhongxuan, standing at the gate of the courtyard, bowing his hands to him and saluting: "Mr. Shen."

The courtyard door behind Qi Sang was wide open, and one could tell at a glance that Xu Zhongxuan had expected him to come.

And the next moment, he really heard Qi Sang saying: "Young Master Shen, please come in, our Young Master is waiting for you inside."

Shen Chuo's light fur brocade boots, slowly stepped on the snow all over the ground, followed behind Qi Sang and bypassed the green brick screen wall at the gate of the courtyard.Then he saw at a glance that the hall door in front of him was wide open, and Xu Zhongxuan was sitting in the armchair in front of him.

He had already set up a posture waiting for him to come over.Shen Chuo smiled, but still lifted his feet up the bluestone steps, walked to the main hall, and sat down in the first chair on the left.

"It seems that Xu Shilang knew that Shen would come over a long time ago." Shen Chuo chuckled and said casually, "He was waiting for me here early in the morning."

Compared with his inattentiveness, Xu Zhongxuan's face was a little dark and unclear.

"When the bait is cast, the fish will always take the bait." He said slowly, looking at Shen Chuo with sharp eyes.

The corners of Shen Chuo's lips were slightly raised, and he met Xu Zhongxuan's eyes with a half-smile, and said slowly: "Xu Shilang's method of abusing his power is not very open and aboveboard."

"Mr. Shen's method of hijacking people at will is not very open and aboveboard." Xu Zhongxuan retorted coldly.

Shen Chuo smiled, and stretched out his hand to stroke his cuffs embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns: "I don't understand what Xu Shilang means by that."

"Ming people don't say dark words. Or do you think that there will be a day when all the stores of your Shen family in the capital will not be open again?"

Xu Zhongxuan's eyes were sharp and cold, like a poisonous snake locking its prey, making people shudder when looking at it.

The hand that was smoothing the cuff paused, and the smile on Shen Chuo's face finally disappeared.

"I will not hand over Jian Yan to you. If there is no evidence, no matter how much you coerce, it will be useless."

This time Xu Zhongxuan had a smile on his face.He chuckled lightly and said casually: "If you really didn't want to hand over Jian Yan, then you wouldn't be sitting here now."

Shen Chuo's face finally sank completely.

"Xu Shilang, although I, Mr. Shen, am just a mere businessman, I have a lot of friendship with many officials in the court. Even Zhou Yuanzheng, as you know, I will call him Shibo. Are you not afraid that Zhou Yuanzheng and I will join forces to deal with you? "

"No matter what moves you make, I will follow." Xu Zhongxuan's voice was flat.But suddenly he chuckled again, and glanced at Shen Chuo, "If Zhou Yuanzheng knew that you had hijacked Jian Yan secretly, and wanted me to fight with him, you, a fisherman, would benefit from it, tell me, would he still do it?" Recognize you as nephew? I'm afraid it will be useless if you give him countless gold and silver things?"

The hand holding the cuff trembled slightly.Then he let it go as if nothing had happened.

"Xu Zhongxuan," Shen Chuo raised his eyes and looked at Xu Zhongxuan with a serious expression on his face, "Leave aside your identity as an official and I as a businessman, how about we use our identities as men to have a fair confrontation?"

Xu Zhongxuan chuckled: "Have you ever seen a tiger put aside its advantage of sharp claws and strong teeth, and compete with a kitten to climb a tree?"

The implication is that I have an advantage, why should I abandon it?I just want to crush you to death with my advantage.

The veins on Shen Chuo's forehead throbbed faintly, and anger suddenly appeared on his face.

Xu Zhongxuan looked at him leisurely.

From the moment Shen Chuo stepped into the yard, he lost.But now, he is just the end of his strength.

"Shen Chuo," Xu Zhongxuan fixed his eyes on Shen Chuo, and although his tone of voice was calm, but still faintly coercive, "Where is Jian Yan?"

Shen Chuo pursed his lips and did not answer.

Xu Zhongxuan didn't urge him anymore, because he knew that Shen Chuo would answer eventually.

"Xu Zhongxuan, do you know what Jian Yan wants?" Shen Chuo didn't answer, but changed the subject instead, "Can you give her what she wants?"

Xu Zhongxuan's expression turned cold.

He doesn't like people to dictate the relationship between him and Jian Yan.Moreover, he doesn't like people coveting Jian Yan.

"Whether I can give her what she wants is a matter between me and her, and no outsiders need to worry about it."

Shen Chuo laughed: "Jian Yan is different from ordinary boudoir girls. To her, keeping her in the boudoir for the rest of her life is equivalent to breaking the wings of a bird and trapping her to death in a cage." That's all. No matter how delicate and gorgeous the cage is, even if it's in the name of love, do you think she won't get bored after a long time? What she yearns for is the wide blue sky, soaring freely. But Xu Zhongxuan, ask yourself, you can give it Does she do this? Will you let go of the power in your hands and travel with her? Xu Zhongxuan, you can't do it, but I can. I can give her a broad space to display her talents and let her do whatever she wants So why are you unwilling to let go? I would rather watch her stay in your cage called love, bind her with emotion, and watch her wither day by day, rather than let her go and let her be free Live freely and happily. Xu Zhongxuan, your love is too narrow. If you really love her, you should let her go and let her live freely and happily."

The expression on Xu Zhongxuan's face has really cooled down completely.

"Shen Chuo," he said coldly, "don't elevate yourself to such a height, and then blame me in turn. If you really love Jian Yan more than anything else, how could you be sitting here with me now? Talk about conditions? After all, you are still reluctant to part with your Shen family's foundation. Since you decided to come to see me, you have already made a choice between Jian Yan and your Shen family's foundation. Otherwise, if you are really willing to give up Putting everything down and taking Jian Yan far away, how could I find you in a short time? If so, why do you accuse me? Besides, Jian Yan loves me, and this alone is enough. "

Shen Chuo was not to be outdone: "You just got to know Jian Yan earlier than me. If time passes, Jian Yan will definitely forget you and fall in love with me."

"So I won't give you these days." Xu Zhongxuan glanced at Shen Chuo very coldly, "Or do you think you can protect Jian Yan? Shen Chuo, let me tell you, things like money and power are very important. Important. If you don’t have money, are you planning to beg and roam the mountains and rivers with Jian Yan? Poor couples are sad, and those who have never lived without money can’t understand the hardships. So you, Shen Chuo, understand the importance of money. This is why you continue to expand your Shen family's business. But what about power? Isn't power important? Power is more important. Otherwise, why didn't you dare to come forward when Zhou Yuan was persecuting Jian Yan in the Zuiyue Building? Someone come to me to come forward? Because you know that no matter how much money you have in your hand, you still can’t defeat Zhou Yuanzheng. But I can. Power, at least she can protect the person she wants to protect at any time. At that time, wherever Jian Yan wants to travel, she can go wherever she wants without worrying about anything. Because I will do my best Escort her so that nothing or anyone in this world can threaten her. But, Shen Chuo, tell me, can you do all of this? "

Shen Chuo was silent for a long time.

He admits he can't.Scholars, farmers, businessmen, no matter how much wealth he has in his hands, no matter how luxurious his life is, the status of a businessman is so low after all.For example, no matter how rich Shen Wansan was, even if he donated money to repair a third of the Nanjing City Wall, he would only end up being dispatched to Yunnan and dying as a guest in a foreign land.Another example is that now, Xu Zhongxuan just used the word "suspect", which was enough to make Wucheng soldiers and horses seal up all the stores in his capital.

This is the tragedy of businessmen.

"Xu Zhongxuan," Shen Chuo smiled wryly, "If you and I were born in an era when the status of businessmen was not so low, whichever is higher and which is lower, you and I might have a fair fight."

Xu Zhongxuan raised his eyebrows slightly, and said seriously: "If there is an afterlife, maybe you and I can look forward to meeting again."

Shen Chuo smiled, and his eyebrows stretched a little.

Then he turned his head and told Shen Jin: "Take Xu Shilang to Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing."

Jian Yan is taking Si Yue around in Shen Chuo's village.

She can never be discouraged.After all, you have to be familiar with the terrain and environment here first, and then play by ear.

It's just that no one will come out to stop her when she walks anywhere in Zhuangzi, but whenever she approaches the exit of Zhuangzi, there will definitely be servants who come out to stop her and invite her to go back.

How is this different from house arrest?So what's the use of what Shen Chuo said before, no matter how high-sounding it is?
Jian Yan flicked her sleeves, and went back to the yard angrily.

It was past noon, and although the sunlight gradually weakened, it was always better than staying indoors.

Jian Yan didn't go back to the house either, she just asked Si Yue to call two maids over, and moved a short couch to a sunny place in the courtyard.

Then she kicked off her shoes, climbed onto the short couch and sat down, bent her knees, and casually hugged the autumn-scented pillow placed on the couch into her arms, lowered her head, frowned, and gnawed at herself The thumb of his right hand was thinking about how to escape from here.

No matter how difficult it is, she has to give it a try.

Because Shen Chuo had said such words to her earlier, she was temporarily shaken, but after thinking about it carefully, she still loved Xu Zhongxuan.

As for whether Xu Zhongxuan is also a very mean and ruthless person in a place she doesn't know, but there is nothing to do, she just loves him.

So she had to find a way to escape and find Xu Zhongxuan.If it doesn't work, he should think of some way to send a message to Xu Zhongxuan, let him know that she is here, and then rush over to rescue her.

She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't even notice that someone entered the yard.

However, the sunlight that was shining on her body suddenly disappeared, and the cold wind blew, which made her feel a bit chilly.

Her slender eyebrows furrowed even more.

The daylight in winter is so short, so there is no more?

So she raised her head and planned to stay on the bed and go back to the house.

Just looking up, he saw a person standing in front of him.

The face is handsome, elegant and dusty, and it is extremely outstanding.It's just a cold and solemn face, which looks very imposing.

Jian Yan suspected that she was dreaming, so she just raised her head and stared blankly at the person in front of her.It took a long while before she recovered her voice, and called tremblingly, "Xu Zhongxuan?"

Xu Zhongxuan now has the urge to turn her over, raise his hands high, and spank her buttocks several times.

He was so worried, he didn't know what happened to her that day and night, he wished he could dig the ground three feet inside and outside the capital, but she was sitting here biting her fingers while basking in the sun, it was quite pleasant to watch very.

Didn't you promise that he wouldn't leave his side?Didn't you say you would believe him?Then why run away?And still teamed up with Shen Chuo to escape together?She would rather trust Shen Chuo than him?

As soon as Xu Zhongxuan thought of this, his back molars became a little sore from anger.My head, which was dizzy and painful due to the wind and cold, became even more dizzy and painful.

So with a cold face, he bent over without saying a word, hugged Jian Yan in his arms, then turned around and strode out.

Although his aura was too compelling, outsiders would shudder when they saw him.But Jian Yan didn't think so.

Compared with the excitement and surprise of seeing him, she can ignore everything else.

She just raised her hand to touch his face, and asked in surprise and joy: "Xu Zhongxuan, how do you know I'm here? You came to save me?"

He will always come to rescue her in her most critical moment.This made her have to believe that he was actually the most solid and ever-present patron saint by her side.

Xu Zhongxuan didn't answer.But still with a cold face, he hugged her without saying a word, and strode towards the carriage outside Zhuangzi.

Qi Hui, who was waiting outside the carriage, quickly lifted the curtain of the carriage.Xu Zhongxuan stretched out his arms and put Jian Yan into the car first.Then he glanced back, and saw behind him that Qi Sang had already rushed forward with Si Yue who had taken Jian Yan's shoes.

So he turned his head, and then bent down and got into the car.

Jian Yan was about to ask him how he knew she was here, but the moment the car curtain fell, Xu Zhongxuan rushed over very quickly and pushed her against the car wall.Immediately, his right hand tightly clasped her chin, and his eyes seemed to have erupted like a volcano, flashing with anger that Jian Yan would be afraid to see.

So she shrank back and tried to hide.But Xu Zhongxuan was aware of her intentions, and didn't give her any way out, just lowered his head, and bit her lips fiercely.

Although Xu Zhongxuan had kissed her before, he had never bit her so hard.First Jian Yan was in pain, and second she was also a little scared, so she stretched out her hands to push Xu Zhongxuan, and her body began to struggle uneasily.

But Xu Zhongxuan stretched out his left hand, and immediately grabbed her two hands that were pushing him away.He pressed his knees again, and pressed his body even tighter.

Jian Yan only felt that her mind was blank.

At first she knew how to resist.But in the end, she only felt that the strength in her whole body was being sucked away by someone, and her whole body went limp, and she didn't know how to resist at all.Or she simply forgot to resist.

She just let Xu Zhongxuan gnaw on her lips like a wolf tearing flesh, her breath was taken away bit by bit, and all her consciousness was occupied by him bit by bit.In the end she felt that she was really going to die.

But fortunately Xu Zhongxuan let go of her lips at this time.

Jian Yan was completely limp in his arms right now.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Zhongxuan finally got up and let her go.It's just that one pair of hands is still tightly restraining her, and the body is tightly attached to her body, not letting her leave him for a moment.

Jian Yan's consciousness was a little fuzzy, she just looked at him blankly and innocently with her eyes covered.

Seeing her gaze like this, Xu Zhongxuan felt angry for a moment, and softened like a puddle of water.

In the end, he was ruthless, and sat cross-legged on the thick cushion on the carriage, then hugged Jian Yan with both hands, turned her over, and turned her back to him.

She always has to be taught a lesson when she does something wrong, otherwise she won't have a long memory in the future.

So he gritted his teeth, raised his hand high, and slapped her ass hard.

Jian Yan who was kissed by Xu Zhongxuan didn't even know that Jinxi was He Xi, but suddenly the style of painting changed, Xu Zhongxuan actually turned her over, raised his hand and spanked her ass.

She was directly slapped by Xu Zhongxuan's slap, and she didn't react for a while.It wasn't until Xu Zhongxuan's second slap fell, and the pain in her buttocks was clearly transmitted, that she realized what happened belatedly.

Has she ever been spanked in her previous life and in this life?Jian Yan was angry and ashamed for a moment, she couldn't help struggling, and then opened her throat and said angrily: "Xu Zhongxuan, how dare you hit me?!"

However, Xu Zhongxuan held her tightly with only one hand, not allowing her to move at all.At the same time, the third slap fell mercilessly.

"You will have a long memory if you hit you." The voice of Xu Zhongxuan gnashing his teeth came down with the third slap, "Say, will you still run away in the future? Will you be so stupid as to be so credulous?" Someone else?"

Jian Yan then cried.

Not because of the pain.She is such an old person, but she is still being spanked, and she feels shy and wronged in her heart, but she still can't break free from his restraint, and she can't hide if she wants to.

"Xu Zhongxuan," she cried, "you still blame me? Obviously you have been forced to be like that by Zhou Yuanzheng, but you still didn't tell me anything, just let me rest assured that you are very good. But you treat me like that." Are you a fool? Zhou Yuan is the chief assistant of the cabinet. With such a high position and weight, you are just the left servant of the official department. Can you get a good deal in his hands? What's more, you are so anxious to get rid of it before April. Down with him. I’m still worried about you, and I don’t want you to have an accident, so I thought of running out to hide for a while, so as to buy you some time. You are fine, you don’t understand my painstaking efforts at all, and if you come up, you will scold me and beat me Me, Xu Zhongxuan, I hate you to death."

The more she talked about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and in the end she simply broke into tears regardless.

The veins on Xu Zhongxuan's forehead twitched violently.

She caused so much chaos for him, made him worry so much that he couldn't sleep or eat, and was worried day and night, but what she said now was all his fault.

But thinking about her starting point is still good after all.And looking at her tear-stained face and her crying hoarse, no matter how angry he is, it will all disappear.

So he stretched out his hand and pressed the center of his eyebrows, and comforted her with a helpless voice: "Don't cry."

Where would Jian Yan care about him?On the contrary, the crying sound was two points louder than before.

Xu Zhongxuan sighed, stretched out his hands and picked her up from his lap, then embraced her in his arms, stretched out his hands to wipe the tears on her face, softened his voice, and comforted her. Looking at her: "Don't cry. It's all my fault, okay?"

Jian Yan made an inch, and said with a sob, "It was all your fault in the first place."

"Okay, okay, it's all my fault." Xu Zhongxuan gave a helpless wry smile, only thinking in his heart, it seems that this girl will definitely be a smooth climber in the future.

But seeing her red nose from crying now, she thought to herself that climbing along the pole is not a big deal, just let her do it.

So he softened his voice even more, and coaxed her: "Don't worry, now you don't have to worry about the battle between Zhou Yuanzheng and me. I already have a way to take a breather."

"What way?" Jian Yan looked up at him in his arms, her eyes were red, like a bunny, pitifully.

Xu Zhongxuan smiled slightly, raised his hand and gently scratched her nose, and said: "Your background. Jian Yan, I have already sent Qi Hui to Longxing Mansion to investigate your background."

Jian Yan stared at him blankly.

According to what he meant, is there any other important inside story about her life experience?
So she asked cautiously: "What's wrong with my life experience?"

Xu Zhongxuan looked down at her with a slightly serious look on his face.

"Jian Yan, if my guess is correct, you are not Mrs. Jane's biological daughter, but should be Zheng Guogong's only direct daughter. And if you are Zheng Guogong's only direct daughter, then no matter what position Zhou Yuanzheng is With high weight and power, there is absolutely no reason to let a girl from the Duke's mansion be his concubine."

(End of this chapter)