The two walked to the courtyard gate. General Shen reached out to support Mrs. Shen and patted her on the back.
"Calm down, calm down."
General Shen did not dare to act rashly in the face of the crowd, so he had to settle down his wife first, and then think of ways to arrange his daughter's marriage in the future. Openly disobeying the imperial edict was a capital crime.
Xie Shaoheng suddenly said: "Are you still angry with me?"
He only felt that Zhiyi's temperament was too big. He had lost all face in Huxin Xiaozhu some time ago. He just thought it was a little girl throwing a tantrum. Zhiyi had changed a lot these days, maybe it was from the mass grave. I was scared when I came out.
After all, she is a seventeen-year-old girl.
He should not have listened to Shen Qinghe that day and left her alone in the mass grave.
Xie Shaoheng deliberately proposed to marry Shen Zhiyi in front of many guests.
The Shen family did not dare to disobey the emperor's decree.
Secondly, there were many guests coming and going at the Shen family's grandmother's birthday banquet.
He didn't give Shen Zhiyi any chance to choose.
He stood in the front yard of Shen's house, his posture as tall as a pine tree and a confident smile on his face.
Dressed in red, his face is like a crown jewel, and he has an unparalleled charm.
He, a member of the royal family, dares to put down his face and ask to marry Shen Zhiyi in front of everyone. It is a blessing from her previous life. This king has already reached this point. Why should the daughter of a mere general who protects the country not? Know how to lift.
Xie Shaoheng was filled with pride as he waited for Shen Zhiyi's response.
However, Shen Zhiyi just stood there quietly, looking at him coldly and saying nothing.
There was a deep sense of alienation in her eyes, as if telling Xie Shaoheng that all his efforts were in vain.
"King Hengyuan, I have never promised you, so what you are doing is too abrupt!"
Xie Shaoheng's expression changed slightly. He did not expect Shen Zhiyi to react like this. His confidence and smile froze on his face in an instant, and an indescribable unhappiness surged in his heart.
"This is the holy decree. Kneel down!"
Suddenly the group of people all knelt down.
When Mrs. Shen saw Xie Shaoheng getting angry, she was so frightened that she knelt on the ground as soon as the imperial edict came out, kowtowing repeatedly, "How dare I disobey the emperor's edict? This is the blessing of the Shen family."
The guests were also stunned by this sudden turn of events.
Shen Zhiyi stood there with firm eyes and said without hesitation: "Xie Shaoheng, if you want to use this to force me to submit, I, Shen Zhiyi, would rather die than surrender!" Her voice was clear and loud, echoing in the courtyard.
Xie Shaoheng's face was ashen. He never expected that Shen Zhiyi would reject him so firmly.
He was angry in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it in front of everyone, so he had to grit his teeth and hold it back. At this moment, he felt that his face had been disgraced, and his resentment towards Shen Zhiyi became even greater.
However, he did not give up. He knew the power of the imperial edict and knew that the Shen family did not dare to disobey it. There was a hint of viciousness in his eyes, and he had already made up his mind to make Shen Zhiyi submit no matter what.
It's a pity that no matter what he said, Shen Zhiyi just looked at him expressionlessly, and the coldness in his eyes made Xie Shaoheng a little unable to resist.
"Xie Shaoheng, I have treated you sincerely, but you hang out with my maid all day long. When the two of you were in love, did you ever care about my feelings?"
Shen Zhiyi pretended to cry and look like he had suffered a huge grievance.
"Since Mr. Xie has already taken my maid Xi'er, why don't you want to treat her sincerely?"
Xie Shaoheng was left speechless by Shen Zhiyi's questioning. He did not expect that Shen Zhiyi would poke out the pain in his heart so directly.
His face turned green and white, and his resentment towards Shen Zhiyi became even worse.
"You, you... you're talking nonsense!" He pointed at Shen Zhiyi with a trembling hand and an angry expression on his face.
Shen Qinghe walked out from the side, with a gentle smile on her face, and said in a gentle tone: "Good sister, don't talk nonsense."
"You have been the prince's man for a long time, why are you doing this?" Although Shen Qinghe's tone was gentle, the words he spoke were like a sharp blade, pointing directly at Shen Zhiyi's heart.
Shen Zhiyi's face turned pale instantly. He looked at Shen Qinghe with a trace of doubt in his eyes.
"What did you say?" Her voice trembled, as if she couldn't believe her ears.
Shen Qinghe, I really underestimated you for falsely accusing others of their innocence.
"I said you are already with the prince." Shen Qinghe's voice was very calm, as if he was just stating a fact.
"How could you say that to me?" Shen Zhiyi's voice was trembling, and her face was as pale as paper.
"Why can't I say that? Don't you know what you have done?" Shen Qinghe said with a hint of ridicule.
Shen Zhiyi's heart seemed to be torn apart, and she felt that her world was collapsing.
She looked at Shen Qinghe, a trace of doubt and sadness flashed in her eyes.
A few days ago, Xie Shaoheng came to Jiyun Temple to find Shen Qinghe.
Shen Qinghe was copying scriptures by hand in the guest room. She was punished here and had to be guarded every day. She could not fall asleep until midnight every day, and her face turned pale.
Every time Shen Qinghe picked up his pen, he was cursing that bitch Shen Zhiyi!
It was all her fault.
Suddenly there was a rustle in the breeze, and Shen Qinghe felt uneasy in his heart.
He looked at Xie Shaoheng, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
"Why are you here?"
Xie Shaoheng sneered and said, "Where do you think you can hide?"
He approached Shen Qinghe step by step, and Shen Qinghe's breathing became rapid.
She knew she had nowhere to escape, and it was so quiet that she could hear her own heartbeat.
However, Xie Shaoheng did not give her a chance. With a wave of his hand, several guards rushed in and surrounded Shen Qinghe.
"You said that you ruined my plan and I didn't have time to deal with you. Isn't that unreasonable?"
This idiot kept ruining her plans, how could he be willing to let her go?
After leaving the Shen Mansion, she couldn't even do the simplest tipping off.
