Chapter 204 The Death of Shen Yelei
The bustling street was teeming with people, all sorts of pedestrians moving back and forth, but the area within a meter of the carriage was completely empty, not a single person in sight. .83kxs.
Nobody's here? Or was it just my imagination?
Li Youlan frowned and carefully observed the pedestrians nearby again. They walked steadily and were strong, but they did not have martial arts skills or internal strength. They were basically ordinary people with nothing special about them.
Her high alert instantly relaxed, and she laughed self-deprecatingly. The nude incident had a great impact on her. She had been cooped up in the Zhan Prince's mansion all day, listening to the gossip of outsiders, and her emotions had gradually become very unstable. She would become suspicious at the slightest disturbance.
It was all Dongfang Heng and Shen Lixue's fault that she was harmed. She would definitely strike them hard when she got the chance.
The carriage curtain slowly fell, completely concealing Li Youlan's beautiful yet ruthless face. When Shen Yelei walked over from the side alley, he could only see her exquisite hair bun, light purple hairpin, and beautiful purple pearl flowers adorning her jet-black hair. She looked noble and fresh, much like Shen Lixue. Looking at the carriage's markings, he recognized it as belonging to the Holy King's Mansion.
Looking around and not seeing Zi Mo, Shen Yelei no longer held back. His small eyes instantly blazed with rage, and he shouted at the carriage, "Shameless slut, despicable and shameless! You used every means to steal someone else's husband and became a princess. So what if you're high and mighty? It can't hide your despicable character..."
The shouts and curses were clearly audible even through the carriage, and Li Youlan inside instantly turned pale: "Using every means to steal someone else's husband!" Was he cursing someone else, or was he cursing her for seducing Dongfang Heng?
When the young men from prestigious families barged into the bridal chamber, Dongfang Heng had already left. Only she and Dongfang Heng knew about her seduction of him. Could it be that Dongfang Heng had spread the word?
Shen Yelei was still a child, his voice sharp and his curses incisive. Passersby sensed gossip in his curses and stopped to gather around, their curious eyes scanning him and the carriage.
Shen Yelei was very pleased with himself. Everyone was paying attention to him, just like back in the Prime Minister's residence, when he was the noble master, high above everyone else, and everyone, whether passersby or servants, treated him with utmost respect.
Having rediscovered the feeling of being a young master, Shen Yelei's vanity was greatly satisfied. He raised his chin high and, facing the carriage, cursed even more vehemently:
"You despicable and shameless slut, raised by beasts! So ruthless and cruel, you'll stop at nothing to achieve your goals. You're not content with just courting death, you've dragged your own family down with you. You're a shameless scoundrel who brings harm wherever you go..."
All eyes turned to the carriage. It was luxurious but unmarked, leaving one wondering which noble family it belonged to and who the young lady inside was. Seducing another woman's husband and causing the death of her own family—this was certainly sensational news, and there was certainly something new to discuss.
Inside the carriage, Li Youlan's face instantly darkened. She had exposed herself naked in the bridal chamber, ruining her reputation. The reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Prince Zhan's Mansion, and even the entire Eastern Royal Family had been damaged because of her. The person outside was clearly indirectly cursing her for being shameless and harming herself and others.
She knew that although her cousin had done a good deed and cleared his name, he hadn't convinced everyone. Some shameless people were still making a big deal out of her situation and wouldn't let her off easily...
Seeing that there was no movement from inside the carriage, Shen Yelei was overjoyed and even more pleased with himself. He thought that since he had cursed her so viciously, Shen Lixue did not dare to utter a word in response, Prince An and that fierce guard were definitely not there.
Thinking of Zi Mo, he couldn't help but shudder. That man was truly ruthless. He didn't know where he was hit last time, but even though there were no visible marks, he felt like he was being pricked with needles all over his body, in excruciating pain. He had to lie in bed for many days before he recovered.
The man sternly warned him not to insult Shen Lixue again, or he would suffer a terrible death. But whenever he saw Shen Lixue, he would be reminded of the tragic loss of his family and the miserable experience of going from a noble young master to a lowly servant. A surge of anger welled up in his chest, and he felt uncomfortable if he didn't vent it.
"How can there be such a shameless slut like you in this world? You've brought death to your father, mother, brother, and sister. You've killed all your relatives, and now you're using their lives to rise from a lowly wild girl to a phoenix? You delusional slut, you're nothing but a black crow, ugly as hell, disgusting as hell..."
After being lectured by Zi Mo, Shen Yelei learned his lesson and stopped naming names, only cursing at the carriage. Even if Zi Mo suddenly appeared, he couldn't punish him, since he didn't say he was cursing Shen Lixue.
"Who are you cursing?" Inside the carriage, Li Youlan's small face was terribly gloomy. Her pale face was clenched into fists as she angrily questioned, each word distinct and deliberate.
The onlookers' eyes suddenly lit up and all fell on the carriage. The young lady couldn't take it anymore and began to fight back. There was going to be a good show. Who was this young lady who did such a shocking thing?
Li Youlan deliberately lowered her voice, which was full of anger. Shen Yelei was in the middle of his excitement and didn't notice anything amiss. He replied smugly, "Whoever is so shameless, that's who I'm cursing." He was secretly pleased with himself. He had finally vented his anger. It was so satisfying! That bitch Shen Lixue was finally rendered speechless by his cursing. Hahaha!
He was the eldest son of the Prime Minister's family, of noble birth, enjoying wealth and luxury. His parents doted on him and loved him, and he had always lived in a sweet world.
Since Shen Lixue came to the Prime Minister's residence, everything has changed. His mother was burned to death, his father was dismissed from his post and beheaded, and the Prime Minister's residence was raided. He, the legitimate son of the Prime Minister's residence, was homeless and was falsely accused of being an illegitimate child. He suffered the contempt and scorn of the world and was even sold into slavery, which was the greatest humiliation of his life.
She was their family's jinx, causing them unbearable suffering. Yet, she herself, through those despicable means, managed to get close to Prince Zhan, move into his mansion, and become a high-ranking princess. After coming of age, she married into the Holy Prince's mansion, becoming the enviable Princess Consort of Anjun, flaunting her noble status in front of him every day.
The reason she climbed so high must have been because of the good luck of her family. He really wanted to take a sharp dagger, slash her ugly face, dig out her black heart, and crush it into eighteen pieces to avenge himself and his parents.
He was now outnumbered and powerless, unable to fight against Shen Lixue, so he could only use this most primitive method to bring her bad luck. Every time he saw her, he would curse her, wishing her to be childless and die a horrible death.
Judging from Shen Lixue's tone, she was furious and might even get out of the car to confront him. It didn't matter; he was a child, while she was married and an adult. If she dared to hit him in public, he could then mock her mercilessly, pinning all sorts of unfounded and ridiculous things on her, smearing her reputation, making her a target of public scorn, and ensuring she would never have the face to show her face again.
The carriage curtain hung low, and the person inside showed no sign of getting off. Their rapid breathing indicated that they were very angry.
Shen Lixue was incredibly patient; even after being verbally abused so badly, she still didn't seem inclined to get out of the car to teach him a lesson. So he added fuel to the fire, forcing her out: "You bitch, you're a jinx, despicable and shameless, ruining one person after another. Why don't you just die? If you were dead, the world would be at peace..."
"Bang." The cloth curtain was flung open, and a slender figure in crimson rushed down, delivering a crisp slap to Shen Yelei's face.
His face was turned to the side by the slap, revealing a bright red five-fingered mark. A trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his mouth, and his breath tasted strongly of rust. Heh, so Shen Lixue finally couldn't take it anymore and came out to teach him a lesson? He was determined to expose her shameful deeds, make her infamous, and utterly disgraced. His small eyes blazed with rage as he glared fiercely at the newcomer: "You bitch..."
A familiar, beautiful face came into view. His angry outburst stopped abruptly, and his eyes widened in surprise. Li Youlan? How could it be her? He had looked closely just now; this was the carriage of the Holy Prince's Mansion! Shen Lixue should be sitting inside. Could it be that Li Youlan and Prince An were having an affair, and he had caught them?
He turned to look at the carriage, but the outside was empty. There were no signs of the Holy King's Mansion or the Zhan King's Mansion. His eyes were filled with shock. How could this be? He had seen it clearly just now; the Holy King's Mansion's sign was firmly hanging there.
"Ignorant lowly commoner, I'll teach you to spout nonsense again!" Li Youlan's beautiful eyes blazed with anger as she slapped Shen Yelei's face repeatedly with her small, white hands. The resounding slaps echoed through the street, lingering on the scene.
She seduced another woman's husband, ruining her reputation, so what? She miscalculated and was outmaneuvered, implicating her parents and family, so what? Her relatives didn't blame her, yet a lowly commoner indiscriminately and mercilessly cursed her. What kind of person is he?
"It's a misunderstanding, Your Highness, it's all a misunderstanding." Shen Yelei's small face was slapped from side to side, burning with pain. His head was spinning, and he saw stars. His eyes were filled with terror as he kept begging for mercy and retreating.
Li Youlan's crisp slaps continued relentlessly, pounding his face. A misunderstanding? Why didn't he say it was a misunderstanding when he was smugly cursing her earlier? Now that he's subdued and powerless to resist, he begs for mercy, saying it's a misunderstanding. Humph, what a shameless trick he plays. She won't fall for it.
"Your Highness, please stop! We've been tricked!" Shen Yelei's face was swollen from the beating, almost numb. He wanted to dodge but dared not, crying and begging for mercy.
Li Youlan had made a huge fool of herself, and her mood had been depressed ever since. The anger that had been simmering in her chest for more than ten days was brought out by Shen Yelei's cursing. It was like a long rainbow, thick and intense. Before it was fully vented, how could it stop? How dare that lowly commoner laugh at her? Let him laugh at her again!
The woman's hands moved faster and faster, slapping Shen Yelei's face repeatedly. The crisp sound of the slaps made passersby tremble with fear. This woman was really fierce; would she beat him to death?
"Your Highness, we've really been tricked." The metallic taste in Shen Yelei's mouth grew stronger, his vision became increasingly blurry, and his face became completely numb. With Li Youlan's frantic fanning, he spun back and forth mechanically. If she continued to hit him, he would die.
Shen Yelei gritted his teeth, hardened his heart, put his arms over his head, turned around, and ran wildly into the crowded crowd. He had only one thought in his mind: Li Youlan would not let him off easily. He had to escape from this crazy, smelly woman as soon as possible. Crowded places are crowded, and he was small and fast, so he could escape whenever he could find a gap. Li Youlan was an adult and would definitely not be able to catch him.
Li Youlan's chest heaved violently, her fiery eyes coldly watching Shen Yelei flee in panic. A chilling smile appeared on her lips. He actually dared to run away, thinking he could shake her off like this? What a fool!
With a light tap of her feet, her slender figure instantly rose into the air, her crimson robes tracing a graceful arc before gently landing in front of Shen Yelei. Her bright, beautiful eyes looked down at the weak man with disdain, as if he were a tiny bug: "Try to run away again."
"Your Highness... I didn't mean it... I really didn't mean it..." Shen Yelei suddenly stopped in his tracks, looking at Li Youlan's evil eyes, and retreated in terror. This wretched woman is a madwoman, a madwoman.
"Run away! Why aren't you running away anymore?" Li Youlan's beautiful eyes turned cold, and her fair hand slapped Shen Yelei hard across the face.