Chapter 335: Chapter 240
Upon hearing this, Xie Wanqing seemed hesitant to speak.
Xie YanYu noticed and frowned slightly, "You still don’t want to return to the Capital?"
"It’s not that I don’t want to return to the Capital, but..." Xie Wanqing smiled bitterly, "Brother, tell me, how should I conduct myself once I go back?"
There are quite a few women in the Capital who have remarried, but none have caused such a scandal that the whole country knows about.
Especially considering the two men involved—one is the Princely Heir of the Duke Mansion, and the other is the current Crown Prince.
She was formally married to one, yet carried another man’s child.
Xie YanYu’s gaze darkened and fell straight to her abdomen. He turned to Ji Chengfeng and Chen Xixi, saying, "Apologies, we siblings need to talk privately."
Ji Chengfeng nodded slightly, "It’s fine; I was about to look into the Scholar Li’s case files."
Chen Xixi eagerly agreed. Although she was curious about the sudden arrival of two cousins, nothing mattered more to her than her husband and mother-in-law waiting in prison for trial.
Once the two left, only the siblings remained in the pavilion.
Xie YanYu didn’t beat around the bush, directly asking, "Whose child is this?"
Xie Wanqing looked down at her belly, "Other than Lu Ziyuan, who else could it be?"
When the Jin people took her captive, Pei Yuqing had already left the Capital for half a year; it couldn’t possibly be Pei Yuqing’s.
Speaking, Xie Wanqing suddenly lifted her head, seriously said, "Brother, don’t worry, the Jin Thieves didn’t do anything to me."
Discussing such matters with his sister was somewhat embarrassing, but hearing this did relieve Xie YanYu.
He did have such concerns.
Indeed, the notorious deeds of the Jin Dynasty people, known for committing all manner of atrocities, were widely spread in the Great Khan.
It’s said that whether a delicate noblewoman or an elderly woman from the borderlands, there was no way out once in the hands of the Jin Thieves.
So... fortunately, Lu Ziyuan’s rescue was swift.
In an instant, Xie YanYu had to admit, compared to the Jin Thieves, it was much easier for him to accept that the child in his sister’s belly belonged to Lu Ziyuan.
Except...
His expression darkened, "Did that arrogant thief force you?"
"..." Xie Wanqing paused, then replied dryly, "... Not exactly."
She was the one who initially agreed to be with him, regarding their first intimate encounter... that man was indeed somewhat forceful.
But to be fair... it wasn’t exactly coercion.
"Then..." Xie YanYu’s gaze was complicated, "Is it true, as that arrogant thief claimed, that after he saved you, you reconciled with him and decided to rekindle your relationship?"
Xie Wanqing: "..."
"If so, why does he still go against Changqing!" Xie YanYu rarely gritted his teeth, slamming the table furiously, "Snatched away someone else’s wife, yet still wants a person dead; how can there be such a brazen person in this world!"
He did not blame his sister for her quickly changing heart.
First, she wanted to marry this one, then was moved by the other.
Only blame that arrogant thief for being too presumptuous.
A fierce lady might fear a persistent man, especially when they were childhood friends.
However heartless the words, no matter how ruthless the actions, the sentiment cannot be faked.
In such a perilous situation, she was rescued by that arrogant thief once again.
The tale of a hero saving a beauty has been passed down through the ages and remains influential.
Lu Ziyuan abandoned everything to save her, even a man with a heart of stone would wish to repay him with all his being, so naturally moving a young girl’s heart isn’t surprising.
With that thief’s cunning, coaxing his little sister onto the bed while she was still in shock was an easy feat.
How could he blame his lovely and endearing sister?
