Shengjing Noble

"why are you laughing?"

Liu Xiyun looked puzzled, with a hint of anger flashing in her eyes.

After all, in her opinion, Su Shengyan was just a useless man, and no woman would even look at him. As long as she gave him a little hope, he would be happy to accept it.

However, she did not see the scene she expected.

The man's expression remained as cold as ice, and he didn't seem to be moved at all by these words.

Liu Xiyun thought that she had remained as pretty as before, and even had more charm than before. Even a man like Zhou Shikun, who had seen countless women and had very high standards, liked her. So someone like Su Shengyan, who was short of women, should be even more drooling over her.

She rolled her eyes, suddenly thought of something, and a hint of sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Hmph, you don't have to pretend to be so indifferent. Playing hard to get won't work on me. If you still really like me, you should know what's best for me."

Seeing her so confident, Su Shengyan finally couldn't help but speak.

"Mrs. Zhou, please respect yourself."

It was a short sentence, he was frugal with his words, and his expression was cold and arrogant.

There was no denial, no sophistry, and no anger. His calm and nonchalant attitude was enough to trample all of Liu Xiyun's pride and arrogance underfoot.

At this time, many people had already gathered outside the house, standing outside and eavesdropping curiously.

Su Shengyan was a prominent figure back then, so naturally they were happy to laugh at his jokes now.

Unexpectedly, it was Liu Xiyun who became a joke in the end.

"puff……"

I don’t know who laughed out loud, and although they covered their mouths in time, they were still heard by the people in the house.

Then, there were whispers of discussions coming in.

"Mrs. Zhou is really interesting. She is already married and still dreaming that someone else has feelings for her."

"Isn't it? You are so arrogant and boastful. You don't even know your own weight."

"Even someone like Su Shengyan doesn't like her, which shows how corrupt and disgusting this woman is."

"Her husband had just been taken away and locked up, and she was here flirting with another man. How shameless."

……

A group of people said a few words to Liu Xiyun, which made her face turn red and she clenched her fists in anger.

"Su Shengyan, don't regret it!"

She said something that she thought was cruel, turned around and fled in a panic, and even covered her face when she saw so many people watching her on the way out.

The farce finally ended, and Su Lanyin came back with Su Shengyun, who was bandaged.

His arms were wrapped in circles of bandages and then hung around his neck.

Judging from the situation, I’m afraid I won’t be able to hold a pen for three to five months.

Others expressed regret.

"Brother Shengyun, what's wrong with your arm? Is it serious?"

"This posture may have injured my bones. I'm afraid it will affect my imperial examination."

"I have finally made it to this point after ten years of studying hard, but I never expected it to turn out like this. Sigh..."

……

Listening to their concern and lamentations, Su Shengyun exchanged a few pleasantries with an awkward smile.

"I'm fine. I still have my left hand. Even though my writing is not good, I can't give up the imperial examination. Well, I should blame myself for my bad luck. This is fate."

After he finished speaking, Su Lanyin deliberately mentioned, "My eldest brother was poisoned when he was taking the exam for the top martial arts degree, which resulted in him becoming blind and disabled for life. Now it's my third brother's turn to take the exam for the top literary degree, but he broke his hand again. God is so unfair to our family."

It would have been better if she didn't mention it, but when she did, it made the audience imagine a lot.

"Yes, the incident with the martial arts champion was very strange, and I'm afraid it's a repeat of the same mistake now."

"How could such a coincidence happen in this world? Could it be that someone is behind this and deliberately murdering these brothers?"

"The eldest son of the Su family failed to pass the exam for the top martial arts champion, but was eventually admitted by Zhou Shikun. Now the third son of the Su family wants to take the exam for the top literary champion, but was pushed down by Zhou Shikun and his arm was broken."

"The twists and turns are really intriguing."

……

Everyone wanted to speak but stopped.

Although it is not explicitly stated who is behind this, now that things have come to this, what is there to be unclear about?

Seeing this, Su Lanyin did not forget to add fuel to the fire and deliberately said in a humble tone: "Third brother, although Zhou Shikun caused you to be injured, he is still the nephew-in-law of the eldest lady. Let's give him another chance for the sake of our stepmother."

Su Shengyun frowned, with reluctance flashing in his eyes, but he still listened to his sister and nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to Yinyin."

Su Lanyin smiled and said in a pretentious manner, "Alas, if you don't perform well this time and fail the imperial examination, then our Su family will have to rely on our second brother."

Su Shengyan, who had been silent all along, saw that he had revealed almost everything, so he spoke up to stop them: "Okay, Yinyin, no need to say more."

"I know bro."

The conversation between the three siblings seemed casual, but there was a huge amount of information between the lines, which made the listeners around them smell a lot of conspiracy.

Suddenly, there was a cry in the yard, which immediately attracted everyone's attention, and they all went to see what was going on.

Su Shengyan and Su Shengyun also looked confused.

"What's going on? Does this voice sound familiar?"

"It's Su Yaozu."

"He's not going to get into trouble again, is he?"

"Go and see."

Although Su Shengyun only had one hand that could move, he still pushed Su Shengyan out. Only Su Lanyin behind him looked calm.

She raised the corners of her mouth slightly and was in a very good mood.

In the yard, Li Lanxiang was pinned to the ground by a group of burly men, while Su Yaozu next to her was being pinched on the face by a ferocious middle-aged woman, and was crying like a pig being slaughtered.

If you don’t know, you would think his mother is dead.

"Let go of my son, you bastard. Who do you think you are? Let me go..."

Li Lanxiang lay on the ground, still refusing to give in, cursing in a foul language.

But this time, mother and son obviously ran into a tough opponent.

The woman who was pinching Su Yaozu glanced over, and one of the guards immediately slapped Li Lanxiang hard in the face, making her see stars and almost faint. It took her a long time to recover.

"Shut up! If you dare to speak rudely to my wife again, I'll tear your mouth apart!"

At this moment, fear appeared in her eyes. She opened her mouth but dared not make any sound. She could only watch her precious son being kicked to the ground.

"Ouch, it hurts so much, you old bitch, you dare to hit me, I will never let you go!"

Su Yaozu's lawless nature did not show any sign of restraint, and he still looked unconvinced.

After all, he was a bully in the ordinary academy in the past. He was used to bullying the children from ordinary families. He never expected that he would meet someone who dared to attack him today. He was very angry for a while.

The woman glared at him condescendingly, then immediately turned around and held a slender boy next to her in her arms.

She changed her fierce look and showed the tenderness and care of a loving mother. She asked carefully, "Ye'er, where else did he hurt you? Let me see."