After all, he was not an ignorant child. He knew that his family had already been disliked by the emperor, and that not only was the Chai family in the emperor's favor, but even Chai Bin was a favorite of the third prince.

They won't gain any benefit if they go against the Chai family.

Moreover, my father is now working under the Yue family of Minister Chai, and he has been treated very badly. If they knew that he had beaten Chai Bin, not only the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion, but also my father's life would not be easy.

Perhaps sensing his fear, Chai Bin became even more aggressive, throwing Zhao Baokun to the ground, beating and kicking him, and punching him hard several times.

Zhao Baokun curled up his body with his hands clenched into fists. Soon, a strong smell of blood came out of his mouth. He gritted his teeth and lowered his eyes, forcing himself not to resist.

He knew that he had beaten Chai Bin today, and if he did not let him retaliate, the Chai family would immediately attack the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion.

But if he doesn't fight back, it will only encourage Chai Bin's arrogance, making him even more aggressive and not taking them seriously!

At this moment, Zhao Baokun didn’t know what else he could do?

Seeing her brother covered in blood after being beaten because of her, Zhao Xueqing got up from the ground with tears in her eyes and tried to stop them. However, although Chai Bin's companions would not attack a woman in broad daylight, they stopped her from going forward.

*

At the top of the restaurant, Shen Shuyi's eyes were cold and indifferent. Without turning his head, he said slowly: "If I remember correctly, among those who testified against your father, there was the Chai family."

Hearing this, Jiang Lian was stunned for a few seconds, and subconsciously turned to look at Jiang Li. Only then did he realize that the usually silent young man had one hand firmly pressing the hilt of the knife at his waist, veins on his forehead bulging, his jawline was very tight, and his eyes were staring at Chai Bin's direction with scarlet eyes.

After a long while, Jiang Li squeezed out a word from between his teeth: "Yes."

In those days, the Chai family and the Jiang family were good friends. Chai Zhi was a deputy general under his father. Because they guarded the border together and fought against the enemy together, and had a life-and-death friendship on the battlefield, the two families had always had a good relationship.

But he never expected that after the news of his father's treason spread, Uncle Chai, who was usually quite close to him, would personally identify his father in the main hall and claim that he had seen his father receiving envoys from the enemy country at night.

Later, Chai Zhi even said frankly that he had seen his father secretly hiding a large amount of jewelry, and even brought people to search it out.

Thanks to this incident, Chai Zhi was able to redeem himself for his crime and retain his original position. Soon after, Chai Zhi was transferred back to the capital, where he suddenly became a favorite of the current emperor.

Afterwards, the eldest daughter of the Chai family entered the palace. Now, several years have passed, and the eldest daughter of the Chai family was named Lipin, Chai Zhi is the Minister of War, and Chai Bin has boarded the ship of the third prince and become the hottest new upstart today.

Shen Shuyi retracted his gaze, turned around and said, "I'll go meet him, you don't show up."

Jiang Li took a step forward, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

But he knew that it was best for him not to show up.

The Chai family is different from others and is particularly familiar with him. He almost grew up with Chai Bin, so Chai Bin knows him better than anyone else.

Even though seven years have passed, there is no guarantee that he will not recognize himself.

"Miss, Chai Bin is a frivolous and lustful person who bullies the weak and fears the strong. You..." Jiang Li spoke rarely.

Shen Shuyi stopped and said in a gentle voice: "If you say I am lustful, I am not lustful now. If you say I am bullying the weak and afraid of the strong, he doesn't have the courage to attack me in the street."

That’s right, Shen Shuyi was indeed not afraid.

She had only been back home for a few days, and although her complexion and health had recovered a lot, she was still too pale and thin, and was far from being a "beauty" in Chai Bin's eyes.

Shen Shuyi went downstairs with a few maids, but Chai Bin still didn't stop.

His eyes were full of ferocity, and he had already beaten Zhao Baokun so hard that his face was covered in blood.

"What do you think, Zhao Baokun? If you can crawl under my crotch today, I will pretend that this never happened!" Chai Bin laughed arrogantly with resentment in his eyes.

Zhao Baokun spat out a mouthful of blood and sneered, "Bah, you might as well just twist my head off!"

Chai Bin angrily asked, "Do you think I don't dare?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold voice sounded behind him: "Master Chai has great skills, but I wonder how much of his skills he can use to kill enemies and defend the country on the battlefield."

He turned his head and saw a girl wearing a lake blue dress with peony patterns.

The girl had a simple single spiral bun with a tasseled phoenix hairpin inserted diagonally. Her cold and pale face was not stunning, but it was also pretty and charming.

The most amazing thing is that pair of eyes, dark and calm, which seem to be smiling at first glance, but if you look at them for a long time, you will feel that they are like the dark clouds under the abyss, inexplicably tempting you to fall, cold and ruthless.

Chai Bin narrowed his eyes and looked Shen Shuyi up and down.

To be honest, this woman is not that stunningly beautiful, but when she just stands in the crowd, people can't help but look at her, as if there is a wall between her and the others.

"Young lady, I advise you to mind your own business! When I was killing the enemy and defending my country, you probably didn't even know where to embroider. How can you teach me how to do things?"

Chai Bin sneered, his eyes full of arrogance.

Shen Shuyi looked at Chai Bin, who was more than a head taller than her, and was not afraid. She took a few steps forward and said calmly, "Mr. Chai, you can be as powerful as you want in the capital. I just don't know if Minister Chai knows that you have a mistress and a child in the third courtyard of Huaihua Lane."

Upon hearing this, Chai Bin's face suddenly changed. Although his feet were still stepping on Zhao Baokun, his eyes were fixed on Shen Shuyi: "Who are you? How do you know all this!"

Shen Shuyi curled his lips and smiled, "As far as I know, you have been courting Princess Anle quite a lot these days. I wonder how Princess Anle would feel if this were to get out?"

Over the years, Chai Zhi's ambition has been obvious.

He was obsessed with getting in touch with the royal family, and it was not enough for him to send a daughter to the palace, he also hoped that his son could have some connection with the royal family.

But the Chai family was far from being qualified to marry a princess, so the princess became the best choice.

Coincidentally, Princess Anle is the cousin of the Third Prince. Currently, the Third Prince is highly regarded by Emperor Qianwu and has many supporters in the court. He can be said to be one of the strong contenders for the position of Crown Prince.

Therefore, Chai Zhi attached great importance to this marriage. After all, if she had not married the Third Prince, even if she was a princess, it would not have been the Chai family's turn.

But he probably didn't know that his good son had already had a child outside. If Chai Zhi knew that Chai Bin dared to ruin his plan, he would definitely skin him alive!

As for Chai Bin, although he has been domineering in Beijing in recent years, he is not afraid of others, but he is afraid of his own father. After all, Chai Zhi was born as a military general, and he can be said to be ruthless when he takes action.

So when Shen Shuyi mentioned this matter, his expression changed immediately!

He stared at Shen Shuyi and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Are you threatening me?"

Shen Shuyi curled her lips and said softly, "How could that be? As the saying goes, there is no acquaintance without fighting. I believe that there must be a misunderstanding between Master Chai and my cousin."

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