The whole sect is full of villains, but the junior sister has a hole in her brain

Three days later, the Ji family's team arrived at Tianyong City.

Because of Madam Ji's order, they were not in a hurry to travel, and they strolled slowly all the way until they arrived at Tianyong City.

Therefore, when they arrived, many noble families had already arrived.

"Mrs. Ji, this way please."

The Huo family's steward led Madam Ji, Ji Shu and Chao Zhao into the Huo family's mansion.

He had an unmistakable smile on his face, "The Ji family came at the right time. Tonight is the dinner that the Huo family is hosting for all the distinguished guests."

"That's really a coincidence."

Mrs. Ji responded skillfully, as if she didn't understand the meaning of the housekeeper's words at all.

The butler was silent for a moment and did not continue to test.

The Huo family mansion covers a vast area, so naturally they have the confidence to arrange accommodation for all the major families. The butler led the way, bypassing the wide front hall and coming to the backyard residence with winding pavilions and corridors.

As soon as he stepped into the backyard, Chao Zhao heard the noise coming from the front.

"Why can't you let me see Xue Ji?!"

The female voice was filled with anger, "We are close friends! Did your Huo family imprison her?!"

Chao Zhao glanced at Ji Shu.

Ji Shu noticed the curiosity in her eyes and took on this task consciously. He asked the housekeeper in confusion, "Who is making the noise in front?"

The housekeeper seemed to be used to it, and said apologetically: "It's the eldest daughter of the Shen family. She was good friends with Miss Jiang before, and she has been asking to see Miss Jiang since she came to the Huo family."

"So the Huo family really imprisoned Jiang Xueji?"

It was Chao Zhao who spoke.

She folded her arms across her chest and asked the question with interest.

The housekeeper's eyes fell on her and he frowned slightly.

He had never seen Chao Zhao before, but since she came with the Ji family, the housekeeper classified her as a young lady of the Ji family.

"Miss Ji, this is wrong."

The housekeeper shook his head. "Miss Jiang was severely injured when she was rescued because of the Jiang family's affairs. The Huo family has been trying to treat her, so it is not convenient for others to visit her."

"Her last name is Chao."

Ji Shu suddenly interrupted the housekeeper.

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, not knowing Chao Zhao's identity, but he still nodded apologetically: "Sorry."

As they were talking, they soon arrived at the place where Miss Shen was making a noise.

She stood in front of the gate of her own courtyard, venting her anger on the two Huo family guards who were guarding the gate, and shouted that she wanted to see Jiang Xueji with an expression that said "You can't do anything to me".

And beside her was Shen Mingyue, who was very familiar to Chao Zhao and Ji Shu.

Compared with the arrogant and spunky Miss Shen, Shen Mingyue, who had a pretty face and a gentle voice as she apologized to the young man from a noble family who was disturbed nearby, immediately won favor in front of everyone.

When he saw Shen Mingyue, Chao Zhao looked at Ji Shu in surprise.

Ji Shu was also confused. He didn't know why Shen Mingyue suddenly returned to Zhongzhou. She should have been practicing with Lady Jingwan...

Shen Mingyue calmly dealt with the people around her, but when she looked up, she was caught off guard by the confused eyes of Chao Zhao and Ji Shu.

"........."

Shen Mingyue was stunned for a moment, pursed her lips and avoided their gaze.

Although it was inappropriate, they did look a little funny.

"Miss Shen."

The butler showed a helpless smile, which showed a hint of headache.

"The Huo family has explained to you many times that Miss Jiang is now in the critical stage of treatment and needs to rest."

"Butler Huo?"

Hearing the voice behind him, the impatience on Shen Jiao's face eased a little, but his tone was still aggressive.

"I have been here for three days, but you have kept me waiting. So far, I have not received any news from Xue Ji!"

The housekeeper's expression remained unchanged: "I have told you many times that Miss Jiang will definitely appear at the dinner tonight."

After these words were spoken, many disciples from aristocratic families who had been disturbed by the noise gradually turned their eyes into thoughtful ones when they heard the housekeeper's words.

After all, they also wanted to know what happened to the Jiang family at that time, which led to such a prominent family being left with only one survivor.

Shen Jiao's expression paused slightly, and when she felt Butler Huo's slight glance towards her, she couldn't help but shudder.

"Okay!" Shen Jiao gritted her teeth. She knew that it would be of no benefit for her to continue making such a fuss, so she agreed readily.

"I must see Xue Ji at the dinner!"

"It's natural."

"Humph!"

Shen Jiao snorted coldly and let the guard at the door go. He turned around and saw a disciple from an aristocratic family talking to Shen Mingyue. His eyes immediately became unfriendly.

"Shen Qi."

She called out in a low voice, with an unstoppable threat in her voice.

After saying that, she walked up to Shen Mingyue and slapped her in the face, regardless of the presence of so many people.

'Snapped! ! '

The crisp and loud sound made everyone stunned.

Only Shen Mingyue seemed to have anticipated and gotten used to it. She just lowered her eyebrows submissively to hide the emotions in her eyes.

"You bitch, you're seducing men again!"

Shen Jiao cursed without any mercy, and his crude words did not have any of the elegance that a child of a noble family should have.

Many of the disciples from noble families who had a good impression of Shen Mingyue could not help but frown, especially the one who had just spoken to Shen Mingyue, who said directly: "Shen Jiao, you are going too far."

"none of your business!"

Shen Jiao sarcastically replied, "This is an internal matter of my Shen family."

As soon as she finished speaking, she pulled Shen Mingyue's hair and walked into her yard.

Shen Mingyue clearly looked in pain, but she still looked at the young man who had just spoken for her with an apologetic look.

Such a sharp contrast made the disciples from the aristocratic families present feel even more disgusted with Shen Jiao.

"Junior sister..."

Ji Shu looked incredulous.

Just now when Shen Jiao slapped Shen Mingyue, he wanted to stop it, but was stopped by Chao Zhao.

As Butler Huo was still present, Ji Shu had no choice but to swallow back all his confusion.

When they arrived at the Ji family's courtyard, the housekeeper said to them, "Dear guests, have a good rest," and left.

Seeing the butler's back disappear from his sight, Ji Shu couldn't wait to ask: "Why don't you let me help my junior sister?"

There was no questioning in his tone, only confusion.

After all, that kind of way of getting along was unheard of for him, a young master of noble status who was brought up spoiled by family elders.

"Ugh."

Madam Ji sighed and looked at Chao Zhao with a wry smile, "Thank you for your patience."

Chao Zhao did not comment and glanced at Ji Shu calmly: "After someone spoke up for her, what consequences did she suffer? Didn't you see clearly just now?"

Hearing this, Ji Shu reacted suddenly.

All those bad words Shen Jiao said just now were because someone spoke up for Shen Mingyue.

——Perhaps what they consider to be well-intentioned help will eventually turn into a sharp blade that hurts Shen Mingyue.

Ji Shu felt uncomfortable after realizing this. He pursed his lips and said, "We are both members of the Shen family. Why would Shen Jiao do this?"

"Because Shen Mingyue is a concubine's daughter, she has no support from her mother and is not well-liked by the Shen family. Shen Jiao even calls her Shen Qi, which means that she does not even have her own name in the Shen family."

Chao Zhao patted his shoulder and said, "Not all noble families are as harmonious as the Ji family."

The abundant resources of an aristocratic family are like a big piece of fat meat. The direct descendants monopolize the most essential part, and the remaining fat will be given out by them to be fought over by the large number of illegitimate descendants and side branches.

Who wouldn’t want to take advantage of these unique resources?

In order to climb up and get some resources, those disciples from aristocratic families would do anything, and flattering the direct descendants is just the simplest means.

Especially the head of the Shen family, who was famous for his romantic affairs. He had countless illegitimate children, plus the descendants of the side branches... The resources of the Shen family, which was already not as rich as those of the Jiang family and the Huo family, were even more scarce.

Under such restrictions, Shen Jiao, who had the title of legitimate son and a powerful maternal family background, naturally looked down on all illegitimate children.

In particular, Shen Mingyue's mother once took away all the favor of the head of the Shen family.