Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

Hua Cishu was a man of iron will. Since he dared to come, he had already prepared himself to die. However, he did not expect that he would not be able to kill Shen Zhaoyan to avenge his sister.

"If you want to kill me, then go ahead. I, Hua Cishu, won't even blink an eye. But you have to remember Shen Zhaoyan. God is watching what you do. What you owe to my sister will be repaid one day!"

Shen Zhaoyan smiled. He took a sword from the guard next to him and walked straight towards Hua Cishu.

Under the surprised gaze of everyone, the sword pierced into Hua Ci Shu's chest with a "puff" sound, but avoided the vital parts.

He leaned close to Hua Cishu's ear and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I won't kill you. I want to use you to exchange for the entire General's Mansion. I want you to see with your own eyes how everyone in your General's Mansion died!"

Hua Cishu suddenly opened his eyes wide and gritted his teeth, saying, "Shen Zhaoyan, forget it!"

Shen Zhaoyan left Hua Cishu and fiercely pulled out the sword that had pierced his chest. Blood gushed out from Hua Cishu's wound, and his chest was suddenly covered in blood.

In front of so many court officials, he put away all his cruelty and displayed magnanimity and seriousness just right.

"You wounded me with your sword, and I will return your sword. The rest will be decided by my father."

His eyes were filled with deep sarcasm and pride, "Come here, take him to the palace and hand him over to my father for punishment."

Hua Ci Shu struggled violently, but was still firmly controlled by several guards. However, the blood from his chest flowed more and more as he struggled.

The red stung Yan Ci's eyes, and she was about to rush out regardless of anything, but was suddenly stopped by a pair of hands. A deep voice sounded in her ears, "Don't be impulsive. If you go out like this, you can't save him, and it will only hurt you and the entire Yan Mansion."

Xie Chengyin's words made her pause, but she could no longer control the tears in her eyes, and they flowed out like a dam bursting. She tried her best to suppress her anger and grief, but her shaking shoulders revealed her mood at the moment.

She used to disdain crying because crying couldn't solve any problems.

When you encounter a problem, try to find a way to solve it. If you can't solve it, just kill the culprit with a sword. If all else fails, you can kill a minion to vent your anger.

But now, she could do nothing but cry.

She couldn't kill Shen Zhaoyan, and she couldn't even move the guards who were escorting her eldest brother. She could only watch her brother being injured and taken away.

She turned around and threw herself into Xie Chengyin's arms, hiding all her fragility and helplessness under his protection.

Xie Chengyin patted Yan Ci on the back and comforted him, "Hua Cishu will be fine for now. The emperor will not easily touch him even for the sake of the General's Mansion. We still have a chance. You go back to the Yan Mansion first. I will send someone to tell you when I have news."

The wedding banquet ended in a bad mood. The servants of the palace had already begun to see the guests off respectfully. Yan Tonglin and Jiang Qingqing were also looking for Yan Ci.

Seeing Yan Ci being hugged by Xie Chengyin, both of them froze in expression and walked towards them hesitantly.

Xie Chengyin also saw the two of them. He lowered his eyebrows and looked at the little person in his arms, and said with a little teasing: "Don't cry, Lord Yan and the others are coming. If they see me, they will think I bullied you."

Yan Ci left Xie Chengyin's chest. Her eyes were still slightly moist, but her emotions had stabilized.

"Whether it's bullying or not depends on how you explain it to my parents."

Xie Chengyin was speechless. How could he explain that it was actually their daughter who threw herself into his arms?

Yan Ci turned around and saw Yan Tonglin and Jiang Qingqing with concerned expressions on their faces. He trotted over and snuggled up to Jiang Qingqing, calling her "Mom" in a soft voice.

Jiang Qingqing saw that she was in a bad mood, reached out and lifted the hair on Yan Ci's forehead, and asked softly: "Were you scared just now?"

Not to mention Yan Ci, she was also shocked.

They were watching the ceremony just now, and just when it was about to end, General Hua walked in from outside, holding a sword, with a cold aura, and without saying a word he stabbed directly at Prince Xiang who was in the process of worshipping, catching everyone by surprise.

Fortunately, Prince Xiang dodged quickly and only injured his neck, leaving his life unharmed. Otherwise, all of them who came to watch the ceremony would have to endure the emperor’s wrath.

She used to think that General Hua was young and heroic, but when she saw him today, she felt the murderous aura in him. He was indeed a victorious general on the battlefield. He killed people without blinking an eye, and even the prince was no problem.

Yan Ci leaned on Jiang Qingqing's shoulder, looking at Xie Chengyin with slightly red eyes.

Xie Chengyin curled his lips and said, "Yes, this is probably the first time Miss Yan has seen such a scene. She is timid and scared. I happened to be there, so I comforted her."

Yan Tonglin frowned and complained secretly: How can you comfort others like you, and even hug them?

But he didn't say much on his face. He was polite and bowed to Xie Chengyin, but his tone was a little perfunctory, "Thank you very much, young marquis. We will go ahead."

Xie Chengyin took a deep look at Yan Ci and said to Yan Tonglin, "Master Yan, take care."

After Yan Tonglin left with his wife and daughter, Xie Chengyin was also preparing to leave. Xie Chengyi stood behind him at some point, and Xie Chengyin was startled as soon as he turned around.

"Brother, what are you doing? You scared me to death."

Xie Chengyi looked at Yan Ci's back as he left and said with a smile, "You are quite capable, I saw it all, you have already hugged the baby. Judging from the progress, good things must be coming soon, and I should prepare the betrothal gifts for you."

He walked out while muttering to himself, never mentioning what had just happened, as if his whole mind was on Xie Chengyin's marriage.

But Xie Chengyin knew that since his brother saw him holding Yan Ci, he must have also noticed Yan Ci's abnormality. Although he didn't ask, he should give his brother an explanation after returning home.

Sitting in the carriage back home, Yan Ci was still in a low mood. She was worried about Hua Ci Shu's injuries.

Although Xie Chengyin said that Hua Cishu would be fine for the time being, she knew that Shen Zhaoyan had shown no mercy when he struck her with the sword, and her brother was probably seriously injured. It was still unknown whether he could get good treatment when he entered the palace to see the emperor.

She looked a little miserable, but in Jiang Qingqing's eyes, she thought she was still afraid.

She immediately sat down beside Yan Ci and gently embraced her, "Don't be afraid, Ah Ci, mother is here. Once you get home and have a good sleep, nothing will happen."

Yan Ci was about to cry, she nodded obediently, suppressed the tears in her eyes, and said softly: "Okay."

She couldn't let Jiang Qingqing worry, nor could she bring trouble to the Yan family. She would find a way to save her brother.

Meanwhile, Emperor Tianqing was sitting at the table on the kang in Mingyi Palace, frowning and thinking deeply about a chessboard on it.

He had been playing this game of chess for two hours, but he had only finished half of it.

The black and white pieces on the chessboard are clearly separated. The black pieces want to surround the white pieces, but they always leave a glimmer of hope for the white pieces.

Emperor Tianqing was a little upset today, and was absent-minded while playing chess. He looked at the black pieces that were gradually losing the initiative, and suddenly stopped.

He threw the white piece in his hand back into the chess pot and turned to ask, "How far has the wedding ceremony at Prince Xiang's mansion come?"

Yang Zhao bowed and took two steps forward, saying, "Looking at this hour, the ceremony must have been completed, and now is the time to entertain the guests."

Emperor Tianqing nodded to show that he understood, then got up and went out for a walk.

The room was so stuffy that he could hardly breathe.

But at this moment, Hu Li suddenly rushed in, and he fell to the ground in panic.

Yang Zhao glared at his apprentice, "Why are you so panicked that you even forgot the rules."

Hu Li ignored his master's blame and kowtowed deeply before reporting: "Prince Xiang was assassinated!"