"How could you send your own younger sister to jail with your own hands!" Qin Shuang demanded.
After Mr. and Mrs. Shen Wenshan learned about Shen Ruoxi's incident, they immediately rushed from the capital to Qinzhou with the Tianshan Snow Lotus.
Shen Yu frowned tightly and replied, "If I hadn't sent her to jail, you might be seeing her corpse now!"
According to Xie Jingchu's character, once he came to his senses, he would surely make Shen Ruoxi pay in blood.
So, he had no choice but to hand Shen Ruoxi over to the government yamen before that.
"A mere Xie family. Do you think our Shen family is afraid of them?!" Qin Shuang exclaimed.
Shen Yu frowned, "But this is not the capital!"
Although the Shen family was extremely wealthy, they had not yet established a firm foothold in Qinzhou.
A powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake.
Hearing this, Shen Wenshan waved his hand and scolded Qin Shuang, "That's enough. If you hadn't indulged her so much, she wouldn't have been so lawless."
"But Yu'er shouldn't have sent her to jail! How could Xi'er bear it!" Qin Shuang wiped away her tears.
Although Shen Ruoxi was an adopted daughter of the Shen family, Qin Shuang had always treated her as her own biological daughter.
A jail was no place for a human being!
Moreover, Shen Ruoxi had been pampered since childhood and was very delicate.
Shen Wenshan thought for a while and said, "Since things have come to this, we should first wake the girl up, and then we'll go and apologize to her in person."
If they could get Ruan Jiu's forgiveness, they could get Shen Ruoxi out of jail.
Shen Yu nodded after hearing this.
He took the Tianshan Snow Lotus and immediately rushed to Ruan Jiu's room.
Sure enough, the Tianshan Snow Lotus was a top - grade medicine.
Just a short while after Ruan Jiu took it, she slowly opened her eyes.
"A Jiu, you're awake!"
Xie Jingchu saw Ruan Jiu open her eyes.
His eyes were full of surprise, and his eyes instantly welled up with tears.
He gently held Ruan Jiu's hand and said in a choked voice, "I... I was so afraid that you would never wake up again..."
Ruan Jiu wanted to comfort Xie Jingchu.
But now, even breathing hurt all the wounds on her body.
On her delicate little face, her two eyebrows were knitted together.
Seeing this, Xie Jingchu quickly let go of Ruan Jiu's hand and said helplessly, "Did I hurt you?"
"No..." Ruan Jiu weakly uttered a single word.
Her voice was hoarse.
When Mr. and Mrs. Shen Wenshan heard that Ruan Jiu had woken up, they immediately rushed over.
Just as they were about to get closer, Xie Jingchu immediately scolded them, "Don't come near."
Shen Wenshan was stunned.
Sure enough, he was the Fourth Master of the Xie family.
At such a young age, he already had such an imposing manner.
Then, Shen Wenshan said awkwardly, "Miss Ruan is okay now, right?"
"Okay?" Xie Jingchu snorted coldly.
He turned his head and swept his sharp eyes over Shen Wenshan, "How about you try it instead?"
After hearing this, Qin Shuang's face turned ashen, and she immediately scolded, "How could you, a junior, talk like this!"
Shen Wenshan waved his hand.
"It doesn't matter."
Then he said to Xie Jingchu, "I know my daughter's actions are unforgivable, but please spare her for the sake of her youth and ignorance."
Then, he bowed and saluted Ruan Jiu.
It was really rare to see the head of the Shen family act like this.
However, after hearing this, Xie Jingchu squinted his eyes.
A simple phrase of "youth and ignorance" was trying to brush this matter aside.
They really thought too highly of the Shen family!
Shen Wenshan continued, "As long as Miss Ruan agrees to spare Xi'er, I'm willing to do anything!"
Xie Jingchu opened his eyes.
Looking at Ruan Jiu, who was lying on the bed weakly, his eyes were full of heartache.
Ruan Jiu slightly opened her mouth.
Xie Jingchu immediately leaned his ear over.
For a moment, everyone held their breath and waited for Ruan Jiu to speak.
Ruan Jiu parted her thin lips slightly, "I want her dead."
Although her voice was soft, it clearly reached everyone's ears.
Qin Shuang stared wide - eyed and immediately exclaimed, "You little girl. How could you have such a vicious heart at such a young age!"
After hearing this, Ruan Jiu's eyebrows furrowed even deeper.
If she weren't so weak at this moment, she really wanted to stand up and argue with Shen Ruoxi's mother.
Vicious?
What about Shen Ruoxi then?
She had almost lost her life!
Did she still have to be kind - hearted?
"Mrs. Shen, watch your words!" Xie Jingchu roared, "Our A Jiu is kind enough. Not saying that she wants Shen Ruoxi to die a miserable death is already giving your Shen family some face."
Face?
Shen Wenshan didn't feel it at all.
It seemed that Xie Jingchu was ready to fall out with the Shen family.
"Mr. Xie, are you sure you want to be an enemy of our Shen family?" Shen Wenshan said coldly.
Xie Jingchu hooked the corner of his lips, "Don't worry. Shen Ruoxi will surely die."
A hint of cruelty flashed across his eyes.
"You!" Shen Wenshan was offended by a junior for the first time, and anger welled up in his eyes again.
Seeing the two of them on the verge of conflict, Shen Yu frowned tightly.
If they continued to stalemate, not only would they not be able to rescue Shen Ruoxi, but they would also form a feud with the Xie family.
Shen Yu had long heard of Xie Jingchu's methods.
They must not fall out with Xie Jingchu because of this.
After all, it was Shen Ruoxi who had done something wrong in the first place.
They had to plan this out carefully.
So, he immediately stepped forward to mediate, "Miss Ruan just woke up today, and her body has not recovered yet. We won't bother her anymore. In a few days, when Miss Ruan is feeling better, we'll come and visit her again."
After saying that, Shen Yu immediately pulled Mr. and Mrs. Shen Wenshan out of the room.
The room returned to silence again.
Xie Jingchu put away the anger in his eyes and looked at Ruan Jiu tenderly.
He said softly, "A Jiu, don't worry. I will never let Shen Ruoxi leave Qinzhou alive!"
He knew that Shen Yu had sent Shen Ruoxi to jail because he was afraid that he would take action against Shen Ruoxi.
So, no matter how powerful the Shen family was, they didn't dare to rescue Shen Ruoxi rashly for the time being.
"Don't be impulsive." Ruan Jiu knew that Xie Jingchu wanted to cut Shen Ruoxi into a thousand pieces more than she did.
But after all, Shen Ruoxi was a member of the Shen family.
She didn't want Xie Jingchu to hurt himself while trying to hurt the enemy for her sake.
After hearing this, Xie Jingchu lovingly stroked Ruan Jiu's face, "You should focus on getting better. Leave the rest to me."
After watching Ruan Jiu fall asleep again, Xie Jingchu walked out of the room.
He said coldly to Qin Yuan, "How is Shen Ruoxi now?"
Qin Yuan replied, "The Shen family has bribed all the jail guards. As long as Shen Ruoxi is in jail, our people can't do anything."
Xie Jingchu took a deep breath.
He had expected the Shen family to do this.
He blamed himself for being a step too late.
Qin Yuan was indignant.
Not to mention he felt bad seeing his cousin so badly injured.
His cousin was the apple of the Fourth Master's eye. How sad the Fourth Master must be!
But unfortunately, the Shen family was keeping a close eye on her, and they had no way to deal with it.
Xie Jingchu squinted his eyes, and a hint of killing intent burst out in his eyes.
"Then let Shen Ruoxi out of jail."
After hearing this, Qin Yuan immediately replied, "Okay, I'll go and mobilize all the secret guards right away."
Xie Jingchu waved his hand and stared intently, "Don't be in a hurry. Wait until A Jiu recovers first."
He wanted Ruan Jiu to avenge herself!