"Fine, I don't need to see them!"
Chu Yuanyuan's sharp eyes were cold and fierce. She stared intently at the people present, with all her resentment written on her face.
"But I, Chu Yuanyuan, won't admit to the frame - up!"
As her gaze swept across, Chu Yuanyuan dug her fingernails into her flesh so hard that the scarlet blood quietly soaked her palm. "Chu Nan, how dare you betray your master! I will never let you go!"
Visibly, Chu Nan's body trembled slightly.
He lowered his head and didn't respond to Chu Yuanyuan anymore.
"Chu Yuanyuan, do you still dare to kill someone right in front of me!"
Chu Nian'an was also extremely angry at Chu Yuanyuan's refusal to admit her mistake.
In her opinion, Chu Yuanyuan had always had a bad reputation. Even her own guards couldn't stand it and had testified against her.
It was obvious how repulsive she was on a daily basis.
As for Yan Zhao, Chu Nian'an never suspected him at all.
After all, she thought that Yan Zhao was only openly vicious and always disdained to stir up trouble secretly.
But what Chu Nian'an didn't know was that if Yan Zhao were really only superficially vicious, he wouldn't have survived until now.
After Chu Yuanyuan left, Chu Nian'an also stomped back angrily.
Soon, only Yan Zhao and Chu Nan were left on the spot.
Chu Nan gritted his teeth. "Please, Young Master, save my life."
Chu Yuanyuan was promiscuous and indiscriminate.
She would even force herself on those with good looks that she fancied.
Chu Nan thought that with his ordinary appearance, he wouldn't catch Chu Yuanyuan's eye.
Unexpectedly, on the way Chu Yuanyuan brought him to the capital, she had tempted him many times.
If it weren't for Chu Bei's eagerness to rise in rank and his envy of Chu Nan for being valued, which led to his repeated exclusion of Chu Nan and stealing of his limelight,
he might have already been... by Chu Yuanyuan.
A good bird chooses a tree to perch on.
In the past, Chu Nan thought that the Huainan Prince's Mansion was a good tree.
But the fact proved that he had made the wrong choice. The Huainan Prince and Chu Yuanyuan were not good masters.
Chu Nan had also thought about leaving, but the Huainan Prince was cruel and vicious to his secret guards.
Since childhood, the secret guards had been fed a slow - acting poison.
If they were obedient, they would be given a small amount of the antidote on a monthly basis, thus forcing the secret guards to never be able to leave the Huainan Prince's Mansion.
If they were disobedient and failed to complete the monthly tasks,
they could only wait for the poison to take effect that month. The pain was like poisonous ants biting, making them wish they were dead.
This month, Chu Nan came to the capital with Chu Yuanyuan.
Unfortunately, Chu Yuanyuan forgot to bring the antidote to the capital, and he and the others had already suffered from the poison once.
In the midst of the excruciating pain, Chu Yuanyuan was leisurely watching their miserable state.
She even made them jump into the ice - cold lake while they were sick, claiming it was a special way she came up with to relieve their pain.
Chu Dong was blindly loyal, Chu Xi was obedient, and Chu Bei was vain.
But Chu Nan had developed other thoughts.
He didn't want to be humiliated day and night, nor did he want to die.
So, he secretly approached Yan Zhao and begged him for a way out.
However, Yan Zhao had refused him at that time because he had nothing useful to offer.
Therefore, just now, Chu Nan took a risky move.
He would rather betray his master than show his loyalty to Yan Zhao.
Yan Zhao sized up Chu Nan with a cold and indifferent look. "This Young Master has no intention of keeping you."
He never used those who betrayed their masters.
Those who could betray their former masters today could also betray their new masters in the future.
"Chu Nan is willing to take the poison. I only ask to follow the Young Master."
The Huainan Prince was not a good master, so Chu Nan naturally didn't want to follow him.
But Chu Nan had once seen how Yan Zhao got along with his subordinates and secretly envied them.
He was willing to follow Yan Zhao for the rest of his life.
Yan Zhao took a close look at him and then turned around without saying a word.
Chu Nan still knelt on the spot, feeling disappointed: he had lost his bet.
The cold wind was howling.
A Si quietly dropped from the tree, grinding his teeth in frustration. "Why don't you follow the master?"
"Master?"
Chu Nan's pupils widened. "But the Young Master didn't agree..."
A Si winked secretly. "The master didn't refuse you either!"
He grabbed Chu Nan by the hand and pulled him up. "From now on, you'll be renamed A Wu."
Chu Nan followed him blankly and then heard A Si mutter, "The Young Master's Mansion won't tolerate betrayal. Since you're following the Young Master, you must never have second thoughts in the future, or I'll be the first to turn you into a human - skin lantern."
"Chu Nan... A Wu wouldn't dare."
Under A Si's gaze, Chu Nan changed his self - address.
A Si nodded. "You've passed my test. But A Da, A Er, and A San have strange tempers and are exclusive and bullying towards the newcomers. You'll have to fend for yourself in the future."
A Si was straightforward and easy to accept others.
But the other senior brothers obviously wouldn't be so lenient.
Startled by his words, Chu Nan swallowed hard. "A Wu will definitely listen to all of you in the future."
While Chu Nan and A Si were getting along harmoniously, Chu Yuanyuan was all alone.
She originally wanted to wait for Chu Dong to leave Fangshan with her.
But after waiting for a long time and seeing no sign of him, Chu Yuanyuan lost her patience.
She didn't dare to really go to Pei Yunlu's place. What if Chu Dong succeeded and she was discovered instead.
By then, Chu Nian'an, as a princess, wouldn't be as easy - going as just telling her to leave.
"Idiots! They're all idiots!"
Chu Yuanyuan stomped her feet and kicked a tree. The cold snow poured down and covered her head.
"Ah!"
She shouted impatiently, releasing the pent - up frustration in her heart.
There were already people in each courtyard who were bored and came to watch after hearing the sound.
But when they saw that it was Chu Yuanyuan, their eyes were filled with disgust and avoidance.
"Get out of here, all of you! If you keep looking, I'll dig out your eyes!"
Chu Yuanyuan's delicate eyebrows stood on end. She could naturally see that everyone was avoiding her.
But usually, she had guards to protect her and could let the guards do everything for her.
But now, she was all alone. Even if she wanted to fight, she couldn't hurt everyone.
So she had to endure this humiliation for the time being.
"Snort!"
Someone in the crowd sneered. "The Princess of Yong'an is really arrogant. This is the foot of the imperial city, under the jurisdiction of the Son of Heaven. Even the Huainan Prince can't kill innocent people at will. You're being too overbearing."
Indeed, although people were in awe of her,
after all, those who could come to Fangshan were almost all the powerful and wealthy, except for the accompanying guests and servants.
They could tolerate Chu Yuanyuan a few times, but if she went too far,
they wouldn't be easy to deal with.
"Who is being so presumptuous?"
Chu Yuanyuan took off the long whip from her waist and whipped it hard on the ground, splashing up dirty mud and snow.
She was aggressive and obviously wanted to hurt someone.
But the person who had just sneered shrank his neck and didn't dare to answer her.
However, Chu Yuanyuan scanned everyone one by one, determined to find that person.
But in the deep night, she only saw shadows moving and could never find the culprit.
In the distance, someone was approaching with a lantern.
Chu Yuanyuan wanted to snatch the lantern to shine on everyone, but unexpectedly, the maid holding the lantern had amazing strength.
She couldn't even snatch it!
"Let go!"
Chu Yuanyuan secretly exerted force, but the maid didn't move at all. Instead, she even showed a gesture of attack.
"Presumptuous! How dare you disturb the Young Master's wife!"
Chu Yuanyuan frowned and was about to make a move.
But when she saw the beauty behind the maid, the fierceness in her eyes disappeared instantly.
The willow - like eyebrows were slender, the red lips were slightly pursed, the fair wrists were soft and white, the skin was so delicate that it seemed to break at a touch, and the beauty was peerless.
Although there were many people around, Chu Yuanyuan felt that everyone else had lost their luster.
There was only that one person left in her eyes and heart.