Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

I don’t know if it was because Yan Ci’s question was too direct, or because she called Shen Zhaoyan’s name directly, but after saying this, Hua Ci Shu looked at Yan Ci with a look of surprise.

For a moment, I even forgot to say no.

Yan Ci took this as Hua Ci Shu's tacit consent, and was delighted, so he said:

"Excuse me, Major General, why did you attack Shen Zhaoyan in public?"

Shen Zhaoyan raised his head and glanced at Yan Ci, then lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Yan Ci guessed that her brother would have this reaction. She had heard from Xie Chengyin that her brother had not said a word in defense despite Emperor Tianqing's repeated questioning, so he would certainly not say anything to her.

But if her brother doesn't say anything, she can ask another question.

"Do you want to kill Shen Zhaoyan to avenge your sister because he killed her?"

Hua Ci Shu suddenly raised his head, his sharp eyes pointed directly at Yan Ci like a sword. He tried his best to steady himself, but his clenched fists on his thighs had already exposed his mood at the moment.

He was enduring it, but in fact he was on the verge of exploding.

Yan Ci chuckled and continued to ask: "But, Hua Cijing has been dead for two years. Why did you do it now instead of earlier or later?"

Xie Chengyin's fists were clenched so tightly that they made a creaking sound. Yan Ci saw this and his smile grew even more intense.

Looking at Hua Ci Shu's reaction, Yan Ci knew that the questions she asked touched her brother's heart, so her guess was correct.

"You are trying to protect the General's Mansion, but you know that even if you take all the blame, Shen Zhaoyan will not let the Hua family go."

Hearing this, Hua Ci Shu stood up suddenly. His tall and strong figure formed a kind of oppression in front of Yan Ci, and his cold eyes were filled with murderous intent.

"What do you know!"

If it were any other woman, she would have been frightened by the coldness of Hua Ci Shu. But Yan Ci was not an ordinary woman. She had fought side by side with her brother and was very familiar with him.

But the condescending feeling of oppression made Yan Ci look like a lamb to be slaughtered.

Xie Chengyin, who had not intervened until now, suddenly walked over and stood in front of Yan Ci, blocking Hua Cishu's relentless advance.

"Hua Ci Shu, she is not your enemy." He was really afraid that Hua Ci Shu would hurt the frail Yan Ci. After all, she was not Hua Ci Jing now, and Hua Ci Shu would not feel sorry for her as an outsider.

Hua Cishu raised his eyes and looked at Xie Chengyin, "Are you in the same group with her?"

"Yes, but we are with you."

Hua Cishu was a little confused. He had some trust in Xie Chengyin, but now seeing Xie Chengyin standing with Yan Ci, he began to doubt Xie Chengyin as well.

"Although I don't know what you are here for, don't waste your energy. You won't get anything from me, so don't even think about using me to threaten the General's Mansion."

"We just want to help you, Hua Cishu. If we want to attack the General's Mansion, based on what we know, why don't we just tell my uncle?"

Hua Cishu looked at Xie Chengyin, and the guard in his eyes was somewhat lowered. "Why are you helping me?"

He could barely understand that Xie Chengyin wanted to help him, but why should this girl from the Yan family help her? They had only met once and the two families had no contact with each other.

His eyes glanced at Yan Ci Mian's face, and Yan Ci also saw his hesitation. Isn't it easy to find a reason?

Yan Ci slowly squatted down in front of Hua Ci Shu, raised his little face and looked at Hua Ci Shu.

"Brother, you can trust me. I want to avenge Hua Cijing just like you."

Hua Cishu was stunned by the call of "brother". His fierce eyes were given a hint of tenderness because of the familiar and long-standing name, but when he saw Yan Ci's face, he was immediately defensive.

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Xie Chengyin was also startled by Yan Ci's call of "brother". He thought Yan Ci was suddenly going to reveal his identity.

After hearing the latter words, he breathed a sigh of relief and rolled his eyes at Yan Ci, but Yan Ci's attention was all on Hua Ci Shu, so Xie Chengyin's eyes roll were in vain.

"I'm not talking nonsense. Although I'm deep in the backyard, I really admire Hua Cijing. She bravely killed the enemy to defend her country and is a role model for women. So I want to help her, and I also want to help you."

Yan Ci said this sincerely.

How could she not be sincere? She spoke from the heart.

Hua Cishu seemed to believe Yan Ci's words, and the look he gave Yan Ci was no longer so cold, but he did not completely trust him either.

After all, the General's Mansion has been stripped of its title, and as a convicted exile, he will not cause any harm to the General's Mansion.

Most importantly, she mentioned his sister.

His sister is one of the people he cares about most, so if there is a chance to avenge her, he will not let it go.

"What is your relationship with A Jing?"

Hua Ci Shu looked at Yan Ci and asked.

Yan Ci's legs felt numb from squatting, so he simply sat down on the ground in front of the Hua Ci tree.

"She and I are friends, I guess. I attended her wedding, so I found kerosene on the door of the wedding room, and that's when I concluded that Hua Cijing's death was not simple."

Yan Ci asked Hua Cishu in return, "What did you discover that made you take action against Shen Zhaoyan after two years?"

Hua Ci Shu slowly turned around and looked towards the only small window of the cell. There was no moonlight, and it was pitch black at first glance, just like the day when his sister died in the fire, the night was dark and moonless.

"I have been investigating the cause of my sister's death for the past two years, but I have not found any clues. Even my sister's wedding room in Prince Xiang's mansion has been reduced to ashes. But a few days ago, I received a letter telling me that my sister was killed by Shen Zhaoyan. He killed my sister in order to marry Xiao Yizhen."

Yan Ci sneered in her heart. It was indeed a trap. If her brother hadn’t cared about her so much, she wouldn’t have been led into it.

"How do you know that this is genuine faith and not just a deliberate attempt to entice you?"

"I'm not sure, but it's true that he, Shen Zhaoyan, is going to marry Xiao Yizhen. If my sister really died because of him and he married someone else, I would never tolerate this marriage."

"That's why you went to the wedding banquet alone and attacked Shen Zhaoyan in front of everyone, just to avoid implicating the General's Mansion."

Hua Ci Shu nodded, as a response to Yan Ci's guess.

If Yan Ci had only a vague idea about the cause of his death in the past, she might have needed to investigate the person who wrote the letter, but now she doesn't need to.

Ever since her brother told her that someone had sent him a letter saying that Hua Cijing was killed by Shen Zhaoyan, she had already guessed who the writer was.

She couldn't think of anyone else except Shen Zhaoyan himself who knew the cause of her death and could use it to lure Hua Cishu into assassinating her in public.

He put a lot of effort into eradicating the Hua family.

But he didn't expect that she would come back in a different appearance.

Therefore, she would definitely not let him succeed in his plan to destroy the General's Mansion.