Chapter 203 Shen Xiangyue's Fear
After leaving the pawnshop, Shen Xiangwan took Yuan Ying to one of the houses in the county town. As for the cook and maid she bought, she asked Manager Sun to send them directly to her home. Due to the road conditions, she seldom went out and the food at home was almost consumed. This time she took out a large amount of food, a big fat pig, and various fruits, cloth and other items.

"Why so many things?"

When Mu Yunran and Yuan Yue came over, they were carrying the goods out one after another. Shen Xiangwan smiled and walked forward: "It looks like a lot, but it's probably not enough for our consumption for a month. Let's go, leave this to Yuan Ying, we'll go back first."

As she spoke, Shen Xiangwan took two children's bicycles from Yuan Ying and put them into the carriage. These were prepared for Dongzi and Wei Yunyi. From now on, they would be able to ride bicycles around like little cubs.

"Ah."

Nodding, Mu Yunran returned to the carriage. The Yan family had nothing, so she bought a lot of things, almost filling up half of the carriage.

"drive!"

There was no need for them to give special instructions. After both of them got on the carriage, Yuan Yue and Yuan Ying nodded and drove the carriage slowly away. The guards hidden in the dark all followed. Their mission was to ensure Shen Xiangwan's safety and never let her suffer any danger again.

At the same time, in Hehuan Tower in the county town.

"My dear, I heard that Yue Ruyan went to buy new people again. You have to be more careful and don't let them steal your limelight."

In a small detached building, the old brothel owner, who was dressed in fancy clothes, spoke earnestly. Opposite her, sat a slender, even somewhat weak woman. She was none other than the recently rising courtesan Shen Xiangyue. Although she only sold her art and not her body, she still had countless men chasing after her. Even many officials in the county were her slaves.

"Ah!"

Shen Xiangyue didn't take her words to heart at all and just applied her nail polish. Compared with the people in the imperial city, the people in this small border town were not good enough and were very easy to manipulate, especially the men. Not to mention that Yue Ruyan was just buying new people, even if she went there herself, she wouldn't frown. She was just a brothel owner in a border city, how could she compare with a noble lady like her who was carefully trained in the Prime Minister's Mansion?
"Yueyue, what do you think about Mr. Huang wanting to redeem you?"

Seeing her attitude, the madam was too lazy to bother with it anymore and started asking about other things instead. Mr. Huang's full name was Huang Jingshu. He came from the provincial capital. Even the county magistrate treated him with respect. They couldn't afford to offend him.

"What else can I think? I've said before that I will never be a concubine in this life. Unless he marries me as his legal wife, there's no point in discussing this."

Shen Xiangyue frowned barely noticeably and expressed her attitude forcefully. She asked herself if she had the capital to wait for a good price. If Huang Jingshu really liked her, he would naturally compromise for her. On the contrary, why should she give up being the most sought-after courtesan and go to his backyard to compete for favors?

During this period, the men had praised her too highly, causing her to seem to forget that she was no longer the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but just a prostitute in a brothel.
"···"

The madam was silenced by her blind self-confidence and was speechless for a moment. If she was not their cash cow, she would have jumped up and slapped her a few times. She was just a prostitute. Even if she was an oiran, she had no right to covet the position of the nobleman's wife. However... it was better for her to stay in Hehuan Tower. At least they would not be suppressed by Huanxi Tower anymore.

"Okay, I know what to do. You go out first. I need to rest for a while."

After applying nail polish, Shen Xiangyue waved her hands impatiently, as if she was shooing away some annoying flies.

"Okay, okay, little ancestor, I'll go back right away."

A hint of displeasure flashed across the madam's eyes, but she immediately stood up with a smile on her face, as if she didn't take her attitude to heart at all.

"Humph!"

When she was the only one left in the room, Shen Xiangyue snorted softly. Just as she was about to get up and go to the inner room to rest, a breeze blew by, and a man with a tall figure, handsome face, but a slightly feminine aura suddenly appeared in her room.

"Brother Xiao, why are you here?" After a brief pause, Shen Xiangyue greeted him with a look of surprise on his face, and seemed very happy.

"Shh!"

The man stepped forward and gestured to silence her. After looking around, he pulled her into the inner room and said, "There are people outside watching you. Their martial arts skills are not low, and they are all innate masters."

"what?"

Shen Xiangyue blurted out reflexively, then quickly covered her mouth and asked in a low voice: "Who are they? Will they do anything bad to me?"

"They seem to be Shen Xiangwan's people."

When the assassination attempt on Shen Xiangwan by him failed, he went to check it out in person. Not only did he not find out the reason for their failure, he didn't even see the bodies of his men. He originally wanted to sneak into Yong'an Village to investigate and kill Shen Xiangwan, but he didn't expect to find that the village was full of innate masters before he even entered it. In order to avoid alerting the enemy and exposing his identity, he could only retreat temporarily.

However, he had already memorized the attire of those people, which was extremely similar to the people hiding in the dark outside. If he had not habitually checked his surroundings when he came here before, he would have been exposed.

"what?!"

Shen Xiangwan’s people?
Could it be Wei Chengyi’s guards?

Why did they suddenly appear to monitor her? Did they discover something?

Shen Xiangyue's body trembled, and fear surged in her heart. Not to mention Wei Chengyi, she knew Shen Xiangwan's methods. If she knew that she had hired someone to kill her, she would definitely not let her go.

"Don't worry, they probably don't know anything, otherwise it wouldn't just be surveillance."

Sensing her fear, the man considered for a moment, then gently held her in his arms, as if she were some precious treasure.

"Can···"

Shen Xiangyue was still worried, and she nestled in his arms and trembled continuously, her mind full of Shen Xiangwan's methods of dealing with people.

"Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

The man held her hand tightly, his eyes darkening slightly. Shen Xiangwan had made Yue'er so scared, this time he must take her life himself.

"Ah."

Raising her hands and hugging him tightly, Shen Xiangyue nodded tremblingly, telling herself desperately in her heart that there was no need to be afraid, Shen Xiangwan had no evidence, otherwise she would have taken action long ago. Moreover, she was no longer the same person she used to be. Brother Xiao was a martial arts master and would surely protect her. Many of the men who admired her were wealthy and powerful figures in Datong County. As long as she gave them a little guidance, they would surely come forward one after another to vent her anger. Wouldn't it be easy to deal with Wei Chengyi and Shen Xiangwan, the two exiled commoners?

Thinking of this, Shen Xiangyue gradually calmed down, with a sinister light reflected in her eyes. Shen Xiangwan, she would definitely kill her, definitely!
【End of this chapter】

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