Abandoned Wife? Her Starlight Shall Blind You!-Chapter 28: Pressing for Senior Sister Shen Ruoxi’s Whereabouts

Chapter 28: Chapter 28: Pressing for Senior Sister Shen Ruoxi’s Whereabouts

Old Mrs. Xu’s face changed drastically upon hearing this. She cursed inwardly, this old rascal was warning her in a roundabout way.

Even though Old Mrs. Xu was filled with discontent and resentment toward Shen Ruoxi’s return, she still forced a pleasant expression.

With a smile, she said, "That is only proper. Now that Ruoxi is back, the affairs of the mansion, big and small, will need me to explain to her, so she can quickly get familiar with them."

Old Mrs. Xu was irritated by these words and responded coolly, "Thank you for your trouble."

"Not at all, it’s all in the family, it’s only right," Old Mrs. Xu said with a forced laugh, continuing to curse inwardly.

She shifted the topic, "It’s just, Ruoxi, my dear, since you want to separate from Xiao Chengyi, just tell your grandmother the truth, no need to hide it."

Shen Ruoxi’s lips curled slightly, "The imperial decree has not been issued, they say heaven’s grace is hard to predict, who knows what he thinks? If he doesn’t issue the decree, wouldn’t it be a crime of deceiving the monarch if I said it out loud?"

This little girl could speak eloquently; deceiving the monarch? The Yang Family and the Zou Family both know, and they do not fear deceiving the monarch. She just wants to catch me off guard.

"Grandmother understands," Old Mrs. Xu said through gritted teeth.

Shen Ruoxi suddenly spoke calmly, "Old Mrs. Xu, you are my grandfather’s second wife, not my grandmother, remember your identity."

"You..." Old Mrs. Xu’s face flushed with anger, and she forced a fake smile after a while, "Ruoxi, regardless of your identity, I am your grandfather’s legitimate wife, married in by an eight-carriage procession, do I not deserve your respect?"

Old Mrs. Xu attempted to mediate, "Ruoxi is addressing the issue, not the person; the family should remain harmonious."

Old Mrs. Xu wasn’t afraid of Old Mrs. Xu, mainly worried that her young granddaughter might fall into Old Mrs. Xu’s trap.

Old Mrs. Xu’s eyes were cold; with her return, life would not be easy for herself.

So, she needed to plan ahead.

Shen Ruoxi sneered inwardly. She knew that with her return, Old Mrs. Xu would likely have trouble sleeping and eating, restless and sleepless at night.

Just then, a maid hurried in from outside, bowed to the three of them, and reported in a low voice, "Prince Pei insists on seeing the Marquis. He said if you don’t see him, he will stay at the Shen Mansion and not leave."

Hearing this, Shen Ruoxi frowned deeply, cursing Pei Xuan as a persistent haunting, like a stubborn adhesive plaster.

Old Mrs. Xu also knit her brows, asking perplexedly, "Why does Prince Pei keep pestering you?"

She worried that just after the separation, rumors might spread about Shen Ruoxi, especially concerned that others might misunderstand she separated for another man, extremely damaging to Shen Ruoxi’s reputation.

Shen Ruoxi sighed and explained, "His father and my master have some connection. Ten years ago, wasn’t he forced by his father to Medicine Spirit Valley to learn martial arts? Then gradually, he and my senior sister became a pair of quarreling lovers. Last month, my senior sister came looking for me, saying she had matters to handle on a distant trip. I don’t know how Pei Xuan found out and insisted on asking for her whereabouts. I’ve already told him I don’t know, but he just won’t believe it."

Old Mrs. Xu laughed dryly from the side, "Ruoxi, if you know, just tell Prince Pei, so he won’t keep tangling at the mansion, affecting your reputation."

"I really don’t know, his legs are on his own body, can I control him? Besides, considering his status, who dares provoke him!" Shen Ruoxi said irritably.

Inwardly sneering, this Old Mrs. Xu truly doesn’t miss any opportunity to discredit her.

"Ruoxi, I am doing this for your own good," Old Mrs. Xu said with a dry laugh. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Shen Ruoxi snorted coldly and said nothing.

"Let him in!" Old Mrs. Xu instructed. This situation was not ideal; everyone in the Capital City knew he was a tyrant, so this needed resolving.

Pei Xuan walked in, exchanged greetings, and bluntly said to Shen Ruoxi, "Shen Ruoxi, just say it! Whatever requirements or conditions you have, feel free to bring them up, this princely heir will agree to all."

Shen Ruoxi gave him a disdainful look and kindly said to Old Mrs. Xu, "Grandmother, please converse with Old Mrs. Xu first, I’ll go outside with Prince Pei to clear things up."

"Alright, go on! Talk things through," she agreed.

Shen Ruoxi nodded, then gave him a vicious glare, " Prince Pei, let’s go!"

Pei Xuan remained indifferent, chuckling, "Alright!"

The two of them strolled casually around the Shen Mansion, Shen Ruoxi said in a cold voice, "Pei Xuan, my senior sister is just an ordinary woman, with no family background or status, what about you? Your mother is the Eldest Princess, your father is Duke Dingguo, you say you love her. Is it possible for you two? Besides, senior sister is three years older than you, she’s clearly said she doesn’t like you, pestering me is useless, I truly don’t know where she’s gone."

Pei Xuan looked at her slyly, "Sister Ruoxi, you can’t not know, she came to see you, which means she told you where she’s going. Why can’t you tell me? Can I go look for her? I just want to know if there’s any danger on her trip?"

"Can you not go looking? What can’t you, Pei Xuan, do? Go back home quickly and find a woman of equal status to marry, don’t keep thinking about my senior sister."

Pei Xuan suddenly spoke viciously, "If you don’t let me think about your senior sister, then I’ll think about you. I’ll just say you fell in love with me, that we are two hearts in love, and that’s why you separated from Xiao Chengyi!"

Shen Ruoxi kicked out.

Pei Xuan dodged instantly, throwing a punch straight at her...

Shen Ruoxi’s foot slipped, but she was grazed by his fist wind, causing her body to sway and a streak of blood to seep from the corner of her mouth.

"Sister Ruoxi." Pei Xuan turned as pale as she was.

"Pei Xuan, you’re courting death!"

A Snake Gall Silver Spear thrust toward him.

Pei Xuan dodged the silver spear, trembling as he spoke, "What happened to her? I’ve never lost to her in a fight before; why didn’t she dodge?"

"Pei Xuan, I’ll kill you!"

Xu Ji thrust his spear at him again.

"Stop fighting."

Shen Ruoxi pulled out a pill from her sleeve and swallowed it weakly.

Xu Ji reluctantly put away his spear, supported her, seeing her face pale as paper, and the blood at the corner of her mouth glaringly vivid, furiously said, "Pei Xuan, if anything happens to my cousin, I won’t forgive you."

After saying that, he picked her up and rushed to Shaohua Courtyard.

Pei Xuan instantly couldn’t muster up any more energy, "Don’t say you won’t forgive me, I won’t forgive myself first, how... how is she so weak, where did her martial arts go?"

Saying this, unease filled him and he followed them.

Chuntao was organizing things inside the room, and upon seeing Xu Ji carrying their young lady back, her face turned pale, "Young Master, what happened to my lady?"

Shen Ruoxi said softly, "It’s nothing, don’t make a fuss, I’ll be fine after some rest."

"Miss, please lie down quickly." Chuntao was almost in tears.

Pei Xuan stood at the doorway, like a child caught doing something wrong, "Shen Ruoxi, where did your martial arts go? I didn’t do it on purpose? When we fought, I’ve never beaten you before! Who knew you’d be so weak now?"

Shen Ruoxi said irritably, "Do you think you can beat me now? It’s just that my inner strength was sealed by my master."

"Ah! Why?" Pei Xuan asked, extremely surprised.