Chapter 531: Developing a Complex

Chapter 531: Developing a Complex

In contrast to the panic of Lord and Madam Shen, Su Youyue’s tone was cold, yet she remained composed and focused.

"Shen Yuanfeng, you are present today. There's no need for me to repeat who exactly chased Meng Zhiyi away, is there?"

Seeing her calm and collected demeanor, Shen Yuanfeng’s fists clenched tightly, his knuckles emitting a cracking sound.

Finally, the anger on his face was forcibly suppressed.

"No need!"

Even if he had a thousand reasons to punish her right now, or even if no reason was needed, he absolutely could not allow Prince Bei to suspect that the Shen family was punishing someone out of dissatisfaction with him.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving," Su Youyue coldly remarked, then directly took her leave.

"Lord, look at this! The young miss is beyond my control!" Madam Fang, seeing that Su Youyue had once again left unscathed amidst a grand showdown, felt her chest ache with anger.

When she turned around, she saw Lord Shen’s face turn purplish red, as if he was gasping for air. She was immediately frightened. "Lord, Lord, what's happening to you..."

The other Shen children also lost interest in Su Youyue and quickly gathered around their father.

Another round of chaos ensued in the Shen family, and after more than an hour, the healer arrived and left after repeatedly instructing that Lord Shen needed complete rest.

As he walked out of the bedroom, Shen Yuanfeng’s expression was grim as if it could rain.

Shen Yuansong’s voice was icy. "It seems many things happened while I was away from the estate."

Coming back to his senses, Shen Yuanfeng patted his younger brother on the shoulder. "Yuansong, there's no need for you to worry about family matters. Your top priority is to quickly develop the divine weapon."

Now that Shen Nan was stirring things up, he had a feeling that the matter with the Gongbu would most likely go wrong. Ever since this woman appeared, nothing good had happened around him.

But compared to the Gongbu, the divine weapon was more important.

Rumor has it that the divine weapon in Great Shen was also crafted by a woman.

But it couldn’t possibly be Shen Nan again, so at this point, he would rather the Shen family rely on the divine weapon than on some masked beauty to secure a spot in the Gongbu.

Although both Helian Lin and Prince Bei were interested in Shen Nan, Shen Yuanfeng personally did not want this already uncontrollable woman to become even more uncontrollable.

Shen Nan, Shen Nan.

Hearing this name again, he was starting to develop a complex.

How could there be such an annoying woman in this world?

Just as Shen Yuanfeng was seething with anger, the corner of his eye caught Shen Yuanyang sneaking out. He immediately spoke, "Yuanyang, where are you going?"

Already feeling guilty, Shen Yuanyang stuttered, "Sec... Second Brother, I wasn't going anywhere."

Shen Yuanfeng quickly walked up, suspicious. "You're not thinking of visiting Shen Nan at a time like this, are you?"

While others had hearts full of schemes, Shen Yuanyang's heart was completely transparent. At most, it was a single dot where someone had started writing, making it impossible to hide his thoughts.

As he stammered and couldn’t answer, Shen Yuanfeng knew he had guessed correctly. The anger on the young boy’s not-yet-fully-matured face was clearly visible despite his efforts to suppress it.

"Yuanyang, have you forgotten what you said before Shen Nan arrived? In this lifetime, we have only one sister, and that is Sister Zhuyu. Are you now trying to acknowledge Shen Nan, that bitch, as family? Can't you see how she has angered our parents? Yuan Zhen is still young and doesn't understand, but how old are you? How can you not keep your word? You're disappointing me!"

"Second Brother... I don't intend to recognize her as a sister, I... I just feel she hasn't done anything wrong..." Shen Yuanyang, seeing the disappointment in his second brother's eyes, felt as if his heart had been struck hard, desperate to justify himself.

"Fine, if she hasn't done anything wrong, then it's Father, Mother, and Second Brother who are at fault." Shen Yuanfeng's tone grew increasingly cold and somber.

The more somber he became, the more panicked Shen Yuanyang felt, and he could only shake his head hurriedly. "Second Brother, you're not at fault, and Father and Mother aren't either, it's just..."

"Yuan Yang, do you still want to speak up for that woman? What kind of love potion has she given you!" Shen Yuanfeng was also puzzled.

They were twins, and he had always shared a special bond with Shen Yuanyang. In the past, he could always see through Shen Yuanyang's thoughts, but now, he felt that he couldn't understand him anymore.

What kind of magic did that woman have? She had only been in the mansion for less than a month, yet she had bewitched the fourth and fifth young masters as if they were possessed by a demon, abandoning their family members they had known for so many years.

Under the continuous questioning of his two older brothers, Shen Yuanyang's face turned red, and he couldn't even speak. In the end, he hung his head dejectedly, "Second Brother, Third Brother, I understand. I won't seek her out anymore."

Shen Yuanfeng's expression finally relaxed a little, but then he added, "Not just today, you're not allowed to seek her out in the future. I'll also send someone to keep an eye on Xiao Wu."

Shen Yuanyang lost his spirit and didn't want to argue anymore. Like a beaten dog, he nodded and left with a troubled mind.

"Second Brother, are you sure you don't need me to step in?" Shen Yuanfeng, seeing his brother's dazed and lost look, grew even more disgusted with the woman in Wutong Courtyard.

Before this woman appeared, their Shen family had always been harmonious. When had there ever been such a big dispute? Yuan Yang and Yuan Zhen, though occasionally troublesome, had always been very obedient when it came to family matters...

Shen Yuanfeng's eyes were clouded with a coldness colder than the late autumn. "Yuan Song, listen to your Second Brother. Finish developing the divine weapon as soon as possible. By then, even if Prince Bei and Princess Pingyang came to our Shen mansion, they would have to give us some face."

"As for Shen Nan, I, your Second Brother, will take care of her."

This woman thought that he would need a reason to deal with her?

This was the Shen mansion, not some prince's mansion or Princess Pingyang's mansion!

Not to mention, he didn't need a reason, but if he really had to have one,

being unfilial would be more than enough!

Seeing that his Second Brother already had a confident look, Shen Yuanfeng finally stopped talking and stopped paying attention to the matter. "Second Brother, don't worry. I'll definitely finish developing the divine weapon as soon as possible to ease your worries."

Thinking about the ammunition matter, Shen Yuanfeng's previously defeated look immediately disappeared, replaced by an intense determination.

Now, he had secretly asked several of his good friends to inquire within the Great Sheng about anyone related to that female official. Even the slightest clue could potentially be the key breakthrough he needed.

He had even sent people to search along the Jiuyuan Riverbank, to see if the daughter of that female official, the wife of Xie Yuan from the Great Sheng, might still be alive.

She had also been appointed as a female official, so it was impossible that she didn't know the method to make ammunition.

Shen Yuanfeng took a deep breath.

Do your best and leave the rest to fate. Perhaps heaven would favor him this once and let him find that woman.