Chapter 25: Husband and Lover Meet

"Whether I can save him or not, I have already tried my best. There is nothing more I can do."

Perhaps it was because the noise of carriages and horses downstairs was too loud, making Liu Fuying feel uneasy and restless.

He stood up and closed the half-open window heavily.

"By the way." Turning back, she asked Jin Li, "Any news from the Shen family?"

"Yes, I heard that even the doctor went there twice. He just came out of the Shen family not long ago. The old lady should be fine. Madam, when are we going back?"

"How do we get back?"

Liu Fuying sat down in front of the bronze mirror and lowered his eyes to look at his clenched fists resting on his knees.

"They've kicked me out, how can I go back without dignity?"

Upon closer inspection, there was a trace of blood on the wrist sleeve.

She raised her hand to confirm, and when she touched it with her finger, she could see some bright red liquid left on her finger. It was indeed blood.

I guess it was picked up when I hugged Pei Zhouwu before.

"Madam, that's not what I meant. What I meant was, when will the general or the old lady come to find us and take us back..."

Liu Fuying seemed to no longer be able to hear what Jin Li said.

All he could think about was Pei Zhouwu covered in blood.

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Shen family.

Liu Shiyuan waited in the yard for a long time. The servants in Shuxingyuan also made her angry and refused to let her go in to wait no matter what.

This is all the result of Liu Fuying's strict discipline in his daily life.

Of course, Shen Xiunian also meant that no one was allowed to enter and disturb the old lady’s rest.

Even though Chen Xiunian had personally ordered that no outsiders be allowed in, Liu Shiyuan still blamed Liu Fuying and cursed her softly while sitting under the crabapple tree in the yard.

"Damn bitch, you said nice things, but you let me come to persuade the general but you didn't come with me."

"She must have done it on purpose. The old lady is ill and should not be disturbed. She is not at home. How can a sister-in-law like me stay in the same room with my brother-in-law? The little bitch made me wait here for so long that I didn't even have lunch."

However, when she thought that Chen Xiunian had not had lunch either, she suddenly felt a sense of sharing the joys and sorrows with him.

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Xiunian finally came out.

After being reminded by her personal maid, Liu Shiyuan's eyes brightened and she stood up and trotted over.

"Brother-in-law, you finally came out. You haven't..."

Shen Xiunian didn't even look at her, and strode towards the gate of the courtyard.

Being left out like this, Liu Shiyuan's face became stiff.

“Miss, General Shen is gone.”

After a while, Shen Xiunian disappeared at the gate of the courtyard.

Liu Shiyuan gritted his teeth and took a step forward. Since he was already here, he couldn't return empty-handed. He couldn't let go of this rare opportunity.

Finally, I found Shen Xiunian's figure and saw that he was heading towards the Shen family's gate.

"Brother-in-law." Liu Shiyuan ran so fast that he couldn't catch his breath. "Brother-in-law, are you going out? My sister is still waiting for you to go to her at home. Don't be angry with my sister. She is also anxious. You see, she..."

Shen Xiunian stopped suddenly and finally turned around to look at her.

"Brother-in-law, you..."

"She is indeed at the Liu family."

After saying this, Shen Xiunian turned his back and walked away again, his steps even more hurried than before.

Liu Shiyuan's eyes lit up again and again, and she wondered if Shen Xiunian was going to the Liu family, then could she ride in the same carriage with him?

When I went out, I saw a carriage belonging to the Shen family parked at the door.

No matter how hard she chased him, Shen Xiunian never looked back at her. He got into the car quickly and set off immediately.

Liu Shiyuan stamped her feet in anger. If the maid beside her hadn't reminded her to be careful of being seen and gossiped about, she would have lost her temper on the spot.

She had no choice but to return to her carriage and follow slowly.

When she returned to the Liu family, Shen Xiunian had already come out and was about to leave.

Seeing that there was no Liu Fuying behind him, she grinned again.

"That bitch must be making trouble again, refusing to go back with my brother-in-law. Fine, fine, continue to make him angry so that I can have a chance."

After getting off the car, he immediately went to meet him.

"Why is my brother-in-law leaving right after he arrived? Did my sister say something wrong again?"

She smiled, but Shen Xiunian ignored him and strode out of the door without even looking at her.

"Brother-in-law." Liu Shiyuan was anxious.

She is the legitimate daughter of the Liu family. Why would Shen Xiunian rather marry an insignificant concubine's daughter than look at her straight in the eye?

“Brother-in-law!”

Liu Shiyuan felt resentful and angry. She had waited for so long that her stomach was already growling with hunger, but she had been enduring it just to say a few words to Shen Xiunian.

What's the result?

She got anxious and instinctively grabbed Shen Xiunian's sleeve.

Unexpectedly, Shen Xiunian was frightened and shook off his sleeves as if he was haunted by a ghost. The force was a little too strong. It was also because Liu Shiyuan himself did not stand steadily. What's more, it was on the steps in front of the door. He stumbled and fell down.

The stairs were five or six stories high, and Liu Shiyuan rolled down like a sack.

There were quite a few people in front of the door, and they all saw it.

Chen Xiunian adjusted himself quickly, his expression immediately returned to its original indifference. He walked down the stairs with ease, stood beside Liu Shiyuan, and spoke to her without lowering his head.

"There's no need to pretend to come here to persuade them to reconcile. If the Liu family really wanted to do good for her, why would she not stay for even half a day? If she wasn't heartbroken, why would she leave in anger?"

Before getting married, Shen Xiunian had some knowledge of the Liu family.

He also knew that the Liu family was mean.

Liu Fuying returned to her parents' home but left again within half a day, probably because she was ridiculed by the Liu family.

This eldest daughter of the Liu family is also interesting. What is her purpose in marrying into the Shen family and waiting for so long? She simply wants to climb up the social ladder by stepping on Liu Fuying. Although he despises Liu Fuying and comes to find her only for his mother, the faces of other people in the Liu family disgust him even more.

Liu Shiyuan was humiliated and buried her head, refusing to lift it up, only her sobbing became more and more obvious.

In the distance, there were the sounds of approaching horse hooves.

He is Shen Xiunian's subordinate.

"General, His Majesty has an order."

After getting on the carriage, the subordinate explained the matter in detail to Shen Xiunian.

When he woke up in the morning, this subordinate had already come to find Shen Xiunian and told him about the Pei Zhouwu murder incident that had caused a sensation in the city. However, he did not expect that this matter would fall into the hands of the Shen family and let Shen Xiunian investigate.

"General, His Majesty has asked you to leave for Xiangshan immediately."

"Is there something hidden?"

"It is said that when His Majesty heard the news in the morning, he was furious. He was going to issue an order to have Uncle Pei thrown into death row. But the Queen knelt outside the palace and pleaded for mercy, saying that if Uncle Pei had the intention to rebel, he would have rebelled long ago. Why did he have to wait for half a year and take action when the chief of the guards had just taken office? The Queen said that if Uncle Pei really had the intention to rebel, she was willing to die with him."

"So you let me check it out?"

"Perhaps your Majesty was concerned about the Crown Prince. He asked for the opinions of the court officials when he was in court. Unexpectedly, he got news right after he left court that someone on the street encountered a body being carried down from the Fragrant Hill that morning. He saw a stick of incense fall from the body, picked it up and smelled it, and immediately felt dizzy and almost fell on the street."

"Incense?"

"Yes, it is the incense. This also confirms what the Queen said about the hidden secret."