Shen Shuyi passed through the Moon Gate and was led by the young eunuch to a quiet place. She saw Chen Junliu coming out from behind the rockery at a glance.

"66, he's quite courageous. Isn't he discussing state affairs with Li Zhan and the others?"

[Oh, you didn't know that Chen Junliu found an excuse to go to the quiet room and left...]

Shen Shuyi was in a state of confusion.

Chen Junliu walked over quickly and said, "There's no one else here."

"Shuyi, how are you doing with the things I asked you to do?"

Shen Shuyi pondered and said, "Li Zhan is too defensive. I haven't found the right opportunity yet."

Chen Junliu stared into her eyes, as if to see if she was lying.

"Is that true? But I heard that he allowed you to come and go freely in the study, and you even slept in the same bed every day... All these things prove that you hold an important position in Li Zhan's side. How could you not have opportunities?"

"Xiaoyi, tell me honestly what is going on."

Shen Shuyi said perfunctorily: "If Li Zhan really cared about me, how could he let me stay in the palace without any status? In his eyes, I am just a maid."

Chen Junliu felt that Shen Shu was pretending to be ignorant, but he could not find any concrete evidence. Moreover, he knew better than anyone how loyal and how much she loved him.

"Xiaoyi, don't forget that I am your master. Don't think that just because Li Zhan supports you in the matter of Princess Changqing, you will be soft-hearted and unable to take action."

He narrowed his eyes and threatened, "You have to do your job well, and the antidote will be delivered to you on time next month, otherwise..."

"Xiaoyi, I'm ordering you, don't be indecisive."

Shen Shuyi only said: "I have been looking for an opportunity. Your Highness, I will go back first, so as not to be discovered by Li Zhan and fail."

Chen Junliu calmed down, "Xiaoyi, don't blame me for being too cruel. You don't know how difficult it is for me to be in this position. Others see me as a glorious emperor, but in fact, the power of Chen State has always been in the hands of Li Zhan. I am like a puppet. You have to understand me."

He continued, "Li Zhan's methods of governance are ruthless. He frequently launches wars, causing great suffering to the people. I only want to eliminate him so that the people can live a better life."

Chen Junliu brainwashed Shen Shuyi as he did before, pua her, and said that Li Zhan was a traitor and that killing Li Zhan would benefit the people.

It’s a pity that Shen Shuyi didn’t believe a single word of nonsense left by Chen Jun.

Chen Junliu seemed to be afraid of being discovered by Li Zhan, so he hurriedly explained the last thing.

"I know that a traitor like Li Zhan must have committed many acts of corruption and abuse of power. Go into his study and try to find the account books of corruption, or a list of his ministers."

"Xiaoyi, I'll leave it to you to help the people of Chen escape their suffering."

Shen Shuyi listened to his nonsense and nodded. Okay, okay, let her be the dragon slayer girl, right?

Chen Junliu left with peace of mind after seeing her nod in agreement. Before leaving, he still held Shen Shuyi's hand as if it was a gift.

Shen Shuyi turned away and said quickly: “Your Majesty, it’s getting late, I’ll leave first.”

"I will do my best to complete the tasks you have assigned me."

Chen Junliu felt a little uncomfortable seeing her so distant, but he didn't think much about it and just thought she was afraid.

When Chen Shuyi walked out of the garden, she saw a lotus pond with blooming lotus flowers. Many concubines and ministers' daughters were admiring the flowers, including Lu Zhen'er.

As soon as she came out, Lu Zhen'er saw her.

"Princess, are the flowers in the backyard beautiful?" Lu Zhen'er came over, and the other women also looked at her with surprise in their eyes.

Chen Shuyi glanced at Lu Zhen'er lightly. The two of them were now standing by the lotus pond. Behind Lu Zhen'er stood two palace maids, almost blocking the prying eyes of people behind them.

“It’s pretty nice.”

Lu Zhen'er took two steps towards her, a smile of ambiguous meaning slightly raised at the corner of her lips.

"You and I are both from Lu. In Chen, we should treat each other like sisters and take care of each other like family."

Shen Shuyi snorted, “I don’t have many sisters.”

Lu Zhen'er's expression changed, and she said in a cold voice: "Don't refuse a toast and then drink a penalty."

"Are you so angry out of shame?" Shen Shuyi asked nonchalantly.

At this time, the women in the back were talking about it, envious and jealous of Shen Shuyi for being able to win Lu Zhener's favor. Jealousy made people unrecognizable, and the sound of whispers could be heard.

"I heard that this princess from Lu was given to the Regent as a maid by the Queen Mother. She is no different from a little maid in the palace."

"That's right, she is just too charming and seduces the Regent everywhere."

"Oh, no matter how hard you try to seduce her, you still can't succeed. If you succeeded, the Regent would definitely make her a concubine."

"She is a princess of a country, yet she is so lowly as to be willing to be a maid. Tsk, I would rather jump into the lake and commit suicide."

Shen Shuyi had sharp ears and heard the rumors from afar. At this moment, Lu Zhener grabbed her hand and pulled her to the edge of the pond.

The moment she fell, she pulled Lu Zhen'er down with her.

"Splash!" The sound of someone falling into the water was deafening, and everyone screamed in surprise.

"The imperial concubine fell into the water!"

"Princess Xuanhua also fell into the water!"

“Someone come quickly!!”

This lotus pond is larger and deeper than any other. Those who cannot float will be drowned.

Chen Shuyi could swim, but she didn't know if Lu Zhen'er could, so she dragged Lu Zhen'er to the bottom of the pool.

After being pulled down, her head floated up out of the water and she flapped her arms and legs as if she couldn't swim.

While struggling, he kicked his legs downwards, specifically stepping and kicking at Lu Zhener's face and body.

Lu Zhen'er was kicked and kicked so hard that her nose and face were swollen. She screamed and her mouth was full of water. She felt like she was about to suffocate to death...

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