Chapter 130 Impossible, the person I was intimate with was definitely a woman!

Shen Chu then realized that she had blurted out the wrong thing.

The incident at Jingguo Temple that night, Aunt Qiao and Hongxiu both thought they had slept with a male prostitute secretly brought by a certain lady, and they did not know that the man was actually the Sixth Prince Pei Yuan.

Seeing Hongxiu's curious expression, she blinked and asked, "Did I say he's blind at night?"

The woman nodded.

Shen Chu chuckled, "I just got carried away with the insult. I think he's a blind man, both in appearance and in spirit."

Hongxiu scratched her head. "Why does this sound like something you would casually swear at?"

Sun Yanxin, who was on the roof, shared the same feeling; he also felt it didn't seem like it.

Shen Chu firmly denied it, saying, "It just slipped out of my mouth. Oh, stop beating around the bush. I'm tired of cursing, you can take your turn."

Hongxiu nodded and believed her, racking her brains to sift through her food-filled head to find the right words to curse.

Shen Chu lay on the bed, utterly exhausted.

Luckily, Hongxiu is naive and easily fooled; she'll have to be more careful with her words next time.

Exhausted from a long day, she fell asleep to the sound of Hongxiu's stammering curses.

Seeing that he hadn't heard anything, Sun Yan had no choice but to return home and report to Pei Yuan.

"I told you it would have been a waste of time to go, we wouldn't have gotten any useful information. But Lord Shen's ability to curse is getting better and better. This is the first time I've ever seen cursing that can even rhyme."

Pei Yuan's face darkened. "Very good, you can even rhyme and curse now."

Sun Yan suddenly clapped his hands, "There's one more thing. When Lord Shen was scolding His Highness, he also called His Highness blind at night."

When his maidservant pressed him for details, Master Shen said it was just a casual remark.

But my subordinate felt that those words didn't sound like a casual insult. Who would casually hurl insults that would produce such precise symptoms as night blindness?

Pei Yuan's body trembled, and his brows furrowed tightly.

Indeed, normal people's eyes are either able to see or not to see. People like him, who can see during the day but are blind at night, are extremely rare.

Moreover, he concealed his inability to see at night very well. Ever since he was eight years old and it was discovered that he could not see at night, his mother had been watching him practice his ability to locate objects by sound.

He practiced diligently for over a year, eventually reaching a point where he could pinpoint the location of any sound at night.

Therefore, over the years, apart from Jinbao and Sun Yan who took care of him closely, no one knew that he could not see at night.

So how did Shen Chu discover it? When did he discover it?

Jin Bao said, "Your Highness's skill in concealing his secrets is already superb. If it weren't for an unexpected situation, Lord Shen would never have been able to discover Your Highness's secret."

Sun Yan asked, puzzled, "What unexpected situation?"

Jinbao rolled his eyes. "Idiot, it was that night at Jingguo Temple."

Sun Yan suddenly realized, "Oh, I remember now, that night Lord Shen secretly touched His Highness, so it seems that's when we discovered it."

Jinbao rubbed his chin and shook his head. "I've always had a strange feeling that the person who spent the night with His Highness that night was Lord Shen."

Pei Yuan, who was deep in thought, was startled and reacted strongly to Jin Bao's words.

"Nonsense, what nonsense are you talking about? It couldn't be Shen Chu. The person I was intimate with was definitely a woman. I even saw that woman at the South City Medical Clinic last time."

Jinbao disagreed, "It was just a brief encounter, and the other person was wearing a veil. Perhaps His Highness mistook him for someone else."

Pei Yuan sneered, "Is your insistence Shen Chu's reason?"

Jinbao spoke eloquently: "Your Highness's ability to conceal your abilities is so strong that no one has yet discovered your secret of being unable to see at night."

That night, Your Highness was drugged and in a daze, so it's normal that you didn't recognize Lord Shen. But how could Lord Shen discover your secret that you've kept hidden for ten years just by touching you a couple of times?

He must have had close contact with you, and for a long time, long enough that you wouldn't recognize him even after the effects of the drug wore off, for her to be certain of this.

Your Highness, you yourself said that you two were both drugged. What could you do in that situation?

Besides, even with your high level of skill, you couldn't resist the aphrodisiac. This servant doesn't believe that Lord Shen has such strong willpower and endurance.

Pei Yuan's expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously rejected Jin Bao's explanation, "Don't make this up, that's impossible. Even if I was under the influence of aphrodisiacs, I wasn't with a man..."

Besides, there's a woman inside the house...

Jinbao pouted, "The woman is just something Lord Shen said. We've been searching for so long, have we found her yet?"

"That might just be something that Lord Shen made up."

“Absolutely impossible.” Pei Yuan said firmly, enunciating each word clearly: “If you keep spouting nonsense, go out and get your punishment.”

Jinbao sighed, "Then tell me yourself, how did Lord Shen know that you can't see at night?"

Yes, how exactly did Shen Chu find out?

Pei Yuan stroked the jade-bone fan, feeling as if some answer was about to emerge from his heart.

Did Shen Chu really lie to him before?

The person he spent the night with was actually Shen Chu?

No!

This thought rushed into his mind, keeping Pei Yuan awake all night.

As soon as it was light, he couldn't wait to go to the Inspectorate to find Shen Chu, only to be told that Shen Chu had taken leave and hadn't come to the Inspectorate that day.

At this moment, Shen Chu is at the Qinghe Princess's residence, apologizing to the Qinghe Princess and Zhou Jun in person.

Although the Sixth Prince failed to purchase the Ice Flower Hibiscus Jade Pendant last night, the story of him spending a fortune at the Green Jade Pavilion to win the heart of a beauty has spread far and wide.

Princess Qinghe and Zhou Jun must have heard some rumors as well.

Rather than relying on hearsay, they should apologize and explain themselves in person.

Despite her embarrassment, Shen Chu truthfully recounted what Marquis Changning had done, “...I’m so sorry, when Ah Jun came to see me yesterday, I was thinking about buying the jade pendant back as soon as possible, so I didn’t mention this to him.”

Who knew I'd bump into the Sixth Prince at the Green Jade Pavilion last night... But please rest assured, Princess and Ah Jun, I will definitely find a way to return the Ice Flower Hibiscus Jade Pendant.

Upon hearing that the jade pendant was already in the hands of the Sixth Prince, Princess Qinghe's face turned pale instantly.

She forced a smile, but her eyes betrayed her worry. "How could His Highness possibly return what he bought?"

Zhou Jun was so anxious that tears streamed down his face. "Mother, what about Father? Should I go and beg the Sixth Prince?"

Princess Qinghe's eyes reddened. "Silly child, His Highness the Sixth Prince has already spent money to buy the jade pendant, so it now belongs to him."

If we want it, we have to pay money, and we also have to see if the Sixth Prince is willing to sell it.

"Our family emptied our savings to buy this jade pendant."

Zhou Jun stamped his foot, tears streaming down his face even more. "Waaah... what am I going to do?"

Ah Chu, you and the Sixth Prince have always had a good relationship. Why don't you ask him for us?

Zhou Jun and Princess Qinghe both looked over with expectant expressions.

Chen Chu felt a pang of sadness.

Pei Yuan recognized her last night, but resolutely refused to give her the jade pendant. How could he possibly be willing to do so now?

I'm afraid the jade pendant is already in Xie Qingqiu's hands.

But this was ultimately the fault of Marquis Changning. She gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I'll go and beg the Sixth Prince."