Chapter 32 Chapter 32
Chu Xian murmured in despair.
Now is the perfect time. The Fourth Prince has left home to recuperate, and my father is accompanying the emperor to fight against Galdan. No one can restrain her anymore.
When my father returns in the twelfth lunar month, he will definitely send the nanny to give me lectures from time to time.
"My lady, our lives are in your hands. Please think twice before you act."
Sui Qing covered her mouth and sobbed. If someone caught the Fourth Lady having an affair, they would all be buried with her.
"Just this time. When I come back, I swear I will never go near Tanzhe Temple again in my life." Chu Xian promised with tears in her eyes.
"Yes, I will prepare it right away."
Xianrong really couldn't persuade the girl, so she could only choose to cover up the scandal for her. When she stood up, her calves were shaking.
On the morning of July 21st, a luxurious carriage with red wheels and purple reins left the corner gate of the Fourth Prince's residence.
In the time it took to drink tea, a green-roofed carriage carrying servants shopping slowly drove out of the corner gate and headed towards the west city gate.
As Tanzhe Mountain came into view, Chu Xian's whole body stiffened. She couldn't help but open and close her lips, covering her chest tightly to suppress her raging heartbeat.
She actually hoped that Chi Zheng was not in Zhuangzi, otherwise...
She didn't know what kind of outrageous behavior she would do.
She didn't know, and didn't dare to know.
In the carriage, Sui Qing knelt behind her, helping her to disguise herself. Chu Xian was absent-minded and did not notice Sui Qing tying up her hair into a bun.
The carriage approached the back door of the manor, and Chu Xian stepped out of the carriage trembling.
At the same time, the guards hiding in the dark looked at each other.
"Commander, it's Lin Shu and the other two..."
"Let her in."
Chu Xian couldn't control herself and moved closer to the manor. Xianrong and Suiqing behind her were almost crying. No matter how they tried to stop her, the girl still insisted on moving closer to the fatal manor.
Chu Xian mustered up her courage, half-opened the back door of the manor, and stumbled into the manor.
Once I raised my eyes, I couldn't move anymore.
Under the persimmon tree, a thin figure was hunched over, hugging the tombstone and sobbing softly.
Chu Xian held her breath and burst into tears.
"Lin Shu!" Su Sheng appeared out of nowhere and ran towards her: "Lin Shu! Lin Shu is here!"
Chu Xian panicked and turned around and ran away.
"Shu'er." A hoarse and haggard voice suddenly came.
Chu Xian burst into tears, but she didn't dare to stop.
"Oh no! The young master is vomiting blood! Young master, wuwuwu..." Su Sheng's fearful and helpless howling was heard.
Chu Xian suddenly stopped and turned around anxiously.
His eyes fell on Chi Zheng's pale and thin face, and he was reluctant to look away.
After only a few months of not seeing each other, he looked so haggard that his face was like a haggard. The dark blue gown she had made for him was draped loosely on his body, and his bony figure was shaky and it was unbearable to look at him closely.
"Chi Zheng... Chi Zheng..."
Chu Xian sobbed and threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly, feeling the excruciating pain.
He stepped back weakly, stopped, and finally managed to stand still and hug her tightly.
His embrace was filled with the smell of heart palpitations, and Chu Xian sobbed bitterly.
"Shu'er." Yinzhen raised his hand and stroked her hair gently, feeling as if struck by lightning.
She actually tied her hair up into a bun!
"Lin Shu, you...when did you get married?" When Lin Shu ran into the Fourth Master's arms just now, Su Peisheng was surprised to find that Lin Shu had tied her hair into a bun.
Chu Xian froze and reached out to touch her hair in panic.
Thousands of words are stuck in my throat and feel depressed in my heart.
"Well... Master, please make the decision and marry me off to someone..." Chu Xian felt guilty. He had even vomited blood, but she still wanted to lie to him against her conscience.
"Marry a... a military officer."
"I'm sorry, Chi Zheng, I failed you, I'm sorry."
Chu Xian's eyes were filled with shame, and she trembled and struggled to leave Chi Zheng's arms.
Suddenly, Chi Zheng's whole body went limp, his body was shaky, his pale lips were stained by the scarlet that overflowed from the corners of his lips. He couldn't close his eyes and fell into her arms.
"Chi Zheng..." Chu Xian hurriedly hugged the unconscious Chi Zheng.
Sui Qing was busy checking Chi Zheng's pulse and suddenly exclaimed, "Chi Zheng, what on earth did you do? You are so exhausted and your blood vessels are weak."
"Sui Qing, please save him, please save him, wuwuwu..."
Chu Xian cried in fear and wiped the blood from the corner of Chi Zheng's lips with trembling hands.
"He's been so grief-stricken that his blood is boiling. He's not seriously injured, but it seems his body has been severely damaged recently. I imagine he's been bedridden for several months. Why is his bones and muscles damaged?"
"Alas, the young master returned to his hometown in Baoding a while ago, feeling depressed. After getting drunk, he was beaten by a group of local thugs and bullies. He was flogged and had to rest in bed for nearly two months."
"As soon as I could move, I rushed to the village."
"Why do you want to go back to Baoding Prefecture? The property I left him is enough for him to have enough food and clothing in the capital." Chu Xian held Chi Zheng's icy hand tightly with tears in her eyes.
"The young master didn't touch the silver you gave him, not even a single copper. It's all in the secret compartment of the desk in the west wing. If you don't believe me, go and see."
"Ah? The thousand taels of silver and the deed were left on the farm..." Sui Qing looked at the unconscious Chi Zheng with complicated eyes.
"Yes." Su Peisheng gritted his teeth, rushed to the table, took out the hidden deeds and banknotes, and stuffed them all to Lin Shu.
"Lin Shu, you are so cruel. You faked your death and you killed me. Half of our young master's life was gone with you."
"I'm sorry...I'm sorry, I can't help myself..."
Chu Xian pushed the banknotes away and threw herself into Chi Zheng's arms, crying loudly.
Xianrong felt sorry for the girl who was crying so hard. With red eyes, she pinched Su Sheng's shoulders and pulled him out of the west wing.
Su Peisheng squatted in the corner and cried for a while before he looked up at Xianrong with tears in his eyes.
"Is Lin Shu's husband good to her? Is he as caring, tender, and considerate to her as our young master is?"
Xianrong bit her lip and said nothing. After a long moment, she nodded softly, "Yeah."
Su Peisheng stared at Xianrong's flickering eyes, his heart sinking, and he went straight to the point: "Her husband treats her badly..."
"Can we get a divorce? Since she's not treating me well, can I get a divorce if I pay her some money?"
Sui Qing didn't think twice and shook her head like a rattle: "We can't get divorced, we can't..."
"How much silver does the military officer want? Our young master will go and collect the money." Su Peisheng continued to ask.
"He's a Manchu, his family is wealthy, but he suffers from a lack of power. And although the master has retired, he still has some power in the court. The master allowed Lin Shu to marry him with the intention of winning her over. How could he allow Lin Shu to divorce?"
Xianrong told Su Sheng the news about her husband that she had fabricated on the way.
"Which bannerman is he? What's his name? Which banner camp do you serve in?" Su Peisheng asked anxiously.
"Hey, don't ask. Don't ask Lin Shu for a while. She lost half her life because of this marriage. She finally recovered. Don't make her sick."
When he heard the word "illness", Su Peisheng shrank his neck, hummed and dared not say a word.
"Will that brute hit Lin Shu? I see a long scar on her wrist."
Xianrong said nothing and looked down at her toes.
It's more serious than beating the girl. Although the Fourth Prince didn't hit the girl, he wanted to kill her. How should he say it out loud?
"You bastard!" Su Peisheng was so angry that he jumped up and down: "What kind of thing is it to hit a woman?"
"What's your last name and your name? Tell me, and I won't tell our young master." Su Peisheng asked with a sad face.
"Don't ask any more questions."
Xianrong stomped her feet and went to the stove to cook.
Su Peisheng squatted in the corner, scratching his head and sighing for a long time. When he stood up, his calves felt numb and he stumbled and fell to the ground.
"Chi Zheng has woken up. Hurry and bring the cooked minced meat porridge." Sui Qing called out in a loud voice.
Su Peisheng patted his butt and walked to the kitchen to get some meat porridge.
In the west wing, Chu Xian had taken off her shoes and was nestled in Chi Zheng's arms.
Seeing Su Sheng coming, he quickly stood up, took the bowl of porridge, and served Chi Zheng to eat half a bowl.
Su Peisheng stood silently by the door. After Lin Shu left with the tray, he hurried to the Fourth Master's bed.
"Master, Lin Shu's husband is a bastard Bannerman. He even beats women. Lin Shu has a long scar on her left wrist."
"Kill him, kill him immediately." Yinzhen's face turned ashen.
"I am incompetent and have not found out his identity. I only know that he is a wealthy bannerman who wants to cling to Fei Yanggu's power. Fei Yanggu is greedy for his money, so Lin Shu is treated as a favor and a plaything."
"In my humble opinion, it would be better to remain silent and wait for Lin Shu to return home, then send someone to follow her and arrest that dandy Bannerman."
Suddenly, Yinzhen frowned: "Since she is already married, why did she come here with Suiqing and Xianrong?"
In a flash, a thought flashed through my mind, but it was too complicated to capture clearly.
"Since that bannerman is from a wealthy family, why would he marry a slave? How can the noble and the common people intermarry? Why does she appear in public?"
"I have inquired about this earlier. The slaves around the concubine are not of low status, but are all married women. That bannerman coveted Fei Yanggu's power and treated Lin Shu coldly. He married her and then threw her aside. Who knows, she might be living a life of debauchery outside all day long."
"Lin Shu left all her dowry and wealth to you. Now that she has no more dowry money to spend, she must try to make some money for herself."
"What good is it for a woman who is not favored by her husband, even if she is his legal wife..." Su Peisheng hesitated and did not dare to continue.
For example, the Fourth Lady could not get the favor of the Fourth Master, so she had to stay alone in the empty room every night, sitting in the cold rain and facing the lonely lamp. Until now, she has not consummated her marriage with the Fourth Master.
Yinzhen's eyes were filled with soreness. Yes, she left her dowry to him, and if she got married without any property, she would definitely be looked down upon by her husband.
"Chi Zheng, take this bowl of medicine quickly."
Lin Shu's hoarse voice was heard, and Su Peisheng hurried to the door and continued to stand there.
Chu Xian carried the tray back to the west wing and helped Chi Zheng take the medicine.
Su Peisheng took the empty bowl quickly.
At this time, Chu Xian took out the banknotes and land deeds from her sleeve and said, "Take these. My husband treats me very well. I don't even care about these manors and shops now."
"Oh." Yinzhen lowered his eyes, reached out to hold her wrist tightly, and carefully placed the heart-wrenching scar against his cheek.
Bending down and kissing her like a scar.
"Does it hurt? Shu'er, I'm sorry I wasn't there for you."
Chu Xian could no longer hold back the bitter smile she had forced out, and tears welled up in her eyes. She raised her head in panic to hold back the tears, forcing them back into her eyes.
Suddenly, Chi Zheng lifted her cheek and kissed her with the bitter smell of medicine, which kept falling on the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. He was extremely gentle and kissed away her tears over and over again.
Su Peisheng, who was guarding the door, tiptoed to lower the curtain, closed the door and turned around in one go. He folded his arms and blocked the door.
The moment Su Peisheng closed the door, Sui Qing and Xian Rong rushed in from the kitchen.
"Lin Shu! It's time for your lunch!" Sui Qing shouted at the top of her voice.
"Lin Shu, can you help me check if the medicine in the casserole is ready?" Xian Rong rushed to the door in two steps, pushed Su Sheng away, and went straight in.
The Fourth Prince and the girl have not yet consummated their marriage. If the girl loses her virginity by having an affair with Chi Zheng, how can she consummate her marriage with the Fourth Prince?
"Lin Shu, what are you doing?" Sui Qing rushed into the house with a shrill voice.
Chu Xian's eyes were confused and she hid her blushing cheeks in Chi Zheng's arms.
The anger in Yinzhen's eyes grew stronger, he gritted his teeth in anger and tightened his jaw.
"Chi Zheng, I'm already a married woman. I...I need to abide by the rules of being a woman. I'm sorry..."
Chu Xian broke free from Chi Zheng's arms in shame.
Even if the Fourth Prince hated her, he had to consummate the marriage with her and give birth to a legitimate son.
No matter how much she hated the Fourth Prince, she had to perform the rituals of husband and wife with him.
The two of them hated each other, but they had to sleep in the same bed and enjoy the intimate pleasures of sex.
Two years later, the short-lived eldest prince Honghui would be born unexpectedly. He was her only child.
A desperate and suffocating feeling filled her body, and Chu Xian threw herself into Chi Zheng's arms in pain.
"Chi Zheng, you should find a virtuous woman who is of equal status and live with you till old age..." Chu Xian burst into tears.
"I have failed you. I wanted to climb the social ladder and become the mistress of a wealthy family, not a poor wife toiling away for a few ounces of silver. I don't want to live a miserable life with you."
"Let's...let's just leave it at that." Chu Xian raised her head and held back her tears.
"I should go back now. I went to Tanzhe Temple today to pray for a child. My husband is waiting for me to return home."
Yinzhen felt like he had something stuck in his throat, but he nodded, "Okay, come home early, I'll take you home."
"Take these back." Yinzhen stubbornly stuffed the banknotes and land deeds into her hands.
"This is money to keep you quiet. You can decide what to say and what not to say."
Chu Xian placed the banknotes and land deeds on the table and fled from the west wing.
Xianrong and Suiqing had already parked their carriage at the gate of the manor.
Chu Xian held her breath, hurriedly got into the carriage, and curled up in the corner.
"Go, go faster... go..." she urged in a hoarse voice.
Xianrong anxiously whipped the horse, and the horse, in pain, raised its hooves and ran away wildly.
"Girl, are you going home?"
"Yeah." Chu Xian choked.
In the dense forest, several black shadows followed closely. The Flying Guillotines followed Lin Shu and the other two through the streets and alleys. As the shops in the streets and alleys became more and more familiar, the Flying Guillotines looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Strange, how did Lin Shu get into the Fourth Prince's residence?" "Commander, Lin Shu's carriage entered through the corner gate of the main courtyard reserved for the concubine. Are you still chasing her?"
"Wait a minute, I'm a little confused, really confused, let me sort it out..." The Flying Guillotine Leader was confused.
"You stay nearby and guard. If Lin Shu leaves, be sure to follow her. The Fourth Prince has ordered that if you see that bannerman, you must kill him without mercy."
"I'll report back to Zhuangzi. It's too strange. I wonder if I've encountered evil spirits..." The Flying Guillotine leader left in confusion.
Inside the manor, Su Peisheng stood at the door, looking towards the main gate.
The master really loved Lin Shu, and he was so angry for her that he ordered the execution of Lin Shu's husband and forcibly took the minister's wife.
It is hard to imagine how much trouble it would cause if the Fourth Prince insisted on taking the widow back to the harem as a concubine.
Su Peisheng was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat and his calves were shaking.
"Eunuch Su." A burly figure with a strong back and slim waist flew towards them.
"Hey, why are you here so late? Where's the head? Where's that bastard's head?"
"Eunuch, Lin Shu entered the Fourth Prince's residence through the northwest corner gate. We are guarding outside, and she must still be in the main courtyard of the Concubine's Courtyard."
"What?" Su Peisheng staggered.
At the same time, the sound of cups breaking came from the west wing.
Su Peisheng was so frightened that he turned around and rushed into the house, but saw that the Fourth Prince had a gloomy face and his clothes were soaked with leftover tea.
"Return home immediately."
Yinzhen was shocked and angry. Why did Nara call Lin Shu to her mansion?
Lin Shu has been treated as a plaything by Nara's father and daughter, what does that bitch want to do to her!
Yinzhen was furious. He jumped onto his horse and rushed back to his mansion at lightning speed.
On this side, after Chu Xian took a shower and changed her clothes, she lay on the chaise longue in a daze, with a heavy heart.
With a bang, the door was kicked open.
Chu Xian was so frightened that she sat up and tightened her semi-transparent gauze dress.
When I raised my eyes, I happened to meet a pair of dark eyes.
"Why is Master back..." Chu Xian suppressed her fear and slowly walked up to the Fourth Prince.
Yinzhen looked around the room but did not see Lin Shu.
Su Peisheng led several powerful eunuchs to the door and shouted in a shrill voice, "Fujin, there is an assassin lurking in the mansion. We have searched everywhere except your courtyard."
"Oh, you guys search." Chu Xian took the cloak handed to her by Sui Qing and wrapped it tightly around her body.
Su Peisheng bent over, peeked behind the screen, and even lay on the ground to check if there was anyone hiding under the bed.
The boxes of drawers in the green gauze curtain were opened one by one, but the figures of Lin Shu and the other two were nowhere to be seen.
"Eunuch Su, all the servants from the Fu Jin's main courtyard have been summoned, fifteen in total."
"Fifteen?" Su Peisheng raised his voice, his eyes full of shock.
How could it be fifteen? Impossible!
There are a total of fifteen registered servants in the Fu Jin's main courtyard. If they are all here, where will Lin Shu and the other two go?
The Flying Guillotine has placed the mansion under tight surveillance, making it impossible to escape.
"Are there any servants out there?"
"Eunuch Su, there are fifteen people in total, all here, and they all have badges. What exactly do you want to check?" Nanny Chun looked at Su Peisheng with a smile.
The Fourth Prince came to the main courtyard of the Concubine today in a rage. As soon as he arrived, he gathered all the servants in the courtyard. It would be more accurate to say that he was looking for someone rather than an assassin.
Who is the Fourth Prince looking for in the Fujin Courtyard?
"That's not right..." Su Peisheng was confused, muttered softly, and lowered his head in shock.
No, if Lin Shu and the other two were already in the main courtyard of the Fu Jin...
An incredible thought came to his mind, Su Peisheng was frightened, and his eyes couldn't help but drift towards the fifteen servants.
It finally landed on the back of Suiqing's right hand. Suiqing in the village had had his hand burned before, and it was he who took the phoenix clothes from the eggshell and applied them to Suiqing's wound.
Suddenly, Su Peisheng's pupils shrank as if struck by lightning.
Sui Qing, who lived in the main courtyard of the concubine, had a burn the size of a copper coin on the back of her right hand near the base of her thumb, and she hadn't even torn off the phoenix robe on the wound.
Su Peisheng took a deep breath and set his eyes on Xianrong. As expected...
There were red marks on the neck of Xianrong in the main courtyard, and there were also small red marks on the neck of the Xianrong in the farmhouse, which were caused by the bites of gnats buzzing around in the farmhouse. There was a cross mark on the necks of both Xianrongs, which was made by a fingernail.
Since Xianrong and Suiqing are them, what about Lin Shu? Who is Lin Shu?
Su Peisheng's eyes moved back and forth between the faces of the remaining six young servants, then he suddenly turned around and looked inside the house.
In this Fujin Courtyard, the person who could make the two head maids Xianrong and Suiqing condescend to follow her around could only be the Fourth Fujin, Nara!
It's ridiculous. Lin Shu and Nara are completely different.
There is no way Lin Shu could be Fu Jin Nara.
Lin Shu is actually the wife of Nara...
Su Peisheng suppressed his shock and glanced at the Fourth Master. The Fourth Master's face was now terrifyingly gloomy. He stood quietly in front of the screen with his hands behind his back, his back to Nara.
"Haha...very good." Yinzhen laughed in anger, and walked away with a sneer of shame and anger.
He never thought that he had been treated like a monkey and played with by Nara for several months. At this moment, he was so ashamed and angry that he wanted to tear Nara to pieces.
How dare she!
She actually approached him as Lin Shu and seduced him to the utmost!
She wanted to make him fall in love with her and be obsessed with her.
How dare she!!
Yinzhen returned to the front yard in a rage, pulled out the purse hidden in his sleeve and tore it into pieces.
As the sound of silk tearing was heard, a strand of torn black hair scattered.
The ground was littered with broken purses and torn black hair.
Su Peisheng, in a hurry, had just stepped into the study when a teacup flew towards him and he shrank his neck in fear.
"Master..." Su Peisheng was trembling with fear and was reluctant to expose Lin Shu's true identity.
"Get out!" Yinzhen had a splitting headache, and the pain in his chest went all the way to the corners of his eyes.
It is extremely ironic that he even wanted to kill his husband and forcibly take the minister's wife regardless of moral principles.
The person he wanted to kill was actually himself.
She knew that she was destined to marry him, but she was unfaithful to him, behaved frivolously and had an affair with another man.
Yinzhen was choked with anger. Even if that foreign man was him, what did it matter!
Chi Zheng was just a plaything for Nara to relieve her loneliness, just a plaything!
How dare she!
Knowing that she was engaged to him, she still had an affair without shame.
The more Yinzhen thought about it, the angrier he became. Why could she be curled up in the main courtyard of Fujin and live a peaceful life, while he tossed and turned, unable to sleep at night!
Why?! If we have to feel pain, let’s feel it together!
He wished he could strangle her to death immediately and die with her!
"Su Peisheng! I'm going to rest in the main courtyard tonight!"
Su Peisheng staggered and went to the main courtyard of the concubine with a bitter face to deliver the message.
Chu Xian was so shocked by the bad news that she almost fell to the ground.
However, the servants in the main courtyard of the concubine were overjoyed.
"Fujin, this is a fire avoidance diagram. Please take a good look at it. It's great that you have finally seen the light of day after your hard work."
Nanny Chun lowered her head and wiped her tears.
"Mammy, I...my stomach hurts..." Chu Xian sobbed with a sad face.
"Fujin, the Fourth Prince has finally come to stay overnight at the Fujin Main Courtyard. You must seize the opportunity no matter what. It would be best if you could conceive a legitimate child. The Fourth Prince will surely dote on you for the sake of a legitimate child."
"I will go find some pregnancy-enhancing medicine right now. After you sleep with me, I will take it and concentrate my essence. I will definitely be able to conceive a legitimate child."
Nanny Chun excitedly hurried to prepare the pregnancy medicine.
Chu Xian was in a daze and was supported by Xianrong and Suiqing to take a shower and change clothes. Her legs were so weak with fear.
When Su Peisheng returned to the study, the Fourth Master was writing furiously at his desk, dealing with memorials assigned by the Qianqing Palace and the Yuqing Palace.
The ground was littered with purse and amulet fragments, and the broken black hair was blown under the table by the evening breeze and tangled in the Fourth Master's black boots.
Su Peisheng knelt on the ground, bent over to pick up the fragments one by one, and held them in his palms.
After cleaning up the fragments, he stood up with sweat on his forehead. Just as he was about to throw the fragments into the spittoon, his wrist was lifted by the Fourth Master's jade bone fan.
The Fourth Master had a stern face and remained silent.
"Master..." Su Peisheng was unsure and looked to the Fourth Master for help.
Yinzhen lowered his eyes and took away the jade fan. Seeing Su Peisheng loosen his hand, Yinzhen almost subconsciously opened the fan and caught the fragments.
"Master..." Su Peisheng had never seen the Fourth Master so indecisive. He opened his mouth in surprise.
"Go down."
"Yeah." Su Peisheng turned around.
"Wait, go find a tailor and have it sewn."
"Forget it, go down."
Yinzhen grabbed the handkerchief in annoyance, wrapped the offending fragments tightly, and stuffed them into the drawer, out of sight, out of mind.
After the hour of You, Su Peisheng crouched down and reminded outside the door: "Master, it's time for you to go to Fu Jin's courtyard for dinner."
"Oh." Yinzhen put down his brush and walked towards the main courtyard with a stern face.
The marriage with Nara lasted nearly four months, to be exact, three months and twenty-one days.
This was his second time setting foot in the main courtyard.
She huddled by the door like a quail, not even daring to look up at him.
Feeling inexplicably irritated, Yinzhen sat down directly.
Chu Xian couldn't help but tremble like a sieve when she saw the Fourth Prince. It would be better to just kill her with a knife. Why torture her like this?
What on earth was he thinking? He squeezed into her main courtyard for no apparent reason.
Chu Xian was extremely frightened and sat down next to the edge of the rose stool.
"Master, I don't know your preferences, so I dare not let the kitchen cook anything wrong. I asked Eunuch Chai Yu to prepare the meal for today."
Yinzhen said lightly, "Hmph." Her words clearly meant that if anything happened to him because of this dinner, it would have nothing to do with her.
Yinzhen put down his chopsticks in displeasure and said, "I haven't tasted your cooking yet. Just go to the small kitchen and cook a few side dishes."
But she waved her hands hurriedly: "No, no, to be honest, I am not good at cooking, I dare not show off my ugliness."
Chu Xian rolled her eyes in her heart. He wanted her to cook for him? Dream on!
Yinzhen was choked with anger. She was so perfunctory that she was unwilling to even wash her hands and cook soup for him. What kind of wife would treat her as perfunctory as she did? It was outrageous.
Suppressing his fury, Yinzhen said coldly, "It's alright! Fu Jin, why don't you want to be the head of the household?"
Chu Xian clenched her chopsticks, swallowed the food in her mouth, and then slowly spoke: "Master, I am not proficient in accounting. The Fourth Prince's family is large and prosperous. I am worried that I can't manage the household well. Please forgive me."
Humph! If he hadn't been so aggressive and constantly hoping for her death, she wouldn't have needed to be so cowardly.
Chu Xian was angry but dared not say anything, and lowered her head to eat.
"Fujin."
Ahhh! This person is so annoying!
I talked more with her today while having dinner together than I did in the whole past year.
When did he pass away?
Only by burying this moody man in a coffin can she feel at peace.
"Master, I'm here." Chu Xian gave a perfunctory smile, her cheeks stiff from smiling.
"I have carefully considered your suggestion. Are you really willing to take Shu'er in?"
Yinzhen was completely defeated. Her disgust for him was beyond his expectations.
He had to take revenge in a roundabout way.
Chu Xian was ecstatic: "Of course I am willing. It was me before... No, it was me who was ignorant. The Fourth Prince is very magnanimous and will not hold it against me."
Hearing her change her words to "slave", Yinzhen was displeased: "There is no need to be so formal in front of me. You don't have to call me slave. You and I can just call each other "slave".
"Okay, okay, what I said is right. What do you need me to do? Just ask." Chu Xian rubbed her hands excitedly.
Seeing her eyes full of joy, Yinzhen felt mixed emotions.
"The most important thing is that you and I put aside our past grudges and become allies. How about that?"
"I'll do whatever you want me to do. Thank you, Fourth Prince. I was ignorant of the world and made you endure the humiliation and marry me as your wife. I deserve to die."
"Shut up! Let's not talk about the past anymore. You need to work with me to dispel the rumors about us not getting along. Otherwise, we will both be scolded by Khan Ama."
"Then how should I cooperate? Just tell me."
The Fourth Prince's words were much more pleasant, and Chu Xian was delighted: "Fourth Prince, I will do anything you ask me to do. If the time is right, I can abdicate at any time."
"I only hope that if Fourth Prince and Shu'er succeed in the future, Fourth Prince will allow me to retire. I will definitely be a docile and obedient first wife."
The Fourth Prince was silent for a long time before he uttered a light "huh" or perhaps a cold snort.
Whenever he sneered, she felt creepy and felt that she was going to be in trouble again.
"I need to rest in the main courtyard of the Fujin Palace tonight. You need to cooperate."
"Don't worry, Fourth Prince. I will complete the task you assigned to me successfully."
Chu Xian agreed readily, but when she went to bed, her face turned red with embarrassment.
The curtains were dim and low, and Chu Xian and the Fourth Prince sat facing each other.
"Fujin, could you please take off your clothes?"
"Fujin, please hold me tightly and give me a kiss on my left cheek. Thank you."
Chu Xian worked hard and hugged the Fourth Prince tightly, her face flushed, and she gave him a light kiss on the cheek.
"Hello, Fourth Prince, please let me go?"
Yinzhen was so stunned by her serious look that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He replied in a deep voice, "No need."
"Fujin, can you hold me to sleep? Thank you very much. If you could give me another kiss, I would be very grateful."
“....”
"Sorry to bother you." People who achieve great things don't care about trivial matters. Chu Xian looked up and kissed him diligently.
The two of them lay at the head of the bed, seemingly in harmony but spiritually distant. Chu Xian didn't dare to turn her back to the Fourth Prince, so she just lay sideways beside him.
"Fujin, do you have someone you like?"
"Yes." Chu Xian told the truth, fearing that if she answered slowly, the Fourth Prince would misunderstand that she liked him.
"I already have someone in my heart, so Fourth Prince, don't worry about me pestering you. My love for him is like your love for Shu'er, and I will be loyal to you until death."
She had discovered the Fourth Prince's secret, so she needed to exchange it with an equal secret. Otherwise, given the Fourth Prince's suspicious nature, he would never let it go.
It is safer to use someone who has something on you.
Yinzhen was stunned, a smile inadvertently rising from his lips. "Oh, till death do us part? Everything in the world changes with time, nothing remains unchanged forever."
"No, I believe him."
Chu Xian retorted: “Just like you believe Shu’er.”
She was delighted. Now that she had formed an alliance with the Fourth Prince, the two of them would cooperate with each other and try to get Emperor Kangxi to grant her a divorce as soon as possible. Maybe she could even rekindle her old relationship with Chi Zheng!
"Fourth Prince, I wonder if it would be convenient for you to tell me Shu'er's identity. If I meet Shu'er in the future, I can act accordingly."
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