Chapter 23 Secret
The woman in the painting is pretty. If her appearance is 60%, Su Yanshu's painting brings it to 90%.
She was wearing a red cloak, as bright as clouds, and riding on a white horse, looking very heroic.
Shen Zhiyuan smiled: "Isn't this Zhiyi? Second brother draws really well."
"How about sending me?"
Su Yanshu's face stiffened slightly, and even his breathing stopped for a moment.
"no."
He almost blurted it out - as if he was telling a shameful secret that was kept in his heart.
His heart was pounding and he felt a little regretful after saying it. Fortunately, Shen Zhiyuan was a little drunk and didn't care about his attitude.
Shen Zhiyuan didn't argue and went to get another one. When he opened it, he saw that it was a half-finished painting that had not been colored yet.
The woman in the painting is standing under an osmanthus tree, with the flowers in full bloom. She is looking up to pick the flowers, and her long hair is lightly tied with a ribbon and scattered behind her head, swaying in the breeze.
Her slender fingers were pinching the flower petals, and her sleeves were lowered to reveal her slender arms and fair wrists.
Shen Zhiyuan was stunned.
It seemed as if I really saw the scene of Yu Shengsheng under the osmanthus tree at that time.
It turns out that the people in the painting are real.
His heart was beating fast, and Yu Shengsheng's stunningly beautiful face kept flashing in his mind.
He said to Su Yanshu, "Brother, if Shengsheng doesn't want to marry Kong Dezhao, why don't she... marry me?"
Su Yanshu was still immersed in the regret he had just felt, and immediately looked up when he heard this.
"What?"
Shen Zhiyuan looked at Yu Shengsheng's portrait and approached him: "Second brother, don't worry. Zhiyi is my legal wife and Shengsheng is my concubine. I will love them both and will not let Shengsheng surpass Zhiyi."
The more Shen Zhiyuan thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to him. After all, the girl he was engaged to was from the Su family. Yu Shengsheng was the real daughter of the Su family. If it weren't for the fact that Su Zhiyi had been conferred the title of princess earlier, they would have each gone their own way, and Yu Shengsheng would have been his wife.
The fault lies with the Su family themselves. He married the wrong person and then helped them find the right one. The Su family should be grateful to him.
Su Yanshu slowly rolled up his sleeves: "You have a good plan."
Shen Zhiyuan kept his eyes on the painting: "If Shengsheng falls into the hands of a person like Kong Dezhao, wouldn't it be like a rabbit being taken away by a wolf? Isn't it a pity?"
"Our two families are old friends and related by marriage, so I should also contribute my share. You don't have to thank me."
Before he could finish his words, Su Yanshu punched him.
Shen Zhiyuan was knocked to the ground, his mouth was broken, and he was almost sober: "What are you doing? I'm thinking about your Su family!"
"My Su family considers you? Who do you think you are?" Su Yanshu gave a brief smile.
The whites of his eyes were dyed red, and shone like a knife in the candlelight.
"Shen Zhiyuan, Zhiyi marrying you is considered marrying down, so you should be devoted to her! If you can't..."
The following words surged in his chest and turned around in his throat.
The words finally changed when they came to his lips: "Put away those dirty thoughts of yours!"
Outside the courtyard gate, Ru Jian pushed Su Zhiyi, his chest heaving with anger.
"Miss, Master Shen...how could he say that? That vixen really still has evil intentions towards him!"
Su Zhiyi's expression was calm, and his eyes were like deep, cold pools.
"Miss……"
Su Zhiyi spoke slowly: "Isn't it just thinking about Yu Shengsheng? It's no big deal."
"Miss, are you confused?"
Su Zhiyi smiled very slowly: "It's not impossible."
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Yu Shengsheng originally wanted to take a bath by herself, but Jin Baobao insisted on helping her, saying that she was injured and needed someone to take care of her.
Nanny Zhou was also trying hard, so she had no choice but to agree.
Having seen part of her scars when she was bandaging and changing the dressings before, Jin Baobao was already shocked enough. This time, seeing them all made her heart beat even faster.
Her throat rolled, she swallowed down all the emotions, and remembered Hao Mengye's words.
There was a circular scar on his shoulder, caused by the commander's special hidden weapon.
She opened her eyes wide and searched carefully.
Sure enough, there is!
"Miss, you..." Jin Baobao couldn't help asking, "Are you in pain?"
Yu Shengsheng looked at her with a silly and cute face, like a little fat cat with a round head, round face and round eyes.
Inexplicably, I wanted to laugh: "It doesn't hurt. It's all over."
Jin Baobao thought to himself: I'm afraid I didn't go there. I don't know why the commander-in-chief wants to find a young lady. It must be the commander who asked him to find her. The commander is even more cruel than Kong Dezhao.
After applying medicine and bandaging the wound, changing clothes, and drying her hair, Yu Shengsheng breathed a sigh of relief.
My mind is much clearer now.
She sat under the window, closed her eyes and thought. She decided to let Nanny Zhou spread the bad news about her first. Although her reputation would be damaged, it would be a help. When the prince came to Beijing in the future and heard about her reputation, if he was not happy, the emperor could not force her. After all, this marriage was granted to appease Prince Nanshun.
If, as Baobao said, something went wrong with Master Kong on the way...
If Yu Shengsheng opened her eyes, her reputation as "unlucky" would be confirmed, and the marriage would be ruined.
Not only this time, if the Su family wants to use her for marriage again in the future, I'm afraid no one will be willing.
But she was in the back house, what should she do? What could she do?
Maybe... Yu Shengsheng's breathing was a little short. She could try to find Qi Mubai and ask him to help outside and add fuel to the fire.
They had previously agreed that Qi Mubai would stay at an inn in the east of the city when he went to Beijing for the exam.
Yu Shengsheng wanted to write a letter, but when she picked up the pen she couldn't help feeling sad. He had agreed to come to her in a grand manner after he succeeded, and he even took her to swear an oath in front of the village land temple.
But today, with less than a month to go, she had to ask him for help.
If she is not living well, he must be having a hard time too.
No matter how much torture you endure, you can't just give up.
He calmed himself and just as he wrote the word "Lan" (orchid) Su Yanshu came in, reeking of alcohol.
Yu Shengsheng was startled and quickly put down his pen and tried to pull the paper away, but it was too late.
Su Yanshu held the paper with one hand.
"Lan?" Su Yanshu raised the corners of his drunken eyes, extremely sharp, "For Shen Zhiyuan?"
"No wonder. I was wondering how Shen Zhiyuan could be so bold as to mention in front of me that he wanted to marry Zhiyi and take you as his concubine."
"When did you meet him in private? And how did you tell him to accept you?"
Yu Shengsheng was struck by lightning. Shen Zhiyuan! What did he do again?
What concubine?
Yu Shengsheng laughed in anger: "I have never met him privately, let alone said anything to him."
"Second Young Master, although I am not as noble as you, I am not weak-willed. I will not use marriage to beg anyone, and I will not be a concubine to anyone."
Coward, these few words hit Su Yanshu's face like a slap.
His road to the court, as the old lady said, depends on the marriage of Yu Shengsheng and Su Zhiyi.
He must enter the court. As a woman, it is my duty to pave the way for him. Only when he is well can the Su family be well. If the Su family is well, isn't it also good for them?
Why does Yu Shengsheng act so ungrateful after getting such an advantage?
Su Zhiyi bent his fingers and emphasized the word "Lan".
"Well said, you have ambition. So, what is this?"
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