Chapter 3 Your Highness, please stay tonight!
The Crown Prince's Residence.
Because of hanging for too long, Shen Ruoli's wrists were swollen and red.
Xie Xuanyin was applying medicine to her.
His face was gloomy, but his mind was in turmoil.
She was unharmed, and he was filled with hatred.
He was heartbroken when she was injured!
For an entire day, he couldn't figure out how to treat her.
Seeing Xie Xuanyin's serious expression, Shen Ruoli's eyes welled up with tears.
In his previous life, he cherished her as his life, but she ruined his life!
She will do everything in her power to make it up to him in this lifetime!
"Your Highness, I can do it myself."
Shen Ruoli held back her tears and withdrew her hand somewhat guiltily.
"What? Feeling guilty?"
Xie Xuanyin raised his eyes, his gaze devoid of any smile. "Didn't you just say you wanted to make a deal with me?"
Startled, Shen Ruoli quickly replied, "Xie Xuansong coveted Your Highness's position as Crown Prince, so he sent me to the Crown Prince's residence."
Unexpectedly, she was so direct. Xie Xuanyin stared straight at her and said, "I know."
"Then I'll tell you something Your Highness doesn't know!"
Gathering her courage, Shen Ruoli whispered Xie Xuansong's plan in his ear before saying seriously, "I will help Your Highness get rid of him! Not just him, but anyone who dares to oppose Your Highness is my enemy, Shen Ruoli!"
Xie Xuanyin tried to see something in her eyes.
But her gaze was honest and sincere!
Before he could speak, Shen Ruoli quickly explained, "Whether Your Highness believes it or not, time will tell! I don't need Your Highness to promise me wealth, status, or power. I just want you not to kill me before Xie Xuansong dies, and for us to be loving and harmonious in public! Once everything has settled, I will leave myself to Your Highness's disposal!"
Only by surviving can she take revenge!
"good."
After a long pause, Xie Xuanyin finally gave a faint reply.
He gently held her hand, his palm warm, but his tone was as cold as ice, "Xie Xuansong dared not tell Father that you stabbed him, yet he dared to let Father know what I did to you today."
"This medicine was brought back by Feng Qing from Miao territory; it's incredibly effective at destroying evidence of a corpse."
He paused for a moment, then added, "Reducing the swelling is even easier."
The phrase "destroy the body and cover up the evidence" sent a chill down Shen Ruoli's spine!
Before she could react, Xie Xuanyin began to carefully apply the medicine to her again.
The warmth of fingertips is transmitted, the familiar touch of skin is both ambiguous and dangerous.
Chen Ruoli didn't dare to even breathe!
"What are you afraid of?"
Seeing that Shen Ruoli's face was ashen and her hands were trembling slightly, Xie Xuanyin glanced at her with a half-smile, "Since I have already promised you, I will naturally not go back on my word."
He won't back down until he achieves his goal!
After applying the medicine in one smooth motion, Xie Xuanyin got up to leave.
"Your Highness!"
Shen Ruoli couldn't resist and stood up to persuade her to stay, "It's late, why don't you stay tonight!"
"Um?"
Xie Xuanyin raised an eyebrow.
Before Shen Ruoli could speak, he continued, "You're no longer going to remain chaste for Xie Xuansong?"
She had been married to him for seven days.
But in the nights before, she had been acting strangely and wouldn't let Xie Xuanyin touch her.
Of course, Xie Xuanyin did not force her.
He was surprised that she would try to keep him.
"In the past, I have never been chaste with anyone. From now on, I will only be chaste for Your Highness!"
She stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve.
She was stunningly beautiful, with skin as white as snow.
She had rolled up her sleeves when applying the medicine, and now that half of her arm was exposed, she looked even more charming.
Xie Xuanyin hadn't expected her to be so different from before, and looked away with a slightly embarrassed expression. "Shen Ruoli, if you want the deal to continue, you'd better behave yourself!"
"I see."
Shen Ruoli was afraid of angering him, so she didn't dare to make any further moves.
She withdrew her hand, feeling somewhat aggrieved.
As Xie Xuanyin watched his sleeves fall down, and even the faint fragrance seemed to have dissipated, his heart felt empty, and the tender and beautiful memories of the two of them surfaced in his mind.
He instinctively prepared to change his mind and say he would stay.
Fortunately, his impulse was overcome by reason. He quietly pinched his thigh to remind himself not to be deceived by this cunning woman again!
Looking at her snow-white neck, Xie Xuanyin felt his heart gradually heating up!
He quickly turned cold and stormed off.
After he left, the maid Runyue cautiously entered. "Your Highness, I was so frightened today! I failed to protect you; I am utterly useless!"
She knelt down and cried.
Runyue was a maidservant born into the Shen family. She grew up with Shen Ruoli since childhood and they were like sisters.
Shen Ruoli sighed and helped her up. "He wants to punish me, but what can you do? Don't cry, I'm fine, aren't I?"
"By the way, where's Qingying?"
Before she entered the Crown Prince's residence, Xie Xuansong gave Qingying to her.
He said that Qingying was highly skilled in martial arts and intelligent, and that he would not only ensure her safety in the Crown Prince's residence, but also have another person to help her.
Qingying treated her with utmost respect, and she quickly came to regard her as one of her own.
Unexpectedly, that girl was two-faced. On the surface, she treated her as her master, but behind her back, she not only slept with Xie Xuansong, but also repeatedly instigated and framed her. Even Runyue was ruined by her!
Perhaps noticing her pale face, Runyue hurriedly said, "After His Highness took you away, Qingying said she would go to the palace to plead with the Empress Dowager... By the way, it's so late, why hasn't she returned yet?"
Shen Ruoli's eyes flickered slightly.
Please ask the Empress Dowager?
Ha, she clearly went to see Xie Xuansong secretly!
Otherwise, how could Xie Xuansong have arrived so quickly?
Speak of the devil and he shall appear—
Qingying's voice came from outside the door, "Leap Month, how is the Crown Princess? Is she alright?"
She looked anxious, as if she was extremely worried about Shen Ruoli's safety.
"Qingying, didn't you go to plead with the Empress Dowager? What did the Empress Dowager say?"
Without thinking twice, Leap Month quickly asked.
"I……"
Qingying guiltily looked away. "Your Highness, I am of lowly status and was unable to see the Empress Dowager! However, I pleaded with the Prince of Chu, and upon hearing this, he was extremely anxious and immediately dropped everything to come and save you."
Shen Ruoli slowly sat down. "You're very thoughtful."
Perhaps it was because her tone had become much more subdued, or perhaps it was because she felt guilty, but Qingying always felt that Shen Ruoli seemed like a different person.
She hurried forward, "Your Highness, are you alright? By the way, I know you injured your hand. This is Jade Snow Ointment that the Prince specially had brought back from the Imperial Hospital. He said that it won't leave any marks when applied to the injured area."
"You can even use it to mix dough on a regular basis! The effect is excellent!"
Looking at the ointment on the table, Shen Ruoli curled her lips in self-deprecation.
She was very familiar with this Jade Snow Cream!
In her previous life, Xie Xuansong also found an excuse to send her this ointment, saying that if she applied it to her face every day, she would be radiant and be able to capture Xie Xuanyin's heart more quickly.
She firmly believed this and made sure to even out her face every day.
Although her skin tone has indeed improved, the price is that she has difficulty conceiving!
It's a blessing from God that she can get pregnant!
Unexpectedly, the child she had finally conceived was strangled to death by Xie Xuansong shortly after birth!
That beast!
The thought of her child made Shen Ruoli's heart ache so much that she couldn't breathe, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably!
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Seeing this, Runyue was quite frightened. "Is something wrong?"
"I'm fine."
Shen Ruoli forced herself to remain calm.
She glanced at Qingying and said, "You can go down now. I'll use this ointment later."
Although Qingying was suspicious, she was afraid of giving herself away, so she had no choice but to retreat.
Shen Ruoli trembled as she picked up the Jade Snow Cream from the table, her mind filled with only one thought: Qingying cannot be kept any longer!
She still remembered that in her previous life, in order to gain Xie Xuanyin's trust, Qingying secretly plotted many times to cause Xie Xuanyin to be seriously injured and even almost lose his life!
The first time was three days later!
This time, Shen Ruoli will not sit idly by and wait for death!
She wanted to seize the initiative and catch Xie Xuansong off guard!
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