Shen Yu pursed her lips and approached her with a candle.
Her intuition told her that the person in front of her was tortured by King Yueqing just like her and would not hurt her.
"Are you trying to tell me who you are?"
Seeing her nod, Shen Yu put the candle on the ground and looked carefully at the answer the woman wanted to tell her.
When he saw the two words that seemed to be carved on the ground, Shen Yu widened his eyes in surprise.
"Are you Yao Xuan? Princess Yueqing?"
Although the words on the ground were crooked, Shen Yu was sure that he was not wrong.
How could it be Yao Xuan? Didn’t Yao Xuan die three years ago?
Shen Yu had too many doubts in her heart and wanted Yao Xuan to help her answer them, but when she thought of her cut tongue, Shen Yu gave up the idea.
Time is running out, so let me ask some more important questions first.
"Do your parents know that you're locked up here? Nod if you know."
Yao Xuan became agitated upon hearing this, and her originally clear eyes gradually became blurred.
"What's wrong with you?" Shen Yu noticed her strangeness and wanted to go forward to see what was wrong with her.
But Yao Xuan's whole body was shaking uncontrollably, and she couldn't hear anything.
Could it be that Yao Xuan has mental problems?
After being locked up here for several years, his appearance has been tortured into this state, and there are bronze mirrors placed around him. If anyone sees his half-human, half-ghost appearance in the bronze mirror, he will probably go crazy.
…
Shen Yu couldn't ask anything, so he stood up and left the secret room.
Returning to the entrance of the secret passage again, Shen Yu felt a little sad and fortunate at the same time.
If she hadn't pretended to be crazy, would she have been tortured by King Yueqing to a point where her life was worse than death?
Retracting his thoughts, Shen Yu groped for the mechanism and returned to the closet.
Gently pushing open the wardrobe to reveal a crack, Shen Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no one in the room.
Coming out of the closet, she crouched down and walked out of Yueqing Wang's house.
I guess everyone went to look for her, so everything seemed too quiet.
"My Lord, Madam Yao has sent someone to see Shen Yu."
Prince Yueqing has already gone out because Shen Yu doesn't see him. What he is most worried about now is that Madam Yao will suddenly come to his house and he will not be able to explain.
What you fear will come true.
He cursed in his heart, raised his hand to rub his temple and thought about what to do.
It's dark now. Why did Mrs. Yao ask someone to come here at this time?
Shen Yu hid behind the pillars of the corridor. At this moment, the sky had completely darkened, and she could not see the expression of King Yueqing.
"Go and send the person away and tell him that Shen Yu has fallen asleep."
The Yao Mansion pays attention to its reputation. If Madam Yao really knows that Shen Yu is missing, she will show some concern even if she pretends to care. He can prevaricate, but it will be difficult to fool the emperor if the noise alarms him.
The emperor must be waiting to find something to hold against him.
"Yes, I'll go right away."
"Wait," Prince Yueqing stopped his subordinate, "You should go with me."
After the two of them walked away, Shen Yu sneaked around and avoided several waves of servants and returned to her yard.
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The next day.
As soon as Prince Yueqing had breakfast, he heard that Shen Yu had been found.
He put down his bowl and chopsticks and asked, "Where did you find it?"
When Prince Yueqing heard that it was found under the bed, his face turned ashen with anger.
"You couldn't even search the entire yard, yet you claim to have searched everywhere. Are you trying to fool me?"
But it’s always good to find the person.
He ordered his men to keep Shen Yu in custody and not let this happen again.
Shen Yu was not surprised at all. Although she was locked up, Mrs. Yao would always come to see her. As long as she did so, she would have the opportunity to tell Mrs. Yao what she knew.
Prince Yueqing confirmed that Shen Yu was really back before turning around and leaving.
After taking two steps, he stopped and stared at Shen Yu with sharp eyes.
The smell on Shen Yu seemed to be the same as what he smelled yesterday. Could it be that Shen Yu had been to his room?
Feeling that King Yueqing's sight fell on him, Shen Yu bit the scalp and raised his hand to grab the rice on the ground and stuff it into his mouth.
Prince Yueqing was so disgusted that he almost vomited his breakfast.
I guess I'm overthinking it.
He withdrew his gaze and turned back to his room.
After instructing his subordinates to guard the door, Prince Yueqing closed the door, took some food and walked towards the wardrobe.
After skillfully opening the mechanism, he bent down and walked into the secret passage to the secret room.
Seeing that Yao Xuan was still there, Prince Yueqing observed the layout of the secret room again. It didn't look like anyone had broken in.
It must be because he has been too suspicious recently that he thinks Shen Yu is pretending to be crazy. Not to mention that he has tested Shen Yu, even if Shen Yu is a normal person, he may not know that his closet leads to the secret room.
"Hey," Prince Yueqing put the food on the ground and kicked Yao Xuan, who was curled up beside him, "It's time to eat."
Seeing that Yao Xuan didn't say anything, King Yueqing laughed out loud.
His strange laughter echoed in the secret room. After the laughter ended, his face changed into a sinister expression, and he leaned over to pinch Yao Xuan's chin.
"I forgot that you can't speak now," he stared at Yao Xuan's horrified face with a hint of madness and admiration in his expression.
"Tsk tsk, look at the wound on his face. Such a beautiful face is ruined like this."
He withdrew his hand and continued to talk to himself, "This prince has treated you well. You deserve to be like this. The funny thing is that your mother still thinks this prince is affectionate."
Prince Yueqing continued talking for a while, and when he found that Yao Xuan still had no reaction, he stood up straight.
"You must be unconscious now. It's boring for me to talk alone. Let's come again next time."
He liked to see Yao Xuan's reaction when she woke up and saw him: hatred, fear, resentment, and helplessness.
Unfortunately, Yao Xuan’s time of clarity seems to be getting shorter and shorter recently.
Yes, after being tortured by him for several years, Yao Xuan was still mentally strong. If it were someone else, they would probably die after a year of torture.
As expected of the daughter of old man Yao, she has the same unpleasant temper as him.
After leaving the secret room, Prince Yueqing wiped his hands and called his subordinates in.
"How's Qin Qianqian doing?"
He was still brooding over the fact that he was cheated by the Fourth Prince. Qin Qianqian and the Fourth Prince were childhood sweethearts, so he would first seek revenge from Qin Qianqian.
…
Qin Qianqian didn't know that she was being plotted against.
She was joking about Mu Xue and the Third Prince in front of Mu Xue.
"Stop teasing me. Didn't you say last time that the Fourth Prince climbed over the wall to look for you? What happened next?"
Qin Qianqian shook her head. "After that, that bastard Fourth Prince must have been making fun of me."
"Who, who entertains you?"
The Sixth Princess, who had not been informed, came up to Qin Qianqian.
"If I heard correctly, are you talking about the Fourth Brother?"
Qin Qianqian glanced at the Sixth Princess and muttered in dissatisfaction, "Why are you eavesdropping on people's conversations?"
"What do you mean by eavesdropping?" The Sixth Princess sat down opposite the two of them. "I'm listening openly."
She stared at Qin Qianqian jokingly, "Do you want to deal with the Fourth Prince? I can help you."
"No, who said I was going to deal with him?"
After Qin Qianqian finished speaking, she realized that her reaction was a bit extreme. She drank the tea beside her in one gulp to hide her little thoughts.
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