Shen Jinchen smoothed a strand of Cen Xi's hair, looked at her furious appearance, and, ignoring his scolding, gently apologized.
Seeing him like that, Cen Xi really wanted to strangle him. She thought it and did it; her slender hand reached for his neck, her teeth clenched.
"You're implying I have a strange personality, huh? Fine, I'll strangle you. Kid, I'm raising you all by myself. With a husband like you, how could I not have a strange personality?"
“I… uh! If you kill me, then no one will help you deal with that Yan Taizu.”
Shen Jinchen's face flushed red from being pinched, but he still looked at Cen Xi with a wicked smile.
“If you die, I can go find Jun Jianchou, and the two of us can kill Yan Taizu together.”
Cen Xi felt that this man was really infuriating, so she had no intention of admitting defeat.
"What about the child in your belly? Are you going to acknowledge Jun Jianchou as the father? A stepfather has a biological father, okay? Aren't you afraid she'll be bullied?"
Shen Jinchen, panting, stared intently at Cen Xi.
"I'll let you off the hook today, but if you bite me again for no reason in the future, I'll go find Jun Jianchou and cuckold you."
Cen Xi let go of his hand, tilted her head back, and glared at Shen Jinchen with wide eyes.
"This is getting more and more outrageous! Cen Xi, don't you know why I bit you in the palace?"
Mentioning Jun Jianchou caused Chen Jinchen's entire aura to change, and his deep, sharp eyes flashed with dark light.
"I know, you're bothered by what I said to Emperor Yan Zhao? That's what I really thought at the time, but he was too incompetent. What, do you still want to argue about this now? Shen Jinchen, you're being too domineering. If I could choose to marry or wanted to marry someone, that person would definitely be Jun Jianchou, not you, even if I have a tiny bit of affection for you."
Cen Xi was furious, so she spoke quite bluntly. She was never the one who provoked them. Knowing that was her intention from the beginning, why was he forcing things?
"Are you going to turn against me again, Cen Xi? What's so great about Jun Jianchou that you're so obsessed with him?"
Shen Jinchen has always been arrogant. He has never been so easily swayed by a woman. Does she mean that he, Shen Jinchen, is inferior to Jun Jianchou?
"That's right, he's been incredibly good to me. If you hadn't forced me, given our bond from past lives, perhaps one day I would have come to my senses and we could have gotten married. What does that have to do with you!"
Cen Xi was so angry she was practically fuming. She spoke without restraint, spewing out whatever was most infuriating.
"you!"
Shen Jinchen was really angry. Before the carriage had even stopped, he used his light-footed skill to get off the carriage.
Feng Qin was left with an embarrassed look, and Cen Xi was still angry in the carriage.
"Princess, we..."
Feng Qin looked in the direction Shen Jinchen had left and asked Cen Xi inside.
"If you don't want to drive back to the princess's residence, I, the princess, will drive myself."
Cen Xi lifted the curtain and glared at Feng Qin, then said coldly.
Seeing Cen Xi like this, Feng Qin choked on the words she was about to say and silently drove off.
After Shen Jinchen came out, he smiled mockingly and went straight into a restaurant.
He never liked drinking, and for some reason, he couldn't drink. But today, he really wanted to drink himself into oblivion. Heaven knows how bitter and heartbreaking it is to love a woman who doesn't love you back.
All his emotions were for her to care about him, but unfortunately they already had a child, and he still couldn't get into her heart.
Shen Jinchen suddenly felt that he was a failure as a person. He couldn't even conquer a woman, so how could he talk about conquering the world?
One glass of wine, spicy and stimulating.
After two glasses of wine, the spiciness made his tongue feel somewhat numb.
After three cups of wine, he felt dizzy and lightheaded, but this feeling made him feel good. He thought that no matter what happened, Shen Jinchen could remain calm and composed even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.
But that woman's heart was harder than stone.
He saved her life, and she was moved for two or three months.
He was incredibly attentive, granting her every wish, yet he didn't stir even the slightest ripple in her heart.
He was intimate with her, and afterwards, she acted as if nothing had happened.
What use is a woman like that? What use is she?
I've asked myself this question countless times. I've even forced myself to give up, but love arises unexpectedly and deepens with each passing moment.
Even so, he couldn't let go. That woman was ingrained in his very bones, connected to his very flesh and blood. It was absolutely impossible for him to give her up.
As he gulped down the wine, Shen Jinchen's face grew increasingly red. When Feng Qin and You He found him, his body was covered in red rashes, and he was on the verge of death.
"Young Master!"
Upon seeing this, Youhe shouted and picked up Shen Jinchen with ghostly speed.
"Fengqin, quickly give the young master one of the Xidan pills, and then we'll hurry back to the princess's residence to fetch a doctor."
"Return to the Princess's residence? The reason you're so drunk is because you had a fight with the Princess. Is it alright to return to the Princess's residence like this?"
Fengqin felt that it was a misfortune for their young master to meet such a cold and aloof woman. Even if he returned to the princess's residence, that woman might not even give their young master a second glance.
“Then we must go back. Young Master cannot risk his life and death without the knowledge of the person he cherishes.”
Youhe glanced at Fengqin with complicated emotions. After Fengqin gave Shen Jinchen a pill, she carried him to the princess's residence.
Back at the princess's residence, he had a clear goal: he carried Shen Jinchen directly to the main courtyard and, without hesitation, placed him on the bed.
Cen Xi was a little confused by his series of actions. She was already in a bad mood today, so she didn't speak politely:
"Do you know the consequences of trespassing into my boudoir?!"
“Your Highness, this is also our young master’s room. You two are husband and wife, so I can only send him back to you. The young master is in critical condition and we need to fetch the imperial physician. I will go and fetch him right away. I hope Your Highness can take care of him.”
Youhe glanced at Cen Xi with neither arrogance nor servility, said what he wanted to say, and then ran away.
They didn't even give Cen Xi time to ask her questions.
Cen Xi watched the ghostly figure disappear, then walked irritably to the bedside to check on the person he had described as being on the verge of death.
She was quite surprised when she saw it.
Shen Jinchen's face was flushed, and his face and body were covered with hard red bumps, making him look sinister and terrifying. He was also panting heavily, as if he was about to die.
The scene made Cen Xi's heart skip a beat. In her haste, she found a few pills from the pile of medicine Zhu Yanniang had given her, including the most potent hangover pill, and fed them to him.
After the effects of the alcohol subsided somewhat, Shen Jinchen developed a high fever again, burning like a furnace.
Cen Xi had no choice but to call Qingyi into the room. She had followed Zhu Yanniang before and knew some basic medical skills, so until the imperial physician arrived, she could only place her hopes on her.
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