Chapter 32 What a disgrace
Shen Yue nodded playfully, "Yeah, Usagi Tsukino is my pen name. Surprising, isn't it?"
“What a surprise, such an unexpected thing!”
When Cheng Sijin learned that her favorite storybook was written by Shen Yue, she was so excited that she almost jumped up.
"Do you have any other storybooks?"
"Um, yes, there are."
Shen Yue was in a dilemma. Xiao Yuheng had just confiscated her property, and she wanted to keep the remaining volumes of storybooks to sell for money.
But the life-saving grace was greater than heaven, and she hesitated for only a few seconds before taking out the rest of the script.
"Here, all for you."
"How can this be so embarrassing..."
As Cheng Sijin spoke, she took the script without hesitation and held it in her arms.
Seeing how she couldn't let it go, Shen Yue felt that everything was worth it.
As an author, there is nothing more joyful than meeting a loyal reader. If only more people could read her stories.
Thinking of this, she suddenly had an idea.
One of Cheng Sijin's identities is the owner of Wanbao Pavilion. Since Wanbao Pavilion sells everything, it can naturally sell books as well.
If she gave the manuscript to Cheng Sijin, and let her arrange for people to copy the book and sell it, and then the two of them would split the profits proportionally, wouldn't it save time and make more money?
She is so smart!
She did it right away. She moved her chair and sat closer to Cheng Sijin. "Miss Cheng, can we discuss something?"
"Second Director, please feel free to speak."
Cheng Sijin just got the storybook and was so happy.
Shen Yue chuckled and told Cheng Sijin all about her plan to get rich.
She thought Cheng Sijin would need at least three to five days to consider it, but she was even more excited than she was after hearing it:
"Then wouldn't it be possible for me to read your new storybook first?"
Shen Yue narrowed her eyes, "Of course."
"Great, it's settled then!"
The two hit it off immediately, agreed to split the profits 50-50, and began to finalize other details.
By the time everything was finalized, it was already sunset.
Our second director was very gentlemanly. He sent Cheng Sijin to the gate and did not start walking back until her carriage disappeared.
As she walked, she was guessing what delicious food Ah Fei had made today, and accidentally bumped into a strong chest.
"Nimma, who is so blind!"
Our second director raised her head and was about to get angry when she saw the handsome man looking down at her.
"Your Majesty?"
In the setting sun, Xiao Yuheng's face looked a little more attractive. "Is the poison cured?"
"Yeah, solved."
Shen Yue spun around happily, "Look, nothing's wrong, I'm completely fine. By the way, I have to thank you for saving my life!"
The second director stopped and bowed very politely.
When the man saw it, he couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Ahem, Sijin is gone?"
"Well, I just sent her away."
"I thought you would keep her." Having said that, the man inexplicably stopped smiling, shook his sleeves and started walking back.
"Leave?"
Shen Yue scratched her nose and chased after him.
"Your Highness, I am not that kind of person. Miss Cheng is one of your subordinates. How dare I?"
The man paused, "If she wasn't one of my men, would you dare?"
"...That's not what I meant."
"What does that mean?"
Shen Yue seriously suspected that Xiao Yuheng had taken the wrong medicine, but she had just taken the antidote given by his men, so it was not easy to talk back, so she had to just shut up.
"Why don't you speak?" the man insisted.
Shen Yue drooped her eyelids and said, "I don't know what to say. The more I say, the more mistakes I will make. So I'll just keep silent."
Somehow, the man's expression softened. "Are you feeling wronged?"
"Don't you know that a man and a woman alone in a room together can ruin a person's reputation?"
Shen Yue couldn't believe her ears.
"Your Highness, who arranged for Miss Cheng to go to a brothel? And you ruined her reputation. If anyone wanted to ruin her reputation, you were the first to do so."
“Shen Er!”
Xiao Yuheng was so angry that his liver ached, but after thinking about it, he felt that what she said made sense, so he turned around and walked away.
"Come here, I want to check your internal strength."
"Investigate if you want, who's afraid of who?"
Shen Yue muttered something and followed Xiao Yuheng to the tea room, where Baozhu served tea immediately.
The man sat across from the table, slowly turning his teacup and slightly raising his eyelids.
"Practice it once and see."
Shen Yue curled her lips, sat cross-legged on the mat, closed her eyes, and circulated her Qi while recalling the formula.
"Without any other thoughts in mind, all thoughts are empty. Breathe and inhale, and let the Qi flow through the three burners..."
Xiao Yuheng looked at her, with an approving expression at first, but slowly began to frown.
"The Dantian is full of Qi, full of Qi...why can't the Qi come out?"
Shen Yue suddenly opened her eyes and said angrily.
"Is this how you practice every day?" The man stood up and sat down next to her.
"Don't rush into internal energy cultivation. Your internal energy is disordered, and it's obvious that you haven't been concentrating and calming your mind. Now try to calm your mind and try to gather your energy into your Dantian."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yue closed her eyes again and slowly circulated her breath, but suddenly she felt a strange feeling coming from the front of her.
She opened her eyes slightly and looked down, only to be surprised to find that Xiao Yuheng's left palm was floating two inches in front of her lower abdomen.
"ah--"
Although there was still some distance and layers of clothes between them, Shen Yue still screamed in fear, shrank back, and her heart beat very fast.
"Shen Er, what's wrong?"
A hint of worry appeared on Xiao Yuheng's face, and he moved closer to her.
"Your breathing is more disordered than before."
As he approached, beads of sweat appeared on Shen Yue's forehead.
"How can I not be confused when you're so close to me?"
Xiao Yuheng was stunned for a moment and moved back uncomfortably.
"If I don't get closer to you, how can I sense the aura in your body?"
He took a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to her, "Wipe your sweat. Since you are afraid, I will not come near you."
Shen Yue took the handkerchief, and the moment their eyes met, she clearly saw a hint of inferiority in his eyes.
Suddenly, she remembered what Xiao Yuheng said when he was poisoned that night in the secret room, "Are you afraid of me?"
Could this guy think that she thinks he is a monster?
A grown man, yet his mind is so sensitive.
"Your Highness, I'm not afraid of you. It's just that you approached so suddenly that I got startled."
The man had already returned to the other side, and his expression had returned to normal.
"No need to explain."
Well, seeing how he looked indifferent, he must be very concerned in his heart.
Shen Yue had no choice but to move to the opposite side, "Your Majesty, what I said is true."
Seeing that he was still unmoved, she sat down next to him again and hugged his arm.
"Look, I'm not afraid."
Xiao Yuheng was obviously unprepared for her actions. Panic surged in his heart, his body suddenly tensed up, and his ears turned red.
His Adam's apple slid rapidly, and he pushed her away suddenly, his voice low and hoarse.
"How shameful!"
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