Chapter 50 Self-knowledge
The moon is high in the sky.
The entire Kyoto was shrouded in a faint glow.
Under the moonlight, an agile figure climbed over the eaves and walls, climbed over the wall from the northeast corner of the Jingbei Palace, and arrived at the ancestral hall.
There were candles burning in the four corners of the ancestral hall, so it wasn't too dark. Shen Li jumped in through the window.
He took three incense sticks from the table, lit them, held them in front of his forehead with both hands, and bowed:
"Don't blame me, don't blame me."
He inserted the incense into the incense burner and reached out to the tablet. Just as he was about to brush it away, a mellow voice suddenly rang out:
"Duke Dingguo's son is quite elegant, coming here so late at night to pay homage to the ancestors of my Jingbei Palace."
…
The next day, good morning, Yun went to Huguo Temple, and Shen Wan returned to Mingyue Garden.
Just as they were leaving the hospital gate, a maid came over quickly and reported to Shen Wan, “Second Miss, the prince left the jade pendant with the prince of Jingbei, and his guards specially brought it back.”
The maid presented the jade pendant to Shen Wan for review.
Shen Wan recognized at a glance that it was the jade pendant worn by his eldest brother.
Yun said, "Why not send it to the prince?"
"The guards of Prince Jingbei asked them to give it to the second young lady..."
The maid also felt a little strange, but since she was asked to deliver the gift, she had no choice but to do it.
Looking at the jade pendant in his hand, Chen Wan changed his mind and sent Yun out of the house. After seeing Yun off, Chen Wan asked Shun'an, Chen Li's attendant, "Where is my eldest brother?"
"The prince climbed over the wall and left the house last night and hasn't come back since..."
Shunan looked worried, as the prince never stayed out overnight.
Big Brother didn't come back, but the jade pendant did...
Big brother is in Xie Jingyu's hands!
"Prepare the carriage."
Chen Wan waited in the front yard for a while, and Shunan drove the carriage over. Chen Wan and Shanhu got on the carriage. The carriage drove towards the Jingbei Palace for a while, and Chen Wan saw Xie Jingyu's guard Chen Ping and others there.
Chen Ping led the way, and Shen Wan did not go to the Jingbei Palace, but went to an elegant garden in the north of the city.
After entering, Shen Wan saw her eldest brother hanging upside down on a tree with a cloth stuffed in his mouth. When he saw her, he made some mumbling sounds, but no word could be heard.
"Xie Jingyu!"
Shen Wan's voice was angry.
A tall figure stood in the pavilion by the lake. He was the culprit who had hung Shen Li on the tree. Shen Wan walked over angrily.
"Let my brother go!"
Xie Jingyu turned around and saw Shen Wan's porcelain-white face, his clear eyes full of anger. He walked towards Shen Wan.
He approached step by step, and Shen Wan retreated step by step until his back hit the pillar and he had nowhere to retreat.
There was an unfathomable emotion in Xie Jingyu's eyes. Shen Wan didn't dare to look at him any longer. Just as she turned her face away, her jaw was pinched, forcing her to look him in the eye. "You urged me to come and propose marriage, and now that I have proposed, you want to ruin it. Does Miss Shen like to play tricks on me so much?"
Shen Wan, “……!!!”
She knew there was a misunderstanding.
Shen Wan wailed in her heart, “I asked you to propose marriage earlier, but I didn’t ask you to marry me.”
Xie Jingyu looked at Shen Wan, "If you don't want me to marry you, then who do you want me to marry?"
Shen Wan was tired, "Do I even need to ask? Of course I will marry the girl you like."
She thought she had explained it clearly enough at the Duke of Xingguo's Mansion, so why didn't he understand?
Xie Jingyu laughed, "Who told you that I have a girl I like?"
Shen Wan, “…???”
No?
Could it be that he hasn't met the girl who makes him love but cannot be with her, and who hurts him to the bone and drives him crazy?
It is possible. Princess Jingbei died. As a son, Xie Jingyu had to observe mourning for three years and could not get married. However, he could get married within the three months of mourning. Those who could not wait for three years would find an excuse to get married within three months. Otherwise, he would not have gone to the border and let the person he loved marry someone else.
Shen Wan said, “Even if it’s not there now, it will be there in three months at most.”
Xie Jingyu raised the corner of his mouth, "Are you so sure?"
"certainly."
Xie Jingyu asked, "Then who is she?"
How would she know this? In her previous life, many people were curious about who was so bold as to abandon him, the Prince of Jingbei, but no one knew about it. Maybe they were concerned about the girl's reputation.
After all, the other party was married, and he went to the battlefield with a piece of her clothing, which was then found out from under the pillow by a young general with unruly hands, and everyone at the border knew about it.
When this matter was reported back to the capital, every lady from aristocratic family who heard about it would blush. If this were to spread, the girl would be so ashamed and angry that she would commit suicide.
Shen Wan didn't say anything, Xie Jingyu said, "You haven't figured out how to fool me yet?"
Who fooled him? !
Even if she had some courage, she wouldn't dare to fool him!
Shen Wan was depressed, "It's no good for me to lie to you."
Xie Jingyu said, "You don't know who she is, but you are so sure about it. Do you think that makes sense?"
Shen Wan couldn't answer, "Anyway, I didn't lie to you."
Xie Jingyu looked into Chen Wan's eyes. Chen Wan felt uncomfortable when he looked at her. She just wanted to save her elder brother and leave quickly, staying away from him.
Shen Wan said, “The person who told me this said that the girl you like might have the surname Shen.”
No one knows who the girl he likes is. The surname Chen is just everyone's guess. Shen Wan doesn't dare to say it too definitely, in case he makes a mistake.
Shen Wan was distracted, but Xie Jingyu asked, "What's your last name?"
"My last name is Shen too," Shen Wan blurted out.
“…”
Xie Jingyu laughed happily, "We both have the surname Chen, why don't you suspect that the person I like is you?"
Listening to his hearty laughter, Shen Wan raised her head and happened to meet his eyes that were brighter than the midsummer night sky, and her heart suddenly trembled.
Chen Wan quickly lowered her eyes, "I know myself well. I asked my elder brother to ruin the marriage for your own good. Please let my elder brother go..."
"If it's really for my own good, marry me."
He interrupted Shen Wan.
Shen Wan didn’t hear clearly for a moment, “What did you say?”
"I'll marry you."
He spoke each word clearly.
Chen Wan had lived two lives, but this was the first time she heard someone say this to her. Even though she knew it was impossible, her ears still blushed.
Thinking of Xie Jingyu's words last time about lending her his position as the Crown Prince's Consort, Shen Wan said, "I appreciate your kindness, but if I take your position as the Crown Prince's Consort, you won't be able to marry the girl you love. I can't harm you."
She was really thinking about him, and it made his teeth itch. Xie Jingyu said, "I will not change my decision."
Does this mean that I must lend her my position as Crown Prince's Consort?
I've never seen anyone so domineering.
Shen Wan wanted to refuse, but when she looked up and saw Xie Jingyu's unhappy look, she didn't dare to say the words that were on the tip of her tongue, "You were the one who wanted to lend it to me, so you can't regret it later."
What do you mean by lending it to her? Xie Jingyu frowned, and Shen Wan said again, "If you really regret it, you can talk to me, but you can't kill me."
Xie Jingyu, “…”
What kind of image does he have in the eyes of this woman?
Killing people like crazy?
Xie Jingyu was angry and helpless.
Chen Wan said, "Then let's make a deal. I'll lend you my status as the Crown Prince's Consort for one year, no more than two years, and then we'll divorce."
Shen Wan wanted to high-five Xie Jingyu as a promise.
Xie Jingyu's eyes swept across her palm, and he sat down to pour himself some tea. "Are you still afraid that I won't divorce you?"
Chen Wan suddenly felt that his raised hand was getting hot, which was unnecessary.
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