At this moment, Chi Mu directly tied up Shen Chenchuan's hands and feet with soft clothing belts, with quick and decisive movements.
Shen Yuerong had no intention of blaming Chi Mu, she just held Shen Chenchuan's hand tightly.
"Chenchen, look at me, I'm your aunt."
Hearing the word "Aunt", Shen Chenchuan widened his eyes and looked at Shen Yuerong up and down, but in the end he retreated in fear.
"No, you are not my aunt. I want to find my aunt."
He kept mumbling to himself, and his consciousness seemed to be unclear.
Shen Yuerong felt more distressed, and looked at him with red eyes, "It's okay, don't think about it if you can't remember it, I have something delicious here, do you want to eat it?"
Before coming, she specially brought a bag of preserved fruits, intending to offer them as a sacrifice to her nephew, but she didn't expect to meet him here.
She opened the preserved fruit, sprinkled some sleeping pills under her sleeves, and fed it to Shen Chenchuan's mouth.
"This is what you like to eat, just eat it."
Shen Yuerong coaxed him to eat the preserved fruit like a child, and Shen Chenchuan felt the sweet taste in his mouth and ate it.
Not long after, he closed his eyes and passed out.
Chi Mu held him in his arms and looked at Shen Yuerong with concern in his eyes.
"Rong'er, are you okay?"
Shen Yuerong shook her head and reached out to take Shen Chenchuan, “I’ll hold it myself.”
Although Chi Mu is her husband now, with the example of Fu Hengyu, Shen Yuerong is not used to entrusting everything to others.
After all, it is better to rely on yourself than on others.
Chi Mu refused directly and decisively, "It doesn't matter, I'll hold him. He is your nephew, so he is my nephew."
Seeing this, Shen Yuerong did not bring up the issue again, but followed Chi Mu out of the secret passage in silence.
After walking out of the secret passage, the sun shone down again. Shen Yuerong felt that the coldness all over her body had dissipated a little, and her mind was filled with a great deal of confusion.
I'm afraid what happened to my brother and sister-in-law wasn't an accident.
Combined with what the old lady said just now, she couldn't help but suspect that there were some secrets hidden in this matter.
After Chi Mu put Shen Chenchuan on the carriage, he turned to look at Shen Yuerong, put his hand on her shoulder and asked softly.
"What's going on?"
Shen Yuerong looked up and forced a smile to answer, "I just think it's too unexpected that he's here. Everything is so wrong."
Chi Mu stared at Shen Yuerong with his dark pupils and uttered a word solemnly.
"As long as we find something wrong, we will eventually uncover the secret behind it."
"I'll stay with you."
There was a fine and clear light in Shen Yuerong's eyes, and she responded with a smile.
"Okay, let's go together."
Sitting in the carriage on the way back, Shen Yuerong gently pushed aside Shen Chenchuan's hair and burst into tears. She didn't know how much suffering and torture this little boy had gone through to live to this day.
And all this was clearly reflected on his face.
Shen Chenchuan's face was covered with scars and was covered in dirt, making him look particularly hideous and terrifying.
But Shen Yuerong didn't feel terrified at all, she was just filled with heartache.
Chi Mu was also stunned when he saw this, and said angrily: "These people are too much, I must track them down to the end and never let them go."
Then he stepped forward and gently grasped Shen Yuerong's hand, without saying anything, just quietly accompanying her.
Tears welled up in Shen Yuerong's eyes, and she threw herself into Chi Mu's arms, crying so hard that her shoulders trembled.
"He's just a child."
Normally, Shen Yuerong would not be so fragile and crybaby, but now in front of her was her blood-related nephew, whom she had watched grow up since he was born.
When she learned of his death, Shen Yuerong couldn't sleep for more than a month. She tossed and turned day and night, her heart and eyes filled with thoughts of her little nephew.
Afterwards, she simply set up a Buddhist temple on the side and chanted Buddhist scriptures for him and his family every day. Only then did Shen Yuerong gradually let go of everything.
But now he was standing alive in front of him, looking extremely miserable and pitiful, as if someone was scraping his heart with a knife, not letting go until blood was dripping.
From now on, she only wanted to protect her nephew and never let him get hurt.
After Shen Yuerong calmed down, Chi Mu slowly began to comfort her.
"I will accompany you to protect him and let him grow up healthy. And don't worry about the scar on his face. There are rare treasures in the palace, and I guarantee that it can be removed."
Shen Yuerong wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and smiled with red eyes.
"I'm sorry to make you laugh."
Chi Mu reached out and rubbed Shen Yuerong's face, which was soft, tender and easy to pinch.
"How can you say that as a joke? You are my wife, the person closest to me. There is no need to feel embarrassed about anything that happens."
"We will come back to live here next time. You can stay for one or two years if you want. According to custom, you should go to the palace to pay respects to His Majesty and the Queen Mother tomorrow. It's easy to talk to the emperor, but my mother is the only one who can't agree."
Having said that, a helpless smile appeared on Chi Mu's face.
"I believe you have also heard of Concubine Xi. She is my mother. She entered the palace with her sister, the Queen Mother, when she was young. She was loved and protected. She has a relatively reckless and simple personality. She spends money lavishly, but she definitely has no bad intentions."
"I hope Rong'er can be more understanding."
Shen Yuerong chuckled and responded, "I've heard of Concubine Xi's name. She's been rich and noble since she was a child. She's had a good life, but she's a little bit spoiled. Many of the things that happened before were instigated by others. I've heard a thing or two about it."
"Don't worry, she is your mother, so I have to respect her."
Unexpectedly, Chi Mu suddenly said this.
"You don't have to respect her. You can even teach her a lesson and change her habit of trusting others so easily."
"I got into a lot of trouble in the past, all because I trusted others too much. You can teach them a lesson, but you must never let yourself be wronged, understand?"
After hearing this, Shen Yuerong couldn't help but chuckle.
"That's your mother."
Chi Mu's eyes darkened a little, "Although she is my mother, she sent me to the Empress Dowager after she gave birth to me. We have never gotten along well since I was a child, so our relationship is not very good."
As soon as he said this, Shen Yuerong understood instantly. She just smiled faintly and put her other hand on the back of Chi Mu's hand.
"Don't worry, I know my limits."
The vehicle passed a wide street, making so much noise that Shen Yuerong lifted the curtain to check, and saw the old lady of the Fu family standing on the carriage and giving orders to the servants.
"Break his legs for me. How dare you offend me? I am the old lady of the general's mansion. A lowly creature like you cannot compare to me."
Her words were full of contempt, and the servants surrounded a man in strange clothes and kept beating him.
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