Chapter 88 We're a Perfect Match
Once outside the Sheng residence, Wanqing stamped her foot in exasperation: "This Madam Sheng is going too far!"
"How could she... how could she..."
Shen Qingci's eyes were also dark and gloomy. She only raised her head to look at the Sheng Mansion, which was still not decorated with white plaques, and her eyes were full of sarcasm: "Of course she can. She is the current mistress of the Sheng Mansion."
"Judging from how she treats Sister Sheng, Lord Sheng probably doesn't value her that much either!"
Wan Qing gritted her teeth: "Are we just going to watch Miss Sheng's corpse be taken away and desecrated?"
"Of course not."
Shen Qingci's eyelashes trembled slightly: "But doing it openly is definitely not an option, as we would be acting improperly."
"So, I have no choice but to do it in secret."
Wan Qing turned to look at Shen Qingci, her eyes full of curiosity: "In secret? How can you do it in secret?"
Shen Qingci already had a plan: "Simple, just rob it!"
"Didn't she want to arrange a ghost marriage for Sister Sheng?"
"You should find out which family she found first."
"Then we secretly bribed that family to get our hands on Sister Sheng's coffin and immediately handed it over to us."
"If they're unwilling, then I'll have no choice but to just rob them."
"The only thing we can do is to arrange for a fake corpse to replace Sister Sheng while her body is still lying in state at the Sheng residence, and then secretly bring her out."
"Given the Sheng family's attitude towards Sister Sheng, it's highly unlikely they would arrange for anyone to keep watch over her at night. We have a chance."
Wanqing's eyes gradually brightened, and she simply nodded: "Miss is right! If we can't do it openly, we'll do it secretly! In short, we must not let Miss Sheng fall into the hands of such people."
"This servant will arrange it immediately!"
When Shen Qingci returned to the academy, he was still somewhat dazed.
Seeing Chu Jichen sitting in a wheelchair in the courtyard, holding documents and looking at her, Shen Qingci felt a surge of sadness and guilt. She rushed over without thinking and threw herself into Chu Jichen's arms.
Chu Jichen's eyelashes trembled, and the document in his hand fell to the ground. He ignored it, and simply reached out to hug Shen Qingci, gently patting her back.
Shen Qingci's voice trembled with sobs: "It was I who killed Sister Sheng!"
"If I hadn't gone to the Shen family last night, met her, and said those things to her, she definitely wouldn't have hanged herself!"
The old lady Hou's extremely vicious words from before suddenly resurfaced at this moment.
"I really am a jinx. The trouble at the Shen family is because I let a wolf into the house. I lured Huo Yunzhan to the Shen family, giving him the opportunity to take something from the Shen family and make a move against them."
"Those who are even slightly close to me never end up well!"
“I hadn’t planned to tell her about my marriage to you. I was still a little suspicious of her, but after she showed me those letters, I completely believed her.”
"I told her because I saw how worried she was about me, worried that I wouldn't be able to avenge my father and brothers."
"I never imagined that just because I said those things, she would completely lose the will to live and hang herself!"
Chu Jichen let her vent her emotions completely before whispering, "Do you believe me, or do you believe what those people from the Huo family say?"
Shen Qingci didn't know why Chu Jichen asked that question. She just raised her face and looked at Chu Jichen, her eyelashes slightly wet and her eyes filled with a bit of confusion.
"Because of your departure from the manor, the Huo family felt that you had escaped their control. In order to provoke and anger you, they said all sorts of hurtful things. Of course, none of what they said was true."
“But…” Old Madam Huo said those things yesterday, and today Sheng Lingxue died because of her…
Chu Jichen's voice was low and deep: "Sheng Lingxue's death has nothing to do with you. You don't need to take responsibility for this."
How could this be... that it has nothing to do with her?
"She was driven to her death by her stepmother and father!"
"She lost her mother at a young age, and her life in the Sheng family was not easy. She and your elder brother were in love and got engaged. Because of your father's great military achievements and your elder brother's early success on the battlefield, Lord Sheng agreed to give her to your elder brother."
"Later, when the Shen family ran into trouble, your eldest brother broke off the engagement with her. Her stepmother and father have been looking for a new husband for her ever since."
"But do you know what kind of people her stepmother found for her?"
Chu Jichen raised his hand and wiped away the tears in Shen Qingci's eyes.
"There were widowers in their thirties who had lost their wives and were raising children alone; there were dissolute men of suitable age who had more than ten concubines in their households; and there were good-for-nothing playboys who spent their days loitering in brothels and gambling dens..."
"Around, her stepmother arranged more than ten marriage proposals for her, but not a single one of them was a normal person."
"The person Sheng Lingxue liked before was your older brother. Your older brother became famous at a young age and was incredibly talented. Looking at the entire capital, there are probably few people who can compare to him."
"Moreover, the people her stepmother told her were all scoundrels. It's perfectly normal that she looked down on them."
A look of surprise flashed in Shen Qingci's eyes; she had never known these things before.
The only glimpse she could get was from the insults she overheard Madam Sheng hurling at Sheng Lingxue.
"But her stepmother is domineering, and Lord Sheng is incompetent and doesn't care much about Sheng Lingxue. Sheng Lingxue is probably already on the verge of giving up."
"It's just because your older brother gave her that evidence, and then asked her to give it to you at a suitable opportunity."
"But she hasn't been able to find a suitable opportunity, which is why she's been suffering so much."
"Although she is alive, she is not living a good life. Perhaps, this choice is the best for her."
"Perhaps your older brother has also been waiting for her. Maybe they've already reunited by now?"
Shen Qingci hesitated, "Really?"
Chu Jichen nodded, his eyes carrying a reassuring power: "Really, believe me, when have I ever lied to you?"
Indeed, no.
Shen Qingci lowered her eyes and remained silent, her eyelashes still trembling.
Chu Jichen was not in a hurry. He patiently patted Shen Qingci's back gently, as if to comfort her.
After a long while, Shen Qingci finally raised her head again: "What if I really am a jinx, then you..."
Chu Jichen's lips curled up slightly: "That's quite a coincidence."
“When I was born, the imperial advisor predicted that I was destined to be a jinx.”
"If you are a jinx and I am a lone star, wouldn't we be a perfect match?"
Shen Qingci could easily tell he was trying to comfort her, but she just glared at him and said, "I'm serious!"
“I’m serious.” Chu Jichen casually tidied up a stray hair at Shen Qingci’s temple. “If you don’t believe me, you can ask around. Many people knew about this back then.”
"We should be together and see if you, the jinx, are more powerful, or I, the lonely star, am more powerful."
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