Chapter 22 Every part of your body belongs to me
Liu Ruolan grew increasingly furious when she heard Ruolan insist that she was the one who bumped into her and caused her to fall and miscarry.
But ironically, this was something that countless people witnessed.
She could clarify that the peach blossom was someone else in disguise, but she couldn't clarify the matter at Putuo Temple...
"I already told you!" Liu Ruolan gritted her teeth. "I already told you, I just wanted to pick up the Buddhist prayer beads! I had no idea why you were so close to me."
Shen Qingci covered her face, tears still glistening in her eyes: "So, sister-in-law, are you trying to say that it was an accident?"
"Can the fact that you killed my child be erased by accident?"
"you……"
Liu Ruolan was about to say something when Huo Yunzhan stopped her.
Huo Yunzhan glanced at her before turning back to Shen Qingci and saying in a low voice, "Your sister-in-law was wrong about this. She cares too much about me and is too sensitive."
"You should get some rest first. We will definitely give you an explanation regarding the child."
After Huo Yunzhan finished speaking, he grabbed Liu Ruolan and hurriedly left.
Wanqing rushed inside, anxiously checking Shen Qingci's face: "Why is Madam Hou acting like a madwoman! She slaps people without warning! Miss's face is all red from the slaps..."
Shen Qingci lowered her eyes, her gaze icy: "It's a good deal."
Wan Qing was taken aback, somewhat puzzled: "What do you mean by 'good value'?"
Shen Qingci curled the corners of her lips, her eyes flashing with cold light: "Being slapped like that by Liu Ruolan is worth it."
"Men are all inherently flawed."
“He can have three wives and four concubines, and he can seduce other women. But Liu Ruolan, as his wife, absolutely cannot be as furious as her and slap her directly.”
"This... will be seen as jealousy."
"Huo Yunzhan already harbored resentment towards Liu Ruolan because of my child. Yet Liu Ruolan still slapped me in front of him."
"Even if Huo Yunzhan is wary of Prime Minister Liu and the benefits Liu Ruolan can bring him, and chooses to swallow his anger for the time being, he will definitely harbor a lot of resentment towards Liu Ruolan in his heart."
She casually handed the cup from the stool beside the bed to Wanqing: "Besides, the most important task for today has already been completed."
"I've tried everything I could to get him to drink the water laced with that medicine."
A smile curved her lips. Huo Yunzhan and Liu Ruolan were both eager for a child of their own.
Unfortunately, she would never let them have their way.
Thinking of the child, Shen Qingci recalled what Huo Yunzhan had said earlier.
"Huo Yunzhan said that Bitao and the servant in the Prime Minister's mansion were both imposters, the work of a prostitute that Huo Yunzhan had been keeping outside."
He also said that the prostitute was pregnant with Huo Yunzhan's child.
Wanqing's eyes widened: "What? A prostitute? Pregnant? Is it true or not?"
If this prostitute is real, then the child in her belly really is Huo Yunzhan's.
Doesn't that mean that Huo Yunzhan betrayed her young lady not long after they got married?
Even... he might have already been having an affair with that prostitute before he even married her young lady!
She always thought that Huo Yunzhan had only faked his death and returned as Huo Yunting for the sake of power, status, and the Prime Minister's Mansion behind Liu Ruolan!
But if he had already done something to betray her young lady before that! Then Huo Yunzhan simply... deserves to be torn to pieces!
Shen Qingci shook her head: "I don't know if it's true or false."
She took a deep breath: "He said he had taken the prostitute back to the manor and locked her up."
"Try to find out what that prostitute's name is and where she comes from."
"Try to find out if that prostitute had any previous relationship with Huo Yunzhan!"
Shen Qingci lowered his eyes: "Although the entire Shen family was executed, fortunately, many of Father's confidants were not in the Shen family before. Even now, Father's influence is still largely in the city. Please send a message for me and ask them to investigate the matter of that prostitute."
If that prostitute really was Huo Yunzhan's mistress, and the child in her womb really was Huo Yunzhan's child...
Then Huo Yunzhan had one more crime added to his list.
Furthermore, if that child really is Huo Yunzhan's.
She absolutely could not stay.
She said she would make sure Huo Yunzhan had no descendants.
If you're going to do it, you have to go all the way!
"yes!"
That night, Shen Qingci went to bed early.
In a state between sleep and wakefulness, she felt someone stroking her face.
Who is it?
Huo Yunzhan, that heartless man?
Shen Qingci struggled fiercely in her mind, forcing herself to wake up. As soon as she woke up, she raised her hand and swung it at the person.
But her hand was immediately grabbed.
Shen Qingci then looked up and saw moonlight shining in from the window, illuminating a rough outline.
But it was this outline that made Shen Qingci immediately realize what it meant.
It's not Huo Yunzhan.
There are wheelchairs...
Is it Chu Jichen?
Why did Chu Jichen come here? And why did he barge into her room in the middle of the night?
"Your Highness?" Shen Qingci frowned.
Chu Jichen released her hand and withdrew it calmly: "I'm remembering that you still have unfinished business at the Yongning Marquis's residence, so I'm temporarily returning you to your place."
"Is this how you take care of yourself?"
"You're just going to let her hit you?"
Shen Qingci froze. He had just touched her face to check the spot on her face where Liu Ruolan had hit her.
Seeing that Shen Qingci remained silent, Chu Jichen's voice grew even colder: "How dare she touch my future queen? I will kill her!"
Shen Qingci's heart trembled violently, as if touched by something.
Yesterday, she was still confidently telling Wanqing that she only wanted to use Chu Jichen.
But she never expected that Chu Jichen would treat her like this.
"Actually, it didn't hurt that much."
"I hid."
"I did it on purpose."
She could have dodged it, but when she caught a glimpse of Huo Yunzhan out of the corner of her eye, she barely managed to hold back and only turned slightly away.
"Intentional?" Chu Jichen seemed even angrier, his voice like frozen frost: "You're really ruthless to yourself."
Shen Qingci bit her lip, not daring to make a sound.
Suddenly something was thrown at her. The room was too dark, so Shen Qingci picked it up and realized it seemed to be a bottle...
"This is……"
"This is a top-quality medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. You haven't applied any medicine, have you? I just felt that there's still some swelling there."
"Ah..." Shen Qingci really thought it was just a minor injury and never even thought about applying medicine.
Just as she was about to thank him, she felt Chu Jichen lift her chin, and his icy voice rang out: "You promised me that you would marry me and become my queen. In that case, every part of you belongs to me."
"You cannot allow yourself to get hurt in the slightest without my permission."
His fingers traced her chin: "Otherwise, I certainly wouldn't have let you off so easily."
Does every part of her belong to her?
Shen Qingci's mind inappropriately recalled that Chu Jichen was... impotent.
He wanted her to... how could she belong to him?
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