Chapter 111 Get me some contraceptives
Shen Qingci had already made up her mind: "I want to find a place with mountains and water, a beautiful place, next to the Shen family ancestral graves, to bury Sister Sheng."
Chu Jichen raised an eyebrow slightly: "Not to be buried in the Shen family?"
Shen Qingci was silent for a moment, then finally shook his head: "I have thought about it carefully. I have never asked Sister Sheng's wishes. If we just bury her in the Shen family ancestral cemetery, it will not be much different from Madam Sheng's practice of trying to arrange a ghost marriage for her after her death."
"I hope she can be free and choose whatever she wants."
Chu Jichen nodded thoughtfully: "Alright."
He paused for a moment before saying, "But if one day I die before you, Qingqing, please remember to bury me in the Shen family ancestral cemetery. After all, I am a son-in-law of the Shen family, aren't I? I don't like the royal mausoleum; those people there are too sinister. The thought of having to deal with them even after I die gives me a headache."
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Shen Qingci glanced at him. "You will live to be a hundred."
Chu Jichen laughed: "This is truly... a simple and unadorned, yet very sincere blessing."
The two returned to the Regent's Palace together. Chu Jichen followed Shen Qingci into the bedroom: "Huo Yunzhan caused such a scene yesterday and left in a sorry state. He will definitely find another opportunity to see you."
"Emperor Yongming's plan has failed today, and he certainly won't let this go easily. I've asked for a few days off under the pretext of our marriage. I'll stay with you in the mansion during these days, and at the same time, I'll arrange for your personal guards to protect you."
Chu Jichen's eyes darkened: "Actually, I shouldn't have dragged you into this struggle at this time, but I really can't wait any longer. I must welcome you into the family first."
"But Qingqing, you can rest assured. I had already made arrangements in secret long after you agreed to marry me."
"I will never give anyone the chance to hurt you under your nose again."
Shen Qingci laughed, her eyes filled with determination: "Since I've decided to marry you, I know full well what I'm about to face."
"Don't worry, I wasn't completely unprepared either."
Chu Jichen's eyes crinkled into a smile: "Yes, of course I know. My Qingqing is the best."
He couldn't help but reach out and put his arm around Shen Qingci's waist before reluctantly going to the study.
Wanqing watched in astonishment: "Is this still the legendary ruthless, cruel, and heartless regent?"
"This is so different from how he is in front of others, isn't it?"
"Really?" Shen Qingci sat down on the bamboo couch. In front of her, Chu Jichen seemed to have nothing to do with the words "ruthless, violent, cold-blooded" or "cold-blooded".
She tapped her finger lightly on the armrest before raising her head: "Wanqing, go and get me the list of my dowry shops."
"Yes." Wanqing quickly went to get it as instructed.
Shen Qingci took them and looked at them one by one. Wan Qing said from the side, "These dowry shops were left to Miss by the General and his wife. The people in the shops are all the original old people. Liu Ruolan has never touched them. However, during the nearly one year that Miss was in the Huo family, Liu Ruolan took away all the profits from the shops."
“Previously, the people in the shop dealt directly with Liu Ruolan. Miss, you still need to find time to meet with the shop manager and tell them that you will be in charge of the shop from now on.”
Shen Qingci nodded: "Okay, I understand."
Wanqing frowned: "I just don't know if any of the managers in the shop have been bribed by Liu Ruolan."
"It's alright. Let me take a look at the ledgers first. If it was bribed by Liu Ruolan, there will definitely be some problems in the ledgers."
"At worst, I can just replace all the people in the shop."
Shen Qingci's gaze fell on those shops: "Perfect, that's what I want. I'll place the people my father left me in some shops that I think are suitable for gathering information."
"Although Father did not actually leave me an elite army, as a veteran general with many war achievements, Father had wise decisions in military campaigns and superb methods in training troops. However, I think the core reason why Father was able to win battles was not these two things that others could see."
Wanqing blinked, a hint of confusion in her eyes.
Shen Qingci smiled slightly: "I think the most important thing is the information."
"My father has told me more than once that for a general, the most crucial thing is to be able to quickly obtain the most accurate intelligence."
"But whether it was Huo Yunzhan or Emperor Yongming, they focused all their attention on the army under Father's command, and overlooked this point."
Shen Qingci lowered his eyes, his gaze dark and unfathomable: "That is precisely why the intelligence network left by Father has been almost completely ignored."
"I'll give you a list and an address. Go there yourself, contact them, and find a way to get them to mingle among the shop managers who come to see me, so they can come to the Regent's Palace to meet me."
Wanqing quickly replied, "Yes!"
Shen Qingci stopped her again: "Go find Yunlan first and have her disguise you as a servant or maid from the Regent's Palace before you go out."
Huo Yunzhan and Emperor Yongming were both watching her, and Wanqing, as her most trusted maid, was certainly being watched by many others as well.
Fortunately, of the two maids Chu Jichen had arranged, Yunlan was exceptionally skilled in disguise.
After giving her instructions, Shen Qingci still didn't let go of Wanqing's hand.
She remained silent for a long while before seemingly finally making up her mind: "After you leave the manor, go to the pharmacy quietly."
"Go to the pharmacy in my dowry shop and get me some medicine."
Wanqing was taken aback: "Get medicine? What's wrong, Miss? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
Shen Qingci shook her head, her voice growing even lower: "I'm not feeling unwell. Just get me some contraceptive medicine."
"It would be best to make it into pills. If it is to be made into a decoction, the prince will definitely ask about it."
Wanqing's eyes widened. A contraceptive?
Miss doesn't want to... get pregnant with the Regent's child?
“That’s true.” Wanqing carefully observed Shen Qingci’s expression: “Miss just had a miscarriage a little over a month ago, and her body hasn’t fully recovered yet, so she really shouldn’t be pregnant.”
Shen Qingci nodded; this was one of the reasons she didn't want to get pregnant.
But most importantly, she was once bitten by a snake and was now extremely afraid of ropes.
She could share a room with Chu Jichen and be a real husband and wife, but she simply couldn't accept getting pregnant and having a child with him for the time being.
Let's wait and see. At least, we need to wait until she finds out the truth about the Shen family.
She waited until she avenged the Shen family.
"Go, but remember to keep it away from certain people. This matter should only be known to you and me, and absolutely no third person can know. Also, you must hurry. I consummated my marriage with the Prince last night, and if I don't take the contraceptive medicine in time, there will still be risks."
"yes."
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