Chapter 129 Shen Yujiao Enters the Palace as a Concubine
Shenfu
"Miss Shen's bleeding has stopped, but her body has been severely damaged. I'm afraid she will be unable to have children in the future. My medical skills are limited, so please forgive me, Madam Shen."
When Madam Liu heard this devastating news, she felt as if the sky had fallen. She ran into the house crying and hugged Shen Yujiao, sobbing uncontrollably.
After a long while, Shen Yujiao wiped away her tears and said with a sinister expression, "It must be that bitch who found out that I hired someone to assassinate her and sent someone to retaliate against me."
I must get revenge. I absolutely cannot let her get away with this. My mother has to help me; she absolutely has to help me.
Surprisingly, Liu hesitated this time and did not immediately agree. She didn't know how to explain such a serious matter to her husband.
It was only after this incident that she remembered her husband's instructions to her before leaving the capital. She realized she hadn't kept a close eye on Jiaojiao, which had caused her further trouble.
Liu was filled with resentment at her daughter's terrible ordeal. However, the most pressing matter at hand was not seeking revenge, but rather how to quell the resentment over her daughter being left disheveled and abandoned in the market.
I believe it won't be long before this news reaches the frontier, and when her husband finds out, he will surely blame her again.
Thinking of this, Liu felt extremely flustered. She rarely spoke up to advise her daughter: "Jiaojiao, it's not that I don't want to help you, but you simply can't beat that vixen."
Having suffered losses at her hands time and again, why not listen to your father this once and marry a general in his army? Stop thinking about Gu Nanxiao.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Yujiao immediately became agitated. She roared fiercely, "No! I don't want to marry those brutes, I only want to marry Cousin Nan Xiao!"
Madam Liu sighed heavily and advised her daughter again: "Listen to your mother, forced love is never sweet. Gu Nanxiao clearly has no feelings for you at all, so why do you insist on clinging to him?"
Shen Yujiao retorted with strong disapproval, "Weren't you and my father also forcibly tied together? Didn't Father treat you well after he got married?"
Shen Yujiao's words left Liu speechless. She had only married her beloved General Shen out of gratitude.
Although they often argued after marriage, her husband truly fulfilled his duties as a husband. Moreover, he never complained about her not bearing him a legitimate son.
She even adopted the son born to her concubine and raised him under her own care, showing him, the first wife, great respect.
Even when others criticized his background, he always stood by her side and stopped those disrespectful remarks.
If it weren't for this, Liu wouldn't have been so supportive of Shen Yujiao, even knowing that Gu Nanxiao disliked her daughter.
Because she always believed that no matter what methods were used before marriage, after marriage they would still be husband and wife, and there would be no problem in living a loving life together.
Recent events have led Liu to realize that Gu Nanxiao's feelings towards her daughter go beyond mere dislike. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he utterly despises her.
Moreover, his methods seemed rather ruthless, completely unlike her kind and benevolent husband.
Seeing her daughter suffering increasing losses, Madam Liu decided this time she had to persuade Shen Yujiao to stop. She said earnestly:
"Jiaojiao, Gu Nanxiao is no match for your father. He's a very dangerous man. In my opinion, we should just let it go."
And now... you've even lost your reputation, so what do you have left to marry Prince Xian with?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yujiao gave a cold smile and said with unwavering certainty, "It is precisely because I have lost my reputation now that I am more likely to marry him!"
When Liu saw her daughter like this, she thought she had suffered too much shock and gone completely mad. So she tried to comfort her, telling her not to think too much and to get some rest.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yujiao continued, "Mother, listen to your daughter. I have a way to force Cousin Nan Xiao to marry me."
Madam Liu felt that her daughter was delusional. She had been given a concubine by the Empress Dowager, but she had not been able to marry Gu Nanxiao as she wished. Now she had been defiled by bandits.
How could Gu Nanxiao, who had already inherited the title of prince, possibly marry her again?
Besides, hasn't he already found that concubine who disappeared three years ago? Now, his eyes and heart are definitely filled with that vixen, so how could he possibly have any place for his daughter?
Shen Yujiao could tell what her mother was thinking just by looking at her expression, so she whispered her plan in her mother's ear.
After listening, Mrs. Liu's brows relaxed, and she nodded repeatedly. Finally, the mother and daughter reached an agreement and decided to do it that way.
A few days later, another version of the rumor that Shen Yujiao had been kidnapped and forced by bandits emerged.
It is said that Shen Yujiao met her tragic end because she planned to travel a thousand miles to find her lover and followed Prince Xian to his fiefdom, only to be robbed by bandits on the way and have her innocence taken.
It was also said that such a devoted woman should not have been let down by Prince Xian. If she had not rushed to the north to search for someone, she would not have suffered this calamity.
Therefore, Prince Xian should marry her to appease Miss Shen's infatuation.
News from Kyoto was relayed to Qi Jinxiu by the Yun family's secret guards via carrier pigeon. He did not tell Yunxi the news, not wanting to upset the little girl.
She didn't tell Gu Nanxiao either, lest he laugh at her for her incompetence. Although Gu Nanxiao was the one who caused the trouble, since he had taken it on, she would see it through to the end.
So he wrote a note, put it back into the letterbox on the carrier pigeon's leg, and sent it back to Kyoto.
The following evening, Shen Yujiao was given an aphrodisiac and left on the emperor's bed.
On that very day, the Emperor also took the wrong elixir and, in a state of delirium, engaged in sexual intercourse with Shen Yujiao for three consecutive days.
Once Shen Yujiao was fully awake, seeing that the die was cast, she decided to play along and curry favor with the emperor, hoping to get revenge on Yunxi later.
After regaining his senses, the emperor was most worried about this matter, fearing it would displease General Shen.
Surprisingly, Shen Yujiao frankly admitted that she had long been in love with him and that her sacrifice was voluntary.
As a result, the Emperor immediately and readily bestowed upon Shen Yujiao the title of Consort Shen, and appointed her to assist the Empress in managing the six palaces.
The first thing Shen Yujiao did after gaining power was to summon Zhao Yunxi's birth mother to the palace for an audience.
After Shen Yujiao summoned the person to the palace, she did not see her, but only made Qin kneel outside the hall for four hours. Only after the person fainted did she order the palace servants to carry her out of the palace.
Zhao Yunxi's birth mother, Qin, suffered postpartum hemorrhage during the birth of the young master. As a result, her health has never fully recovered, and she is currently only kept alive by various medications.
Now, after being tormented by Shen Yujiao, his condition worsened that very night, and he almost stepped into the gates of death.
But the next day, Shen Yujiao sent another message from the palace, saying that she had something to do yesterday and could not see Qin Shi, and that she would summon Qin Shi to the palace again today.
Zhao Yunxi's father, Zhao Jianyan, knew that his wife's condition was extremely critical. However, considering himself a ninth-rank official in the capital, he dared not disobey the decree of Consort Shen.
So they forced Qin to dress properly and sent her back to the palace.
When Qin entered the palace, she still did not see Consort Shen. She was only told by a palace maid that Consort Shen was taking a nap and that she should kneel outside the hall and wait to be summoned.
This time, however, Qin was already ill, and after kneeling for only half an hour, she completely fainted.
Fearing that she would be unable to explain herself if someone died in the palace, Shen Yujiao reluctantly ordered her to be carried out of the palace gate and handed over to the Zhao family's servants waiting outside the palace.
After Qin was first brought to the palace by Shen Yujiao, Yun's secret guards sent the news to Qi Jinxiu via carrier pigeon.
This time, he did not hide anything from Yunxi and told Gu Nanxiao and the other person what had happened in turn.
Upon hearing this, Yunxi was so angry that her chest heaved, and she felt like killing Shen Yujiao.
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