Chapter 219 Deceiving Chen Tian
The Fourth Prince’s Mansion.
Shen Anan held the painting, hesitated for a moment, then turned and headed for the backyard.
Qingfeng quickly followed, "Does the princess want to see Chen Tian?"
"Um."
"Then I will lead the way for you."
After Chen Tian was brought back, Xiao Yuan ordered him to be locked up in the dungeon of the Fourth Prince's Mansion, and Shen Anan in this life had never been there.
She paused, nodded, and followed Qingfeng's lead to the small courtyard next to Wutong Garden.
There was no one living in the courtyard, and all the furnishings in the house were there. The entrance to the dungeon was right next to the couch.
In her previous life, Xiao Yuan had taken her there once, for no other reason than to scare her, saying that if she misbehaved again, he would lock her up and never let her out again.
She won't see the sun, no one will talk to her, and no one will know anything about it. She will be locked up for the rest of her life.
Watching Qingfeng skillfully turning the switch, Shen Anan's eyes were a little dazed.
The image of Xiao Yuan with a cold face and stern warning to her jumped into her mind. She rolled on the ground, hugged his arm, and refused to go down.
"Princess?"
"Hmm?" Shen Anan came back to his senses.
"The dungeon is just below. I will take you down."
Shen Anan nodded, asked Mo Xiang to stay up there, and went down to the dungeon with Qingfeng.
The situation in the prison was exactly the same as in the previous life. It was pitch dark and there was a faint smell of mold.
In order to scare her, Xiao Yuan specially arranged for several ferocious-looking men to be locked up in the prison. As soon as she came in, they shouted at her with bared teeth and claws, which frightened her to tears.
But now, the cells at the entrance were empty. She couldn't help but laugh. In her previous life, that person had put a lot of thought into making sure she was safe.
However, she did behave herself for half a month.
Just as he was stunned, a torch suddenly lit up in the cell, illuminating the entire dungeon in red.
She raised her eyes and looked at the torch in Qingfeng's hand and the candles that were lit everywhere.
"Princess, there's someone inside."
She followed Qingfeng around the dungeon several times and finally stopped at the door of a cell.
The torch lit up the cell brightly, making the figure huddled in the corner appear red.
Perhaps blinded by the sudden light, the man buried his head in his arms and leaned inward.
"Chen Tian."
The man seemed to move, but then slowly lost his response.
It was as if he had no perception of what was happening outside.
"Open the cell door."
"Princess—"
Shen Anan gave Qingfeng a reassuring look and said, "Open it."
A person whose fangs have been worn down and who has been in hardship for a long time should have lost his hostility long ago.
Besides, Chen Tian and Shen Yunbai are not the same kind of people. She can feel that Chen Tian has some conscience, while Shen Yunbai is a beast that may bite off a person's neck at any time.
She walked in slowly and stood in front of Chen Tian. Her shadow was elongated under the light of the torch, reflected on Chen Tian's body and the wall behind him.
He still didn't react at all, as if it had nothing to do with him.
And Shen Anan knew best what he cared about most.
"Shin Yunbaek is dead."
The motionless Chen Tian finally reacted. He immediately looked up and stared at Shen Anan, his eyes wide open, full of astonishment and disbelief.
"You're talking nonsense. He's so powerful, how could he die?"
"No matter how powerful he is, he is still a human being. Birth, aging, sickness and death are common to all people. Why is it impossible?" Shen Anan half squatted down and looked at Chen Tian at eye level.
"I don't believe it." Chen Tian gritted his teeth, his eyes red, "How could you possibly kill him? Don't try to deceive me."
This woman is very cunning. He has been deceived by her many times and will never be fooled again.
Shen Anan was not happy with what he said, "What do you mean? With me? Didn't I defeat you two brothers in Tianshui City and make you a prisoner?"
Chen Tian's pupils suddenly shrank, and a hint of panic flashed across his eyes.
"I have never understood what he was trying to do. He followed you all the way to the capital, and even sacrificed his life to save you." Shen Anan shook her head indifferently.
"If he hadn't said that before he died, I wouldn't have known that you were half brothers."
Shen Anan clutched the painting, staring closely at Chen Tian.
When Chen Tian heard Shen Anan's next words, his panic and sadness slowly faded away, and his face returned to calm.
"You lied to me again!"
“…” Shen Anan was stunned for a moment.
"Don't waste your energy. I won't say anything. Just go."
Shen Anan's mind was in a mess. Looking at Chen Tian, who was silent and motionless again, she couldn't figure out what went wrong.
He clearly believed it at the beginning, why did he suddenly stop believing it?
She began to think about what went wrong in what she had just said.
Could it be that I guessed wrong, and he and Shin Yunbai were not half-brothers, and Shin Yunbai was not Shin Zhi's son?
Tsk, misjudgment. It will be difficult to fool Chen Tian again.
But Shen Anan would naturally not admit it, "You can think whatever you want."
She stood up slowly. "But you're right. I really don't have the ability to kill him."
Chen Tian visibly breathed a sigh of relief, but heard her continue, "But my husband can."
"There was unrest at the border, and General Qi was ordered to return to the border, but he disappeared on the way. My husband left the capital to investigate, and found Shen Yunbai's whereabouts, and finally killed him with a sword."
She looked at Chen Tian's slowly changing face and added indifferently, "It's up to you whether you believe it or not. I've told you everything."
Chen Tian's body trembled slightly, but he didn't say anything.
"I got something today, do you want to see it?"
"Get out." Chen Tian suddenly roared.
He didn't believe that Shen An'an could kill his eldest brother, but if Xiao Yuan, the fourth prince feared by everyone, took action, he couldn't be sure of his eldest brother's life or death.
Shen Anan ignored his anger and showed him the painting, "Are you familiar with this person?"
Chen Tianxia looked up subconsciously, his pupils widened for a moment, then he immediately turned his head away, pretending not to care.
"You're holding up a portrait of Shin Yun-baek and asking me if I know him? Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey?"
“…” Shen Anan slowly rolled up the painting again.
Chen Tian's eyes followed involuntarily for a moment, and when he met Shen Anan's half-smile, he immediately looked away.
"Is it Shin Yun Baek? But why do I feel like he doesn't look like him?"
Chen Tianxia's subconscious reaction just now explained everything. He knew and recognized who the person in the portrait was at the first moment!
"I spent a lot of effort to get this painting from the Ministry of Revenue. It is a small portrait left when I applied for the imperial examination."
"I was also surprised when I got the portrait. Apart from blood relationship, what other relationship could make two people look so similar?"
Chen Tian had been deceived by her nonsense too many times. He didn't know where she would dig her next trap, so he simply kept silent.
"The Ministry of Revenue's archives can't be wrong, and I saw Shen Yunbai with my own eyes..."
"Oh, yes, there is also Cao Pei's wife. She said that Cao Rou and Shen Zhi had already become husband and wife before they went to Beijing to take the imperial examination."
"If you don't admit it, can you deny the evidence? Tell me, if the emperor knew of his existence, would he kill him?"
Chen Tian's arms trembled slightly. He suddenly raised his eyes and said coldly, "Even if he is my brother, so what? How can knowing his identity help you?"
"The Emperor will still not let you go. If you want to survive, you can only rely on me as your life-saving talisman."
"You don't even dare to fight to the death, because you are not as powerful as him, and you are not as cruel as him, so you don't care about the lives of your relatives and friends."
Chen Tian's words undoubtedly completely described the current situation of Shen Anan and Xiao Yuan.
It would be easy to kill Chen Tian, but the emperor would definitely go crazy, and they had too many weaknesses and could not be as bold as he was.
"That's my business, so there's no need for you to remind me." She came here just to confirm Shen Yunbai's identity.
So that he could make some adjustments to his cooperation with the emperor.
It's really interesting that Shen Zhi's son cooperates with the emperor who killed his father.
Shen Anan turned and walked out.
"Is my brother really dead?" Chen Tian suddenly stood up and asked.
"Dead... not really."
"..." Chen Tian's forehead was bulging with veins, "You are so despicable!"
Shen Anan tilted her head and looked at him, "Did you design me to go to Tianshui City to be despicable?"
After saying that, he got up and walked away. Chen Tian pursed his cracked lips slightly, and blood oozed out from them after being pulled.
"Wait, can you lock me up somewhere else? I don't want to stay here. You can even lock me up in the woodshed and have someone watch over me."
He really couldn't stand such dark days.
"No." Shen Anan shook her head. "I didn't lie to you. My husband did go on a long journey to capture Shen Yunbai. The people in the mansion have to protect me. How can they have extra people to guard you? You should just bear with it for a while."
Qingfeng locked the cell door, and Chen Tian rushed over quickly, "Will you come tomorrow?"
Shen Anan frowned and looked at him.
"I...I want to know about my eldest brother's situation."
"Don't be afraid that I will deceive you again."
He doesn't speak.
He just didn't want to stay here alone and hoped someone would talk to him, otherwise he really felt like he would be ruined.
After coming out of the dungeon, Shen Anan went straight back to Wutong Garden.
"Qingfeng, send a message to Xiao Yuan immediately and tell him about the relationship between Shen Yunbai and Chen Tian."
"yes."
After Qingfeng left, she told Moxiang to wash and change her clothes.
"The princess is going out?"
"Enter the palace."
My brother has been tortured for two days and can’t wait any longer.
During these two days, I found out about Shen Yunbai's background, which can be used as a weapon in the future.
Her eldest brother couldn't stay in jail any longer.
——
In the imperial study, the emperor was reviewing memorials when a young eunuch came to report, "Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince's wife wishes to see you."
"Let her wait until I'm done."
The young eunuch immediately went out to reply. Shen Anan had expected that now that she was at a disadvantage, the emperor would certainly put on airs so that she could have the upper hand in the subsequent conversation.
"Please report to the Emperor. I am here today to ask for the Imperial Physician's help. A friend in the palace is ill and is waiting for the Imperial Physician to treat him. I cannot afford the consequences if it is too late."
The eunuch hurried back and reported to the emperor.
His face was extremely cold and gloomy. "She still dares to threaten me now. She is really very brave."
"Let her in." The emperor threw the memorial aside.
After a while, Shen Anan came in led by the little eunuch. He first bowed politely before speaking.
"My daughter-in-law is here to bother you. I really have no other choice. A friend of mine is seriously ill, and the doctors outside are helpless. I can only come to the palace to beg my father to send an imperial physician to accompany my daughter-in-law back."
At this time, each of them holds the other's lifeline in their hands, so naturally no one will take the initiative to negotiate conditions. After all, whoever speaks up will be at a disadvantage.
The emperor knew clearly that the little friend Shen Anan was referring to was Chen Tian, and she was threatening him with Chen Tian's safety.
He can torture Shen Changhe, and she can also use it on Chen Tian.
The emperor stared at Shen Anan, with a sharp cold light in his eyes.
Shen Anan's expression remained unchanged as she met his dangerous gaze calmly.
No one was willing to show weakness at this time, and Shen Anan was even more determined to fight to the death.
"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince's wife, please have some tea." The chief eunuch tactfully broke the silent smoke of gunpowder. After serving tea to the emperor, he personally brought the cup and handed it to Shen Anan.
She was standing, and if she took the tea, it would seem a little strange, especially since the tea was still steaming.
"Thank you for your kindness, sir. However, my husband has specifically told me not to eat anything outside casually."
"......" The eunuch withdrew his hand awkwardly, turned around and handed the teacup to the palace maid. It was obvious that it was hot.
Shen Anan's eyes turned cold. It was really ridiculous that such a trick in the backyard was brought to the imperial study.
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