Chapter 7 The Shen Family Only Wants to Be a Pure Minister
He Pingzhi took a deep breath and said, "How can you, a woman, speak more rudely than a military commander like me?"
Shen Junheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense. What do you want to say?"
He Pingzhi pondered for a moment and then said slowly, "Master Taishan, do you intend to stand on the side of Prince Yan?"
It turned out that she wanted to find out her father's attitude on Xiao Linghe's behalf.
The book describes He Pingzhi as a newly promoted military commander, not officially a member of either the Prince's or Prince of Yan's factions, which is why he was favored by the emperor. Only after Shen Junheng read the full text did he realize that he and Xiao Linghe had been secretly having a passionate affair.
Shen Junheng raised his eyes and said calmly, "My father is the prime minister, how could he get involved in a party dispute? General He, please be careful with your words."
He Pingzhi looked into her eyes, unable to guess whether what she said was true or false. But seeing that she looked unwilling to talk to him more, he didn't want to talk to her anymore, so he simply got out of her carriage and rode in the same one with Zheng Caiyi.
As soon as she returned to the He Mansion, Liu Xiaodie nervously looked her over carefully, fearing that she would be hurt while arguing with Shen Biju.
She and Shen Biju only fought fiercely in appearance, but in reality, neither of them really used any force, so naturally there were no serious injuries.
Seeing that she was fine, Liu Xiaodie breathed a sigh of relief.
After a tiring day, Shen Junheng took a rose hot bath and went to bed early.
She didn't know how long she had slept when she suddenly felt her nose itchy. She subconsciously raised her hand and waved it twice in front of her nose.
After a while, her nose was still itchy and she couldn't help sneezing a few times.
"Shen Junheng, you asked me to meet you privately, but you just slept with me. What's the meaning of this?"
In a trance, Shen Junheng heard a low and magnetic male voice.
This voice sounds so familiar...
Shen Junheng suddenly opened her eyes and sat up abruptly, seeing Xiao Lingyu sitting beside the bed, looking at her with a slight smile, playing with a small bunch of her black hair in his hand.
She was immediately startled, all sleepiness disappeared, and she opened her mouth wide: "Why are you..."
"Shh." Xiao Lingyu immediately reached out to cover her mouth and whispered, "Don't alarm others."
Shen Junheng glared at him, pulled his hand away, and whispered, "Why are you here?"
"Didn't you ask me to meet you in private?" Xiao Lingyu looked at her deeply, with undisguised affection in his eyes, completely different from his indifference during the day.
"When did I ask you to meet me in private?" Shen Junheng always felt that the look in his eyes was not innocent. He subconsciously lifted the quilt and moved closer to the bed.
He felt that she was making room for her, so he immediately stood up and sat on the edge of the bed, saying seriously, "Didn't you personally invite us to the horse farm during the day?"
"I, I really didn't mean that." Shen Junheng was helpless. She really just wanted to talk to him alone for a few words. She was very serious!
She felt that the atmosphere in the room was quite ambiguous, and Xiao Lingyu in front of her had clear eyes, like a cunning hunter.
And she was the prey in his eyes.
How come this person has two faces!
"Miss Bai Richen's eyes have been on me. If she is not interested in me, then what does it mean?" Xiao Lingyu curled his thin lips slightly, his expression playful but with a hint of hope.
It's unfair. She is just lustful and curious.
"Really?" Shen Junheng flatly denied it and quickly changed the subject. "You're so brave to break into the General's Mansion at night! If anyone finds out, I'll report you and you'll lose your position as Crown Prince."
"Everyone in the main courtyard is yours. If you don't tell anyone, who would find out?" Xiao Lingyu was calm.
Indeed, ever since she chased He Pingzhi and Zheng Caiyi to the backyard, she replaced all the people in the main courtyard with people she brought from the Shen Mansion, whom she thought were trustworthy.
But how did he know this?
She couldn't help but look up at him. "That's hard to say. If you can place spies on me, why can't others?"
He also looked at her deeply, his expression becoming serious: "You can rest assured, I won't let you fall into danger again."
His eyes were too hot, Shen Junheng felt his face was burning, and he looked away unconsciously.
Why did he say "again"?
Thinking of his completely different attitude during the day, Shen Junheng's eyes flickered slightly. Suddenly, a bold guess came to his mind, and he simply asked directly: "Are you reborn?"
Now it was Xiao Lingyu's turn to be surprised. He looked at her inquiringly and said calmly, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
If he had not been reborn, his reaction would have been to deny and laugh at her wild imagination, instead of being surprised or inquiring about her having such a guess.
Shen Junheng realized that he had guessed correctly. He shrugged and said nonchalantly, "Your words remind me of a storybook I read a while ago. In the storybook, a man who was reborn said something similar. But it was just a story after all. The dead cannot be resurrected. I know that."
Judging from the look in his eyes just now, even after being reborn, his deep love for the original owner still remained. Although the possibility of him silencing her was extremely small, her life was at stake, so it was better to be cautious.
When she said this, he was at most a little suspicious of her. After all, who could have guessed such an incredible thing?
Xiao Lingyu didn't respond. After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Do you have something to say to me?"
Shen Junheng remembered that the plot of the book was about to progress to the point where a severe drought occurred in Qiuci, and the emperor asked Xiao Lingyu and her brother Shen Congting to go to the disaster relief together.
Qiuci Prefecture Governor was Xiao Linghe's subordinate. He only reported the drought, but not the locust plague. After Xiao Lingyu and his companions arrived, they only solved the drought, but were helpless against the locust plague. In the end, due to his ineffective disaster relief efforts, he was deposed as Crown Prince, and his brother was also dismissed from his post and investigated.
Since he was reborn, he must have known what would happen next. But if he hadn't been able to kill the locusts in his previous life, could he have done so after his rebirth?
She had several methods of killing locusts in her mind, but she couldn't tell him in advance. Even if it was him, she couldn't let him know that she had traveled through time.
She called him here just to advise him not to be in love anymore and to try to draw a clear line with the Shen family, otherwise not only would his own position be in jeopardy, but the Shen family would also be implicated.
But now that he was reborn, and judging by his attitude during the day, she didn't need to say anything more.
She said calmly, "Will you divorce Bizhu?"
"Are you jealous?" He looked into her eyes with a playful smile on his face, but his eyes were serious.
The original owner didn't like him. She admitted that she was attracted by his looks, but she was not so obsessed with him that she lost her mind. If she wanted to get away from it, she couldn't get involved in the party disputes.
She smiled calmly: "Prince, you are joking. I am just concerned about Bizhu."
"You asked her to act with you during the day, is it out of concern?" Xiao Lingyu's eyes dimmed, and he immediately withdrew the seriousness in his eyes, leaving only teasing.
At that time, Shen Junheng saw the emperor's carriage just outside the horse farm. He had asked Bizhu to act with him, originally just to avoid riding and to set the stage for the Shen family's severing of ties with Bizhu. Xiao Lingyu used this opportunity to make it clear he no longer had anything to do with her, an unexpected gain.
"It was indeed a show during the day, just to let everyone see that the prince and I have broken up. The Shen family only wants to be loyal ministers, so please grant my wish, Your Highness." Shen Junheng put down the bedding and bowed to him politely.
"What a person who only wants to be a loyal minister." Xiao Lingyu had a calm smile on his face, but he felt extremely bitter in his heart.
Even though he had been rejected by her several times, he still couldn't help feeling sad.
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