Chapter 70 She's determined to make Shen Pingjin pay!
Everyone else stared at her in surprise. She didn't know what was wrong with her, but she returned to the Regent's Palace looking like she was fleeing in panic, completely disoriented.
He actually dared to go to a brothel, treating their marriage agreement as a joke; he actually dared to go to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion…
He didn't bring the woman into the manor in front of her, but didn't he know that Miss Wen was interested in him?!
He repeatedly invited Miss Wen to his residence, always in front of her.
Chen Pingjin's eyes reddened.
Yan Jue stood there, stunned.
Looking at Shen Pingjin, he understood why she looked like that.
Is she really that well-informed? Did she already know that he went to the Hundred Flowers Brothel and didn't return all night?
But didn't she say she didn't care about herself? Why is she acting like this now?
Yan Jue suddenly thought of something.
The belated joy was like a surging tide, overwhelming his emotions. The swelling feeling made him feel as if his chest was about to burst.
However, his silence was interpreted by Shen Pingjin as tacit agreement.
Shen Pingjin forced a smile, looking at the blank-faced man in front of her, her heart filled with sorrow as bitter as the sea.
She turned around, pushed open the door, and said, each word firm and resolute, "Yan Jue, you can go to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, and you can take a concubine as you please. From now on, I will no longer concern myself with your affairs!"
Her clothes fluttered in the wind as Chen Pingjin strode out of the study. Her back view was resolute. Yan Jue wanted to explain, but he felt as if his throat was being choked, and he couldn't say a word.
He realized that the girl wasn't indifferent to him; on the contrary, she was thinking of herself.
The young girl felt that she went to the brothel because she could not satisfy her needs, so she specifically asked him to take a concubine.
Her original intention was that taking a concubine was acceptable, but going to brothels was not.
How come he only realized it now? She even thought that she took out the roster just to provoke him.
Yan Jue walked out of the study and looked at Shen Pingjin, who had already left, feeling a dull pain in his heart.
He... seems to have done something wrong again.
Yan Jue felt a surge of emotion, a mix of unease and bitterness. What should he do? How could he explain to Shen Pingjin that he had not had any relationship with any woman?
Meanwhile, in the Crown Prince's residence.
Su Xuanmao had just returned from the morning court session. He looked at Shen Ruixue, who was busy in the room, and said sarcastically, "I'm back. Hurry up and help me change my clothes."
Shen Ruixue was arranging the calligraphy and paintings sent by Consort Shu from the palace. These paintings and paintings were worth a fortune and were extremely valuable. Shen Ruixue carefully arranged the paintings and paintings. Before she could pick up a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her forehead, she heard the voice behind her that had been like a nightmare for her these past few days.
She had been squatting on the ground for who knows how long. She stood up shakily, forced a smile, and walked forward, "Brother Su..."
But before she could even touch the bright yellow official robes, the man shoved her away with a fierce aura, saying, "I told you to come here immediately, so come here immediately. What are you dawdling for?"
Su Xuanmao pushed Shen Ruixue away with a look of disgust and slowly straightened his official robes.
Shen Ruixue's legs were weak and she hadn't recovered yet. At this moment, Su Xuanmao pushed her so suddenly that she fell heavily to the ground.
Shen Ruixue gasped as her knees slammed against the cold ground, waves of pain shooting through her body.
Her gaze was desolate.
Ever since the day she returned to her parents' home with Su Xuanmao, Su Xuanmao has become increasingly cruel to her, and even Consort Shu has been finding ways to torment her.
She thought that Su Xuanmao would show her some pity because she was the sister of that bitch Shen Pingjin, but who knew that he would torture her even more.
What's so special about the Chenping Brocade that makes it so memorable?
Shen Ruixue clenched her nails into a fist, her palms almost bleeding from the pressure.
It must be because Shen Pingjin had been secretly meeting with Su Xuanmao these past few days that Su Xuanmao treated her this way.
It must be like this, it must be like this!!
Su Xuanmao looked at the woman who had fallen to the ground without feeling the slightest pity. This woman deserved to be treated this way!
In a few days, the Spring Banquet will be held. Su Xuanmao did not forget Consort Shu's instructions. He straightened his collar, then walked up to Shen Ruixue and extended his large hand wearing a thumb ring.
A smile played on his lips, but his eyes seemed to hold snowflakes. "My Crown Princess, I was wrong just now. I apologize to you."
Shen Ruixue was taken aback, but when she looked up and met the man's cold eyes, she understood that Su Xuanmao was just giving her a sweet treat before letting her stumble.
But what could she, a mere illegitimate daughter of the Shen family, possibly do?
She could only giggle as she got up, enduring the pain in her knees, and said, "Thank you for forgiving me, Brother Su. I won't be slow next time."
Su Xuanmao, however, was unwilling to continue with the pretense. "I have come today because I have an important matter to discuss with you."
Shen Ruixue asked in surprise, "Brother Su, what's wrong?"
"In a few days, the annual Spring Banquet will begin. Ruixue, now that you are the Crown Princess, the Empress Dowager has asked me to tell you that you should go to the palace to pay your respects to her more often these days. She wants you to help her with some of the affairs related to the Spring Banquet."
Hearing this, Shen Ruixue's smile froze. "Brother Su, Consort Shu... did Mother really have you tell me to tell her this?"
Su Xuanmao's face suddenly darkened. He slammed his hand on the table, and the loud noise made Shen Ruixue tremble. Her body felt as if she were in an ice cave, and she felt like she was falling.
Whenever she showed the slightest sign of disobeying Su Xuanmao's wishes, Su Xuanmao would make this expression, followed by... endless cold violence.
When Su Xuanmao saw Shen Ruixue trembling, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He looked at his hands in surprise and found that his palms were trembling involuntarily.
What's wrong with him? Lately, he gets uncontrollably angry over the smallest things.
Su Xuanmao tried to soften his voice and spoke again: "I just dealt with some important matters. Because the matter was complicated and somewhat tricky, I accidentally lost my temper just now. Ruixue, I didn't scare you, did I?"
Shen Ruixue was still somewhat shaken. When she saw Su Xuanmao's large hand touch her, she instinctively flinched. Her voice trembled as she tried to calm herself down, "Brother Su, Ruixue is fine. Since it is the Empress Dowager who wants me to go to the palace to help her, as the Crown Princess, I am naturally very willing."
Hearing this, Su Xuanmao nodded in satisfaction, "Alright, you can stay in the palace for a while tomorrow and come back in a few days."
Shen Ruixue couldn't have asked for more.
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