Li Chaoyun had just gone to bed after breakfast in the morning.
In a daze, her mind was filled with the words that Shen Zhao and Jiang Chenyue said when they were together. Even if she didn't love Shen Zhao, they were married after all. These words made her heartbroken and unable to sleep.
I don’t know how long it was, but when I was about to fall asleep, I heard a noise coming from outside.
"Master, the princess is resting, you can't go in."
"The princess hasn't slept all night, so please talk to me later if you have anything to say."
Then, it was Shen Zhao's cold voice, "Didn't sleep all night? She was busy hurting people, didn't she sleep all night?"
As she spoke, she pushed aside the maid who was blocking her way and rushed in.
Li Chaoyun opened his eyes and got up from the bed.
After Shen Zhao came in, he stood in front of Li Chaoyun and cursed: "You vicious woman, how dare you do such a cruel thing?"
"That was a human life, and you forced her to death like that. How could you be so cruel?"
If Su Qingyu were here at this moment, she would definitely scoff at Shen Zhao's words. Human life? Jiang Chenyue's life is life, but isn't her life in her previous life Su Qingyu's life also life?
Li Chaoyun looked at Shen Zhao expressionlessly, “If I don’t do it, she won’t survive.”
Shen Zhao thought she was still trying to shirk responsibility, and even thought she was guilty, so he scolded her even more vigorously.
"Why can't she survive? Isn't it because you are intolerant that you forced her to death?"
"If you weren't so narrow-minded and vicious, she wouldn't have died."
"Li Chaoyun, Li Chaoyun, are you so intolerant of other women? You want me to stay with you forever, but you act like a woman?"
Li Chaoyun raised his hand angrily and slapped Shen Zhao in the face.
You felt unsatisfied, so he raised his hand and slapped him again.
Chen Zhao was stunned by Li Chaoyun's beating. He raised his hand to hit back but couldn't bring himself to do it.
After Li Chaoyun slapped her twice, his anger subsided considerably. He said in a low voice, "You should already know that Jiang Chenyue knows martial arts. But have you ever thought about why Concubine Xian sent her to the Shen family?"
Shen Zhao was startled for a moment, but finally regained some of his rationality and said, "You mean, the virtuous concubine is doing this to send someone to monitor Third Uncle?"
Li Chaoyun sneered, "What else? And your cunning Third Uncle, do you think he knows that Jiang Chenyue is Concubine Xian's man? Does he know that she is a martial artist?"
"If he knew, would he be able to tolerate such a person in the Shen family?"
Shen Zhao was stunned again. If Jiang Chenyue didn't know martial arts, it would be fine. She was just a servant. It would be difficult for her to get information, let alone pass it to the palace. Perhaps his uncle would keep her at the Shen family for the sake of the virtuous concubine.
But if Third Uncle knew that Jiang Chenyue was good at martial arts, he would definitely not keep this person.
Chen Zhao's eyes tightened. "Could it be that what happened between her and me was also part of Third Uncle's plan? He wants to use you to get rid of her?"
Li Chaoyun glanced at him and said, "You're not that stupid yet."
After learning about Jiang Chenyue's martial arts competition last night, she couldn't stop thinking about it. Was it really a coincidence? It was too much of a coincidence.
She would rather believe that it was Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu who did it, but just didn't leave her any handle or evidence, than believe it was a coincidence.
But the matter has been settled, and she can only take the blame.
Shen Zhao took a deep breath and clenched his fists, "I'm not done with them."
Li Chaoyun sneered inwardly, but his expression relaxed as he softly advised, "Young Master, you should go back and kneel down first. Grandmother will be even more furious if she finds out."
"From now on, we must work together as a couple and not let others take advantage of us like this."
No matter what, at this critical moment, the couple shouldn't make a scene. It would only give others an opportunity to take advantage. To achieve great things, one must endure some things.
Chen Zhao still felt resentment towards Li Chaoyun. No matter who was behind the plot, it was a fact that Li Chaoyun forced Jiang Chenyue to death.
But Chen Zhao also knew that if he and Li Chaoyun fell out, his situation with the Crown Prince would become even more awkward. Furthermore, Li Chaoyun had given him an outlet for his hatred, giving the two of them a chance to get back to normal.
Chen Zhao took a deep breath, suppressed his unhappiness, and said, "The princess is right. I was not thoughtful enough in this matter. I will discuss things with the princess more often in the future."
Just like that, the two of them seemed to be reconciled on the surface. As for what they were really thinking, only they themselves knew.
Afterwards, Shen Zhao returned to the ancestral hall and continued to kneel. Li Chaoyun was exhausted both physically and mentally and fell into a deep sleep.
Just after noon, the maid Danqing called Li Chaoyun out of bed and said that there was news from the palace that the virtuous concubine wanted to ask the princess to come to the palace.
Li Chaoyun slept for two hours and felt much better. He knew that he had to leave the palace this time. No matter what, he had to give an explanation to the virtuous concubine.
In Zhaohua Palace, when Li Chaoyun entered, Concubine Xian was sitting on the imperial concubine couch, with an expression that showed no joy or anger.
Li Chaoyun bowed and Concubine Xian gave him a seat.
For a long while, Concubine Xian did not speak.
Li Chaoyun guessed that it was about Jiang Chenyue, so he took the initiative to speak, "Don't be angry, Madam. If you have the chance in the future, just send someone in."
This sentence was like a stab in the heart of Concubine Xian.
She slapped the armrest of the small couch hard, "Later? There's no later? There's no chance anymore."
Li Chaoyun was puzzled, "What do you mean, Madam?"
The virtuous concubine glanced at her and said, "After the morning court today, the emperor came directly to Zhaohua Palace and scolded me. He also ordered me not to give concubines to his ministers in the future."
Li Chaoyun exclaimed, "How could this happen? My uncle knew about what happened to the Shen family last night so quickly?"
The virtuous concubine snorted, "You don't know yet? Elder Chen submitted a petition for leave today. He said that the old lady was frightened, and he wants to stay at home to take care of her."
Li Chaoyun said angrily, "The old lady is fine. I think he did it on purpose to complain to the emperor."
The virtuous concubine sneered, "What else? Do you still expect Lord Shen to swallow this? He is not a pushover."
Li Chaoyun explained, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I think you understand everything that happened. When have I ever been wronged like this? I was so angry that I just…"
The virtuous concubine raised her hand to interrupt Li Chaoyun and slowed down her tone. "My princess, you must be more thoughtful in your words and actions in the future. You are still young, so learn more from your mother how to control your husband."
What Concubine Xian admired most was Princess Yongjia, who had Prince Shan under her thumb.
Li Chaoyun also took note of it carefully. "Thank you for your teachings, Madam. Chaoyun will remember it."
The virtuous concubine asked again, "How is the situation in the Northern Frontier? The military power of the Northern Frontier cannot fall into the hands of an outsider."
"Nothing will go wrong, right?"
This is exactly the purpose why Concubine Xian called Li Chaoyun here today, to give Li Chaoyun a warning so that the Li family can hurry up and do things.
Li Chaoyun immediately assured her solemnly, "Don't worry, your Majesty, there should be good news coming back soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, a palace maid came in to report.
"Your Majesty, I just received news that General Li Yunzhou and Xuanwu Marquis Zhang Pan were trapped by bandits in Quanyan Valley. They both fell off a cliff, and their bodies were never found."
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