Perhaps it was because there were only two girls in the family and Aunt Yang died of complications during childbirth, and the original owner was a few years older than her and had taken good care of her half-sister since she was a child. Or perhaps it was because she was born into a merchant family and the relationship between legitimate and illegitimate children was not so strict.
Therefore, the relationship between the two is not like the incompatibility between the legitimate daughter and the illegitimate daughter in other aristocratic families. It is quite good.
"My Lady, it seems that the Second Young Lady's temperament hasn't changed at all."
Lianzhi said with a grin, "Look at how this letter is written, and then look at how the handwriting is written, wow..."
Shen Wangshu smiled and burned the letter.
"Empress, why did you burn it?" Lianzhi was a little confused. In the past, when her mother received letters from home, she would always carefully put the letters away and keep them safe. She would then slowly open them and read them when she missed her family.
But how is this situation abnormal now?
"Lianzhi, things are different now. I don't want to bring any risks to them. Do you understand?"
Lian Zhi scratched his head, looking a little bewildered. "What about the second young lady entering the palace?"
“No need!”
Shen Wangshu shook his head. "My mother probably asked her to come to the palace to accompany me because she was worried that I would be depressed after getting pregnant. But she is not the type to stay quiet. There are many rules in the palace, and it would be troublesome if she offended other nobles."
Furthermore, she didn't reveal the deeper reasons.
That is, her half-sister was also beautiful, with eyes and eyebrows that were 50% similar to hers, but she was naughty and didn't like red makeup, so she didn't have much reputation in Kyoto.
She was not afraid of anything else, but she was afraid that the old emperor, this old pervert, would set his sights on her, his concubine sister, which would be troublesome.
After all, Shen Yuanyuan had just turned fifteen, and she couldn't accept it. She also felt that the original owner would not want to see another daughter of the Shen family trapped within the high walls of this deep palace.
"Well, Your Majesty is indeed very thoughtful. I will send someone to tell Madam a message."
Lianzhi nodded approvingly, then turned and walked out.
Shen Wangshu sat on the couch, looking at a leaf falling outside the window, squinting his eyes slightly.
The weather is very nice today, why not go visit old friends later?
At nightfall, a guest came to the prison to visit the deposed prince.
This person was wrapped tightly all over, with a veil covering her face, so her features could not be seen clearly. One could only vaguely identify that she was a woman.
This person is none other than Shen Wangshu.
At first, the guards stopped him from entering, but when the visitor took out his badge, he immediately knelt on the ground and greeted him respectfully.
"I have seen..."
"Shh!"
Shen Wangshu made a silent gesture, stopping him from saying anything.
"I don't want anyone to know that I was here tonight. If anyone else finds out, they will bear the consequences themselves."
She lowered her voice and said, "Do you understand?"
The man nodded quickly and said, "Yes, I will keep my mouth shut and will not leak a single word of this information."
Shen Wangshu nodded slightly, turned around and walked into the cell.
She walked to the cell where Li Yuanche was, stopped, and looked inside through the iron door.
Li Yuanche was lying on a simple straw bed, his body covered in blood, his hands and legs tied with iron chains, his face pale and his eyes unfocused.
It was obvious that he was seriously injured and was dying.
"Li Yuanche."
Hearing someone calling his name, Li Yuanche slowly opened his heavy eyelids.
He looked at Shen Wangshu standing in front of him, as if he didn't recognize him, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Who... are you?"
"How come, His Royal Highness, in just a few days, you've even forgotten the wife you once married?"
Shen Wangshu slowly took off the veil on his face, revealing his true face.
"It's you!"
Li Yuanche's eyes suddenly lit up. He struggled to sit up from the bed, but it hurt the wound on his body, and he grimaced in pain.
However, he still managed to prop himself up, and while enduring the pain, he sat up straight and spoke expectantly, "Wangshu, you are here to save me, right?"
His eyes were shining with anticipation, as if he was grasping at the last straw.
Seeing him like this, Shen Wangshu suddenly laughed, "Oh, Li Yuanche, Li Yuanche, you are so naive."
Shen Wangshu's smile was full of sarcasm and mockery, which made Li Yuanche's heart skip a beat and he suddenly had a bad feeling.
He asked anxiously, "Wangshu, don't you intend to save me? After all, we were together in love before, and you are my married wife. Are you really going to watch me die without helping me?"
"You're still calling me 'this palace' all the time."
Chen Wangshu sneered, "You're already a deposed crown prince, poised for execution, why are you still pretending to be so majestic?"
Shen Wangshu's tone was filled with strong contempt, which made Li Yuanche's heart feel like it was being tugged at by something. He gasped in pain and his eyes turned red.
"Wangshu, you...how did you become like this?"
"How did you become so vicious? Also, did you spread those rumors on purpose?"
Shen Wangshu laughed out loud a few times as if he had heard a huge joke.
Then, she put away her smile and said word by word, "You're right. I am cruel, and I was the one who spread those rumors. But so what? What can you do to me?"
"Li Yuanche, Li Yuanche, from the moment you knocked me unconscious and sent me to the palace, you should have expected this outcome!"
Li Yuanche's body trembled. He really didn't expect that she could be so patient.
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