Chapter 37 Concubine
Wuchun spent an especially lonely winter this year.
Shen Sui had not been back for more than half a month since the last time. The Yuning Palace was locked. People who didn't know would think that Shen Sui was hiding a beautiful woman in a golden house. In fact, it was Wuchun who was imprisoned by him.
Shen Heng could no longer get any news in, but he had already made arrangements for her after leaving the palace, and there was no need to contact Shen Heng again.
Occasionally, the princess would come to see her. I haven't
seen Shen Ying for a long time. This girl has become more beautiful and beautiful. I don't know if she will be a good choice for Xiao Huaiwen.
Shen Ying couldn't come in either, so she could only ask someone to bring some things to her from outside, which were carried on a bamboo pole and sent across the palace wall. Sometimes they were cakes, and sometimes they were small toys.
Wu Chun looked at the things Shen Ying brought in, and couldn't help asking herself: Is she really not attached to this palace at all?
A few days later, when the plum blossoms in the courtyard showed signs of withering and it was almost impossible to smell the subtle fragrance in the snow, news of Shen Sui came from outside the palace.
The one who brought the message was Chang An. He asked respectfully, "Your Highness, His Highness is going to marry the second girl from the General's House as his concubine in a few days. According to etiquette, I need to tell you a message. If you agree, I will go over to report."
Jing Lian and Yu Li were almost surprised at the same time and went to see Wu Chun.
Wu Chun smiled calmly, "He wants to marry a concubine, why should I disagree? Just go."
"Yes. Your Highness asked me to ask you a favor. You should rest in the palace. It's cold and freezing, so take good care of yourself. Don't freeze yourself, or His Highness will be worried." Chang An said smoothly. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you.
Wu Chun just smiled.
The news reached Shen Sui, who was flipping through the files when his fingers paused at the edge of the page. His voice was as cold as the ice of a lake in winter, "I know."
After Chang An left, Shen Sui raised his finger and was about to turn the page, but he found a small cut on his fingertip, and blood just oozed out.
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Chang An has always been following Shen Sui to do things, whether in the palace or when Shen Sui was on duty, Shen Sui would call him for any trivial matters.
The most important thing for a servant is to guess the master's heart.
Chang An boasted that he knew the way of human heart. Before serving Shen Sui, he also fell in love with a girl in the village, but he couldn't understand what the third prince felt about the third prince's wife.
If she didn't like him, why would she see the rouge shop while on an errand outside and want to bring it back to please the queen?
If she didn't like him, why would she send him to the palace to tell him about her recent situation?
Every time he replied, His Highness seemed indifferent, but as long as he didn't say it in a tactful way, saying that the queen missed him very much, His Highness would frown and look unhappy for several days.
But if he liked her, why would he ignore the queen for such a long time?
The queen is a beauty like a fairy - in Chang'an's poor language, fairy is the highest compliment he can give to a woman's appearance - if His Highness likes her, how could he be willing to leave such a beautiful wife alone?
Chang'an racked his brains but couldn't figure it out.
Twenty days ago, he finally understood something.
It had just stopped snowing that day, and it was also the day of the ten-day holiday. His Highness had returned from Yuning Palace yesterday and got up early in the morning, or perhaps he had not slept all night, and was making tea in the room.
The second lady Cheng came to visit.
Chang An thought that the second lady Cheng was also very beautiful, and she was a little like the Empress, in that her face was fair and well-behaved.
Chang An took Cheng Jingyi in.
When they opened the door, they were both surprised.
The floor was a mess, with books scattered in a mess, a few pieces of broken jade lying together, and a few small things lying on their sides. If you didn't know, you would think there was a thief in here.
Chang An apologized with a smile, "Your Highness, I slept too soundly last night and didn't hear anything here, so I didn't have time to come in to clean up. Do you want to let Miss Cheng wait outside while I clean up, or..."
"Let her in. If she doesn't want to come in, just stand outside and talk."
This was too direct. Miss Cheng was a guest after all, but Your Highness didn't give her any face at all.
Chang An smiled awkwardly, "What the lady meant was..."
"No problem, I'll go in and talk."
Cheng Jingyi put the umbrella outside the door, and when she walked in, she brought a few pieces of snow foam. Shen Sui stood by the window pouring tea, but only poured one cup. The curling white mist rose straight up, and he put it to his lips and took a sip.
Miss Cheng Er whispered to his back: "Your Highness, my father asked me to bring you something."
Shen Sui paused and glanced at Chang An, who immediately understood: "Yes, I'll go down now."
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Cheng Jingyi was of course not sent by Cheng Tong. She found a secret letter at home! This secret letter was placed in a secret compartment behind Cheng Tong's bookshelf. She had no chance to find it on weekdays, but that day she was troubled by her stepmother and complained to Cheng Tong. Cheng Tong asked her to stay in the vacant room next to his room for a few days, and then left.
Cheng Jingyi also thought about it. In the prophetic dream, what did Shen Sui rely on to become emperor in the end? Why did Shen Sui chat with her father until midnight that night? Is there anything that can only be said in the dead of night?
She bravely searched Cheng Tong's room and found a secret letter behind the secret compartment.
The things on this secret letter were extraordinary!
Naturally, she didn't dare to take it out. She only dared to quickly scan it, remember a few key words, and write them down.
Then she handed it to Shen Sui.
After reading it, Shen Sui just raised a pair of bloodshot and indifferent eyes, "Are you here to seek death?"
Cheng Jingyi said: "Of course I dare not, but I am daring to do this to ask for your protection."
"You want to pinch me?" Shen Sui placed the paper on the candle flame and watched it burn to ashes.
"I dare not. How can a weak woman like me take you? If you kill me now, it will be easy, but I grew up in Cheng Mansion and I am used to being cautious. I just want to survive."
"The second prince of Daliang is dead, and the bargaining chips in the hands of King Ze'an are far less than you. You have troops and a legitimate reason, and you can also rally people's hearts by using the events of the past." "
I feel that you are someone I can rely on. I don't ask for glory and wealth, I just want to save my life in these troubled times."
After the paper was burned and only a pile of ashes remained, Shen Sui finally raised his eyes and sneered, "You tried your best to get me to marry you before, is it for this? You are really brave. Since ancient times, the kings have won and the bandits have lost. You know this letter and dare to bet on me. Aren't you afraid that I will die?"
Cheng Jingyi shook her head, "No, I believe Your Highness can do anything."
Shen Sui said, "I only see now that you are still quite smart."
"Your Highness is too kind."
"There are not many people in this world who know about this. Even if you are General Cheng's beloved daughter, I may not let you go. Since you dare to hand this thing to me, you must have prepared to die, so I will tell you the truth."
Shen Sui looked at the mess on the ground, and the scene of Wu Chun saying "I like him, what can you do about it" appeared in front of him.
"It's not impossible for me to marry you."
Cheng Jingyi suppressed her ecstasy, "What does your highness want me to do?"
It turned out that all her smiles to him for so many days were just a show. When she was floating under him, was she looking at another man through him? Did she tell him the truth? Why did she block the whip of Shang Gong for him?
"Your Highness..."
Shen Sui came back to his senses, "What can you do for me?"
Cheng Jingyi was slightly stunned, and quickly replied: "Of course I am willing to die for Your Highness."
A dagger happened to fall beside Shen Sui's feet, and he kicked it over and it slid under Cheng Jingyi's feet, "Empty words are not enough."
Cheng Jingyi was scared to death, and really thought that Shen Sui was moody and wanted to kill her, but she looked at his Shura-like appearance and did not dare to disobey. She thought of delaying time first, so she picked up the dagger and suddenly cut a line on her wrist!
Blood gushed out.
Seeing Shen Sui looking at the blood that could almost scare a lady like her to death without any emotion, she put the dagger across her neck, "Your Highness originally wanted to kill me, I really have no power to resist." This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you.
The dagger's blade cut a blood line on her neck. Cheng Jingyi could feel the beating of her pulse, and the cold texture cutting her skin. If she cut a little more, her fragile throat would be cut, and her life would be cut.
"Zheng——"
The tiger's mouth shook, and the dagger fell to the ground. Cheng Jingyi opened her eyes and saw a small silver bell lying next to the dagger on the ground.
Shen Sui pinched his brows, as if he had a severe headache, and said in a low voice: "Get out."
Cheng Jingyi did not dare to stay any longer, and left quickly.
Chang'an saw Cheng Jingyi coming out from outside, and was frightened to death. He ran in to see Shen Sui, and was relieved to see that he was safe and sound.
Shen Sui stood by the window in the room, so quiet and eerie that he did not seem like a human being. Chang'an did not dare to stay any longer, and said, "Call me to pack up when it is convenient for you," and ran out.
One day later, when Shen Sui said he wanted to marry the second Miss Cheng and asked him to go to the Cheng Mansion to ask General Cheng's intention, Chang'an finally figured it out. Could it be that His Highness wanted to marry the second Miss Cheng because he had learned martial arts from her and admired her?
It turned out that His Highness liked girls who knew martial arts!
But it doesn't look like the Second Miss Cheng knows martial arts.
Chang An only knows that His Highness might like the Second Miss Cheng, but he can't say for sure about the one in the palace.
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A man who acts to make a living dares to cut his wrist with a dagger. Even if he pretends to cut his throat, he really cuts a cut.
But the woman who sleeps beside him, Shen Sui, can say without hesitation that she has never liked him.
Shen Sui's lips were tightly pursed into a line, and the cold wind was so frightened that it bent around him.
What do you think love is in this world?
Shen Sui threw the jade hairpin that he had carved for a long time, and broken jade beads burst out, bouncing on the ground twice before being motionless.
He really hated himself.
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