Chapter 04 Game of Gamble
Shen Ying is the daughter of the current Imperial Concubine Liu.
Shen Ying is lively and lively. Whenever she sees the emperor, she calls him "Father". The little girl's sweet voice makes people's hearts melt. She is also born soft and cute. In addition to the eldest prince Shen Heng, the emperor also dotes on Shen Ying. The emperor loves
the whole family, and Imperial Concubine Liu also dotes on her. She was promoted from a Zhaoyi to an Imperial Concubine.
But Wu Chun remembered that Shen Ying's ending was not very good.
Because the little princess fell in love with Xiao Huaiwen, the leader of the imperial army.
Not only that, she also had an affair with Xiao Huaiwen. The emperor was furious when some servant reported the matter to the emperor. He was going to chop off Xiao Huaiwen's head, but the little princess threatened to kill herself, so the emperor had to dismiss Xiao Huaiwen and send Shen Ying to a remote foreign country for marriage.
Shen Ying was angry with the emperor and refused to marry, so she finally died in front of the pillar of Lishu Palace.
It seems that the better protected a person is, the more likely they are to make mistakes and do stupid and wrong things.
Xiao Huaiwen seemed to have... committed suicide for love in the end.
Wu Chun had a friendship with Shen Ying in his previous life, but it was just a nodding and greeting acquaintance, not a handkerchief acquaintance, so there was no need to save Shen Ying. Shen Ying was a princess and had no power in the court.
What mattered to her was Xiao Huaiwen.
If... through his relationship with Shen Ying, Xiao Huaiwen could help her a bit, clear up all the matters for leaving the palace, and help prepare the carriage and place after leaving the palace, then things would be much easier.
If you want others to help you, you must have the value of others being willing to help you.
Wu Chun stood up from the water holding Jinglian's arm, and the water dropped along the beautiful curves. While putting on his clothes, he said to Jinglian: "Jinglian, go get some money and pay a few eunuchs, and ask them to sniff out the colleagues serving in Chengxing Palace, and ask...have any unrelated people entered Chengxing Palace recently? Mention them again, and pay close attention to anyone who appears around their master recently."
Chengxing Palace? Isn't that the residence of Concubine Liu Guifei?
Jing Lian was puzzled, but she knew that her master had his own considerations. After catching a cold, she was more perceptive than before, so she didn't say much and replied "yes".
...
The servants in Yuning Palace felt that although the Third Prince had received rewards from the emperor in the past few days, his face was not very good.
It was not because he was injured on this trip.
It seemed that there was a heavy cloud shrouding Yuning Palace, which made people dare not breathe.
After seven days, Shen Sui called Wu Chun to Xuanyang Palace.
That night, the winter snow had not melted, and the cold stars were falling. The servants in Xuanyang Palace were dismissed. Only a small lamp was lit in the study, and the warm orange light was reflected on the window paper.
The person behind the lamp lowered his eyes to read the book, half of his face blurred in the dim light.
Hearing the commotion, she did not raise her eyes. When Wuchun walked up to him, she put down the book and raised her eyes, "Come here." Wuchun
was actually well prepared before coming. Seeing that his eyes were indifferent and there was a chair next to him, she couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so she walked towards the chair. When she came, Shen Sui grabbed his hand and pulled him inside.
She sat on his lap.
The man's body has a faint cold fragrance of cedar, and the muscles under his clothes are firm and undulating.
"What...are you going to do?" Wuchun leaned back unconsciously, his palms on her back, and he brought her back.
The two breaths intertwined in an instant.
"I've asked someone, last time..." Shen Sui started, his voice as cold as jade beads soaked in snow water, "You didn't have your period at all."
He was quiet and indifferent, his black eyes reflected the flickering lights and the red mole at the end of his eye, like a night-eating monster in folklore.
This man is scary because you can't guess what he's thinking.
Wu Chun felt a chill under his feet, "I really didn't want to serve you last time, so I made an excuse. Now that you know, why do you ask me to come to Xuanyang Palace now?"
Shen Sui's eyes fell on the spread-out scroll, which was a scroll of scriptures, with the words "Color is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from color, color is emptiness, emptiness is color" written in the corner.
He quietly read the scripture, then reached for Wuchun's skirt. Wuchun reacted and suddenly grabbed his arm. She pursed her lips tightly and shook her head desperately, "Don't, don't be like this..."
He looked at her indifferently, ignoring her, "Since you are so bold and deceived me, why are you afraid of this?" He moved closer to her ear and whispered, "You are only allowed to make mistakes, but I am not allowed to punish you?"
...
Two moments later, the door of Xuanyang Hall opened, Shen Sui wiped his fingers one by one with a handkerchief, and stood straight at the door. In the snowy night, he looked handsome.
And Wuchun, with messy hair, seemed to have a layer of rouge on the corners of her eyes, and her eyes were full of water.
Shen Sui called the servants to help Wu Chun out.
The scripture had somehow moved from the center of the desk to the corner, but it was intact, and the holy Qingxin scripture on it was spotless.
...
Wu Chun returned to Fengchun Palace and gritted her teeth while taking a bath.
In her previous life, she felt that Shen Sui sometimes had some love for her. She felt pity and admiration for him, so she lived in a daze and didn't even realize that she had become his plaything.
She was used to all the ways he treated her.
She naively thought that he would treat her well one day.
This life can't be the same as the last one!
She can't confront Shen Sui head-on, otherwise she will be the one who suffers, so she can only use words to stab him openly or secretly. Shen Sui's mind is unpredictable. Perhaps what she cares about most is that matter.
Wu Chun's marriage partner was Shen Heng.
However, on the way to the capital of Daliang, she was drugged by a criminal and happened to meet Shen Sui who was investigating a case outside. Shen Sui was also drugged, and the two of them had sex overnight. The emperor had to change his mind, and Wu Chun naturally married Shen Sui.
The person behind the scenes was found out. It was Minister Gu, who had always been at odds with Shen Heng and had a few words in the court. Afterwards, Minister Gu was dismissed from his post and exiled to the remote Qingzhou.
On the surface, it seemed that it was because the legitimate daughter of Minister Gu was a concubine in the harem and had a miscarriage, so she never had an heir, so she hated the young and promising eldest prince and secretly took action.
But if you think about it carefully, Minister Gu was old, and using a woman to do such a shameful thing was really damaging to his reputation. If he was not careful, his reputation would be ruined.
How could he have done it?
Shen Sui himself, on the other hand, had many doubts. But people could not find evidence and could not criticize him.
In his previous life, Wu Chun did not want to think about it, and naively thought that Shen Sui was also a victim.
After dying once, he could see through everything.
Would a man like Shen Sui, who was going to be the emperor in the future, leave the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom as a hidden danger? He was only at ease if he had everything in his hands, so it would be best if she, the princess of the Southern Xinjiang marriage, could be his prince's consort.
As for why Shen Sui's palace change did not care about her in his previous life, Wu Chun did not know.
Wu Chun called Jing Lian to explain a few words. Jinglian listened and opened her mouth in surprise, wanting to say something but stopping herself. Finally, she spoke: "Your Highness, what's wrong with you recently? Forgive me for being frank, but I really can't figure you out."
Wuchun smiled and said, "Stop being mean."
"But haven't you always respected the Third Prince? Why do you do this?"
Wuchun took a sip of tea, "Then tell me, why does he treat me as a plaything, but I can't make him feel uncomfortable?"
Jinglian lowered her head, "I know. You have really changed a lot."
…
Shen Sui received a letter the next day. The handwriting was unrecognizable and there was no signature. The letter said that when he was not in the palace, the Third Prince’s wife and the eldest prince had occasional contacts. The Third Prince’s wife also sent a birthday gift to the eldest prince, and even listed the account.
The walls in the palace have ears. Whatever the masters do, the subordinates will spread it to tens and hundreds of people, and it will spread everywhere at once. I don’t know who wanted to please him and wrote a letter about this matter and secretly handed it to him.
Shen Sui’s face was naturally not good. No eunuch who served him dared to get close to him. He checked the account and found that it really came from his Yuning Palace and entered Shen Heng’s place.
That night, he found Wu Chun.
Shen Sui had a smile on his face, "My princess consort, you feel that you can't stay in Yuning Palace anymore and want to leave, right?"
Wu Chun looked calm and asked suspiciously, "I don't know what you are talking about."
Some of the contents in the letter were true, and some were exaggerated.
In the past life, when Shen Sui was away for a few months, she did send Shen Heng a birthday gift, but it was not sent in her name, but in Shen Sui's name, and she never had any contact with Shen Heng.
Their relationship is awkward, and they should avoid suspicion. Wu Chun was well-behaved and cautious in her previous life, so she didn't dare to have much contact with Shen Heng.
Shen Sui said coldly, "You married me, but you had an affair with Shen Heng. In early October, you gave away things in the palace. It's okay to have sex with Brother Xunchang and his wife,
but you and him..." "My husband should have been him, not you." Wu Chun said lightly, as if she didn't take Shen Sui to heart at all. "You just sent him a birthday gift, and didn't do anything else."
Shen Sui's eyes gradually calmed down. "I don't know what you know, but you and I have been husband and wife for half a year. Even if you tell the truth, will Shen Heng want you? Not to mention Shen Heng, do you have any place to stay except here with me?"
It makes people feel cold on the back.
Wu Chun clenched his hands in his sleeves, "Shen Sui, it's obviously your fault, but I can't blame you. How can you be so strong?!"
Shen Sui said nothing, walked over, bent over and picked up Wu Chun.
Wu Chun hit him, "Let me go!"
Shen Sui threw her onto the bed, and the quilt suddenly sank, then bounced up again, causing Wu Chun's chest to tremble. Shen Sui leaned over and pressed against her, his eyes darkened, "Even if I took someone else's wife, even if you have resentment in your heart, it is not up to you. Remember, I am your husband now, and it will be the same in the future. As long as I am here, you will be my wife."
But he clearly didn't love her...
and why did he imprison her in his palm!
What does Shen Sui think of her?
As a tool to fight for power, as a toy in his hands.
Wu Chun trembled all over, staring at Shen Sui with hatred. When he came closer, she bit his cheek fiercely, and a circle of teeth marks appeared on his perfect face that looked like a sculpture.
She bit hard, and blood oozed out, and the smell of blood filled her mouth.
A suffocating force immediately came from her neck!
Under the powerful big hand, her neck was so fragile that it seemed that he could crush it with just a little force!
The fear of death on the Zhaotian Tower once again entangled Wu Chun like a thorn. Wu Chun curled up, holding Shen Sui's wrist with both hands, and her whole body trembled, as if needles were piercing every inch of her body, and she could not rest.
Shen Sui's hand suddenly loosened, and the anger in his eyes that had just risen because of her biting someone gradually dissipated.
"You..."
Wu Chun took the opportunity to shrink into a corner, tears suddenly welling up, "Stay away from me!"
Shen Sui felt a little confused and lost interest. He slammed the door and walked out. The blood on his face dripped down, leaving a few red plum blossoms on his white collar.
Shen Sui rarely stayed overnight in Wu Chun.
It was like this in the last life, and this life is no exception.
...
Shen Sui returned to Xuanyang Palace and went directly to the backyard. The corner of the courtyard wall was shrouded in shadows.
A man in black walked out of the shadows and knelt in front of Shen Sui.
Shen Sui asked, "How is Chen doing recently?"
"Empress Chen is five months pregnant and her pulse is stable. The uncle Chen Shan has been praised by the emperor for assisting the Ministry of Justice in handling cases and has been very popular recently.
" Shen Sui sneered, "If Chen Yu had a miscarriage at this time, I'm afraid she would have suffered a lot."
"Should I kill Chen Yu?"
The jackdaw on the dead branch suddenly woke up and flew away with its wings flapping.
The moonlight was like a silk thread, illuminating Shen Sui's bloodstained face, and he slowly revealed a cold smile.
"Don't keep the imperial fetus, let her live. It's best to shake Mrs. Liu, she has been a noble concubine for too long."
"Yes."
The man in black stood up and wanted to climb out of the wall, but caught a glimpse of the tooth marks on Shen Sui's face. He paused for a moment, "You..."
Shen Sui gave him a cold look.
The man in black quickly lowered his head and said, "I have nothing to say." Then he took a few steps and disappeared into the night.
Shen Sui rubbed his brows, returned to the bedroom and looked at the bronze mirror. Looking at the blood on his face, he felt angry and irritable for no reason.
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