Chapter 31 Encounter
Wu Chun went outside to see Shen Heng first. He didn't bring many people with him, but he was dressed very neatly. The eunuch next to him held a lantern to dimly illuminate half of his body.
"Prince Ze'an." Wu Chun bowed. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you
Shen Heng came closer.
In fact, as a brother and a sister, they should avoid suspicion. It is inappropriate to meet in private, let alone meet in the middle of the night. Shen Heng is getting closer and closer...
It's already close to the normal distance for talking.
Jing Lian consciously wanted to pull Wu Chun, but saw that Wu Chun didn't move. She was suspicious: How could a smart person like His Highness not think of avoiding suspicion? He must have his own plan. He stopped moving.
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Shen Heng smelled of alcohol.
Wu Chun did not try to hide, and let him stop half a step away.
"What is the matter that King Ze'an came to see me for?"
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Shen Heng looked down, and the eunuchs immediately retreated to the corner of the palace road, unable to hear or see.
"I have thought about what you said during the day for half a day, and I think I can help you, but..." His Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he was hesitant to speak.
Wu Chun immediately said, "Prince Ze'an, why don't you come in and talk?"
As she said that, she turned around and wanted to lead him inside. The ends of her hair drew an arc in the air, and a few drops of water splashed up, just happened to splash onto Shen Heng's collar, bringing a hint of fragrance.
Shen Heng then walked into the courtyard of Fengchun Palace with a rumbling heartbeat and sat on a stone bench under the tree.
He could see Wu Chun's bedroom by looking up.
Shen Heng's eyelashes trembled slightly.
He was absent-minded for a moment, and then he noticed Wu Chun's inquiring gaze, then he said, "You want a carriage and horses, which is actually easy to do, but I'm not a sucker, I must get some benefits from you."
Wu Chun blinked, "What benefits does your Highness want?"
The word "Prince" seemed to have instantly shortened the distance between him and her. Shen Heng's heart tightened. If that accident hadn't happened, he would have been able to appear in front of her bedroom with good reason and hear her calling him like this every day.
Shen Heng lowered his head, "I haven't thought about it yet, so I'm discussing it with you."
Wu Chun supported his head with his hands, tilted his head and thought, his sleeves slipped down, revealing a section of snow-white forearm, "I don't have anything to show off, but my cooking skills are pretty good. If King Ze'an doesn't mind, I can make a bowl of sweet soup for you every day."
Shen Heng raised his eyes and saw her exposed skin. He looked back as if his eyes were burned, "Good idea, then it's settled, when are you leaving?"
"It's hard to say, but it should be soon."
Although Shen Heng was drunk, he was usually a gentleman. He knew that he had lost his mind tonight and it would not be good for Wu Chun's reputation if he stayed any longer, so he stood up. Wu Chun walked him out. When they reached the door, Shen Heng reminded him, "Pay attention to the cold weather. Cover yourself with more quilts at night and keep your hair dry."
Wu Chun didn't expect him to be like this. Wu Chun was taken care of, and after a pause she replied, "Thank you for your concern."
Jing Lian quickly pulled Wu Chun back into the palace, "Your Highness, you are a princess, so you can't ask anyone else for help,
but you can ask Prince Ze'an?" Wu Chun didn't answer, Jing Lian looked nervous, "Oh, what if the Third Prince knew that you met at night and let Prince Ze'an into the yard?"
"What are you afraid of? Who knows what Shen Sui might be doing outside? Miss Cheng looks at him in a special way. He visited the general's mansion and sent an umbrella in the rain. What's wrong with me meeting Shen Heng?"
Jing Lian said, "That being said, Your Highness, as a girl, it's not good for your reputation to meet your husband's brother."
"In this world, a woman's reputation is so important, but a man can have three wives and four concubines and will only be praised for having a wealthy family and being able to marry and have children. On what basis?"
Jing Lian was silent for a while. "I can't understand why Prince Ze'an, who looks like a gentleman on weekdays, would secretly come to meet you at night. Could it be..." The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she dared not say anything more.
Wu Chun laughed, "He is not a saint. As long as he is unwilling, there will always be a thorn in his heart. Do you think that I married Shen Sui, but he still hasn't married? He has no regrets in his heart?"
Jing Lian had to praise, "Your Highness knows people's hearts."
Several maids came in to help Wu Chun go to bed. Wu Chun said a few words and lay down. Unexpectedly, she heard someone running in, "The Third Prince is back!"
Wu Chun lost all sleepiness immediately. She was afraid that Shen Sui knew that Shen Heng had been here just now, so she got up to greet him. When she arrived at the door of the palace, she saw Shen Sui.
Shen Sui was dressed in black, and under the light
of the eunuch's lantern beside him, his face looked even paler than a ghost. Wu Chun trembled and called out, "Husband." The eyes he looked at her with were like the pitch-black night sky on a cold winter night, without a single star in them. Wu Chun couldn't tell whether he saw Prince Ze'an coming just now. After all, who could see anything from the bottomless abyss?
She waited anxiously for Shen Sui to speak, but saw the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, "My beloved concubine, why are you still not asleep tonight?"
Wu Chun lowered her head and said, "I took a bath a little late tonight, and my hair was hard to dry. By the time it was almost dry, it was already now. But as long as I can wait until my husband comes back, it doesn't matter if I sleep a little later. Why did my husband come back at this time?"
Shen Sui went around her back and raised his hand to stroke her hair. She felt a coolness pouring into the ends of her hair. She only felt his finger bones combing her hair one by one, and then heard him laugh, "Your hair is not dry yet, come in and I'll help you wipe it."
Wu Chun didn't know what kind of turmoil was hidden under his calm appearance, so she just obeyed him. He really just wiped her hair, and after wiping it, he pecked Wu Chun on the lips, bit her ear and said, "Why, can't I come back at night?"
Then he bit her cheek and neck.
Wu Chun's skin felt a stinging pain, and she expected that her skin would be red the next day, but she didn't dare to hide. "That's not what I meant."
He moved all the way to her collarbone, sucking and biting it for an unknown amount of time before leaving. The sound between his lips and teeth was particularly loud in the lonely night, making her face blush.
He raised his eyes, which were as cold as glazed tiles, and said, "Have a good dream."
Then he left Fengchun Palace.
Wu Chun let out a long sigh of relief.
...
It’s not like Shen Sui hasn’t returned to the palace at night before. It’s not difficult for the spies in the palace to do this. Today was just like any other day, but he didn’t expect to see Shen Heng’s carriage from a distance on the way back to Yuning Palace.
He still remembers that carriage.
It was the one that Wuchun and Shen Heng took to the gate of Dali Temple that day.
He immediately stood in the shadow under a tree.
He saw how Shen Heng approached his wife, how his wife didn’t hide, and how she led him into Yuning Palace.
Shen Sui waited for a moment, and Shen Heng came out. Wuchun went in dressed the same way and came out the same way, with the hairband in the same position. At this time, one of his hands was clenched in his sleeve until it turned blue.
After returning to Xuanyang Palace, Shen Sui naturally did not fall asleep. He looked at a map of the imperial palace with a calm look in his eyes. He stood there for a long time and drew a cross with a cinnabar pen on the palace where Prince Ze'an usually lived
. The next day, Shen Sui did not rush to the Dali Temple. Instead, he came to Fengchun Palace and picked up Wuchun who was still asleep. His body temperature woke her up. He tortured her endlessly until the sun was high in the sky. He left leisurely.
Wuchun could not even walk steadily.
Wu Chun called Yu Li, "I said last night that I would send sweet soup to Prince Ze'an, but I don't have much strength now. You go and prepare a bowl quickly and say I made it."
"Yes."
Jing Lian brought food to Wu Chun, "Third Prince is really something. You slept so late last night, and they come to bother you early this morning. They think they are all young and energetic men..."
"I don't know if he saw Shen Heng last night. If he did, it wouldn't be surprising to have such a reaction. If he didn't..." Wu Chun thought for a moment, "It's not surprising given his changeable temperament."
Wu Chun lost his appetite after eating a few bites. He just felt that he went to bed too late and was exhausted this morning. He fell asleep again as soon as he closed his eyes. He slept until lunch time in the afternoon, and then he recovered a little.
After Yuli delivered the bird's nest stewed with lotus and almond syrup, she brought back a small box for Wuchun. Wuchun opened it and saw a map of the route from Daliang to Southern Xinjiang. The land and river were marked on it, and three routes were drawn. Each route had its own convenience. One was through a remote mountain village, because there were few people, so she was less likely to be discovered; one was through many waterways, and the waterways took shortcuts and the journey was faster; one was through a more prosperous town, with sufficient supplies, and if there was anything missing, it could be bought at any time.
In terms of being attentive, Shen Heng was actually not much different from Shen Sui.
The difference was that Wuchun could not confide in Shen Sui, but he could confide in Shen Heng and tell him that he wanted to escape from here.
...
Cheng Mansion.
General Cheng was indeed a military commander, and he was quick and decisive. After only a few days, he had met Zhao Qing and thought Zhao Qing was indeed good. He also praised the integrity of the Minister of Revenue, so he started to discuss marriage with the Zhao family. Soon, on an auspicious day, Cheng Zhaoyang could marry Zhao Qing.
On this day, Cheng Tong invited Shen Sui to his house for a drink, saying that his eldest daughter was getting married soon, and he invited him to wish for good luck.
Shen Sui smiled, "General, you mean well, so I came to ask for wine. But I am not a lucky person."
Cheng Tong said, "Well, your Highness is wrong. In my opinion, your Highness is a unique person who can accomplish anything. How can it be unlucky?"
Shen Sui held the small wine cup in his hand and played with it, "General, what do you want?"
He saw that Cheng Tong had something to ask for, and Cheng Tong was not surprised at all, and did not beat around the bush, "My eldest daughter is married, and it is the turn of the second daughter to get married. My second daughter has been neglected by me as a father since she was a child, and has suffered a lot of difficulties from Zhuo Jing and the eldest daughter. I am usually on the march outside, and I can't take care of the affairs of the back house, so I just let it go."
"As for choosing a husband, which is a lifelong event, I want to make some plans for the second young lady and find a good family."
In fact, Cheng Jingyi would never have thought that in her previous life, she was able to marry Prince Ze'an. In addition to her own means, Cheng Tong also put down his face and secretly made many connections to make it so smooth.
Shen Sui said lightly: "She is lucky to have a father like you. What kind of family does she want to find? The good families in this imperial capital can be introduced by my current status, and I can also do it with my status as a general. There is no need to invite me here."
He put down the wine cup lightly, and not a drop of wine spilled. "General, do you want to marry the second young lady Cheng to me?"
The questioning words seemed to be stating the truth.
Cheng Tong sighed, "Your Highness is still so smart, I can't hide it from Your Highness, it's true. The second girl saw Your Highness that night, and she admired him very much. She saw him again at Shen Gong's birthday party, and she wanted to marry Your Highness."
Shen Sui was unmoved, "She clearly saw that Princess Nanjiang was with me that day, and she also wanted to marry me and be my concubine? From this point of view, your second girl is not a smart person."
Shen Sui hated noisy people and stupid people. Even though Cheng Jingyi looked a bit like Wu Chun, he was unwilling to take a second look at her.
"I'm ashamed to say that it's because my daughter is used to living a hard life that she doesn't dare to dream. This is why I, as a father, feel sorry for my daughter."
Shen Sui Gujing Wubo said, "In troubled times, if the general wants to find someone else, I can naturally help him. If the general wants to marry his daughter to me without seeking other benefits, he should think twice."
"If the overall situation is difficult and I can't take care of her, I will decisively abandon her."
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