Chapter 146 The Dust Settles
Seeing his expression, Chen Shuwei knew it all. He was just afraid that he would be angry with him once his secret was exposed, so he acted like this on purpose.
Chen Shuwei pulled his hand away with a heart of stone, "Since you have finished this matter, I will go back first."
It seems that her elder brother and the others are definitely safe and sound, they are just temporarily trapped in Wenhua Palace. She should go back and worry about the safety of the rest of the people in the Chen Mansion.
Chen Shuwei walked out, but after a few steps, someone grabbed her hand and swayed it gently.
"Ah, please allow me to go back with you."
Without looking back, Shen Shuwei knew what his mood was now.
Chen Shu glanced sideways slightly and caught a glimpse of Zhao Yun's eyelashes blinking, and her eyes hooked her like little hooks.
"Ayuan——"
Hearing his deliberately drawn-out tone, Shen Shuwei's eyebrows trembled, and he quickly covered his mouth to stop the rest of his words, "Shut up, just come back with me, don't talk like that."
Zhao Yun lowered his eyes, hiding the bright smile in his eyes, and held her hand tightly, refusing to let go. "Then can I hold your hand?"
"Ayuan, you don't know, this palace is truly dangerous. I was ambushed several times before entering the Purple Palace. There were several times when I thought I would never see you again."
There is a sense of loss in the passage.
Shen Shu pursed his lips slightly and held his hand in return, "Is this okay?"
The corners of Zhao Yun's lips curled up slightly.
Shen Shuwei was followed by Zhao Yun all the way, and the two returned to the Shen Mansion one after the other.
The riots on the street had been quelled by Jiang Heng's men. When the two arrived at the Shen Mansion, there were many guards guarding the door of the Shen Mansion, all of whom were brought by Zhao Yun.
When those people saw Zhao Yun, they bowed and saluted.
Zhao Yun didn't say anything, but looked at Shen Shuwei. Shen Shuwei had no choice but to call them up.
As soon as he returned to the Shen Mansion, Shen Shuwei was busy counting the casualties and financial losses everywhere, and Zhao Yun was sent out.
Cheng Feng rushed over upon hearing the noise and saw his own prince sitting under a flower stand. There were several plates of cakes and a pot of tea on the table. He raised his eyebrows upon seeing him coming and asked, "How many casualties are there in the capital?"
Chengfeng approached Zhao Yun and said, "Your Highness, there are 56 seriously injured, 12 dead, and about 300 lightly injured. They are still counting."
"Also..." Cheng Feng lowered his voice, "I have followed your instructions and spared no one of the officials on the list. I have arranged for them to be killed by the rebels."
"Not bad." Zhao Yun spat out two words reluctantly, picked up the tea and took a sip.
Chengfeng had only drunk some cold water since this morning, which he had drawn from a roadside well. The cattle and horses were already hungry after a whole day, but now he looked at the table full of delicious snacks, licked his lips, and tentatively reached out to grab the chestnut cake on the edge of the plate.
"Put your hand down." Zhao Yun didn't even raise his head.
Cheng Feng withdrew his hand with a gloomy face, "My Lord, I haven't eaten or drunk anything for a day. Please reward me with a piece of cake."
Everyone in the mansion was out working, and there was no one to cook. Xun Xiao, who knew how to cook, might not come back, and he was really so hungry that he had to eat grass.
Zhao Yun pinched a piece of peach cake and put it into his mouth. "Find a way yourself. This is mine."
Chengfeng guessed that the table full of food was probably because Miss Shen was busy, and he felt that the prince was in the way, so he prepared a table of snacks and tea to send him away.
Chengfeng rubbed his hungry stomach and walked towards the kitchen of the Shen Mansion with a dejected look.
I can only swallow my pride and ask the people in the Shen Mansion for some alms.
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"There's no sound from outside." Chen Heng protected Shen Zhiyang and knelt in the corner of Wenhua Hall, moving a table in front of them to block the way.
Shen Zhiyang was frightened when he started the chaos, but he forced himself not to show any fear. He did whatever Shen Heng said, for fear of hindering his elder brother.
"Brother, where is the second brother? He has been away for a while. Is he okay?" Shen Zhiyang asked in a low voice, clutching the hem of Shen Heng's clothes tightly with both hands.
Before the prince ordered the palace to be sealed, Shen Zhang realized something was wrong and ran away secretly. The Shen siblings knew that he had gone to get help, but they didn't know where he was now or whether he was safe.
Chen Heng withdrew his gaze from the bloody corpses in the center of the hall, raised his hand and gently stroked Chen Zhiyang's hair, "Don't be afraid, Ayang, your second brother knows what's going on, and he'll be fine."
"Just hide here and I'll go out and take a look."
There was no movement outside. No matter what the result was, he had to go and see it to protect himself and Ayang.
"Brother!" Shen Zhiyang hurriedly grabbed him, her almond eyes filled with panic and helplessness. After a while, she forced herself to let go, "Brother, be careful."
Shen Heng came out from the corner silently, pulled a piece of gauze to block Shen Zhiyang's hiding place, and then walked towards the locked window.
Xiao Chengming ordered the doors and windows to be sealed from the outside, so he couldn't get out, but he could still cut through the window screen to see what was outside.
Chen Heng bent down and picked up a piece of broken porcelain, thinking it was a cup, bowl, or dish that had been smashed in the previous fight.
But before he could cut open the curtains, the locked window was suddenly broken open by someone from the outside, and then a dark figure as light as a swallow came in.
Chen Heng was in no hurry to dodge and bumped into the man head-on. His nose hit something hard and it hurt so much.
He covered his nose, looked up with bright eyes, and met Jiang Heng's inquiring gaze.
Only then did he realize that his nose had hit her breastplate, no wonder it was so hard.
"Are you okay?" Jiang Heng grabbed his wrist, forcing him to let go, and muttered, "Don't cover it, let me see. If it's broken, I won't be able to explain myself."
Chen Heng couldn't break free, so he could only bow with his hand held by her, "Greetings, Master Jiang. May I ask what the situation is like outside?"
Jiang Heng turned around, pulled him along and turned around with him, motioning for him to look for himself.
While they were talking, the palace door had been broken open, and Jiang Heng's men and the imperial guards rushed in, some helping others and some dealing with the bodies.
The emperor's eyes were crooked and his mouth was drooling. He was being helped by two imperial guards into a sedan chair and carried out of the Wenhua Hall.
The second prince's body was also covered with a white cloth and carried out.
Chen Heng suppressed the complicated look in his eyes, and belatedly realized that his wrist was still held in Jiang Heng's palm. Although they were both men and shaking hands was nothing special, it still felt a bit strange.
"Prince Jiang." Shen Heng reminded.
Jiang Heng looked at him in confusion, "Huh? What's wrong? Where are your little sister and your second brother?"
Shen Heng's expression became even more complicated. How could he not know when the Shen family and Jiang Heng had such a close relationship, which actually caused him to care so much about the Shen family.
"Little sister, hide in the corner. Second brother, go mobilize the imperial guards." After Chen Heng finished speaking, his eyes fell on the right wrist that he was holding. "Prince Jiang, can you let me go first?"
"Tsk." Jiang Heng tutted softly and loosened his hand, "Alright then, you take your little sister home first, I'll go find Shen Erlang, so that your sister won't worry if you go back too late."
elder sister?
Shen Heng's expression became more and more strange, and he became less and less able to understand what Prince Jiang said.
Jiang Heng didn't care whether he could understand or not. He waved to a nearby place, called a few guards, pointed to Shen Heng, and said, "Escort the Shen family back."
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