Chapter 86: Jing Yin Has Nothing to Hide from the Lady
Shen Shuwei told Shen Zhang and others what happened outside the city and that someone was deliberately inciting the refugees to become unrest, so that they would have a clear idea of what was going on. Then he went into the mansion to find Jing Yin.
The influx of refugees from Yuzhou into Luojing had nothing to do with him, the crown prince from Liangzhou. Even if, as Princess Rongyang speculated, the mastermind behind the incitement of the refugees was Zhao Yun, the crown prince of Prince Jing, he should have stayed far away from the city to clear himself of suspicion.
Shen Shuwei's thoughts were a little confused. There were too many suspicious points about Jing Yin, and the meeting at the Prince's Mansion had planted the seeds of doubt in her heart.
The timing of Prince Jing's appearance outside the city was such a coincidence.
Chen Shuwei walked briskly and arrived at the gate of Jingyin Courtyard, just in time to run into Xunxiao who was going out to fetch water.
The latter was also startled when he saw Shen Shuwei, and subconsciously blocked the way at the gate.
Shen Shuwei looked at him intently, "But is there anything in the courtyard that I cannot bear to see?"
Or maybe Jing Yin is not in the courtyard at all and has not returned from outside the city yet.
She was riding in Princess Rongyang's carriage. Before leaving, she specifically ordered someone to pass by the place where Prince Jing's carriage was parked. She also lifted the curtain and took a look to make sure that the carriage was still parked there.
Xun Xiao realized that his action of blocking the door was wrong, so he quickly retracted his neck, bowed his head and said respectfully, "It's the young master who is washing in the courtyard."
Chen Shu curled his lips slightly, hinting, "Xun Xiao, it's late autumn now. Are you saying that your young master is taking a cold shower in the courtyard on a late autumn night?"
Is this sickly guy trying to fulfill his second brother's wish by risking his life?
Xun Xiao was silent, but he held the basin and did not give way.
After hearing in the suburbs of Beijing that Princess Rongyang had rescued the refugees and Miss Shen, the Crown Prince prepared to return. However, halfway through, Ji Wenchuan had someone stop their carriage and chatted with the Crown Prince for a long time.
The prince was perceptive and was afraid that Miss Shen would become suspicious, so he asked him to rush back first.
Unexpectedly, he had just returned and was blocked by Miss Shen at the gate before he had time to change his clothes.
Fortunately, it was dark now and the two clothes were similar in color, so Miss Shen couldn't see the other dark-colored martial arts robe under his outer robe.
Seeing Xun Xiao blocking the way, Chen Shuwei lowered his eyelids, but did not force his way in.
To a large extent, Xun Xiao's reaction can explain some things. For example, when she just said "your young master", Xun Xiao did not have any special reaction when hearing this title, nor did he express his sincerity like ordinary servants in the mansion and say that he was a member of the master's family.
Chen Shuwei curled his lips in sarcasm, he really is Jing Yin's man.
Chen Shuwei's heart sank gradually. She glanced at Xun Xiao, turned around and left without saying a word.
She hated being kept in the dark, and even more so, being schemed against.
"Ahem—Xunxiao, is it Miss Chen who came to see me?" The cough he tried hard to suppress sounded a little weak.
Zhao Yun came out with wet hair and a frosty white robe draped over his face. His face was extremely pale, making the slap mark on his cheek look even more red and obvious.
"I was just washing my hair in the yard and told Xunxiao not to let anyone in. Is the young lady angry?" Zhao Yun coughed while talking, his eyes full of water as he looked at Chen Shuwei.
Xun Xiao also took over the conversation, "It's my fault for being tongue-tied. I only said that the young master was washing in the courtyard, and I didn't explain it clearly to Miss Shen."
Shen Shuwei glanced at Xun Xiao, his eyes falling on the slap mark on Zhao Yun's cheek. Without saying anything, he only asked, "Have you applied medicine on your face?"
Zhao Yun smiled at Shen Shuwei, his voice soft and gentle: "The mark left by the young lady, without the young lady's permission, I dare not touch it without permission."
Chen Shu raised his eyebrows slightly, took the ointment handed to him by Xun Xiao, raised his chin towards the yard, and said, "Go in."
Zhao Yun sat down on the stone bench, and Xun Xiao went out tactfully.
Chen Shuwei glanced at the furnishings in the courtyard and his eyes fell on the soapberry used for washing hair. There was some foam on it, obviously it had been used.
"What are you looking at, young lady?" Zhao Yun leaned forward with his face, his warm breath touching her ear.
Chen Shuwei turned his face calmly, reached out to pinch his chin, and under his smiling eyes, he dipped his fingertips in the ointment and smeared it on his cheek.
"Did I use so much force before?" Staring at the red palm print, Chen Shu narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Yes." Zhao Yun rubbed his good side against her palm, like a spoiled cat, and looked at her with his sparkling phoenix eyes, "Miss, you are so cruel."
Chen Shuwei snorted, pinched his face and forced him to straighten his posture, "Don't rub it, it will be embarrassing if someone sees you."
Zhao Yun lowered his eyelids, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. "It's just me and the young lady here. Are you afraid of being seen by someone?"
"Or is it that the young lady has someone in her heart and doesn't want to be so close to me?"
Hearing the words "there is someone in my heart", Shen Shuwei's heart skipped a beat. He pulled out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, "No, I just felt that you were too close."
Perhaps because the atmosphere was too ambiguous, Chen Shuwei looked away. "You were washing your hair here just now? Why didn't I hear the sound of water?"
Zhao Yun picked up the ointment, held Shen Shuwei's hand, and imitated her to apply the ointment to the red and swollen teeth marks on her wrist. "When the young lady came, I had already washed it and was drying my hair with a towel."
Zhao Yun raised his eyes and looked at Shen Shuwei, his eyes slightly curved, "But Miss, why did you come and leave without saying anything?"
Chen Shuwei pursed his lips, and naturally would not say what he had just guessed in his heart, and only said: "Xun Xiao didn't let me in, so what am I standing at the door of your courtyard for?"
lie.
Zhao Yun rubbed the teeth marks on his wrist in circles with his fingertips, using some force. Shen Shuwei subconsciously frowned and hissed softly.
Zhao Yun just let go of his hand happily, and like magic, he placed two rabbits in Chen Shuwei's palm, one gold and one jade.
"I thought that the rabbit I gave to you before was only one and it was too lonely, so I made two this time."
Chen Shuwei looked at the delicate little rabbit in his palm, weighed it, and looked at him with a half-smile, "Where did you get the money?"
Zhao Yun readily took over the conversation, "I pawned my personal belongings to get this."
Chen Shuwei put away the two rabbits and looked at the tooth marks covered with a thick layer of ointment. "Jing Yin, are you hiding something from me?"
Zhao Yun laughed, "Jing Yin is not hiding anything from Miss."
He didn't lie. As Jing Yin, he really couldn't hide anything from her.
Shen Shuwei put down his sleeves, stood up and stared into his eyes for a long time, "There is no best, I can't tolerate any deception."
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After that night, the inexplicable cold war between Shen Shuwei and Zhao Yun disappeared completely, and the two returned to their previous attitudes.
However, the next day, two uninvited guests came to the house.
Seeing Li Jue's biological mother, Madam Li, standing at the gate of the Shen Mansion and Marquis Jingning standing behind her, Shen Shuwei raised his eyebrows and asked the doorman to close the door.
"Chen Shuwei, what are you doing! You have called me father for more than ten years, but now you don't even have the courtesy to meet me!" Marquis Jingning pushed the doorman away angrily and shouted.
Chen Shuwei squinted at him, his lips curled up in sarcasm, "Didn't Marquis Jingning also call me Chen Shuwei? Since my surname is Shen, what does it have to do with you guys with the surname Chu?"
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