Imprisoned 1
For several days, the real person in charge did not show up.
From her observations over the past few days, she should be in a garden somewhere in the mountains. She didn't know how big the garden was, let alone how many people were there, because apart from her quiet garden, she couldn't go anywhere else.
The three mute maids who attended her were the same ones she had seen the first time she woke up. The one in the lead was called "Chu Xiu," round-faced and a year younger than her. She was pretty and lovely, but like the other two, she was a martial maid.
Now that we are here, we should make the best of it. All we can do now is to be still.
"Bring me that small Baiyun pen." Ling Wan tilted her head slightly and instructed Chu Xiu.
Life in the mountains was quiet, and the garden was filled with mute slaves. Besides the chirping of cicadas and birds, she was the only one making any sound. So, a few days later, she asked Chuxiu for a complete set of fine brushwork tools, intending to paint when she had nothing else to do.
In the garden stood a tall magnolia, its branches full of radiant light, its flowers fragrant and vibrant. Ling Wan sat beneath a long window fan, brush in hand, eyes lowered, revealing a stretch of her snow-white neck, intently painting a detailed picture on a silk fan.
From Shen Huaijin's perspective, she had black hair, red lips, and fair skin. She was even more stunning than the blooming magnolia tree.
Chuxiu retreated silently.
Ling Wan paused with her pen, but did not look back until the smudge pen with a white jade barrel was handed to her, then she glanced at him lightly.
Dip the brush in water and blend it. Dye all the petals within the outline of the flower branch with white. Then use ochre to evenly paint the branches. Use cinnabar and a little red to blend the center of the magnolia flower to create a light warm color. Then use cinnabar to paint the center of the flower, and gamboge and white to paint the stamens. Use a heavier ink to outline the texture of the branches and increase the mottled feeling of the branches. [1]
After finishing this set of paintings, Ling Wan's emotions were calm.
On the first day at the villa, she suspected that the person who imprisoned her was someone she knew. Otherwise, why would he prepare such fitting clothes for her and even know her food preferences?
Because of the size of her clothes, she had a preconceived notion that her captor was a woman.
After much reflection, she realized that unless Qingque and Zhuchi rebelled, it would be impossible for anyone close to her to be able to imprison her. As for Qingque and Zhuchi, she was confident that they were the people Chen Cong had given her, and there was no chance of them rebelling.
On the ninth day of her imprisonment, she had nothing to do, so she asked Chu Xiu if he could find some interesting books for her to read.
She didn't specify what she wanted, but Chuxiu brought her several boxes of travel notes, anecdotes, and strange stories from various places.
Ling Wan picked up a book at random and flipped through it. When she saw the tall and deep handwriting of Xiao Yi's notes in the book, she immediately understood.
How dare Shen Huaijin, that bastard, imprison her? Is he crazy or out of his mind to dare to do such a thing?
She was furious at the time, thinking that if she saw the bastard, she would definitely go up and slap him twice. But after Shen Huaijin imprisoned her here, he did not show up for more than half a month.
And she began to calm down from her anger and humiliation.
Shen Huaijin could do this, no matter how much she scolded, got angry or annoyed, it was useless. He could do this, which meant he was determined not to let her leave.
And the Red Moon and Green Cloud must be in his hands as bargaining chips to threaten her.
"Is everything okay in the mansion now?" Ling Wan put down her jade hair and blew lightly on the fan.
Seeing this, Shen Huaijin hurriedly picked up the clean cloth from the side. His movements were clumsy and unfamiliar, but his voice was calm: "Everything is fine. Prince Zhao and Prince Yuyang were conspiring for rebellion and will be executed soon. The Crown Prince and the Noblewoman have returned to the palace safely. The Shen Mansion is as peaceful as before."
Ling Wan took it and wiped her hands: "Oh."
She had been missing for more than half a month, and it was unknown how the Shen family would announce her disappearance. In fact, no matter how they announced it, in the eyes of those in the Shen family who knew her, she had already lost her innocence.
Innocence. Ling Wan experienced this word for the second time when she came here. The first time was because of Aunt Ding; the second time was because of herself.
"How are my two maids?" The ink dried, and she placed the painted magnolia round fan on the fan rack to dry in the shade. She took down another hibiscus flower and bird fan from the rack and played with it in her hands.
Today she wore a plain dress, with only a single white jade hairpin adorning her dark hair. This elegant attire was in stark contrast to the graceful and lively painting of Hibiscus in Spring, but Shen Huaijin's painting of a spring day basking in the sun made the woman before him appear even more stunning.
"If you're fine, they're fine too." Shen Huaijin shifted his gaze away unnaturally. In fact, he looked at people in the same way as Shen Cong, with a narrow and deep gaze that made people feel oppressive.
"Oh." Ling Wan twirled the fan in her hand and smiled, "Then what are you going to do with me and your unborn brother or sister?"
Shen Huaijin slightly bent his right index finger, half-lowered his eyes, and said nothing.
Because of the eye contact just now, Shen Huaijin blushed from his neck to the tips of his ears. His skin was cold and pale, with a faint blush floating on his skin, like the last rays of the evening sun, gentle and moving.
Xu Lingwan paused slightly at his innocent appearance, but then couldn't help but chuckle at himself. If anyone saw him like this, they would have thought he was the one being held captive.
This eldest son, who looked like a banished immortal, looked innocent, but his words were very domineering: "Ling Wan, I will treat you well, and I will treat him well too."
Oh. Thank goodness you treat me like a normal stepmother.
Ling Wan smiled, but there was no trace of laughter in her eyes: "Why, are you determined to let your stepmother be your concubine?"
A concubine has no status and is not even as good as a concubine. Hearing her self-deprecation, Shen Huaijin's eyes flashed with pain.
He half-lowered his eyes, his fingertips pinching his sleeves until they turned white. "Not a concubine. I won't have anyone else in the future, only you."
What's going on? For a concubine like her, he wouldn't even marry his wife, and would rather remain a virgin and have no children or grandchildren? Ling Wan was so angry that she laughed, but when she raised her eyes and met the young man's sincere and warm gaze, she swallowed the sneer on her lips.
This is really... So TV dramas are based on real life? What the hell is going on every day?
"Go out, I'm tired." Ling Wan knew that it was useless to talk to this person any more, so she turned away and ordered him to leave.
Now that her reputation was ruined, she would definitely not be able to return to the Shen Mansion. Even if Chen Cong truly loved her, he could not withstand the rumors brought by the world.
Shen Xiang was in awe, and the wife standing by his side must be a woman with a matching family background and a clean identity.
The bastard did this and directly cut off her retreat. But didn't Shen Huaijin think that killing one hundred enemies would result in eight thousand casualties of his own? What good would this do for him besides putting her to death?
He was the eldest son of the second branch of the Shen family, and the third place winner in the imperial examination. He had a bright future ahead of him, so why did he choose to make things difficult for himself, putting his family and future at risk?
This is crazy. This Shen family father and son are both crazier than the other.
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