Chapter 59 Lord Shen is quite brave
Pei Yuan, unable to bear it any longer, kicked him.
"Even if I were not in my right mind, I would never lay a hand on a man."
Moreover, Shen Chu said that he had taken his maid as a concubine.
"What if Master Shen lies to you again?"
Pei Yuan frowned, suddenly becoming somewhat unsettled.
Pei Yuan pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Shen Chu has no reason to lie about his own maid, does he? Besides, what would be his motive for lying like this?"
Jinbao: "So Your Highness believes what Lord Shen said?"
Pei Yuan remained silent, rationally unable to find anything suspicious in Shen Chu's words.
But inexplicably, I felt that Shen Chu was not trustworthy.
"Go, tell the guards to keep an eye on Chen Chu's side."
Jinbao acknowledged and withdrew.
Pei Yuan paced back and forth for a moment, his hands behind his back, feeling inexplicably irritable.
He should, no, absolutely, definitely not have that kind of entanglement with a man like Shen Chu.
At night, Pei Yuan's bodyguards landed on Shen Chu's roof, but slipped and fell face-first onto the roof in an extremely disheveled manner.
His eyes widened in disbelief.
Why didn't Lord Sun mention that Lord Shen's roof was so slippery?
As soon as the roof crackled, Chen Chu gently opened her eyes inside the room.
In the darkness, a pair of almond-shaped eyes were full of laughter.
Knowing that Pei Yuan had sent people to monitor her the night she got drunk, she had Hongxiu buy lard and sprinkle it on the roof.
It's better to be prepared.
I never expected to need it tonight.
"Young Master?" Hongxiu, sitting on the opposite couch, lowered her voice and pointed to the ceiling, making a throat-slitting gesture.
Shen Chu waved her hand, responding with a gesture of going back to sleep.
A night passed, and the guards, clinging to the roof ridge and crawling laboriously on lard all night, only gleaned one piece of information:
Master Shen sleeps very soundly and doesn't snore.
Pei Yuan...
The guards came again on the second night, but again found nothing.
Pei Yuan began to feel a little anxious.
On the third night, the secret guards landed on the roof of the Shen family's house again.
Shen Chu closed his eyes and pondered for a long time.
She had not offended anyone when she first entered the court.
The only person who could send someone to monitor her was Pei Yuan.
A thought flickered in her mind: Could it be that her words to Pei Yuan that day had aroused his suspicion?
Shen Chu was no longer calm. In the darkness, he called to Hongxiu, "Come and serve me in bed."
Hongxiu came over with a blank look on her face, staring at Chen Chu with her eyes.
Young master, are you sure you have the physical attributes to be chosen for the emperor's bedchamber?
Chen Chu chuckled and pulled her into the bed.
A short while later, faint shouts could be heard from inside the house.
"Ouch, young master, be gentle, it hurts."
"Young master, don't touch here."
"Ah...Young master, please...stop..."
The guard blushed deeply, barely suppressing the urge to jump off the roof. After listening for a while, he quietly left.
Inside the room, the blankets were pulled back, and Hongxiu peeked out, glaring at Chen Chu with a face full of reproach.
"What's wrong with you in the middle of the night? You know perfectly well that my waist is the most ticklish spot, yet you still scratch it so hard."
“I’m very angry right now, and even a roast chicken can’t appease me.”
Shen Chu patted her with a smile, "Two roast chickens."
"make a deal."
Hongxiu beamed with joy, rubbing her aching back as she returned to her bed, only then remembering to ask Chen Chu:
"The people on the roof are gone. Does the young master know who sent them?"
Shen Chu's expression was complicated. "It should be the Sixth Prince."
Although I don't know which part went wrong, I'll try to avoid Pei Yuan as much as possible in the future.
She carefully instructed Hongxiu, "Remember a few key points. First, I took you as my concubine that night at Jingguo Temple."
Secondly, you met me outside the darkroom that night; you don't know anything else.
Although Hongxiu was confused, seeing how seriously Chen Chu was taking it, she carefully wrote it down.
Meanwhile, the guard, blushing, returned to report to Pei Yuan: "Lord Shen and the maid made love tonight, and Lord Shen was quite vigorous."
Pei Yuan...
He didn't care at all whether Shen Chu was brave or not.
But the confirmation that Shen Chu did indeed have an affair with the maid relieved him.
It seems that Shen Chu really didn't lie to him.
The person he spent the night with was definitely not Shen Chu.
The worries that had been lingering in his mind for days dissipated, and he waved for his guards to leave.
"No need to keep an eye on it for now."
When Shen Chu saw that no one else came to the roof at night, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that Pei Yuan has been fooled for the time being.
The next day was her day off, so she sent a letter to the Sixth Prince's residence and held a banquet at home, saying that she wanted to apologize to Pei Yuan in person.
Pei Yuan arrived quickly, his hands behind his back, looking at the table full of Sichuan dishes, bright red and oily, his peach blossom eyes slightly narrowed:
"Is this the sincerity with which Lord Shen apologizes to this prince?"
"As an apology, I will naturally treat Your Highness to your favorite dishes." Shen Chu said with a smile, "That day, I noticed that Your Highness quite liked Sichuan cuisine, so I prepared a table full of Sichuan dishes. Please enjoy them to your heart's content today."
Pei Yuan raised an eyebrow and sneered, "So you think my body is only worth this table of Sichuan dishes?"
If I'm not mistaken, these are all dishes from Tonghelou Restaurant, right?
Ordering food from a restaurant? It seems Lord Shen's sincerity is nothing special. I should have known better than to come.
Chen Chu...
Her expression was somber. "Your Highness speaks as if I did something to you, but in reality, I only touched Your Highness's abdomen."
"You touched my stomach...that's all?"
Pei Yuan glanced at her and snorted coldly:
"Which hand touched it? I might as well cut it off myself, and you'll only lose a hand in return."
Shen Chu gave a dry laugh, his hands instinctively going behind his back.
She endured it for the sake of her wallet.
Little did she know that her unconscious action only made Pei Yuan angrier.
So you touched him with both hands?
Well done!
His sinister gaze sent a chill down Shen Chu's spine. She steeled herself, pulled out a chair, and invited Pei Yuan to sit down.
"Your Highness, what do you think I should do to show sincerity?"
Pei Yuan sat down with an air of authority, nodding at the food on the table. "The food at Tonghe Restaurant doesn't suit my taste. If Lord Shen is truly apologetic, he might consider cooking my favorite dishes himself."
Oh, this prince's favorite dishes are Mapo Tofu, Beef in Sliced Vegetables, and Kung Pao Chicken.
Especially Mapo Tofu. This prince's favorite is the first batch of tofu made every morning at Wanfu Bridge Tofu Shop. It's white as jade and incredibly tender and delicious.
He looked at Shen Chu with a leisurely air.
Chen Chu, haha, you look like tofu to me!
“Your Highness, a gentleman stays away from the kitchen. Moreover, I only understand nine aspects of the art of cooking; there is still one aspect I do not understand.”
Pei Yuan chuckled, "It seems that Lord Shen doesn't really want his purse back."
He got up as if to leave.
Shen Chu gritted her teeth and reached out to grab him.
I must get my wallet back today, no matter what.
She looked up at Pei Yuan and changed her suggestion: "At worst, I can let Your Highness touch it again? Touch my abdomen too?"
"Chen Chu!"
Pei Yuan roared in exasperation, "What nonsense are you spouting? Do you think I, a prince, am as despicable as you, that I would lay a hand on a man?"
Chen Chu blinked, spread his hands, and gave up.
"It's not that I'm not sincere, but I'm afraid that what I make might poison Your Highness."
"Your Highness, please let me touch it again, but Your Highness disagrees. Perhaps Your Highness could suggest a way to demonstrate my sincerity?"
Pei Yuan squinted at her for a long time, then suddenly smiled coldly.
"I do have a suggestion that can verify whether Lord Shen is sincere."
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