Chapter 50 What is her relationship with Pei Yuan?
Shen Chu took a deep breath, silently suppressing her anger, and asked in a low voice, "How did Your Majesty know?"
The Longqing Emperor took a page from the memorials under his desk.
It was a copy of the Surangama Sutra that she made.
Chen Chu was slightly taken aback. "Did the Sixth Prince tell you?"
The Longqing Emperor nodded. "That's right. When the sixth prince saw the search catalog, he said the handwriting was familiar, so he had someone send over the copy of the Surangama Sutra that you made."
Shen Chu opened her mouth, but said nothing.
So Pei Yuan also knew about Emperor Longqing's plan, and then he and the emperor watched coldly as she tried her best to prove herself in a pretentious manner.
A strange, dull ache settled in her heart.
As she left the palace, she couldn't help but curse under her breath.
"Pei Yuan the dog."
A cold laugh suddenly rang out from above, "I should have made you kneel until you wore through the ground just now."
Shen Chu felt a chill run down her spine and looked up.
Pei Yuan sat cross-legged on the wall opposite the alley, one leg dangling casually, raising an eyebrow and sneering at her.
The nameless fire that had been lingering in Shen Chu's heart began to spread.
"So, His Highness the Sixth Prince has a penchant for stalking people?"
"I was born in the Year of the Dog, and dogs have the most sensitive noses. I'll come wherever I smell the scent of a fox."
"Where are the foxes? Your Highness calls yourself a dog, so don't casually bring up foxes."
Pei Yuan squinted at her for a moment, then lightly leaped and landed in front of Shen Chu.
His tall stature instantly blocked out most of the sunlight in the alley.
Shen Chu was completely enveloped by his figure.
She couldn't help but ask, somewhat annoyed, "What are you doing?"
"I just helped you out of a predicament, and this is how you repay me?"
Shen Chu didn't speak.
Prince Heng's manipulation of the paper did indeed arouse the emperor's suspicion.
If it weren't for Pei Yuan's witty remarks that diverted the emperor's attention and saved her from the predicament, she would have been in a much better position.
But the thought of Pei Yuan conspiring with the emperor to watch her act reignited her nameless rage.
"Does Your Highness enjoy watching me act like a fool in this situation?"
Pei Yuan took another step forward. "Did you take the wrong medicine? Hmm?"
The sudden sense of oppression made Chen Chu lean against the wall again. After thinking for a moment, she smiled.
"Yes, he took the wrong medicine, the kind that makes him want to kill someone."
Pei Yuan frowned and sized her up, then suddenly let out a sneer.
"Tsk, you want to kill me? Young Master Shen is no match for me."
Master Shen was indignant, but he had to face reality.
“Your Highness and I have different paths, so I will take my leave.”
"Don't move."
The jade fan pressed down on her shoulder.
Shen Chu was getting angry. "What is the Sixth Prince planning to do now?"
"Make this clear: what do you mean by 'insider' or 'fool acting'?"
Pei Yuan tapped her shoulder with his jade-bone fan.
The anger that had been suppressed suddenly erupted.
She turned her head and sneered, "Your Highness knew all along that I compiled the search catalog, but you deliberately watched as His Majesty promoted and rewarded Sun Hong."
Then, watching me frantically and mysteriously try to prove myself at the grand court assembly, isn't that ridiculous?
Pei Yuan narrowed his long, narrow peach blossom eyes, and after a long while, he suddenly smiled.
"So that's why."
Shen Chu clenched her fists, her eyes inexplicably stinging, her voice carrying a hint of barely suppressed anger.
"Perhaps in the eyes of the high and mighty Sixth Prince, it was nothing more than a method for managing files."
Whether the author is Sun Hong or Shen Chu is irrelevant to you. Whoever's name you want her to use, that's who the author is.
As for the truth, it has never mattered, has it?
Pei Yuan stared at her intently.
The two were standing quite close, and he could even smell the faint fragrance emanating from Shen Chu.
It has a fragrance reminiscent of wisteria, fresh and delicate.
Then look at Shen Chu, who stubbornly raised her chin, her clear eyes filled with undisguised anger, like a rabbit ready to jump up and bite at any moment.
He narrowed his eyes, and for some reason, this appearance was more pleasing to the eye than Shen Chu, who always wore a fake smile.
He raised his hand and slammed the cold jade fan down heavily.
Shen Chu's shoulder ached, and he leaned against the wall, his eyes blazing with anger.
"Since I've hit the nail on the head, the Sixth Prince is enraged and ready to hit me?"
"Ha, I thought you were so smart? Is your brain filled with straw?"
Shen Chu frowned as she looked at him.
Pei Yuan snorted coldly, but offered no explanation.
However, Jinbao, the eunuch standing at the alley entrance, couldn't help but say, "Lord Shen, when my lord sent the Buddhist scriptures you copied into the palace, he was a step too late. His Majesty has already issued an edict to reward Sun Hong."
His Majesty has also issued a gag order, forbidding His Highness from revealing to you in advance that His Highness is actually planning to secretly…”
Pei Yuan gave him a cold look and said, "Mind your own business."
Jinbao shrank his neck and disappeared out of the alley.
Shen Chu blinked. What was Pei Yuan planning to do in secret?
Should I inform myself? Or should I help expose Sun Hong?
Did she misunderstand Pei Yuan?
Just as he was about to ask, he heard Pei Yuan snort coldly, "Who wrote the search catalog is indeed not important to this prince."
"Shen Chu, what is your relationship with me? What obligation do you think I have to reveal His Majesty's thoughts to you?"
Shen Chu was slightly taken aback, and the anger that had been pressing on her heart suddenly dissipated.
Yes, what is her relationship with Pei Yuan?
They have no relationship whatsoever.
Pei Yuan really had no need to inform her.
Why was she angry with Pei Yuan?
Is it just because of that one night of entanglement between the two that she subconsciously felt that Pei Yuan should treat her differently?
This idea is both pretentious and dangerous.
Shen Chu's heart skipped a beat, and he pursed his lips slightly. "I misspoke, Your Highness. Please punish me."
Pei Yuan waved his jade-bone fan and snorted, "If you call me a dog again, I'll make sure you don't even have a chance to tell your maid to take revenge."
Chen Chu...
No wonder this guy was speaking in riddles all day, sometimes calling himself a heron, sometimes a fox.
It turned out that he had overheard the words he had said to him the night before.
This guy is spying on me.
Shen Chu felt a cold sweat break out on his back instantly, thankful that he hadn't said anything inappropriate while drunk.
The sound of Pei Yuan and Jin Bao talking could be heard outside the alley.
"Your Highness, where are we going?"
"Let's go to Qingfeng Tower for drinks. I heard there's a new girl there who plays the zither quite well."
Shen Chu scoffed, "You womanizer."
However, since Pei Yuan went to Qingfeng Tower, tonight is a good opportunity for her to get her purse back.
As night fell and the wind picked up, Chen Chu and Hong Xiu, dressed in black and masked, sneaked into the Sixth Prince's residence.
Pei Yuan usually presented himself as a romantic and dissolute man, and the security of his residence was not strict.
The fact that the maid in the sewing room was bribed last time shows that Pei Yuan intentionally allows the Crown Prince and Prince Heng to plant spies in his residence.
Shen Chu instructed Hongxiu to lure the patrolling guards away first.
She secretly sneaked into Pei Yuan's bedroom.
She had been here before, so she was familiar with the layout.
This time, she focused on finding hidden compartments in the room and finally found a small mahogany box in a hidden compartment by the bed.
When the box was opened, Li Chenchu immediately saw his purse.
She finally found it and quickly reached out to take it.
Suddenly, I heard a whooshing sound behind my ear.
Shen Chu instinctively rolled over on the spot, the jade fan grazing the back of her neck.
Pei Yuan is back!
Didn't he go to Qingfeng Tower to find some new girl to play the zither for?
Didn't you stay overnight at Qingfeng Tower tonight?
Pei Yuan jumped in through the window, caught the jade fan, and kicked it at Chen Chu.
Shen Chu leaped up, dodging his attack, and with a light leap, pounced straight at the wooden box on the bed.
I must get my purse back tonight.
However, just as the wooden box was right in front of her, Pei Yuan grabbed her ankle from behind.
Shen Chu felt a surge of resentment. Wasn't this guy supposed to be unable to see at night?
It was able to locate itself by sound.
She had no choice but to spin around in mid-air to break free from Pei Yuan and punch him in the face.
Pei Yuan precisely grabbed her arm, his eyes flashing slightly, and quickly reached out to pull off the black cloth covering Shen Chu's face.
Startled, Shen Chu suddenly dodged backward and kicked Pei Yuan hard in the lower abdomen.
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