Chapter 236 Wrapping a Chest Wrap Under Pei Yuan's Gaze
Being suddenly notified of a miscarriage was quite distressing.
Hongxiu subconsciously rubbed the fat on her stomach, her face full of distress.
"Young master, I've been eating without restraint for two months, and my belly has only started to swell up. You're going to make me miscarry?"
Hongxiu wore an expression that said, "Young master, how cruel you are."
Shen Chu rolled her eyes and began to coax her gently.
"After a miscarriage, you need to rest and recover, so you can eat even better."
Hongxiu's eyes lit up, and she quickly moved closer, her face full of flattery.
"Young master, how do you want me to miscarry? Slip while walking? Fall into the water? Or should I perform a feat of breaking a boulder in my belly?"
Shen Chu beckoned her with his finger, signaling her to come closer.
Hongxiu happily came over.
Shen Chu whispered something in her ear.
After hearing this, Hongxiu patted her chest with a grin and said, "It's just putting on a show in front of the Sixth Prince, leave it to me."
Shen Chu recalled that she had let something slip at Jingguo Temple and expressed her dissatisfaction.
"You don't need to say anything, just cry, understand?"
Red sleeves waved their hands.
"I'm acting, young master, don't worry. It's getting late, young master, you should go to sleep."
Shen Chu lay down and quickly fell asleep.
I was awakened in the middle of the night by footsteps and hushed voices outside.
It was Hongxiu's voice, "Sixth Prince, what brings you here?"
Chen Chu rubbed her eyes and sat up.
"Isn't Your Highness at Qinghe Palace? Why would you come back in the middle of the night?"
Pei Yuan's low laughter rang out from outside.
"Lord Shen sent a letter overnight, he must be worried about me, how could I not come?"
The sound was already coming from the outer room.
Chen Chu's initial drowsiness was instantly and completely dispelled by the fright.
"Don't come in."
She wasn't wearing a bralette now, just a loose undergarment.
Anyone who sees her like this will know that she is a woman.
Pei Yuan scoffed, "Look how anxious you are, are you perhaps doing something shady?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the tall figure lifted the curtain.
Startled, Shen Chu instinctively pulled the blanket over herself.
The moment she looked up at Pei Yuan, she suddenly realized something.
Why is she panicking?
Pei Yuan is blind at night; he can't see what she looks like at this moment.
My previously panicked heart immediately calmed down.
"What brings Your Highness here in the middle of the night?"
Pei Yuan did not enter the inner room, but leaned against the door frame.
"Didn't you suspect that the case involving the Marquis of Changning and the Marquis of Ning'an's mansion might be related? Come on, let's go investigate."
"Now?"
Pei Yuan smiled, "Is there a better time than now?"
Shen Chu thought about it and agreed.
Today, Marquis Changning was kicked into a cesspool by him, and in front of a hall full of guests, he became a smelly groom.
On the very day he was officially recognized as the principal wife, his mansion was surrounded by the Flying Eagle Guards, and he was then divorced by the newly recognized concubine.
He has utterly lost all face in his life.
Maybe right now he's hiding in some corner crying.
This is a good opportunity to sneak into the study at night.
"Your Highness wants me to go with you?"
Pei Yuan raised an eyebrow. "Otherwise what? You've been poisoned and are weak. I can be your crutch."
I can't see at night, and I'm not familiar with the Marquis of Changning's study. You can be my eyes.
He paused for a moment, then chuckled softly, "Thinking about it this way, Shen Chu, the two of us are a perfect match."
Even though she knew he was just joking, Shen Chu still felt her face inexplicably flush.
"Your Highness, please don't speak nonsense."
Pei Yuan chuckled, "Just kidding, don't take it seriously."
Shen Chu took a deep breath. "Please wait outside for a moment, Your Highness. I will be right there after I have dressed."
Pei Yuan leaned against the door frame without moving.
"I can't see it, so what are you afraid of?"
Besides, we're both men. What you have, I have too. Stop dawdling and get dressed."
Chen Chu...
I have things you don't.
She glared at him silently, then took off her undergarment and began quickly wrapping her breast wrap.
For a moment, the only sound in the room was their breathing.
Shen Chu looked up and saw Pei Yuan staring intently at her with his dark eyes.
Even though he knew he couldn't see anything, he still met those dark eyes.
The thought of wrapping her chest in Pei Yuan's arms under his gaze still made her feel an overwhelming heat rise from the bottom of her heart, running down her neck to her face.
Pei Yuan, who was standing at the door, wasn't in much better shape.
Since the eyes cannot see, the senses of smell and hearing become more acute.
Listening to the rustling sound of changing clothes, I could almost smell the faint fragrance of wisteria blossoms lingering in the air.
An overwhelming ripple of emotion stirred within him.
Pei Yuan lowered his eyes and coughed awkwardly, but his face showed a look of disgust.
Why is it taking so long to change your clothes?
Chen Chu pursed her lips. "Alright, let's go."
A faint scent of wisteria brushed past him, and Pei Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief before following her away.
With the Flying Eagle Guards present, the patrols around the Marquis of Changning's study were quickly diverted.
Shen Chu led Pei Yuan to successfully sneak into the study of the Marquis of Changning.
This wasn't his first time here, so he was quite familiar with the furnishings in the study.
Pei Yuan whispered a reminder to her, "Look for hidden compartments or secret rooms?"
"good."
Shen Chu circled the bookshelves and display cases but found nothing.
Although Pei Yuan couldn't see it, he seemed to guess all her actions and reminded her.
"Check under the desk. If it's not there, then check the four legs carefully."
Shen Chu moved to the long, narrow table and reached under it, groping around inch by inch.
finally.
She felt a bump about the size of a thumbnail.
With a gentle press, a soft clicking sound came from behind.
The display cabinet that was originally embedded in the wall suddenly moved to the left.
Inside, a small secret room was revealed, about ten feet wide.
"It's a secret room."
Shen Chu lifted her foot to go inside, but her hand was suddenly grabbed.
When the man's warm, dry palm touched the back of her hand, Chen Chu gently wrapped her hand around it.
She looked up at Pei Yuan.
Pei Yuan's expression was obscured in the darkness, but his voice was completely serious.
"I can't see, I'm afraid I'll trip."
Shen Chu gripped his hand tightly. "Then stay close to me."
She led Pei Yuan into the inner room.
Pei Yuan's lips curled up slightly without his words, and he said softly, "Okay."
Upon entering the inner room, Chen Chu noticed a similar protrusion on the wall behind the display cabinet.
She guessed it was a mechanism for opening and closing the door inside the secret room.
With a gentle press, the display case instantly moved back to its original position.
The secret room was completely dark.
Pei Yuan took out a tinderbox, blew on it, held Chen Chu's hand in one hand, and held the tinderbox in the other.
The firelight was dim enough to make out the general shape of the secret room.
A small bookshelf, a long table, and a chair.
There were a few scattered files on the bookshelf, containing family rules and secrets passed down from the Marquis of Changning's ancestors.
The wooden box at the very top caught Shen Chu's attention.
Upon opening it, there was a folded letter inside, with three large characters written on the outer cover.
Ode to Mountains and Rivers.
Her pupils contracted slightly.
It's an article that made my father famous at a young age.
Upon opening it, my father's familiar handwriting came into view.
My father was able to compose poems at a young age. As a teenager, he became famous throughout the land for his magnificent and grand landscape poem, which earned him the appreciation of His Majesty. He was even granted an official position without having to take the imperial examination.
It can be said that the "Ode to Mountains and Rivers" represents Shen Zhixing.
Shen Zhixing is equivalent to the Ode to Mountains and Rivers.
Chen Chu stroked each stroke of the text; at the end of the article was her father's private seal.
After the Ning'an Marquis's mansion suffered an incident, the original manuscript of this famous "Ode to Mountains and Rivers" disappeared.
Unexpectedly, it was hidden in the study of the Marquis of Changning.
Shen Chu was immediately agitated.
Perhaps because he hadn't heard her voice, Pei Yuan asked in a low voice, "What did you discover?"
Just then, the glass cabinet suddenly emitted a soft crackling sound.
Someone is coming in.
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