Chapter 202: The Prince Kills
He seemed to be joking nonchalantly.
"My father's birthday is in two months. I have someone prepare a birthday gift, which will be delivered to the Shen Mansion in a few days. Please keep it for me first. If I can't make it back in time, please give it to my father on my behalf."
By that time, she might no longer be in the Shen Mansion.
But at this moment, she couldn't say it directly.
Wen Wan changed the subject, "Will you be gone for a long time this time?"
Chen Yu's expression remained unchanged. "I'm not sure. The place we're going to this time is quite far. It will take two or three months to go there and back."
"Oh." Wen Wan responded doubtfully.
Shen Yu nodded in satisfaction, picked her up and carried her back into the house.
Wen Wan glanced at the sky, her face darkened, and she bit his arm.
"You're making trouble again in broad daylight."
Shen Yu ignored her completely, quickened his pace, and said with a smile: "I will leave the day after tomorrow. I have no intention of leaving this yard in the past two days."
As he spoke, he lowered his head again and whispered in her ear, "Besides, I plan to make sure you don't have the chance to get out of bed."
Wen Wan: “???”
She realized it later and before she could say anything, she saw him turn around and kick the door shut.
He could easily close the door while holding her, and he was becoming more and more skilled at this.
*
Shen Yu kept his word and really didn't step out of the courtyard for the past two days.
Wen Wan wanted to resist at first, not because she didn't want to be close to him, but because she wanted to save face.
Every time the two little girls, Gongxi and Facai, brought water into the room, she felt so embarrassed that she could dig out a courtyard house.
The day of his departure arrived.
Wen Wan opened her eyes as soon as the sky was getting light.
She snuggled in his arms and sniffed his neck greedily.
Shen Yu lowered his head and kissed her forehead, then whispered, "Just continue sleeping and don't get up. Didn't you keep complaining that your legs were weak?"
Wen Wan's cheeks flushed, and she pinched his arm. "We're about to leave, and you're still teasing me? Can't you say a few nice words?"
Shen Yu chuckled, "Be good and keep it to tell you when I get back."
He got up and washed up, and before leaving, he stood by the bed and stared down at her for a long time.
Wen Wan curled up in the quilt, with only her head and one porcelain-white arm exposed, and a hint of scarlet still remained in the corners of her eyes after the indulgence.
She also stared at him intently.
When they parted, the two of them had an unexpected tacit understanding.
No one said goodbye, and no one looked forward to the future.
Many years later, Wen Wan still couldn't help blushing and her heart beating fast when she thought of those two days of indulgence.
It can only be described in one sentence.
It’s great to be young and have good health.
*
After Shen Yu left, the Shen Mansion seemed to be empty overnight. Even the cicadas that usually chirped less and less because of a sudden rainstorm.
The two little girls, Gongxi and Facai, have often been missing these days.
I heard that the prince's birthday is coming soon, so everyone in the mansion is busy preparing for the birthday banquet, and the two little girls were called by the nanny to help.
Wen Wan took this opportunity to pack up her belongings.
She just needs to wait for the old lady to make all the arrangements, and then she can pack her bags and set off.
Since leaving is inevitable, there is no need for her to be pretentious.
Just after noon, a sudden sunshower came, adding an irritating dampness to the sultry weather.
Wen Wan took a short nap after lunch. She was half asleep when she heard someone knocking on the door.
She struggled to get up, yawned, and opened the gate.
I saw Agui standing at the door, his face full of anxiety.
"Miss Xiaowan, something happened!"
Ever since Ah Gui was injured, he had been recuperating. During this time, Wen Wan had visited him once, but after all, there were differences between men and women, and people's gossip was scary, so she couldn't always run into the yard where men lived.
The remaining sleepiness on Wen Wan's face instantly disappeared, "What happened?"
Ah Gui walked into the yard and closed the gate before saying:
"It's Prince Anding, who has been detained by the Dali Temple."
Wen Wan was shocked. It happened so suddenly that she couldn't react for a moment.
"Why would the Dali Temple detain Prince Anding for no reason? Prince Anding has a special status. Even the Dali Temple Minister has no right to detain the prince unless the emperor personally issues an order."
Ah Gui said in a deep voice, "It is the decree issued by His Majesty himself."
Wen Wan: "What's the crime? What crime did the prince commit?"
Agui seemed to be having trouble speaking, and after a while he said, "Adultery and murder."
Perhaps the charge was too unexpected, Wen Wan was so shocked that she did not respond for a long time.
Ah Gui continued, "I just received the news as well. I heard that the prince attended a banquet at the Protectorate Duke's mansion yesterday and became interested in the Protectorate Duke's legitimate daughter. He broke into her bedroom in the middle of the night and attempted to defile the Protectorate Duke's daughter. The Protectorate Duke's daughter resisted, and the prince accidentally killed her."
Wen Wan frowned, "Do you believe it?"
Ah Gui shook his head. "Of course I don't believe it. If we just listen to one side of the story, no one would believe it. He's the Prince of Anding. Not to mention that he has lived a clean and upright life, but with his status as a prince, if he really wants a woman, he can get any woman he wants. He's not a fool."
He shook his head and sighed.
"But the Supreme Court Justice was also at the banquet. When the incident occurred, the prince was the only one in the Protector of the State's daughter's room, and he was holding the dagger used in the crime."
"The Duke of the Protectorate, heartbroken by the loss of his beloved daughter, immediately entered the palace to file a complaint. He knelt before the Emperor and threatened to kill Prince Anding."
Just as Agui finished telling what happened, there was another knock on the gate.
This time, the two little girls knocking on the door were Gongxi and Facai.
Gongxi was a coward, and burst into tears as soon as she entered the house. "Auntie Wan, a lot of soldiers have come to the gate and surrounded the Shen Mansion."
"They said that the prince had killed someone and our Shen Mansion was also implicated, so no one was allowed to enter or leave."
Hearing this, Wen Wan asked in a deep voice, "Where is the old lady?"
Gongxi wiped away her tears and said, "When the old lady heard that the prince was taken into custody, she fainted from anger. The palace doctor is treating her right now."
When Wen Wan heard this, her face became even gloomier. She had no time to explain and strode out of the yard.
"Go to the study."
Gongxi was still confused, but Agui understood Wenwan. He didn't ask any questions and just followed quickly.
Wen Wan hurried to the outside of Shen Yu's study and saw several guards guarding the door.
The guard drew his sword and stopped her and Agui.
"The study is a restricted area, no outsiders are allowed to enter."
Wen Wan hesitated for a moment, then turned back to Agui and said, "Stop them, I'll go in and take a look."
Ah Gui responded, "Okay."
As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed towards the guards.
One of the guards recognized Agui and knew that he was a capable person around Shen Yu.
He fought and retreated, "Agui, what are you doing? The general told us to guard the study and not allow anyone to approach. Why are you helping a concubine?"
Agui's voice was very cold. "The general also told me that I should obey Aunt Wan in everything."
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