Chapter 252 Come with Me
In the pavilion, Wen En said to Shen Yu with a half-smile: "General Shen, your wife is really able to bend and stretch."
Wen En snorted coldly, picked up the remaining pastries and went back to his room.
Shen Yu stood in the pavilion for a while, his eyes dim, and no one knew what he was thinking.
*
In the middle of the night, a cold wind blew open the window.
A dark shadow took advantage of the cover of darkness and climbed in through the window.
As soon as he landed, he looked up and met a pair of bright eyes in the darkness.
Wen Wan took out a tinder and lit the candle on the table, saying sarcastically, "General Shen is still a dog that can't change its bad habits. He still likes to climb through the young lady's window in the middle of the night."
Shen Yu: "...I've already said it, I'll just climb over the window of a little lady like you."
Wen Wan said nothing, turned her back to him, and lay weakly on the table.
"What are you doing here so late at night?"
Shen Yu pulled a stool next to her and sat down, taking out the pastries in his arms and spreading them on the table.
"If I don't come, are you going to starve all night?"
Wen Wan snorted coldly, "Not really. I'm not stupid. If I'm hungry, don't I know how to find food myself?"
Shen Yu was given a cold shoulder by her, but he didn't get angry. He pushed the cake forward and said, "I just wanted to coax you, okay?"
He spoke in a humble tone, which made Wen Wan feel uncomfortable to argue with him.
She grabbed a piece of cake and played with it, saying lazily, "This is a cake from Mingxianglou, isn't it? It's hard for you to make this trip so late at night."
After a pause, her eyes dimmed, "Actually, I know that what happened today is not your fault."
"Yeah." Shen Yu responded, gently pulling her into his arms, and carefully stroking her back.
He whispered soothingly, "I know. That's why I had to come this time. Otherwise, you would be too worried to sleep all night."
Hearing this, Wen Wan was stunned for a moment, "Do you really know what I'm worried about?"
Shen Yu hugged her waist and sighed, "It's just a simple trick of a little maid. Such a frame-up method can't trick you, so you will definitely not be bothered by the little maid framing you."
Wen Wan responded gruffly, "Yes, she's just a little maid. With her knowledge, she can only come up with such a crude and flawed frame-up."
It's not surprising at all that the little maid was exposed.
"What really worries you is the fate of this little maid."
Shen Yu stared at her with scorching eyes and said in a deep voice, "A living person is not as valuable as a cat."
"This is what you're unwilling to accept, isn't it?"
At that moment, Wen Wan's heart trembled.
She is a soul from another world, with different values from everyone here.
It was like she was swimming alone in the vast ocean, but at some point she suddenly realized that there was no one around her. She was the only one all alone in the entire ocean.
The feeling of loneliness almost made her breathless.
Although the maidservant's frame-up was hateful, the injuries on her body made it difficult for her to hate her.
Shen Yu said softly, "You noticed that she had trouble walking and guessed she was injured. You exposed her injuries to the public, regardless of damaging her innocence, just to get some sympathy from people around you so that the Zhao family would give her a lighter sentence, right?"
Being able to know what the other person is thinking without any explanation is what is called a confidant.
Wen Wan's nose felt a little sore. She leaned on Shen Yu's shoulder and whispered:
"But I still failed. Zhao showed no sympathy and still had the maidservant dealt with. Now, I'm afraid that little maidservant has..."
"I had someone rescue him secretly." Shen Yu said.
"Huh?" Wen Wan looked up and asked in surprise, "Are you serious?"
Shen Yu touched her head and said, "She's just a little maid. For your sake, I'll save her. I'll just do good deeds for you."
Yes, how could she forget that he was a general.
He was the one who stood at the top of power in the entire General's Mansion. Things that she could only sigh and lament about could be easily solved by him with just a few moves.
This is the convenience brought by class and power.
In the face of class and power, the little maidservant is like an ant, and she... is no different.
She should be happy for the little maid's new life, but at this moment, for some reason, she pulled the corners of her mouth but couldn't smile.
The more you see the power of power, the more fear you will feel.
This time, he is in the mansion, and with his power, she has a chance to clear her name, but what if he happens not to be here today?
Perhaps, she didn't even have the chance to open her mouth to defend herself.
Seeing her stunned expression, Shen Yu frowned and asked, "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"
Wen Wan cheered herself up and forced herself to smile, "It's nothing, you're right, knowing that the little maid has saved her life, I can sleep peacefully."
She yawned and coquettishly asked him to take her to the bed.
Chen Yu didn't suspect anything, he picked her up and carried her to the bed, put her down, and lowered the curtain.
Unfortunately, just as he was about to lift the quilt and squeeze onto the bed, she kicked him and stopped him.
"Go back to your room and sleep. Don't come to my yard for the next few days. Enen and I are already hated enough. If you come again, you will only add to our hatred. We are only a few days away from being defeated. Please don't create unnecessary trouble and cause such an unprovoked disaster as today."
Shen Yu stood by the bed with grievance, "Okay, I'll listen to you this time. But after he leaves safely, you are not allowed to ignore me again."
"Um."
Wen Wan turned over with her back to him, waved her hand, and signaled him to leave quickly.
Shen Yu looked back angrily every few steps, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and left through the window.
*
In just two or three days, all the noble families in the imperial capital knew the secret of the Shen family.
It was said that a poor relative of General Shen's favorite concubine came and caused chaos in the general's mansion. Even the old lady was so angry that she fell ill.
In a fit of rage, General Shen broke the legs of the concubine's poor relative, paid him some silver as compensation, and sent him back home.
The poor boy was unwilling to leave the wealthy General's Mansion. He made quite a commotion when he left, and kept cursing the General's Mansion for being ruthless along the way.
It is said that the concubine also cried bitterly and ran after the carriage for two blocks, thinking that she had failed to find a future for her brother and had even lost her leg. She felt guilty towards her elders in the family.
As a result, the entire Imperial Capital knew about the Shen family’s dirty deeds.
Minz, disguised as a servant, drove the carriage out of the city. After leaving the city gate, he increased his speed and ran ten miles in one breath.
The carriage finally stopped at the pier of the Water Market.
There was a speedboat docked at the dock, where several of Winn's other followers were waiting.
"Sister..." When leaving, Wen En knew that if he didn't say some things now, he would never have the chance to say them again.
He mustered up the courage to speak, "Sister, this shabby place, the General's Mansion, is not worth your nostalgia. Just come with me."
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