Chapter 180 Woodshed
Shen Qingyuan was shocked!
As if Shen He didn't notice his shock, he continued:
"Early tomorrow morning, you will personally present this memorial to His Majesty."
"Just say..."
A cold, almost sarcastic curve appeared on her lips.
"The heir of the gods is a sign of good fortune bestowed upon them by heaven, and only those with great blessings can receive it."
"Chen Jiao's virtues are flawed, her fate is short, and she is unable to bear the immense grace of the God's descendant. Therefore, the God's descendant returned to the Nine Heavens last night to find his next true destined partner."
"As for Mistress Shan and Shen Jiao, their sins were grave. They knew they could not face Your Majesty, nor the world. They died last night, 'following the heir of God,' to atone for their sins."
Go with the heir of God...
What a great saying “go with the heir of God”!
Shen Qingyuan took a deep breath and felt a chill coming out from the gaps between his spine!
This is not an apology at all, this is clearly a brilliant move!
Chen He looked at his father's shocked expression and his voice became calmer.
"Father, you can also tell His Majesty that you had a dream last night."
"In my dream, the divine being told me that the divine heir has not left. It will be born into the next royal heir to be born, and will continue to bless my Daxiao and protect peace in the world."
"You want to."
Chen He's eyes were as sharp as a knife, as if they could see through people's hearts.
"What does your majesty need?"
"What he needed was never a so-called 'heir of God'. What he needed was a reason to put this matter to rest, an explanation that would silence the people!"
"Now, the heir of God is gone, but hope remains."
"People will believe that the divine heir has merely moved to a new location, and that it is still protecting Dayin. The royal family's reputation will be preserved, and the people's hearts will be at peace."
"As long as there's hope, no one in this world will worry about whether the thing that once appeared in Shen Jiao's belly was real or fake."
"This matter will never cause a single wave."
The words fell.
There was deathly silence in the main hall.
Shen Qingyuan sat blankly in the main seat, with his mouth open, breathing heavily.
He looked at his daughter in front of him as if he were looking at a completely unfamiliar monster.
A watertight plan.
A strategy that kills three birds with one stone!
Not only can it allow Shan Zhuyu and her daughter to die "dignified", but it can also perfectly expose the matter of the "divine heir", and it can even be used to show loyalty to His Majesty and do a huge favor!
This thought, this cunning, this method...
Shen Qingyuan had lived half his life and considered himself a master in officialdom, but compared to his sixteen-year-old daughter, he was simply...
Not worth mentioning!
a long time.
He finally found his voice, which was dry as if it had been sanded.
"Just as you say."
The air in the entire main hall seemed to be sucked dry by these few words.
Liu held Shen Qingyuan's hand, shaking badly.
Shan Zhuyu and Shen Jiao, who were lying on the ground, seemed to have heard the judgment from hell, and the last bit of light was completely extinguished in their eyes.
***
It’s late at night.
The wind at midnight blows on people's faces like a knife.
The lanterns in the corridor were blown wildly, casting ghostly shadows on the ground.
Chen He walked in front, her skirt lifted by the wind, making rustling sounds.
Behind her is Guyu.
Guyu's hands were steady, holding a black lacquer tray.
On the tray were two glasses of wine.
Under the moonlight, the wine looked dark and dark, without any sign of abnormality.
But it can cost the lives of two people.
The two walked one in front and the other behind, passing through the corridor and heading towards the most remote woodshed in the corner of the mansion.
At the door of the woodshed, an elderly woman was dozing with her neck hunched.
Hearing footsteps, she startled and opened her eyes suddenly.
"Miss?"
Seeing that the person coming was Chen He, a trace of fear flashed across the old mother's turbid eyes. She quickly stood up from the stool, a respectful and flattering smile on her face.
"Why did you come here in person at this late hour? It's cold and dirty here, please don't dirty your feet."
Shen He stopped and glanced at her indifferently.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mom."
Her voice was soft, but it carried an authority that brooked no argument.
"Father has instructed me to take care of the affairs here."
She moved sideways to make way for Guyu and the wine on the tray behind her.
"There's hot wine and snacks prepared for Mom in the small kitchen over there. Go and warm yourself up."
When the old mother's eyes fell on the two glasses of wine, her pupils suddenly shrank!
She is an old woman who has lived in the mansion for most of her life. What kind of dirty things has she not seen?
There was such a big commotion in the main hall tonight. Although she didn't know the details, she guessed about 70% of it!
She knew that this young lady was no longer the soft persimmon that could be bullied by anyone.
She is now a favorite of the master, and has the power to decide the life and death of people in this mansion!
“Yes, yes!”
"Thank you for your consideration, Miss! Thank you, Miss!"
The old mother didn't dare to ask any more questions, and just nodded and bowed as if she had received a great favor from heaven.
She deftly took the key from her waist and tremblingly opened the heavy copper lock of the woodshed.
"Miss, the door is open."
"Thank you for your help."
Chen He nodded slightly, indicating that she could go.
“Squeak—”
Chen He pushed open the dilapidated wooden door of the woodshed with his own hands.
A rotten smell mixed with mildew and dampness hit me in the face.
With the dim light of the lantern outside the door, you can see the scene inside clearly.
Shan Zhuyu and Shen Jiao were tied tightly with hemp ropes and sat slumped on the firewood pile in the corner.
Their hair was disheveled, their clothes were in disarray, and their mouths were stuffed with rags. They looked as miserable as two stray dogs.
Hearing the door open, the two of them raised their heads at the same time like frightened trapped animals.
When they saw clearly that the person standing at the door was Chen He, whom they hated the most——
Those eyes, which were also filled with viciousness, instantly erupted with immense hatred and murderous intent!
“Woo! Woo!!”
Shen Jiao reacted most violently.
She seemed to jump up from the pile of firewood and rushed towards Chen He like crazy!
However, the ropes around her body were too tight, and as soon as she exerted force, she fell back heavily with a dull sound.
But she still refused to give up.
She twisted her body like a poisonous snake out of water, using all her strength to roar like a wild beast from her throat. Her eyes showed that she wished she could eat Shen He alive and grind his bones into ashes!
The air in the woodshed was terribly dead and silent.
Only the uncontrollable, beast-like roar in Chen Jiao's throat echoed in the rotten air.
Chen He just stood there quietly, at the intersection of light and shadow at the door.
Half in the light, half in the dark.
She looked down at them condescendingly, with no expression on her face, but her eyes were three times colder than the cold wind at midnight.
In her past and present lives, she had fantasized about this moment in countless midnight dreams.
But when this moment really came, what surged in my heart was not a satisfying revenge, but a kind of...almost numb sadness.
For the Shen family, and also for his previous life where he died in vain.
She finally spoke. Her voice was soft, but like a knife tempered with ice, each word she spoke pierced precisely into the hearts of Shan Zhuyu and Shen Jiao.
"Madam, sister."
"I know what you want to say."
"You want to say that it was me, Shen He, who caused you to fall into this situation today, right?"
She tilted her head slightly, and a faint, sarcastic arc appeared at the corner of her lips.
"Are you so eager to eat my flesh, sleep on my skin, and watch me die?"
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