Chapter 125 Ancient Books
"As you know, I was previously punished by His Majesty to stay in Jingsi Garden, and I was already short of manpower."
"These girls were specially selected and are already used to it..."
Before Shen He finished speaking, Xiao Jingren frowned and said, "I've heard that the girls of the Shen family are very united, but now it seems that they are just so-so. Jiao'er is pregnant, so we shouldn't put Jiao'er first in everything..."
Chen He sighed softly, as if he was helpless.
She turned her head and looked at the butler beside her.
"Well, take Ying'er and Cui'er to the Third Prince's wife."
"When you arrive at the palace, you must serve wholeheartedly and don't bring shame to our Shen family."
Upon hearing this, Ying'er and Cui'er had a hint of joy on their faces and quickly knelt down to express their gratitude.
Xiao Jingren finally showed a satisfied smile on his face. "That's right."
"We are all family, why should we be so divided?"
He proudly embraced Chen Jiao and returned home with the two new beauties in a grand manner.
As soon as the person left, the main hall became quiet instantly.
Guyu walked over to Chen He and lowered her voice, her tone full of worry.
"Miss, why are you doing this?"
"Xiao Jingren is a wolf that can never be tamed. If you send these two beauties over there, wouldn't that be..."
"Isn't that just right?"
Chen He picked up the cup of tea that had already gone cold and took a sip.
The tea was bitter, just like her mood at the moment, terrifyingly calm.
Guyu was stunned.
"Miss?"
The corners of Chen He's mouth curled up in a cold arc.
She looked in the direction where Xiao Jingren left, her eyes deep and unfathomable.
Chen Jiao is pregnant.
From her cautious gait when she entered the room, from her subconscious action of protecting her lower abdomen, and from the faint smell of pregnancy-preserving medicine on her body, Chen He had guessed it.
Because of the shocking scam of "surrogate conception" and the so-called "heir of God", Xiao Jingren now dares not touch Chen Jiao at all.
How anxious must a man in his prime, with insatiable desires, be when he has to guard a beautiful wife whom he cannot even see or touch?
His eyes had long turned green with hunger.
And Shen Yan is too dangerous.
That girl's heart hasn't really hardened yet.
Rather than letting him set his sights on Chen Yan.
How about...
Let's use these two beautiful maids to temporarily satisfy his appetite.
Let Shen Jiao see it with her own eyes.
What kind of person is this man whom she has tried so hard to snatch away?
Chen He put down the teacup with a slight crisp sound.
***
Sure enough, within three days.
The news spread throughout the capital.
The third prince, Xiao Jingren, took the two beautiful maids "given" by the eldest daughter of the Shen family as his concubines.
When the news reached Jingsi Garden, Guyu was so angry that he almost smashed the tea tray in his hand.
"Miss! Listen to this! What's going on?"
"Those two hooves, they've only been gone for a few days and they've already climbed onto the master's bed!"
"They've received such a huge benefit, and yet they... they actually have the nerve to send someone to deliver a letter to you!"
Guyu angrily slammed a letter written on fine stationery on the table.
"What are you talking about...thank you for your support! You are simply, simply shameless!"
Chen He paused slightly while copying.
She raised her eyes, her gaze calm and peaceful.
"Show it to me."
When the letter was unfolded, Ying'er's beautiful small calligraphy was written on it, and the words were full of gratitude.
They talked about how the Third Prince doted on them and how "generous" Chen Jiao was. Their lives now were a thousand times better than when they were in the Shen family. All of this was thanks to the eldest lady.
Chen He's fingertips gently brushed across the words "grace of support".
A faint, cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"It's burned."
She handed the letter back to Guyu.
Gu Yu was stunned, "Miss?"
"It's never me they thank."
Chen He picked up the pen again and wrote a steady stroke on the rice paper.
"What they're thanking me for is this opportunity to be associated with a powerful figure."
She paused, and a cold light flashed in her dark pupils.
***
That afternoon, a rare guest came to the garden.
Female doctor, Chu Yue.
She was wearing a plain cloth skirt and had a thin figure. There was a sense of alienation and calmness between her eyebrows that did not belong to this deep backyard of the mansion.
"Miss Shen."
She didn't exchange any extra greetings, but simply placed a book wrapped in blue cloth on the stone table in front of Chen He.
Chen He was a little surprised, "Doctor Chu, what is this?"
"I'm starting to find something that the young lady asked me to find."
Chu Yue's voice was as clear and gentle as she was.
Chen He's heart skipped a beat.
She untied the cloth bag, revealing a yellowed ancient book.
The edges of the pages were torn and there was an old, musty smell.
She flipped through the pages one by one, her fingertips moving faster and faster.
Suddenly, her movements stopped.
His eyes were fixed on a certain spot on the page.
Purple, marrow, and dispersion.
In her previous life, she had searched for this poison for so long, but she had only heard of it and never seen any trace of it!
"Doctor Chu, where did you get it from?"
"Where it comes from is not important. What's important is, is this what the young lady is looking for?"
She slowly closed the book, and the sound was like the dust settling.
She met Chu Yue's inquiring gaze and spoke each word clearly.
"yes."
"Exactly."
The air seemed to freeze at this moment.
Chu Yue was silent for a moment, and finally asked the key question.
"Excuse me, Miss, why are you looking for the recipe for Purple Marrow Powder?"
This question, like a key, hangs outside the door of Shen He's heart.
To open or not to open?
Chen He looked at Chu Yue's clear eyes that seemed to see through everything, and his heart was in turmoil.
She thought about it, and finally shook her head, with a hint of frank helplessness on her face.
"Doctor Chu."
"It's not that I meant to hide it from you."
There was a hint of fatigue in her voice that she herself hadn't even noticed.
"It's just that the whole thing is still shrouded in mystery."
"I myself don't know the direction of the future... right?"
She raised her head, her eyes filled with an unprecedented seriousness.
"But I can promise that I will never use it for evil."
"I just... want to find the truth."
Chu Yue listened quietly and did not ask any further questions.
She just nodded.
"I see."
"This thing is dangerous, Miss, please be careful."
After she finished speaking, she stood up and said goodbye, as decisively as when she arrived.
In the Jingsi Garden, silence returns.
Chen He sat alone in front of the stone table, stroking the rough cover of the ancient book.
***
Chu Yue walked out of the Shen Mansion with steady steps and an expression as cold as when she came.
When she walked around the huge stone lion in front of the Shen Mansion and came to a quiet corner of the street, she stopped.
A figure walked out from the shadows in the corner.
"Doctor Chu."
The voice was so hoarse as if it had been sanded.
Chu Yue raised her eyes and when she saw who was coming, a barely perceptible fluctuation flashed across her cold brows.
Zhou Yan'an.
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