Chapter 84: Sigh, how can I not hate him?
Chen Lianxiu let the two children play by themselves while they sat by the bed and talked.
There were still traces of dried tears on Shen Wuyu's face. Shen Lianxiu handed her a clean handkerchief, but she didn't wipe it. She just pulled Shen Lianxiu closer and whispered, "I was so scared."
"Does he suspect you?" Shen Lianxiu asked.
"Not really. In his eyes, I'm just a willful, unreasonable, weakling." Shen Wuyu laughed self-deprecatingly, leaning back on the bed. Suddenly, she asked Shen Lianxiu, "Sister, do you want to know what happened between him and me back then?"
Shen Lianxiu thought for a moment and said, "Go ahead."
Shen Wuyu probably never told these things to anyone else, not even Shen Ji and Chen. They didn't even know that Shen Wuyu had run away with King Hui, and that Xiaoshu was also King Hui's child. If Shen Wuyu didn't want to say it, she would never ask. After all, everyone has secrets they don't want to tell, just like she didn't want to tell others about herself and Zhou Linjin before. But now that Shen Wuyu had met King Hui, it was obvious that he wanted to tell her about it, so it would be a relief to let her say it.
"I was so foolish back then. I met a handsome, wealthy, and powerful man and threw myself at him. I already knew he was King Hui, and even if he told me he couldn't give me a legitimate status for the time being, I would still be willing to follow him. I felt that as long as I could be with him, even if it was always like this, I would be happy."
"But later I found out that it wasn't like that. He had many other concubines. Even though he loved me the most, he wouldn't always be with me. He would always go to someone else's place. So every time I would quarrel with him, but he doted on me at the time. He wouldn't get angry when I quarreled. Instead, he would look at me with a smile. After I vented my anger, he would come to comfort me, and then I would be fine. This cycle would repeat itself."
"Until one day, he brought me back to the palace, where his princess lived. He doted on me so much that I didn't know how high the heavens were, and I was also secretly jealous that the princess could be his legal wife. I often offended her and competed for her favor. The princess asked Liu Yan to restrain me several times, but he didn't listen to her and treated me the same as before, which made me even more proud."
"Finally, the princess couldn't stand it anymore. She took advantage of Liu Yan's absence and ordered people to hang me up and beat me. Just when she was about to sell me, Liu Yan rushed back and rescued me. Naturally, I started to make a fuss, crying all day long, insisting that Liu Yan give me justice, but Liu Yan ignored me. He locked me up and wouldn't let me go out, and wouldn't let outsiders contact me, including the princess. At first, I still made a fuss with Liu Yan, but I could tell that he wasn't angry with me or annoyed with me. He just didn't listen to me. Later, I gradually became afraid. I was afraid of being locked up like this for the rest of my life, so I started to cry and beg him."
Having said that, Shen Wuyu seemed to be very excited, and paused for a moment before continuing.
Chen Lianxiu also waited quietly. When she had almost calmed down, she asked, "What happened next? Did you run away home?"
Shen Wuyu shook her head: “How could I possibly think of going home at that time?”
"Then one day, he came to stay the night at my place. I cried to him again, asking him to let me out, and even promised him that I would never offend the princess again. But he suddenly said he wanted to send me home. I thought he was joking with me, but he told me that he seduced me to get revenge on Zhou Linjin, and now he was tired of me and didn't want me anymore, so he told me to go home obediently."
As Shen Wuyu spoke, she shivered as if she was very cold, and her upper teeth bit the tender flesh inside her lower lip.
"I cried and made a fuss with him again, but this time, he was as determined as ever. No matter what I said, he wouldn't agree. I was sent back home in disgrace." Tears rolled down Shen Wuyu's eyes. "Then I got pregnant. I thought that with his ability, he would eventually find out about this, come find me, and take me back. I had already thought it through. This time when I go back, I will be obedient and never make the princess angry again, and I won't make things difficult for him. As long as I can continue to stay by his side, I will be willing to become like those insignificant people in the backyard of the palace."
"But I never got him. I gave birth to Xiaoshu despite my parents' scolding, and forced my mother to agree to let me keep him," Shen Wuyu gently wiped away the tears that were about to fall. "Over the past few years, I slowly gave up thinking about him, thinking that as long as I raised Xiaoshu well, I would be satisfied."
"But who knew that he... would commit such a sin? If it weren't for him, how could my parents have died on the way back home?"
Although Shen Ji and Chen were also evil people in Shen Lianxiu's eyes, she was not as sad and angry about their deaths as Shen Wuyu, and even only had a slight ripple, but when she heard Shen Wuyu talk about it, she still couldn't help sighing.
Shen Ji and Chen Shi treated her badly, but they truly loved Shen Wuyu, and Shen Lianxiu could understand Shen Wuyu's feelings.
But she really couldn't say anything, and in the end she could only say the most clichéd sentence: "The dead cannot be brought back to life, please accept my condolences."
Shen Wuyu slowly sat up from the bed, then leaned her head on Shen Lianxiu's shoulder, closed her eyes as if taking a nap, and Shen Lianxiu did not interrupt her. After a while, she heard Shen Wuyu say again: "My mother is not a good person, sister, I understand it all, but for me, she could tolerate me giving birth to an illegitimate child, and in the end she did not send the child away, letting me raise the child by myself. In these years, if I didn't have a family, how could I have raised Xiaoshu by myself? How could I not know in my heart what my parents had sacrificed for me? But in the end, they left like that. He abandoned me and killed my parents. How can I not hate him?"
Chen Lianxiu felt her shoulders starting to get damp, and then quickly became soaked.
She gently reached out and touched Shen Wuyu's hair as if she had touched An An.
Shen Wuyu sniffed and asked her, "Sister, do you think we can find the rest of our family?"
Hearing this, Shen Wuyu was silent for a moment, then said, "Didn't you run away with Xiaoshu? We can slowly look for him after we settle down."
Shen Wuyu didn't say anything.
It was already dark at this time, and there was only one candle lit in the room, which was flickering. Chen Lianxiu got up and found a pair of scissors, trimmed the candle wick, and it became a little brighter inside.
An An ran over and said to Shen Lianxiu, "Mother, I'm hungry."
Chen Lianxiu first took out the dry food he had brought with him and distributed it to An An and Xiao Shu, then said to them, "I'll go out and see if there's anything we can eat."
This place is really small, with a main room connected to the bedroom inside, a very simple kitchen outside, and a small room that can barely be considered a wing room.
Chen Lianxiu looked around and found some food in the kitchen. It must have been prepared before they arrived, and it was enough to fill their stomachs.
She was afraid that the child would starve, and since she really couldn't cook any delicious food at the moment, she simply kneaded the dough to make noodles, and fried cabbage and shredded pork as topping.
The two children had been following me since early morning. As soon as they smelled the aroma of the hot dishes, their eyes widened. They didn't want to play anymore and quickly ran over to sit at the table.
Shen Lianxiu divided a bowl of noodles for each person, and Shen Wuyu also came over. She had washed her face at this time and looked more energetic than before.
Shen Lianxiu placed a bowl of noodles in front of her and said, "Eat."
The four of them finished their meal, except Xiaoshu, who had a small appetite. He left half a bowl of food unfinished. Everyone else, including Anan, had finished their meal.
When Shen Wuyu saw Shen Lianxiu clearing the dishes, she quickly stepped forward to get them, and then said, “I’ll go wash the dishes.”
Chen Lianxiu shook his head and pointed outside: "How can I let the master wash the dishes? It would be bad if they found out."
As it turned out, what Chen Lianxiu said came true. She had just finished washing the dishes in the yard when King Hui arrived.
Chen Lianxiu quickly lowered her head, but King Hui still didn't look at her and went straight into the house.
King Hui did not close the door after entering the room. Chen Lianxiu waved to An An, and An An immediately ran out.
Chen Lianxiu asked An An to play outside, but after thinking about it, she went to boil water and make tea, and then brought it inside.
Inside the room, Shen Wuyu and King Hui were sitting opposite each other without saying anything. When she saw Shen Lianxiu come in, Shen Wuyu raised her eyelids and glanced at her, with some surprise in her eyes, but she quickly concealed it.
At this moment, King Hui had time to glance at Shen Lianxiu twice.
"Is this the little tree's wet nurse?" King Hui asked casually.
Shen Wuyu calmed down and nodded, "Yes, she was originally a member of our family. Later, we made her Xiaoshu's wet nurse. This time, we relied on her to take care of us on the road. Otherwise, we don't know if we would see you again. Her husband was originally with us, but he got separated. We don't know if we can find him."
"I'll reward her later," King Hui didn't care about Shen Wuyu's words. He looked at Shen Lianxiu twice more and said, "She's very pretty, with a good figure and a lively appearance. What's her name?"
"Call her A-Yuan," Shen Wuyu replied immediately, then frowned again, "Don't think about anything else. I'm fine, but what will you think of Xiaoshu when he grows up? This is the person who raised him."
King Hui smiled, not showing any anger at all, but rather a cheerful expression: "Did the king say anything?"
Shen Wuyu sneered and said, "Isn't it because I'm afraid that your princess will blame me for it?"
Seeing that Shen Wuyu mentioned Princess Hui again, Prince Hui stopped talking about it and turned to look at Xiaoshu and An'an who were playing together outside the door: "The wet nurse's daughter looks much stronger than Xiaoshu."
“The difference between the two is only a few months, it’s just that Xiaoshu is weak.” Shen Wuyu said.
King Hui continued, "When you have time in a few days, I will have you sent to other places."
"I won't go. I don't want to be with the princess."
"I won't let you be with her. You'll both be separated from now on."
Shen Wuyu naturally refused to be sent away by him, otherwise this trip would be in vain, so she still shook her head: "No, I want to stay here. Even if I can't be with you, it's good to be closer to you. You can also come and see us mother and son."
"It could be dangerous here."
"With you here, I'm not afraid. Besides, this is your place. I don't believe you can't protect us." Shen Wuyu looked at King Hui and said word by word, "Liu Yan, don't even think about getting rid of me again."
Perhaps because he was used to Shen Wuyu's willful behavior, King Hui had no way to deal with her, so he did not force her. After giving her a few instructions, he stood up and was about to leave.
Shen Wuyu also stood up and said anxiously, "Are you leaving?"
"Yes," King Hui nodded, "I will return to the army."
"I went through so many hardships to find you. Now that you're here, you won't even spend one night with me?" Shen Wuyu said in a tearful voice.
King Hui said, "Be obedient."
Shen Wuyu took a step forward and continued, "Will I not even be able to see you when I enter the city in the future?"
Hearing this, Shen Lianxiu, who had been keeping his head down, had his eyes flash.
As expected, after hearing what Shen Wuyu said, King Hui said, "It will take some time to enter the city, so don't worry. Since I promised not to send you away, I will come to visit you and Xiaoshu when I have time."
Shen Wuyu had nothing to say at this point, and followed King Hui step by step, sending him out all the way.
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