At the Chen residence, Master Chen waited anxiously. Seeing that it was getting darker and darker outside, he slapped his hand angrily and paced back and forth in his room.
"It's all your fault. You must have spoiled her. Otherwise, why hasn't our daughter come back yet, even in this snowy weather and with her illness?"
The woman next to her, who was being criticized, rolled her eyes: "You still have the nerve to talk back to me? Look at the kind of marriage you've arranged for my daughter! Prince Sui is so old, and his daughter-in-law is almost pregnant with her grandson, yet you want to marry my daughter off to him? Have you lost your mind?"
Master Chen glared at him: "What do you know? There are advantages to being old. You know how to care for people. Besides, what is the status of Prince Sui? And what is the status of your master?"
"I'm just a lowly fourth-rank official. How could I possibly oppose a prince of the imperial court?"
The woman scoffed, "You didn't actually do anything to them, but what were you doing sending them your daughter's portrait on your own initiative?"
"You think you're the smartest person in the world, knowing how to curry favor with others? Don't you know how many people died in the backyard of the Prince of Sui's mansion? Don't you know that the Prince of Sui is indiscriminate in his sexuality, and has affairs with both men and women?"
"If you really insist on giving your daughter to that king as a concubine, then there's no need for us to force ourselves to stay together. Just give me a divorce agreement, and I'll leave with my daughter myself!"
"You, you, you, you, you are unreasonable!" Old Master Chen stormed off in anger, only to turn around and see his daughter walking in from outside the courtyard.
He raised his hand to slap his daughter, but then he noticed the jade pendant she was wearing.
"This is the Spring Jade that even Prince Sui cherished? Shuiyi, how do you have this jade pendant? I remember the Spring Jade was sold out!"
Master Chen exclaimed in shock.
As an official of the imperial court, he naturally witnessed the scene of the emperor receiving envoys and knew just how magical that spring jade was.
Even a small jade pendant could warm the entire hall. Later, the jade pendant sold by the envoy from that country, although not as stunning as the emperor's jade pendant, was still enough to make people feel warm!
A few days ago, this kind of jade pendant was sold for an astronomical price. How did the daughter get it?
Mr. Chen subconsciously leaned closer, wanting to take the jade pendant to examine it, but was stopped by his daughter's cold gaze.
"Father, you've gone too far!"
"Also, this is just an ordinary jade pendant."
Chen Shuiyi turned and left immediately, and the maid behind her quickly held an umbrella for her.
Mr. Chen stood trembling for a long time, finally looking at his wife in shock: "What happened to her? What happened to her?"
How did my usually docile and unassuming daughter suddenly change?
The woman didn't share Mr. Chen's sentiments. She could tell at a glance that her daughter was still upset, so she quickly lifted her skirt and chased after her.
Only Mr. Chen was left, bewildered in the wind.
It's all rebelling! It's all rebelling!
He stomped his foot in anger, then turned and shrank back into his room.
After returning to her room, Chen Shuiyi kept touching the jade pendant in her hand, feeling the warmth emanating from it, and a smile appeared on her face.
How wonderful, she has so many companions in this world.
These companions were also willing to help each other and even help her solve her current predicament!
How could you not be happy to meet such a like-minded companion?
So after her mother caught up with her, she thought about it and briefly told her mother about her plan.
"Good child, do whatever you want from now on, your mother will support you!" The woman said, tears streaming down her face.
…
The next day, Chen Shuiyi returned to the familiar shop and was warmly welcomed by her companions.
“Shuiyi, after I shared this guess yesterday, the Mountain Goddess gave me a response.” Liang Yu spread out a pale yellow sheet of paper and took out a charcoal pencil to write and draw on it.
"The Mountain Goddess said that there are more than 32 people from another world in the capital, but apart from you, all the others have disappeared."
“I don’t think these are accidents, so I discussed it with Xiaoqing to see what exactly happened.”
Liang Yu felt that this matter must be related to demons and evil spirits, otherwise how could those guys accurately identify transmigrators?
Chen Shuiyi's face turned pale. She took the letter and read it carefully.
"You all suspect that the time travelers in the capital have been captured by the emperor or evil spirits?"
Liang Yu nodded: "As you know, most of us transmigrators have high social status. For someone to make more than thirty people with high social status disappear, they must be someone with immense power."
"We plan to start with the capital and see how many people have gone missing unexpectedly in the palace."
"After all, in the Liang Kingdom, only the emperor sitting on the dragon throne has the greatest power!"
Chen Shuiyi shook her head repeatedly: "Since this matter involves demons and evil spirits, it must be extremely dangerous. Moreover, the palace is heavily guarded. How can we let you put yourselves in danger?"
"I, I..."
Chen Shuiyi racked her brains, trying to think of a way to enter the palace.
Is Prince Sui the only option left?
Liang Yu patted her shoulder, both amused and exasperated.
"What are you thinking? We have our own way of getting in, and we'll do it openly and honestly."
"Anyway, you don't need to worry about the palace. What I'm worried about is Prince Sui."
The group exchanged glances, all seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Shuiyi told them all the information she and her mother had gathered.
"Prince Sui was greedy and lustful, and also had a violent temper. It is said that many people died in his harem. Prince Sui's heir was similar in character and had killed many innocent women..."
Wait, Prince Sui?
The two exchanged a glance and instantly understood that this Prince Sui was also highly suspicious and needed to be investigated!
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