"That's fine. I heard that the person was seriously injured. This prince is also curious about who could have done such a cruel thing." The prince hesitated for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
He hadn't seen Zhao Ruyun for a while.
None of the concubines in his house could satisfy the stimulation that Zhao Ruyun could bring.
"Miss, Miss Wang wrote to invite you to go and pay your respects to Chu Zhiyou." Shen Qingwu was about to get up when Wu Chunxiang, who had already prepared, trotted in.
"I understand. My sister, brother and I will go together. Go and prepare plain clothes quickly." Shen Qingwu ordered, then looked at the prince apologetically.
"My second brother should be back from the Supreme Court soon. If Your Highness the Crown Prince doesn't mind, my younger brother Qing Lei will entertain you. I will come back as soon as possible to have lunch with you." Shen Qingwu asked sincerely.
The Crown Prince nodded reluctantly, "That's fine. Anyway, I have nothing to do this afternoon, and I'd like to have a few drinks with you two gentlemen. I'll wait for you back at the mansion."
Shen Qinglei ran over in just a moment, and Shen Qingwu and others bowed and left.
"Is the story between the prince and Zhao Ruyun true?" Shen Qingtang asked calmly in the carriage.
"Yes." Shen Qingwu nodded. "Zhao Ruyun attacked me before with the Crown Prince's instruction. Unfortunately, she was a fool after all."
If Zhao Ruyun really killed her, the prince might not push Zhao Ruyun out at the moment, but when the Shen family is no longer needed one day, Zhao Ruyun will be the first to be sacrificed.
Shen Qingfeng's face darkened a bit. "I used to think Zhao Qiuyi had some good points. I even invited her niece to accompany you. Now it seems that I was too naive."
"Brother, have you really never thought of the worst-case scenario?" Shen Qingtang asked bluntly. Before Shen Qingfeng could reply, she continued, "If you really haven't thought about it, then as your younger sister, I'm afraid I'll have to doubt your ability to control the situation on the battlefield."
Shen Qingfeng was speechless and hung his head in shame.
"Men are the best at pretending to be stupid. They can clearly see through the minds of the women in the backyard, but they would rather pretend to be blind because it does not harm their interests." Shen Qingtang said with a cold face.
Shen Qingfeng, "..."
He opened his mouth to explain, but didn't know where to start.
When he was young, he was indeed deceived by Zhao Qiuyi's superficiality.
Later, he saw some of the filth in the backyard at the border. When he mentioned family matters while drinking with Qin Jinyi, Qin Jinyi also reminded him.
However, he couldn't spare the time and could only send a bunch of things back to Beijing again and again to warn Zhao Qiuyi that he, as the elder brother, cared about Shen Qingwu.
"A man with many wives and concubines would even be proud of it, and be happy to see all the women fighting for his favor. Even if someone dies, he wouldn't care, and would righteously push the surviving one out to pay with his life." Shen Qingtang continued with a half-smile.
"Sister." Shen Qingwu smiled and pulled Shen Qingtang's hand, "If you keep talking, big brother will not dare to marry a wife."
Shen Qingfeng smiled awkwardly, but admitted his mistake. "Qingtang is right. As I get older, it's not that I don't notice the problem at all. It's just that the longer time goes by, the less I dare to face it. Qingwu, I'm sorry."
He apologized sincerely.
He looked at Shen Qingtang with guilt, "Back then, because my uncle persuaded my father to marry Zhao Qiuyi, Qinghe and I were both resentful towards him. After leaving Yingchuan, we were angry and never asked about you again. Before I went to the battlefield, I also sent you something, but you were young at the time and didn't reply. Fortunately, you replied the second time, and I knew that at least you could protect yourself by then."
Shen Qingtang glanced at him sideways, his face was cold, but his heart was sour and swollen.
God knows, what kept her going through those years when she was young was her belief that her cousin would come back to save her.
Later, she stood up on her own, and her brother really didn't forget her, which made her feel that everything was worth it.
"I feel sorry for Qingwu." Shen Qingtang sighed. She not only blamed brother Shen Qingfeng, she also blamed herself.
They were all busy growing up and making themselves stronger, thinking that only in this way could they better protect Shen Qingwu. Especially after Shen Qingwu was granted marriage to the prince, the sense of urgency became even greater, and they all wanted to be Shen Qingwu's backer.
But it was not until Shen Qingwu's accident in Kyoto that they realized that Shen Qingwu might not live to see them grow stronger.
Shen Qingwu could feel the guilt of both of them. He held Shen Qingtang's hand helplessly, then raised his injured hand to look at Shen Qingfeng and sighed.
"Don't let your imagination run wild. I'm really Shen Qingwu. The foolish Shen Qingwu was missing his soul and spirit. The rest of his soul and spirit were left behind in the Hidden Miasma Valley. That day, I fell off a cliff, and by some strange coincidence, my soul and spirit were reunited. That's why I'm no longer foolish after returning."
In the end, he couldn't bear it, but he trusted them both.
Even though the White Tiger Clan was destroyed, Shen Qingwu still had the courage to trust others.
Shen Qingfeng tightened his hands on his knees.
My brain is a little slow to react.
"I know you all suspect that I am a mountain spirit possessing your sister Shen Qingwu."
“But if you think about it, it’s both.”
"I was indeed a white tiger. Because I lacked a soul and a spirit, I remained powerless after a hundred years and could not practice magic. My family was even more annihilated because my body was covered in medicinal treasures..."
"...Under their siege, I burned my boats and crossed the river, seeking survival from death. According to the ancient legend, I destroyed the body of the white tiger. At the moment Shen Qingwu fell off the cliff, I came here and merged with him."
"So, I am her, but I am not her."
Shen Qingwu looked at the two of them and asked, "Do you understand what I mean?"
The two of them, "..."
Shen Qingwu added, "I have all the emotions and memories of the past. In those memories, I have no resentment towards you. I don't even remember what you looked like. I didn't know you existed. Life was simple, and every day was a new day."
The two of them felt unspeakable bitterness in their hearts. They didn't remember and didn't care. It was such a cruel answer.
"I have these abilities because they are the result of the last breath of my clansmen. As I practice, perhaps I will have abilities that I can't even imagine," said Shen Qingwu.
Looking at the two silent people, she thought to herself: "I am Shen Qingwu. Do my elder brother and elder sister still not believe me? Will they kill me as a monster? But I am saying this because I don't want them to feel guilty about the past. They all think I'm dead. If I don't tell them today, they may never be able to reconcile with me, especially my elder brother."
Both of them heard what she was thinking and were shocked again. When they looked over, they saw Shen Qingwu biting her lip and keeping her mouth shut, looking back and forth nervously between the two of them, as if she was really afraid that they would kill her.
"Sister, do you believe me?" When their eyes met, Shen Qingwu stared at her with a pair of innocent almond eyes and asked cautiously.
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