"Master, Lord Zhuang is here."
Shi Sheng was just about to go to bed when Tao Qin suddenly ran in from outside, looking nervous.
"He can enter and leave the harem as he pleases?" Shi Sheng was surprised.
This Lord Zhuang was quite impressive!
He had been sending him messages before, but Shi Sheng's replies were either infuriating or not at all.
Most of the people around her had been cleared out, so Zhuang-fu couldn't sit still and naturally ran into the palace.
Because he was entering the palace without permission, Zhuang-fu was very careful, even looking left and right after entering the room.
"Xiao Qiong." Zhuang-fu saw Shi Sheng sitting on the chaise lounge without any intention of greeting him, so he couldn't help but scold him with a dark expression.
"Master …" Tao Qin seemed to be a bit afraid of Zhuang-fu and kept shooting glances at Shi Sheng.
Shi Sheng looked up slightly and said calmly, "Father, aren't you afraid that His Majesty will see you entering the palace in the middle of the night?"
Zhuang-fu's expression softened, probably thinking that Shi Sheng was concerned about him.
"I'm here to see you." Zhuang-fu took a few steps forward. "How have you been?"
"Father, don't you know whether I'm well or not?" Although the people in her palace had been removed, Zhuang-fu still had people planted around.
Zhuang-fu frowned. There was something wrong with this daughter of his before, and now it seemed even more so.
Could it be that she was possessed?
Zhuang-fu sized up Shi Sheng without batting an eyelid, then asked tentatively, "Xiao Qiong, do you still remember what you said to me when you were young?"
Shi Sheng sat up and looked at Zhuang-fu calmly. "So what if I remember, and so what if I don't?"
Zhuang-fu frowned even harder. "Xiao Qiong, don't forget your mission."
Shi Sheng grinned maliciously. "Do you really think Yuwen Xun is that stupid? He's been guarding against you for a long time. How could he have touched me? "
"You're saying that Yuwen Xun has been guarding against me for a long time?" Zhuang-fu was astonished.
"Why else do you think I haven't gotten pregnant after so many years in the palace?"
In the past, the original Zhuang Qiong was shy and wouldn't tell Zhuang-fu that Yuwen Xun hadn't touched her. Zhuang-fu only thought that the original Zhuang Qiong was disappointing and couldn't get pregnant.
Zhuang-fu's expression turned serious. He hadn't expected Yuwen Xun to be on guard against him.
Yuwen Xun hadn't shown any signs of being on guard against him in court … and he was also very fond of Zhuang Qiong. When had he started to be on guard against him?
Zhuang-fu calmed down. "What happened a few days ago?"
Shi Sheng spread his hands and said, "Someone framed me, and someone took advantage of the situation. That's it!"
Imperial Concubine Shu was the one who had framed her.
The one who took advantage of the situation was Yuwen Xun.
Both of them wanted her dead, so they didn't need to sleep together to reach an agreement.
Unfortunately, Consort Shu had not taken into account Ming Jin, who had suddenly appeared, and Shi Sheng, who did not play by the rules.
"Don't act rashly. Wait for me to send you a message." Zhuang-fu hurriedly left after saying that.
Yuwen Xun had ordered that Shi Sheng and Yuwen Xun's bet be kept a secret. Those who had been present that day were either Yuwen Xun's trusted aides or had been silenced. As such, Zhuang-fu didn't know about it.
He went to the palace today only because Shi Sheng was behaving abnormally.
But now that Shi Sheng had thrown out such a question, Zhuang-fu couldn't care less about whether Shi Sheng was behaving abnormally.
If Yuwen Xun really knew about it, then he must have made arrangements in secret for all these years. This was very disadvantageous for the Zhuang family. He had to go back and discuss it with his subordinates.
"Master, you …?" Tao Qin wanted to say something, but hesitated. Her expression was very complicated.
Master's recent behavior had been too abnormal.
Shi Sheng glanced at Tao Qin. "Scared? Perhaps I've really been possessed. If you're scared, then leave. "
Tao Qin lowered her head and replied in a muffled voice, "Master … this servant is just curious."
"Just take it that I've had enough of being manipulated by these people and want to manipulate others." Shi Sheng waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "You can also take it that I've changed into someone else."
Tao Qin stared blankly at Shi Sheng and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.
… …
The next day, Eunuch De and the imperial guards were waiting outside the bedchambers early in the morning.
Shi Sheng's face was full of impatience. "What are you doing so early in the morning?"
Eunuch De pinched his thumb and middle finger together and shrieked, "Yun Jie Yu, today is the last day."
"Are you crazy? You have a freaking phone? News from Jinbei can be sent over today? "
Eunuch De was a bit confused. What was a phone?
Although Eunuch De didn't understand a phone, he still understood the meaning of the sentence.
It would take three days and three nights to travel from Jinbei to the capital.
Eunuch De hurriedly sent someone to ask Yuwen Xun for instructions.
Yuwen Xun was in a bad mood because his intelligence was being looked down upon. He ordered people to surround the bedchambers. Once the news came back, they would immediately drag the culprit out and behead him.
In the afternoon, the weather, which had been fine, suddenly turned gloomy.
The torrential rain came without warning.
"This … could it be that Yun Jie Yu was right?" The imperial guards outside the bedchambers couldn't help but mutter.
"Do you think Yun Jie Yu is a demon or not?"
"Didn't Master Xukong say no?" Clearly, the people who surrounded Shi Sheng were the ones who had been at the Hall of Declaring Peace.
"Then she's really an expert who knows how to calculate?"
"We'll know in three days …"
After two days of heavy rain, Yuwen Xun was already beginning to have doubts.
In the middle of the third day, an urgent message was sent to the capital.
Jinbei was raining heavily. Dams had collapsed, floods had overflowed, and the people had lost their homes.
The heavy rain had started five days ago, but the real flood had started three days ago.
Including the three days since the message was sent, the flood had already been going on for six days.
Yuwen Xun pinched the letter that was soaked in rain and somewhat blurred, his eyes gloomy.
She really was right …
In the middle of the night, the capital was in a complete mess.
Although the imperial guards outside Shi Sheng hadn't been withdrawn, some of them had been transferred away.
"Master, you really were right." Tao Qin hadn't been in the right state of mind these days. When she heard the news, she seemed even more flustered.
She didn't know who the master in front of her was.
Shi Sheng propped up his chin and looked at the patter of rain outside the window. He didn't answer Tao Qin.
Other than the flickering candlelight, the room was silent.
After a long while, Shi Sheng turned around and placed a token in front of her. "Tao Qin, leave the palace."
"Master?" Tao Qin was surprised.
Master was chasing her away?
No, she might not be her master.
Tao Qin struggled for a moment, but in the end, she picked up the token on the table.
She passed through one palace after another. The palace gate was getting closer and closer.
As long as she stepped out of this gate, she would be free.
But …
Tao Qin's body suddenly froze.
She stood in the dark, watching the palanquins coming in and out. Finally, she lifted her feet and walked towards the palace gate.
*
Little Fairy: I want beef flavored tickets today.
Cherub: You're even ordering food?
Little Fairy: (acting cute) Of course ~
Cherub: You're actually acting cute. Scared.
Little Fairy: Why can't I act cute? Can't you see that I'm cute?
Cherub: Didn't you call yourself a handsome fairy?
Little Fairy: Can't I be cute today?
Cherub: … This is the first time I've seen such an unreasonable and shameless author. I vote for your shamelessness.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
