One saw a middle-aged man walking over from afar. He did not sit with those officials and youths but sat at a special seat far away. This man was about forty years old and his face was dark, thin and ferocious. He was wearing a rosin coloured brocade robe and the accessories were extremely luxurious but unfortunately he only had one leg.
This was the current Emperor's younger brother, Prince Yu.
Prince Yu was the Emperor's biological brother from the same mother and when he was young, he saved the Emperor's life from an assassin. Because of this, his left leg was injured and had to be amputated, becoming a cripple. From then on, Prince Yu's temperament changed greatly. He was cruel and vicious and had a perverse character. He even took in a house of concubines and outsiders did not know the inside story but the Imperial family knew it clearly. This Prince Yu had some dirty eccentricities and there were countless women that were played to death by him.
Yu Wang Fei had already died seven years ago and this was very strange but the Emperor and Empress Dowager were protecting Prince Yu so the Wang Fei's family could only swallow this bitterness. Recently there was a sudden news from Prince Yu residence that Prince Yu had the intention to take in a concubine.
For a moment, everyone in the Ding capital was guessing endlessly. Prince Yu's status was rather high and he was also doted on by the Emperor and Empress Dowager, thus choosing a Wang Fei must be of equal status. Those from noble families who truly loved their daughters would naturally not be willing to let their daughters enter such a wolf's den. There were also those who only used their daughters as a bargaining chip but could not wait to exchange their daughters for glory and splendor, even if they had to sacrifice a life.
Looking at the previous Yu Wang Fei's family, even though they lost a daughter, did they not become more and more prosperous under the Emperor's care?
Shen Miao's gaze swept past Prince Yu and then landed on Ren Wan Yun at the female side of the banquet.
Sure enough, Ren Wan Yun's face brightened and said to Yi Furen at the side, "Your Majesty really treats His Highness Prince Yu very well."
They were all people who went through many hardships in the inner courtyard and Yi Furen almost immediately thought of Ren Wan Yun's intention. Even though she somewhat despised Ren Wan Yun for being too extreme in doing things, but since her Master and Shen Gui were on the same line, she naturally had to help Ren Wan Yun. She smiled and said, "Not bad. Even though one is older, one would still dote on others."
Chen Rou Qiu lowered her head at the side and slowly ate the snacks but the smile on her lips was somewhat strange. Dote on him? No one would want their daughter to marry a crippled widower. No matter how much he doted on her or how powerful he was, it would be like pushing his daughter into a pit of fire. As she thought of this, she turned her head and looked at Shen Miao.
Shen Miao patiently clung to the chess pieces and placed them step by step on the chessboard. It was as if she did not have any thoughts on anyone else. Chen Rou Qiu suddenly had some uncertainty in her heart. Ever since Shen Miao woke up after falling into the water, she seemed to have changed into another person. Could it be that Shen Xin's flesh and blood had finally awakened? Shen Xin's entire family had a violent temperament and if Shen Miao knew of Ren Wan Yun's plans, would she obediently accept it?
Just as she was thinking, she saw that Shen Miao seemed to be aware of her gaze and raised her head to look at her. That gaze was full of indifference and it was the golden autumn of the tenth month that made Chen Rou Qiu's heart turn cold.
Shen Miao lowered her head and looked at the chess game.
In the previous lifetime, she made a fool of herself at the Chrysanthemum banquet and when she returned to the residence, Ren Wan Yun mentioned the marriage of Prince Yu's residence to Old Lady Shen. Ren Wan Yun said, "Little Five's current actions do not have any good points and even threw the Shen family's face. Which noble family would be willing to marry a young lady like Little Five? Now that there is a good marriage in Prince Yu residence, once Little Five goes over, she would be a Wangfei and have His Majesty and the Empress Dowager to take care of her. That is a blessing. Even though her legs are not good and she is older, but our Little Five does not have any outstanding points so it is not considered a loss for Little Five. "
It was said in a dignified manner but in fact it was incomparably vicious. It was only after she spent a lot of money to bribe Rong Jing Tang's maid that she got to know of these words. Old Shen Furen's heart already hated the First household. Shen Xin was born from the First Wife and at the beginning when Master Shen was alive, he favored Shen Xin which made the second wife, Old Shen Furen, jealous. With great difficulty, Master Shen died but Shen Xin had military merits and could not be touched. Even if she could not touch Shen Xin, she could still touch Shen Miao and for a female, there was nothing more painful than letting her marry badly.
Old Shen Furen and Ren Wan Yun hit it off and immediately sent someone to Prince Yu residence to bring up the matter. Shen Miao was angry and afraid in her heart. At that time she was in love with Fu Xiu Yi and hardened her heart. That night she brought along a parcel and went to Prince Ding residence to request shelter. She did not care about her own reputation and deliberately let others spread the matter, thinking that since her reputation was ruined, the uncooked rice would be cooked and marrying to Prince Ding as a concubine would be better than marrying to Prince Yu residence.
At that time Old Shen Furen was so angry that even though Fu Xiu Yi was angry in his heart, he did not treat her badly on the surface. Perhaps he saw the value of the Shen family's military power to him and even though he was not warm to Shen Miao, he did not refute. Afterwards when Shen Xin returned to the capital at the end of the year, what welcomed him was the fact that a daughter of the Ding capital had eloped. He was shocked and angry but Shen Miao did not hesitate to go on a hunger strike to protest. At the end Shen Xin had no choice but to use his military merits and finally exchange for the title of Ding Wangfei for her.
But no one would have thought that that was the beginning of the real nightmare.
Shen Miao closed her eyes. All the mistakes in her past life seemed to start from today and today was destined to be the turning point of her life. Those who owed her, now all start to prepare to repay the debt!
"Hey, what is there to play alone?" A voice suddenly rang beside her ear. Feng An Ning did not know when she walked in front of her and there was some awkwardness on her face as she sat opposite her, "Why not play a game of chess with me? But do you know how to play chess? "
Feng An Ning lowered her head to look at the chessboard. It was originally an unintentional casual remark but with one look, there was some interest. After looking carefully for a while, she was unable to see any reason so she asked, "What kind of game is this? I have never seen it before. "
"This is not playing chess." Shen Miao smiled, "This is fighting a war."
"What?"
"One cannot see it now." Shen Miao said lightly, "This kind of chess, one can only see it at the end when the pieces are swallowed." It was like a net, firmly and tightly covering, one would not be able to escape.
Feng An Ning shivered, "What are you talking about? It is so creepy." She looked at the male side of the banquet and suddenly her eyes brightened as she looked at Shen Miao mischievously, "Look, His Highness Prince Ding has arrived."
At the male side of the banquet, Prince Ding, Fu Xiu Yi, was wearing a blue robe embroidered with golden pine trees, green boots and jade crown, looking very impressive. He was born handsome and his bearing was rather cold but his actions were amiable and did not seem to have the arrogance of a high and mighty prince. Along the way, it would cause the female side of the banquet to exclaim.
Shen Miao lowered her head and clenched her fists into her palms.
Ten years of companionship and wholeheartedly support, in exchange for a white silk and a blood debt for the entire family. Even a pair of children had lost their lives because of this.
This person looked kind on the outside, but his heart was vicious. He looked fair on the outside, but in reality, he was ruthless.
In the previous lifetime, this person granted her an intact corpse. In this lifetime, she wanted this person to die without an intact corpse!
Fu Xiu Yi, BenGong is back!
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