bookrebus Chapter 713 Why me?
Chapter 713 Why me?
Shen Shuyi had already fallen asleep by now. Perhaps because Song Tingshan asked His Majesty to grant her a marriage, she dreamed of her past life again.
In her previous life, when she married Song Tingshan, she always thought that husband and wife were one, but she felt sorry for his situation in the Duke's Mansion.
But only now do I realize that there must be something hateful about pitiful people.
In her dream, she returned to Yaoguang Pavilion. Everything in the pavilion was exquisite, but she seemed to be on her last legs. She was obviously at the prime of her life, but she was bedridden. She could only sit on the bed every day and look at the scenery outside through the gap in the window.
The affairs of the mansion have been completely handed over to Lou Yulan. Xiao Tingshan is getting busier and busier, and the number of times he comes to see her is very few.
The two children were busy with their studies and could only visit her occasionally.
Everyone in the Shen family went from being attentive at first to being indifferent now.
At that moment, Shen Shuyi suddenly didn't understand. He didn't understand why he had been so scheming and busy for ten years.
Suddenly, the dream turned back to the seven heads that Lou Yulan had sent over, dripping with blood and full of blood. They were all the people she was closest to and trusted!
"Song Tingshan!"
Shen Shuyi screamed, suddenly woke up, and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Miss!" The person on duty tonight was Jinzhu. She hurried in, full of heartache.
"Nothing." Shen Shuyi breathed a sigh of relief, and he was no longer sleepy: "I'll go for a walk in the yard."
"Miss...thank you, sir..." Jinzhu hesitated to speak.
"What happened to Xie Jingchi?" Shen Shuyi asked.
"Thank you, sir, for wanting to see you. He has been waiting outside the mansion for an hour." Jinzhu said with embarrassment.
Shen Shuyi frowned, subconsciously thinking that Xie Jingchi had something important to say, so he stood up and put on his clothes: "Why didn't you call me?"
"Thank you, sir, for saying that we don't need to bother you."
Shen Shuyi didn't ask any more questions: "Please ask him to come to the courtyard."
Jinzhu paused and said, "Miss, it's midnight now. If someone sees us, I'm afraid we won't be able to explain ourselves."
At this point, Shen Shuyi couldn't help but think of Princess Hanyang's test today: "It's better to be more secretive, otherwise he will be known sooner or later if he waits outside for so long."
Princess Hanyang kept a close eye on him. If she knew that he had been guarding outside the Shen Mansion for so long in the middle of the night, she would definitely vent her anger on her.
A quarter of an hour later, Xie Jingchi appeared in Shen Shuyi's courtyard, wearing a navy blue brocade robe embroidered with dark gold bamboo patterns.
Xie Jingchi stared at Shen Shuyi with his phoenix eyes, and said in a low voice: "I thought I would not be able to see the princess today."
"Sir Xie, why do you visit me so late at night? I wonder what important matter is there?" Shen Shuyi went straight to the point. He felt that since Xie Jingchi came so late, something very important must have happened.
Xie Jingchi looked at the girl in front of him and was silent for a moment.
In fact, he really didn't like her politeness and unfamiliarity towards him. It seemed that she wanted to draw a line between them just after not seeing each other for some time.
Shen Shuyi patiently waited for Xie Jingchi's reply. Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, he could not help but probe: "But what's the news from Yancheng?"
"No."
"Does that mean there are still some members of the Lu family who have escaped the net?"
"No, the people of the Chai and Ge families will be executed at the Meridian Gate in three days."
"That is……"
Shen Shuyi wanted to ask more, but was interrupted by Xie Jingchi: "Neither, I just suddenly wanted to see you."
Shen Shuyi was stunned and looked at him blankly. He never expected this would be the answer.
The courtyard was quiet. Although it was late at night, it was a rare good day. The moon was high in the sky, and the stars were sparse. At this moment, two lanterns were hanging in the corridor, and two people stood facing each other in front of the table.
Shen Shuyi's throat tightened, and she felt somewhat uncomfortable under Xie Jingchi's burning and deep gaze, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.
"I heard that the day before yesterday, the prince of Duke Chengguo proposed to marry the princess in the main hall. I wonder what the princess thinks?" Xie Jingchi said directly.
Shen Shuyi fell silent and didn't intend to answer, because she knew very well that Xie Jingchi didn't want to ask this.
"The princess is about to come of age, have you ever thought about marriage?" Xie Jingchi continued to ask, with a hint of strong aggression in his beautiful pupils.
"It's cold outside, please come in and sit for a while, sir." Shen Shuyi was silent for a moment and spoke softly.
Xie Jingchi raised the corners of his lips: "Okay."
This was the first time Xie Jingchi entered Shen Shuyi's boudoir. Her room had been renovated just last year and looked particularly elegant. Unlike ordinary women's rooms that were heavily scented with makeup, her room had a faint, cool fragrance that was not greasy but rather quiet.
In addition, there are not many decorations, but the antique display cabinet is filled with an entire bookshelf of books, which has bent the shelf boards a little.
There were two tender green willows in the jasper porcelain vase on the table.
Not long after, Yuping brought a pot of hot tea, as well as some alfalfa cakes, lotus cakes and other pastries.
Shen Shuyi did not pretend to be reserved. After all, she had some guesses about Xie Jingchi's purpose, and they had both escaped death before and had some physical contact.
Shen Shuyi poured him a cup of hot tea: "Thank you, sir, please try it. It's this year's new tea."
Xie Jingchi was not in a hurry either. The bamboo shadows swayed, and the figures of the two were reflected on the window, which was extremely harmonious and a little more tender.
"Master Xie, you want to marry me?" Shen Shuyi looked directly at the man in front of her with her almond-shaped eyes.
"Yes." Xie Jingchi looked straight at her without any avoidance.
Shen Shuyi was silent for a long time, then slowly asked: "Why me?"
"It's not because of you, but because of you that I want to get married." Xie Jingchi said seriously.
It’s strange that before Shen Shuyi, he always thought that he would die alone and had never thought about spending his life with anyone, but after meeting her, he suddenly had someone he wanted to have.
Xie Jingchi leaned lazily on Shen Shuyi's soft couch, his eyes fixed on the night outside the window, his gaze drifting away.
He lost his mother at a young age and experienced the fickleness of human nature in the palace. Soon after, he was taken hostage by the State of Chen, where he was bullied and suffered a difficult situation.
Later, he guarded the frontier, fought on the battlefield, and risked his life. After the war subsided, he had no interest in life, so he sneaked into the court to punish the treacherous and corrupt officials.
Life seemed to have no meaning, but those messy flies were really annoying to look at, so he could only find some fun.
He never thought about his future, he just wanted to live one day at a time and enjoy it.
It was not until Shen Shuyi appeared in his sight that he suddenly found it interesting. This woman was smart and cunning. You thought she was kind, but she was cruel enough. You thought she was generous, but she was decisive enough. You thought she was cruel, but she was righteous...
It seemed that the more he got to know her, the more he was impressed by her intelligence and kindness, and gradually, he wanted more.
He liked the way she cared about him and also liked the way she put her thoughts on him.
He hated the way she looked at Song Tingshan, and he hated even more the way other men coveted him.
He suddenly thought that it would be nice to have someone to accompany him for life. If the person at the end of the street was her, he seemed to be full of expectations.
Shen Shuyi was silent for a while, then looked at Xie Jingchi: "Does Master Xie really like me?"