Emperor Longqing knew that he had found the right person, and he felt somewhat proud. Shen Chen had repeatedly refused, and he was suspicious and angry, but he still endured it. He just wanted to kill him with one blow on this day. Sure enough, now that Wei An was in his hands, Shen Chen no longer had a word to refuse.
He coughed, looked at Shen Chen and said, "Go ahead, don't worry about your wife these days. I will ask Concubine Shu to take good care of her and wait for you to come back plump and white."
There are two meanings in this sentence. If you are obedient, you will come back fat and white. If you are not obedient, what else can you say? What comes out is naturally just a corpse.
Shen Chen left the Taiji Hall, and the confusion on his face turned into gloom. When he saw Concubine Lin Shu, his expression was still not very good.
Concubine Lin Shu was also surprised. When he came to pay his respects and asked her to take good care of Wei An, she was surprised: "What are you talking about? You have only been married for a few days..."
But he was not stupid after all. He immediately realized what he meant and could not help but swallow the second half of the sentence. He nodded coldly, "Don't worry, I know. I will never let her suffer any grievances."
When Concubine Lin Shu understood, Wei An also understood. She looked at Shen Chen in surprise, then quickly calmed down. When Concubine Lin Shu made room for the two of them to talk, she looked at Shen Chen and said softly, "Are you going to get medicine for the emperor?"
It is against the rules to let her stay in the palace. If you think about it, you will know why. Emperor Longqing must be using her to force Shen Chen to get the medicine.
But this kind of behavior seems a bit excessive and vulgar no matter how you look at it.
Shen Chen held her in his arms, his strength so strong that he seemed to embed her into his body. He closed his eyes and was silent for a while before saying to Wei An, "I overestimated myself and underestimated the emperor. An An, I'm sorry..."
Thinking of his newlywed wife falling into such a situation just the day after their wedding, the sadness in his heart surged up like a tide and almost drowned him.
Wei An patted his back gently. He was more open-minded than him. "Your Majesty is too impatient. Although the prince's murder was blamed on the prince, it still made him suspicious. He was drooling over this magic medicine. It's not surprising that he did such a thing."
Shen Chen hugged her sullenly, not knowing whether he heard it or not. After a long while, he sighed softly, "I originally thought that I could save everyone in the end, but now it seems that it was wishful thinking."
He was obsessed with appearances and thought that everything in the world could go according to his ideas. Human hearts are not so easy to calculate, so he suffered such a big loss this time.
He couldn't help but whispered "I'm sorry" again towards Wei An's face.
Originally, tomorrow was the time to return home, but how could he do that now? He couldn't even leave the palace. He let Wei An be trapped here, and he felt really bad.
Wei An shook his head, put his arm around his waist and leaned his head on his chest, whispering: "It's okay, it's okay, we are husband and wife, and since we are husband and wife, we should share the joys and sorrows..."
"But, are you really going to find medicine for him?" Wei An raised his head and said worriedly, "If you really take it, the prince will not care about your difficulties, but will think that you are unreliable. After all, it was you who gave the emperor the medicine the first time, which caused the emperor's greed..."
Shen Chen kissed her hair, thought for a moment, and then said cautiously: "I'm going to go out and discuss this with Third Master Lin first. There's really no other way... Let Master Zhang make do with it first..."
Of course, this is not realistic. After all, Emperor Longqing has found so many so-called miracle doctors in the palace to specialize in studying this prescription. If Master Zhang really gives them ordinary things, then they are not being kept for nothing.
However, there are always solutions. Shen Chen was not too anxious. After all, he could not hide this matter from King Linjiang any longer, and he had to inform King Linjiang.
He pressed Shen Chen against his chest for a while before he assured her, "An An, I'll bear with you for a few days. I'll come and take you back in a few days."
Wei An smiled and said, "Okay."
She always believed in Shen Chen. Because she had experienced life and death, these things were not difficult for her at all. She was not a dodder that would give up herself just because someone depended on her. She had the ability to protect herself.
Even Concubine Lin Shu was surprised by Wei An's calmness. When Shen Chen repeatedly asked her to help take care of Wei An before leaving, she looked at Wei An who was still smiling as she watched Shen Chen's back disappear, and she couldn't help asking her, "Aren't you afraid?"
Staying in the palace means being a hostage. If Shen Chen doesn’t do a good job, Wei An may not get out alive.
Even if she was Consort Shu, she might not be able to persuade Emperor Longqing on this matter. Wei An should be very clear about this.
But even in such a cruel environment, she was actually calm and composed, not showing any uneasiness or grievance, nor did she complain or express dissatisfaction towards Shen Chen. This was truly rare.
Wei An shook his head, turned to look at Concubine Lin Shu with wide eyes, and said sincerely: "I am afraid, but compared to being afraid, I am more worried about what kind of difficulties Shen Chen will encounter after he returns."
Boone hid this matter from King Linjiang. Shen Chen would definitely tell the truth to King Linjiang, and King Linjiang didn't like her very much in the first place...
It turned out that she knew everything in her mind. This time, Concubine Lin Shu really widened her eyes and sighed in surprise: "You are so smart, no wonder the prince is so afraid of you."
As expected, it was just as she guessed. Wei An smiled as he looked at his hands hanging on his knees and said quietly, "The prince is wary of me, not because I'm smart, but because he doesn't like my influence on Shen Chen. I don't believe that the queen didn't tell the prince about my entry into the palace this time, but the prince still kept it a secret and didn't remind Shen Chen. So, it's very clear what the prince wants to do..."
Prince Linjiang killed many of Emperor Longqing's traitors in the palace, making Emperor Longqing even more irritable and impatient, and then forced Shen Chen to find medicine, thus using her to threaten Shen Chen.
So she is in the palace, and as long as something goes wrong with Shen Chen... isn't it reasonable for her to lose her life
Of course, if he died, it would be in vain. Can Shen Chen still blame the prince? It wasn't the prince who ordered it...
As expected, he is a man who can learn from Gou Jian's hard work and endure hardships. He is never an easy person to deal with. Killing two birds with one stone is really a good plan. (To be continued)