The warmth between the couple lasted for a few days, but was broken by an incident.
On this day, Xiao Huayong went to the court meeting, and Bu Shulin came to her in a hurry to beg her. When he saw her, he didn't care whether the East Palace was safe or not. He grabbed her hand and went into the house, his face full of anxiety: "Yo Yo, I'm done."
Shen Xihe handed her a cup of peach blossom drink: "Drink some water and speak slowly."
Bu Shulin, who was sweating profusely in anxiety, took it and drank it all in one gulp. He wiped the water stains on the corners of his lips with his sleeve, causing Shen Xihe, who was about to hand him a handkerchief, to pause.
Bu Shulin didn't notice any of this at all. She put the cup down, and after several attempts to speak, she finally took a deep breath and said, "Yo Yo, I... I... raped Cui Shitou!"
Shen Xihe: …
Bu Shulin closed his eyes after he finished speaking, and slapped his forehead heavily with his palm, with a look of regret on his face: "It's all because of that day when I went out to have a feast with Ding Zhi and the others. While we were having the feast, they were still discussing the sex between men and women in my ears, which made me curious for a while..."
She was curious and drunk, and Cui Jinbai was also drunk, so the two of them somehow ended up together.
"When did this happen?" Shen Xihe suppressed the turbulent waves in his heart.
"Half a month ago..." Bu Shulin spoke in a very low voice. After he finished speaking, he carefully glanced at Shen Xihe's reaction. Seeing that her face was slightly cold, he immediately explained in a panic, "I thought I could hide it. I woke up first that day and ran away. The next day, the Dali Temple took on a strange case, and His Majesty sent Cui Shitou out. I thought the matter was over, but I didn't expect that when Cui Shitou came back yesterday, he ran to my mansion and stripped my clothes. Fortunately, my kung fu is better than his, otherwise..."
Otherwise she would be exposed.
Shen Xihe restrained her expression. If this was the case, it made sense for Bu Shulin to come looking for her now. After all, she was the concubine of the Eastern Palace, and Bu Shulin was a "foreign man", so it was not easy for him to see her.
"You still don't want to confess to him?" Shen Xihe felt that it had come to this point, so he might as well just say it directly.
Bu Shulin was in a state of confusion. She knew that she could escape yesterday, but not today or tomorrow. At this point, she was not sure whether she wanted to tell Cui Jinbai or run away. Where could she escape to
"Alin, Shaoqing Cui is not someone who can't hide things. Why don't you be honest with him?" Shen Xihe advised.
Bu Shulin looked struggling and remained silent.
Shen Xihe did not urge him. She understood why Bu Shulin was so stubborn and refused to give in. It was just to make herself more restrained and fearful. As long as she was still Prince Bu in front of Cui Jinbai, she would be able to control herself. She was afraid that if she tore off this disguise, she would not be able to control her feelings for Cui Jinbai and would inadvertently forget her identity, thus revealing her true colors.
It’s not that I don’t trust Cui Jinbai, it’s that I don’t trust myself.
In silence, Shen Xihe thought of another thing: "Ah Lin, did you take medicine afterwards?"
"Huh?" Bu Shulin didn't understand.
"Contraceptive soup." Shen Xihe said it more bluntly.
Bu Shulin’s eyes widened and his face turned pale.
She forgot!
"No... it can't be such a... coincidence..." Bu Shulin stuttered. After the incident, she was panicked and didn't know how to face Cui Jinbai. The next day, Cui Jinbai was sent out of the city. Bu Shulin breathed a sigh of relief, but was also worried about whether Cui Jinbai knew about it.