The morning sun shone through the skylight and shone a golden light on Shen Xi Xi's face.
Shen Xi Xi opened her eyes and pulled a tattered thin blanket over her body. She curled up in the corner, wanting to sleep, but she was too cold to sleep. He didn't sleep, but he was so tired that he dozed off frequently.
She had been locked up here for several days.
She didn't know where this place was, nor did she know what this place was for. She only vaguely guessed that it seemed to be an abandoned firewood shed because there were a few bundles of rotten firewood in the corner.
There was a tray on the ground not far from Shen Xi Lin. On the tray was a bowl of cold rice and a few side dishes. Shen Xi Lin knew that these were the things she could eat today.
Ever since she was captured by Zhao Ying and locked up here, she ate the same food every day, the same cold rice, the same dishes. Sometimes, the person who delivered the food forgot that Shen Xi had nothing to eat.
Therefore, even though she was tired of eating the same food, Shen Xi Xin still forced herself to eat. It was fine if she did not eat, but how could the child in her stomach bear it?
Thinking about it, Shen Xi Xi thought of Zhao Ying, the man who had captured her here.
She still couldn't understand. She and Zhao Ying didn't know each other, and there was no enmity between them. Why did he capture her here? Was it Princess Lan Xin who instructed him?
Probably not. If it was, Princess Lan Xin would not have needed to visit him at Shihu Garden and give him a bunch of things. Moreover, if Princess Lan Xin really wanted to capture him, she could have done it in the Ten Wat Garden. Why did she let Zhao Ying go and return? Wouldn't she leave a handle and make people suspicious?
Then who was this Zhao Ying? Why did they capture him? Did Yu He know he was captured here?
She believed that Yu He didn't know she was here. If he knew, he would definitely come and save her.
Thinking of Yu He's panic when he found out she was missing, Shen Xi Xi couldn't help but stand up and re-examine the room, trying to find a chance to escape.
Just as Shen Xi was feeling around and knocking on the door, the sound of unlocking came from outside the woodshed. Then, the door was pushed open. The person who came in was Zhao Ying.
Zhao Ying carried a bowl of hot soup to Shen Xi Xi's side." Drink it!”
Shen Xi Xi stared at the bowl of soup that looked black and thick, and it even emitted a strong medicinal smell. She was suspicious." What is this?"”
Zhao Ying put on a fake smile and looked gloomy." The abortion medicine!”
Shen Xi Xi was shocked and wanted to retreat, but Zhao Ying couldn't let her escape. He stepped forward and grabbed Shen Xi Xi's chin, forcing the bowl of medicine into her mouth.
"No, I can't! I don't want to drink, I don't want to drink…Wu…Wu…"Shen Xi Xi struggled desperately, but no matter how she kicked and hit, she still drank most of the medicine.
Shen Xi Xi was overwhelmed with fear and extreme worry. She could barely speak.
"Why…why are you doing this to me? Why did you kill my child? Don't you know that this is Lord Fourth's flesh and blood?”
Zhao Ying replied coldly,"I have to do this because I know this is Lord Fourth's flesh and blood!"”
Shen Xi Xi's body swayed, she simply couldn't believe what she heard.
He was from the Prince's residence and was Yu He's slave, but he forced her to drink the abortion medicine even though he knew that she was pregnant with Yu He's child. Could it be…Could it be that Yu He taught him…
"Who taught you to do this?" she asked in a trembling voice. Who taught you to lock me up here? Is it…is it Fourth Master?"
"What do you think?"
She shook her head." It can't be Fourth Master. It can't be him! If he didn't want this child, he wouldn't have kept me in the first place. So…it should be the Fujin, right?”
Zhao Ying's eyes were cold as he turned around and said,""You don't need to ask who locked you up here, and you don't need to know why, because I won't say anything. I can only tell you that the reason why I did this was to avoid being seen and heard.”
"Hide from the eyes and ears?"
"Yes, from now on, you have to stay here until the child is born.”
Shen Xi Xi was stunned. Wait until the child is born? Didn't he force her to drink the abortion medicine just now? Why did he want her to wait until the child was born? "What did you make me drink just now? That wasn't abortion medicine at all, was it?”
Zhao Ying smiled deeply." Why would I let you drink abortion medicine? This child has the royal bloodline and is related to the future of Fourth Master and the Fujin, so how could I dare to abort him? What I just let you drink was a tocolopy medicine!”
Shen Xi Xi was even more surprised. He actually made her drink the tocolopy medicine? There was only one person in this world who would let her drink the medicine, and that was Yu Ming! Only Yu He would worry about the child and let her drink the medicine.
In that case, did Yu He really lock her up here?
Thinking of this, Shen Xi Xi's legs couldn't help but go soft and she knelt on the ground.
Why? Why did he do that? Why did he lock himself up? Could it be…Could it be that he was lying when he said he loved her? Could it be that all he cared about was the child?
Shen Xi Xi weakly lowered her head and asked again,""It was Fourth Master who asked you to lock me up here, wasn't it?”
This time, Zhao Ying did not deny it." That's right!”
"He…Why did he do that?”
Zhao Ying did not answer, but his eyes fell on the mandarin duck pendant hanging on Shen Xi's waist." This jade pendant was given to you by Lord Fourth, right?"”
Shen Xi Xi was stunned, not understanding why he would suddenly change the topic. She subconsciously grabbed the piece of jade." Why are you asking?”
"Did Fourth Master tell you the origin of that piece of jade?”
"Isn't this the Mother that the Emperor gave to Fourth Master, and the Mother that Fourth Master gave to Fourth Master?”
Zhao Ying's eyes lit up." So you already knew about it, then you should know the use of this piece of jade, right?"”
"Function?" Shen Xi Xi picked up the mandarin duck piece and examined it carefully." Isn't this just a piece of jade? What use does it have?"
"Is that so? When the child is born, you will understand what this piece of jade is used for.”Zhao Ying paused and said," I'm here today on behalf of Lord Fourth and the Fujin to tell you to wait here for labor. Don't act rashly, don't think about running away, and don't even think about being a mother because of her son. You have no chance at all." Think about it, with Fourth Master's status, if the Emperor or others knew that the child was born by a lowly woman like you, how would they feel? If the Emperor knew that the Fujin was infertile and had to rely on a slut like you to carry on the family line for Fourth Master, what would the Emperor say? For the sake of the royal family's ancestors, as well as for the Fourth Master and the Fujin, I can only let you stay here until the child is born.”
"But isn't the Fujin infertile? Since she was infertile, how could she hide the truth and explain the origin of this child to the world?”
"You don't have to worry about that. When you're expecting, the Fujin will also announce that she's pregnant. The Fujin's labor will be the same as yours. Therefore, the child you give birth to will be the Fujin's child. With such synchronization and deception, everyone will think that the child is the Fujin's flesh and blood and the royal bloodline. No one will doubt that the child is not the Fujin's.”
The excessive shock made Shen Xi's mind go blank. She didn't even know when Zhao Ying left.
She only knew that it was so cold, so cold that she kept trembling and trembling.
It turned out that the reason Yu He kept her was really for the child.
But if it was for the child, why did he say that he loved her? She had already promised to give birth to a child for him in return for his kindness. Why did he still dote on her and love her like a wife and lover? He even avenged her father and aunt, making her fall in love with him uncontrollably? God, why was this?
Shen Xi Xi reached out her hands and hugged herself tightly. Yu He's handsome face flashed across her mind, his domineering kisses and gentle hugs. She thought about how he had possessed her time and time again, how he had told her that he loved her. Was all of this a lie, a lie to her?
She didn't believe it. She didn't believe that he was such a person! She wanted to see him and confront him face to face. Before she saw Yu He, before Yu He personally confirmed it to her, she would not believe anyone!
Shen Xi Xi stood up again, anxiously looking for a chance to escape in the woodshed. She had to find a way to leave this place and find Yu Chen. She had to ask him if he really loved her or if he was using her and lying to her.
Shen Xi looked for a long time, but the woodshed was surrounded by walls. The only door was locked by Zhao Ying, and the skylight was far above her head. How could she climb up?
She stretched out her hand and knocked on the wooden wall. Suddenly, she found a crack in the wooden board, and she could clearly see outside. But so what? He couldn't get out!
Shen Xi Xi couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. Just as she was about to give up, she suddenly saw two figures walking towards the woodshed she was in from the crack. From afar, it seemed to be a man and a woman. When they got closer and looked again, Shen Xi Xi froze on the spot.
It turned out that the man was the one she had been longing for day and night. As for the girl, she was Princess Lan Xin who had visited Shen Xi Xin at Shihu Garden.
Lan Xin reached out to remove the wool cloak Yuhe was wearing and said gently,""Fourth Master, go into the house and change your clothes. I asked them to prepare yogurt and meat for you!”
Yu Hui shook his head." You're eating meat so early?" I don't have an appetite early in the morning, and I can't eat.”
The two of them talked as they walked towards the woodshed. Finally, they stood under a big tree in front of the woodshed.
"Fourth Master, do you have Miss Shen's whereabouts?" Lan Xin asked.”
Yu He let out a long sigh, a hint of exhaustion in his voice." No, I sent people to search everywhere in the capital, but they couldn't find Xiao Guang. I don't know where she went."”
She lowered her head and said in a self-blaming tone,"It was all my fault. If I had brought Shen Young Lady into the residence that night or did not go to see her, she would not have left.”
"Xiner, don't feel guilty. It's reasonable for you to go and see her. No matter what, you're my Fujin and the daughter-in-law that the Emperor has arranged for you, aren't you?”
Lan Xin threw herself into Yu He's arms and hugged him tightly. "Fourth Master, you like that Miss Shen very much, right? I saw a pair of mandarin ducks on her body. You gave it to her, right? You must like her very much, or else you wouldn't have given her the mandarin duck ring that your mother gave you. However, I remember that my mother warned you again and again to take good care of that piece of jade. You must not give it away because that piece of jade concerns the future of the Qing Dynasty.”
Yu He's face was filled with uncertainty," Xin 'er, since Mother gave the jade to me, it's already mine. I can give it to whoever I want. You don't have to ask." As for whether the jade ring was really related to the future of the Qing Dynasty, he would only know after the child was born.”
A strange light flashed in Lan Xin's eyes." Why? What does the jade ring have to do with the child?"
"I heard Mother say that if a newborn baby's blood drops on that piece of jade, it will change, but no one has ever tried it, so this legend has never been verified."”
Lan Xin buried her face in his chest and rubbed it back and forth to hide her unconcealable excitement.
"Fourth Master, it's all my fault. It's because I can't give birth to a child for you that you have to suffer so much for me. Fourth Master, can you agree to one of my requests?”
"Tell me."
"After the child is born, can you let me take care of the child? I promise you that I will love him like my own child and will never mistreat him. Fourth Master, can I?"
Yu He nodded with a smile." Of course I won't object if you're willing, but I'm afraid that when the time comes, you'll…"
Lan Xin raised her head and took the initiative to stop Yu He from saying anything. She kissed him passionately." Thank you, Fourth Master. I love you!"”
Yu He unceremoniously accepted Lan Xin's initiative and wantonly sucked her red lips.
Lan Xin was panting from the kiss and her heart was in turmoil. She held onto Yu He with one hand and unbuttoned his shirt with the other. "Fourth Master, love me, okay?"
Yu He was a little surprised." Here?”
"Yes, right here. I want you to love me here!”
"But it's broad daylight now. Someone will come to clean up later.”
She tiptoed and kissed him again." No one will come! I knew you would come in through the back door. I've already ordered that no one is allowed to come, so no one will disturb you. Fourth Master, please love me, okay?”
" I..." The expression on Yu He's face became even more complicated.
He looked thoughtfully at the back garden and the abandoned woodshed. A trace of pain and anger flashed in his beautiful eyes, but the pain and anger disappeared in a flash, almost unrecognizable.
Seeing that Yu He didn't respond, Lan Xin simply took off her clothes and stripped herself naked in the cold wind." Fourth Master, I know that I'm not as beautiful as Miss Shen and I'm not as good at serving men as she is, but I love you. I love you so much. For you, I'm willing to give myself to you here and pray that God will let me get pregnant with your child." Fourth Master, I beg you!"
"But your body…"
"It doesn't matter. For you, I don't care about anything else.”Lan Xin threw herself into Yu He's arms." Please, Fourth Master, I'm begging you!"”
Yu He closed his eyes and revealed an imperceptible sneer. He took the wool cloak and placed it on the ground. He picked Lan Xin up and let her lie on the ground, his body pressing down on her. "Xin 'er, since this is your request, I'll agree to it. However, you have to remember what you said today, okay?”
Lan Xin stretched out her legs and wrapped her arms around Yu He." Fourth Master, Lan Xin still has one more thing I hope Fourth Master can agree to.”
"What is it?" Yu He absent-mindedly untied his pants and glanced at the woodshed again.
"Regardless of whether I can get pregnant with your child today, I hope to announce to everyone that I'm pregnant. Can I?”
Yu He's eyes flashed with coldness." Of course, the reason why I let Little Light get pregnant was to eliminate the Emperor's misunderstanding of you. So, you should have announced it to the public. Once the child is born, you will become the child's mother. Don't talk now, I'm going in!”
Without any tenderness or caress, no kisses or whispers, Yu Hui began to move wildly and wantonly.
Lan Xin let out a scream, completely immersed in the sensory stimulation that Yu He gave her.
She didn't notice that Yu Ming's cold and emotionless eyes were secretly giving a look to Arentai who was hiding nearby.
Shen Xi Xi sat on the ground in a daze. The cold air made her lips turn purple and her body tremble. However, she did not notice it at all. The scene of Yu He and Lan Xin in broad daylight and in the cold wind replayed in her mind again and again. Yu He's words flashed in her ears again and again!!
This way, once the child is born, you will become the child's mother.
If the blood of a newborn baby was dripped onto the jade ring, it would change.
These two sentences were like a spell, constantly lingering in Shen Xi's ears, making her heart ache.
He actually wanted to give her biological child to Lan Xin? Heavens! Why did he do this? How could he be so ruthless?
He had said that he loved her and that the child was just a means to make her stay. Why did he want to give the child to someone else in the end? What about her? What would happen to her as a mother?
Crystal tears rolled down her cheeks and dripped onto her clothes and arms. She thought that after her father passed away, she had nothing to be sad about or cry about. She did not expect that she would be so sad and in so much pain for a man.
After her father's death, she was heartbroken and had once thought of leaving with her father. However, Yu He's appearance gave her hope to continue living. He let her know herself again and let her know how blessed it was to be a woman who was loved and pampered by a man. He also made her think that she was going to live like this for the rest of her life.
Who knew that everything he did was for his wife? Everything he said became a lie in an instant. He gave her hope and courage, but at the same time, he taught her what pain and betrayal were!
Yes, she had been betrayed by the man she loved deeply. She loved him so much! She had given her innocence, everything, and her lifelong happiness to him, but he had personally shattered her happiness and trust! Why?
Shen Xi Xi sobbed as she caressed the unborn child in her stomach.
Poor child, if mother knew that your father intended to give you to someone else, then mother would rather not be pregnant with you than agree to his conditions! Now that I am pregnant with you, mother will not give you to anyone else. No matter what, mother will always be with you!
The heartbroken and painful Shen Xi Xin made a decision to destroy both jade and stone!! She would rather die than give her child to anyone else. This was her child, her precious baby. No one could take him away. No one could!
As she thought about it, Shen Xi Xi's eyes scanned the firewood room and then she saw the bowl of cold rice that was still on the ground. That was her food for today, given by Yu He! She wanted to end her life with what he had given her!
After making up her mind, Shen Xi Xi crawled over, picked up the bowl, and poured out the rice inside. Then, she smashed the bowl on the ground, and the bowl instantly broke into pieces.
She raised a piece of shard and looked at the sharp edge under the dim light. Just as she was about to cut it on her wrist, the door was kicked open with a bang. A man shouted,
"Shen Young Lady, you cannot commit suicide!"
Shen Xi Xi stiffened and raised her head in a daze, looking at the man who suddenly rushed in, Arentai.
"Arente, you…"
Arentai gestured to Shen Xi Xi," Miss, time is of the essence. I don't have time to explain. Anyway, please leave with me!"”
Without waiting for Shen Xi Xi to react, Arentai pulled her up and was about to walk out. At this moment, Zhao Ying came in from outside.
"Arente, you're really fast. Fourth Master instructed me to do this woman, but I didn't expect you to beat me to it!”
Shen Xi was shocked and terrified. She tried to break free from Arente's hand." Let go of me, let go of me!"”
Arente was also stunned, not understanding why Zhao Ying said that. "Zhao Ying, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Zhao Ying said with a gloomy face," Arente, since you've already beat me to it, I won't fight with you. Let's do it!" Lord Fourth felt that this woman was a hindrance. Furthermore, the rumors outside made him uncomfortable, so he decided to burn his bridges. He didn't want the adults, not even the children!”
Zhao Ying's words made Shen Xi even more shocked. She didn't expect a man's heart to change so quickly, and she didn't expect him to want to kill her!
She struggled with all her might and hit Arente." Let go of me! Let go of me!"”
Arente wasn't good with words, and with Zhao Ying sowing discord, he was at a loss and didn't know how to explain. "Miss, listen to me. Fourth Master asked me to come!!”
At this moment, Zhao Ying suddenly charged forward with his sword." Arente, if you don't do it, don't blame me for stealing the credit!”
Seeing this, Arente quickly pulled out his saber to block, and the two of them fought back and forth.
Seeing that the two of them had internal strife, if Shen Xi Xi didn't leave now, when would she leave? Hence, she hurriedly ran forward.
However, there were people everywhere in the huge wangfu, how could it be easy for Shen Xi Xin to leave? When she bumped into a servant girl, she was so scared that she hid in the flowers. After a while, he ran into a guard and was so shocked that he hid behind a tree. By the time Chen Xi Xi stumbled and finally left the residence of Prince Ding, her hair was already disheveled and her entire body was covered in wounds, in a sorry state.
But Shen Xi Xi did not dare to stop and she continued to run forward desperately, running out of the sphere of influence of Prince Ding residence and towards the city of Beijing that she did not know of.
When she fell on the road, Shen Xi Xi got up and ran again. She had bumped into someone. She didn't even have time to apologize before she continued to run. She was afraid that if she stopped, Arentai and Zhao Ying would catch up and kill her and the baby in her stomach. So, how could she not run?
Shen Xi Xi kept running and escaping, completely unaware of how far she had walked and how long she had been running. It was only when she was too tired to run anymore that she found a random place to crouch down.
The wind made her cold, hungry, and tired, but there was nothing she could do. She could smell the aroma of food wafting from the inn in front of her, stimulating her hungry stomach. However, she did not have any silver! Without money, who would give her food?
She leaned weakly against the corner of the wall and watched the customers gulp down the wine and eat the meat. There was nothing she could do.
Suddenly, a young man accompanied a girl out of the inn. The girl glanced at Shen Xi Xi," Second brother, look at that poor old beggar woman. The weather is so cold, but she is dressed so thinly. Why don't I let her wear my cotton-padded jacket?”
The young man nodded approvingly and placed the cotton-padded jacket that his female companion had taken off in front of Shen Xi Xi. Without saying a word, he pulled the girl away.
Shen Xi Xi looked at the cotton-padded jacket stiffly. A beggar woman? She, Chen Xi, had become a beggar?
She lowered her head and looked at her disheveled hair, dirty clothes, and blue clothes. She touched her beautiful face that had long been covered by mud. That's right! What was the difference between her appearance and that of a beggar?
With trembling hands, she picked up the cotton jacket and put it on. She immediately felt much warmer. But warmth was not enough. She still needed to eat!
The extreme hunger made Shen Xi Xi ignore everything. She walked to the inn and stretched out her hand to a guest who had just walked out of the inn." Master, I am very hungry. Can you give me some silver or food?"”#
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