76Lord Shen, spare your life!
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Chapter 76: Shen Da-min's life!
Qingqing was stunned for a moment, her expression immediately turning strange.
"Princess… you…"
The Princess glared at her, "His Majesty has already bestowed the marriage; I will be his sooner or later. What's wrong with that?"
Qingqing pouted. Although that was true, the Princess was a bit too proactive.
"Princess, is he really that good?"
"Of course he's good! He is my fated one, my fated one, do you understand?"
Qingqing shook her head, "I don't understand. I only know that fellow is greedy for money and lustful. How can he be a true gentleman?"
"Desire for food and sex is human nature. I'm looking for someone who is greedy for money and lustful. If he's not greedy for money, how can we live a good life?
If he's not lustful, how will he dote on me?
What's good about living with a true gentleman?
Besides, there are no true gentlemen in this world; they're all just pretending."
Qingqing sighed helplessly, "Princess, whatever you say it is, it is."
The Princess said, "Qingqing, you should pick up your music and dancing again and practice. After he and I get married, you'll need some talent to please him, won't you?"
Qingqing's face changed, "What! Princess, you want me… you want me to learn music and dancing just to please him?"
"Yes, why else? Do you think I enjoy watching you twist?"
Qingqing: …
After Shen Yulou and Song Hu left Li Hui's house, they prepared to return to the palace.
After stepping out, Shen Yulou asked.
"Why were you silent at Commander Li's house?"
Song Hu said, "As a defeated opponent, I had no face to speak."
Shen Yulou smiled, "You're quite concerned with your image. Commander Li is a martial arts prodigy; it's normal for you to lose to him. Compared to ordinary people, you're already a top expert."
Song Hu snorted, "I don't need your praise."
Although Song Hu was in Cao Cao's camp but his heart was with Han, and he still scoffed at Shen Yulou, after a few days of interaction, his opinion of him had greatly changed.
This fellow could be called a despicable and shameless person, but it had to be said, he really was able to thrive.
Sometimes, even Song Hu admired him.
Just as the two were about to return to the palace, they suddenly saw someone being chased in the distance.
Song Hu instinctively blocked Shen Yulou behind him, becoming vigilant.
Shen Yulou looked closely and suddenly felt that the person being chased looked somewhat familiar.
Suddenly, his expression changed slightly, and he said.
"It's Zhang Xinjie, Song Hu, save him."
Song Hu nodded and immediately rushed out.
The killer was masked and held a black blade in his hand.
Zhang Xinjie was already covered in blood, seemingly unable to run any further, and suddenly fell to the ground, scared out of his wits.
"Brave warrior, spare my life! I'll give you as much money as you want!"
The assassin was very professional; he didn't speak to him at all, raising his hand to strike.
Just as Zhang Xinjie thought he was about to die, Song Hu suddenly appeared before him like a god descending from heaven, taking down the assassin with three punches and two kicks.
Shen Yulou said, "Leave him alive."
Song Hu placed one foot on the assassin's chest, pressing him down like a small mountain, making him unable to move.
Zhang Xinjie saw Shen Yulou, his face filled with joy.
"Lord Shen! Thank you for saving my life!"
Shen Yulou said coldly, "Zhang Xinjie, I ask you, that day you went to the Imperial Harem, who took you there?"
Zhang Xinjie's expression changed, his eyes a bit evasive, "Lord Shen, what are you talking about? When did I ever go to the Imperial Harem?"
Shen Yulou said coldly, "I saw it with my own eyes, and you still deny it?"
Zhang Xinjie said, "Lord Shen, I really haven't been there!"
Shen Yulou's face darkened, "Song Hu, kill him!"
"Yes!"
Song Hu picked up the black blade from the ground and slashed towards Zhang Xinjie.
Zhang Xinjie's face changed dramatically, scared to the point of wetting his pants.
"Lord Shen, spare my life, I'll talk!"
Shen Yulou's fierce demeanor truly scared Zhang Xinjie out of his wits.
He truly couldn't understand why Shen Yulou had been drinking and exchanging calligraphy with him before.
How could he be like a different person upon meeting today?
Song Hu's blade stopped, suspended above his forehead. Zhang Xinjie was covered in cold sweat.
Shen Yulou said, "Take off your robe and write down how you entered the Imperial Harem."
Zhang Xinjie's face was extremely grim. He took off his robe, bit his finger, and began writing on the cloth.
He wrote in great detail how he impersonated a eunuch to enter the palace that day, who received him, and how he met the imperial concubine.
He truly was a top scholar; his writing skills were excellent.
When he wrote about meeting the imperial concubine, Shen Yulou said.
"Stop! Next, write that you and the imperial concubine went to bed and rekindled your old romance."
Zhang Xinjie's face changed, "Lord Shen, I didn't do that!"
"Less nonsense, just write what I tell you to write. Otherwise, I'll chop you to death with one strike, and it won't be blamed on me, understand?"
Now Zhang Xinjie's life was in Shen Yulou's hands. Even if he killed him, it would only be traced back to this assassin.
However, this fellow still had value, so Shen Yulou temporarily spared his life.
Zhang Xinjie bit the bullet and wrote a confession on his robe as Shen Yulou instructed. If this cloth were handed to the Emperor, Zhang Xinjie and the imperial concubine would probably be finished.
Shen Yulou nodded in satisfaction and put away the robe.
"Lord Zhang, guess who sent him to kill you?"
Zhang Xinjie said with a tear-streaked face, "It wouldn't be Lord Shen, would it?"
Shen Yulou said, "If I wanted to kill you, would I go through so much trouble?"
Shen Yulou gave Song Hu a look. Song Hu stepped heavily on the assassin's neck and angrily said.
"Speak, who sent you! Tell me and I'll spare your life!"
The assassin also realized that these two people in front of him didn't seem to be friends with Zhang Xinjie, and he had heard the content Zhang Xinjie was just made to write.
"It was the imperial concubine…"
Shen Yulou nodded. Song Hu stomped and broke his neck.
Shen Yulou looked at Zhang Xinjie and said.
"Did you hear? The one who wants to kill you is your dream lover. Do you still consider her your pure love?"
Zhang Xinjie's face suddenly changed dramatically.
"How could this be, how could this happen? Yunshu wants to kill me?"
Zhang Xinjie felt his world collapsing.
He had originally thought that even if the imperial concubine broke up with him, with their past affection, she might still help him.
It was precisely for this reason that he entered the Imperial Clan Court, thinking that he might still be able to see the imperial concubine sometimes.
But he never expected that the imperial concubine would actually try to kill him to silence him.
How heartless!
They had once made vows under the old locust tree.
In modern terms, Zhang Xinjie was a romantic at heart.
But he never expected such an outcome.
Zhang Xinjie's heart was completely shattered, utterly broken.
At this moment, he no longer cared about the pain in his body; the emotional damage he suffered was far more severe.
He raised his tear-filled eyes and said.
"Lord Shen, would your childhood sweetheart, who is now married, treat you like this too?"
Shen Yulou sneered, "I was just bluffing you. Which of my women isn't devoted to me? If I ended up like you, I would have committed suicide long ago