Chapter 240: The Most Potent Tactic is Deep Affection
A trace of emotion appeared on Shen Yulou's face.
This hint of emotion was just right; even an Oscar winner couldn't have portrayed such deep affection as Shen Yulou did at this moment.
He gently stroked her beautiful hair and asked softly,
"Really?"
"Of course, it's real!"
Tears still welled in the Courtesan's eyes, tears filled with love.
She lifted her exquisite face, her gaze at Shen Yulou filled with determination.
"Even if it means dying for you, I'm willing!"
On the roof beam, Madam Li couldn't listen anymore.
She quietly changed her posture, putting down her crossed legs.
Sigh.
Another one has gone crazy.
She finally understood completely: her husband was a blockhead before he met Lord Shen.
Now, he occasionally gives her small surprises and says some clumsy yet sappy sweet nothings.
Turns out, he learned it all from Lord Shen!
However, Li Hui only learned the superficial aspects; compared to the master, Shen Yulou, it was like Dongshi imitating Xishi, adorably clumsy.
But with Shen Yulou, it was an original factory product, genuine authorization, and even came with after-sales service, so the destructive power was not on the same level at all.
Shen Yulou's words could charm people to death without consequence.
Madam Li shook her head, silently reminding all women in the world:
Beware of fire, thieves, and Shen Yulou.
Inside the room, the Courtesan was still anxiously pressing.
"My Lord, please tell me quickly, how can I help you escape?
This Military Marquis's residence is heavily guarded, full of Sima Changfeng's trusted aides; escaping is harder than ascending to heaven!"
"Escape?"
Shen Yulou smiled, his smile carrying a complex meaning.
"Why should I escape?"
He sat up from the bed and slowly put on his outer robe.
He looked so calm and unbothered, as if he wasn't the one in danger.
"If you want to help me, it's not impossible."
Shen Yulou walked to the table, picked up a brush, and swiftly wrote a letter on paper, then sealed it with wax.
He handed the letter to the Courtesan, a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
"You just need to find a way to deliver this letter to either of the other two Military Marquises—the Chen family or the Wang family. Any one of them will do."
"Once they see this letter, they will naturally come to find me. Even if Marquis Sima doesn't let me out, he won't be able to do anything."
The Courtesan took the letter, which still carried his body heat, her hands trembling, her eyes full of doubt.
A single letter, could it possess such power?
But she didn't ask further; she just nodded heavily, clutching the letter tightly to her chest, as if holding her beloved.
"My Lord, rest assured!"
Her gaze became incredibly resolute.
"I have a way to get the letter to Military Marquis Chen."
She paused, a flicker of pain and humiliation crossing her face, but it was quickly replaced by determination.
"That heartless man who abandoned me is now serving as an advisor under Military Marquis Chen.
I'll go find him; he owes me, and even if he has to pay with his life, he must help me deliver this letter!"
She looked up, gazing at Shen Yulou with adoration.
As if she wanted to engrave his image in her mind.
If not for Shen Yulou, she would never have seen that heartless man again.
But this time, for Lord Shen's escape, she had to do it.
"My Lord, wait for me."
"Even if I die, I will complete the mission!"
With that, she turned resolutely and pushed the door open, leaving.
Her graceful figure, though a little desolate, was still beautiful and moving.
Shen Yulou watched her disappear into the night, his face still maintaining an expression of deep affection and emotion.
He was different from those scumbags; Shen Yulou's love for every woman came from the heart.
It's just that his love was divided into slightly more portions.
How can there be a foolproof tactic in this world?
The most powerful tactic is deep affection.
He walked to the window, yawned lazily in the direction of the roof beam.
"Sister-in-law, the show's over, get some sleep.
Tomorrow, another big show awaits us."
Madam Li shook her head helplessly and closed her eyes to rest.
She had no idea what Shen Yulou was really planning.
In this heavily guarded Military Marquis's residence, if Sima Changfeng truly turned hostile, it wouldn't be difficult for her to fight her way out alone.
But to bring along Shen Yulou, that burden... uh, to bring Lord Shen, that pillar of wisdom.
The difficulty would be extraordinarily high.
Fortunately, Shen Yulou himself had practiced some rudimentary Lightness Skill; if worst came to worst, the two could only take a gamble.
At most, they'd abandon the emergency kit and gold; as long as the green hills remain, there will always be wood to burn.
However, seeing Shen Yulou's calm demeanor, Madam Li's worries mostly subsided.
This guy probably had another trick up his sleeve.
Never mind, face whatever comes, deal with it as it happens; first, get some sleep... Meanwhile, in Sima Changfeng's study, the lights were bright.
But a faint, murderous aura permeated the room.
The First-Rank Military Marquis sat upright, listening to his advisors debate the matter.
"Marquis! You absolutely cannot let him go!"
An old advisor with a goatee was so agitated his beard trembled.
"This Shen Yulou is a venomous snake!
Letting him into the palace today is like releasing a tiger back into the mountains!
Who knows if he'll turn around and sell that emergency kit to the Chen family and the Wang family?
Then our advantage will be completely gone!
After spending so much money, how can we let the tiger return to its mountain?"
"Mr. Wang, you are mistaken!"
Another young advisor in a brocade robe retorted.
"Marquis, in my opinion, this Shen Yulou is not a venomous snake, but a goose that lays golden eggs!
We must pamper him, coax him!
Isn't he just trying to enter the palace to see his son?
Let him go!
The more magnanimous we appear, the more he will feel we are worth cooperating with!
When he invents something powerful again, we will definitely be the first ones he thinks of!"
"That's wrong!"
Old Mr. Wang shook his head.
"Mr. Zhao, you are being overly soft-hearted!
What if he conspires with the Princess to cause us trouble?
After all, his relationship with the Princess is extraordinary.
Who knows what schemes they might concoct?
We now have leverage over him, and a hostage; we should keep him firmly in our grasp!"
Advisor Zhao sneered, not backing down.
"Keep him in our grasp?
Old Mr. Wang, do you take everyone for a fool?
Don't forget how strong the woman next to him is.
Moreover, he himself is also deeply hidden.
Haven't you heard that Swear Not to Return leaves no traces when he steps on snow?
What if we make a move, and the two of them use Lightness Skill to escape?
Wouldn't that push him to our rivals?
What we want is long-term cooperation, for him to continuously provide things like emergency kits; that's what will make us invincible.
Don't you understand this basic principle?"
"You..."
"You what, you!"
Seeing the two chief advisors about to engage in a real fight, Sima Changfeng slammed the table in irritation.
"Enough! All of you, shut the hell up!"
The study instantly fell silent.
Sima Changfeng rubbed his throbbing temples, his expression shifting between light and shadow.
Finally, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.
Little Zhao makes sense; someone like Shen Yulou is a talent.
But Advisor Wang's concerns are not unfounded.
In that case, use the safest method