Chapter 1176 In Her Last Life, She Was Killed As an Eyewitness
“Playing dead… Hide well?” The man’s calm voice dropped to a whisper. Somehow, the woman heard it feel her heart palpitate a little.
“Yes, I hide very well. It’ll be fine. No one sees me.” The woman’s voice was excessively soft and charming, with obvious attachment and coquetry.
“Then hurry up and leave. Don’t… don’t let others find it out!”
“I see… When will you come to see me? It’s inconvenient to talk here.”
“I’ll be here tomorrow night… Don’t worry… Be careful.” After saying that, the man turned around and was about to leave. Suddenly, he heard a slight noise behind him. When he saw a pair of panicked and beautiful eyes behind the bushes, his heart skipped a beat.
Seeing he had discovered her, the woman behind the shrubs turned around and ran.
She didn’t dare to look back for fear that she would die. Prince Yue and Zhaoyi Shao were standing behind the tree shadows, and they looked like a couple now.
Prince Yue was the Emperor’s son, while Zhaoyi Shao married the Emperor. How could she think too much about this? All she wanted to do was escape from this place. However, in the end, she couldn’t escape her fate of being cut in two at the waist.
“Why would they kill me? At that time, I could not resist and was trampled under Shao Yanru’s feet. Even if they wanted to shut me up forever, they didn’t have to make a big thing out of it.
“It turned out that they murdered me to keep their secret. I heard and saw their secret!”
Slowly, Shao Wanru closed her eyes, and her bloody memories flooded into her mind.
The specific words or scenes were not in her memory. She only remembered that something should have been buried in the Southern Palace, now the Prince Chen’s Mansion.
She wanted to dig out that thing when she first entered the Prince Chen’s Mansion. Her memory was very vague. Faintly, she felt that thing with the property of medicine was very important. Thus, she especially took a small medicine bag for clearing hearts and tranquilization, holding a small medicine hoe in her hands.
She obtained no chance for the first time. Later, there was still no chance at all.
After she married Chu Liuchen, she secretly found an opportunity to dig it up, but there was nothing.
Shao Wanru thought that her memory was wrong. Many things had vanished, but only such an obsession remained in her heart. She might have made a mistake about that.
Thinking of this, she didn’t take this matter to heart…
“What’s wrong?” She fell into a warm embrace with a light medicine fragrance. It was Chu Liuchen. Feeling he was with her, she gradually relaxed, letting him hold her in his arms.
Shao Wanru could feel his scent around her. At this moment, the smell of blood in her memory faded a lot, and she felt as if she had come back to life. Tears welled up in her eyes and fell silently.
Every time she faced Chu Liuchen, she was extremely fragile.
If she were alone, she would swallow all the bitterness by herself, no matter how hard it was.
Gently, she shook her head and leaned her head against Chu Liuchen’s chest, closing her watery eyes tightly.
Chu Liuchen looked down at her. Seeing her little pale face as delicate as jade, he felt distressed. When he entered the door just now, he saw her curl up into a ball, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes.
He gently patted her on the back, and his thin lips fell on the corners of her mouth. He kissed her tenderly and slowly before letting go of her. “What happened? Can’t you tell me?”
“The candle!” She managed to say it softly, though she had thought it would be difficult. Her eyelashes fluttered when feeling Chu Liuchen’s gentle stroke to appease her.
Her tension faded away like tidewater, and she slowly became lucid.
She raised her freezing hands, gently holding Chu Liuchen’s.
“Where did the candle come from?” Chu Liuchen asked in a low voice.
“It is from the Palace, Shao Yanru’s living place. She doesn’t seem to be dead!” Shao Wanru murmured, leaning her head on Chu Liuchen’s chest.
Chu Liuchen reached out and grasped her hands. Gently, he took her hands in his to warm her up with care and love.
“Rest assured. I’ll find it out. Don’t be afraid!”
His eyes turned deep and cold when Shao Wanru didn’t see him. He found Shao Wanru was particularly concerned about Shao Yanru’s affairs. Whenever Shao Yanru made any move, she would feel shocked and nervous.
He had always been clear about what happened after Shao Wanru came to the capital. She didn’t often come into contact with Shao Yanru. Both of them had stayed in the Yuhui Nunnery, and Shao Wanru had spent a short period in the Marquis Xing’s Mansion. Had Shao Yanru hurt her?
At the thought of this possibility, Chu Liuchen felt a surge of hostility in his heart.
“I’m not afraid… I just…” Shao Wanru knew Chu Liuchen misunderstood that she was scared. However, she couldn’t explain this matter and didn’t know how to begin. If such a thing hadn’t happened to her, she wouldn’t have believed it.
“I just… hate her very much. To achieve her purpose, she can sacrifice anyone, poison anyone, and…” After thinking for a while, she explained softly.
When she finished speaking, she froze all of a sudden. In fact, Shao Yanru had the same character as Shao Jing. In the eyes of these people, the affection between blood relations could be used and sacrificed.
Forcefully suppressing the surging emotions in her heart, she put forth her strength and pulled Chu Liuchen’s hand. “Help me find out where Shao Yanru went. Who sent her out of the Palace that day? And who dispatched these people? I suspect it has something to do with Prince Yue or Prince Zhou. Of course, it may also be Prince Cheng.”
Shao Yanru had lapsed into a form of suspended animation. There was no one else but these three who could take her away.
In Shao Wanru’s last life, Chu Liuyue and Shao Yanru were having an affair even until the last moment. Thus, he was the most suspicious. Shao Wanru suspected Prince Zhou because of Doctor Qiu. Prince Cheng and Shao Jing had been close. Shao Wanru even suspected Prince Cheng had something to do with her father’s death.
At that time, Shao Jing had no power or status. How could he find her father at the border without anyone noticing his movements?
“Help me with other things, and I’ll avenge my parents!” She gritted her teeth hard, leaving a deep bite mark on her cherry lips.
She put some old grudges aside because it was not time for revenge.
“Okay, I know!” Chu Liuchen patted her on the back again and said gently.
Shao Wanru didn’t say anything more this time and nestled against his chest for a long time. Like her, Chu Liuchen also remained silent and just hugged her tightly.
It was tranquil in the room. In the silence, their breathing intertwined as if they were destined to be entangled forever.
After a long while, Shao Wanru completely calmed down. She gently pushed Chu Liuchen away and handed the token to him. She said with a smile in her eyes, “Cousin Qin just brought it here. She said Consort Lan asked her to give it to me.”
Chu Liuchen snorted. At the mention of Consort Lan, his face darkened, but he didn’t push the token away. “Since she gave it to you, you can keep it. It’s yours originally.”
Shao Wanru gently pushed him and said, “Cousin Qin is nice. Although older than me, she appears very childish. She even knows martial arts. She said she was supposed to have this token and was unwilling to give it away. Since she was a child, her mission in life was protecting you, but I have taken her position!”
Thinking of Qin Yiyan’s aggrieved look, Shao Wanru curled her lips and smiled.
Qin Yiyan looked as if her toy had been snatched away.
When she smiled, a faint blush appeared on her delicate little face, making her more charming. Only then did Chu Liuchen show a smile on his face. At this moment, he did not have so much resistance to Qin Yiyan. In fact, he had had a lot of fantasies about this uncle’s family in his childhood. However, these relatives had left the capital long ago and lived somewhere far away.
“In this case, let her live in the mansion!” Chu Liuchen said. Since she had martial skills, he had to sound her out. If she had no ulterior motives, he should let her stay closer to Zhuozhuo. Although Qing’er also knew martial arts, she was a servant girl. Sometimes, she couldn’t follow Zhuozhuo closely. If Qin Wanru knew how to fight, she could be a great helper to Zhuozhuo.
As for the secret guards under her control, Chu Liuchen took them lightly. However, they would be helpful for Shao Wanru. Shao Wanru could be protected by such a guard team and Qin Yiyan, its former leader. Then, he could feel relieved and cast off many restrictions to action. After all, he no longer needed to worry that someone would harm Zhuozhuo to crack down on him.
“You don’t have to give her the cold shoulder in the future. She looks delicate, but in fact, she is efficient and able. She is different from ordinary Misses from aristocratic families.”
Shao Wanru carefully chose her words to express her thoughts more clearly.
“Okay, it’s up to you! But before I find out the truth, don’t get too close to her,” Chu Liuchen agreed and advised softly in a low voice.
“Okay, I’ll ask her to accompany Consort Lan when she is free. She doesn’t have to pay all the attention to us.” Shao Wanru said as she observed Chu Liuchen’s expression. Although his face fell again, and his thin lips were slightly pursed, he said nothing. Only then did she let out a sigh of relief in her heart. She decided these things for herself and was afraid Chu Liuchen would object.
“Do whatever you want then!” Chu Liuchen’s dark eyes darkened, but he still agreed.
He pulled Shao Wanru to sit down and took the token, saying, “I’ll find out the truth for you. Then, the team will be sent to Xiao Xuanzi for training. After all this, I will return the token and guards to you!”
His only weakness was Shao Wanru. How could he casually trust others to protect her? Even if it was about those secret guards, he must check them out first. He would have to meet, train, and investigate them in person.
Shao Wanru nodded meekly, feeling warm in her heart. It was an indescribable feeling. She trusted him wholeheartedly — he would protect her anytime and never let her be sad or scared.
Because of this reason, she felt more and more confident. He gave her courage and confidence. Changes happened without her noticing. Now, she knew she couldn’t live without him.
Her long eyelashes fluttered as she slowly stood on tiptoes and gently kissed his handsome face. Then she blushed scarlet and pushed him away. Hardly could she believe she was so bold just now.
At first, Chu Liuchen was stunned. Then he burst into laughter and grabbed her back when she was about to escape. Holding her tightly in his arms, he almost crushed her. He was suddenly overcome by the burning desire to do the most intimate things with her. At this time, both of them could feel his strong sexual impulse.
Lowering his head slightly, Chu Liuchen let out a long steamy breath and sighed softly, “When can you grow up? I have been waiting for you for too long!”
At first, Shao Wanru didn’t understand what he meant. Then, when he breathed fast beside her ear and gently licked her delicate earlobe, she blushed up to the roots of her hair. However, she didn’t push him away and just held his firm waist closer to him…
