Chapter 135 - You Are Cold, Heartless, and Unreasonable!

A big fire rose up from one side of the imperial garden. The fire illuminated the sky in the middle of the night. The Governor of Capital Guards brought a group of guards and it took them one day and one night to put out the fire.

Many people thought that this was just a forest fire and after the fire was put out, it would be fine. However, they did not expect that after the fire was extinguished, the emperor would send more guards to surround the burned forest.

After a day and a night, Prefectural Princess Zhaohua and Peerless Dual Master Chu Junyi, who had disappeared for many days, were found together. The two of them were trapped in the forest and Chu Junyi was seriously injured when he tried to save Prefectural Princess Zhaohua. The emperor mobilized all the imperial doctors from the Imperial Health Institute and finally saved his life.

The first thing that Master Chu asked after he woke up was not his injuries, but the conditions of Prefectural Princess Zhaohua. For a time, their love story slowly spread in the capital.

Many people also remembered the fact that Chu Junyi sent Shen Ninghua a hundred flowers in winter to celebrate her fifteenth birthday. Immediately, countless women felt envious and admired the Peerless Dual Master’s deep affection for Prefectural Princess Zhaohua.

At this moment, Chu Junyi was leaning against Shen Ninghua’s bed, holding a bunch of fresh purple grapes in his hand. He looked at Shen Ninghua and said weakly, “Ninghua, I want to eat grapes.”

Shen Ninghua raised her head and a trace of light flashed in her eyes. “Aren’t the grapes right next to you?”

“But my hands are injured. I can’t move now. I know I shouldn’t bother you, but I really want to eat grapes. Forget it, I won’t eat grapes. I’ll just wait for my injury to heal. Although I’m seriously injured, I shouldn’t make things difficult for you because of my injuries…”

“Shut up!” Shen Ninghua couldn’t help but rub her eyebrows. It had been three days since they came out of the forest. Two days ago, he made Ye Yi disguise as him and lay on the Xiao family’s bed while he himself stayed in her bed. Moreover, as long as she was busy with something else, he would have a request. Every time he made a request, he would put on a pitiful look, which made her angry but did not know how to vent the anger.

“Ninghua, don’t be angry. It’s all my fault. I won’t eat grapes in the future.” Chu Junyi leaned against the head of the bed with a disappointed expression on his handsome face. His deep eyes were dyed with faint sadness, and his face was pale, which made him look like a sick and feeble young master.

Seeing him like this, Shen Ninghua couldn’t help but feel guilty. “Wait, I’ll go wash my hands before I can peel grapes for you.”

“Alright.” Chu Junyi’s voice was exceptionally gentle, with a warm smile in his eyes. Ninghua was indeed the most soft-hearted to her own people. He was now lucky enough to be ranked among her own people.

Shen Ninghua pursed her lips and secretly snorted in her heart. It was only for the sake of his serious injuries. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have tolerated him like this! She thought about it and then peeled a grape and stuffed it into Chu Junyi’s mouth, regardless of whether he choked or not.

Chu Junyi looked at Shen Ninghua with tolerance, and his face glowed with doting light. He did not mind her rude actions at all. Shen Ninghua suddenly felt that she was cold, heartless, and unreasonable…

After eating a plate of grapes, Chu Junyi lay on the bed contentedly to digest the fruit while waiting for his subordinates’ report on the latest development of the matter.

After a while, Ye Shen flashed in and bowed to Chu Junyi. “Greetings, Master. Greetings, Matriarch.”

Chu Junyi waved his hand and said, “Just report to your matriarch.”

Ye Shen’s eyebrows twitched. He stood up and respectfully placed the envelope on Shen Ninghua’s desk. “Matriarch, the emperor has already known about the Forest Villa. He sent one-third of the capital guards to clean it up. There are also people secretly investigating the owner of the villa.”

Although she had predicted these developments, Shen Ninghua was still very happy to hear them. This was the first step to eradicate Baili Jinze and it must succeed. “You and your fellows must remember to hide well and not let others discover your tracks. There will probably be a large-scale purge in the capital next.”

“Yes, Matriarch.”

When Ye Shen went out, Shen Ninghua stared at the letter in her hand and curled her lips in a very good mood. “Baili Jinze did things very secretly. Even if the emperor wants to find out the truth, it will take quite some effort.”

Chu Junyi nodded. “Isn’t this better? The more effort it takes him, the deeper the fear in his heart. If things go smoothly, we may directly uproot Baili Jinze.”

Shen Ninghua raised her eyes to look at him. “You talk about uprooting a prince as if it is a piece of cake. Aren’t you afraid that others will hold you responsible for your remarks?” Although Chu Junyi did not tell her about his identity, she could more or less guess, but she did not know if her guess was accurate or not.

Feeling Shen Ninghua’s probing tone, Chu Junyi didn’t care at all. If she didn’t care about his identity, he would have to cry. However, it was not the right time for him to confess, so he could only pretend to be stupid. “The prince who has broken the laws should receive the same punishments as the commoners. Baili Jinze had evil intentions and secretly prepared military materials in an attempt to seize power. As His Majesty’s appointed official, how can I allow him to continue doing such evil things?”

Before he could finish speaking, he heard a clang. He raised his head and saw Shen Ninghua closing the door forcefully and striding away.

Chu Junyi curled his lips and smiled. He extended his hand and snapped his fingers. Ye Shen suddenly appeared in the room.

“Master.”

The smile on Chu Junyi’s face disappeared completely. His deep eyes were filled with icy coldness. “What is the situation in the Xiao family?”

“Master, after you were missing, Eldest Master Xiao was furious and locked Miss Xiao up. However, Patriarch Xiao quickly released Miss Xiao and invited imperial doctors to treat her. It was said that Miss Xiao was seriously injured.”

Chu Junyi tightened his fist slightly and felt an indescribable disappointment in his heart. He had felt that Xiao Jingran’s attitude was somewhat suspicious. However, he did not want to doubt or suspect the person who raised him up. Thus, he chose to turn a blind eye. He did not expect that things would become increasingly out of his control.

Although Xiao Huanxi was made use of by others this time, she did participate in this matter. According to Ninghua’s character, she would definitely not give up easily. Then, the Xiao family and Ninghua would definitely not stop fighting against each other unless one side perished. If he married her, it would be equivalent to pushing the Xiao family to the opposite side of himself.

“How is my eldest brother?”

“Eldest Master Xiao had a big quarrel with Patriarch Xiao. After that, he brought some people to the forest to look for you. However, because he looked in the wrong direction, they didn’t find anything. Three days ago, you returned home. Eldest Master Xiao then stayed in his courtyard and practiced sword every day.”

Chu Junyi closed his eyes and restrained the rolling emotions in his eyes. “Keep a close eye on the Xiao family and don’t miss any detail. Also, release some of the information we have gathered. Make sure that His Majesty is aware of Baili Jinze’s ambitions.”

“Yes, Master.”

Shen Ninghua ordered the servants to carry a lounge chair and wanted to relax in the pavilion beside the pond. But the moment she laid down, two servants carried Shen Linghan over.

“Shen Ninghua!”

“Why are you here?” Shen Ninghua frowned and said coldly.

“Why can’t I be here?” Shen Linghan’s face twisted, and her expression was mad. “You bitch, you really are a jinx. I just got engaged to the Sixth Prince, and you wanted to kill him!”

Shen Ninghua’s eyes turned fierce. “Shen Linghan, I took you over these days and nourished your courage. How dare you speak to me like this!”

Feeling the oppressive aura, Shen Linghan’s body stiffened for a moment. “Don’t talk nonsense. I know what you’re thinking. You want to kill Bu Jinglan and stop me from marrying him. Hmph, don’t think that your evil plan will succeed!”

Shen Ninghua laughed angrily. Shen Linghan was really crazy!

“Bai Ruo, get someone to send her back. She is not allowed to leave the courtyard without my consent!”

Shen Linghan was shocked. “Shen Ninghua, are you trying to imprison me? Let go of me, you bitch. I am the Sixth Princess of the Great Yue Kingdom. If you dare to treat me like this, you will be punished by the heavens!”

Shen Ninghua stood up and looked down at her condescendingly. “You will only be the Sixth Princess when you get married alive. If you don’t live until that day, you are just a dead person. Wait until you become the actual princess before showing off your prestige in front of me! Someone, bring her back and watch her!”

“Let go of me, let go of me!” Shen Linghan wanted to struggle, but she was restrained by two strong old maidservants and forcefully taken away.

Shen Ninghua was angry in her heart. She closed her eyes and lay on the lounge chair to rest while thinking about the subsequent countermeasures to take.

After a while, Shen Xuanlin walked over with his hands behind his back. Apparently, he was carefully hiding something.

When Qing Que and Hong Ling saw his behavior, they tacitly understood each other and remained silent. Miss was in a bad mood and they didn’t know how to console her. It was good that Youngest Master could play his role and make her relax.

Shen Xuanlin restrained his aura and walked to Shen Ninghua’s side. He carefully took out his hands from behind him. It turned out that he was holding two bright-colored peonies. He carefully placed the peonies on the armrest of the chair and turned around to leave.

Shen Ninghua opened her eyes and looked down at the two peonies. A smile flashed in her eyes. “Have you finished all your training?”

Shen Xuanlin trembled and turned to face Shen Ninghua’s eyes. He immediately became excited. “Eldest…Eldest Sister, I only came out to play after I finished my training. You can ask Master Liu Yun.”

“Well, and you happened to be in my greenhouse while you were playing? If I’m not mistaken, these two peonies were nurtured by the greenhouse with a lot of effort, right?” Shen Ninghua only said it casually, but Shen Xuanlin became excited.

“No, Eldest Sister. I personally planted this flower for you. It was not nurtured by anyone else!”

Shen Ninghua paused. Personally planted? She raised her head to look at Bai Ruo.

Bai Ruo stepped forward and explained, “Miss, these two peonies were indeed personally planted by Youngest Master. Ever since your fifteenth birthday ceremony last time, he found that you liked flowers, so he asked the gardener in charge of the greenhouse to leave a small plot of land for him. I thought he did it just for fun, but he really bought some peonies and planted them in the greenhouse. He even personally learned to raise peonies from the gardeners. His peonies were the earliest to bloom in the greenhouse. Even the gardeners were surprised!”

Shen Ninghua was stunned when she heard this, and then a trace of warmth flashed through her heart. She also had family who cared about her!