Shen Xinyi rushed forward in an attempt to escape from the cave ; if the assasins wwre following behind her she wouldn't like to be caught up in a dead end .
Once she reached the cave opening a small childlike voice stopped her from stepping ahead."Master stop! Down! Down!"
Shen Xinyi knew that once the contract between human and beasts were formed they can communicate with each other through spiritual connection . Though what the little fox said was mostly incomprehensible yet Shen Xinyi understood the gist of it . The little fox was asking her to look down .
A silk like thread was attached to both the ends of the cave , it was so thin that if not for the little fox ; Shen Xinyi wouldn't have noticed it at all. The thin thread was later connected to a number of crossbows .
Damnit .
That stupid brat wanted to turn her into a living breathing human procupine!
Shen Xinyi bit back a curse and slowly and carefully jumped over the threa
" Princess, let me help you "seeing Shen Xinyi getting in trouble with dressing her wound , Heng Heng couldn't sit still and took over the job . The wound was so deep and horrid that even Heng Heng couldn't help but tremble ." Sit still Princess, this will hurt " not wanting to startle Shen Xinyi; Heng Heng gave a light warning however Shen Xinyi didn't even flinched when Heng Heng cleaned her wound ; and why would she ? This wound was something that she did to herself .Yes, She wounded herself on purpose. When the entire group reached the scene of ten grown up men being murdered ; Shen Xinyi couldn't appear in front of them without even a slightest injury, if she did ; Qi Jiao would have definitely tried to bring trouble to her thus ; Shen Xinyi used the same dagger that she used to silence Qi Jiao 's maid to create certain injuries on her body , not to mention the maid 's blood was also splashed on her body . If she didn't had a ' huge inj
"Go back ; Bai Ze " It has been three days since Shen Xinyi went into cultivating and since then Bai Ze has been kneeling outside her courtyard . Heng Heng didn't had any sympathy for him but seeing him kneel continuously for three days made her feel slightly guilty .Bai Ze was beaten black and blue before he arrived at the Princess Ming Mansion but even with all the injuries he still insisted to keep on kneeling in apologising to Shen Xinyi . However it was his bad luck that Shen Xinyi went inside her space of the bracelet and locked herself into cultivation .However except from Heng Heng none of Shen Xinyi 's servant felt apologetic towards Bai Ze . Even though Heng Heng was tight lipped ; Shi Shi couldn't keep a secret even if her life depended on it thus , it wasn't long before the entire Princess mansion knew of Bai Ze abandoning his mistress for their former master .The life of servants were just like that , the
"Here have this" Feng Tian Ming placed a peeled egg in Shen Xinyi 's bowl before he filled her bowl with enough meat and soup .Shen Xinyi felt an upcoming headache, her bowl was now filled to the brim was on its verge to explode ,some more pieces of meat and it was going to topple. Shen Xinyi knew that Feng Tian Ming was doing this to make her speak to him but she wasn't willing! Not to mention what kind of attitude was this prince displaying? wasn't the seventh prince someone who was aloof cold and dethached? since when a person with a cold temperament peeled eggs for some one?Feng Tian Ming however could careless about Shen Xinyi 's grievances , he had seen his father performing a song in respect for his mother the Empress, so compared to the Emperor; he, the seventh prince was still preserving his dignity .Thankfully; the Emperor didn't know what his youngest son thinks about him or else he would be furious enough to whomp his youngest s
Shen Xinyi however didn't had the time to worry about Her fiance instead she found herself being busy from day to night in exctracting the poison from her mother's body .In a blink of an eye three days passed and the day of the eldest daughter of Shen Ping arrived . Originally, with Shen Qin's identity much fanfare wasn't needed but Shen Ping under Chen Chu Chu 's influence insisted that the entire family must wait for Shen Qin's arrival. Shen Xinyi and Shen Qi weren't willing to do so but since their surname was still ' Shen' , they couldn't deny it either thus reluctantly and begrudgingly they agreed to wait with the rest of the family members .The weather had slowly chilled down and in such a weather the entire Shen family except for the old matriarch was forced to stand outside their manor .The cold harsh wind whipped their faces , Shen Miao who was only ten couldn't even stop her teeth from chattering , Han shi was afraid that her daug
Dressed in vibrant red robe with a cool expression on her face Luo Tong looked aa if someone had paused her time when she was only twenty . Her youthful face was free of any wrinkles or fine lines ; it seemed to be frozen in time ." My lord?"Luo Tong called out to Shen Ping once again her voice gentle yet firm . Shen Ping who was frozen in shock finally moved, his heart quivering in fear .This..this wasn't supposed to happen! with Luo Tong's recovery how will he taint the reputation of the Luo family?Chen Chu Chu on the other hand ,was green with envy . Only she knows how many efforts it took for her to somehow manage her figure and beauty after giving birth but Luo Tong who was poisoned still looked as beautiful as an immortal fairy! How could she not be angry!Luo Tong on the other hand simply glanced at the other Luo family members , except for Shen Miao and her mother she didn't had any favourable memory of them . But the person she h
Luo Tong ignored the stunned looks of the Shen family and went to stand by Shen Ping , her hatred for him was a different thing and her position as an official wife was another.An hour later Chen Chu Chu came with Shen Yu, she has changed her vibrant red dress to a dull pink one , it wasn't her fault , for so many years she enjoyed the status of a secondary wife thus all her clothes from her time as a serving concubine were old and worn down and in such a haste there was no way anyone will be able to get a new pair skirt and blouse .Behind Chen Chu Chu was Shen Yu , just like Chen Chu Chu; her status too have suffered greatly .From a secondary wife daughter to a lowly concubine daughter . Thus, Shen Yu too needed a change of clothes and since she never once wore dresses that were appropriate for a concubine daughter therefore; Shen Yu had to borrow one of Shen Miao's clothing making it difficult for her to keep her perfect white lotus expression .Chen
Shen Qin made her skin even thicker and kept cajoling the old matriarch, gifts? Don't make her laugh , Wang De had even sold off her dowry to repay his debts, from where will she get money to buy gifts to please this old lady? nor has she forgotten how stingy The Shen family old matriarch was with her , just because she was a daughter . If not for Chen Chu Chu brain washing Shen Ping every night , claiming that Shen Qin had exchanged her good luck for her father, or that Shen Qin was lucky for Shen Ping, forget about an adopted daughter status, she wouldn't even get a full meal!Shen Qin might have stayed away from the Shen family with her mother a few years but she was very clear about the white eye wolf nature of these blood relations . Every person was greedy for their own benefit , so how could she be willing to spend some money to bring gifts back to them ? Hasn't she already given her father all her good luck? Why should she give them more? If anythi
" Alright ; Alright, Qiqi tell mother how long will you be staying?" Chen Chu Chu was really happy after all her daughter came back home after seven years! How can she not be happy? Her face was glowing so much that no one could detect her unhappiness of demoted as a concubine." Mother I - this daughter will be staying for a little after all returning back with a child in my womb will be troublesome " blushing Shen Qin answered .Shen Xinyi hand paused a little but it only paused for a second and she returned to her normal behaviour . Her deep gaze fixed on the flat abdomen of Shen Qin ; a deep hidden memory slowly surfaced in her mind .' Imperial Aunt '' Imperial Aunt ; RuiRui wants to eat snowcake '' Imperial Aunt ; RuiRui likes that dress can you give it to me '' Sister Heng , don't worry I will definitely send this letter to scholar Zhai '' Sister Heng ; forgive me I - I fell in love with s
" Sister, we should look for third miss soon even if second miss is not with her, but we should still check" said Han shi softly, fully exerting her dainty white lotus aura "I just came back from the men's banquet, many of the honorable guests are drunk too and they are resting in the men's quarters. The alcohol in our family is too strong and so perhaps - I don't want to make any assumptions but it's still safe than being sorry"She had deliberately pointed out that the male guests were drunk and were sleeping in their resting quarters, which was close to the banquet hall. In case Shen Xinyi and Shen Miao really got drunk and mistook the men's resting quarters as female ones what would happened?Luo Tong's eyes sharpened as she looked at Han Shi.Chen Chu Chu shook her head and admonished, Han Shi" what kind of non sense are you talking about? Our Shen family raised our daughters with nothing but ideal teachings and morals, they will never do something l
On the other side of the female guests, no one knew what trouble Chen Chu Chu was brewing, now that Shen Xinyi wasn't in the room, the only person who got ignored was Luo Tong. These ladies were Chen Chu Chu's friends and would naturally be on her side whether she was with them, or not. So even when Chen Chu Chu left the banquet hall, neither of them went ahead and conversed with Luo Tong. Even though they couldn't ridicule Luo Tong because of Luo Yaxian, together they worked hard to make Luo Tong feel sick and upset. They purposely ignored her and treated her coldly, they talked with Shen Yu and Shen Qin and even pretended to care about Liu Shi and Shen Rui, by speaking a few words to them. Only Luo Tong was ignored.Luo Tong wasn't angry, she was the granddaughter of the heavenly doctor Luo Yaxian and the daughter of the God of War, the attitude of these madams of small houses never bothered her before, so while the madams and their daughter conversed with their Shen
In the room that far overlooked the man's quarters, Shen Yu sat on the couch, though she was surrounded by numerous ladies of her age, she hardly listened to what they were saying, instead, all her attention was on the man’s quarters where Shen Xinyi was going to lose both her virtue and her marriage!Chen Chu Chu who was sitting beside her daughter noticed this oddity of hers and immediately coughed to remind Shen Yu,” you need to act like you know nothing of today’s matter or else things will go troublesome, you are smarter than this Yu’er” Chen Chu Chu whispered so softly as she tucked the lock of Shen Yu’s hair behind her ear that no one other than Shen Yu heard what she said, with her simpering smile and gentle actions, no one doubted her instead they all thought that Chen Chu Chu was speaking of something private to her daughter.Shen Yu eased her expression but she was still feeling a bit restless “ mother, are you
On the other hand, Chen Xiang was anxiously waiting for Shen Miao and Shen Xinyi. She felt really restless as she walked back and forth behind the moongate that joined the guest's sleeping quarters. She was so nervous that she almost made her accomplice go dizzy." Sister Chen don't you worry, the plan is completely flawless, nothing would go wrong, second mistress and third mistress will be coming soon. You should rest at ease and stay still what if they hear you ?" the young maid behind her couldn't help warn Chen Xiang.This moongate faced the courtyard with the bamboo forest, for the sake of their plans, Chen Chu Chu and Shen Yu have worked really hard. Even though it was really according to the customs to hold a banquet next to men's sleeping quarters. Chen Chu Chu and Shen Yu were willing to take the risk. They were willing but Chen Xiang was not, she was sure that something will definitely go wrong - the current second mistress, she doesn
The expressions of the madams who were conversing with Chen Chu Chu turned ugly, of course, they knew that Chen Chu Chu has been demoted to a concubine from the position of the secondary wife but they have been socialising with Chen Chu Chu for more than a decade, how can they start sucking up to Luo Tong just like that? Not to mention who was Luo Tong? She was the apple of the eye of Luo Yaxian, the legendary miracle doctor who don't give face to anyone other than the Imperial family. For a decade they sucked up to Chen Chu Chu while silently dissing Luo Tong behind her back, they have spent so many efforts in siding with Chen Chu Chu, how can they just give it all up without getting anything in return? With Chen Chu Chu they might at least be able to get some benefits but with Luo Tong, this legendary heroine - they might not receive anything at all! Just when the atmosphere was getting stale, and suffocating, Chen Min Min arrived with her mother Liu Yanxiao, the t
Shen Yu never wanted to listen to Chen Chu Chu‘s advice but she understood her status in the family, her grandmother and father loved to dote on her but that was only because she was ‘ born ‘ with the phoenix destiny if not they wouldn't have bothered with her at all. Now that she received the warning look from her mother she understandably looked away from Feng Tian Ming’s body even though she didn't want to! On what basis was she being asked to turn her gaze away from Feng Tian Ming’s body? While Shen Xinyi that bitch could stand next to him? Why? Why was she given as a sacrificial lamb to Feng Tian Ye?Shen Yu’s heart went cold, like her father she was born with high aspirations. She didn't like the attitude of the Luo family who looked down at her and her family a little too much. And she wasn't satisfied being just a daughter of the concubine either, whether it was Shen Xinyi or Shen Qi, she was not any less than them so why shou
Feng Tian Ming's words were like thorns sticking in the hearts of the Shen family . Shen Ping was so embarrassed that he didn't even dare to raise his head to look Feng Tian Ming in the eye. Everyone in the Ming Empire knew about his shameless past but since Shen Ping succeeded in crawling all the way up to the imperial court and became the Right Prime minister of the Ming Country, no one dared to bring his past up anymore.Because of this Shen Ping has more or less forgotten about his deeds, he has forgotten that he was able to become the prime minister in the imperial court all because he shamelessly clung on to the Luo family, leeching off their fame and success as the only son in law of Luo Yaxian.If not for Feng Tian Ming bringing the matter up , Shen Ping would have completely thrown it in the back of his head , never to be retrieved again .If someone else dared to say this he would have cleaned that person up within seconds but t
Once Chen Ping gave him a way out, Shen Ping calmed down and immediately knelt and welcomed the sixth and seventh prince , then greeted the two loudly “ Long Live his highness, Prince Liu , Long Live his highness, Prince Qi !”Following his loud greeting , Feng Tian Ming arrived behind him was his sixth brother Feng Tian Chen who was pushing his wheelchair . Even though Feng Tian Ming was sitting lazily in a wheelchair , his noble aura wasn’t diminished in the least . Instead with his black robe that was embroidered with an intrinsic red spider lily , he looked even more dangerous and refined . Those red hues mixed in those lighting blue eyes glittered under the sun, making everyone who faced him shiver.Shen Xinyi has just arrived at the front entrance seeing everyone kneeling in front of the two Princes , she too got on her knees with the help of HengHeng . She slightly raised her eyebrow and looked at Feng Tian Ming who was already look
“ Princess, are we really going to let her take third miss, just like that ?” Heng Heng who was standing behind Shen Xinyi immediately asked once Shen Yu was gone. She didn’t say anything earlier because she knew that her mistress wouldn’t let the eldest miss of the Shen family take advantage of the third miss so easily but she was still a little worried.Although Heng Heng didn’t know what was wrong with the hairpin that Shen Yu bestowed on the third miss. She still knew that something must be wrong with that hairpin and could cause hurt to Shen Miao according to the willingness that Shen Yu showed towards giving it to Shen Miao despite the latter’s refusal. Shen Yu might be a pretty good pretender but to Heng Heng and Shi Shi who have seen the cruelty of the world, she was nothing. They could see it with just one glance that Shen Yu approached them with evil intentions, no matter how bright and innocent her smile was it couldn&rsquo