NOVPUBXiao Fu unreservedly explained, “Second Miss found you and the girl both unconscious. The girl’s body was already cold…”
Shen Roujia was stunned. “Then how did I get back to the palace?”
Xiao Fu replied, “It was Master Shen. He took care of everything. I don’t know the details, but we’ve been following his instructions to look after you.” 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
Shen Roujia nodded, rubbing her palm as if the lingering heat from earlier hadn’t dissipated. She couldn’t quite understand what had happened.
Just then, Xu Zening arrived, although a bit late.
Xiao Fu murmured quietly, “His Highness just returned from the imperial mausoleum.”
Shen Roujia looked up to see Xu Zening frowning deeply. She snorted internally.
Men and their lies. He claimed she wasn’t his beloved, yet here he was, worrying over his childhood sweetheart, Miss Rong.
Shen Roujia didn’t even bother to lift her eyelids, obviously displeased with Xu Zening. He noticed her attitude.
Feigning nonchalance, he asked, “How is the Crown Princess?”
Shen Roujia turned her back to him.
She waited until the silence suggested he had left, then yawned and asked, “Xiao Fu, has he gone?”
A raspy voice came from not far behind her. “Are you talking about me? I haven’t left.”
Startled, Shen Roujia shot up. “Your Highness.”
She looked like a frightened rabbit, which made Xu Zening chuckle as he moved his wheelchair closer.
“Surprised to see me?”
Shen Roujia shook her head vigorously. “No, no, not at all.”
Xu Zening snorted. “You just went to a birthday banquet. How did you end up in such a state?”
Shen Roujia scratched her head awkwardly. “Well… I tried to help a girl in distress on the way back, but unfortunately, she didn’t survive.”
Xu Zening believed her explanation and raised an eyebrow. “I didn’t expect the Crown Princess to have such a chivalrous spirit.”
Shen Roujia smiled sheepishly. “I probably fainted because I drank too much earlier. I’m much better now, Your Highness doesn’t need to worry.”
Xu Zening wasn’t really concerned about her. He already knew the whole story from Xu Shiyi.
Shen Roujia’s strange actions no longer surprised him. He had subconsciously started to see her as an extraordinary person, making all her odd behaviors seem fitting.
Shen Roujia didn’t know what Xu Zening was thinking. She found talking to him distasteful, knowing he worried about Miss Rong at the mausoleum while pretending to care for her.
Inwardly, she rolled her eyes. Men are always calculating, never putting emotions first.
After meeting Xiao Sinian last time, Shen Roujia realized her precarious position. She was just a pawn stuck between a rock and a hard place.
The emperor tolerated the situation only because of her family’s influence. He hadn’t torn everything apart yet.
Xu Zening’s gaze made Shen Roujia uncomfortable. “Your Highness, if there’s nothing else, I’ll rest now.”
Xu Zening understood and left her alone, leaving Shen Roujia to contemplate her situation.
