NOVPUBAlthough Shen Roujia tried to convince herself otherwise, she couldn’t deny the truth. She was very nervous and didn’t really want to die like this.
She tightly closed her eyes as a cool breeze brushed past her ear. Suddenly, a surprised voice called out, “Crown Princess?”
Shen Roujia cautiously opened her eyes and stiffly stood up. It took her a lot of effort to force a smile.
“Prince Chun, what a coincidence to run into you here.”
Prince Chun’s gaze held a hint of curiosity as he looked at Shen Roujia. The killing intent in his eyes seemed to fade.
“Crown Princess, what are you doing here…?”
Shen Roujia let out an awkward laugh, “I was just fishing here and ended up falling asleep.”
Xu Liangeng, being the shrewd person he was, would never believe such a story. However, he didn’t seem interested in exposing her. Instead, he played along, “Is that so? Then, how many fish did you catch?”
Shen Roujia looked down at the empty fish basket, and the atmosphere grew a bit awkward.
“Uh… Heaven is merciful, so I released them all.”
Before Xu Liangeng could ask any further questions, Shen Roujia quickly added, “Oh, I just remembered I have something else to do. I should go now.”
With that, Shen Roujia grabbed her things and ran off as if there were wild beasts chasing her.
Xu Liangeng watched her retreating figure, chuckling softly, “She’s becoming more and more interesting…”
As he lowered his gaze, he noticed a handkerchief on the ground. He bent down slowly and picked it up.
Shen Roujia found Xu Liangeng’s behavior unusually strange today, but she didn’t say anything more about it.
She didn’t mention this incident to anyone. Instead, it was Concubine Li who made Shen Roujia more cautious.
If Consort Shu lost her influence and Xu Liangeng allied himself with Concubine Li, then the Bai family would still have a strong ally on the inside.
As she thought about this, Shen Roujia’s first instinct was to inform Gu Zhi about it.
After writing a letter, she handed it to Xiao Fu. But even after Xiao Fu left the palace to deliver the message, Shen Roujia still felt uneasy. She decided to find a way to leave the palace and meet Gu Zhi in person.
However, something completely unexpected happened.
