NOVPUBXu Ruoru continued talking, “My elder brother, the Crown Prince, is returning in a few days. We’ll get married then. The Gu family has just left for the border, so we’ll have to keep the wedding low-key.”
Shen Roujia suddenly lifted her head. No wonder—Gu Zhi must have left the city a few days ago, which explained why the little chubby boy couldn’t reach her. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝔬𝔪
Shen Roujia didn’t respond.
A few days later, it was the wedding day.
With no guests present, the ceremony was held discreetly. As the wedding procession made its way along, Shen Roujia sat on a tall horse, noticing the many guards around her.
In the distance, she even spotted Xu Liangeng leading the escort.
Since when had he become so close to Xu Ruoru?
Shen Roujia subtly pricked her horse with a needle, causing it to rear up in fright, throwing the procession into chaos.
Screams erupted all around.
Just as Shen Roujia was about to seize the opportunity to escape, Xu Liangeng quickly pursued her on horseback. Shen Roujia ignored everything behind her and focused solely on running forward.
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her back as an arrow pierced her flesh.
Every nerve in Shen Roujia’s body screamed in pain, and before she could recover, another arrow struck her calf.
She fell from the horse with a crash, her hair coming loose and her mask slipping off at some point.
But she couldn’t care about that now.
As darkness closed in, she heard Xu Liangeng’s gasp, “It’s you!”
In that moment, Shen Roujia wondered if she would die here. Would she return to her original world?
But there was no such luck. When Shen Roujia regained consciousness, she was being carried into the grand hall.
The Emperor was furious. “How dare you, Shen family! Not only did you deceive Us, but you even tricked Our sons and daughters!”
Shen Roujia knew it was over. Her identity was fully exposed, and it happened right in front of Xu Liangeng. Enduring the searing pain, she knelt on the stone floor.
“Your Majesty, it’s all my fault. I was too reckless. I accept my punishment!”
The Emperor was truly enraged, a look Shen Roujia had never seen before. “The crime of deceiving the sovereign warrants the extermination of your entire clan. Yet you speak as if it’s nothing. How did you manage to do it in the first place?”
Shen Roujia’s heart sank. “Your Majesty, I am not of Shen family blood, only an adopted daughter. I beg you to have mercy on my brother, who knew nothing of this.”
