Shen Yu pursed her lips and approached her with a candle.
Her intuition told her that the person in front of her was tortured by King Yueqing just like her and would not hurt her.
"Are you trying to tell me who you are?"
Seeing her nodding, Shen Yu put the candle on the ground and carefully looked at the answer the woman wanted to tell her.
When she saw clearly the two characters that seemed to be carved with something on the ground, Shen Yu's eyes widened in shock.
"Are you Yao Xuan? Princess Yueqing?"
Although the writing on the ground was crooked, Shen Yu was sure that he had read it correctly.
How could it be Yao Xuan? Didn’t Yao Xuan die three years ago?
Shen Yu had too many doubts in her heart and wanted Yao Xuan to help her answer them, but thinking of her tongue that was cut off, Shen Yu gave up this plan.
Time is tight, so let’s ask some more important things first.
"Do your parents know that you are locked up here? Just nod if you know."
Yao Xuan became excited after hearing this, and her originally clear eyes gradually became distracted.
"What's wrong with you?" Shen Yu noticed something strange about her and wanted to step forward to see what was wrong with her.
But Yao Xuan's whole body was shaking uncontrollably, but she couldn't hear anything.
Is it possible that Yao Xuan has a mental problem?
After being locked up here for several years, he was tortured to look like this, and there were bronze mirrors around him. Anyone who saw his appearance in the bronze mirror, looking neither human nor ghost, would probably go crazy.
…
Shen Yu couldn't ask anything, so he stood up and left the secret room.
Returning to the entrance of the secret passage again, Shen Yu felt a little sad and happy at the same time.
If she hadn't pretended to be crazy, would she have been tortured by King Yueqing to a point where life was worse than death?
After withdrawing his thoughts, Shen Yu found the mechanism and returned to the closet.
Shen Yu gently pushed open the closet to reveal a crack. Seeing that no one was in the room, Shen Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
Coming out of the closet, she walked out of Prince Yueqing's room in a cat-like manner.
Everyone was probably looking for her, so everything seemed too quiet.
"Your Majesty, Mrs. Yao has sent someone to see Shen Yu."
King Yueqing had already mobilized himself because Shen Yu was missing. What he was most worried about now was that Mrs. Yao suddenly came to the door and he couldn't explain it.
I am really afraid of what will happen.
He cursed secretly in his mind, raised his hand and rubbed his temples to think of countermeasures.
It's already dark. What's Mrs. Yao doing here at this time?
Shen Yu hid behind the pillars of the corridor. The sky was completely dark at this moment, and she could not see the expression of King Yueqing clearly.
"Go and send the people away and tell them that Shen Yu is asleep."
The Yao Mansion pays great attention to reputation. Mrs. Yao really knows that Shen Yu is missing, so she still cares about it even if she just pretends to be there. He can prevaricate her, but it will be difficult for the emperor to be fooled by the sudden movements.
The emperor must be waiting to catch him now.
"Yes, my subordinate will go right away."
"Wait a minute," King Yueqing stopped his subordinates, "It's better that you go with me."
After the two of them walked away, Shen Yu sneakily avoided several waves of servants and returned to her yard.
…
The next day.
King Yueqing had just had breakfast when he heard that Shen Yu had been found.
He put down the bowl and chopsticks, "Where did you find it?"
When he heard that he found it under the bed, King Yueqing's face was livid with anger.
"You can't even search the whole yard and you say you've searched everywhere. Are you fooling me?"
But it’s always good to find the person back.
He ordered his subordinates to keep Shen Yu in jail and not allow this to happen again.
Shen Yu was not surprised at all. Although she was locked up, Mrs. Yao would always come to see her. As long as this way, she would have the opportunity to tell Mrs. Yao what she knew.
King Yueqing confirmed that Shen Yu was really back before turning and leaving.
After taking two steps, he stopped and stared at Shen Yu sharply.
The smell on Shen Yu's body seemed to be the same as what he smelled yesterday. Could it be that Shen Yu had been to his room?
Feeling that King Yueqing's eyes were on her, Shen Yu raised her hand to grab the rice on the ground and stuff it into her mouth.
King Yueqing was so disgusted that he almost vomited out his breakfast.
I guess I'm overthinking it.
He looked away and turned back to his room.
Instructing his subordinates to guard the door, King Yueqing closed the door, took some food and walked to the closet.
After skillfully opening the mechanism, he bowed and walked into the secret passage to the secret room.
Seeing that Yao Xuan was still there, King Yueqing observed the layout of the secret room again, and it didn't look like someone was intruding.
It must be that he has been too suspicious recently to think that Shen Yu is pretending to be crazy. Not to mention that he tested Shen Yu, even if Shen Yu is a normal person, he may not know that his closet leads to the secret room.
"Hey," King Yueqing put the food on the ground, raised his foot and kicked Yao Xuan, who was huddled aside, "it's time to eat."
Seeing that Yao Xuan remained silent, King Yueqing laughed loudly.
His weird laughter echoed in the secret room. After the laughter ended, his face changed to a sinister expression, and he leaned over to pinch Yao Xuan's chin.
"I forgot that you are speechless now," he looked at Yao Xuan's terrifying face, with a hint of madness and admiration in his expression.
"Tsk tsk, look at the injuries on this face. What a beautiful face is ruined like this."
As he said that, he took his hand back and continued to think about himself: "I treat you well. You are like this because of yourself. What's funny is that your mother still thinks that I am affectionate."
King Yueqing spoke for a while and found that Yao Xuan still had no response. He stood up straight.
"You should be out of your mind right now. It's boring for me to do this alone. Come back next time."
He liked to see Yao Xuan's reaction when she saw him when she was awake, including hatred, fear, resentment, and helplessness.
Unfortunately, Yao Xuan's conscious time seems to be getting shorter and shorter recently.
Also, after being tortured by him for several years, Yao Xuan's mind was still strong. If it were anyone else, she would have been tortured for a year.
As expected of the daughter of old man Yao, her temper is as unpleasant as his.
After leaving the secret room, King Yueqing wiped his hands and called his subordinates in.
"How is Qin Qianqian doing over there?"
He was still brooding about being deceived by the fourth prince. Qin Qianqian and the fourth prince were childhood sweethearts, so he should get it back from Qin Qianqian first.
…
Qin Qianqian still didn't know that she was being plotted.
She was teasing Mu Xue and the third prince in front of Mu Xue.
"Don't just tease me. Last time, didn't you say that the fourth prince climbed over the wall to find you? What happens next?"
Qin Qianqian shook her head, "Without this, that bastard the fourth prince must be entertaining me."
"Who, who entertains you?"
The sixth princess, who had not been informed, approached Qin Qianqian.
"I heard you correctly, are you talking about the Four Emperors?"
Qin Qianqian glanced at the Sixth Princess and muttered with some dissatisfaction, "Why are you eavesdropping on people's conversations?"
"What do you mean by eavesdropping?" The Sixth Princess sat across from the two of them. "I am an aboveboard listener."
She stared at Qin Qianqian teasingly, "Do you want to deal with Brother Four Emperors? I can help you."
"No, who said I would deal with him?"
After Qin Qianqian finished speaking, she realized that her reaction was a bit intense, so she drank the tea aside to hide her thoughts.
