As soon as Shen Jue put Bai Yu'an down in the elegant room, she went to sit by the window.
But when he glanced out at the river, he froze and turned around.
Shen Jue knew Bai Yuan's thoughts and sat opposite her to pour her tea: "Yu'an doesn't have to be afraid of people seeing her."
"Tomorrow I will take you back to the Marquis' Mansion, and then let the people from the Earl's Mansion come to see you."
"You will be my wife from now on, no one dares to tell you your identity."
Bai Yu'an paused and looked at Shen Jue: "Where is the Queen Mother?"
Shen Jue raised his eyes and looked at Bai Yu'an, curling his lips: "What do you think of Yu'an?"
Bai Yu'an lowered his head: "It's impossible to tell."
Shen Jue looked at Bai Yu'an: "Even if the Queen Mother troubles you, I can protect you."
Bai Yu'an held the cup and lowered her eyebrows, and took a sip: "That's right, Shen Shoufu covers the sky with one hand, so who am I?"
Shen Jue listened to the meaning of Bai Yu'an's words, but she still didn't change her habit of ridiculing him whenever she found an opportunity.
He smiled and looked deeply at Bai Yu'an: "Who does Yu'an think he is?"
Bai Yu'an put down the cup and looked at Shen Jue. She thought about it seriously: "It's like a weed that Shen Shoufang broke off casually. Because Shen Shoufeng was a noble man, his hand was cut off by a weed and he was unhappy."
Shen Jue's smiling face gradually darkened, and he looked at her closely with his dark eyes: "Yu An, you are not a weed."
"You are an idle flower growing on the overhanging wall of an isolated mountain. You have never seen the cruelty at the foot of the mountain. You overlook everything, and you are self-righteous and compassionate towards all living beings, and you accept the gentle rain and dew."
"The Bai family is the green pine above your head. If the pine breaks and you have no cover, one day it will be broken by wind and rain."
"I picked you, raised you in a warm room, and let you be covered again."
"You can hate me for breaking you off, but growing on a cliff is not easy. Without me, you are destined to fall off the cliff and break into pieces."
Bai Yu'an held the cup and listened to Shen Jue's words. She was so unwilling for a moment that she suddenly lost her temper and threw the cup on the ground.
There was a sound of the cup breaking, warm tea splashing everywhere, and broken porcelain falling all over the floor.
Shen Jue looked at Bai Yu'an calmly, seeing that it was her who had lost her temper, but she was staring at the ground in a daze with aggrieved face.
He listened to her murmur: "I wanted to escape unscathed. If I hadn't met you..."
He looked at her powerlessly with cold eyes.
She knew she was wrong about all of this from the beginning.
He continued to remind her calmly: "Yu'an, the Queen Mother wants to involve you in your teacher's matter. Without me, your end will be to either marry Princess Jianing to protect yourself, or be exiled for at least three or four years."
"It's a pity that you can't marry Princess Jianing, and your teacher can't even protect you. You're exiled to a freezing cold place, and you travel day and night with shackles and shackles on you. Even if it's convenient for you, someone will follow you."
"You want to hide that you are a woman? I'm afraid you will only bring down the entire Bai family to die with you."
As he spoke, Shen Jue sneered, with mocking eyes: "You don't know the heights of the world, and you have no identity or background. You don't adhere to the golden mean, but you rely on your talents and arrogance."
"Bai Yu'an, from the moment you step into the whirlpool of officialdom, you will not be able to escape unscathed."
"You can sit here peacefully now because I gave it to you."
Shen Jue raised her eyelids and stared at Bai Yu'an: "Without me, you are nothing."
"You are just a woman with nothing but pedantic poetry and books. No matter how good you are in poetry and painting, it means nothing in the face of power."
"But you still can't recognize the reality. Except for me, who can give you stability, no one in this world can do that."
"If your mind is still clear, I don't mind letting you taste the pain outside before you come back."
"Your skin is just a plaything in the eyes of the rich and powerful, and your talent is just a fun pastime. Letting a man who can protect you protect you is the only thing you should think about in this life."
Shen Jue's words were cold and cruel. Bai Yu'an's face turned pale, and her fingers were shaking faintly on the edge of the table. She did not look at Shen Jue, lowering her eyes and blinking in discomfort.
What made her uncomfortable was that every word Shen Jue said hurt her heart.
She couldn't refute him.
She obviously hated him and felt bored when she saw his face.
But she had to admit the cruel truth he said, that he helped her.
She was in agony and had never been in such an inner struggle before.
She lowered her head and trembled all over until she saw a pair of black boots standing in front of her.
Shen Jue stood in front of Bai Yu'an, bent down slightly, the jade pendant fell in the air, and the black wide sleeves fell down. The slender finger lifted Bai Yu'an's chin, and her tearful face came into view.
Shen Jue's thumb brushed the end of Bai Yu'an's eyes pitifully. He was a fairy-like figure. He deliberately belittled her and just wanted her to recognize the reality.
Back then, the flower girl was like a red plum brought by the spring breeze. Many people admired her talent. Her arrogance that only a young person like her could have was something that Shen Jue had not touched in many years.
Bai Yu'an has always been cherished by him. Her gentleness, arrogance, and smiling appearance are all what he wants to experience in her.
Shen Jue closed his eyes silently, bent down closer to her, opened his thin lips, and asked her in a low voice: "Yu'an, if I didn't help you when you were in prison, have you ever thought about what we would be like now?"
Bai Yu'an's tears fell from the corners of her eyes, blurring her eyes, and there was unbearable pain in her chest.
Shen Jue is right.
It's because she doesn't know the heights of the world.
If Shen Jue hadn't helped her, her identity wouldn't have been concealed.
Since she was imprisoned, the Queen Mother has no intention of letting her go.
It was all wrong from the beginning.
She was enthusiastic and underestimated the cruelty of officialdom.
She is nothing.
Shen Jue is right, she is nothing.
So she can only be at the mercy of others, and this is the fate she deserves.
She is nothing more than a living body now.
At this time, the sound of a maid bringing food in was heard outside. Shen Jue brushed her fingers across Bai Yu'an's tearful eyes, held her in his arms tenderly, patted her back and comforted her: "Yu'an, let's live a good life in the future. ."
"Obey me and stay in my back house."
"Anxin gives birth to an heir for me, and you will have me all."
"Including my powers."
Bai Yu'an didn't speak, her cheek touched Shen Jue's shoulder, and she stared at something in trance.
Tears of despair kept pouring out of his wide eyes, gradually making the fabric on Shen Jue's shoulders wet.
She hated everything in front of her now, and she hated herself even more.
Shen Jue felt the moisture on her shoulders and patted her delicate back with her fingers.
The body in his arms was soft and fragrant, and she leaned all her weight on him.
The trembling fingers were left alone to hold.
Even though she struggled and couldn't recognize the reality.
She had no choice.
