Quick Wear: The Heirless Boss Wants to Get Close to Her Every Day

Chapter 600 The Mad Regent vs. the Fake Princess (19)

Shen Shuyi passed through the moon gate and was led by the little eunuch to a quiet place. She immediately saw Chen Junliu walking out from behind the rockery.

"66, he's quite bold. Isn't he discussing state affairs with Li Zhan and the others right now?"

[Oh, you don't know, Chen Junliu made up an excuse to go to the quiet room and left.]
Shen Shuyi was speechless.

Chen Junliu walked over quickly, "There's no one else here."

"Shuyi, how are you doing with the things I entrusted to you?"

Shen Shuyi said after careful consideration, "Li Zhan is too wary, and I haven't found the right opportunity yet."

Chen Junliu stared into her eyes, as if trying to see if she was lying.

"Is that really the case? But I heard that he allows you free access to the study, and you even share a bed every day. All of this proves that you hold a very important position by Li Zhan's side, so how could you not have the opportunity?"

"Xiao Yi, tell me honestly, what exactly is going on?"

Shen Shuyi replied perfunctorily, "If Li Zhan really cared about me, how could he let me stay in the Prince's mansion without any status? In his eyes, I am nothing more than a maid."

Chen Junliu felt that Shen Shuyi was pretending, but he couldn't find any concrete evidence. Besides, he knew better than anyone how loyal and loving the woman in front of him had been back then.

"Xiao Yi, don't forget that I am your master. Don't think that just because Li Zhan is backing you up in the matter of Princess Changqing, you will be soft-hearted and unable to do it."

He narrowed his eyes and threatened, "If you handle this properly, the antidote will be delivered to you on time next month, otherwise..."

"Xiaoyi, I am giving you an order. Do not be distracted."

Shen Shuyi only said, "I have been looking for an opportunity. Your Highness, I will go back first, lest Li Zhan find out and all my efforts will be in vain."

Chen Junliu calmed down, saying, "Xiaoyi, don't blame me for being too ruthless. You don't know how difficult it is for me to be in this position. Others see me as a glorious emperor, but in reality, the power of Chen Kingdom has always been in the hands of Li Zhan. I am just a puppet. You have to understand me."

He continued, "Li Zhan was ruthless in his governance and would launch wars at the drop of a hat, causing great suffering to the people. I eliminated him simply so that the people could live a better life."

Chen Junliu brainwashed and manipulated Shen Shuyi as before, portraying Li Zhan as a treacherous minister and claiming that killing Li Zhan would be a blessing for the people.

Unfortunately, Shen Shuyi didn't believe Chen Jun's lie.

Chen Junliu seemed to be afraid of being discovered by Li Zhan, so he hurriedly gave his last instructions.

"I know that a traitor like Li Zhan must have done a lot of corrupt and illegal things. Go into his study and try to find the ledgers of embezzlement, or the list of his advisors."

"Xiao Yi, I'm entrusting the task of helping the people of Chen escape their suffering to you."

Shen Shuyi nodded as she listened to his nonsense. "Fine, fine, so you want her to be the dragon-slaying girl?"

Chen Junliu left only after seeing her nod in agreement, but before leaving, he still held Shen Shuyi's hand as if it were a favor.

Shen Shuyi turned away and quickly said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late, I'll leave now."

"I will do my best to complete the task you have entrusted to me."

Seeing her so distant made Chen Junliu feel a little uncomfortable, but he didn't think much of it and just assumed she was scared.

As Shen Shuyi walked out of the garden, she came to a lotus pond. The lotus flowers were blooming gracefully in the pond, and many concubines and daughters of ministers were admiring the flowers. Lu Zhen'er was among them.

As soon as she came out, Lu Zhen'er saw her.

"Princess, aren't the flowers in the backyard beautiful?" Lu Zhen'er walked over, and the other women also looked at her, their eyes filled with amazement.

Shen Shuyi glanced at Lu Zhen'er indifferently. The two of them were standing by the lotus pond, with two palace maids standing behind Lu Zhen'er, almost blocking the view of those behind them.

"It's quite beautiful."

Lu Zhen'er took two steps closer to her, a faint, enigmatic smile playing on her lips.

“We are both from the State of Lu. In the State of Chen, we should treat each other as sisters and take care of each other like family.”

Shen Shuyi scoffed, "I don't have any sisters." Lu Zhen'er's expression changed, and she said coldly, "Don't be stubborn."

"So you're already angry because you're embarrassed?" Shen Shuyi asked casually.

At this moment, the women behind them began to whisper amongst themselves, envious and jealous of Shen Shuyi for winning Lu Zhen'er's favor. Jealousy can cloud judgment, and their murmurs and gossips filled the air.

"I heard that this princess from Lu was given to the Regent by the Empress Dowager as a maid. She is no different from a little maid in the Prince's Palace."

"That's right, she's too seductive and tries to seduce the Regent at every turn."

"Heh, no matter how much she tried to seduce her, she still failed. If she had succeeded, the Regent would have made her a concubine no matter what."

"As a princess of a country, she is so lowly as to be willing to be a maid. Tsk, if it were me, I would rather drown myself in the lake."

Shen Shuyi had sharp ears and heard the rumors from afar. Just then, Lu Zhen'er grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the pond.

The moment she fell, she pulled Lu Zhen'er down with her.

With a loud "splash," the sound of someone falling into the water rang out, and everyone gasped in surprise.

"The Imperial Concubine has fallen into the water!"

"Princess Xuanhua has also fallen into the water!"

"Someone come quickly!!"

This lotus pond is larger and deeper than others; those who can't float will drown.

Shen Shuyi could swim, but she didn't know if Lu Zhen'er could. Anyway, she pulled Lu Zhen'er towards the bottom of the pool.

After being pulled down, her head floated to the surface, and she thrashed about pretending she couldn't swim.

As it struggled, it kicked its legs downwards, aiming specifically at Lu Zhen'er's face and body.

Lu Zhen'er was kicked and stomped in excruciating pain, her face bruised and swollen. She gasped, her mouth filled with water, and she felt like she was about to suffocate.
When Shen Shu finished speaking, he sank into the water and swam in another direction. At this time, the guards and eunuchs on the shore who could swim plunged into the water one by one to save him.

[Host, Li Zhan, who was just about to leave the main hall, rushed here upon hearing that you had fallen into the water.]
Shen Shuyi changed her plan, popped her head out, leaned back, raised her arms above her head, and slightly raised her chin to let her mouth and nose emerge from the water.

A moment later, she felt someone coming toward her, bending over and being grabbed and pulled into an embrace.

"The meaning of the book!"

Li Zhan carried her ashore with one arm, and the young eunuch guarding the shore quickly brought over a cloak to cover her.

Shen Shuyi slightly opened her eyes and saw Li Zhan's anxious expression. She collapsed to the ground and spat out a few mouthfuls of water.

"Cough cough!!"

"How is it?" Li Zhan wrapped his cloak around himself, then picked her up and carried her back to Shaoguang Palace.

Shen Shuyi lay on the bed pretending to faint, and System 66 even gave her a fake illness status, making her brain feel like it was on fire.

After taking her pulse, the imperial physician said earnestly, "Princess, have you been feeling unwell for the past few days? You've been feeling depressed, and the fright from falling into the water has caused you to catch a cold. You need to rest and recuperate."

"I will prescribe two doses of medicine first. We need to decoct them and take them to cool down the body and prevent the illness from getting worse."

"Feeling down?" Li Zhan frowned. "What's wrong?"

The imperial physician stroked his beard. "It's related to her emotional imbalance. The princess has liver qi stagnation and insufficient heart blood. She needs medicine to regulate her condition, and it would be best to soothe her emotions."

Li Zhan's heart sank slightly, and he told the imperial physician to leave first.

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(End of this chapter)