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

Chapter 601 The Mad Regent vs. the Fake Princess (20)

Li Zhan looked at the girl on the bed with her delicate brows slightly furrowed, her cheeks flushed, and her lips pale, which made one's heart soften.

Normally, he only saw the happy, gluttonous, or adorable little princess, but the imperial physician said she was depressed.

Could it be that Shuyi is unhappy at the Regent's Palace?
Was she only by his side out of necessity?
Thinking about all this, Li Zhan's heart sank.

Just then, the scouts returned, and Li Zhan gently shook Shu Yi's hand before leaving.

In the study, Li Zhan's eyes were cold. "What exactly happened?"

Chen Qing truthfully stated, "Initially, Consort Zhen invited the princess to admire the flowers, but somehow they both fell into the water."

"None of the concubines and young ladies present could see clearly because their view was blocked by Consort Zhen's maids."

"However, your subordinate has already arrested the two palace maids involved and interrogated them thoroughly. It was Consort Zhen who grabbed the princess and pushed her. In her panic, the princess grabbed Consort Zhen, and that's how they both fell into the pond."

"Also, when the princess attended the flower-viewing banquet, she was ridiculed by the concubines and young ladies, who said she was just a little maid in the royal palace."

Li Zhan's eyes were terrifyingly cold, and he exuded a chilling aura.

"Pass down the order to punish everyone present."

"Let the strictest matron in the palace teach them manners."

Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat. "What about Consort Zhen? After all, she is the emperor's most favored concubine."

He knew that the prince was extremely protective of the princess, but if Consort Zhen was severely punished, it would be tantamount to breaking ties with the emperor.

Li Zhan's expression remained unchanged. "Punish her with 30% more punishment than the others."

After quickly arranging things, Li Zhan returned to his bedchamber. At that moment, the prepared medicine was delivered, and the maid was applying a handkerchief to Shuyi's forehead to cool her down.

Li Zhan gestured to the maids, "All of you, go down first. I will feed them."

Shen Shuyi groggily awoke upon hearing his voice. She opened her eyes and said, "Your Highness."

"Shuyi, are you feeling unwell? Let me help you up to take your medicine." Li Zhan slowly helped her up and let her lean against him.

Shen Shuyi watched as he picked up the bowl that emitted a strong medicinal smell, and she subconsciously backed away, frowning.

"what is this?"

"You caught a cold after falling into the water. It's medicine prescribed by the imperial physician. Drink it to lower your fever and you'll be fine."

Shen Shuyi buried her head in his chest, listened to his heartbeat, and shook her head, "It's so bitter, I won't drink it."

Li Zhan had no choice but to coax her, "Shuyi, I've prepared some candied fruit. You can have something sweet with this, okay?"

He looked at the person in his arms with deeply furrowed brows and a pained expression, and his heart clenched. He had never felt this way about any woman before.

"I won't drink it." Shen Shuyi shook her head, but when she saw him pick up the bowl and was about to drink it himself before passing it to her, she quickly hugged the bowl and lowered her head to drink it.

"Slow down." Li Zhan gently stroked her back with tenderness and hugged her even tighter.

Li Zhan took a candied fruit and fed it to her, "Is it still bitter?"

Shen Shuyi still had her brows slightly furrowed.

Li Zhan poured her some water again, "Drink some to rinse your mouth."

"Ugh, my mouth tastes bitter," Shen Shuyi muttered.

Without saying a word, Li Zhan lowered his head and kissed her.

After thoroughly cleaning the place, I briefly left, noting, "It's sweet."

"The sweetest thing is the feeling of writing."

"Don't you dislike sweets?"

"I like it now."

Shen Shuyi snorted softly and buried her head in his chest, not wanting to move anymore.

Li Zhan gently stroked her long hair, "Does your head still hurt? Where does it hurt?" "It doesn't hurt, I just feel dizzy." Shen Shuyi's voice was still very weak.

"You should sleep a little longer."

Li Zhan gently put her down, saying, "Don't be afraid, I'm here with you."

"Your Highness, will I be able to see you as soon as I wake up?"

"Of course." Li Zhan raised his hand and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

He stayed by her bedside, taking a damp cloth every now and then to cool her forehead.

Shen Shuyi slept very soundly, and even System 66 couldn't help but gossip about her when she woke up.

[Host, Li Zhan is truly enraged for the sake of a beautiful woman! This time, he's infuriated the emperor. If it weren't for the palace servants stopping him, Chen Junliu would have charged over with a broadsword.]
"what happened?"

[Li Zhan punished everyone present that day, including those who gossiped about you, especially Lu Zhen'er. She almost drowned that day and was kicked and injured by you. She was dragged out of her hospital bed to be disciplined and beaten several times. She almost died from lack of breath.]
The entire palace was in a state of panic, the ministers fearing a fight between the emperor and the regent.
Shen Shuyi wasn't worried about Li Zhan at all. This guy had troops under his command, and if he tried to force his way in, the emperor would be replaced tomorrow.

Lu Zhen'er now hated Shen Shuyi to death, her eyes filled with rage, but when the emperor walked over, she endured the pain and composed herself.

Seeing his beloved woman beaten so badly, Chen Junliu asked with heartache, "Zhen'er, does it still hurt?"

Overwhelmed by resentment, Lu Zhen'er couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, I almost drowned in the pool, and I almost never saw you again."

"Don't cry, my beloved concubine will be alright from now on," Chen Junliu comforted her.

Lu Zhen'er cried uncontrollably, "Your Majesty, it was the princess! The princess pushed me into the lotus pond, and she even kicked me in the pond!"

"How is this possible?" Chen Junliu frowned.

"She doesn't know anything about water, so how could she have attacked you in the water?"

"What's more, both palace maids confessed that when you lost your footing and fell, you grabbed the princess, causing her to fall as well."

"Of course, I believe you didn't do it on purpose. You were just afraid and wanted to grab onto something, so you pulled her."

Lu Zhen'er looked like she was about to faint. "Your Majesty, you must believe me. I really didn't harm her. She was the one who attacked me."

Lu Zhen'er was unaware of the importance of Shen Shuyi as a pawn. She only thought that Shen Shuyi was a substitute bride who just wanted to smoothly switch places with her in the palace. Now that she had established herself in the harem, what use was Shen Shuyi as a pawn?

Eliminating him would be the best course of action, so why did Chen Jun keep protecting him again and again?

Could it be that he really fell for Shen Shuyi's beauty?

Thinking about all this, Lu Zhen'er became even more determined to get rid of Shen Shuyi.

"Alright, you should take good care of yourself. I still have some memorials to read, so I'll head back now."

Lu Zhen'er grabbed the emperor's hand. "Your Majesty, please stay with me a little longer. I'm so scared of drowning."

Chen Junliu pinched the bridge of his nose, his helpless gaze falling on Lu Zhen'er, "Zhen'er, stop fooling around."

Lu Zhen'er trembled inexplicably as he stared at her like that.

Chen Junliu had never spoken to her in this tone before. Did he really suspect that she had used some means to harm Shen Shuyi?
……

Beneath the tranquility of the palace lay turbulent undercurrents. Shen Shuyi had been recuperating in Shaoguang Palace and hadn't left the palace, but news from the outside world still kept reaching her.

She was actually cured, but she was still lying in bed looking depressed and unhappy.

"Cough cough."

A slight cough drew Li Zhan over. He had moved his official duties to the bedchamber so that he could stay with Shuyi.

"How is it?" Li Zhan brought over a bowl of water.

Shen Shuyi covered her mouth with a handkerchief and drank a little less than half a cup of water before feeling drowsy.

"Jingzhan, I feel so uncomfortable, my chest feels heavy."

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(End of this chapter)