Concubine's true colors

Chapter 423
Seeing Shen Wenqing's embroidered princess dress, it was hard to hide the loneliness and emptiness.

Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help sighing sadly, but as an outsider, it's really hard for her to judge who is right and who is wrong in this marriage between the other party and Zhou Xianrui.

However, it could be heard that Shen Wenqing's tone about her marrying Zhou Xianrui was indeed heartbroken, and Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but came to the other party's side in a few steps.

"Sister Shen, since you don't like me marrying into the palace, why did you still choose to help me when Xue Yuyan made things difficult for me just now? But the relationship between me and the prince is not the kind of relationship you think. The reason of my own last resort."

But upon hearing this, Shen Wenqing just smiled, obviously not believing it.

Signaling Xiao Jinxuan to sit down on the horizontal chair beside the corridor, Shen Wenqing couldn't help looking at her face for a long time, then said in a melancholy tone:

"Jinxuan, you are right. I knew the news of the seventh brother's death in Gansu. I was really annoyed that you shouldn't have Xianyu died, so I immediately remarried into Prince Rui's residence. After all, the seventh brother has deep affection for you , how can you marry the other party's elder brother? Although Jinxuan, I don't want to look at you too badly, but your actions inevitably make me feel that you are climbing the dragon and the phoenix, and you are too ruthless. "

Although Shen Wenqing came from a famous family, she is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and she is extremely dedicated and infatuated with Zhou Xianrui.

At the beginning, she would befriend Xiao Jinxuan like that, treating each other as her own sister.

The most fundamental reason is that Xiao Jinxuan's devotion and infatuation for Zhou Xianyu made Shen Wenqing see her shadow in the other party, and completely touched her.

Therefore, rather than saying that Shen Wenqing was annoyed that there was another person to share her husband with her, it would be better to say that she was even more disappointed with Xiao Jinxuan's actions and choices.

Seeing Xiao Jinxuan listening to her words quietly without a word of excuse, Shen Wenqing couldn't help feeling even more depressed.

"As for the fact that I was not helping you just now, I was just doing what a princess should do. Maintain the rules in the back house of the palace, so that the prince will not have any worries. And even if Xue Yuyan and the others don't talk about it, I can still guess the prince. I definitely don't want you to be wronged, so I will help you for the sake of the prince."

In order to reassure the man he loves, he would rather help the woman he cherishes.This kind of open-mindedness and silent devotion without expecting anything in return, sometimes Xiao Jinxuan really felt that Shen Wenqing was so stupid.

And often it was the other party's persistence that moved her a lot.

Can't help holding Shen Wenqing's cold hands, Xiao Jinxuan smiled wryly, then said helplessly:
"Sister Shen, what do you want me to say about you? His Royal Highness Prince Rui is indeed lucky to marry you as his concubine. Don't be sentimental because of me. In fact, the prince and I share the same room every day but we don't sleep together. He needs me from the Xiao family." I also need the title of side concubine to be able to intervene in the harem. We just took what we needed and cooperated to stage a big wedding scene."

Shen Wenqing is not only the person Xiao Jinxuan regards as her sister, but also the niece of her dead second aunt Shen Chuyun.

Based on these two points, Xiao Jinxuan had nothing to say frankly, so seeing that Shen Wenqing had just returned to the capital, she hadn't been able to sort out the situation clearly.

Immediately, she explained why she and Zhou Xianrui got married, why Zhou Xianyu hadn't died in battle, and what the Xue clan was about to do.

And when Xiao Jinxuan didn't hide anything, and spent an hour explaining the whole story, she couldn't help saying gently:

"Sister Shen, if you think that Jinxuan's words cannot be trusted, then you can ask him face to face after His Highness Prince Rui returns. In this way, by comparing the two, you will know whether I am lying to you."

Shen Wenqing, who was wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes with a brocade handkerchief, heard that Xiao Jinxuan asked her to go to Zhou Xianrui's for verification, she immediately grabbed him with her backhand, and then said with a choked voice:
"It's wrong for my good sister to be my elder sister. I blamed you before the matter was cleared up. I really didn't expect such a big change in the capital in the past few months. Not only are the father and mother in the palace in danger, you She was even sent to the family temple, and my aunt passed away to save you. The child left behind by Chi Ling is still safe now. Since the prince has accepted him as his son, I will definitely take care of him in the future Poor child without parents."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Wenqing paid attention to Xiao Jinxuan's expression, and then said tentatively:
"Jinxuan, don't blame my sister for saying something unpleasant. Since Xianyu is not dead, you should make it clear to him. After all, based on my understanding of the prince, when the matter of the Xue family is over, if you If you don’t want him, he will definitely give you back your freedom, and then you and the seventh brother can live and fly together again.”

With a slightly sore nose, Xiao Jinxuan managed to hold up a smile, and after glancing at Shen Wenqing, she couldn't help but lower her head and murmured:
"Sister Shen, Xianyu is the prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but now I am the side concubine married by his brother's name. If one day we are together again, how will the world criticize him? Is it just to be with him? If we stay together for a long time, the one I want to kill will become the accusation of thousands of people, and the situation that thousands of people will throw away. If this is the case, then I have harmed him. This kind of staying together that requires him to bear a lifetime of infamy as the price, then I, Xiao Jinxuan, would rather have nothing to do with him in my life."

For the sake of Zhou Xianyu's reputation, don't let him bear the infamy of having an affair with his brother and sister-in-law.

And at the same time, I don't want my fate of abandoning love and abandoning love to endanger the other party's life again.

So when the love is deep, all Xiao Jinxuan can do for the other party is to let go gently and guard silently.

And after hearing Xiao Jinxuan's words, Shen Wenqing realized that she had thought things too simply just now. After all, it is easy to have the title of Prince Rui's side concubine, but when it is taken off, it will indeed become extremely difficult. .

Unexpectedly, by accident, Xiao Jinxuan and Zhou Xianyu, a married couple with inexplicable love and envy to others, would come to this state today.

After Shen Wenqing shed a few more tears inexplicably bitterly, she suddenly grabbed Xiao Jinxuan, and then tentatively said with a trace of expectation:
"Jinxuan actually said something, don't piss me off. You've already met that Concubine Su in the palace. Don't you think her voice and appearance are somewhat similar to yours? I haven't thought about it yet, but since Su Qin entered the mansion, my sister has gradually tasted the love and concern that the prince has for you. In fact, since you and the prince are married now, why not make mistakes, I believe that if you are willing, The prince will definitely favor you."

Although Su Qin and Xiao Jinxuan only have a three-point resemblance, although Shen Wenqing is not the person who understands Zhou Xianrui's mind best, she has the utmost care for this husband, and she has always secretly paid attention to any emotional changes of the other party.

In addition, Shen Wenqing is familiar with Xiao Jinxuan, maybe others may not be able to associate anything with this three-point resemblance.

But for Shen Wenqing, it is really not that difficult to connect Su Qin with Xiao Jinxuan and figure out Zhou Xianrui's intentions.

And Xiao Jinxuan couldn't tell if the other party deliberately matched up with Zhou Xianrui to make a fake show.

Immediately after she was slightly surprised, she couldn't help asking in a puzzled way, mixed with a trace of sympathy and pity:

"Sister Shen, you are right. When I saw Su Qin's thoughts, Jinxuan understood everything in her heart. But it was you, sister, who made me unable to understand. You clearly love His Highness Prince Rui deeply. Why do you want to push your husband to me with your own hands? Jinxuan knows that her sister is virtuous and generous, but asking other women to serve her husband together, isn't there any discomfort or even jealousy in your heart?"

As if she didn't expect Xiao Jinxuan to ask such words, Shen Wenqing was silent for a while, and finally said with a melancholy smile on the corner of her mouth:

"Jinxuan, in fact, you should understand me the most. In order to show your safety, you would rather not be with the other party in this life. And I, Shen Wenqing, don't know that the prince has never had me in his heart. Therefore, as long as the other party can find the right person and feel warm and happy, seeing him happy is also satisfying to my sister and me."

The personalities of these two women may be different, but I am afraid that it is difficult to find a few people in the world for the dedication they give to the one they really love.

Staying together persistently, not afraid of any difficulties, just like Xiangping's feelings for Mo Lingzhi, in fact, this is not difficult.

But they are clearly in love, but they know how to let go and protect silently. This is the most rare thing for Xiao Jinxuan and Shen Wenqing, and it is also admirable.

Seeing that the reasons for everything that happened were clearly explained, Shen Wenqing came back only after knowing that she was exhausted and needed a quick rest.

Therefore, after sending the other party back to the imperial concubine's courtyard, Xiao Jinxuan stopped disturbing the other party, and returned to her own courtyard after leaving.

And because it took a lot of time to offend Xu Tingyin just now, and later had a long talk with Shen Wenqing, so when Xiao Jinxuan returned to the room, it was already dusk and sunset.

After being reborn, Xiao Jinxuan, who clearly realized how shallow and lacking she was in her previous life, will read all kinds of classics almost whenever she has free time in this life.

From the ancient books of war books to the unofficial histories of strange tales, although Xiao Jinxuan is a woman.

But the scope of the current round of dabbles, and the profound knowledge, I am afraid that ordinary young talents cannot compare with her.

But now she was leaning against the window with a book in her hand, and as the sky outside was gradually getting darker, before she knew it, she also fell down beside the table and fell into a deep sleep.

I don't know how long it has passed, until she felt helpless laughter and soft calls coming from her ears, and she slowly woke up.

"Jinxuan wake up, why did you fall asleep next to the window. It's easy to catch cold like this. If you really feel tired, I will ask someone to spread the quilt for you. How about you go to bed earlier."

Getting up from the prostrate table, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but rubbed her eyes. After seeing clearly that the person who could talk to her was Zhou Xianrui, she couldn't help but blurted out subconsciously:
"My lord, why did you come here? Sister Shen just returned to the mansion. You should go and see her. And today, Xu Tingyin was sent back to Xu's mansion after I intentionally severely punished her. After all, the Xu family was originally loyal to the prince's party, but now the tree has fallen Huxun scattered, the crown prince I saw didn't show up for several months, and the news of his death hasn't come out yet, so the Xu family surrendered to the prime minister's mansion. If they don't give them a stern warning, others will follow suit. I hope you don't Blame Jinxuan for taking the initiative."

(End of this chapter)