Chapter 238 Disfigurement is better
  Shen Zhuoxi returned directly from the palace to the Taishi Mansion.
  Halfway through the journey, the more she thought about it, the more something was wrong. She asked Hui Zhi: "You are also following me in the Queen Mother's chamber today. Do you think the Queen Mother's words are weird?"
  Huizhi shook his head and said: "There seems to be some hidden meaning in those words. I am stupid and didn't hear it."
  "I didn't hear it either." Shen Zhuoxi had a vague guess and said, "After you return home, go and find out the relationship between my grandfather and the Queen Mother."
  "Ah?" Hui Zhi heard this and said in surprise: "Don't you think that the relationship between the old Marquis and the Queen Mother..."
  Shen Zhuoxi nodded and said: "If that were not the case, I really would not have thought that the Queen's words had other meanings. Please don't make any noise about this matter and investigate it quietly."
  "And back then, when my grandmother only had one child, my mother, why was she willing to leave her behind and go to the battlefield with her?"
  Huizhi understood, nodded and said: "Don't worry, young lady, I will definitely take care of it."
  When the two arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, they happened to meet Shen Zehuan who had returned.
  His face was still swollen, and his original appearance was no longer distinguishable, which was ridiculous.
  Shen Zhuoxi only glanced at him and then looked away, as if he hadn't seen him walking past him.
  "Hey!" Shen Zehuan became angry and stopped her and said, "Didn't you see me?"
  "Oh, it's Master Shen!" Shen Zhuoxi stopped, looked at Shen Zehuan, and exaggerated: "You look like a pig, forgive me for not recognizing it."
  "You!" Shen Zehuan's face turned pale with anger and he said coldly: "Don't think that I don't know that what happened today is all your fault!"
  "Are you really stupid because you were stung by a bee?" Shen Zhuoxi looked him up and down and said disdainfully: "I have explained it before, but you are saying this again, are you stupid?"
  "I thought about it carefully. Princess Dundup was wearing a sachet to repel mosquitoes. How could it be such a coincidence that when the bees came, the sachet was gone!" Shen Zehuan narrowed his eyes.
  His eyes were already swollen to a slit, and if he blinked again, it would be as if they were completely closed.
  Shen Zehuan felt awkward himself, so he tried his best to keep his eyes open and said, "I asked at Renxintang. You can identify medicinal materials by smell. Naturally, you can also smell the contents of Princess Dunzup's sachet."
  "So?" Shen Zhuoxi spread his hands and asked, "Just because I can smell the smell of medicine, you conclude that it was me who did it?"
  "Otherwise?" Shen Zehuan took a step closer and said word by word: "How could Princess Dundup's sachet be lost for no reason? I asked her carefully after Princess Dundup woke up just now."
  "In the Lychee Garden, you were the only one who got close to her, and you were so weirdly enthusiastic that you bumped into her!"
  Shen Zhuoxi didn't say anything, and waited for Shen Zehuan's next words with a half-smile.
  The more Shen Zehuan talked, the more excited he became. The wounds on his face were painful and itchy. He scratched them impatiently and continued: "With your temperament, how can you be passionate about Princess Dunzhu for no reason?"
  "I guess you knew something a long time ago. Taking advantage of the opportunity of bumping into her, you ripped off the sachet from her waist. That's why those bees went crazy and swarmed towards her!"
  Shen Zhuoxi waited for him to finish, then pretended to be surprised and said, "You have a lot of ideas, but I'm more curious, what do you mean by 'you already knew something'?"
  "Why do you think this means there is a trick in it that I don't know about?"
  Shen Zehuan was startled and subconsciously raised his hand to cover his mouth.
  Halfway through raising his hand, he calmed down and touched the marks on his face instead: "I mean, you knew in advance that there would be bees coming."
  "Oh, do you believe this?" Shen Zhuoxi interrupted him and said, "Don't be so smart. I'm not a god. How can I know in advance?"
  Before Shen Zehuan could continue, Shen Zhuoxi yawned and said, "I'm going back to rest. I'm too lazy to listen to your nonsense. If I have the time, I might as well ask the doctor to take a look at my face."
  "If you want to get close to Princess Dundup, she will definitely not look down on you even if you are disfigured!"
  Her attitude made Shen Zehuan more and more sure of what he was thinking!
  Looking at Shen Zhuoxi's arrogant back, he felt unwilling and punched the door hard.
  The door was made of the strongest oak, and red blood stains suddenly appeared on Shen Zehuan's hands. The boy next to him was so frightened that he quickly called for help.
  Naturally, the movement in the front yard could not be hidden from Yu Qinglian.
  When she got the news and rushed over, Shen Zehuan's hand was still bleeding.
  "Ouch, what's going on?" Yu Qinglian saw that Shen Zehuan's face was horribly swollen and his hand was still bleeding. She felt quite distressed. She took Shen Zehuan's hand and carefully wrapped it with a handkerchief.
  "You didn't mean to go out for fun, why did you end up like this?"
  When the injured area was touched, Shen Zehuan hissed in pain and roughly told what happened.
  The more Yu Qinglian listened, the more distressed she became, and she said angrily: "My stupid son, even if you want to gain favor, you can't gamble with your own body. Isn't it because Prince Duozha is watching from the side?"
  "His brother didn't respond. Why are you trying to be a hero? You're not the only one who's going to get hurt."
  Shen Zehuan also regretted his impulsiveness at that time, and said angrily: "I didn't consider the time when I was in a hurry. Princess Dunzhu was like that. If I delay any longer, I might be stung by bees."
  "If there is an accident, we will also be unlucky. When it comes to this, there is no point in talking about it."
  "Okay." Seeing that he was upset, Yu Qinglian did not continue and asked instead: "How is Princess Dunzhu?"
  Shen Zehuan's face turned a little worse: "Forget it, I don't know how to be stubborn. Shen Zhuoxi wants to be treated by her, but she refuses to let it go and insists on asking the imperial doctor to come."
  "It was delayed when we returned to the city, and we were delayed for a while while waiting for Qin Huai to go. Qin Huai encountered some difficulties after he left. When Shen Zhuoxi was asked to take action, Shen Zhuoxi refused directly on the excuse of entering the palace to see the Queen Mother."
  "After this back and forth, the best opportunity is gone. Qin Huai said that Dunzhu's face is very likely to fester and leave scars!"
  "What?" Yu Qinglian raised her voice in surprise: "Is it so serious?"
  "Yes." Shen Zehuan nodded and said, "Prince Duozha is worried. He has already sent a flying pigeon to send a message to the Rongqiang people to deliver medicine, but it will take twenty days at the earliest."
  "I estimate that Dundup's face will be ruined long ago by the time the medicine is delivered."
  Yu Qinglian let go of Shen Zehuan's hand, imagined Dunzhu's disfigurement in her mind, shuddered, and said, "No, if she is really disfigured, how can she become your wife?"
  "Besides, you have been implicated today, so don't wade into this muddy water again."
  "It's all like this. If you give up again, won't all your previous efforts be wasted?" Shen Zehuan pushed Yu Qinglian away, went to the ice basin, took two pieces of ice and applied it on his face, saying, "If she is really disfigured, she will help me!"
  Yu Qinglian frowned and said: "Are you crazy? She is a princess of the Rongqiang tribe. She cannot be divorced at will. If she marries her, she will have to support her for the rest of her life!"
  She paused, her voice became softer, and added: "Besides, your father's past experience is not enough to warn you. After many years and no matter how hard he tries, he still can't get rid of Xiaoqing's shadow!"
  "Mother, what are you afraid of?" Shen Zehuan sneered: "How did you make Princess Xiaoqing disappear? Of course I also have a way to make Dunzhu disappear."
  Yu Qinglian looked solemn and said: "How much effort have I spent to make Xiaoqing's disappearance look natural and not be suspected by others. If it happens again, I'm afraid it will arouse people's suspicion."
  Shen Zehuan was quite impatient and interrupted: "It's too early to talk about this now. We will make long-term plans after I marry Dunzhu."
  The mother and son were so engrossed in their conversation that no one noticed the silhouette of a person passing by the window.
  (End of this chapter)

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