strictlysupreme Chapter 501 Why did you come?
Chapter 501 Why did you come?
In the most remote corner in the southwest of Prince Duan's Mansion, there is an inconspicuous house that is heavily guarded.
Nanxing was only wearing an undershirt in the room. All her belongings had been taken away, even her earrings. Even her boots were new.
She sat on the bed with a look of despair. She had been locked up here for several days. Except for the first day when her senior brother came to see her, no one had taken care of her since then.
The sound of maids and guards talking could be heard outside the door, and Nanxing knew that they were here to bring her food.
The door opened, and then the guard came in carrying a food box.
Before the guard put down the food box, Nan Xing threw a pillow at him and said, "Get lost. I don't want to eat. I don't want to eat."
The guard easily dodged the pillow thrown by Nanxing. Without saying a word, he took the food out of the food box and placed it on the table one by one.
Nanxing was irritated by the guard's indifference. She quickly walked to the table and knocked the food to the ground!
"I told you not to eat, don't you understand me?"
The guard was not angry when he saw that the food was spilled, and said to the maid waiting outside!
"Make another one and send it over. The prince said that Miss Nanxing must not be treated unfairly!!"
Nan Xing collapsed and screamed: "Ah...ah..."
“Go…go…”
"If you don't want to go away, then..."
Nanxing glanced at the sword on the guard's waist and reached out to grab the sword, but the guard reacted quickly and took a step back to avoid Nanxing!
"Miss Nanxing, I don't want to hurt you, please don't embarrass me!"
No matter how Nanxing made a fuss these days, it was like hitting cotton. She couldn't vent her anger and was going crazy!
At night, Nanxing curled up in a ball on the bed, not knowing how to vent the grievances in her heart!
Suddenly, there was a slight sound coming from the cabinet opposite. At first, Nanxing didn't take it seriously, thinking that he was hallucinating, but the cabinet seemed to shake slightly.
She sat up from the bed and stared at the cabinet. She was not mistaken, the cabinet did move.
She jumped up from the bed excitedly, rushed to the door barefoot to listen to the sounds outside, and after making sure that it was still as quiet as before, she went to the cabinet.
This time she carefully moved closer to the cabinet and listened carefully, and sure enough, there was some movement.
She suddenly perked up and was about to move the cabinet, but it suddenly turned towards her, scaring her so much that she quickly stepped back.
The person on the other side of the cabinet obviously didn't expect that there would be someone on this side of the cabinet, and standing so close. According to the map, this is the most remote house in the palace.
Just when Shen Teng thought that he was doomed, he was discovered. As long as he called for help, with the number of guards in the palace, he would be caught quickly. By then, his life would be in danger.
But no one outside called out for a long while. He opened his eyes in confusion and saw Nanxing staring at him with red eyes.
Shen Teng didn't expect it to be Nan Xing. He excitedly went forward and hugged him.
"I finally found you."
Nan Xing sobbed and threw herself into Shen Teng's arms: "Why did you come just now..."
Shen Teng hugged Nan Xing tightly in his arms distressed: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
Nanxing didn't dare cry loudly, for fear of attracting the attention of the guards outside.
"Shen Teng, do you know where I am now?"
Nanxing was brought in after being knocked unconscious. She didn't know where she was, let alone what was happening outside.
Shen Teng nodded and briefly explained the matter to Nanxing. Nanxing's eyes widened after hearing it.
“So much happened in just a few days.”
Shen Teng looked puzzled: "Prince Duan has already taken control of the entire situation, why is he still hesitating? He should just declare himself emperor as soon as possible."
Nan Xing's little head was even more confused: "Maybe he doesn't want to be the emperor?"
Shen Teng shook his head: "Why would he do this if he didn't want to be the emperor?"
Nan Xing looked outside the door from time to time: "Shen Teng, you said Shi'an is here too, how is she?"
"She's fine now. Like you, she's locked up and can't move around freely."
After saying this, he glanced at Nanxing's clothes and added, "But she is still dressed very decently."
Nan Xing then lowered her head and looked at herself. Although she didn't reveal anything, her little face suddenly turned as red as a cooked shrimp.
"Don't look."
Shen Teng quickly turned his head away: "You can't leave now, you stay here first, I will go back and talk to Shi'an to see what she plans to do."
Nanxing nodded: "Then be careful."
After spending a short time together with Nanxing, the two reluctantly parted again.
Shen Teng walked through the tunnel towards the room where Lu Shian was, but the complicated tunnel made him lost.
Just when he was angry, he suddenly heard a faint voice coming from not far away.
Shen Teng was stunned and walked carefully towards the sound.
He walked back and forth and found that the voice came through the wall. The voice was very small, but Shen Teng still recognized it at once. The voice was Li Hongyu.
He held his breath and pressed his ear against the wall, trying to hear what the person on the other side of the wall was saying.
On the other side of the wall, Li Hongyu and Jing Moyuan were arguing with each other.
Jing Moyuan looked at Li Hongyu with a half-smile: "Prince Duan, it is better to make a decision as soon as possible, so as to avoid more trouble and unexpected events."
"Third Prince, you shouldn't have been too greedy yesterday. You wanted both, but that was too greedy."
"This prince only wants to benefit the people. How can you say he is greedy?"
"It sounds nice. The gold mine in Huainan City alone is priceless. You actually want Lu Shian. She is from my Dayuan country. Even if she dies, she can only die in Dayuan country."
"Don't be angry, Prince Duan. If you don't want to give her to us, you can lend her to the Wu Kingdom for three years. We will only keep her for three years and send her back after three years. How about that?"
"No way, absolutely impossible."
"Prince Duan, don't be so decisive. If you want to sit on the throne with peace of mind, you'd better think it through before answering."
Li Hongyu did not give in at all: "Jing Moyuan, don't go too far, or you may die in a foreign land."
"Hahaha, really? Will I die in a foreign land? Do you dare to let me die in a foreign land?"
On the other side of the wall, Shen Teng was so scared that his soul almost left his body. So this is how it is. So this is how it is.
No wonder Li Hongyu was not in a hurry to kill the emperor and the prince. It turned out that there were not only internal troubles but also external threats.
The people of Wu State actually wanted Lu Shian...
As a businessman, Shen Teng quickly figured out the relationship.
Lu Shian developed high-yield crops. In just less than two years, the hunger problem in Dayuan Kingdom had been greatly improved, and there were more vegetables available for people to eat.
Food is the most important thing for the people. Lu Shian's position in the hearts of the people is even more majestic than that of the emperor, especially in Wanning Prefecture, where everyone regards Lu Shian as a living Bodhisattva.
It was surprising that Wu Guo wanted Lu Shian, but it made sense when you thought about it.
The reason why the State of Wu was willing to sit down and talk was because the country was overwhelmed by the heavy taxes caused by the war, as well as natural and man-made disasters that caused the people to rise up in rebellion. The royal family of Wu had to stop the war and sit down and talk with the State of Dayuan.
From the conversation between the two just now, it is not difficult to find out what kind of deal the two made privately.
Li Hongyu agreed to cede Huainan City to the State of Wu. This should have been something they had discussed before, but it is not known whether he discussed it with Jing Moyuan or with the State of Wu.
Now the State of Wu added another condition, which was to take Lu Shian away. Li Hongyu naturally disagreed, so they argued endlessly.
Shen Teng stumbled back to Lu Shian.
He told Lu Shian what he heard, and Lu Shian was also shocked.
Lu Er stared at Lu Shian: "What should we do now?"
Lu Shian didn't expect that they would have such a deal.
It's not like she hadn't thought about the possibility that they might have a private deal, but she didn't know that the deal was with her.
"It's too late, let's take a rest first."
Lu'er wanted to help Lu Shi'an stand up, but Lu Shi'an waved his hand to indicate that he could do it.
Shen Teng coughed lightly: "Well, I'll go back first."
"Etc., etc……"
Lu Shian rubbed his brows and said, "Shen Teng, do you have any connections in the palace?"
Shen Teng scratched his head: "There must be a connection, but at this time, people in the palace are not allowed to leave, and people outside are not allowed to enter..."
Lu Shian was in a dilemma: "If we know what kind of poison the emperor has been poisoned by, Nanxing will be able to find a way to detoxify him."
Speaking of Nanxing, Shen Teng became serious: "Her shitty senior brother is really a piece of shit. He actually teamed up with outsiders to deal with his own junior sister."
"Now is not the time to talk about this. We should seize the time and try to turn the tide while they are still not able to reach an agreement."
Lu Shian looked down at her belly. If she wasn't pregnant, it would be easier, but now she...
After Shen Teng left, Lu Shian called Shen Cuo out again.
There is a time limit in the space, and Shen Teng cannot stay in it for a long time. Only when outsiders come into the room will Shen Cuo hide in the space.
Only two people knew about this. As for Lu'er, she already regarded Lu Shi'an as a cultivator. She looked at Lu Shi'an with admiration for things she couldn't understand. Lu Shi'an was too lazy to explain.
As to why the two brothers of the Shen family were not allowed to meet, it couldn't be explained clearly in a few words. It would be better not to let him know so there would be no need to explain.
Shen Cuo jumped into the tunnel without saying a word. After Shen Cuo left, Lu Shian called Lu'er in...
The next day.
Early in the morning, Lu Shian asked the guards to call Li Hongyu.
Li Hongyu had no intention of coming to see Lu Shian, but when he heard the guard say that it was something related to farming, he did not dare to delay and came to Lu Shian after finishing his meal.
"You said if we don't plant it anymore, we won't have time?"
Lu Shian nodded: "Tomato, I don't know if you have heard of it."
Li Hongyu didn't say anything, just stared at her.
Tomatoes were not available in their era, and no matter how knowledgeable Li Hongyu was, he would never have heard of them. But he would not admit that he was narrow-minded.
"Tomatoes are sour and sweet. They can be eaten raw, made into soup, or used in cooking."
"Just tell your subordinates to do this kind of thing. Why do you have to do it yourself?"
"This tomato is different from the others. I have to come here in person to get it."
"You want to go out?" Li Hongyu smiled. He saw through Lu Shian's trick at a glance.
"Yes, I want to go out, is that not okay?"
"I advise you to stay here."
"How long does Prince Duan intend to keep me imprisoned?"
"Don't say such harsh words. I just hope you can be safe."
"The entire Anjing City is under your control now. What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that I will run away with a big belly?"
"Lu Shian, your provocation is useless to me. I know you are smart, but you are using your intelligence in the wrong place."
Lu Shian was seen through again and again, and stood there in embarrassment.
She held her belly and stared at Li Hongyu: "I miss my mother. I want to see my mother."
"That's fine. I can bring your mother over."
"Take it. Ha, ha ha... It's not enough that you imprisoned me, are you going to imprison my mother too?"
"So you're going to find any excuse to go out?"
Being asked so bluntly by Li Hongyu, Lu Shian met his gaze stubbornly: "Yes, yes, I want to go out, I want to go out, I am not a prisoner, why are you locking me up, Li Hongyu you can't lock me up, you are not a prisoner."
Looking at Lu Shian who was arguing with her while holding her belly, Li Hongyu remained calm.
The two looked at each other for a long time, but Li Hongyu still did not compromise.
He narrowed his eyes and said, "Lu Shian, I am not Li Hongting. I will not indulge you. If you make me angry, I may do something. Of course, I will not take your life, but I can't say for others."
Lu Shian shuddered and subconsciously protected her stomach.
Li Hongyu was very proud when he saw a hint of fear in Lu Shian's eyes.
After Li Hongyu left, Lu Shian sat weakly on the chair.
"Oh, it really doesn't work..."
What to do? What to do? She can’t get out. She can’t get out at all.
Lu'er wanted to persuade Lu Shi'an, but after thinking about it, she didn't know what to say, so she stood behind her and accompanied her silently.
Outside the door, the maid came to deliver food.
After exchanging a few words with the guard, the door opened and the maid walked in.
The maid placed the contents of the food box on the table one by one, and also placed the bowls and chopsticks.
"Concubine, the food is ready, please eat something."
Lu Shian looked back at the dishes on the table. She raised her chopsticks and took a look at the dishes on the table.
There were both meat and vegetables, but she had no appetite.
"Concubine, don't you have an appetite?"
The maid said as she stretched out her hand in front of Lu Shian. Her fingers were wet and she wrote a word on the table.
"eat"
Lu Shian was shocked. She looked too much like a maid. This maid was not the same as before.
She frowned, and the maid gave her a faint smile, with no malice in her smile.
Lu Shian picked up the steamed bun in front of him and started eating without saying a word.
Sure enough, after taking two bites, he found a piece of paper in the steamed bun.
She glanced at the maid and cursed unhappily, "Get out."
The maid bowed and left.
After the maid left, Lu Shian quickly put down the chopsticks in his hand.
The note described the emperor's symptoms of being poisoned, and Lu Shian was overjoyed.
She put the note away and continued eating with an expressionless face.
At night, Shen Teng and Shen Cuo appeared in Lu Shian's room together.
Shen Teng looked at Shen Cuo with admiration: "Brother, you are amazing. Do you know how much money I spent to buy this map? I didn't expect you could find the tunnel."
Shen Cuo said without blushing or panting: "These are all trivial matters. Let's talk about what to do next."
Lu Shian took out the note.