GBP Chapter 105 Can I go back?
Chapter 105 Can I go back?
Shen Sangwan's first reaction was that the other party had gone mad, and her second reaction was that the Empress's lips were quite fragrant and soft.
I couldn't resist taking a small bite.
When the pain shot through her, Wen Yuening regained her senses and pushed the person off her with a little force.
She had been inadvertently provoked by Shen Sangwan's inner thoughts, and had lost control somewhat.
The air still seemed to retain the enchanting atmosphere from before, making it quite quiet.
Shen Sangwan felt like a pitiful little wolfhound who had been taken advantage of and then abandoned, standing pitifully beside the soft couch.
In the quiet room, the two remained silent, a slight awkwardness settling in between.
No one spoke or offered an explanation.
"Um, your wound..."
"I was ambushed and scratched while on official business outside the palace."
In the end, Shen Sangwan couldn't hold back any longer and spoke first.
The two tacitly skipped over what had just happened.
One was unable to find the right words, and the other felt uneasy.
"The people working under you aren't very capable. Why do you have to do everything yourself?"
Shen Sangwan carried the wooden basin away and placed it on the shelf.
Wen Yuening supported herself on the soft couch, trying to get up, but found that her limbs were a little weak.
Seeing this, Shen Sangwan rushed over and helped the other person up by supporting their shoulder.
"You've lost too much blood, you need to rest and recuperate."
"Next time, you must not be careless about wounds like those on the neck. They may look insignificant, but they could actually be fatal."
Seeing that she was feeling uncomfortable leaning against the wooden back, Shen Sangwan went to her own bed and took two soft pillows to place behind her waist.
"Yue Ning will remember Your Highness's teachings and there will be no next time."
Wen Yuening felt a little guilty and didn't dare to look up at the other person, but just lowered her head and accepted it.
"Would you like to have a meal?"
Shen Sangwan, who was making conversation out of nothing, felt as if she were being slowly tortured.
"I...I'm not very hungry yet."
The two seemed to have touched on a sensitive topic again, and the room fell into an awkward atmosphere once more.
"Boom boom boom!"
The knocking on the door made Shen Sangwan feel a sense of relief.
"Your Highness, the clothes you requested have arrived."
Shuyi's voice came from outside the door.
Shen Sangwan quickened her pace, opened the door, and took the tray with the new dresses on it.
"Your Highness, Miss Cen says she has something to discuss and requests your presence at the East Garden."
"I know."
The messenger was Ruoying, who knew that the young lady Cen Yan, whom she was protecting, held a special place in His Highness's heart.
But nowadays, apart from the Empress Dowager and His Majesty, there is actually someone who dares to make the Eldest Princess personally go to see him.
This deepened her understanding of Cen Yan.
After closing the door with one hand, Shen Sangwan placed the tray on the table.
"Your clothes were covered in blood. These are new clothes that I had Shuyi prepare. If you feel better, you may leave."
Wen Yuening felt that she had failed miserably and had even lost more than she had gained, and she wished she could slap herself twice.
"Yue Ning thanks Your Highness."
"I have other matters to attend to. You may do as you please. Shuyi is waiting outside. You can give her instructions if needed."
After saying that, Shen Sangwan opened the door and left as if fleeing.
The woman inside, Wen Yue Ning, seemed like a venomous snake, making her want to avoid her at all costs.
Watching her disappearing figure, Wen Yuening sighed softly.
Dongyuan Shuyan was lying on a rocking chair under the eaves, watching the rain fall like a beaded curtain.
From a distance, he didn't look very well; he seemed a bit listless.
"Ayan, are you feeling unwell?"
Shen Sangwan had Xiaotong examine Shuyan's body again.
The result was the same as before.
"Your Highness is here."
Dai Qing, who was assigned to serve Shu Yan, stepped forward and helped Shu Yan up.
Only then did he bow to Shen Sangwan.
You don't look well.
"It's autumn today, and I feel extremely tired. Perhaps it's because I've been sleeping too much, which makes me seem listless. Your Highness need not worry."
Shuyan took Shen Sangwan's arm, and the two entered the inner room together.
After sending Dai Qing and Ruoying away, Shu Yan rested her hands on the armrest of her chair and said, "Sang Wan, I've been having a lot of dreams lately. I dream that I've returned to the real world, and the time I spend in these dreams is getting longer and longer. Sometimes I can't even tell if I'm dreaming or in Nanjing."
"I had Xiaotong examine you several times, and he said there was nothing wrong. You...you're scaring me."
Shen Sangwan squatted down in front of Shuyan, somewhat apprehensive.
"In these short six months, it feels like I've lived half a lifetime. Do you think this is a sign that I'm going back?"
At this moment, Shen Sangwan did not know how to answer. On the one hand, she wanted Xiao Yan Yan to return to the present world, after all, there were loving parents and relatives there, and she could live under the five-star red flag without having to live in constant fear.
On the other hand, she selfishly didn't want the other person to go back, fearing that she would be left alone there.
Sometimes, no matter how difficult things get, as long as she knows that Xiao Yan is still here, she has a place to rely on. If this place to rely on disappears one day, she is afraid that she will shatter completely.
After a long pause, her voice choked with emotion, "If we can go back, that would be a good thing. It was all my fault before. I dragged you out for a drive, which led to you being dragged into this undeserved disaster."
"If you can go back, your aunt and uncle will definitely be happy."
Shuyan's voice rose and fell, her words tinged with worry, "And what about you, Shen Sangwan?"
Xiaotong had told her that the probability of her leaving this place was almost zero.
Moreover, her parents in this world don't seem to be important to her.
Apart from her maternal grandmother, she had no one else to care about.
Here, she had the Empress Dowager to worry about, and the young emperor who cared deeply for her...
Thinking of this, she suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
Now, she seems to be subconsciously accepting her identity as the eldest princess, and she seems to be assimilated little by little.
"If I really leave, leaving you all alone here, I..."
"It's okay, maybe if you go back, I'll go back too."
Shen Sangwan stood up and waved her hand, trying to appear calm.
"Oh, right, there's one more thing I need to tell you. I've studied the entrance to that secret passage more closely, and it seems it can only be opened from the outside."
"Since the assassin came from there, it means that there is a traitor in the Princess's residence, and that he had seen the layout of the residence a long time ago."
That night, Shen Sangwan opened the door and went straight in without closing it. At the time, she was so focused on finding the exit on the other side that she overlooked that issue.
Do you have anyone you suspect?
Shuyan shook her head. "Only Yuexin and I live in this courtyard. She has come a few times, but she has always stayed in the outer room and has never come into the inner room."
"If it was her, why did you save me that day? You directed and acted in a play that could have easily cost you your life. If I hadn't woken up that day, and you had killed her in a fit of anger, wouldn't that have been a loss?"
"I had Shuyun investigate. The people in the West Garden are basically courtesans recruited from various mansions. They don't know martial arts and have always stayed quietly in the West Garden without ever coming out."
"In that case, could it be someone from your household?"
Shen Sangwan spread her arms and lay on the soft couch, letting out a long sigh, "I don't know, my head hurts!"