655 Infighting (6)
In order to save money, Chen Ruoqiu had no choice but to hire an old carriage. When the carriage arrived at the east of the city, Chen Ruoqiu paid the money and walked quickly to the inn mentioned in the letter.
As soon as she entered the inn, Chen Ruoqiu looked around and did not see Shen Yue. Just as she was feeling puzzled, a shop assistant walked towards her and asked, “Madam, are you looking for a young girl?”
Chen Ruoqiu was stunned for a moment before nodding. Now that everyone in the capital knew that she was fighting a lawsuit with Shen Wan, she was afraid that she would be recognized and laughed at. The shop assistant said, “Madam, please follow me.”
The shop assistant brought Chen Ruoqiu to a room upstairs in the inn. When he reached the door, he stopped and smiled. “The person Madam is waiting for is inside.” Then, he left.
Chen Ruoqiu pushed the door open and entered. She saw a young woman sitting at the table in the room. No matter how Chen Ruoqiu looked at her back, she could recognize her. But who else could it be but Shen Yue?
Chen Ruoqiu closed the door and shouted, “Yue!”
Shen Yue turned around and was stunned when she saw Chen Ruoqiu. It was not until Chen Ruoqiu stepped forward and held her hands that Shen Yue saw Chen Ruoqiu’s face clearly and shouted, “Mother!” However, she immediately frowned and said, “How did you become like this?”
If she did not see it with her own eyes, Shen Yue would not believe that this woman in front of her was her noble, gentle, and generous mother.
When Chen Ruoqiu heard this, a trace of hatred flashed across her face. She gritted her teeth and said, “If not for that b*tch, Chang Zaiqing, and your heartless father, I wouldn’t have ended up like this!” With that, she looked at Shen Yue anxiously. “Yue, where have you been these days? Do you know that I’ve been anxious and worried sick about you? Are you alright? Did something happen?”
Chen Ruoqiu only had one child and usually doted on Shen Yue. Shen Yue felt a little sad when she heard that, but she still smiled and said, “Mother, don’t be afraid. I’m doing very well now. I’ve found a backer who’s even more noble than the emperor. With this backer, we will make a comeback.”
Chen Ruoqiu asked suspiciously, “Who are you talking about?”
Shen Yue hesitated for a moment and said, “The crown prince of the State of Qin.”
Chen Ruoqiu exclaimed, and Shen Yue quickly continued to explain, “The crown prince treats me very well. Back then, when I left the Shen family, I encountered bad people, and it was the crown prince who saved me. After that, he wanted to send me back home, but the Shen family was in chaos, so I decided to stay in his mansion. He is a good person. Mother, don’t think it’s a bad thing. It’s much better for me to be with the crown prince than with those pretentious people from the Wang family. You can’t bear to see Shen Dongling being on equal footing with me, right? If I return to the Shen family, who knows if they will force me to marry again? Mother, just listen to me this once, okay?”
Chen Ruoqiu instinctively felt that something was wrong. When she heard that Huangfu Hao had saved Shen Yue, her expression softened slightly. However, after all, he was not from Ming Qi.
“He’s from the State of Qin after all, and he’s the crown prince…”
Seeing that Chen Ruoqiu still did not agree, Shen Yue made up her mind and lied, “The crown prince said that when I return to the State of Qin with him in the future, he will give me a new identity and make me his secondary consort.”
“Are you serious?” Chen Ruoqiu was stunned. If Shen Yue left Ming Qi and went to the State of Qin to become the crown prince’s secondary consort, she would be able to enjoy endless wealth in the future. After the long lawsuit with Shen Wan, Chen Ruoqiu changed quite a lot. She no longer believed in love. Love was too illusory. The only thing that mattered was money.
“Absolutely,” Shen Yue said.
Chen Ruoqiu hesitated for a moment and said, “Let’s talk about this later. There’s one thing that’s more urgent.”
Shen Yue asked, “What is it?”
“Chang Zaiqing, that b*tch, schemed against me behind my back and tricked me into her trap. Now I am down and out. What I hate the most is not Chang Zaiqing, but your father. If not for your father protecting her, I wouldn’t have ended up like this. He didn’t care about our relationship for the past decades at all. I’m indignant! I hate him!”
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