Chapter 41 Are you His Highness’s concubine?

[The sister above must not have read the original novel. At that time, Zhao Shizhu was still young, disliked by Emperor Jianyuan, and despised by everyone in the harem. Liu Hu took advantage of the little Shizhu's illness to kill him. Little Shizhu was tortured for several years by the people sent by Liu Hu. When little Shizhu was adopted by the lady, he was said to be skinny. Only then did Liu Hu restrain himself. ]

[Was Zhao Shizhu so miserable when he was a child? 】

[What deep hatred do Liu Hu and Zhao Shizhu have that would cause them to murder such a young child?]

[I'd better not spoil it, right? If you are interested, you can read the original novel first. In short, Zhao Shizhu's passion for power is closely related to Liu Hu. 】

[Let me reveal one more thing. Even after Zhao Shizhu was crowned king and came to Liangzhou, Liu Hu had sent people to provoke Liu Shizhu over the years...]

[This is illogical. Could it be that Emperor Jianning, a biological father, would tolerate a powerful official murdering his own son and do nothing about it?]

[Please don't spoil the plot, I just want to follow the drama, I hate those of you who spoil the plot the most! ]

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When Su Ci saw this, he suddenly remembered the comment he saw last time, which said that in the capital there are people Zhao Shizhu loves the most, people he hates the most, and people he despises the most.

Could it be that the person Zhao Shizhu hated the most was Liu Hu?
These comments are half-spoken and half-retained. As the person involved, she likes to give away spoilers. Why doesn't she make it clear all at once?

In fact, she was not surprised at all by what was said in the barrage.

After seeing Zhao Shizhu’s crazy side in the carriage last time, she knew there must be a dark side in Zhao Shizhu’s past, otherwise he would not have become what he is now.

After taking a bath, she wrung out her long hair and wanted to fall asleep.

As soon as she lay down, she couldn't stand the tickling anymore, so she quickly cleaned up the peanuts, beans and other things on the bed.

"Young lady, aren't you going to wait for His Highness to come back?" Sanmei asked innocently.

Su Ci looked at Sanmei and said, "Girl, you should go to bed early too. His Royal Highness Prince Duan won't be back tonight."

Sanmei wanted to say something but was pulled away by Tao's mother.

Sixue helped Su Ci to sleep. She was silent and looked unhappy.

"Don't think that I've been wronged. That's not the case. I just didn't know how to face His Royal Highness Prince Duan. He left for something, and I think it's good to avoid the awkward wedding night. Don't think too much, and go to bed early." Su Ci yawned as she spoke, and she turned over and fell asleep in a state of sleepiness.

Si Xue looked at her girl quietly for a long time, sighed silently, and fell asleep on the small bed next to the green gauze kitchen.

She didn't dare to sleep deeply, and listened to the movements in the master bed from time to time. Finally, she found that her girl was very brave and had no signs of insomnia. She slept until dawn.

According to Su Ci's lazy nature when he was in the Marquis' Mansion, he must have slept until noon before getting up.

Now that she is married, even though Zhao Shizhu did not come back last night, she still has to pay her respects to the lady as a new bride.

Zhao Shizhu could ignore her and the reputation of the Xuanping Marquisate, but she had to consider the Xuanping Marquisate, and she couldn't let the people in the palace think that her father was not good at educating his daughter.

She was wearing a festive red gown with a stand-up collar and wide sleeves embroidered with cloud patterns. Her hair was combed in a butterfly bun with gold, jade, and pearl peony flower hairpins inserted diagonally on both sides of the bun.

She has bright facial features, a complexion as white as jade and snow, and a good sleep quality. Against the backdrop of red, she looks even more radiant and beautiful.

Accompanied by Si Xue and Mother Tao, Su Ci went to Dingjing Hall where the old lady lived to offer tea to the new bride. The old lady felt a little guilty.

The groom Zhuoqing was not at the palace on his wedding night yesterday. Although Zhuoqing explained the reason to everyone before leaving the palace, everyone was watching what was happening in the palace.

Zhuoqing is Zhao Shizhu's courtesy name.

Now everyone in Liangzhou knows that Zhuoqing did not return to the palace on the wedding night, and this news has already spread throughout Liangzhou.

Although Zhuoqing did not do it on purpose, it was still unfair to the bride.

After Su Ci offered tea, the lady helped her up immediately and said, "Good child, I am sorry for wronging you. You may not know that the ranch was given by His Majesty. All the horses on the ranch are the most expensive and top-grade war horses. If the ranch suffered heavy losses in war horses, Zhuo Qing would not be able to explain to His Majesty, so he had to go to the ranch overnight. I hope you can understand him."

Su Ci smiled back at the Madam Tai, "Mother, you are too kind. No matter what His Highness does, I will respect his choice unconditionally and will never vent my anger on His Highness for no reason."

The lady breathed a sigh of relief. She held Su Ci's little hand tightly, and her eyes wrinkled with smile: "I have heard that you are a righteous child. Now that I see you, it is true."

After Su Ci, he accompanied the lady for lunch before leaving Dingjing Hall. Since he had nothing to do anyway, he might as well walk around the palace.

When she got up this morning, she thought of a problem. It seemed that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't change the development of the plot.

Just like how she tried so hard to get rid of Zhao Shizhu, but still married into the palace. Just like how they got married yesterday, but Zhao Shizhu didn't enter the bridal chamber. It's the same reason.

Since nothing can get rid of the plot and move forward, it is better to let the plot develop naturally.

If this is the case, then all of Zhao Shizhu's confidantes will most likely move into the palace, right? If all of his confidantes move into his backyard, then she, a tool, will be dispensable, right?

Anyway, it doesn’t matter which woman Zhao Shizhu loves or hates.

Speaking of Zhao Shizhu's confidante, the one who is closest to Zhao Shizhu's backyard must be Miss Bai from Hexuzhai.

Thinking of this, she found a maid and casually asked what buildings there were in the palace.

Coincidentally, the maid never mentioned Hexu Zhai at all, and of course she did not mention the owner of Hexu Zhai.

She remained calm and let Sixue and Mother Tao look for it separately, while she looked in the opposite direction of them.

Hard work pays off, and after a short while, she finally found Hexuzhai.

Bai Shuang was playing the piano. When she heard footsteps, she thought it was Shuang'er who was waiting on her. She asked without even looking up, "Is Shi Zhu not back yet?"

Su Ci looked at Bai Shuang quietly. At first glance, she felt that Bai Shuang looked a bit like Su Hua. Although they were masked, their eyes looked alike.

Moreover, Bai Shuang called Zhao Shizhu by his name directly, which shows that the relationship between Bai Shuang and Zhao Shizhu is extraordinary.

Bai Shuang felt something was wrong when no one responded. She looked up and met Su Ci's gaze.

Even though she had never seen Su Ci, as soon as she saw Su Ci's dignified manner, her bright and pretty face, and the red gown she was wearing, she could guess Su Ci's identity at the first moment.

After her initial surprise, she stood up and saluted Su Ci: "I didn't know that the princess was coming. I was not welcoming you. It's Shuang'er's fault. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against Shuang'er."

Su Ci walked slowly to Bai Shuang and said, "His Highness didn't tell me that he kept a woman in the palace. So, are you his concubine?"