coobybook Chapter 363: The Mother of the Bomen Raises Her Stepson 30
Chapter 363: The Mother of the Bomen Raises Her Stepson 30
Under Sirong's careful care, Shen Junyao's body quickly recovered.
The results of the investigation were not surprising. Mrs. Minghua had indeed tampered with her diet.
The meals she ordered to be prepared for Shen Junyao every day seemed rich and delicious, but in fact they contained hidden secrets: lamb with bitter melon, crab with persimmon, honey with tofu... all of them were combinations that complemented each other and counteracted each other, which gradually damaged his spleen and stomach.
Shen Junyao sent someone to secretly check his father Shen Shigen's diet, and found that everything was normal.
This is understandable. The fetus in Madam Minghua's belly has not yet been born. If something happens to Shen Shigen at this time, not only will her son not be able to inherit the position of crown prince, but she will also be branded as a "husband-killer".
"You've got a good plan." Shen Junyao sneered, his fingertips gently stroking the edge of the teacup, "First, slowly wear me down, and after her son is born, then..."
Sirong glanced at Shen Junyao: "Have you ever mentioned this to your father?"
"No." He answered simply, his eyes cast indifferently out the window.
Sirong's eyes flashed with surprise, and then she understood: "You want to wait until Madam Minghua gives birth before telling him?"
Shen Junyao tapped the edge of the table lightly with his fingertips, and said calmly, "He was hit hard during our last discussion in the study. There's no need to rush into revealing some things."
"You are starting to feel sorry for others." Sirong raised the corners of her lips slightly, with a hint of teasing in her eyes.
Shen Junyao snorted softly: "Father is not a bad person by nature, but..." He paused, as if considering his words, "It's just that his mind is too simple. There are some things that he needs to figure out slowly."
Sirong heard this and smiled without saying anything.
A ray of sunlight slanted in from the window and reflected on Shen Junyao's profile. This young man who was once full of hostility has now learned to be considerate.
After Sirong left, the Wuwei Earl's Mansion seemed calm on the surface, but undercurrents were surging inside, maintaining a delicate balance.
Madam Minghua is still making trouble in secret. Today she put some cold things in Shen Junyao's tea, and tomorrow she will add some incompatible ingredients to his meals.
But these methods are just tricks commonly used by the women in the harem. They cannot hurt Shen Junyao at all, but instead make him more alert.
Since Shen Tang and Sirong divorced, he has never set foot in the Bo Mansion again.
Although she was Shen Shigen's biological niece, the buyout agreement was written in black and white, and her biological parents had already completely adopted her to Sirong. Now that Sirong had left the mansion, she naturally no longer had to be involved with the Bo Mansion.
As for Aunt Liu, she was still as quiet and obedient as before, which even made Shen Junyao occasionally wonder if they were too sensitive and mistakenly regarded her as an imaginary enemy?
She visited Madam Minghua every morning and evening, was extremely respectful to her, and was considerate to Shen Shigen, as if she was just a concubine who was obedient and law-abiding.
However, in the court, the old emperor's health was getting worse day by day. His cheeks were sunken, his eye sockets were deep, and even the hand holding the pen began to tremble slightly when he was reviewing memorials.
But the weaker he became, the more suspicious he became. When the Crown Prince made a decision as regent, he was accused of "presumptuous"; when the ministers of the Eastern Palace were given important positions, they were suspected of "forming a clique".
At the morning court today, the Crown Prince simply proposed reducing taxes in the flood-stricken areas south of the Yangtze River. The old emperor then threw his teacup in court and said, "I'm not dead yet! It's not your turn to buy people's hearts!"
Under such circumstances, strange looks gradually appeared in the eyes of the princes who had been behaving well.
The Second Prince began frequently summoning border commanders to "appreciate paintings and discuss poetry." The Third Prince's palace was a place of revelry every night, hosting officials from the six ministries to "taste new wine." Even the Fifth Prince, who had always been fascinated by alchemy, suddenly became "quite interested" in the military's military equipment documents.
The heroine in the original plot also had an intersection with the third prince.
One day, the heroine went to a temple outside the city to pray for her mother. On her way back, she found a young man in fine clothes covered in blood on a remote mountain road. Although he was seriously injured and unconscious, he was still holding a jade pendant in his hand, which clearly showed that he was of extraordinary status.
Although Su Wan was afraid of getting into trouble, she couldn't bear to watch him die without helping him, so she gritted her teeth and dragged him to a nearby hunter's abandoned wooden house, and bandaged him simply with the handkerchief and herbs she brought with her.
The Third Prince was half asleep and half awake when he vaguely saw a beautiful girl frantically trying to stop his bleeding. She kept muttering, "Please don't die. I, I don't want to get into trouble..."
After waking up, the third prince did not reveal his identity. He only said that he was a businessman who was being hunted by his enemies.
Although Su Wan was skeptical, she took him in for a few days out of kindness because of his extraordinary conversation. That is until the Third Prince's confidants found them and took the Third Prince away.
The Third Prince's mother passed away early. Although his maternal grandfather's family was a prestigious and upright family, no one served in the imperial court. Before her death, the mother clutched his hand and said, "Heng'er, don't fight... Just be safe."
He remembered it.
Thus, the capital city gained a ridiculous prince, who lingered in brothels, slept drunkenly in taverns, spent thousands of gold coins on laughter, and became a dandy joke. The old emperor sighed every time he saw him, but he let him be.
Such a waste actually made the man in the East Palace relax his vigilance.
If it weren't for the assassination, he would have pretended for the rest of his life.
The second time the heroine met the third prince was in the bookstore in the south of the city.
He disguised himself as a down-and-out scholar and made an appointment with an official, but unexpectedly he was harassed by a playboy who was in a bad mood.
"This 'Records of Mountains and Rivers' is a rare copy, and I'm afraid you can't afford it." The playboy deliberately slammed the book on the table, and the dust that was kicked up blinded Xiao Jingheng's eyes.
"I'll pay for this young man." Su Su handed over the silver bag, and her goose yellow sleeves brushed across the table.
The third prince looked up and met a pair of smiling almond eyes. It was the little girl who had saved him.
Later he found out that the heroine would come to this bookstore on the fifth day of every month to see if there were any new books published.
After that, the two met unexpectedly several times in the capital and slowly began to fall in love.
However, this third prince really has no money and no power.
In the original plot, he was able to become the emperor in the end thanks to the help of the heroine's male supporting actors.
The heroine has quite a few male confidants, including Shen Junyao, the eldest son of the original wife who was treated harshly by his stepmother.
There is a young general who commands 100,000 elite soldiers.
There is the eldest brother from the Divine Doctor Valley, and there is also the wealthy business genius and the young master of the Imperial Merchants family.
After the heroine ascended the throne of queen, these people disappeared from the public eye one after another.
For example, Shen Junyao, after breaking up his own Wuwei Marquis Mansion, became a monk and traveled around.
The eldest brother of the Divine Doctor Valley returned to inherit the position of Valley Master and announced that the Valley would be closed to visitors and began to live in seclusion. Moreover, the Divine Doctor Valley had a formation passed down from ancestors, and after the valley was closed, no one could find the gate of the Divine Doctor Valley.
The young master of the imperial merchant family went out to sea, and the young general suffered the most, being seriously injured and nearly dead. His family helped him hand over his military power, and the whole family returned to their hometown.