bookrandom Chapter 276 Selfish Petty Person
Chapter 276 Selfish Petty Person
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"What about you can compare to my husband?" Shen Li said disdainfully. "Talking to you is a waste of time."
She turned to leave.
"Shen Li, you come back here!" Li Heng's voice was hoarse, burning with rage. "If you don't help me, I'll drag you down to hell with me."
Shen Li, with her back to him, sneered upon hearing this, then turned around and said, "Look at you, it's not like you love me and want to marry me anymore?"
"A person like you only ever thinks about yourself. Whoever you fancy is just unlucky." She got angrier and angrier as she spoke, because she was the unlucky one.
In his previous life, he refused to let her go and truly disgusted her for a year.
She didn't care about being in prison, but the thought of being coveted by such a thing made her feel nauseous. In the end, she couldn't bear the stalemate with him anymore and simply sought death.
“If you had listened to me, I wouldn’t be in this situation.” Li Heng accused her righteously, “If you had listened to me and made Gu Chang’an work for me, I wouldn’t be in this predicament today. It’s all because of you!”
Shen Li looked at him in disbelief. How could he be so reasonable?
“This is your punishment. I have kept all the letters you sent to the Crown Prince’s Palace. Once those things are handed over, you, the Shen family, and even Gu Chang’an will be labeled as the Crown Prince’s cronies.”
Li Heng sneered, "Do you think the King of Chess will let you go? Even if you survive this time, you will be dealt with sooner or later."
"So, how do you want me to help you?"
"If you save me and spare my life, I promise I won't betray you. Afterwards, I'll let you have those things, how about it?" Li Heng excitedly clung to the iron bars, the chains on his body clattering against the bars and the ground.
"How can you be so naive even in jail? You have other people's means of survival. If something happens, won't they use those means to save their own lives?" Shen Li said pointedly.
Li Heng was indeed taken aback for a moment, then asked, "What do you mean by this?"
“I went to the palace this morning. Your concubine doesn’t intend to save you; instead, she’s decided to protect herself and her child.”
"What? Who told you to tell her?!" Li Heng almost shouted.
Shen Li raised the corner of her lips almost imperceptibly and continued, "You can say whatever you want in court, but I'll admit defeat if you can produce evidence."
"Don't go...don't go..." Li Heng called out to her, "I still have a way. Please help me for the sake of our past relationship."
"Your change of heart is really fast." Shen Li patiently steadied her steps and asked, "The item is in Zhou Qianqian's hands. Even if you want to trade with me, I'm afraid it won't work out."
“I have a way. One of her maids is one of my trusted confidantes. If you just take my note to her, she will definitely do as I say.” Li Heng grasped at the last glimmer of hope.
Shen Li raised an eyebrow: "You mean you write a note and have the maid give me the item?"
Li Heng, of course, did not trust Shen Li, and immediately smiled ingratiatingly: "No rush, we can send it to the Empress Dowager's palace first, and then Sister Li can go to the Empress Dowager's palace to get it."
He knew perfectly well that if he gave it to Shen Li like that, Shen Li would definitely not save him again.
We still need to take precautions.
Shen Li laughed. This man doesn't have the brains he should have, but he's got a lot of little schemes up his sleeve.
From scheming against her, his childhood sweetheart, to scheming against his now pregnant wife, he hasn't even blinked an eye. He's truly the worst of the worst, a waste of his education in Confucian classics.
"Sister Li, could you please bring me paper and pen?" Li Heng pointed to the medical record table nearby.
Shen Licai did not comply with his wishes and simply handed him a handkerchief: "Using words in blood is more sincere."
Li Heng hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and bit his fingertip. Blood immediately flowed out, showing that he had used force.
Shen Li took a breath; it looked painful, and she dared not do it.
Li Heng lay on the ground, writing slowly because of the heavy shackles on his hands. He gasped for breath as he wrote, and after a long while, he managed to write a few hasty words, with a small flower drawn below them, which seemed to be a coded mark.
Shen Li took it and looked at it. It was a few fragmented words, which together meant to steal something and give it to the Empress without alerting her.
A meaningful smile flashed across her eyes as she took the items to the fire to dry and asked, "What was that maid's name?"
"Yingyu".
Shen Li thought of Ying'er, whom she had silenced, and turned away with a sarcastic smile. If she guessed correctly, this maid was also someone she had won over in bed.
This man is utterly useless, but he's really good at charming women.
"Sister Li, you must save my life!" Li Heng cried out anxiously.
At this moment, Shen Li had already walked out of the iron gate, and the warden was waiting outside.
The warden directed several jailers in the corridor to go inside and wait bowed for Shen Li's instructions.
"I just went in and saw that they really are treating prisoners well. The warden is doing a great job," Shen Li said with a smile.
The warden broke out in a cold sweat and immediately said, "Madam, I will have my men take even better care of him, so that you and the lord can rest assured."
"These are for the brothers to drink." Shen Li took out a few silver notes from her sleeve and handed them over.
"No, no, it's what the brothers should do," the warden quickly declined.
"Keep it." Shen Li's attitude became more firm.
The warden took the money and knew he had done the right thing. He wiped his sweat and said, "Thank you, Madam. We will do our best."
Shen Li smiled.
The warden sent the man away and then ordered the jailers to continue their training. It was clear that the higher-ups were not satisfied with how they had tormented Li Heng.
It's time to use some ruthless measures.
Shen Li entered through the back gate of the yamen, and was about to go around to change her clothes when Chun Sheng stopped her.
Chunsheng pulled her aside and whispered, "Madam, His Highness Prince Yi is talking with the lord in the hall. Please come with me into the inner room through the side door."
"What is he doing here?" Shen Li asked as she walked.
"They said there are some details about Zhou Zhen's case that need to be handed over to you, sir."
Shen Li immediately understood that Wu Yong was succeeding the Prince of Yi, so there was no need for him to come to the Dali Temple for the handover. If he was not too free, he had only one purpose: to take the opportunity to win over Gu Chang'an.
With the Crown Prince gone, Prince Yi was even more confident in getting Gu Chang'an to serve him, or perhaps he already considered Gu Chang'an to be one of his own. After all, if the Crown Prince hadn't wanted to kill Gu Chang'an, he wouldn't have been defeated so quickly.
"He knew I was here, didn't he?"
“Yes, the master said you were unwell and not fit to worship, but he didn’t seem to believe it,” Chunsheng replied.
Shen Li understood; the Prince of Yi must have guessed that she was going to see the Crown Prince.
This incident also served as a reminder to her that Prince Yi was more difficult to deal with than Li Heng. He was not only more intelligent but also deeply favored by His Majesty. She should not make an enemy of him when the situation was unclear.
It's better to stay away from it.