Chapter 23 As long as she is in Lin Zhi's bed, Lin Zhi will talk easily
Lin Zhi woke up when Shen Shu got up, and watched Shen Shu debate whether or not to get off the bed beside the bed, debating for a whole stick of incense.
Tsk, this kitten always leaves him in the middle of the night.
He shouldn't take the initiative to coax her. After all, raising a cat always requires the cat to suffer some hardships before it becomes more dependent on its owner.
As he thought this, Shen Shu turned her head, and their eyes met.
Shen Shu didn't want him to know that she was afraid, but darkness always deepened people's fear. She couldn't help but tremble, and after struggling for a long time, she finally said, "I'm so scared..."
After he opened his mouth, he felt that Lin Zhi knew that his fear was nothing, so he called him again, "Your Majesty..."
Lin Zhi suddenly softened his heart, so the sarcastic words he was about to say suddenly turned into "Don't be afraid."
The original plan to punish Shen Shu with a cold eye turned into stretching out his arms and hugging her gently.
Shen Shu put her hand on Lin Zhi's chest and listened to his heartbeat.
The heartbeat was not powerful, but it made her feel at ease inexplicably.
She subconsciously put her arms around Lin Zhi's waist and said aggrievedly, "Chang Sheng said that there are many ghosts in the palace."
Lin Zhi is still in the learning stage when it comes to being gentle with others.
He remembered what Shen Shu said about being gentler in expression and tone towards others, but after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't figure out how to be gentle.
Fortunately, in the darkness, Shen Shu could not see his strange face clearly.
After a while, he finally said awkwardly, "Eternal life is a lie."
He also gently touched Shen Shu's back, which was considered a gentle coaxing.
Shen Shu just said "hmm", and Lin Zhi thought, could it be that the coaxing wasn't enough?
So he added, "I have lived in the palace for five years and I have never seen a ghost."
Shen Shu said "hmm" again.
It seemed that it still had no effect, so he was not discouraged and said again, "Why don't I take you out to see if there are any ghosts?"
This time it wasn't a "hmm", but an urgent "no."
Coaxing a cat is really a technical job, and now Lin Zhi really didn't know how to coax him.
He held Shen Shu stiffly like this for a while, then lowered his head to observe. The body in his arms was still trembling slightly, as if he was still afraid.
This cat is really too weak, so weak that he can't help but be soft-hearted.
Okay, he will give you one last coaxing sentence, just one sentence.
He brought his lips to Shen Shu's lips and whispered, "I am the one who does all kinds of evil. Even if the ghost wants to kill someone, he will kill me first, and it will never be your turn."
At this time, the man in her arms finally made a move. She raised her head to look at him in surprise. However, in the darkness, she could not see Lin Zhi's expression clearly, and she could not tell whether what Lin Zhi said was the truth or a lie.
After Lin Zhi said these words, he suddenly became discouraged, his arms around him became looser, and his expression became a little depressed.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he let go, Shen Shu hugged him tightly again, "No, the prince is a good man."
"At least the prince treats me very well."
She took some courage and said, "Don't be afraid, Your Majesty. Even if the ghost comes, I will protect you."
After all, she now relies on Lin Zhi for survival. If Lin Zhi dies, she will definitely not survive.
Lin Zhi lowered his eyes to look at Shen Shu in astonishment. He could see things clearly in the dark and could see that Shen Shu's expression was very serious.
So when he lay down again, he hugged Shen Shu more gently.
He seems to have experienced the real joy of raising a cat.
The real joy of raising a cat is not when the cat clings to its owner, but when the owner is in danger and the cat stretches out its claws to protect the owner.
He lowered his eyes to look at Shen Shu. Shen Shu was afraid as soon as she closed her eyes, and her mind was filled with all the messy things Chang Sheng told her.
She couldn't sleep, and she was afraid that Lin Zhi was already asleep and she didn't dare to disturb him, so she dared to quietly rest her head on Lin Zhi's chest and count his heartbeat.
The next moment, Lin Zhi pressed his legs on Shen Shu's body, and his tone was much gentler, "Don't be afraid."
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The next day, as soon as Shen Shu woke up, she nudged Lin Zhi in his arms to let her go out.
Lin Zhi was very talkative today. She just hesitated for a while without kissing him before he agreed.
So Shen Shu made a note that as long as she was in Lin Zhi's bed, Lin Zhi would be easy to talk to.
Well, it seems that it would be better to sleep with Lin Zhi more often in the future.
After dressing up, she went out and handed the facial mask formula she made to Boss Liu to sell.
Boss Liu was very enthusiastic towards Shen Shu from the very beginning this time. At the end, he even pulled Shen Shu's clothes and said slightly mysteriously, "Girl, how is the prince's health recently?"
After inquiring about Lin Zhi's body, Shen Shu became suspicious for a moment and pretended to speak naturally, "The prince is in good health recently."
Boss Liu then smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll be at ease."
Shen Shu nodded, took the carriage and left the department store, heading towards the House of the Minister of Revenue.
When Shen Shu arrived, Shen Ci was still embroidering. When she heard that her sister was coming, she happily put down her embroidery needles and went to the front hall to greet her.
She held Shen Shu in her arms and looked at her again and again, "Let me see if you have endured hardship in the palace and if you have lost weight."
Shen Shu was pulled around by Shen Ci and then smiled and said, "I didn't lose weight, it was my sister who lost weight!"
Shen Ci pulled her to sit down, "How are you doing in the palace now?"
"Your Majesty treats me very well, sister, don't worry." Shen Shu held Shen Ci's hand and said with a smile.
"You and the prince..." Shen Ci felt a little ashamed to say this, but she had to say, "Do you sleep in the same room?"
"We slept in the same room, but nothing happened between me and the prince." Shen Shu knew what Shen Ci meant and explained quickly.
Shen Ci nodded, wanting to tell Shen Shu something, but felt that her sister naturally had no say in King Bei'an, so she swallowed back what she wanted to say.
Shen Shu calmly changed the subject, "How are you doing at home recently?"
"Everything is fine at home. The charity hall has been opened. My father has recently become more active in the court. My mother has been running the charity hall and making friends with the powerful ladies these days. Xiao'er..."
The gloomy young man immediately appeared in Shen Shu's mind and asked, "What's wrong with Xiao'er?"
"Since you brought the prince back to the mansion, Xiao'er has been very depressed every day. He can't eat, sleep, and doesn't want to study hard."
"He used to rely on you the most, maybe because he was afraid that you would be wronged in the palace."
Shen Ci told all about Shen Xiao's situation, and Shen Shu nodded thoughtfully.
Shen Xiao had some mental illness. Shen Shu could tell it when she first saw him. The young man had a gloomy temperament and never looked at people. Shen Shu wanted to treat his younger brother but was afraid of getting too close to him. He found that he exception.
This was also the reason why she didn't dare to go back to Jingninghou's Mansion. She was afraid that the people in the Hou's Mansion would find something unusual and they would not be able to explain it clearly.
Only Chen porcelain is so simple that nothing can be seen.
She chatted with Shen Ci for a long time and found out everything about the situation in Jingninghou Mansion before leaving the House of the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue and preparing to go home.
The weather was not bad today, so she did not get on the carriage directly, but planned to walk back slowly, while analyzing the situation at Jingninghou Mansion.
But I didn't think about it. As I was walking, I suddenly heard a young man's cry from the small alley in front of me, "Go and catch him! Beat him up! How dare you beat me!"
Shen Shu stopped and looked up, and saw a young man surrounded by a group of teenagers. He had been beaten to a bruised and swollen face. He raised his fists and tried to fight back with anger in his eyes.