Chapter 2

Chapter 2

I was dead, but it seemed I hadn’t died completely.

And so, I watched as Shen Shiji returned and set fire to my original Princess Mansion.

Everyone praised Shen Shiji for his righteous betrayal of kin, saying that the remnant of the Former Dynasty deserved to die.

Shen Shiji remained calm throughout.

Until he saw the Empress standing beside the New Emperor.

“Brother Weizhi.”

Su Yuan, back from the dead, called out to him with the same intimacy she had years ago.

Shen Shiji looked at her, dazed for a long time, which was rare for him.

I heard Su Yuan explain to Shen Shiji with an apologetic tone that the Deposed Emperor of the Former Dynasty had been licentious and tyrannical, leaving the people in misery.

She claimed she had no choice but to scheme and lure Shen Shiji into the fray.

After all, he possessed great talent, and the New Emperor had always intended to recruit him.

But the Shen Family held a hereditary title of Earl; how could it be so easy for them to commit treason?

So, she had set a fire.

“Ah Yuan is sorry for what she did to Brother Weizhi.”

Su Yuan gripped Shen Shiji’s hand tightly, her almond-shaped eyes brimming with tears, looking utterly pitiable.

“From now on, no matter what Brother Weizhi wants, Ah Yuan will make it up to you.”

Her words carried a hint of ambiguity.

I watched as Shen Shiji remained silent for a long time.

After a while, he responded with a raspy “Alright.”

At that, Su Yuan instantly broke into a smile through her tears, saying coquettishly, “Brother Weizhi is the best.”

Brother Weizhi really was good.

I couldn’t help but think that Shen Shiji must have loved Su Yuan very much.

He was a man who had always loathed deception.

I had once tried to trick him on his birthday, just to give him a surprise.

But that day, Shen Shiji’s face had been so cold that I didn’t even manage to give him his birthday gift.

It turned out that Shen Shiji could be flexible.

It just wasn’t for me.