Silent Lover (The Silent Concubine) - Chap 103
Chapter 103 – Return to My Side
“Xuanxiao, do you still want to see Yu’er tomorrow?” Xiao Xieye gritted his teeth. “Dream on!”
Back at the Qilin Pavilion, Xiao Xieye’s mind couldn’t settle. Even after drinking a pot of wine, his chest still heaved with rage…
A hand rested on Xiao Xieye’s arm, and he looked up in surprise to see Shen Yu smiling at him, his smile as graceful as a lotus…
“Yu’er…” Xiao Xieye’s voice was urgent. “Drinking too much harms the body.”
Shen Yu gestured and sat opposite Xiao Xieye, pouring wine for him and himself…
“Yu’er, are you worried about me?” Xiao Xieye was ecstatic. “It feels like I’m dreaming. Yu’er, I’ve been waiting for this day. You’re finally smiling at me, not just to please Xuanxiao.”
Shen Yu blushed and raised his glass, drinking first…
The wine was exquisite, even better than what was served in the palace. Shen Yu rarely drank, but he didn’t find it harsh. It tasted bland to him, unlike the intoxicating wine shared between lovers, leaving a lingering fragrance on the lips…
“I think I’ll go to the celestial prison tomorrow.”
Shen Yu’s gestures were slow and cautious. Xiao Xieye’s surprise froze on his face, gradually turning bitter. He grabbed another pot of wine and drank it all in one go…
“I knew it, you’re doing this for that matter. When you smiled at me in the celestial prison, even if it wasn’t genuine, even if it was just to play along with your revenge, I was happy… But Yu’er, you’ve seen that Xuanxiao is just a scoundrel! He doesn’t deserve your thoughts and concerns. Will you not go, please? I’m afraid he’ll bully you again.”
Bully? If it were in the palace, even if Prince Zhenbei dared to tease or flirt with him, he would be ecstatic. Now that he’s left the palace, why should he still cling to it? Perhaps he really was asking for it.
Shen Yu had a thousand reasons not to go, but he had one reason – “love him” – that made him willing to risk it all.
The hardest to convince was his own heart…
“Yu’er, can’t you see it? Xuanxiao is deliberate. He won’t tell you where your mother is. He just wants to toy with you.”
Xiao Xieye slurred his words, and Shen Yu had to face his fervent affection, destined to disappoint him…
“Alright, then I won’t go.” Shen Yu gestured.
“Really? Good, Yu’er, you’ve really agreed not to see him?!”
Shen Yu nodded and poured wine for both of them again, while the palace maids had changed countless pots.
Xiao Xieye’s eyes glazed over with a smile. “Great, you’ve finally seen through his true colors, Yu’er. Will you be with me from now on? Whatever Xuanxiao can give you, I can too, and even better!”
With emotions running deep, Xiao Xieye reached out to hold Shen Yu, who frowned slightly and broke free from his embrace…
“Sorry, Yu’er, I got too excited…”
Xiao Xieye released his arms, burped from the wine, his face flushed…
Shen Yu handed the wine glass to Xiao Xieye’s lips, then gestured, “You’re right, he’s not someone I can entrust my life to. We can try, but you can’t force me…”
Xiao Xieye didn’t refuse Shen Yu’s wine, one cup after another…
“Alright, alright, I knew this day would come. Yu’er, you’ve finally accepted me. I’ll prove to you that I’m better than Xuanxiao…”
Xiao Xieye mumbled incoherently, drunk on his words, having consumed who knows how many pots of wine, before collapsing on the table and falling into a deep sleep…
Shen Yu nudged his shoulder, but there was no response… The smile faded from Shen Yu’s face, and he sat weakly on the soft seat, his expression devoid of joy, only loneliness and confusion…
Emperor Ye, you’re wrong. Shen Yu’s laughter is all left in the palace. Any laughter afterwards is just bitterness piled upon bitterness…
Shen Yu had indeed changed. Look , I even know how to flatter and please now, using charm as a means to achieve certain goals.
Shen Yu reached for the token at Xiao Xieye’s waist, took out a token from his own warm pavilion, draped on a cloak, and headed for the celestial prison…
When Shen Yu was brought by Emperor Ye during the day, he had memorized the route. The Emperor’s personal token naturally worked, and the guards at the celestial prison immediately let him through…
Jun Xuanxiao didn’t need to look to know who it was. A confident smile spread across his face…
“I thought I wouldn’t see you until tomorrow. Are you so eager to know about your mother, or are you eager to see me?”
Shen Yu put down his belongings, expressionless, gesturing, “Lord, you’re presumptuous.”
“Hahaha! It’s not that I’m presumptuous, it’s that you can’t deceive me.” Jun Xuanxiao’s voice was like a fierce beast, full of wildness. “Although you pretend to be intimate with Emperor Ye, when you look at him, there’s none of the fervor and affection you had for me in the beginning. Yu’er, you’ve served me for so long, can you still deceive me?”
Shen Yu pretended to arrange a box, masking his panic at being exposed…
Prince Zhenbei was always so arrogant and confident, whether it was when he initially accused Shen Yu of being impure or now, when he concluded that Shen Yu still loved him…
When Shen Yu heard Prince Zhenbei’s next words, the things in his hands almost fell.
“Yu’er, you’ve had enough of your tantrum. Come back to my side, and I can overlook the past and continue to cherish you.”
