Silent Lover (The Silent Concubine) - Chap 155
Chapter 155 – This Palace
The door creaked open.
“Yuer, you finally decided to open the door!”
Jun Xuanxiao squeezed in, afraid that Shen Yu would lock it again.
Shen Yu thought to himself, if he didn’t open the door soon, it would have to be replaced just like last time. This man’s bear paw strength was boundless, and when he got excited, he would tear down the house. Many things in the room had already been ruined…
Jun Xuanxiao followed closely behind Shen Yu, eagerly asking, “Yuer, are you not angry anymore? About the imperial edict to crown the empress, I…”
“No.”
Shen Yu wasn’t angry to begin with; as for Jun Xuanxiao, he had no feelings about it…
But the maids and cooks at the villa, upon seeing him, would immediately kneel and bow down. They used to be able to speak a few words, but now they were all trembling with fear…
Even the coachman was like that. When Shen Yu went to attend the imperial exam, the coachman had been fine, but when Shen Yu got off the carriage, the coachman immediately bowed down and knelt, respectfully inviting the “Empress” down from the carriage, completely unfazed by the rain and the damp mud…
To avoid them bumping their heads and to spare the discomfort, Shen Yu simply shut the door…
“I’m glad you’re not angry.”
Jun Xuanxiao rubbed his hands and sat beside Shen Yu, noticing a small booklet on the table with the imperial exam results…
……
Shen Ruofei had sat alone in her bedchamber for the whole day. Finally, Jun Xuanxiao’s imperial decree was announced. An old eunuch read aloud the order to abolish the six palaces and declare Shen Yu as the only Empress. Shen Ruofei didn’t even know how she took the imperial edict, her mind a blank…
The red cinnabar ink on the golden册 was especially conspicuous, the two characters Shen Yu piercing her heart like sharp needles…
Originally, that name belonged to her. The imperial decree should have mentioned her…
But due to an unfortunate turn of events, Shen Ruofei had given up her chance to become the nation’s mother and allowed Shen Yu to marry in her place… From then on, their destinies reversed…
“Haha…hahaha…”
Shen Ruofei laughed bitterly, her voice echoing in the bedchamber. If only she had not schemed carefully back then, married to the Northern King, would the outcome have been different? If she had announced the imperial decree today, would she have been the one to rule the world?
“Vile servant… you took everything from me! Vile servant! Damn you! Why aren’t you dead!”
Shen Ruofei wanted to scratch out the two characters “Shen Yu” from the decree, but she didn’t dare. Even though she hated Shen Yu with all her heart, in her view, Shen Yu only used her identity to get close to the Northern King, taking away all the honors that were originally meant for her…
“Miss Shen, the Emperor’s decree has been issued. Tomorrow morning, the carriage will be waiting to escort you out of the palace. Please make sure to pack up tonight, don’t delay.” The old eunuch gave his instructions…
“What did you just call me?!”
Shen Ruofei suddenly turned her head, glaring at the old eunuch with venomous eyes…
“Er… I… of course, Miss Shen…”
The eunuch was startled and cleared his throat, adjusting his tone, “Of course, Miss Shen.”
Shen Ruofei suddenly shrieked, grabbing the eunuch’s clothes…
“I am the Northern King’s side consort! Now that the King has ascended the throne, I am at least the Noble Consort! The Noble Consort!”
The eunuch was startled, trying to push her away… “Miss Shen, are you still dreaming? Has the King ever favored you? You and I both know the truth. There’s no need for me to humiliate you further by saying it out loud.”
Shen Ruofei screamed in madness: “I am the Noble Consort! You still haven’t knelt and addressed me as ‘Your Ladyship’?! Be careful, or I’ll have the Emperor chop off your head!”
The eunuch’s face turned red, and with force, he threw her onto the ground…
“Crazy woman…” The eunuch angrily said, “If you could make the Emperor pity you and treat you like the Empress, I would gladly call you ‘Your Ladyship,’ but Miss Shen, since you don’t have that fate, don’t waste your time and make a fool of yourself!”
After the eunuch finished speaking, he scoffed and left, not wanting to waste any more time with this madwoman…
Shen Ruofei sat on the floor for a long time without getting up.
“Fate… Fate?! This is my fate? No, it was that vile woman who took my fate! She will not die a good death!”
Seeing Shen Ruofei in her sorrow, the serving maid hesitated and went to help her…
“Miss, please get up, the floor is cold…”
Slap!
The serving maid now had a red handprint on her face, tears welling in her eyes…
Shen Ruofei growled, “Vile servant! Do you also look down on me? I am a consort! I am the Empress! If you say something wrong again, I’ll exterminate your entire family!”
The maid covered her face, having often been slapped while serving Shen Ruofei. She silently moved aside and began packing Shen Ruofei’s silver and jewelry…
No matter how much Shen Ruofei raged, when the time came, the carriage was ready to escort her out of the palace. She was almost forcibly shoved into the carriage…
Shen Ruofei cursed for a while, but eventually stopped when the carriage left the imperial palace…
“Stop!”
“What is your command, Miss Shen?” The coachman asked…
Shen Ruofei grabbed her belongings and jumped out of the carriage, saying, “Go back.”
“Miss Shen, I was ordered…”
The coachman was interrupted by Shen Ruofei: “I told you to go back and report! The Emperor only ordered you to escort me out of the palace, and now I’ve left. I will return to Beidu on my own. If anyone asks, just say I insisted.”
The coachman hesitated for a moment, then turned the horses around and left. After all, the Emperor wouldn’t care about this insignificant woman, nor would he ask where she went…
Shen Ruofei found a tavern to stay in. How could she be willing to return to the Shen residence in Beidu in such disgrace? She couldn’t let her sisters and those noble ladies laugh at her! She couldn’t accept it!
Shen Ruofei and a man with a bearded face nearly entered the tavern one after the other…
“Get out of my way! I’ll go first!”
Shen Ruofei shoved the man in front of the stairs. He stepped aside, giving her a sharp glance, sweeping his eyes over her entire body…
