"Let go." A deep male voice suddenly came from my ears.

Shen Qiao opened her eyes subconsciously and met a pair of angry eyes.

"You don't want your hand anymore, right? If you don't want it anymore, why bother others to bandage it for you? Wouldn't it be better to just chop it off with a knife?"

Shen Qiaoche heard the displeasure in Xiao Jue's tone and was stunned for a moment.

Seeing him frowning and looking at his right hand, he also looked down.

Only then did she realize that when she was immersed in emotion, she had inadvertently clenched her hands again.

The well-manicured fingertips were pinched in the palm of the hand, leaving only five fingerprints on his left hand.

And the right hand...

He raised his right hand and saw blood stains on the white gauze on his palm.

Shen Qiaochen could almost imagine what the wound looked like without even opening it.

She smiled helplessly and went out to watch the lantern festival for the first time in her life.

But in just a few hours, her right hand became so scarred.

If it were her in her previous life, she wouldn't be so seriously injured.

Even if it was just a scratch on her skin, she would have burst into tears of grievance.

Of course, this was her before she met Xiao Li.

In the many years since I met Xiao Li, there has never been a time like this again.

Once you enter the palace gate, you are as deep as the sea.

The family was destroyed, and she could only grit her teeth and lick her wounds alone.

Any rapid growth comes at a heavy price.

By the end, she had already become numb, and the reason why she dragged her broken body and gritted her teeth and persisted was just unwilling to give in.

Not willing to let the Shen family become the stepping stone for Bai Xiaonian to rise to the top.

I am unwilling to let the Shen family be destroyed in the hands of a despicable person like Xiao Li.

…

Thinking of Xiao Li and Bai Xiaonian, Shen Qiao's eyes darkened.

After a while, he suppressed the hatred in his eyes.

She stretched out her hands and saw that her fingers were green, slender and as delicate as mutton-fat white jade.

Except for the gauze wrapped around the palm of the right hand, everything shows that these are a pair of well-maintained girl's plain hands.

Shen Qiaochen looked at Xiao Jue staring at her hand with an unfriendly expression, and also twitched the corner of her mouth.

No matter what, after all, today is different from the past.

The dilapidated body of Shen Qiaochen in her previous life had long been destroyed in the fire in the cold palace.

But now she is in her golden years.

Everything has just begun.

And in this game, she, Shen Qiaochen, will be the one to play the game.

…

Although Xiao Jue's words were unpleasant, Shen Qiaochen rarely blamed him.

Giving him a good-natured look, Shen Qiaochen looked at his miserable right hand and frowned on his delicate brows.

Such an obvious wound will definitely not heal for a while.

In addition, the injury was on the right hand, so it would not be long before someone discovered it.

After returning to Shen's Mansion, if her grandmother saw her injuries, she might feel distressed.

Besides, the second brother's test was not that easy either.

Thinking of this, Shen Qiaochen lowered his head in annoyance.

…

Xiao Jue on the side saw Shen Qiaochen's expression in his eyes.

Seeing this petite girl in black, her expression changed uncertainly at first, but in the end she lowered her head in frustration.

Ever since they first met, it was rare to see Shen Qiaochen's expression change so obviously.

For a moment, Xiao Jue couldn't help but find it extremely interesting. Coupled with the look Shen Qiaochen gave him just now, the anger in his heart dissipated unknowingly.

He slowly pulled the chair aside and sat down, poured a cup of tea and held it in his hand, and then looked at Shen Qiaochen who had no idea what he was thinking.

Shen Qiaochen didn't notice it, still immersed in his own thoughts.

After a long while, she made a decision in her mind, gathered her mood, and raised her head again.

Seeing the girl in front of him, the confusion in his eyes gradually receded, replaced by a faint calmness.

Xiao Jue knew in her heart that she must have figured something out.

Thinking of the sudden displeasure in his heart just now, a trace of complexity flashed in his eyes.

He spoke in a somewhat stiff tone:

"Sorry, I just made a mistake."

Obviously, Prince Xiao is not a person who often says sorry to others.

Shen Qiao didn't want to offend this man, so he said politely:

"It doesn't matter. Your Majesty also has good intentions. It was indeed my negligence."

Hearing the alienation in her tone, Xiao Jue frowned, subconsciously feeling unhappy.

But over the years, he didn't have much experience in dealing with women. He looked at Shen Qiaochen with a complicated expression, and Xiao Jue didn't say anything more in the end.

Seeing that Xiao Jue stopped talking, Shen Qiaochen stopped caring about him.

Just like that, in the elegant room, Jiang Fengmian and Shen Qiaoran were chatting animatedly.

With the female family member Shen Qiaochen here, they naturally would not talk about political matters, but would just chat casually all over the world.

Xiao Jue was not interested in the content of their conversation, so he went back to the window to drink alone.

Things that he found boring, Shen Qiaochen found extremely interesting.

Two lives are human beings.

In her previous life, she spent the first ten years of her life in a boudoir, living in a secluded world. She spent the next ten years trapped in a deep palace, living in a state of confusion.

So far in this life, she still has only a partial understanding of the current situation.

Except for the things about Xiao Li and Bai Xiaonian that she remembered unforgettable, Shen Qiaochen could only recall the rest in general terms after racking her brains.

Therefore, Shen Qiaochen listened extremely carefully to any person or thing that sounded insignificant and kept it firmly in his heart.

If you want to overthrow Xiao Li, you must not miss any detail.

…

Shen Qiaochen sat quietly aside, looking docile and polite.

Seeing that Jiang Fengmian and Shen Qiaoran's cups of tea were empty, they would take the initiative to get up and refill them.

When I hear something interesting, I will occasionally speak up. When I encounter something I don’t understand, I will humbly ask for advice.

Shen Qiaochen has a harmless look. When she looks at you with her glazed eyes, no one will have the heart to refuse.

Therefore, seeing Miss Shen's sincere look on her face, Jiang Fengmian was flattered and gradually began to tell her everything she knew.

Fortunately, Shen Qiaochen asked only trivial matters.

Things like when the young masters of a certain family are at odds with each other, or the girls in a certain house are competing for favor.

These things among the high-ranking mansions in Beijing are not only known to everyone, but also tacitly understood.

But Shen Qiaochen acted as if he was clueless and curious.

Maybe she was confused by Shen Qiaochen's innocent appearance, or maybe her friends seemed to treat her differently.

Jiang Fengmian then remembered that the fourth girl Shen in front of her was different from other ladies in the capital.

It is said that she was born frail and spent many years recuperating in the mansion, rarely leaving the mansion.

Moreover, according to the intelligence collected by Nanzhu before, she fell into the water some time ago and almost lost her life.

Now, by chance, I got the elixir given by the Queen Mother, and I am gradually getting better...
Chapter completed!