Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 518

Upon hearing this, Shen Hanchun, still on her knees, turned even paler, as if on the verge of collapsing at any moment.

Shen Hanchun’s decision led the two court physicians to conclude that there wasn’t much life left in her.

After the physicians released her, Mrs. Wang allocated some assets to her, and she even troubled the old doctor to make a visit.

The old doctor provided some insights into her destiny, representing the last bit of Duke Ying’s Mansion’s goodwill towards her, effectively settling all debts.

It was only then that Shen Hanchun realized she wasn’t suffering from some strange illness but rather a peculiar fate. She was a reincarnated individual, putting more faith in such matters than the average person, and had been seeking ways to overcome her predicament.

By chance, she heard someone mention that doing good deeds and accumulating blessings would naturally bring peace. In a panic, she used the assets provided by Mrs. Wang to perform charitable acts, saving her life indeed.

Lately, she rarely experienced bouts of coughing up blood.

With her life secured, her thoughts became more vibrant again.

She still regarded Duke Ying’s Mansion as a thorn in her eyes, and did not dare to do anything rashly. After all, the relationship between Duke Ying’s Mansion and Gu Ye was too deep, and she was still afraid that the little life she had managed to save would be affected by her fate. 

Then, she heard the news of the diplomatic mission’s visit.

In her previous life, she had no connection with this foreign diplomatic mission, but she remembered one thing: the princess almost married Wu Qingyi when she grew up.

It was said that during the first visit of the diplomatic mission, this princess was also among the entourage. At that time in her previous life, the Crown Prince had not been found, and Emperor Zhengyuan appointed Wu Qingyi and other civil officials to receive the envoys.

The young princess was deeply impressed by the extraordinary Wu Qingyi. When she came to the Central Plains again in her adulthood, the two countries were preparing for a marriage alliance. Emperor Zhengyuan, who was not young anymore, intended to betrothe her to Wu Qingyi, who was still unmarried at that time.

Due to the favorable impression from her childhood, the princess agreed.

However, Wu Qingyi was unwilling. He pointed out that although he was younger than Emperor Zhengyuan, there was still a considerable age difference between him and the princess, and he did not want to delay her.

The customs in the foreign land were different from those in the Central Plains. The princess seemed to think that not marrying was not a big deal, so she did not get angry. Instead, she became sworn siblings with Wu Qingyi.

In her past life, Wu Qingyi had already become an obsession for Shen Hanchun. So, despite not having seen this princess, she considered her an imaginary rival and investigated her thoroughly.

Also, Shen Hanchun was unsure if she could still keep her hard-earned life after Gu Ye’s identity became even more significant.

Therefore, regardless of the resentment towards the princess, she thought that, with her ability, she could approach the diplomatic mission and persuade them to take her away from the Central Plains.

As for what would happen after arriving in the Yue Ming Kingdom, the worst-case scenario would be her trying to survive in a different place. The better outcome would be using her “foreknowledge” of the future of the Daxi Dynasty to become an adviser to the royal family, ideally sparking conflicts between the two nations.

Unfortunately, her plan was sound, but its execution proved to be very difficult.

Firstly, she couldn’t communicate with the overseas diplomatic mission due to the language barrier. When she initially approached them, the communication was futile, and they dismissed her as a troublemaker.

Later, she specifically approached the envoy who understood the Central Plains language, explaining that she was looking for the princess. The envoy mistook her for someone the princess had befriended during the time spent with Gu Yin and brought her into the lodging.

The young princess naturally didn’t recognize her, but Shen Hanchun had a solution. The current princess had probably met Wu Qingyi and developed an initial fondness for him while harboring resentment towards Gu Yin.

The enemy of an enemy was a friend. Shen Hanchun had prepared a set of words, claiming to have a friendly relationship with Wu Qingyi—this wasn’t exactly a lie and could be verified. She had indeed stayed in the mansion for some time before and could provide the princess with a lot of information she wanted to know.

After listening to the translation by the accompanying envoy, the young princess looked confused for a while.

Naturally, she was confused. Shen Hanchun mentioned Wu Qingyi repeatedly in three sentences. It took the princess quite a while to realize that she was talking about Gu Yin’s husband.

After realizing this, the young princess was not very pleased. Although she was only eleven years old, she already understood many things. As a princess of a country, why should she care about someone else’s husband? Moreover, he was the husband of the friend who warmly welcomed her after she arrived in the Central Plains!

When she was upset, the princess’s temper flared, leading to Shen Hanchun being forcibly removed. The accompanying guards were instructed not to let her get close.

Shen Hanchun racked her brains but never anticipated such an outcome.

However, given the numerous unexpected events in this lifetime, she quickly accepted this outcome.

After accepting it, she wrote a letter detailing significant future events in the Daxi Dynasty, such as the palace epidemic that would occur in the future. Regardless, just this event alone should make the envoys aware of her importance if they harbored any ambitions to conquer the Central Plains.

Of course, this letter also staked her life and fortune. Any mistake, and she would bear the grave accusation of treason.

So, after much hesitation, Shen Hanchun wrote the letter and waited until she heard that the diplomatic mission was leaving that day. It was then that she brought the letter with her.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived at the pier this time, she was taken away by the guards by Gu Ye’s side.

Now, with the envoy’s words and her fear of Gu Ye, Shen Hanchun was even more frightened.

As a sick woman who left Duke Ying’s Mansion for no apparent reason, approached the foreign diplomatic mission several times, and now acted like this, it naturally raised suspicions.

Gu Ye had the translator tell them that he would handle the matter. The envoy who conveyed the message for the young princess quickly boarded the ship and left. Gu Ye took Shen Hanchun away due to her connection with Duke Ying’s Mansion. He temporarily refrained from reporting the incident and had her sent to his own mansion for strict supervision.

Later, when he finished his lesson in Wenhua Hall, he and Feng Yu departed together.

Feng Yu, who was raised in a military camp, possessed more experience than Gu Ye in interrogating people.