The Emperor's uncle loves me! My paranoid wife, don't run away

There were bursts of bells ringing and smoke curling in the Yangxin Palace, and Zhou Hui was performing a ritual in a lively manner.

On the other side, the sky prison was unusually quiet and lonely.

Each member of the Shen family had his or her own separate compartment, and the distance between them was far enough that they could not communicate with each other at all.

Shen Kuo sat upright on a straw mat, his eyes fixed on the bowl of rice in front of him that had long gone bad. A faint sour smell lingered around him.

There was a rustling sound in the corner and a few rat shadows flashed by, but he didn't even bother to frown.

Shen Kuo knew that his sister was planning something.

As the day of selecting a concubine drew closer, his mood became heavier.

"Ugh……"

Shen Kuo sighed softly and rubbed his eyebrows with his hand.

The scene of being chased by three men in the Imperial Garden when she was a child suddenly emerged in her mind, and her breathing suddenly stagnated.

Then he shook his head, trying to shake off the memory, but it wouldn't go away.

At this moment, the sound of chains was heard from the entrance of the sky prison not far away.

"Wow..."

"Wow..."

Then there was a burst of hurried footsteps, coming closer and closer.

There were only a few burning candles in the prison, and it was very dark.

Shen Kuo perked up and listened quietly. As the footsteps got closer, he realized that the person was coming towards him.

Soon, a figure gradually appeared in Shen Kuo's sight.

"Hao Chuan?"

"You, why are you here?"

After seeing clearly who the person was, Shen Kuo sat up straight abruptly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Hao Chuan was wearing an old cloak, with his hat brim pulled down, and walked quickly to the prison door.

His eyes fell on Shen Kuo, revealing deep heartache.

"Let me see you."

He lowered his voice to a very low level, for fear of alarming others.

"Kuoer..."

"I figured it out."

As he said this, he slowly squatted down and stared at Shen Kuo closely.

"Ku'er, let me take you running."

Shen Kuo was stunned, suddenly chuckled, and then shook his head.

"Kuor!"

Hao Chuan became anxious.

"Prince Ruyang is dead, and all of you in the Shen family have been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. His Majesty will choose a concubine in a few days..."

"Your Majesty is really crazy!"

"I am watching the Taoist priests perform a ritual to exorcise evil spirits in the Yangxin Palace. The entire palace is in chaos..."

Hao Chuan said this with a burning gaze.

"Ku'er, I'll take you out, and we'll leave Tianyan together, okay?"

Shen Kuo looked at the person in front of him, pursed his lips, and spoke in a calm voice.

"You just said that all the Shen family members are in the prison. How can I escape alone?"

Hearing this, Hao Chuan lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong.

"Kuo'er, blame me for being useless... blame me for not being able to save all of you..."

Shen Kuo looked at him, with a complicated emotion in his heart.

He always knew how Hao Chuan felt about him.

Unfortunately, the most difficult thing in this world is coincidence.

Once missed, it is missed, a broken mirror can never be mended.

"Hao Chuan, thank you for coming to see me."

"As for running away... forget it. Even if I die, I want to die with them."

Just like in the previous life.

The prison was silent, and the two men looked at each other in silence.

Hao Chuan clenched his fists tightly, his breathing became a little rapid, and after a while, he asked in a low voice.

"If... Wei Jiuzhao came to save you..."

"Will you refuse too?"

Shen Kuo's eyebrows did not move and his tone was calm.

"Of course I will refuse."

Hao Chuan chuckled, but it was full of bitterness.

He sat down slowly on the ground, looking at Shen Kuo earnestly, his eyes so deep that they seemed to carve him into his bones.

It looked like the last look.

"Kuoer..."

His voice was very soft.

"If... I hadn't done those wrong things and hadn't hurt you..."

"Will you stay with me?"

Shen Kuo was silent for a moment, his eyes fell on Hao Chuan's face. Now that things had come to this, perhaps the two of them should have a good chat.

Then he nodded frankly without any concealment.

"meeting."

Hao Chuan's heart trembled violently.

But Shen Kuo immediately added.

"At that time, I did fall in love with you."

“That was only the time.”

Hao Chuan's breathing stagnated for a moment, and his heart seemed to be tightly grasped by someone, and an indescribable feeling of suffocation surged up.

It was stuck in my throat and it hurt so much that I couldn't speak.

He tried hard to open his mouth, and after a long time, he finally asked the question he wanted to ask most.

"what about now?"

"Do I...have no chance at all?"

Shen Kuoyi looked at him quietly.

"Ah."

"I won't be with you."

Hao Chuan was gasping for breath, in so much pain that he could hardly breathe.

The past flooded into Hao Chuan's mind like a tide——

At the banquet, he saw Shen Kuo for the first time. His narrow and long phoenix eyes were a little frivolous and mixed with a bit of drunkenness.

When he smiles, he looks like a cunning fox.

Later, he witnessed with his own eyes the barbaric and willful Shen Kuo after he was drunk.

She grabbed his collar and insisted that he carry her on his back. Although he was a nobleman, he acted so arrogant and unreasonable.

Also, the night when he first climbed over Shen Kuo's window, the moon was a clear yellow and the stars seemed unusually lovely.

……

And the harm that had been done to him.

"Shen Kuo, don't talk nonsense. We are all men. It doesn't matter what we like or don't like!"

'nausea!'

'We are different. I am your elder brother and you are my younger brother!'

……

Now, Shen Kuo's eyes were distant and indifferent, as if he was looking at him from across thousands of mountains and rivers.

Hao Chuan's eyes turned slightly red. He rubbed his eyes quietly, and then forced a smile.

"Ku'er, can you give me something?"

"I can take it out and look at it when I miss you later."

Hao Chuan was afraid that he would refuse, so he quickly added.

"Anything will do, a hairpin, a jade pendant...really, anything will do..."

Shen Kuo lowered his head and looked at himself at this moment.

He smiled bitterly.

"I didn't mean to reject you."

"Look at me now, what can I give you?"

As he spoke, he casually pointed at the bowl of rotten rice and raised his eyebrows jokingly.

"How about this bowl of rice for you?"

"Do you want?"

Hao Chuan was stunned for a moment, then he looked down at the bowl of rice seriously and thought for a while.

"How about...you tear off a piece of cloth from your clothes and give it to me?"

As soon as he said this, he was stunned for a moment, then realized that this request was a bit too "abnormal", and quickly waved his hands, with the tips of his ears slightly red.

"Well...it doesn't matter if it's inconvenient."

"If you have a chance in the future, come back to the Shen Mansion and give me something."

He lowered his eyes, his voice getting softer and softer: "As long as it belongs to you——"

"Tear..."

The sudden sound of cloth tearing interrupted Hao Chuan's words.

He raised his head and saw Shen Kuo standing up, tearing off a piece of white cloth from his sleeve, and walking to the prison door.

"Here, here you go."

Hao Chuan reached out and took the rag, his fingertips trembling slightly as he clenched it tightly.

"Thank you, Kuoer."

The iron bars of the prison door separated the two people coldly and mercilessly, but at this moment, they were so close that they could almost hear each other's breathing.

Eyes facing each other.