Transmigrated into the Scumbag Ex-Wife of the Prime Minister - Chapter 83

When she heard Princess Changning’s words, she immediately recalled the scene of Qi Zhenshu and Princess Changning meeting in the original book.

Princess Changning was ambushed by assassins in a restaurant, and Qi Zhenshu used a wooden door panel to clamp the assassin’s leg, helping her escape danger.

If an event matching the book’s plot only happened once, it could be called a coincidence, but with one similar incident after another, it was hard for Luo Sheng not to believe that future events would continue to follow the book’s storyline.

The more Luo Sheng thought, the more frightened she became.

In the very beginning, after discovering that she had transmigrated into a book, Luo Sheng was surprised but didn’t pay too much attention to it.

Because after her arrival, many things had changed. Her daughter was growing up healthy and happy, and Qi Zhenshu was not forced to live in anonymity and flee far away. Their life was stable and entirely different from the original plot’s development.

Especially after she and Qi Zhenshu fell in love, Luo Sheng always believed that Qi Zhenshu would no longer have any involvement with Princess Changning, so she didn’t stop Qi Zhenshu from taking the imperial examination.

She thought that even if Qi Zhenshu passed the exam and became an official, she would only be a low-ranking official and would not have much interaction with the high-and-mighty Princess Changning.

But the reality was that Qi Zhenshu not only met Princess Changning again, but after that, they also went through an important plot point from the book.

At this moment, Luo Sheng felt as if she was caught in a mysterious net, seemingly unable to break free no matter what she did. Some things still seemed to be developing according to the original plot.

If this was the case, would Qi Zhenshu still end up with Princess Changning one day?

Intense fear and helplessness, like two rampant growing vines, quickly spread and intertwined in Luo Sheng’s heart.

“Luo Sheng.”

Qi Zhenshu’s clear voice pulled Luo Sheng back from her fearful thoughts. She slowly regained her senses, but her eyes showed confusion and helplessness.

“What’s wrong?” Qi Zhenshu gripped her hand tightly, looking at her with some concern. “Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”

Luo Sheng’s palm was cold, completely lacking its usual warm temperature.

“I’m fine.” Luo Sheng shook her head, returning the squeeze to her hand.

Seeing the expression on her face improve, Qi Zhenshu was relieved, assuming she was worried about her injury.

A’Lu was quick and soon brought the doctor over.

Luo Sheng forced herself to suppress her complicated emotions and carefully rolled up Qi Zhenshu’s sleeve.

The doctor was a woman in her twenties, dressed in a tight outfit, with a cold expression on her face. Even after seeing the corpse of Old Master Wu on the bed, she showed no emotional fluctuation.

Luo Sheng secretly thought that this person was probably not ordinary and must be one of Princess Changning’s people.

The doctor, still expressionless, simply cleaned Qi Zhenshu’s wound. Her movements were swift and precise, but the force she used was not gentle.

“Hiss.” The stinging pain of the wound made Qi Zhenshu gasp involuntarily.

“Please be a little gentler,” Luo Sheng instinctively reminded.

The doctor glanced at her, but the movement of her hands did not change at all. Luo Sheng frowned slightly but said nothing more.

The doctor placed a layer of clean cotton cloth on the wound, picked up a white cloth, and began bandaging Qi Zhenshu’s injury. Her movements were still not gentle.

“Thank you, Doctor. I’ll take care of the rest.”

Seeing beads of cold sweat appear on Qi Zhenshu’s forehead, Luo Sheng quickly stopped the doctor.

The doctor glanced at her and did not hand her the strip of cloth, only saying coldly, “If it is not properly bandaged, the wound will fester and worsen.”

“Yes.” Luo Sheng held out her hand. “I know a bit. Thank you for your trouble.”

Luo Sheng was already very skilled in bandaging; not to mention bandaging, even suturing a wound would not be difficult for her.

Handing the white cloth to Luo Sheng casually, the doctor turned to pack her own medicine.

Luo Sheng took the white cloth, wrapped it once around the wrist, and then began to bandage Qi Zhenshu using the reverse spiral method.

Her movements were gentle and mostly avoided touching Qi Zhenshu’s wound. Qi Zhenshu’s furrowed brows finally relaxed.

“The style of your bandaging is quite unique.”

Qin Feiyan looked at the crisscrossed cloth strips on Qi Zhenshu’s arm, expressing some surprise.

“I saw it in an ancient book,” Luo Sheng said plainly.

The reverse spiral bandaging method is more suitable for long wounds on limbs that are thicker at one end than the other. The doctor also looked over when she heard this, and upon seeing the white cloth, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She turned and gave Luo Sheng a deep look.

Qi Zhenshu looked at the neatly bandaged white cloth on her arm, growing even more curious.

Who exactly was Luo Sheng originally?

“I’m grateful for Scholar Qi’s rescue today. Are you willing to stay at my manor to recover from your injury?”

Princess Changning had always intended to recruit Qi Zhenshu. She hadn’t received a reply last time, and after today’s incident, she was even more determined to bring her under her command early.

With a talent like Qi Zhenshu to assist her, it would definitely make her efforts twice as effective.

If Qi Zhenshu intended to become her strategist, she would most likely agree to stay at her manor.

Hearing Princess Changning’s words, Luo Sheng’s nerves tightened again.

If she remembered correctly, Qi Zhenshu in the original book stayed at Princess Changning’s manor to recover after this incident, and from then on, feelings slowly developed between them during their daily interactions.

A thought flashed across Luo Sheng’s mind.

The original story began with the moment of the assassination in the restaurant. The book’s initial descriptions of ‘Luo Sheng’ were only in Qi Zhenshu’s recollections and nightmares.

If things were to proceed according to the original plot, then it meant that what she could change was only Qi Zhenshu’s past story.

But as soon as the timeline reached the point where Princess Changning and Qi Zhenshu first met in the book, would their story begin to follow the book’s development?

Time seemed to stop for a moment. Luo Sheng’s heart was in her throat. She turned sideways to look at Qi Zhenshu, waiting for her answer.

Qi Zhenshu sensed Luo Sheng’s tension and patted her hand reassuringly.

She stood up from her chair and nodded, saying, “Thank you, Your Highness. However, this minor injury of mine is nothing serious; there’s no need to trouble Your Highness.”

Most strategists often resided in their principal’s manor. Qi Zhenshu had already decided to take up the post of Chief Clerk in the Prefectural Yamen, so she didn’t mind staying at Princess Changning’s manor.

However, for some unknown reason, Qi Zhenshu felt that Luo Sheng probably did not want her to stay there.

The moment Qi Zhenshu’s words fell, Luo Sheng looked at her in surprise, as if she couldn’t believe her own ears.

Qi Zhenshu had not agreed to Princess Changning’s offer.

Qi Zhenshu would not be staying at Princess Changning’s manor.

A glimmer of hope ignited in Luo Sheng’s heart.

In that case, perhaps not everything would develop according to the book’s plot?

A surge of chaotic thoughts rushed out, and Luo Sheng felt her mind was in a mess.

Similarly, Princess Changning was very surprised when she heard Qi Zhenshu’s words. She truly hadn’t expected Qi Zhenshu to refuse her proposal.

Based on Qi Zhenshu’s reaction today, Princess Changning had originally guessed that she would choose to become her strategist.

“The small house we rented is near the Baihe Academy, and it’s not far from the Prefectural Yamen,” Qi Zhenshu added. “It takes less than a quarter of an hour to walk there.”

Princess Changning was sharp and immediately understood her meaning.

Although Qi Zhenshu refused to move into her manor, she accepted the position of Chief Clerk that she offered.

“Then Scholar Qi should rest well at home for the next few days.”

The red sun gradually set. Princess Changning specifically hired a carriage for A’Lu to send Qi Zhenshu and Luo Sheng back. By the time they arrived home, it was already evening.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Qi Zhenshu pulled Luo Sheng into her embrace, lowering her head to ask gently, “What’s wrong today? You’ve looked distracted all afternoon.”

Luo Sheng’s mind was a complete muddle at this point; she couldn’t sort out any thoughts, let alone figure out how to tell Qi Zhenshu.

“There are some things I can’t figure out.” Luo Sheng looked up, feeling a little lost as she looked at Qi Zhenshu. Her mind was very confused right now.

She really wanted to tell Qi Zhenshu everything she knew, but she was also afraid to tell her the truth.

Luo Sheng didn’t want Qi Zhenshu to know that the world they were living in was a book, nor did she want to tell her that in this book, she and Princess Changning were the official couple, and her own identity was an insignificant cannon fodder.

Regardless of whether Qi Zhenshu would believe her words, Luo Sheng knew that if she told her everything, she would inevitably have to explain to Qi Zhenshu who she was and why she came here.

Although Qi Zhenshu seemed to already know that she wasn’t the original Luo Sheng, she still didn’t know how to talk to her about her own past.

A past that even she herself was unwilling to recall.

Because of the injury to her left hand, Qi Zhenshu could only use her right hand to gently brush away the wisps of hair on her forehead, saying softly, “If you can’t figure it out, take your time.”

Qi Zhenshu could clearly feel the confusion and panic emanating from Luo Sheng at this moment, but she could also sense Luo Sheng’s reluctance to discuss the things she couldn’t figure out.

If Luo Sheng didn’t want to talk, Qi Zhenshu wouldn’t force her.

Qi Zhenshu was willing to wait, to wait until Luo Sheng truly figured things out. Qi Zhenshu also knew that the moment Luo Sheng figured it out would be the moment she was willing to tell her.

She had a gut feeling that the things Luo Sheng couldn’t figure out must be related to her background.

From the moment Qi Zhenshu saw Luo Sheng bandaging her wound, she had sensed the source of Luo Sheng’s abnormality.

Whenever Luo Sheng was troubled by her background, she would unconsciously reveal more of her true self in front of her—the Luo Sheng who was different from her usual self.

Just like on the way to Qin Prefecture, when Luo Sheng deliberately helped deal with the snake.

She clearly wanted to tell her everything, yet deep down, she resisted telling her.

The two hugged for a while. Qi Zhenshu gently kissed her on the forehead, “If you’re tired, get some rest early.”

“Okay.”

The night was deep, the sky was inky black with no stars visible, and the moonlight was cold like frost, scattering into the room through the half-closed window.

Luo Sheng woke up from a dream, looking at the silver-white cold light on the floor, unable to fall back asleep for a long time.

After a while, Qi Zhenshu turned over, wrapped her in her arms in her sleep, and lightly patted her back.

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