Siheyuan: Starting from the Old Society

"Afraid? I'll scare you!" Sha Zhu said, pushing the woman to the ground and reaching out to tear her clothes.

"Stop!" At this moment, a delicate shout was heard, and a stunning woman wearing gorgeous palace clothes and a phoenix crown on her head walked in, surrounded by a group of maids.

Sha Zhu stared at the woman blankly. He felt that she was extremely beautiful, yet she also had a coldness that kept people at a distance.

"You...who are you? Where is my wife?" Sha Zhu pointed at the woman and asked stutteringly.

The woman looked at him coldly and said, "How dare you! You don't kneel down when you see me. Are you tired of living?"

Sha Zhu was even more confused. This lady? Who on earth is this woman? He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart...

Sha Zhu only felt a warm feeling coming from his chest. He lowered his head and saw that the jade pendant that Jia Zhang had thrown on the ground and then stuffed into Qin Huairu's hand was now emitting a bright light, illuminating Qin Huairu's tearful face.

"This, what is this?" Sha Zhu picked up the jade pendant in surprise. It felt warm, smooth and delicate to the touch, and he could faintly smell a faint fragrance.

"This jade pendant... seems, seems to have appeared when my grandfather passed away..." Qin Huairu stopped crying and stared at the jade pendant with a dull look, as if she remembered something but couldn't grasp the clue.

"When your grandfather passed away? Is there something wrong with this jade pendant?" Sha Zhu saw that Qin Huairu was in a bad state and felt a little worried.

"I, I don't remember..." Qin Huairu shook her head painfully, "I only remember that before my grandfather died, he held this jade pendant tightly and muttered something..."

"What are you mumbling about?" Sha Zhu asked.

"I, I can't remember clearly..." Qin Huairu's tears flowed down again, "I was still young at that time, and I don't remember many things..."

Seeing this, Sha Zhu didn't have the heart to ask any more questions, so he could only pat Qin Huairu's back gently and comfort her: "Okay, okay, don't think about it, it's all in the past..."

But at this moment, the light from the jade pendant became brighter and brighter, making it so bright that the two could not open their eyes.

"Shazhu, I, I'm scared..." Qin Huairu subconsciously grabbed Shazhu's arm.

"Don't be afraid, Huairu, I'm here!" Sha Zhu hugged Qin Huairu tightly and protected her in his arms.

Suddenly, the world spun around, and the two of them felt a black screen before their eyes, and then they lost consciousness...

......

"Ouch, my waist!"

After an unknown amount of time, Sha Zhu woke up in a daze, feeling sore all over, as if he had been run over by a truck.

He struggled to get up, looked around, and found himself in a completely unfamiliar place.

This is an antique room with carved beams and painted buildings, and mahogany furniture, exuding an atmosphere of simplicity and elegance everywhere.

"Huai Ru, Huai Ru, where are you?" Sha Zhu staggered to his feet, but found that Qin Huai Ru was not around.

"Brother Shazhu, are you awake?"

Just then, a crisp voice came from outside the door.

Sha Zhu looked back and saw a girl in a light blue skirt standing at the door with a smile on her face.

The girl was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with delicate eyebrows, red lips, white teeth, and a pair of big watery eyes that seemed to be able to speak.

"Who are you? Where is Huairu?" Sha Zhu asked vigilantly. There was something weird about this place, which made him feel a little uneasy.

"Brother Shazhu, have you forgotten? I am Xiao Cui, Qin Huairu is your wife, and I am your wife's maid!" The girl covered her mouth and chuckled, as if she heard a funny joke.

"Wife? Maid?" Sha Zhu's eyes widened. "You, what are you talking about? When did I get married?"

"Brother Shazhu, stop joking. Last night, you and Sister Qin Huairu got married and drank the wedding wine under the auspices of the old lady. How come you have forgotten it after just one night?" Xiao Cui walked to Shazhu, stretched out her slender hands, and helped him tidy up his messy clothes.

A faint fragrance came from Xiao Cui and entered Sha Zhu's nostrils, making him a little distracted.

"This, this is impossible!" Sha Zhu pushed Xiao Cui away, pointed at his nose and asked, "I, I am Sha Zhu, how come I suddenly have a wife?"

"Brother Shazhu, you didn't fall and became stupid, did you?" Xiao Cui looked at Shazhu with concern, "You really don't remember anything?"

Sha Zhu looked at Xiao Cui's sincere eyes and became even more confused. Could it be that he really had lost his memory?

He tried hard to recall, but found his mind was blank. Apart from the scene of him and Qin Huairu being swallowed by the white light, he could not remember anything else.

"I, I..." Sha Zhu opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

"Brother Shazhu, don't worry. I'll go call Sister Qin Huairu over." Xiao Cui said, then turned and walked out of the room.

Sha Zhu stood there blankly, watching Xiao Cui's back as she left. An ominous premonition came to his mind...

The light became brighter and brighter, as if it was going to illuminate the entire room. Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu were both startled by this sudden change, and Sha Zhu subconsciously let go of Qin Huairu's hand.

"This...what's going on?" Sha Zhu stared at the jade pendant in amazement and even stuttered when he spoke.

Qin Huairu also covered her mouth, her eyes full of fear and disbelief.

The light of the jade pendant became brighter and brighter, and gradually, the whole room was enveloped in white light. Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu closed their eyes instinctively, and a buzzing sound rang in their ears, as if they were in a violent storm.

After an unknown amount of time, the light gradually faded away, and the buzzing sound also disappeared. Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu opened their eyes carefully, but were stunned by the scene before them.

The originally small and shabby room disappeared, replaced by a spacious and bright hall.

The hall is magnificent, with carved beams and painted buildings. The floor is paved with shiny white marble. All around are various rare treasures. The air is filled with a faint scent of sandalwood. Everything seems so strange and luxurious.

"This...where is this?" Qin Huairu covered her mouth in surprise and looked around, her eyes full of confusion and fear.

Sha Zhu was also confused, he shook his head, saying he didn't know either. He subconsciously reached out to pull Qin Huairu's hand, but found that his hand had passed through.

"Huai Ru?" Sha Zhu was shocked and reached out to pull her again, but the result was the same.

Qin Huairu didn't seem to notice Sha Zhu's abnormality. She was still immersed in shock and confusion, muttering to herself: "What happened to us? Why did we suddenly come here?"

At this moment, the door of the hall suddenly opened, and a group of people in ancient costumes walked in.

Leading the group was a middle-aged man wearing a dragon robe and a crown. He walked with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, and was intimidating without even getting angry. Behind him followed a group of men and women in gorgeous clothes, all of them lowered their heads and looked submissive, not daring to make a sound.

"Your Majesty has arrived!" With a sharp shout, everyone knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live the emperor!"

Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu were startled by this sudden change. Before they could react, they were pinned to the ground by several burly guards.

"You bold lunatic, how dare you trespass into the imperial palace? Get down on your knees now!" A eunuch with a pointed face and monkey cheeks pointed at Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu's noses and cursed.

Only then did Sha Zhu realize that he and Qin Huairu seemed to have traveled through time and space, and had traveled to a palace.

"Eunuch, we didn't mean to break in, and we don't know where this is..." Qin Huairu tried to explain, but was interrupted impatiently by the eunuch.

"Shut up! How dare you be so rude to me! Someone, slap me in the face!"

"Pa! Pa!" The two guards slapped Qin Huairu's face without hesitation.

"Huai Ru!" Sha Zhu's eyes were red with anger when he saw this. He struggled desperately and wanted to rush over to protect Qin Huai Ru, but he was pinned to the ground by several guards and could not move.

"Let her go! You bastards, let her go!" Sha Zhu roared, his eyes full of bloodshot.

"How dare you! How dare you be so disrespectful to His Majesty!" the eunuch screamed, "Come here, slap me in the face!"

"Pa! Pa! Pa!" Several guards slapped Sha Zhu's face mercilessly, making stars appear in his eyes and blood come out of the corners of his mouth.

"Stop!" At this moment, the emperor, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke, his voice low and majestic, "Wait a minute!"

Everyone stopped what they were doing immediately and looked at the emperor.

The emperor's eyes fell on Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu, with a hint of doubt and curiosity in his eyes. He asked in a deep voice: "Who are you? Why did you trespass into the palace?"

Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu looked at each other and understood in their hearts that now was not the time to hide anything and they had to find a way to leave here as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty..." Sha Zhu took a deep breath and was about to explain, but suddenly found that he could not make a sound!

He opened his mouth wide and tried desperately to speak, but only could make hoarse "ahhhh" sounds.

"Hmm?" The emperor frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes, "What's going on?"

Seeing this, the eunuch with a pointed face and monkey cheeks stepped forward and pointed at Sha Zhu and said, "Your Majesty, this lunatic has committed treason and disrespected Your Majesty. I have already ordered people to teach him a lesson, but I didn't expect that he would dare to act crazy and foolish and tease Your Majesty!"

"Oh?" A cold light flashed in the emperor's eyes. "It seems that you are not willing to accept my toast and want to drink a forfeit?"

As soon as he finished speaking, an armored general beside the emperor stepped forward, drew the sword from his waist, and put it on Sha Zhu's neck.

"You bold lunatic! Kneel down and confess your crime now!" the general shouted angrily.

With the cold sword tip against his neck, Sha Zhu could clearly feel the breath of death.

His heart was filled with despair and unwillingness. Are he and Qin Huairu really going to die here?

at this time......

Sha Zhu felt his chest getting hot, he looked down and saw that the jade pendant, which had been dull and lifeless, was now emitting a bright green light as if it had absorbed enough sunlight, illuminating Qin Huairu's tearful face, and also illuminating the frustration and anger that had been suppressed in Sha Zhu's heart for a long time.