Save my man, why does he always turn out to be the savior?

Chapter 333 The Prince's Mystery: The Cannon Fodder Bride Forced into a Substitute Marquis'

What he didn't say was that this spot was next to the window, so if Su Jinyue came back, he could see her immediately.

Shen Huaizhi spent almost all of his eighteen years in this small courtyard. Due to his frail health, he rarely went out and had little expectation for the future.

In truth, he did not want to get married, but being in the Marquis's mansion, he was always powerless to do so and had no right to refuse.

Suddenly having a fiancée with whom he was engaged, and getting married so hastily, left Shen Huaizhi somewhat at a loss.

Shen Huaizhi wasn't very confident about his future, nor did he know how much longer his broken body could hold on.

The only thing he could do for his future wife was to force himself to finish the wedding on their wedding day, so that she wouldn't become a laughingstock.

In the new house, the moment he lifted the veil, he saw Su Jinyue with bright eyes and white teeth, and her beautiful face. When they looked at each other, she smiled shyly, which seemed to strike Shen Huaizhi's heart.

Shen Huai's heart pounded like a drum, and his originally calm and composed demeanor began to show signs of weakness.

Shen Huaizhi never expected Su Jinyue to be such a good person, but how could he be worthy of someone so good?

He wanted to persevere to the end, but his frail body was really letting him down, and he couldn't hold on when it came to toasting.

Fortunately, he could still pretend to be unable to hold his liquor and get by, but in the bridal chamber, he was truly powerless.

However, this is for the best. They are not deeply involved, and when he really dies, Su Jinyue can remarry and find a good family.

Shen Huaizhi sat on the low couch, gazing tenderly at Su Jinyue, his eyes filled with deep regret and reluctance.

In fact, they had only spent two or three days together, but Shen Huaizhi felt as if he and Su Jinyue had grown old together in a previous life, which was why they could get along so well now.

Shen Huaizhi held Su Jinyue's soft, boneless hand and asked gently, "You returned home alone today. Did your parents-in-law blame you? It's all my fault. My health is not good enough to accompany you back."

Su Jinyue looked at Shen Huaizhi with brimming eyes, shook her head, and honestly said, "Actually, I didn't go back to the Su family at all today."

Shen Huaizhi looked puzzled, so Su Jinyue smiled and told him about her itinerary for the day.

Then, she explained to Shen Huaizhi, "My biological mother passed away when I was born. Now, my stepmother is in charge of the Su family, and I don't have a good relationship with them."

Therefore, you don't need to feel guilty.

Actually, it's best if you don't go. The entire Su family is worried about your sister's exile. Even if you go, you'll just be an eyesore to them.

I can't bear to see you suffer in the Su family, so this is just right.

We'll just live our own little lives and ignore everyone else.

Shen Huaizhi's lips moved, but in the end he didn't say anything. He looked at Su Jinyue with pity, a child who lost her mother in infancy and grew up alone, stumbling and falling.

Shen Huaizhi deeply understood that feeling; if he, a man, could endure such hardship, one could only imagine how difficult it must have been for Su Jinyue, a frail woman.

Shen Huaizhi felt a sense of shared misfortune; it turned out that even their backgrounds were so similar.

Shen Huaizhi tightened his grip on the soft hand in his palm. Su Jinyue seemed to sense Shen Huaizhi's unusual emotions as well. She smiled reassuringly but did not explain anything further.

Those experiences belonged to the original owner of the body, and Su Jinyue had no need to use those hardships to gain Shen Huaizhi's sympathy.

Furthermore, there was no conspiracy behind the death of the original owner's mother. At the time, Su Fanglin was far away in the capital, and the original owner's mother had her pregnancy and childbirth at the Lin family's residence.

After the original owner's mother died, Su Fanglin remarried quickly. His maternal grandparents also suspected that there was something fishy about the original owner's mother's death, but after investigating, they found nothing wrong.

In the end, even the maternal grandfather lamented that his daughter was unlucky and not destined to be an official's wife!

There was no need to tell Shen Huaizhi about these things. Su Jinyue changed the subject: "By the way, I also bought some pastries from Baoyuezhai. Are you hungry now? Would you like some?"

Shen Huaizhi's eyes were moist, but he only said "Okay".

Su Jinyue accompanied Shen Huaizhi to try it as well, and she had to admit, it was indeed as good as the famous pastry shop in the capital.

Even if the food tasted good, Su Jinyue watched as Shen Huaizhi ate a little of each dish to taste it, and then forbade him to eat any more.

Shen Huaizhi is now physically weak and has a poor appetite. If he eats too many snacks, he won't be able to eat much for dinner.

During the two days they spent together, Su Jinyue had also carefully examined Shen Huaizhi's body. His body was indeed riddled with holes, no wonder he died in his previous life after only half a year.

Su Jinyue discovered that Shen Huaizhi's illness was just a facade; in reality, he was poisoned!

Shen Huai had been poisoned for a long time, at least more than ten years. Moreover, he was poisoned by two kinds of poisons, which were extremely difficult to deal with and extremely painful chronic poisons.

These two poisons, within Shen Huaizhi's body, treated his body as a battlefield, fighting, restraining, and occupying each other's territory, before slowly merging to form a new poison.

Shen Huaizhi's body was tormented by these two poisons, but the two poisons countered each other, and Shen Huaizhi also drank nourishing tonics for many years. In this way, the three reached a strange balance, and Shen Huaizhi survived.

What puzzled Su Jinyue was that Shen Huai's poisoning was so obvious, how come the Marquis's physician didn't diagnose it?

Shen Huai has been poisoned for over ten years, yet this matter has never been exposed.

Moreover, he was just the eldest son of a noble family, incompetent and talentless. Who would harm him like this from childhood?

Lady Hou? That was the first person Su Jinyue thought of, but after thinking about it carefully, she dismissed the idea.

Lady Hou has the motive and the ability, but although she has been in charge of the Hou Mansion for so many years, the master of the Hou Mansion is still Lord Shen. As long as he has suspicions, he can find out the truth with a little investigation.

Even if Lady Hou wanted Shen Huaizhi dead, he was so young when he entered the manor that he had no power to protect himself. Any accident could have succeeded. Why would she need to give him a slow poison?

Su Jinyue also discovered that Shen Huaizhi's daily herbal soups were all for nourishing his body. Even when the physician came for follow-up visits every ten days or half a month, the prescriptions were only slightly modified or supplemented according to his actual physical condition, but the medicine was basically the same regardless of the ingredients.

The prescription given by the physician was effective, but not the right one for the illness. However, it was this nourishing soup that allowed Shen Huaizhi to live for so many years.

Su Jinyue frowned. The physician was clearly acting strangely, but a physician alone couldn't do such a thing. He clearly had someone behind him. Was it the Lady of the Marquis, Lord Shen, or someone else?

Su Jinyue felt shrouded in mystery. With insufficient information, she couldn't make any judgments. She racked her brains but couldn't come up with anything.

She thought to herself that she was really not suited for these kinds of schemes and tricks, and that it was better for her to just take action!