The queen raised her lips and said, "I like talking to smart people the most, because I don't have to waste my words and can save a lot of effort."
"As for what you should do, don't worry, now is not the time."
Ning Yanran looked at the Queen in confusion, and the Queen just smiled and said, "Come to the palace more these days and talk more with me or Concubine Wen."
After that, she sent someone to send Ning Yanran back.
After returning to the palace, Ning Yanran tossed and turned, with the Queen's words echoing in her mind.
What does the queen mean when she says there is no rush?
An idea flashed through Ning Yanran's mind, and she raised her lips. The queen had really done her a great favor.
If the incident comes to light in the future, she can blame the queen and say that she was coerced.
After all, she is just a little concubine, how can she have the courage to go against the queen?
…
The next day, Shen Luoxi was startled by Xue Yu as soon as she stood up.
She looked at Xueyu in confusion, her eyebrows full of doubts, "Xueyu, when did you come?"
Xueyu's eyes were slightly red, and she looked like she had cried.
"This servant stayed outside the princess's door last night and didn't dare to leave..."
"If the slave hadn't been negligent yesterday, the concubine might have..."
As she spoke, her voice became choked again.
Shen Luoxi looked at her funny. After dealing with Ning Yan yesterday, she fell asleep again. She couldn't remember what happened after that, but seeing Xue Yu like this, she thought she was told by Xiao Yueze What.
She leaned on the bedside and said with a smile: "I have nothing to do now, so you don't have to blame yourself."
"As for Yueze's words, you don't have to take it to heart."
Xueyu shook her head, "Master Xiao is saying that this servant was too negligent. It was clear that the princess almost lost her life when she encountered an assassin, but I seemed to have forgotten..."
"Princess please punish me!"
Shen Luoxi smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll punish you to go get me some food now. I've been in a coma for so many days and I haven't had a proper meal yet."
Xueyu immediately wiped her tears and said, "I'll go now, slave!"
As soon as she turned around, she saw Xiao Yueze walking in with fish porridge. Xiao Yueze frowned slightly when he saw her, "Where is Miss Xueyu going?"
Xueyu hurriedly replied, "The princess said she was hungry and asked me to get some food."
When Xiao Yueze heard this, his brows relaxed a little.
"No need, I have already prepared it for the princess. Just go and make some scented tea for the princess."
"good!"
Xiao Yueze watched her trot away, then walked to Shenluoxi's bed and carefully put down the things in her hands.
Shen Luoxi smiled angrily and said, "Xueyu didn't let Ning Yanran in on purpose yesterday. Why should you blame her harshly?"
"But it was her momentary negligence that allowed the concubine to take advantage of the loophole. If the princess hadn't woken up in time, we don't know how the concubine would have hurt the princess." Xiao Yueze said solemnly.
"No." Shen Luoxi said calmly: "I just fell asleep, not lost consciousness. Speaking of which, I have to thank her, otherwise I wouldn't be able to wake up so early."
Xiao Yueze didn't answer and silently handed the fish porridge to Shen Luoxi.
Shen Luoxi looked at his appearance and found it funny, "Obviously nothing happened to me, but you are still depressed, what's the matter? Do you want me to apologize to you?"
Xiao Yueze heard this and said hurriedly: "I didn't mean that, I was just blaming myself. Everything happened today because I didn't protect the princess well, but I took it out on others..."
"Princess please punish me!"
Shen Luoxi looked at him helplessly, "You and Xueyu want me to punish you, as if I, the master, would harshly punish my servants."
"I……"
Before he could finish speaking, Shen Luoxi interrupted him, "Okay, this matter is over, why bother anymore?"
"More than this, I want to know what happened to those assassins?"
Xiao Yueze immediately replied, "They have all been imprisoned in the dungeon by the prince, but after two days of interrogation, no one was willing to reveal the person behind the scenes."
Shen Luoxi's face darkened, "You have a tough mouth. The only person who sent them here is the one in the palace."
"What can't you do for your son?"
Xiao Yueze was noncommittal.
Shen Luoxi finished the fish porridge slowly and asked Xiao Yueze to hand over his robe.
"Would the princess want to go out for a walk?" Xiao Yueze asked.
"Yes." Shen Luoxi raised her red lips, "Go and see if those people's mouths are harder than rocks."
Xiao Yueze hesitated for a moment, "The princess's body is not fully recovered yet. It may be inconvenient to go to such a cold and dirty place."
Shen Luoxi smiled nonchalantly, "It's nothing inconvenient. It's just a stroll anyway. Where are you going?"
Xiao Yueze couldn't defeat her and could only follow her to the dungeon.
The guards in the dungeon were stunned when they saw Shen Luoxi walking towards them.
"See Princess!"
Shen Luoxi smiled and said, "Are you surprised to see me? Or do you think I can't come?"
The guard shook his head hastily, "The princess misunderstood, we just didn't expect the princess to come..."
"If you want to see those assassins, please take me in." Shen Luoxi said.
The two guards looked at each other, and one of them led her into the dungeon.
The dungeon was cold and damp, and faint wails of pain could be heard.
Shen Luoxi looked around. This was her first time here, and it seemed a little strange. She never expected that the emperor would let Cang Yunxuan build a dungeon. Such a favor was also a life-threatening talisman.
She lowered her eyes and followed the guard into the depths of the dungeon.
The further you go in, the stronger the smell becomes.
Shen Luoxi frowned slightly, and Xiao Yueze on the side whispered: "If you feel uncomfortable, let's go back."
"We've already come this far. Wouldn't it be a waste of time to go back?"
Shen Luoxi strode to follow the guard, and then saw Cang Yunxuan looking at the assassin with his hands cut off in front of him with a cold expression.
The assassin was dying and reluctantly raised his head when he heard the footsteps. When he saw Shen Luoxi walking up to him safe and sound, his eyes widened instantly.
"How did you..."
Shen Luoxi smiled and said, "Of course I will not fulfill your wish, but I didn't expect that the prince, with all his tricks, could not pry a single word out of your mouth."
Cang Yunxuan frowned slightly, "Why are you here?"
"If you know what else the prince has to ask, come and have a look. Maybe I can help."
After saying that, she walked up to the assassin.
Shen Luoxi looked at him with a half-smile, "What on earth did the people behind you give you, so that you can even give up your life?"
The assassin sneered: "When I arrived at Prince Xuan's Mansion, I never thought about leaving here alive!"
"You can kill or behead me if you want, just do it quickly!"
Shen Luoxi smiled lightly, "He is a man. If that's the case, then I will help you."
