Shen Qinghe spent almost all his wealth in exchange for this fox fur coat. The black fox fur coat was soft and shiny, like a lake under the moonlight, glowing with a faint silver brilliance.
Looking at this precious fox fur coat, Shen Qinghe couldn't help but feel a little distressed. She even mortgaged the house deeds to get such a coat.
She wanted to bet, she had to shine at the banquet, so that she could overpower Shen Zhiyi.
"Chuntao, pack this fox fur."
Chuntao responded and carefully picked up the fox fur coat, as if holding a feather, for fear of damaging it. She gently stroked the soft black fox fur. She gently wrapped the fox fur with a piece of silk and placed it in a delicate wooden box.
Suddenly, Shen Qinghe felt queasy in his stomach again. His appetite had been low recently and his health was getting worse.
Shen Qinghe held the table with his hands, his face was pale and his eyes were closed tightly, as if he was enduring great pain.
Seeing this, Chuntao immediately put down the fox fur in her hand, walked quickly to Shen Qinghe, and asked worriedly: "Miss, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling sick to your stomach again?"
Chuntao felt nervous. Recently, she had been working hard to raise fox furs, and her condition became more and more serious.
She hurriedly supported Shen Qinghe and said softly: "Miss, please rest for a while, and I will get you dried apricots."
Dried apricots are sour and will feel better if they are left in your mouth for a while.
The first thing Xie Yu did after entering the palace was to meet his sister Xie Yuan. The princess moved back to the princess palace from the princess palace.
Xie Yuan didn't like any of the maids assigned to her by Emperor Jing. She was not used to it and was not used to being served, so she kicked them all out.
Since I was a child, I have been served by mute maids. If it weren't for my master and senior brother, I wouldn't even have anyone to talk to.
In the dormitory, Xie Yuan was leaning on the bed, his face pale and his eyes closed. Her hands were covering her abdomen, and her forehead was covered with cold sweat.
Xie Yu had been guarding the imperial mausoleum for all these years, but there was no trace of color on his face. His face was pale and a chill arose behind him. He hadn't seen him for a long time, and Xie Yuan looked at the man in front of him and felt familiar yet unfamiliar.
The princess subconsciously shouted to someone, and the person quickly covered her mouth and made a silencing gesture to her, "Yuan'er, I am brother."
"elder brother……"
Xie Yu felt a pain in his heart. He remembered that when Xie Yuan was sent away, he was still a child of several years old, crying and calling for his mother. What has she experienced in these years?
Xie Yu knelt down and buried his head on Xie Yuan's wrist, his voice choked with sobs: "Yuan'er, brother, I'm sorry for you."
The princess endured the severe pain in her abdomen and slowly opened her eyes. Her voice was weak but firm: "My name is not Yuan'er, my name is Xie Yuan."
Xie Yu looked up, a trace of astonishment flashing in his eyes. Xie Yuan smiled and said slowly: "Brother, my mother is dead. I can't see you. I can't be Yuan'er anymore."
She can only be Princess Yong'an of Dongling.
"Where's the Queen?"
Xie Yu was silent for a while and then said: "She...has gone crazy."
Princess Yong'an was stunned, with a trace of disappointment flashing in her eyes. She bit her lower lip and asked, "Brother, can I still see my aunt?"
"..."
Xie Yu didn't know how to answer this question. He looked at his sister's pale face with mixed feelings in his heart.
He owed them a lot, and now he just hopes to make up for it.
Princess Yong'an seemed to have understood the answer. She closed her eyes and a teardrop slipped from the corner of her eye. Xie Yu gently stroked her hair, feeling full of guilt and helplessness.
He stayed here until late at night, watching Xie Yuan fall asleep and then felt relieved. Xie Yu stayed by Xie Yuan's bed, always observing her condition.
Late at night, Xie Yuan's breathing gradually stabilized. Xie Yu's eyes were full of love. He gently took off his robe and covered Xie Yuan's body.
He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her peaceful sleeping face, as if he had returned to the days when they were playing together when they were children. Those warm scenes can only be relived in his memory now.
He was taking off his robe and wrapped the corset around his body several times. Fortunately, she had almost gotten used to it over the years.
In order to prevent others from recognizing that she was a woman, Song Wanqing had boiled her throat with boiling water when she was young. Now her voice could not be identified as that of a woman.
Song Wanqing stayed by her sister's side and saw her sister die of bleeding after leaving a pair of twins. She knew that if Emperor Jing knew that her sister had given birth to a pair of twins, the two children would never survive.
In Dongling, if a child is a son and a daughter, it is auspicious. If the child is a daughter or a son at the same time, it is regarded as a monster and will be thrown on the altar and burned alive.
Song Wanqing couldn't bear to see her sister's flesh and blood die like this. She ordered that no one should tell anyone about what happened tonight, otherwise they would be killed.
The midwife understood what she meant and immediately told the emperor that the queen had given birth to a son and a daughter and died of bleeding.
After stabilizing the emperor, within a few days, Song Wanqing felt uneasy every time she thought about those people.
So she ordered that the midwives and steady women were all secretly executed, and their bodies were thrown into mass graves to be fed to wild dogs. It was announced that they had died suddenly of the plague.
Those people were tied up and their mouths were gagged with rags. They knelt on the cold floor and watched helplessly as they were dragged out.
It is not a pity for them to die, but their families are innocent!
They were thrown into mass graves, their bodies were bitten by wild dogs, their families were sent to the border areas, and the whole family was tortured.
There was no wave in Song Wanqing's heart. She only knew that she had to protect the twins and not let them be harmed in the slightest.
The only thing to blame is that they entered this man-eating palace.
However, Song Wanqing forgot that Concubine Shu knew about her affairs and was on good terms with the late empress. Song Wanqing spared her life for her sister's sake, and Concubine Shu promised herself that she would never tell the story.
Xie Yu has been guarding the imperial mausoleum for so many years, and she only knows that only the dead can keep secrets forever.
She opened the princess's dressing box and put on the princess's clothes. No one knew about her entering the palace today, not even Princess Yong'an.
The Dog Emperor received the news that he still had three days to travel back to the capital. Now he was hurrying back in order not to attract anyone's attention.
She wanted to see Concubine Shu. She was worried about leaving Princess Yong'an in the palace. That dog emperor should have died long ago.
Xie Yu did not tell Princess Yongan his plan. He did not want his sister to worry. He only hoped that her sister could live her life in peace.
She lit a stick of incense in the incense burner. When the princess woke up, she would feel that today was just a dream.
Xie Yu put on the princess's clothes and walked straight towards Concubine Shu's palace. Along the way, she avoided the palace guards. She was agile and light, moving through the palace like a gust of wind.
Under the moonlight, her figure was looming. The palace of Concubine Shu was behind a bamboo forest. She gently pushed open the ajar door, and the palace was completely dark.
"Shu Fei, long time no see."
