Shen Zhiyi finally pushed her mother away and walked in the imperial garden, but her brother followed behind her.
The Royal Garden has flowers blooming all year round, which are delicate and delicious. There is never a shortage of nutrients under the ground. When Shen Zhiyi lived in the royal palace, he saw with his own eyes the old eunuch burying the remains of palace maids or prisoners underground, absorbing the nutrients and creating new flowers for the next year. For delicateness.
She also thought about stopping her, but at that time she was not favored. Everyone in the palace acted based on their appearance. Xie Shaoheng didn't want to see her and put her in the cold palace.
The concubine who enters the cold palace ends up either dead or injured, and the Shen family has declined. She has no chance. No one is willing to bet that an unfavored concubine will see the light of day again.
Otherwise, they cannot afford to offend the nobles.
Shen Zhiyi felt even more horrified when she saw the blooming flowers in the imperial garden. If she told her brother so abruptly that the sixth prince of Tianshu Kingdom who came today was an impostor, how should he explain to his brother that he knew this.
If something goes wrong, he might be regarded as a traitor.
Shen Zhiyun looked at his sister walking in front with a sluggish look, and thought she was worried about the marriage proposed by the Holy Emperor, "Sister, didn't you promise that your brother would no longer like that guy Xie San?"
"I don't like him. I just don't understand why the Sixth Prince came to Dongling?"
Shen Zhiyun also felt that this matter was a bit strange. Shen Zhiyi only hated that he paid so little attention to these court matters in his previous life and had his heart set on Xie Shaoheng.
"You don't like him?"
Shen Zhiyi naturally hated the sixth prince of Tianshu Kingdom, but she couldn't show too many emotions. She just shook her head, "Brother, the sixth prince came to our Dongling as a guest like this. If someone really wants to take his life, wouldn't it? Easy as pie. ”
"You mean?" Shen Zhiyun asked her tentatively. Normally, his sister never interfered with matters in the court. If she let it slip, she might arouse people's suspicion.
If Zhiyi's simple temperament is taken advantage of by some people, the entire Shen family will be implicated.
Shen Zhiyi nodded, "I suspect..."
He is not the real sixth prince.
Shen Zhiyun quickly covered her mouth to signal her to silence and then looked around to make sure there was no one before relaxing.
Since the sixth prince came to Dongling, Shen Zhiyun had secretly sent people to follow his whereabouts. Suddenly, Shen Zhiyun seemed to have thought of something, "Sister, don't tell anyone about the sixth prince. Don't worry about anything you suspect." Said it. "
"Brother, I know the importance." Shen Zhiyi gently pulled his hand away.
This fake sixth prince is not an ordinary person, and the forces behind him must not be simple. She had seen the real Sixth Prince, and more often than not, his dirty tricks. Nearly half of the military tactics Shen Zhiyi developed were tailor-made for him.
It has to be said that the Sixth Prince is a master at playing with people's hearts and using conspiracy tactics.
He didn't want his sister to get too involved in these court disputes, but he couldn't sit idly by. He would not let Zhiyi get involved in this matter. Suddenly he thought of something and reminded her,
"Don't you want to visit the princess?"
She really couldn't worry about the princess. Most things were developing in the same direction as in her previous life. Since she didn't marry Xie Shaoheng again, it meant that everything in this world could be changed.
When the princess was born, her mother suffered a hemorrhage and choked on the amniotic fluid when she was born. Her body was already weak. In addition, she had not lived a good life in recent years and was often bullied in the palace. The princess in her previous life also died of illness three years later. died.
The princess studied medicine on her own, and Cen Fengxu personally taught her that she knew her condition better than anyone else. At that time, the imperial doctor said that she would not live to be three years old, but now she is almost at the age of hairpin.
Shen Zhiyi remembered that the princess would die of illness three years later in her previous life. She didn't know the specific cause of death, and she wasn't sure whether it was due to illness.
At this time, a nun escorted a palace maid over. Those who could walk in the imperial garden were either rich or noble. The nun recognized General Shen at a glance, walked up to the two of them and saluted.
They didn't notice and walked a little off. This is where the servants conduct business. Normally, the nobles in the palace would not come here.
"You two mistresses have lost your way. I will take you out."
Shen Zhiyi looked at the nanny who was walking over. Although she knew this was where the servants were doing their business, it seemed that they had indeed gone a little astray.
"Excuse me, mama, we just wandered here and we are not lost." Shen Zhiyi responded.
The flowers in the imperial garden were blooming so beautifully that Shen Zhiyi's nose itched and she couldn't help but sneeze. She looked at the palace maid dragging behind her, Mo Suo, who had already died.
Shen Zhiyi looked up and down and covered his mouth and nose as if he was disgusted.
"My lord, this palace maid has made a mistake and has been punished." Mammy said softly, with a hint of reminder in her tone.
Mo Suo's death was not a pity, but Shen Zhiyi didn't want to kill her. Even if it was finally found that the little palace maid had done it, it would never be found on her head. No evidence will be left behind.
Shen Zhiyi guessed that Xuexi would probably be silenced. She was originally worried that a sudden appearance of dead bodies in the palace would cause panic, but she didn't expect that Xuexi had other methods.
"There are big rules in the palace, and servants who don't understand the rules must be punished." Shen Zhiyi said softly, watching Mo Suo being casually placed on the ground, with his scattered hair hanging down, which was just combed this morning and was already very messy. That’s it.
Xueciao gave her a piece of silver and asked her to bring some food to the concubine. He said that if the concubine had not eaten enough today, she might be starved, so she could not delay. Seeing that Xuewei was still there, Mosuo didn't think much and stretched out his hand to her. After asking for a piece of silver, he obeyed.
Xueciao specifically reminded her that the Holy Emperor had decreed that Miss Shen's daughter should be betrothed to King Hengyuan.
Although Mo Suo was in the palace, he had heard the news about Xie Shaoheng's proposal to marry Shen Zhiyi. No matter what, marriage given by the Holy Spirit was a golden match and a great joy. Xue Lai deliberately kept the matter vague.
Mo Suo, who was satisfied for a moment, didn't have time to think about it carefully. He took a bowl of Tremella Fungus and Lotus Seed Soup and headed towards the imperial concubine's bedroom.
Along the way, everyone was thinking about what kind of reward the imperial concubine would give her. If a young palace maid wants to survive in this palace, she will naturally have the skills to please the nobles.
Originally, your concubine was so angry that she didn't want to see anyone. When she heard that she was bringing food, she thought her majesty was worried about her health and asked her maid to send her away. However, Mo Suo refused to give up and asked her personal maid to bring her a message.
What can I say to congratulate the prince and Miss Shen on their marriage and their son?
The maid was so frightened that she even trembled while delivering the message. The imperial concubine was furious again because she, a little palace maid, dared to mock her.
Really desperate.
No matter how Mo Suo explained, no one would believe what she said. Even if she was instigated by someone, Mo Suo could not name the person after hesitating for a long time, let alone recognize who the master of Xue Cry was. It was rare for the imperial concubine to interact with her. She was talking nonsense, and Mo Suo's voice begging for mercy fell on your concubine's ears, and she only felt it was noisy.
"Drag him out and reward him with fifty big boards."
If you can live, just leave her alone. If you can't live, just throw it somewhere. The life of the servant is not valuable.
"Two masters and slaves, drag this person away now, so that it won't be an eyesore to the two young masters and ladies."
Mammy winked at the two little eunuchs behind her. The two little eunuchs understood and immediately dragged the person away. Shen Zhiyun was worried that Zhiyi would have nightmares after looking back, so she wanted to go up and cover her eyes.
At this time, Shen Zhiyi turned around and said to Shen Zhiyun, "Let's go."
The two of them were walking straight towards the princess's palace. At this moment, Shen Zhiyi suddenly saw a figure that looked like a princess walking past in the distance. She was dressed in black fox fur clothes and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Maybe she was dazzled.
The eldest prince took off his black fox fur clothes and threw them to the servant aside for him to hold. The weather was slightly cooler these days, but wearing fox fur clothes was a bit too exaggerated.
"First Prince, His Majesty has ordered that you wear thicker clothes because you are weak. This is given to you by the second lady of the Shen family."
Xie Yu clicked his tongue. Didn't the old emperor know clearly that he was weak? If he hadn't sent him to guard the imperial mausoleum back then, would his health be in such a bad state?
Xie Yu took a look at the black fox fur. The fur was so black that it was almost ink, deep and mysterious. It felt soft and smooth to the touch. When the sun shone on the fur, it had a unique color.
He picked it up and looked at it, "tsk" and threw it aside in disgust.
The thing is a good thing, but the person who gave it is not a good thing.
"The eldest prince, I will put on the fox fur for you." The eunuch pretended to put the fox fur on him. His Majesty asked them to take care of the eldest prince, so they naturally had to do their best.
"I don't need you to worry about my body."
Wouldn't wearing a fox fur suffocate him to death in this weather? The emperor is really old and confused. How can he pretend to be a loving father in front of him?
The image of a loving father and a filial son does not suit them.
"First Prince, His Majesty asked you to wait for him in the imperial study."
Shen Zhiyi stopped when he reached the princess palace. The number of maids serving the princess had changed, but the one who took care of the princess was still a mute maid.
These mute maids were not born unable to speak. Emperor Jing believed that his children had killed the late empress. Emperor Jing ordered the tongues of these maids to be cut out. No one around the princess could speak in these years.
The maid Liuyin came over with a bowl of medicine and said, "I have met Miss Shen, General Shen."
Emperor Jing had just arranged for Liuyin to take care of the princess in recent days. When the princess returned to the palace, it was definitely against the rules to not have anyone around her who could report the situation, so Liuyin was sent there.
Shen Zhiyun stepped forward, picked up the medicine bowl, and said calmly: "I'll do it."
Liuyin nodded slightly, then stepped aside.
Shen Zhiyun came to visit the princess a few days ago. Due to the difference between men and women, she only asked about some information outside the door and did not do anything over the top.
Walking into the princess palace, the atmosphere here was very depressing, almost deathly silent. Seeing the princess's condition, Shen Zhiyun couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.
The princess was sitting by the window with her back to the door. Shen Zhiyun coughed slightly, breaking the silence in the palace. The princess slowly turned around, her eyes looking a little hollow, as if she had been drained of energy.
Only the tortoiseshell cat raised by the princess rubbed back and forth at his feet, which added some life.
Shen Zhiyi's heart ached when she looked at her current appearance, "Sister Shen, General Shen, you are here."
The princess took the medicine bowl and said nothing. Her face was as silent as a pool of stagnant water. She took these medicines just to hold on for a few days. She was Cen Fengxu's smartest disciple and she knew her body well.
