"Shen Dingzhu did go to Shangzhou to visit relatives last year. Her aunt is the wife of Zhao Shouwang, the governor of Shangzhou. She has been living in the Zhao family during the late spring."
Xiao Langyan listened with calm eyes.
If he remembered correctly, the late emperor's group of Xuanjia troops that had disappeared also appeared near Juema Temple at that time. It was said that they were missing people, but later disappeared without a trace again.
Xiao Langyan looked at Shen Dingzhu on the bed with his thin eyes, like a wild beast staring at pedestrians in a dark forest, with a stern look.
…
Shen Dingzhu slept until the early morning of the next day, when he was awakened by a late autumn shower and strong wind.
She felt the pain in her body was severe, and she shouted weakly: "Mother Song, Mother Song..."
No one responded.
Shen Dingzhu opened his eyes and looked around. The bed tents and furnishings were all unfamiliar.
She suddenly realized that she was not having a nightmare, but that she had really returned to that humiliating moment and lived it all over again!
If this is the case, she did not make a mistake when she pounced on Xiao Langyan. In that situation, only Xiao Langyan could save her.
In her previous life, in order to stay, she flattered and flattered him.
In this life, she will never make the same mistakes again!
Shen Dingzhu suddenly remembered what happened at this time in his previous life.
Fu Yunqiu had just become engaged to the prince. If she remembered correctly, at this time, the prince was ignored by the emperor and his power was in decline because of a suspected case of water transportation corruption.
Therefore, Fu Yunqiu found Xiao Langyan privately during the Queen's birthday party. The two got along closely alone. It is unknown what they discussed, but they were seen by the Queen's maid. He then informed the Emperor privately, and the Emperor thought that the Prince's water transport corruption case was a result of corruption. Xiao Langyan framed him and punished him.
Shen Dingzhu remembered that after that incident, she followed Xiao Langyan and spent half a year in a miserable time. He was hardly busy anymore. During those six months, apart from using her to "pass the time" in the palace, he was neither happy nor angry, and he had no complaints at all against Fu Yunqiu, who had caused him trouble.
Thinking of this, Shen Dingzhu suddenly had an idea.
She glanced at the clock in the room and saw that it was already the end of the day, less than two hours before the Queen's birthday party.
Xiao Langyan has already entered the palace.
Shen Dingzhu turned around and went straight to the west wing where people lived under the front yard.
The palace was not unfamiliar to her. All the servants stared at her with doubtful eyes until Shen Dingzhu entered a courtyard.
The little eunuch sweeping the floor at the door immediately stopped him: "Who are you?"
Shen Dingzhu's face was still a little pale, and his unrouged lips were bloodless, but his watery eyes were as dark as stars.
"Eunuch Xu," she spoke calmly and steadily, looking behind the young eunuch at the figure on the couch in the half-open door, "I have news about Yin Tong."
One word stirred up a thousand waves.
There were hurried footsteps inside, the door was suddenly opened, and the recliner was still shaking leisurely. The eunuch who was over forty years old had already walked quickly to Shen Dingzhu, looking at her with a pair of uneasy eyes.
He is Xu Shou, Xiao Langyan's personal eunuch. He was loyal to Xiao Langyan and was an extremely intelligent and thoughtful person.
In his previous life, because he was infected with cold, Xiao Langyan allowed him to rest in the mansion, so Xu Shoucai did not go to the Queen's birthday banquet. Also because of Xu Shou's absence, the people around Xiao Langyan were negligent, which allowed him to take advantage of him.
"You?" Xu Shou's eyes were venomous. He glanced at her and sneered, "The sinful daughter of the Shen family, you heard some rumors about her and want to come to our house to sell your love?"
Shen Dingzhu's eyelashes are long and slender, and his pupils are as black as ink. At this moment, he has a hint of calmness in his mouth.
"Whether it is or not, won't your father-in-law know it by sending someone to take a look at Ping'an Lane? Your wife and your son Yintong came all the way from their hometown in Changzhou after a long journey. They have stayed there for three days, but because of the two liang Yin Qian is in trouble at home, and if my father-in-law doesn't rush there in time, their mother and son will be in danger, and they will never see you again in this life."
Her tone was firm and the details were detailed. Xu Shou frowned and looked at her suspiciously.
Shen Dingzhu smiled slightly, her delicate and beautiful face looking delicate and cold due to her frailty. ,
After a brief silence, Xu Shou hurried out and gave orders.
The cold wind of late autumn blew, and Shen Dingzhu's clothes were thin. She couldn't help but tremble, and her cold eyebrows frowned slightly.
Xu Shou was a guard in the palace in his early years. Later, the guardian was injured and had to become a eunuch.
In his previous life, Xu Shou's wife and children came to the capital, but were troubled by the family. The prince's people "happened" to come to the rescue. For this reason, Xu Shou secretly sought refuge with the prince and stayed with Xiao Langyan as an internal agent.
Shen Dingzhu still remembers Xiao Langyan's hatred and disappointment for Xu Shou when he found out the truth. Xu Shou was whipped six hundred times before he died with red eyes.
This time, Shen Dingzhu wants to take advantage of this favor for himself.
After a while, the little eunuch beside Xu Shou came back and whispered a few words in his ear.
Xu Shou's eyes became piercing and deep, and his tone was solemn: "What do you want?"
He knew that Shen Dingzhu would not tell him this for no reason.
"I want my father-in-law's token, and give me a hood and cloak. I want to go to the palace to find the prince."
"Impossible!" If someone found out that he had sent the guilty minister to the palace, then there would be no chance of his life.
"Eunuch Xu doesn't have to agree, but the prince will be in danger tonight, so he has to think carefully." Shen Dingzhu's beautiful eyes stared at him unblinkingly.
Xu Shou was furious and thought she was making nonsense!
But it was not easy to think that she actually knew the whereabouts of his wife and children.
After a brief silence, Xu Shou threw the token over.
"Prepare a carriage for her and a set of clothes for a maid from Beppu. Go and get them done yourself." He told his apprentice.
…
Shen Dingzhu sat in a carriage and went straight to the palace.
The car emblem is the symbol of Prince Ning's palace, and the guards of the imperial city often question him.
The little eunuch driving the car said, "Your Majesty forgot to bring his robe. It's cold, so I brought it to you."
Then the guard let the carriage in without even raising the curtain to check.
Shen Dingzhu counted the distance and confirmed that she had left the main palace road before she dared to lift the curtain and look out. She had tried her best to escape that night in her previous life, but now she was trying her best to get into the palace. It was really sad to think about it.
She sighed softly, and out of the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of the towering star-catching platform in the distance, which was the viewing place in the palace. Then she remembered that she liked to watch the stars. One night she and Xiao Langyan got drunk on the star-catching platform, and then they looked at the stars on the moonlit night... Xiao Langyan was particularly gentle that night.
Shen Dingzhu shook his head desperately to throw away such shameful memories. In her next life, she would no longer be the woman who pleases Xiao Langyan on the bed, but would use the advantages she had gained from living two lives to rescue her parents and brother from exile in the frontier.
The carriage stopped, and the young eunuch only dared to send it to the west gate of the Royal Garden: "The girl in front has to go by herself."
