Shen Dingzhu thanked him, put the handkerchief tucked into his clothes around his face, revealing only a pair of beautiful eyes as clear as snow, put the shawl on his arm, and got out of the carriage.
She lowered her head and looked at her clothes. She didn't know which mansion Xu Shou gave them to. In short, it was definitely not Prince Ning's mansion. Once she was caught, Xiao Langyan would not be implicated.
The Queen's birthday banquet was held in the Jiaotai Hall next to the Imperial Garden. Before the banquet, the Queen allowed guests attending the banquet to enjoy the scenery in the Imperial Garden, which was regarded as a favor by everyone.
Shen Dingzhu lowered his head and walked in. He could already hear lively laughter and graceful figures in the garden. Everywhere around the scenery, there were guests chatting happily.
In order to avoid acquaintances, Shen Dingzhu took a small path and passed through a rockery in the Imperial Garden. She had to find a suitable place to observe where Xiao Langyan was.
As soon as she came out of the rockery, a group of people came from the right rear, and she hurriedly retreated into the rockery to hide herself.
Several princes accompanied him, chatting happily, all of them were gorgeously dressed and had extraordinary temperament. Seeing a few familiar faces, Shen Dingzhu shrank back again.
The princes are talking about the Shen family——
"It's a pity that Shen Dingzhu is such a stunning beauty. I heard that she was used as a military prostitute. I arranged for someone to rescue her, but unexpectedly nothing was found. The beauty just disappeared without a trace." The speaker was King Xuan. Among the emperor's sons, Xiao Langyan ranked second and fifth.
Everyone knows that King Xuan is lustful and incompetent.
Someone laughed: "Second brother has countless beautiful concubines in his house, why are you still thinking about the daughter of a criminal minister? Are you afraid that if you really leave, your father will blame you?"
King Xuan explained: "According to the laws of our Jin Dynasty, any woman who is sent to the military camp can escape the crime if a good family is willing to redeem her life. I originally wanted to take her into the palace to be a beautiful concubine, but it is a pity that Shen Dingzhu has no Fortunately, I will never meet this king again."
Everyone walked away laughing.
When they left, Shen Dingzhu's hibiscus face turned white with anger and cursed: "Short-lived whore!"
In his previous life, King Xuan deserved his short lifespan.
There were few people at this time, so Shen Dingzhu walked to the Taiye Pond with ease, using the dense apricot grove to hide his figure. The wind on the water made his fingertips feel cold. No wonder the guests didn't want to come here.
She looked forward and saw Xiao Langyan's figure in front of the mottled tree shadows. In front of him, stood a woman wearing a dark green cloud coat. The woman lowered her head and wiped away her tears, sobbing quietly.
It's Fu Yunqiu!
Shen Dingzhu recognized her at a glance. She arrived half a step too late, but they still met her.
Fu Yunqiu was crying so hard that she didn't know what she was talking about. Xiao Langyan looked at her with no unnecessary expression on his face and seemed a little absent-minded.
What's even more terrible is that Shen Dingzhu saw a palace maid behind the Zhenhu Stone in the distance looking in the direction of Xiao Langyan and Fu Yunqiu.
Oh no, it’s the queen’s maid!
"Your Majesty!" Shen Dingzhu got the courage from nowhere and shouted towards Xiao Langyan.
Xiao Langyan and Fu Yunqiu looked at it at the same time. Shen Dingzhu pointed to the location of Zhenhu Stone. Seeing that she was discovered, the maid immediately turned around and ran back to Jiaotai Hall.
Shen Dingzhu didn't care much and chased her as soon as she lifted her skirt. She had to stop this matter so that she could have the capital to negotiate terms with Xiao Langyan!
Fu Yunqiu's face turned pale.
"Have we been seen?" She looked uneasy, "Is that maid just now Shen Dingzhu? Why is the figure so familiar..."
Xiao Langyan's eyes were covered with clouds and fog, only deep darkness: "You go back to Jiaotai Palace first."
After that, he hurried in the direction of Shen Dingzhu.
And Shen Dingzhu had already caught up with the palace maid. In desperation, she knocked her down from behind!
The pain of falling to the ground together made Shen Dingzhu cry out in pain, and the palace maid immediately shouted: "Someone is coming, killing someone!"
Seeing her screaming in surprise, Shen Dingzhu's beautiful eyes showed a cruel look. She picked up a stone on the ground and hit the palace maid on the forehead with a "bang".
The palace maid's screams for help stopped abruptly, and she fainted instantly, with a thick stream of blood gradually snaking out from her forehead.
Shen Dingzhu saw a figure coming from the corner of his eye, and immediately turned his alert gaze like a cat.
Fortunately, the person who came was Xiao Langyan.
She patted her skirt and stood up. Her fingertips were still trembling a little, but her voice was already steady: "The Zhaixing Tower is nearby, and the palace people are busy in the Jiaotai Palace. Let's carry her to the Zhaixing Tower first, and then we'll meet again after the banquet." Make plans.”
Xiao Langyan didn't move and glanced at the unconscious eldest maid on the ground.
"Why do you want to help me?" he asked.
Shen Dingzhu did not expect that he would still have such leisurely "interrogation" at this moment.
Her beautiful face showed calmness: "Because I need the prince to help my family clear their names. The prince will soon find out that you need me too."
Xiao Langyan didn't answer, but raised his eyebrows intriguingly. Whenever she saw his expression, Shen Dingzhu felt that nothing good was going on.
Sure enough, the next second he walked towards her, held her hand, and held her in his arms.
Shen Dingzhu's back was pressed against his chest. The two of them had often been so close to each other in the past life, but that was all in the past. Now she moved uncomfortably.
suddenly.
Xiao Langyan handed a dagger into her palm, and then, clasping his slender fingers tightly, he pressed her hand, forced her to squat down, and pointed the tip of the knife at the palace maid's heart.
His thin lips were very close to her ear, and his voice was as ethereal and ruthless as the clouds in the sky, but also as ambiguous as mist.
"To be the king, it is not enough to be smart, you must also have courage."
As soon as he finished speaking, he took Shen Dingzhu's hand and stabbed the dagger directly into the palace maid's heart!
The palace maid only shook violently twice before she died completely. The blood that flowed quickly stained the corners of Shen Dingzhu's skirt. Her face turned pale for a moment, and her body began to tremble slightly.
Xiao Langyan didn't have any extra expression. He just glanced at Shen Dingzhu's reaction and sneered slightly.
"If you follow me, you will have a lot to learn."
After saying that, he turned his head and shouted: "Cheng Ting."
A shadow fell from the sky, and he knelt down and cupped his hands: "Your Majesty."
"Deal with this palace maid."
The movement of the secret guard dragging the palace maid made a rustling sound on the grass. After a while, Cheng Ting carried the palace maid's body on his back and disappeared into the apricot forest in a few quick steps.
A gust of cold wind blew, and Shen Dingzhu realized that cold sweat had soaked his back. In her previous life, a maid in her palace tried to climb onto the dragon bed, and Xiao Langyan also forced her to kill the maid herself.
But Shen Dingzhu cried and said he was afraid. While scolding her for being useless, he raised his sword and stabbed the palace maid to death for begging for mercy.
Then, he threw her on the bed and chuckled that she was the only one who could climb onto his dragon bed.
Shen Dingzhu knew that although he seemed to indulge and pamper her, in fact he would never allow her to cross his bottom line, and his bottom line was Fu Yunqiu.
Therefore, Xiao Langyan must have been afraid that the palace maid would publicize the matter and harm Fu Yunqiu, who was about to become the Crown Princess, so he silenced her so cruelly.
When she came to her senses, she accidentally raised her eyes and saw a group of people on the other side of Taiye Lake, about to cross the Red Bridge.
It's King Xuan's group!
They had obviously seen Xiao Langyan and her.
"Your Majesty, someone is here." When Shen Dingzhu said this, his voice was charming and cold, as if he had made up his mind.
Before Xiao Langyan could say anything, she reached out her hand, grabbed his collar, and pulled him to the ground.
They both fell down, and his hard chest squeezed her hard, causing Shen Dingzhu's eyes to burst into tears immediately.
Shen Dingzhu frowned and spoke in a very low tone, showing a bit of ambiguity and complaint for no reason.
"My lord, hold on!"
There was a hint of surprise in Xiao Langyan's eyes, and there was an intriguing look in Shen Dingzhu's dark eyes.
After all, he still held his arms on both sides and did not put his whole body weight on it.
Shen Dingzhu stretched out her white and tender arms and hugged his neck. In just a short moment, Xiao Langyan already knew what she wanted to do, so he put his arms around her waist in cooperation.
The overlapping movements of the two people are very charming and ambiguous.
When King Xuan and others walked nearby, they couldn't help but stop. They made a burst of laughter and jeers.
"Fifth brother has never been attracted by women, why are you so impatient this time?"
"Fifth Brother, this is your fault. Today is the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. How could you be so unruly and steal jade and beauty here?"
"Yeah, she's bleeding, Fifth Brother, you really don't feel sorry for a beauty."
Several princes said all kinds of ridicule.
Shen Dingzhu tilted his head, not letting them see his face, but the exposed delicate neck, the pair of white lotus-rooted arms, and the bulging mound exposed at the heart have already made people think.
King Xuan took two steps forward: "Whose maid is this?"
