Mrs. Fu's eyes turned cold: "Qiu'er is about to become the crown princess. It has nothing to do with who Prince Ning accepts as his wife. What's more, it has always been Prince Ning himself who wants to associate with Qiu'er."
Aunt Gao bowed her head and said yes.
Mrs. Fu reminded in a low voice: "Can you deliver the medicine I gave you to Qiu'er?"
"Sent it over, but the lady said the musky smell was too strong and she couldn't bear to eat it."
"You have to take it even if you are not used to it. If you don't work hard, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to marry into the East Palace. You must watch her take it."
…
Probably because in the palace, Xiao Langyan didn't let Shen Dingzhu warm the bed last night.
She was in her room, had a good night's sleep, and woke up refreshed the next day.
Looking at the sky again, a few clouds covered half of the sun, which was barely a sunny day.
Xiao Langyan had already dressed up under Xu Shou's service. He glanced at Shen Dingzhu, lowered his eyes and twisted his cuffs: "You will be in the yard today, don't wander around, I will leave two people to follow you."
Shen Dingzhu was stunned: "Your Majesty, won't you take me into the hunting ground?"
Xu Shou glanced at her silently, as if to say that she didn't understand the rules.
There were so many powerful and important ministers during the royal hunt today, and the emperor was also present. How could he go there with a guilty minister behind him?
Xiao Langyan's expression remained unchanged and his tone was calm: "Whether you can ride a hunter or shoot an arrow, I will take you in, and I will also take care of your safety."
Shen Dingzhu stepped forward, took the belt from Xu Shou, tied it around his waist, and a pair of soft lotus arms stopped at his waist.
"I won't be the prince's trouble. Aren't there women who can follow me today? In the past, at home, I also learned a little bit about riding and hunting from my brother. I'm just not good at it, but I don't know how to do it."
Xiao Langyan raised his eyebrows, feeling the softness of her lotus arms. Shen Dingzhu leaned slightly on his chest and looked up at him delicately.
When he didn't speak, Shen Dingzhu took a step closer and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please don't leave me alone here. I'm really bored."
Finally, Xiao Langyan said: "I only give you time to change clothes and have a cup of tea."
Shen Dingzhu's pretty face was overjoyed, and she quickly returned to her room and changed into a simple and convenient dress, which made her figure more delicate and graceful.
She fixed the veil with a butterfly-shaped silver clip and followed Xiao Langyan to the royal hunting ground.
When they arrived, the emperor and empress were already standing among the ministers.
As soon as Shen Dingzhu appeared on the scene, he immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Her figure is pretty and plump, her waist is as slender as a willow, her exposed skin is as white as cream, and the eyebrows on her veil are so bright that people can't help but fall in love with them.
The emperor's peripheral vision glanced over, and his stern gaze only fell on Xiao Langyan's face for a moment, and then he looked away.
Someone had already told the emperor that King Ning had adopted the daughter of a guilty minister as his wife. Perhaps he had little expectations for this son, so he neither blamed nor bothered to take care of it.
Shen Dingzhu was inconvenient to follow Xiao Langyan to the emperor's vicinity to pay his respects, so he obediently went to the female family members' table in the stand next to him.
After she sat down, she could feel the appraising glances of the female relatives around her. They whispered, tutted, disdained, or were surprised. Shen Dingzhu pretended not to hear them at all and only focused on drinking tea.
She kept looking in the direction of Xiao Langyan and looked at the sky. There would be heavy rain in about two hours. She would have to ride a horse and follow Xiao Langyan.
Suddenly, someone stood in front of her, blocking her view.
"Ah, am I right? Is this Miss Shen's family? Why has she become so embarrassed after not seeing you for a few days? She even covers her face with a veil. Could it be that she knows she can't be seen by others?"
After the other party finished speaking, the ladies around him covered their lips and snickered one after another.
Shen Dingzhu raised his eyes coldly. The girl in front of him was beautifully dressed and had a rather domineering attitude.
She is Fu Yunzhi, Fu Yunqiu's concubine. She has always been led by Fu Yunqiu and is very hostile to Shen Dingzhu. At first, Shen Dingzhu didn't understand where she offended her, but later she found out that Fu Yunqiu was instigating her behind the scenes.
Fu Yunzhi didn't have any brains, otherwise he wouldn't have been exploited in his previous life until the end, risking his own life and becoming Fu Yunqiu's stepping stone.
Shen Dingzhu leaned back on the chair leisurely: "It's really noisy."
She said these four words calmly, and Fu Yunzhi changed his face on the spot. Shen Dingzhu not only refused to accept her move, but was also so arrogant.
"You..." Fu Yunzhi pointed at her angrily, and was about to retaliate, but Fu Yunqiu, who came from behind, held his fingertips.
Fu Yunqiu was wearing a bright purple dress with light pink and pink, and she looked beautiful and dignified.
"Third sister, don't be arrogant outside. It's better to behave yourself when talking to Miss Shen."
"Sister," Fu Yunzhi hugged her arm and acted coquettishly, "this sinful girl, I kindly didn't mind saying a few words to her, but she actually called me noisy."
Fu Yunqiu smiled softly. Although the words were addressed to Fu Yunzhi, his eyes were fixed on Shen Dingzhu: "I'm afraid Miss Shen has no other intentions. Well, if she apologizes to you, don't be angry, okay?"
Fu Yunzhi's eyes lit up, as if someone was backing him and making the decision, he glared at Shen Dingzhu: "Did you hear that? Apologize to me quickly, otherwise I won't be able to spare you."
Shen Dingzhu's posture was slender, leaning on the chair. Although her clothes were not as flashy as theirs, her expression was as calm as that of a noble and bright empress.
She sneered in her heart, Fu Yunzhi was really stupid.
In front of so many people, Fu Yunqiu not only made things difficult for her, but also gave everyone the impression that Fu Yunzhi was coquettish and unreasonable.
It's ridiculous that Fu Yunzhi didn't react at all and actually thought that Fu Yunqiu was supporting her.
"Did you hear that? Speak!" Fu Yunzhi urged impatiently.
Shen Dingzhu raised her beautiful eyes. Under the veil, her red lips were slightly twitched, showing a scornful smile. Her eyes were full and the ends of her eyes were turned up, adding a hint of perfunctory sarcasm.
"Miss Fu San misunderstood. When I said noisy, I was referring to the fly that just flew by me, not you."
"You! Are you kidding me? I was standing in front of you just now. If you weren't talking about me, who were you talking about?"
Shen Dingzhu blinked his black eyelashes: "I didn't see you either. I was distracted just now. How could you think that the word noisy was used to scold you?"
Fu Yunzhi had a lump in his throat and wanted to curse something, but couldn't find a reason.
Fu Yunqiu next to him had a sinister look in his eyes.
She was about to speak when someone next to her said, "The eldest aunt next to the Queen is here."
Fu Yunqiu quickly calmed down and pulled Fu Yunzhi away.
Shen Dingzhu stood up and greeted the women.
The eldest aunt was very polite and said: "According to the Queen Mother Feng's instructions, the weather is gloomy and there may be heavy rain. Although the autumn hunting will be held as normal, all the female relatives please stay in the stands. For the sake of safety, there is no need to participate today."
Shen Dingzhu was suddenly startled.
The queen won't let her female family members follow her into the woods? Then why would she follow Xiao Langyan!
