Shen Dingzhu was surprised and respectfully welcomed his eldest aunt in the door.
The aunt next to the queen is over thirty years old. She has a square face and a serious expression, giving people a serious and old-fashioned impression.
"Miss Shen, the Queen has heard that you are not afraid in the face of danger, and His Highness the Crown Prince has praised you a lot in front of the Queen, saying that you take care of him in everything and are considerate."
"Therefore," the eldest aunt said in a steady voice and smiled lightly, "the queen ordered the servants to bring these thank you gifts. This is the gift list."
A heavy wood box was carried in. Shen Dingzhu took the gift list and was surprised after just one glance.
On the long list, there are more than twenty pieces of silk, satin and pearl jewelry.
Are the few words the prince said worthy of the queen rewarding her with such fanfare?
"Thank you very much for the gift, the Queen," Shen Dingzhu lowered his head and said, "But the daughter of the people only did her duty and cannot bear such a generous reward from the Queen."
She behaved well, but there was no look of praise on the eldest aunt's face. On the contrary, the smile she had just faded away a lot.
"Miss Shen, you deserve the reward from the Queen. Take it. No one dares to say otherwise."
Shen Dingzhu listened quietly, her long eyelashes covering her dark eyes. She guessed that her eldest aunt was going to tell the queen's real purpose in her next sentence.
really.
The eldest aunt lowered her voice slightly: "If Miss Shen took something she didn't deserve, she should really give it back."
Shen Dingzhu's heart skipped a beat.
What did she take? Ask the queen to send someone to come and show kindness and power at the same time?
Suddenly, a light flashed in her mind.
Shen Dingzhu said after careful consideration: "What my aunt said is absolutely true. You are very important to the Queen. I have a bold matter and I would like to ask my aunt to help me make an idea."
"Previously, His Highness Prince Ning gave a white fox fur to the daughter of a commoner, but His Highness the Crown Prince took pity on me and rewarded me with the fire fox skin he hunted."
"But two pieces of fox fur are really enough for a common girl, so I thought of going to His Highness the Prince to express my gratitude for the kindness of the fox fur. What does Auntie think of it?"
The eldest aunt put on a just right smile: "Miss Shen behaves properly, and she still asks this servant to give her advice. It's really flattering."
"However, in my humble opinion, Miss Shen should go directly to the palace officials who will determine the size and make it clear. They will inform His Highness the Crown Prince without having to explain it to His Highness personally."
This meant that she disapproved of meeting the prince.
Fortunately, the solution mentioned by Shen Dingzhu also suited the queen's wishes.
It just made her unable to accept the prince's fire fox skin.
The queen knew that the emperor hated brothers' feuding the most. Previously, Xiao Langyan had continued to interact with the prince for Fu Yunqiu after she was engaged to the prince, which had aroused the emperor's resentment.
Therefore, the prince had just been involved in an assassination case, and Xiao Langyan happened to attract the emperor's attention.
The queen didn't want another Shen Dingzhu in the middle, so she asked her to find out.
If you take something from Prince Ning, you will naturally want to return the reward from the prince.
Fortunately, Shen Dingzhu didn't covet this in the first place.
When the eldest aunt was about to leave, Shen Dingzhu's eyes changed and he took out two agate rings from the box of jewelry.
She quietly stepped forward and put it into her eldest aunt's hand. The other party was suddenly startled and frowned in disgust: "Miss Shen, what do you mean?"
Shen Dingzhu's pretty face was beautiful, her moist black eyes blinked again and again. She glanced outside and whispered, "Auntie, this is to honor you."
"I will ask my aunt for more advice in the future. Although I am the first-in-law of His Highness Prince Ning, my aunt is the wife of Zhao Shouwang, the former governor of Shangzhou. There is no doubt that my aunt has made friends with me."
When she said these words, her eyes were clear and dark, and her palm-sized face had a stunningly beautiful face.
But it made my eldest aunt, who always paid attention to rules, feel deep disgust in her heart.
Even his tone became stern: "I don't think I need to emphasize the fate of the Shen family now. If you do this, you are really not a smart person."
"My kind words and advice, for the sake of His Highness Prince Ning, Shen Tongfang should go and learn the rules."
After that, the eldest aunt turned and left with a livid face.
Shen Dingzhu pretended to be at a loss and took two steps after him: "Aunt, aunt? What did the girl say wrong?"
After her aunt's figure completely disappeared from the yard, Shen Dingzhu slowly returned to the house.
After closing the door, she stepped on a box of dazzling jewelry with her feet raised, her eyes as cold as ice.
She had chosen Xiao Langyan, so she didn't have to please the queen, so it was necessary to act stupid in front of her.
Xiao Langyan was reused, and the queen would definitely not like the people around him to be too smart.
What's more, Shen Dingzhu remembered that in the previous life, when the emperor came to power, the queen had a fierce fight with Xiao Langyan's adoptive mother, Concubine Xian.
In this case, it would be best for her to be a useless beauty, especially since she still bears the name of the Shen family.
In this way, the queen will feel that there is nothing wrong with her around Xiao Langyan, at least it is a shortcoming and a handle.
The eldest aunt returned to the queen and informed her of the matter.
The queen was taking a deep nap, her well-maintained face was fair and smooth, and even when she wasn't smiling, she showed the gentleness and compassion of a Bodhisattva.
After hearing what the eldest aunt said, the queen opened her phoenix eyes, with contempt flashing in her eyes.
"I have heard before that this beautiful Miss Shen is so beautiful and charming. I thought that the daughter of Prime Minister Shen was not like this. But from what you said, I thought I had a high regard for her."
The eldest aunt helped the queen sit up and brought hot tea.
"My servant saw that Shen Dingzhu understood quickly, and with a little guidance, she knew to return the fire fox skin. She thought she was a smart person, but later she tried to use the gift given by the empress to win over this servant. It was really stupid."
"So there is no need for the empress to worry. Rather than bothering to get rid of Shen Dingzhu, it is better to let her stay with Prince Ning. I think His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to take her as his concubine, so he probably just mentioned it casually. Who would like a woman with no beauty? "
The queen's eyes were cold, and the phoenix crown on her black hair reflected the cold light.
She snorted coldly: "Ke'er is spoiled by me. By the way, what about the assassin? Has the emperor calmed down?"
The eldest aunt said hurriedly: "Calm down, His Highness Prince Ning is also smart. He knows how to kneel outside with His Highness the Crown Prince to plead for mercy. The Emperor already feels sorry for our Highness the Crown Prince, so he quickly believed that His Highness is innocent."
The Queen shook her head after hearing this: "The Emperor is suspicious. He does not believe that he is innocent. It is clear that he has made another account."
The prince is the crown prince and will not be abolished easily, but the emperor's patience may have reached its limit.
The queen pressed her eyebrows and said: "Ke'er must have been awake all night. You will give him some restorative soup and porridge later, and also tell him not to be ridiculous again. He has annoyed the emperor twice in a row and cannot make any more mistakes."
"Yes." The eldest aunt responded.
Thinking of Shen Dingzhu, the queen solemnly ordered: "The daughter of a guilty minister, and the Zhao family still supports her, she should be beaten."
The eldest aunt rolled her eyes: "I understand."
Half an hour after her eldest aunt left, Shen Dingzhu took the initiative to go to the place where the size was measured and declined the fire fox skin.
She said that she already had a white fox fur, so she couldn't take any more.
After the solution was completed, Xiao Langyan was already sitting under the window when he returned to the courtyard.
The imperial doctor had just come to change his medicine, and the air was filled with the faint fragrance of herbs.
"Where have you gone?" Xiao Langyan raised his eyes and looked at her.
