Shen Dingzhu's side face was fair and delicate, with slightly drooped eyelashes. Along with her light words, she told Xiao Langyan a fact.
"Last year, she and I went to the street to admire the lanterns, but we encountered bandits making trouble in the market. The two of us were separated by the panic and crowded crowd. Later, when I came home disheveled, she thought my innocence had been stained by the bandits."
"She has threatened me with this before. If I don't agree, she will publicize this matter."
Xiao Langyan looked at her steadily, his slightly raised eyebrows revealing a slight coldness of thought.
"Is it true that you were bullied by thieves as she said?"
"No," Shen Dingzhu shook his head, "The thieves were so numerous that I was afraid of being discovered by them, so I took off my clothes and smeared the dirt on my face, trying to be inconspicuous, so I could avoid this disaster."
Xiao Langyan approached her for half a minute and asked again: "In this case, if you tell the truth, why does she think this is your leverage?"
Shen Dingzhu looked at him with watery eyes, as if soaked in two stars, both delicate and charming, but also filled with the grievances of her daughter's family.
"It didn't sound good for me to tell you. I couldn't say it out loud, let alone took off my clothes outside, so I secretly went home and was seen by her, which made her misunderstand me."
That being said, there is nothing to be suspicious of.
Xiao Langyan closed his eyes and leaned against the car wall again, seemingly asleep.
Just when Shen Dingzhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly spoke again: "No matter who you offend in the future, there is no need to pretend to be deliberately trying to please, especially when I am present."
Shen Dingzhu looked at him with some surprise.
Xiao Langyan's tightly closed eyebrows were slightly cold, and his handsome white face showed a kind of coldness.
Shen Dingzhu understood clearly that he was talking about what she had just whispered to the prince in order to get along.
She lowered her long eyelashes gently: "But that's the prince..."
"Even if you are my father, you don't need to do this. Am I a dead man? I will protect you from outside."
Shen Dingzhu was silent for a moment, then opened her red lips and asked softly: "What if Miss Fu bullied me?"
Xiao Langyan suddenly opened his thin eyes and glanced at her coldly. Although his expression was repulsive, he suddenly stretched out his arms and pulled Shen Dingzhu directly into his arms.
"How many times do I have to repeat this before you learn to behave? Why do you always provoke me on this kind of thing, huh?"
He lowered his voice, like a lover's whisper, and pressed Shen Dingzhu's plump lower lip with his slender fingers.
Xiao Langyan sneered hoarsely: "Don't say anything that makes me unhappy again. Fu Yunqiu can't move."
He could see all her little thoughts towards Zhao Yuyuan today.
Shen Dingzhu is not a soft persimmon who can be manipulated by others.
I hate it so much, she really bites people.
Hearing that he defended Fu Yunqiu everywhere, Shen Dingzhu's beautiful eyes rose with a wistful look. She turned away and said, "The prince is boring. Even if he makes a joke, he won't bear to let her be wronged."
Xiao Langyan frowned, his deep thin eyes were like cold pools, and he was quite angry.
The beauty in front of me is beautiful, but her mouth never gives up.
He was about to teach her a "lesson", but before he could bite her, Shen Bi was already sitting up, rubbing her head.
"Miss... you, are you okay? Why are you here, my slave? Hiss... my head hurts."
Shen Dingzhu's cheeks turned red and she pushed Xiao Langyan away violently, fearing that Shen Bi would misunderstand something, which made Xiao Langyan's face turn livid.
"I'm fine. We're about to go back to the palace. Does your wrist hurt? I'll give you some medicine when you return to the hospital later." Shen Dingzhu patted Shen Bi's hand to comfort her.
But when Shen Bi saw Xiao Langyan was there, her eyes became very uneasy.
She wanted to ask Shen Dingzhu if she had been bullied by the prince, but she didn't dare, for fear of injuring her young lady and being punished by Prince Ning.
But it seems that Shen Dingzhu must be fine.
The news that the second young lady of the Zhao family took advantage of King Xuan's birthday to seduce the prince quickly spread throughout the capital.
Hearing that the emperor was furious, the prince knelt down and begged the emperor to punish Zhao Yuyuan severely, claiming that he had been drugged and framed.
This matter concerns the Crown Prince's face and will definitely be dealt with seriously.
Shen Dingzhu was asked by Xiao Langyan to stay in the house for the past few days and was not allowed to go anywhere.
It rained heavily in late autumn. Shen Bi hurriedly walked into the yard holding an umbrella. She stamped the rainwater on her trouser legs and stood the umbrella by the door.
"Miss," Shen Bi opened the curtain and came in, "Just now the concierge came to tell me that Mrs. Zhao wants to see you."
Shen Dingzhu was making a new purse. It looked like it was for a man. It had a cyan base and two flying cranes embroidered on it.
Her embroidery is ingenious, and the crane's fluttering wings are lifelike.
"Mrs. Zhao is looking for me?" Shen Dingzhu sneered and put down her needle and thread, "Let's go and listen to what she wants to say."
Mrs. Zhao, who was standing at the door, did not even dare to go up the steps, otherwise she would be driven away.
She could only pace anxiously back and forth at the gate of the palace.
Finally, a slim figure wrapped in a white fox fur appeared in the swaying rain curtain.
Shen Dingzhu was dressed in a pea green dress, which was a bit brighter than the dull autumn. Her cheeks were pink and fair, and her black hair was tied into a bun.
Shen Bi held an umbrella for her and stood inside the threshold. Shen Dingzhu glanced at Mrs. Zhao leisurely.
"You want to see me?"
Mrs. Zhao looked happy and hurriedly stepped forward, but was blocked by two guards at the gate of the palace with long swords.
They said coldly: "No one can enter the mansion without the permission of the prince."
Shen Dingzhu pursed her red lips and smiled mockingly: "Just stand there and say it."
Mrs. Zhao hurriedly begged for mercy: "Dingzhu, it was my aunt who was wrong before. My aunt is here to apologize to you. It's just our grudge. In the end, it's a family matter."
"Even if you hate your aunt, Yuyuan is your cousin. You two have grown up together. Now something is going to happen to her. The emperor wants to execute her for adultery. You can't just ignore her."
"Dingzhu, I heard that His Highness Prince Ning loves you, can you help your aunt to beg him for mercy? With Prince Ning's help, your cousin might not have to die!" Mrs. Zhao said, so anxious that she burst into tears. .
Shen Dingzhu smiled, his eyes cold and dustless.
She said: "Aunt? You still know that you are my aunt. When you persuaded me to accompany King Xuan, how did you convince me?"
"Now that things have come to this, I can return the favor to you, aunt, and you can also use your seductiveness to fight for a chance of survival for your cousin."
Mrs. Zhao's eyes widened, she did not expect that she would be so arrogant.
"You!" Mrs. Zhao pointed at her, "You dare to talk to me like this, aren't you afraid of retribution? If your mother knew, she would definitely scold you for being ungrateful."
Shen Dingzhu's eyes were as cold as ice, without any smile, and her fair and beautiful face seemed to be covered with a layer of winter-like fog, making her look expressionless.
"If my mother knew what you and Zhao Yuyuan did to me and how they pushed me to a dead end step by step, she would only feel that she had made a mistake in the past."
Mrs. Zhao became furious and shouted hysterically: "You are so unhuman. Believe it or not, I will die for you and let the world know what kind of white-eyed wolf you are!"
Shen Dingzhu smiled slightly: "Okay, I guessed you would say that, and the rope is ready for you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Bi took out the straw rope from his sleeve and threw it at Mrs. Zhao's feet.
Shen Dingzhu's delicate face is lightly rouged, delicate and beautiful.
Under those long curly eyelashes, a pair of cold eyes were stern. She seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Go ahead and hang yourself here. Otherwise, where will the persuasiveness come from?"
