Shen Dingzhu's long eyelashes trembled. She was not afraid, but grateful for her previous decision.
She avoided Princess Puyue from the beginning and did not want Zhao Yuyuan to spread the word, not because she was afraid of others knowing, but because she understood that the resources she could use now were limited.
Once you seize the opportunity to take action, you cannot leave room for the opponent to breathe.
She raised her eyes: "When did the prince know that Ruyan was my chess piece?"
Xiao Langyan's cold eyes were dark, and there was a faint smile. He seemed to be reminiscing, but his tone was casual: "Probably, since you came back from Zhao Mansion?"
Shen Dingzhu's dark eyes narrowed, like a tired cat.
"So the prince went to bribe her?"
"It's not bribery, but she has desires in her heart and is greedy for power. If such a person gives some benefits, she can control her."
When he said this, his voice was emotionless.
Shen Dingzhu lowered her long eyelashes and looked at Xiao Langyan's hand around her waist.
He played with the black hair on her chest and said: "Besides me, there are many people watching you in the dark, so chess pieces like Yan must be used when they should be used. I will only teach you this time. Remember it."
Shen Dingzhu sat up from his arms. Her face was red, her figure was slender and enchanting, and she looked even more charming and beautiful.
"Your Majesty has planned a plan and saved my concubine's life. But just now in the main hall, Miss Fu almost killed me. Doesn't it matter that Your Majesty doesn't care?"
Xiao Langyan suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed her chin, and forced her closer.
"It's my king's business to take care of it. You are not allowed to make the decision without permission, otherwise, I will be angry."
His expression was stern, and Shen Dingzhu could hear the meaning of protecting Fu Yunqiu. She chuckled to herself and sat next to him.
Seeing that she was deliberately alienating her, Xiao Langyan's face darkened and he gave instructions: "Let's go back to the house."
However, a voice came from outside: "His Royal Highness Prince Ning, Concubine Xian invites you."
Xiao Langyan lifted the curtain and took a look. The eldest maid beside Concubine Xian and several eunuchs were waiting outside the carriage.
He turned to Shen Dingzhu and said, "Wait for me in the carriage."
Unexpectedly, the eldest palace maid said respectfully: "Concubine Xian asked Shen Tongfang to come with her."
The two looked at each other, and Shen Dingzhu combed her black hair around her temples: "Then I will accompany the prince."
After getting off the carriage, Xiao Langyan saw that there was no fear on Shen Dingzhu's face, which was covered with a gentle and graceful beauty.
He grabbed her fingertips and said in a deep voice that only the two of him could hear: "It's time, don't talk nonsense."
Shen Dingzhu glanced at him, with rosy cheeks and a soft smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I won't say anything bad about that person."
After finishing speaking, she smiled, but decisively withdrew the hand held by Xiao Langyan.
Xiao Langyan's breath sank. This woman was getting more and more angry with him now. She looked smiling on her face, but it seemed that she could hear the gnashing of teeth in her heart.
Concubine Xian's palace was as quiet as the last time she came here. The people in the palace walked silently, and everyone lowered their heads in their duties.
Shen Dingzhu followed Xiao Langyan into the palace. After saying hello, she raised her head slightly and realized that the mica screen had been removed. She clearly saw the pair of navy blue auspicious cloud-dotted pearl flat shoes on Concubine Xian's feet.
"Lang Yan is here," Concubine Xian said with a gentle smile, "Get up, you haven't been here for several days, and I thought you were always angry with Concubine Mother because of Miss Shen."
Shen Dingzhu was slightly startled. Xiao Langyan hasn't seen Concubine Xian for a long time? Last time, she reminded Xiao Langyan that there was a witchcraft man buried in Concubine Xian's palace. Could it be that he didn't come here in person?
She looked sideways, and Xiao Langyan said calmly: "My mother and concubine are joking, and my sons and ministers are busy with their affairs. You all know this."
Concubine Xian followed with a slight smile. She turned around and looked at Shen Dingzhu: "Miss Shen, I have sent people to investigate. The last misunderstanding was all caused by the frame-up of Mother Zhang and her daughter. Let you I’ve been wronged.”
Shen Dingzhu's posture was delicate, and Fu Shen said: "Your Majesty's words are serious. Now that the misunderstanding has been solved, the evildoer will be rewarded. This is a good thing. I will not be wronged."
This was said boldly, even without regard for Concubine Xian's face.
But Concubine Xian, who is so powerful, just smiled calmly when she heard this. She glanced at Xiao Langyan from the corner of her eye and saw that he had no intention of blaming Shen Dingzhu, so she became even more convinced that this Shen family was pampered and spoiled, and now she was Can't move!
Concubine Xian said: "It's difficult for you to be generous. You are a good boy. I heard that you saved Puyue, and I have prepared a reward for you to see. Cheng Hui, bring the things up to Miss Shen to see."
As the words fell, a palace maid in a purple skirt with combed temples, a face like silver and eyebrows like the moon, came slowly and quietly and gracefully.
On the mahogany tray she was carrying, there was a pair of earrings made of bright moon beads. Their color was as warm as jade and their shape resembled water droplets. They looked like a masterpiece at first sight.
But what kind of goods are too ordinary in Shen Dingzhu's eyes.
After she became a beloved concubine in her previous life, Xiao Langyan never treated her badly in terms of property and jewelry. She had more than thirty luminous pearls in her palace as tribute from foreign countries.
It is jokingly said by the public that Shen Dingzhu's palace is Xiao Langyan's private treasury.
At this time, Shen Dingzhu took it with both hands and responded softly: "Thank you, Madam, I like it very much."
But Concubine Xian said: "How can you just like it? Cheng Hui, please put it on Miss Shen."
The palace maid in purple said yes. Just as she was about to approach, Xiao Langyan stretched out her hand and said, "Here comes my king."
When Cheng Hui put the earring into Xiao Langyan's palm, she accidentally scratched it with her fingertips. Xiao Langyan's face was expressionless, but Cheng Hui actually turned half red.
Shen Dingzhu watched calmly, knowing Concubine Xian's plan as clearly as a mirror.
Cheng Hui's movements were a little clumsy at first. Shen Dingzhu's skin was already delicate. After being pulled twice, it suddenly turned red. After finally putting it on, Cheng Hui glanced at Xiao Langyan quietly again.
Concubine Xian smiled and asked Shen Dingzhu to come closer, then took her wrist and looked at it repeatedly: "Yes, I personally picked it. I thought it would match you before."
Shen Dingzhu expressed joy: "My queen has good taste."
After that, Concubine Xian looked at Xiao Langyan: "Concubine, I see that you really like Miss Shen. After all, the position of the concubine has wronged her. Why don't you hire her as a concubine?"
Xiao Langyan's dark eyes were dark and opaque, and his tone finally brought a careless smile: "Concubine Lao Mu is worried. It's just the people around me, and I know it myself."
Concubine Xian said calmly: "That means you think her service is not good enough. Hey, Miss Shen used to be a lady, how can she know so much?"
"Well, Cheng Hui will be given to you. She was trained by Aunt Guan who is close to me. She is a seventh-rank female official in the palace. She is well-educated and knows the general rules."
"With her by your side, I can feel more at ease."
Concubine Xian finally revealed her true intention. Aunt Zhang was dead, and she still wanted to seduce Xiao Langyan.
Shen Dingzhu had no feeling about this. In his previous life, due to collusion of interests, Xiao Langyan would take in many concubines. Although he could only deal with her alone, she had long been used to having so many women around him.
Now it’s Cheng Hui, and there will be many others in the future.
So, she lowered her head, and when she came to her senses, she found that the hall was silent for a long time.
Xiao Langyan cast a cold look at her, and Cheng Hui also raised his eyes and looked at her nervously.
Concubine Xian said in a half-smiling tone: "Miss Shen, why don't you answer? Lang Yan said that you have to make the decision on this matter, why don't you speak up? Is it because you don't want to? Women are jealous, which is a big taboo. "
