When Xiao Langyan came back from the study, it was close to the second watch.
When he reached the door, he found that the candlelight in his room was dim and warm orange. Xiao Langyan raised his eyebrows slightly, pushed the door in, walked around the screen, and saw Shen Dingzhu sitting on the footrest, leaning against the bedpost and falling asleep.
Ever since she slept on the couch when she first came to the palace and was driven off mercilessly by Xiao Langyan, she seemed to have never taken the initiative to sleep on his couch again.
At this moment, she was leaning pitifully against the edge of the bed. Fortunately, the ground dragon in the room was warm enough.
Xiao Langyan walked forward slowly. The closer he got, the more he discovered that Shen Dingzhu was only wearing a thin outer robe. At this time, because the collar was slightly open, he could directly see the mandarin duck brocade inside.
Hearing the slight movement, Shen Dingzhu woke up slowly. She half-opened her misty beautiful eyes and looked up at Xiao Langyan.
"My lord, you are finally back." She stood up, stumbled, and fell into his arms.
Shen Dingzhu, like a cat, rubbed his heart flatteringly and leaned close to him along with the fragrance in his hair: "Are you going to bed? It's very late."
Her voice was delicate and soft, and her dark eyes shone like stars in the light and dark candles.
Xiao Langyan raised his eyebrows and smiled, but did not refuse for the time being. He only said in a deep voice: "Okay, go to sleep."
After she got on the bed first, Shen Dingzhu tightened the quilt and pointed at the lamp oil: "It's not out yet."
Xiao Langyan glanced at her and turned to put out the lamp.
His tall figure got on the bed. As soon as Xiao Langyan lay down, he felt a soft body leaning against him. Xiao Langyan was startled.
That touch...
He was still in the mood for fun just now, but now he had a pair of thin eyes darkening in the dark night.
Even his voice became hoarse: "What are you doing with all your clothes off?"
Shen Dingzhu's cheeks became even hotter when he heard him ask so straightforwardly.
What else could she do!
Shen Dingzhu leaned on him tightly, and put a slender leg on Xiao Langyan's abdomen. She said in a sweet voice, "Your Majesty, I haven't... slept with him yet."
If she continued talking, blood would drip from her cheeks.
Shen Dingzhu grabbed his shirt with one hand, turned his words into actions, and gently pulled it down.
Before she could take it off, her slender wrist was grasped by Xiao Langyan.
His palms turned even hotter. Xiao Langyan turned his head sideways. In the half-lit room, his eyes were as hot as two balls of fire.
Shen Dingzhu was stunned, but heard his hoarse voice ask: "You forgot what day it is today, and you want to play tricks on me again?"
"What day..." Shen Dingzhu frowned slightly, recalling for a moment, her face suddenly became startled, she hurriedly retracted her arms, turned around and wrapped herself tightly with the quilt.
Shen Dingzhu's embarrassed and urgent voice came from the quilt, muffled: "I didn't mean it, I really forgot."
She even didn't expect that Xiao Langyan could remember her days in Kuishui better than she did?
Xiao Langyan's sneer came: "I have been teased by you many times, and I am already on guard."
Shen Dingzhu was hiding under the quilt, his face even hotter.
She stretched out her petite hand and searched back and forth for the clothes she had just taken off in the dark.
However, his palm was placed in the wrong position, and Xiao Langyan's body suddenly stiffened.
"Shen Dingzhu!" He shouted in a low voice, with a bit of anger.
He grabbed her hand before she could retract it and pulled her to his chest. Shen Dingzhu accidentally hit his chin, causing some tears in pain.
"My lord, it hurts." She whispered softly, stoking the evil fire in Xiao Langyan's heart even more intensely.
Xiao Langyan lowered his eyes and met her beautiful eyes. In the room, the lingering night deepened the ambiguous atmosphere.
He took her hand, pointed it down domineeringly, and then said: "Since you are so presumptuous, then serve me in other ways."
Shen Dingzhu exclaimed: "No!"
Immediately his lips were captured by his big hand, Xiao Langyan tilted his head to her ear, and smiled forcefully: "No, no, no."
Xu Shou outside the door heard rustling noises coming from inside the house, accompanied by Shen Dingzhu's groan, so he took the initiative to stand a little further away.
About an hour passed before Xiao Langyan's lazy voice came from inside: "Xu Shou, bring some water."
Xu Shou hurriedly went in, not daring to look up during this period. From the corner of his eye, he could only see the messy clothes on the ground.
He asked the two young eunuchs to put the water in with their eyebrows raised, and then put away all the clothes.
Just as he was about to resign and leave, Xiao Langyan said: "Tell the embroiderer in the house to pick out new cloth and satin for her tomorrow."
The woman in this mouth is naturally Shen Dingzhu who was huddled in the bed, wrapped tightly in the quilt and seemed to be sobbing.
Xu Shou nodded quickly: "I understand."
He walked to the door, and before he could close the door completely, he heard Shen Dingzhu complaining in a low voice from inside: "I can't lift my arms."
"Really? It wasn't so serious last time, right?" Xiao Langyan questioned with a hint of joking.
Xu Shou didn't dare to listen to the next words and hurriedly closed the door tightly.
The next day, Xiao Langyan got up before dawn, and Xu Shou went in to serve him. The bed curtain was still hanging down, so Shen Dingzhu must not have woken up.
Xiao Langyan never made things difficult for her on such trivial matters, he only focused on the big ones and let go of the small ones. For example, he hardly cared about things like being late for bed and being unable to help him change clothes.
Xu Shou dressed Xiao Langyan and asked carefully: "Your Majesty, do you want to give Aunt Shen a bowl of Bizi Soup?"
"No need," Xiao Langyan's eyes were dark, but his expression was not so cold and severe. Finally, he added, "Let the kitchen prepare red ginger water for her."
Xu Shou understood in his heart: "I understand."
Shen Dingzhu slept for two more hours before she woke up. She turned over and lay on the couch with her back facing up.
I can also feel the pain in my right arm.
"Hiss..." She pushed herself up and sat up. The quilt slipped off, revealing two or three conspicuous bite marks on her collarbone.
Although Xiao Langyan didn't do anything, he was very cruel to her!
She was obviously the one who enjoyed it last night, but she was still brooding over the night when she disliked him in Juema Temple.
Shen Dingzhu rubbed his arms, lifted the curtain and looked out: "Shen Bi?"
"My servant is here." Shen Bi had probably been waiting outside the door for a long time. She came in through the curtain with two or three sets of new clothes in her hands.
Cheng Hui followed behind her, her posture still staggering a bit as she walked. She held a copper basin for washing in her hand. She only dared to lower her head along the way and was very cautious.
Shen Dingzhu glanced at her, stretched out his hand, and asked Shen Bi to wipe her body with a hot handkerchief. Then she chose a bright purple dress to wear, paired with a white fox velvet scarf, which made her face even more pretty. Like newly bloomed hibiscus.
"Master, your reputation has completely spread in the palace. I heard that when the prince left, he specifically asked Eunuch Xu to take good care of you." Shen Bi and Yourong snickered.
Before Shen Dingzhu could speak, Cheng Hui said hurriedly: "I just went to the kitchen and heard that the housekeeper over there wanted to come together to visit the master later."
This made Shen Dingzhu stunned. She was just a concubine now, not a serious master. Although there was no mistress in Prince Ning's mansion, it was definitely not her turn for the servants to come to see her.
At this moment, Eunuch Xu Shou came in person: "Aunt Shen, are you awake?"
His face, which had never smiled all year round, actually showed a flattering smile. He held a bowl of red ginger water and placed it on the table.
"The prince has told me that you must drink it, it is good for your health."
"Eunuch Xu is so polite, why do you have to go there in person? I'm sorry to bother you."
"What the miscellaneous family should do," Eunuch Xu rubbed his hands and smiled, and said, "By the way, the concierge just sent a letter from Pingyi. It seems to be from your maternal grandfather's house. I asked the prince what he meant and said it was Let it be your own decision.”
Shen Dingzhu was stunned, then took it and looked at it. The four words "Dingzhu personally signed it" on the letter were indeed the handwriting of her maternal grandfather.
She hurriedly opened the letter, and as she read line by line, the warmth that had just filled her eyes gradually faded into a cold, dead silence.
