The prince's people dropped off the things and left.
When Xu Shou delivered the patterned brocade box of Bingdilian to the flower hall, Shen Dingzhu was leaning next to Xiao Langyan, serving soup for him.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince said that the contents in this box are specially given to Aunt Shen." Xu Shou's voice was a little low and careful.
By sending people to deliver things to Prince Ning's Mansion so blatantly, the Crown Prince is really becoming more and more lawless!
Shen Dingzhu slightly raised her black eyebrows and raised her watery eyes: "Open it and take a look."
Xiao Langyan drank the soup calmly and remained silent for the time being.
It wasn't until the box was opened that Shen Dingzhu saw the piece of vermilion pearl satin she had set her sights on today.
There were traces of coldness in her beautiful and delicate eyes.
The prince dared to send something as a provocation like this. Once the news reached the emperor's ears, he didn't know what to think of Xiao Langyan.
Two brothers fighting over a woman is the most taboo thing for the emperor.
Xiao Langyan's face was calm, he raised his eyebrows and glanced at Shen Dingzhu beside him.
Unexpectedly, her expression became even more indifferent, and after seeing this piece of pearl satin, she showed a beautiful smile.
Xiao Langyan had already heard about what happened in the garment workshop today.
He looked at Shen Dingzhu with great interest: "The prince gave you a gift, are you happy?"
Shen Dingzhu reached out to touch the brocade in the box, her red lips smiling fullly: "Why are you unhappy? Your Highness the Crown Prince is so polite. I just said that this color will look good on Miss Fu."
"If I was allowed to embroider, I would definitely sew a pair of parallel branches on it, so that it would be worthy of the harmony between Miss Fu and the Crown Prince. Unexpectedly, His Highness the Crown Prince took it to heart and specially sent the cloth. "
There were more than a dozen servants in the room, all of whom lowered their heads after hearing Shen Dingzhu's words.
Xiao Langyan raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Shen Dingzhu's coping ability was much stronger than he imagined.
Shen Dingzhu patted the box and said to Xu Shou: "Please, Eunuch Xu, please hand this to Shen Bi. When I have free time tonight, I can embroider it, so that His Highness the Prince's efforts will not be wasted."
Xu Shou looked at Xiao Langyan's face and saw that his master had no objection.
He nodded: "Just listen to her."
Xu Shou should have resigned.
After the meal, Shen Dingzhu took Xiao Langyan's arm and walked with him in the back garden of the palace.
The sky is dark and the night is vast, and the biting north wind blows through the few fallen branches, making them tremble pitifully.
Behind them, Xu Shou and his servants followed at a distance with lamps.
Xiao Langyan asked in a calm tone: "I was wronged by the prince in the garment workshop today. Why didn't you take the initiative to tell me when you came back?"
Shen Dingzhu turned to look at him, with a misty smile on her pink, delicate and bright face.
"How can that be called bullying?" She looked forward, her beautiful eyes dark and cold, and her tone became calmer, "In the eyes of His Highness the Crown Prince, I am just an object, as if he only considered victory if he snatched it away from the prince. Not really like me."
"So, I didn't take it personally, so I could naturally cope with it."
Xiao Langyan's eyes were as dark as Xuan Ye's head, and he didn't smile. "You don't have to do it yourself. I will find two embroiderers to do it for you tonight, and they will embroider it for you tomorrow morning and send it to the East Palace."
Shen Dingzhu was slightly startled, and a sweet smile bloomed on his plump peach lips.
"I can understand that the prince is feeling sorry for me?" She blinked her long eyelashes with a charming look on her face.
Xiao Langyan stood still and put his arm around her waist. In the eyes of the slaves behind him, the two of them got along very closely.
But only Shen Dingzhu knew that when she and Xiao Langyan looked at each other, their eyes seemed to be separated by a long river like a chasm, and each had their own thoughts.
"I hope that whatever you do for me will be useful. Fu Yunqiu said that you and the prince had a secret talk in the cubicle today. To Xiao Xuanke, you should stay as far away as possible. I don't want to see you. Dealing between the prince and her."
Hearing this, Shen Dingzhu smiled softly. She was absolutely gorgeous, but her eyes were cold.
"My lord, please rest assured. I will never respond to His Highness, let alone threaten Miss Fu's status. Please don't worry too much."
Xiao Langyan frowned. He took a deep breath for a moment and wanted to say something, but finally gave up.
That night, in order to create the illusion that she was doing embroidery, Shen Dingzhu kept the lights on all night, but had a full and warm sleep.
When she got up the next day, Xiao Langyan had already sent someone to send the vermilion pearl harem "she had embroidered all night" to the East Palace.
Three or four days passed, and Su Wenhua really did not bother Shen Dingzhu again, and news came from the court that the prince had been trained and that Prince Ning had been re-employed.
The emperor completely handed over the power of the official department to Xiao Langyan, and in front of all the civil and military officials, he used the censor to accuse the prince of arrogance and lewdness, and scolded the prince severely.
Finally, the emperor banned the prince from visiting the East Palace for half a month, and ordered him to think about his mistakes.
When Shen Dingzhu heard the news, she felt that the emperor's heart was too biased.
The emperor just wanted to warn the prince not to do such ridiculous things as fighting for women with his brothers, but he also wanted to save the prince's face, so he found a random reason and only fined him for half a month.
If the target were Xiao Langyan, he would probably be put on the bench for three years without being reused.
Five or six days before New Year's Eve, Wu Ren received good news from Shangzhou. The house had been successfully sold at a reasonable price. After the first day of the Lunar New Year, he would be able to purchase food.
In order not to delay his master's affairs, Wu Ren took the initiative in his letter and said that he would stay in Shangzhou through the New Year.
Shen Dingzhu knew that he was an honest man, so when he replied to the letter, he gave him two hundred taels of silver notes and asked him not to treat him harshly in Shangzhou.
Guiqin found out about this and was extremely grateful to Shen Dingzhu.
Since Xiao Langyan took over the staff department, he has been extremely busy and has not returned to the palace for four days.
It happened that Ling Feng sent a letter from Mobei, reporting good news. When Shen Dingzhu knew about it, he would probably be happy about it for three or four days.
Xiao Langyan left the official office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the carriage stopped sharply just after passing the corner.
"Your Majesty, the maid Fang Hui next to Miss Fu stopped the car." Chen Heng, who was driving, lowered his voice and said to the inside.
Xiao Langyan's frown was dark and deep: "What's the matter?"
Fang Hui's suppressed cries came from outside the car: "Your Majesty, please save our young lady, she... something happened to her!"
At the same time, in Prince Ning's palace, Shen Dingzhu was entertaining the imperial eunuch and his party who had just come from the palace.
The two great eunuchs, together with nine imperial troops, created a serious atmosphere in the main hall.
Shen Dingzhu glanced at the food boxes they brought on the table and pursed his lips slightly.
"Two Royal Supervisors, please wait a moment. Your Majesty has been busy with business recently and rarely returns home. He has just sent someone to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to look for you."
The old eunuch who served the tea had a pair of shrewd eyes. He took two sips of tea first and said in a high-pitched voice: "It doesn't matter. It's an unfortunate time for the Za family to come. It's natural for the prince to be busy."
"However, the emperor felt sorry for the prince's busy schedule and was afraid that the prince's body would not be able to withstand the cold weather, so he specially gave him a bowl of miraculous medicine to strengthen the body. If this medicine is cold, it will be difficult to swallow."
Shen Dingzhuyu's eyelashes trembled and he immediately looked towards the food box.
She was shocked in her heart. The emperor was so good, so what kind of medicine did he give her? Could it be that the emperor fell ill in advance, and in the food box was the poisonous antidote he asked someone to try for him in his previous life!
Shen Dingzhu glanced at the slightly younger eunuch standing next to the old eunuch.
He lowered his eyebrows and looked honest, but Shen Dingzhu recognized him. He was a chess piece placed by the prince in the imperial prison, named Huai Shou.
In his previous life, Huaishou was ordered by the prince to poison Xiao Langyan, but his plan failed and his identity was exposed.
If he comes to deliver the medicine, who knows if the prince has ordered him to poison the soup!
Even if Xiao Langyan died, the prince would not be traced.
Shen Dingzhu lowered his eyebrows, and the luster in the depths of his eyes turned sharply.
At this moment, the old eunuch became impatient and stood up: "It seems that I can't wait for His Highness Prince Ning today. Please ask Aunt Shen to help the Za family bring a message to the prince. The emperor rewarded him with this medicinal soup." , as well as King Xuan and King Ming, a total of three His Highnesses."
"It's a pity that the prince is not free today. If he wants to drink again some other time, I'm afraid it will be difficult."
