She once heard her father say that Zhou Luli was an extremely self-disciplined person. Every day after Chen Shi, before returning to camp from court, he would go to the racecourse to compete in martial arts.
The racecourse was heavily guarded and was under the jurisdiction of the government. Only the children of officials could enter. The carriage had to stop when it was nearby. Shen Dingzhu had to let Shen Bi help him move forward.
She was not qualified to go in, so she asked Shen Bi to report to the guard on her behalf. When she saw the guard entering, Shen Bi returned to her, took out a porcelain bottle, and poured out a pill.
This was prescribed by the ghost doctor Jiang Manzi to Shen Dingzhu before. He said that taking one pill when he was feeling particularly uncomfortable would relieve his mental fatigue.
"Master, you will feel better if you take one." Shen Bi supported Shen Dingzhu and gave her water to drink.
Soon, Shen Dingzhu felt much better, and her heart was not beating so fiercely.
She closed her eyes, her mind in confusion, and came to Zhou Luli for this move, which was a deviant move on her part.
But she wasn't sure about Zhou Luli's temper. She was afraid that with his calmness and self-control, he would definitely see her intentions.
Thinking like this, Shen Dingzhu suddenly backed down and said to Shen Bi: "Let's go back first and let me think about it again."
However, as soon as she finished speaking, a cold question came from the side: "Miss Shen? Do you have anything to do with me?"
Shen Dingzhu was startled, and turned around to look. Zhou Luli was wearing a thin top and silver armor underneath.
His black hair was combed into a ponytail, neat and clean. He had probably just finished practicing. Through the heavy snow, you could see the sweat on his forehead.
Shen Dingzhu pursed her lips, then slowly took two steps forward. Her delicate figure looked even more lonely in the cold wind.
"At the beginning of the new year, old accounts must be settled, and I will repay General Zhou's money." She handed over her purse, which contained a heavy amount of silver.
Before, she met Zhou Luli and asked him to borrow money to buy medicine. He gave it to her, but she always forgot to pay it back.
Zhou Luli paused, and there was a calm under his dark brows.
He stepped forward and took it: "Miss Shen, I had forgotten about it, but it seems that every time I meet Miss Shen, you don't look good. Are you sick again this time?"
He observed carefully that Shen Dingzhu's face was pale and his lips were dark.
Especially that beautiful little face, which is so thin that the lower jaw is even more pointed.
Shen Dingzhu smiled implicitly: "Although he has a noble body, he has a poor life. He is really pretentious and made General Zhou laugh."
After saying that, she turned to leave, obviously not wanting to talk any more.
Zhou Luli stopped her, his voice was light and low: "Miss Shen came here just to talk about this?"
Shen Dingzhu paused and looked back: "Actually, I also want to wish General Zhou and Miss Fu San good luck in their engagement and find a good match."
"It's just that I don't have a gift in my hand, so it seems abrupt, so I decided to give it up this time. Next time, I will prepare a gift to congratulate you."
Zhou Luli's face was expressionless, but his eyes seemed to be calmly making waves.
He unconsciously clenched the purse in his hand, and his voice was colder than the wind and snow: "You will not achieve your goal if you leave so soon."
Shen Dingzhu was shocked, her beautiful eyes were a little surprised, and she looked at him blankly.
Zhou Luli knew everything, he guessed it!
He guessed that Shen Dingzhu came here to give gifts on purpose, so that others could see and spread the news about today.
Fu Yunzhi hates Shen Dingzhu to the core, and he has a fierce and domineering personality. After knowing this, he will not allow Shen Dingzhu to seduce her future husband. This will definitely cause trouble for Shen Dingzhu.
And this was exactly what Shen Dingzhu wanted. She just wanted to make Fu Yunzhi angry.
But Zhou Luli could guess the reason, but he couldn't guess the reason why Shen Dingzhu did this.
"Miss Shen should know that even if you do this, you can't change the decision of Zhou and Fu to get married."
Shen Dingzhu laughed: "I never thought about changing. I did this just to..."
Of course she wanted to anger Fu Yunzhi and give Fu Yunzhi a chance to come to her to argue and quarrel.
When the time comes, Shen Dingzhu will definitely criticize her in public, saying that the Fu family's family tradition is originally unhealthy. Fu Yunqiu went to the East Palace to serve at night, so what qualifications does Fu Yunqiu have to teach her?
Only in this way can Fu Yunqiu be forced to testify who was that night.
However, all of this was a last resort, and she was trying her best to fight against the trapped beast.
But she couldn't tell Zhou Luli.
Her mind was just wandering for a moment, she smiled slightly, her youth bloomed, and the snowy scene behind her made her look like a newly blooming light plum.
"I just want to have a clear conscience."
"Is it Miss Shen's fault to use this general?" Zhou Luli's voice was faint.
Although he couldn't guess Shen Dingzhu's intention of doing this, he could feel that she must have regarded him as some kind of pawn.
In the cold wind, the heater Shen Dingzhu was holding quickly became cold. He had just taken the Xinshen Pills and felt a little better at first, but now that the wind had passed, he felt uncomfortable again.
She smiled, but her smile was as light as a cloud: "It is indeed wrong for me to use the general, but if the general does not want to be used, he will not come out to see this."
Zhou Luli is so calm and smart, he will not know how to avoid suspicion.
His eyes darkened and he said, "I'm just afraid that an old friend like you will encounter some desperate difficulty and ask for help."
Shen Dingzhu's eyes heated up, and she lowered her head: "Thank you, general, but the prince treats my concubine very well. If there are any difficulties, the prince will solve them."
"Very good, you won't come here without telling him." Zhou Luli knew Xiao Langyan relatively well.
Shen Dingzhu felt that she could no longer stand. She must not faint here, otherwise, she would only leave uncontrollable words for others.
She was blessed: "Anyway, thank you General for your kindness. I will definitely not cause any trouble to you in the future."
"By the way, Miss Fu San is a good match for the general. I wish the general and her a happy marriage for a hundred years."
Zhou Luli looked at her for a while and said, "With your blessing, the piano and the piano will definitely be in harmony."
Shen Dingzhu was supported by Shen Bi and turned around to leave. She just said that Fu Yunzhi was Zhou Luli's good match, which was actually a lie.
In his previous life, Zhou Luli did not get engaged to anyone, but died on the battlefield.
At that time, the Beiliang Army was disrupting the frontier, and he asked himself to send troops to fight.
In the battle of Tongyunguan, both sides suffered heavy casualties. Zhou Luli died of his injuries, and his men only carried his tomb back.
In order to save his life, Shen Dingzhu sent such a blessing. Maybe Zhou Luli could watch the newlyweds, and for the sake of his beloved wife, he would not go to war again.
After boarding the carriage, Shen Dingzhu couldn't hold on anymore until Shen Bi helped her back to the palace. The moment she stepped into the door of her house, she fell down with a pale face.
It was pitch black before his eyes, and in his last consciousness, he caught Shen Bi's panicked cry: "Come here, my aunt has fainted!"
Late at night, the wind and snow howled.
The two strings of lanterns under the palace shook violently, and Xiao Langyan's tall figure appeared, tearing through the shadow of the light at the door.
He quickly stepped inside, his eyes as gloomy as thick ink, followed by six personal guards with equally dull footsteps.
When he arrived outside the yard, he saw a faint light burning in Shen Dingzhu's house.
Xiao Langyan kicked open the door with a black boot. Shen Bi, who was guarding inside, heard the noise and ran out in a hurry. When she saw it was Xiao Langyan, her expression changed: "My lord, no, my aunt..."
However, before Shen Bi could finish her words, Xiao Langyan held her shoulders and pushed her out of the door.
"Get away, everyone. Anyone who dares to enter without my order will be killed without mercy." His tone was cold and cruel, and others did not dare to provoke him again.
Shen Bi was held down by his personal guards and dragged away.
"Shen Dingzhu!" Xiao Langyan scolded with boiling anger. He had just walked around the screen and was about to raise an army to question the crime.
Suddenly, when he saw the scene in front of him, his cold and sinister face suddenly froze.
