Shen Dingzhu straightened up, his eyes as cold as snow.
"The first time I went to the Embroidery Workshop to get needlework, I noticed the blue dragon painting that was drying out thread. There was a problem with the light in my left eye, so I reminded Aunt Xia Bing."
"I thought Aunt Xia Bing would immediately remove the stitches and re-embroider, but I didn't expect that when I went there two days later, the blue dragon picture was still the same. I thought it was important for the emperor to celebrate his sixtieth birthday, so I went to the embroidery studio last night After staying overnight, I changed the longan silk thread back."
"It's just that time is running out. It's too late to take it all apart and embroider it again. I can only embroider the white thread into the longevity eyebrows on the dragon's eyes. There is a saying in the ancient scriptures: There are dragons in the purple sea, and their eyebrows and beards grow white, and they live as long as the heaven and the earth. . Therefore, with the blessing of the Emperor's dragon energy and endless good fortune, he will surely live as long as this purple sea dragon."
These words made the emperor very happy.
When he became seriously ill, he became more superstitious and placed all his fear of death on Taoist priests and witchcraft.
This is why he cares so much about the good or bad luck of an embroidery.
After hearing Shen Dingzhu's words, the gloom in the emperor's eyes suddenly disappeared, and he clapped his hands and praised repeatedly: "Okay, well said! My little daughter of the Shen family, I still underestimated you before."
Shen Dingzhu lowered his head slightly, ignoring the queen's cold eyes that could pierce people.
She said in a subtle tone: "As for the Emperor's affairs, as a sinful daughter, I also want to share some of the Emperor's worries. However, I have to say that this matter has nothing to do with Concubine Xian."
"When the blue dragon picture was sent to the embroidery department, the pair of dragon eyes were empty. As the dragon is auspicious, the eyes must be reserved for the last embroidery to play the role of 'inviting the gods'. But I didn't expect that Aunt Xia Bing He is so experienced that he actually made a mistake in this matter and even tried to blame Concubine Xian."
The emperor's sharp eyes immediately turned to Xia Bing, but Xia Bing could no longer maintain her calm expression and kowtowed repeatedly in panic.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This servant made a big mistake if he was careless for a moment."
The emperor spoke sternly: "As the manager of the embroidery workshop department, you are so negligent. Shen Dingzhu has pointed out the problem for you. Not only do you not want to change it, but you also want to complain to the queen and disturb the peace of the harem!"
"Come here, tell me my decree. Xia Bing has been a slave, unfaithful and unjust, and will be sentenced to death by skinning. All the embroiderers in the embroidery department who participated in the Qinglong Picture will be sentenced to death. Go and do it immediately!"
An angry shout sealed Xia Bing's death.
Xia Bing cried and begged for mercy. When the guards came to drag her, she kept looking at the queen: "Queen, you know that this slave is innocent, queen..."
But as Xia Bing disappeared, the queen never raised her head to look at her.
The emperor was as clear as a mirror in his mind. He looked at the queen and said in a nonchalant manner: "As the Lord of the Sixth Palace, you should be impartial and calm. If you can't handle such a small matter well, I still want you, the queen, to be honest and calm." What’s the use?”
The queen's face turned pale in an instant, and she hurriedly knelt down, and the bright phoenix hairpin in her hair also looked dim.
After many years of marriage, this was the first time that the emperor had doubts about her.
"My concubine made a mistake, please punish me." The queen regretted it too late.
However, the emperor stood up tremblingly, stretched out his hand and said: "Concubine Xian, come and help me rest."
Concubine Xian then stood up, strolled forward, supported the emperor, and glanced at the queen's livid face calmly: "Your Majesty, be careful where you step."
Shen Dingzhu took two steps on his knees: "Your Majesty, I still have something to say."
Xiao Langyan pulled her sleeves behind her and pulled her back, indicating that she would stop when she was ready.
When the emperor turned his head, Shen Dingzhu said: "The emperor's birthday is coming soon, which is an auspicious event celebrated by the whole world. I want to ask for a favor. My red embroidery skills are quite good, so I want to take the opportunity to present the 'Flying Dragon' to the emperor." Embroidery in the sky."
The emperor was surprised: "The flying dragon is in the sky? But tomorrow night, my birthday banquet is coming. You only have one day and one night. Can you make it in time?"
Shen Dingzhu lowered his head and said in a steady voice, "There's enough time."
"The dragon flying in the sky is very easy to embroider. The most challenging part of it is how to send the dragon and the fireworks together. This is a skill I learned from an expert before and is not passed down to others. Please show me a demonstration, your Majesty." Opportunity."
The emperor thought for a while, then nodded, with a deep voice: "Okay, if you really do it, I will grant your mother a gift to return to the capital, but if you don't complete it, I will send you to Mobei as well. No mercy." .”
Shen Dingzhu's beautiful face was calm and extremely steady: "I have thanked the emperor for his kindness, but I can't do it alone, so I want to borrow one of the maids in the palace from the emperor."
"Okay, I promise you." The emperor then asked Concubine Xian to help him go in to rest.
Before leaving, he glanced at Xiao Langyan: "Yan'er, go and treat the injury on your jaw. I can't live without you in this palace."
In front of the Queen, saying such an important task to Xiao Langyan was a slap in the Queen's face.
Xiao Langyan pulled Shen Dingzhu away from Qianyuan Hall.
Facing the heavy sky, the late spring wind blew up Shen Dingzhu's bright green dress.
"When did you start setting up this trap?" The two walked side by side, and Xiao Langyan suddenly asked in a cold voice.
Shen Dingzhu was stunned, but he didn't expect that he could see it.
The wind on the palace road shuttled back and forth, and her thin body felt slightly cold, so she rubbed her shoulders.
"From that day, Fu Yunqiu made things difficult for me. I know that even if the prince wants to protect me, the queen will vent her anger on Fu Yunqiu. I can't always live under the protection of the prince. There will always be times when the prince becomes careless."
So, she came up with this idea.
Xia Bing misunderstood that Shen Dingzhu wanted to sell her a favor, but she didn't know that Shen Dingzhu just wanted to use Xia Bing's mouth to tell the queen, so that the matter of the Blue Dragon Picture could be revealed in advance.
He also told Concubine Xian from the side that Xia Bing was the Queen's man, so it was better to sell Concubine Xian to her.
Finally, and most importantly, she had to express herself in front of the emperor and let the queen know that she couldn't move!
Xiao Langyan stared at her with cold eyes: "This is too dangerous." She seemed to be able to protect herself without him.
Shen Dingzhu smiled lightly at him without any makeup on, her face was delicate and her cheeks were pink.
"It is not easy to find wealth and honor in danger. It is not easy to do anything well in this world. This is true for the prince, and it is also true for my concubine."
Xiao Langyan pursed his lips, and seeing her rubbing her shoulders, he took off his robe and covered her body.
"What happened to your clothes floating in Taiye Lake?" he asked.
Shen Dingzhu was stunned for a moment, then realized: "I asked Xiucui to do it."
Because she took advantage of the embroidery studio to lose the key and secretly went in to mend the embroidery. The person looking for her would definitely come here to look for her.
If the people were not transferred, Shen Dingzhu's plan would be discovered before Shen Dingzhu finished patching up Long's eyes.
That's why she thought of throwing Xiucui's clothes into the water when she had no choice but to do so.
In this way, everyone will be confused and think that she fell into the water, and it will take time to recover her.
"My lord, am I not as stupid as you think?" After explaining the whole story, Shen Dingzhu hugged Xiao Langyan's arm, raised her head and winked at him gently.
As soon as the softness on her body came closer, Xiao Langyan's Adam's apple rolled slightly.
He glanced at her: "How audacious."
After saying that, Xiao Langyan carried Shen Dingzhu on his shoulders.
Shen Dingzhu exclaimed: "Your Majesty, where are you going? I need to find someone to help me embroider the flying dragon in the sky."
Xiao Langyan raised his palm and hit the soft flesh of her buttocks hard.
"Go back and rest. You haven't slept all night. Do you want to die?"
