Shen Dingzhu was forcibly brought back to Yuzhang Palace by Xiao Langyan.
Shen Bi and Chun Xi both ran over excitedly.
"Master, it's good that you're fine. This slave is really worried to death." Shen Bi burst into tears and almost knelt in front of Shen Dingzhu.
Chunxi wiped away her tears and said, "The prince did not close his eyes all night for the sake of his master."
Shen Dingzhu looked at Xiao Langyan, but saw that his expression was cold and he only urged her: "Go to sleep."
She withdrew her gaze, feeling warm in her heart. Shen Dingzhu pulled Shen Bi and Chunxi up: "I made you worry."
Shen Bi and Chunxi walked in with Shen Dingzhu surrounded. Xiucui stood at the door, looking at Shen Dingzhu cautiously, and wanted to step forward to greet her, but stopped.
Shen Dingzhu cast an approving look at her.
Xiucui suddenly showed a bright smile.
Seeing their interaction like this, Shen Bi blinked in confusion.
Xiao Langyan was originally going to follow Shen Dingzhu into the palace, but Xu Shou happened to come and said, "Your Majesty, the Governor has gone to the Qinzheng Palace and seems to have something to discuss with you."
So, Xiao Langyan paused, pursed his thin lips, and then looked at Shen Dingzhu.
Before he opened his mouth, Shen Dingzhu's beautiful eyes flashed and she smiled brightly: "My lord, please go to work, I will definitely have a good rest."
Xiao Langyan then nodded: "I will come back for a routine checkup in the evening, you'd better be good."
After that, he took Xu Shou and left in a hurry.
After they left, Shen Dingzhu called Xiucui into the house alone, and sent Shen Bi and Chunxi out to fetch water for her to wash up.
After a while, when Shen Bi came back with a bucket of hot water, he saw Xiucui walking out with a smile on her face and holding a white jade bracelet in her hand.
Shen Bi immediately recognized that the bracelet belonged to the master.
When Xiucui saw Shen Bi coming back, she subconsciously covered the bracelet with her sleeves. Then the smile on her face faded and she returned to her usual cautiousness.
She lowered her head and shouted: "Sister Shen Bi, the master is waiting for you."
Then he left quickly.
Shen Bi frowned and looked at her back, when Shen Dingzhu's call came from inside: "Shen Bi, is the hot water here?"
"Here we come." Shen Bi responded quickly.
In front of the carved brass mirror, Shen Dingzhu has taken off her hairpin ring and is combing her silky black hair.
Her fair face is delicate and beautiful, even without any makeup, it is still so beautiful that people will be amazed every time.
Shen Bi poured the hot water into the copper basin, and waited for Shen Dingzhu to stretch out his slender hands and soak them in the comfortable hot water.
The water waves soothed her aching muscles inch by inch.
A whole night of embroidery work had already made her mentally exhausted. Now that she was completely relaxed, she realized that her back was soaked with cold sweat.
"Change some clothes for me." Shen Dingzhu said, "Take a short nap before I go out."
Shen Bi was shocked: "Master, don't you have a good rest? But you haven't closed your eyes all night. Master, where have you been?"
Shen Dingzhu chuckled: "Go and find a way out for yourself."
After hearing this, Shen Bi didn't speak again, and kneaded Shen Dingzhu's palm bit by bit. Her slender fingertips, as thin as a bone, were soaked red by the hot water.
Shen Dingzhu saw Shen Bi lowering her head and saying nothing, which was not in line with her personality at all.
"What happened to you? Who bullied you while I was away?"
"No one bullies slaves," Shen Bi said, but she felt aggrieved at first, "Master, are you more optimistic about Xiucui?"
Shen Dingzhu was startled and said with a smile: "What do you mean by this?"
Shen Bi bit her lip and remained silent, as if it was difficult to speak.
Shen Dingzhu was smart, and after thinking for a while, he understood.
"Perhaps you saw Xiucui going out with the bracelet just now, so you thought I was using her, right?"
Shen Bi nodded silently: "When I think about last night, I feel very strange. When I found you missing, I and Chunxi were so anxious that their eyes burned."
"That's not the case with Xiucui. She was calm and composed. When she went to find someone with us, she also deliberately avoided our location."
Shen Dingzhu shook his head helplessly: "It doesn't hurt to tell you."
She pulled Shen Bi and whispered a few words.
It turned out that before Shen Dingzhu left yesterday, he had already told Xiucui to find a way to divert everyone's attention while everyone was anxious.
Xiucui is very smart and carries out her instructions very well.
Shen Bi was surprised: "Master, aren't you afraid that Xiucui is someone else's spy?"
Shen Dingzhu smiled, with pink cheeks and icy skin.
"I was just afraid, so I wanted to test her. Unexpectedly, she not only performed well, but also had unexpected results."
Shen Bi became more and more sad: "Master, it is Shen Bi who is useless. I usually have a bad temper. I cannot let you entrust me with important tasks at this time."
After she said that, Shen Dingzhu didn't say anything. He also took out a bracelet from the makeup box and handed it to her.
It's exactly the same as the one with embroidered green leaves.
Shen Bi was startled and hurriedly knelt down: "Master, this is not what I mean. I have been serving you since I was a child. I will never be jealous of other servants around you. I just hate that I am not capable enough and cannot share my master's worries." .”
Shen Dingzhu's slender eyelashes were half-draped. When she looked at Shen Bi, her smile was very gentle and soft, and a strand of black hair fell on her chest along her snow-white neck.
"Shen Bi, it's not that you can't help me. You are the person closest to me. When I want to use you, it is naturally more important. If I ask you to go with the arrangement like last night, it will make people suspicious. "
"That's why I chose Xiucui, but I have already thought about the rewards for you two. Chunxi is flexible, Xiucui is honest, and you are loyal. I still have a long way to go in the future. I hope you can come together and accompany me. By my side."
"I won't favor one over the other. What's more, you are always more special in my heart. Who made us grow up together? You are the only person my mother has left by my side."
Listening to these words, Shen Bi's eyes gradually became wet: "Master... I will definitely serve you even harder in the future!"
Shen Dingzhu smiled and nodded: "That's right."
She put the bracelet on Shen Bi's wrist: "It looks so beautiful."
Shen Bi also liked it very much.
After waiting for Shen Dingzhu to fall asleep, Shen Bi lowered the curtain and walked out quietly.
Shen Bi returned to the side room of the side hall, where she lived with Xiucui. As soon as she opened the door and entered, she saw Xiucui cleaning the room.
Xiu Cui is hard-working and talks little. Shen Bi consciously cannot talk to her about going together. She thinks that Xiu Cui is not as sweet-talking as Chun Xi, so the relationship between the two is neither salty nor weak.
Seeing Shen Bi come back, Xiucui stood up straight and called out weakly: "Sister Shen Bi."
Shen Bi hummed, then walked to the bed and sat down. She looked at Xiucui, stretched out her wrist, and showed off the bracelet.
"Did you see it? Master also gave it to me."
Xiucui didn't understand what she meant by that, so she nodded confusedly and couldn't help but praise: "Sister Shen Bi's skin is white, it looks so good when she wears it."
Shen Bi smiled: "Okay, you don't have to go out of your way to please me. I know you have an honest and dull personality, and I have no intention of making things difficult for you."
"Since we got the same bracelet, it represents the trust that the master has in us. We must work more carefully for her in the future. If you let me know that you have different intentions for the master, I will never let you go. Do you understand?"
Xiucui nodded repeatedly and said: "Sister Shen Bi, don't worry. Before I served the master, I had been working as a junior palace maid in the Huanyi Bureau. It is already a great honor to be able to serve the master. I will never betray the master. "
There was a look of satisfaction in Shen Bi's eyes. She waved and divided half of the cakes she had received as a reward into Xiucui.
at night.
Xiao Langyan came back wearing stars and moon, and immediately went to the side hall.
However, as soon as he entered the door, he found that Shen Dingzhu was not there, and Xiao Langyan's face suddenly became gloomy.
Shen Bi hurried over: "Prince, Master, she..."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Langyan interrupted coldly: "Going out again?"
