Xiao Langyan got up and went out, and returned to the house after a while. Shen Dingzhu looked at his expression and could not tell whether he was happy or angry, but one could imagine it.
Ma Xuewei has a strong personality, so she will not let this matter go easily.
"Your Majesty, Miss Ma..."
Before Shen Dingzhu could finish her words, Xiao Langyan asked her at the same time: "Where did you hurt your foot?"
Shen Dingzhu was startled, then he gently raised his foot and took a look at the sole of his foot. Sure enough, there were four or five cuts on it.
She lowered her head and said, "I cut it on a short mountain just now in order to take a shortcut to the palace. It doesn't hurt anymore."
Xiao Langyan didn't say anything, but took out a bottle of ointment from his arms. As soon as he opened the lid, Shen Dingzhu smelled it and knew it was golden sore medicine.
Such an effective plaster can usually only be used in the palace, so why does Xiao Langyan still carry it with him?
Seeing that he was about to apply it for her, Shen Dingzhu's fingertips hurriedly grabbed his sleeves, with a trace of embarrassment on his face.
She already felt that she was unable to face Xiao Langyan, and she was even more embarrassed to accept such meticulous care from him again.
Xiao Langyan raised his eyebrows and placed the golden sore medicine on the table next to him: "If you don't like this king touching you, then let Shen Bi come in and take care of you."
With that said, he stood up and said, "You can rest."
Shen Dingzhu heard that he had misunderstood, and quickly stood up while holding on to the bed rail: "Your Majesty, I am not..."
This time, she still didn't finish speaking. Xiao Langyan no longer had the patience to listen anymore. He only said coldly: "As for your second brother's matter, don't worry, there will be good news when you wait."
After that, he closed the door and left.
Shen Dingzhu had just taken the initiative to tell him the news that she was leaving in order to gain his forgiveness, but in this situation, she had to find another opportunity to tell him everything.
She also thought about giving up the plan and not saying anything at all.
However, Xiao Langyan had so many eyes. He was just busy in the palace these days, so he didn't notice the movement in the mansion.
Sooner or later, he would notice her little moves and guess her intentions. Instead of waiting for him to get angry, it would be better for her to admit her mistake in advance.
The next day, Su Wenhua came again.
This time Shen Dingzhu received her in the Wangfu Pond. The garden was full of swaying summer flowers, fragrant and full of sunshine, giving her the illusion of a good time.
Su Wenhua's voice, like a buzzing bee on the stamen of a flower, kept drilling into Shen Dingzhu's ears.
"Cousin, do you know that something happened at the palace banquet yesterday."
"You should know Ma Shangshu's daughter, Miss Ma Xuewei, right? Yesterday at the banquet, she and Fu Yunqiu sat next to each other. The two had an argument for some unknown reason. When they left, she was tripped by Fu Yunqiu's dress. Unfortunately, my ankle was sprained at that time.”
"The Queen reprimanded Fu Yunqiu for this," Su Wenhua said with some gloating, "You didn't see Fu Yunqiu's face, he looked very bad after being scolded in public."
Shen Dingzhu was a little distracted.
It turns out that the reason why you sent Ma Xuewei home yesterday was because her ankle was sprained?
However, after thinking about it, Shen Dingzhu suddenly understood why Xiao Langyan abandoned Ma Xuewei yesterday and sent herself back home instead.
Because Fu Yunqiu and Ma Xuewei had a dispute, Xiao Langyan's heart turned toward Fu Yunqiu, and he was not willing to let others suffer for her.
This is to set rules for Ma Xuewei, and it also tells her from the side that she must not be arrogant.
Seeing that Shen Dingzhu was distracted, Su Wenhua pushed her gently.
"Cousin, why don't you laugh? The worse Fu Yunqiu's life is, the better. I wish she would be even worse! Cousin, you should be happy too, right? With her around, there are always rumors..."
Before she could finish her words, Shen Dingzhu interrupted her: "Don't mention it again. Now that you are pregnant and the prince's maid, there are many pairs of eyes staring at you. Be careful what you say."
Su Wenhua pouted: "There's nothing to be afraid of. I'm just telling you anyway."
Even so, she still secretly glanced at her aunt who was accompanying her not far away with cautious eyes.
"By the way, cousin, there is one more thing that you should be happy about. Today is supposed to be the Hundred Flowers Banquet, but His Highness Prince Ning is suddenly busy with government affairs and has no time to attend."
"It was a wonderful Hundred Flowers Banquet, but Ma Xuewei went alone. It seems that, cousin, your position in Prince Ning's Mansion is very secure!"
Shen Dingzhu didn't take what Su Wenhua said to heart. She knew that Xiao Langyan didn't really want to marry Ma Xuewei, but it was the conspiracy and manipulation of some political authorities.
I heard Xu Shou say that he had never personally agreed to marry the Ma family.
After Su Wenhua left, Shen Dingzhu looked at the beautiful summer scenery in the garden and felt that the weather was getting hotter day by day.
She thought about it and decided to make a summer robe for Xiao Langyan. When she confessed to him, he wouldn't be particularly angry.
When the injury on her foot was almost healed, Shen Dingzhu took Shen Bi out to pick out thin threads.
However, as soon as she came out of the embroidery building, she was blocked by the Ma family's maid.
"Hello Aunt Shen, this servant is a maid from the Ma family. Our lady is waiting for you to speak in the private room of the restaurant opposite."
Shen Dingzhu raised her beautiful eyes and saw Ma Xuewei sitting by the window, looking calm and composed, holding a tea cup in her hand.
He wasn't sure what she meant, but Shen Dingzhu didn't have stage fright, so he nodded: "Can you please lead the way."
Shen Bi was afraid that she would be bullied, so she followed her step by step. However, when she got outside the door, she was stopped by the Ma family's maids: "Let's just wait outside for the young lady."
Shen Bi looked at Shen Dingzhu, and only agreed after receiving her gentle nod of permission.
After entering the private room, Ma Xuewei pointed to the private seat opposite her and said, "Sit down and talk."
When Shen Dingzhu sat down, Ma Xuewei pushed over a cup of tea. Shen Dingzhu glanced at it, and Ma Xuewei smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's not poisonous."
"Ms. Ma misunderstood. I was just thinking, since we are not relatives and we are not close friends, why should we invite me to tea?"
Ma Xuewei Danfeng's eyes were fixed with a smile. The smile did not reach her eyes, but her strong tone had already leaked out from her lips.
"Aunt Shen, you are a smart person, so I won't show off to you."
She took out ten silver notes and a land deed from her sleeves and pushed them in front of Shen Dingzhu.
Shen Dingzhu frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"
Ma Xuewei smiled: "There are a total of five hundred taels of gold exchange tickets here, as well as the title deed of a mansion in Youzhou. As long as you are willing to leave the capital and leave the prince, these are all yours."
Shen Dingzhu pursed her lips and felt like laughing.
Ma Xuewei looked at her and said in a serious tone: "I'm not kidding you. Your Majesty treats you differently. I am your legitimate wife and I shouldn't argue with you."
"But the prince has you in his heart, and he has lost face to me outside for you, so you have to go. If you don't leave Prince Ning's Mansion, my father will never allow me to marry like this."
Shen Dingzhu's slender eyelashes drooped: "Miss Ma, you overestimated me and underestimated the prince. The prince has always been calm and calm, how could he be tempted by an ordinary woman like me?"
There was someone else he really liked, but Ma Xuewei didn't know about it.
Ma Xuewei narrowed her eyes: "You don't have to admit it. It's always been a common tactic of concubines to behave well when they get the favor."
"But I asked someone to check on you. Recently, you have been selling off items in small quantities and many times, and guards saw you wandering around the city gate many times. Aunt Shen, do you have any other plans?"
