Hearing Ma Xuewei's words, Shen Dingzhu's movements froze slightly. Her beautiful eyes rippled and she looked at Ma Xuewei, who had an inexplicable smile on her lips.
"Actually, you don't have to deny it. It's easy for me to check you. I can also understand your current situation. You used to be the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Palace, and you have the reputation of being the most beautiful woman in the capital. Being a substitute for the prince must be I don’t want to from the bottom of my heart.”
"Shen Dingzhu, the opportunity is right in front of you. I will help you leave the capital and guarantee that I will escort you safely to any state or county. But I have only one request. You are never allowed to return to the capital, and you are never allowed to see the prince again."
After saying that, Ma Xuewei put down a piece of silver: "If you are willing, wait at Yingtian City Gate at noon the day after tomorrow, and someone will pick you up."
She left, but left behind those banknotes and land deeds.
Shen Dingzhu's eyes flickered, and his dark eyes were filled with waves.
After returning home, Shen Dingzhu called Gui Qin alone, gave her a few instructions in a low voice, and then asked her to go out and take care of things.
The next day, Shen Dingzhu asked Shen Bi to take out one of her clothes to sell.
Finally, the day agreed with Ma Xuewei arrived. After noon, a carriage covered with green cloth inconspicuously left the back door of the palace and drove towards Yingtian City Gate.
It was noon in summer, the sun was blazing in the sky, and there were few pedestrians on the street. The carriage stopped near Yingtian City Gate.
Ma Xuewei took Xiao Langyan out of the teahouse nearby. Xiao Langyan's face was serious, and there was no trace of emotion or anger in his brows. However, Ma Xuewei pointed to the carriage drive: "Your Majesty, it is true that Aunt Shen wants to leave. If you don't believe it, , you will know if she is in the carriage."
The coachman no longer knew where he had gone. Only the green cloth curtain on the carriage was gently swaying in the wind.
Xiao Langyan stood beside the carriage with his hands behind his back, neither moving nor stepping forward.
Ma Xuewei pursed her lips and looked at him, hiding the sneer on her lips. Since Xiao Langyan was reluctant to reveal the truth, she took the initiative to go up and find out!
Ma Xuewei stepped forward and suddenly opened the curtain: "Aunt Shen, you..."
However, her words stopped abruptly.
Ma Xuewei saw clearly the people in the carriage, her eyes widened in disbelief.
Xiao Langyan turned his eyes slightly, looked in from behind her, and sneered: "Is this the Aunt Shen you want me to see?"
Inside the carriage, it was Mother Li from Prince Ning’s Mansion!
She was tied up with five flowers, and her mouth was stuffed with the banknotes and land deeds that Ma Xuewei gave to Shen Dingzhu that day. She was struggling, her eyes full of fear, especially after seeing Xiao Langyan.
At this moment, Shen Dingzhu came out of a restaurant not far away, followed by Shen Bi.
Xiao Langyan raised his eyebrows, as if he didn't expect Shen Dingzhu to be nearby.
I saw the beauty, slim and slender, walked in front of him, bowed her head slightly, her neck was white and delicate, and her complexion was as pink as a flower.
Ma Xuewei looked at her with eyes that were full of fire: "Aunt Shen, are you kidding me?"
Shen Dingzhu's expression was calm, neither humble nor arrogant: "Miss Ma thinks highly of me. I stay with the prince and behave well, but you give me benefits and insist on leaving the prince. How can I agree?"
"The reason for this drama is that Miss Ma knows everything about the palace, and there must be an insider in the palace. Therefore, I just used a little trick to find out the informant and let the prince handle it."
Ma Xuewei felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, her face was pale!
Yesterday, Mother Li followed Shen Bi and saw that she went to the pawn shop to pawn one of Shen Dingzhu's clothes, so she took the initiative to inform Ma Xuewei. Therefore, Ma Xuewei thought that Shen Dingzhu was really determined to leave the capital.
After all, the reward she gave was very generous, and she could see that Shen Dingzhu didn't really want to stay with Xiao Langyan.
Why did she turn an army against her?
Xiao Langyan said nothing, and glanced at Shen Dingzhu with his thin eyes as cold as snow. Finally, his sharp eyes fell on Ma Xuewei.
The scorching sun made Ma Xuewei's face pale. She quickly lowered her head and explained: "Prince Mingjian, I just want to be beautiful as a grown-up. Aunt Shen has long wanted to leave you."
"Your Majesty, if you make a little inquiry, you will know that Aunt Shen has pawned a lot of jewelry, gold and silver in various pawn shops, and she is saving up for her trip!"
Xiao Langyan looked at Shen Dingzhu and said in a faint tone, "Is what she said true?"
Shen Dingzhu nodded: "It's true, but I don't know how Miss Ma could misunderstand it like this. The capital of Hebei Province is flooded, with hundreds of thousands of victims and food shortages."
"I sold all my excess gold and silver jewelry and used the money I got to buy 50,000 stone grain beams. I was planning to help Jidu in the name of the prince. If the prince doesn't believe it, he can send someone to the granary in the western suburbs to check. Concubine Here's the key to the granary."
She took out two sets of keys from her sleeves and waved them in front of Ma Xuewei's eyes.
Xiao Langyan looked at Ma Xuewei and sneered.
Ma Xuewei's heart thumped: "Your Majesty, I was deceived by them together. This mother Li took advantage of me, but she collaborated with Aunt Shen to harm me!"
"Does Shen Dingzhu have any reason to harm you?" Xiao Langyan's voice was cold.
Ma Xuewei said subconsciously: "She doesn't want me to enter the house and become the mistress. She is afraid that I will overpower her in every way. She wants to keep her favor!"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Langyan chuckled: "Who said he wanted to marry you? Did Ma Shangshu tell you?"
At this time, Ma Xuewei froze in place, her face looked green and red as if she had been slapped.
Xiao Langyan put his hands behind his hands and said indifferently: "The queen mother pulled strings, the mother concubine made peace, all because she took a fancy to you and thought you should be Princess Ning, but I never nodded in approval, so you started to have this big dream. .”
"You consider yourself a princess and mistress, and you also intervene to bribe the servants in the palace. You are very courageous."
Ma Xuewei's knees softened, and she knelt down on the ground with a plop, muttering: "That's not the case, Your Majesty, I am not such a person!"
The people passing by stopped one after another, but they didn't dare to get close. They stood not far away and pointed.
Xiao Langyan's sharp eyes were full of killing intent, and the moment he looked at Li's mother, he became even more fierce.
Just listen to his order: "Chen Heng, parade this slave in the streets, skin him Lingchi, and send a message to Ma Shangshu. I will never marry a woman with such deep thoughts."
After that, he grabbed Shen Dingzhu's wrist, turned around and walked away until she got into his carriage.
On the way back, Xiao Langyan closed his eyes and rested his mind, while Shen Dingzhu felt guilty and kept curling up the corner of her dress with her fingers.
Although she had just acted flawlessly, Xiao Langyan should still be able to see the clues with his sharpness.
"Your Majesty..."
"We'll talk about it when we get back." Xiao Langyan quickly interrupted her, his hurried tone filled with a bit of anger.
Finally, he opened his thin eyes and looked at her faintly: "Don't think that I believe you."
