Xiao Langyan raised his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, falling on her two slender little hands.
Shen Dingzhu reacted, her ears turned as red as rouge. She calmly let go of her hand and said, "Even if Mr. Du breaks up with the Shen family, I can still convince him."
Xiao Langyan laughed: "Mr. Du is known as a stubborn old man in the court. He will not change his determination even if the emperor orders it. What confidence do you have that you can convince him better than the Fu family?"
Shen Dingzhu squinted her eyes like a proud little fox, revealing a sly look. She curled her fingers and looked like a charming fairy.
"Your Majesty, lean over and let me tell you."
Xiao Langyan concentrated slightly and cooperated with her in a clever way. He bent down and lowered his head, letting her fragrant and soft breath approach. His lips were close to his ear, and he finished her plan in a sweet voice.
But the words were like the wind blowing past his ears. Xiao Langyan didn't listen to them in his heart. On the contrary, the faint scent of osmanthus on Shen Dingzhu's body actually made him a little intoxicated, and he slowly became startled.
After Shen Dingzhu finished speaking, Xiao Langyan didn't see any reaction. She couldn't help but frown, and shouted in a petulant voice: "Your Majesty? Your Majesty! What I said, do you think there is something wrong with it?"
Xiao Langyan came back to his senses, straightened up and turned his eyes: "You decide for yourself. If there is anything you need to do, ask Xu Shou to help you."
After that, he turned around, said that there was still official business, and left in a hurry.
Looking at his back, Shen Dingzhu's expression condensed. Did she just say something wrong?
Only Chen Heng was inexplicable. After their prince returned to the Yuzhang Palace in the palace, he asked the palace servants to bring him cold water to bathe. He washed two or three times and it took a long time before he came out.
Although it is hot this summer, is it that hot?
Chen Heng didn't understand.
Two or three days later, Shen Dingzhu took Shen Bi to the street to buy things.
Arriving outside Xiangyun Building, which specializes in pastries, Shen Bi looked at the queue of people queuing from inside to outside the shop, and couldn't help but said: "Master, this shop is so prosperous. If we queue up, we have to wait until noon."
Shen Dingzhu waved her fan lightly, and her graceful figure attracted the men passing by to take a second look at her.
She held her slender white neck high and clear, and a pair of ruby drop pendants in her ears made her skin as white as goose fat.
"I made a special trip to line up just for the Xiangyunlou brand name. It was worth the wait."
"Then Master, go sit in a shady place over there, and leave it to the slaves to arrange here."
Shen Dingzhu said no need: "We will be here soon."
Shen Bi glanced at the endless queue of people and felt suspicious. It would take at least half an hour to queue, right?
However, as Shen Dingzhu said, within a moment, the people in front dispersed.
The clerk in the store hung a sold out sign and shouted: "No cake today, please be early tomorrow!"
Everyone dispersed, but Shen Dingzhu came forward with Shen Bi. Seeing that she was dressed in brocade and had a gorgeous face, the shop boy said respectfully: "Madam, we are sold out today. Please come back tomorrow."
Shen Dingzhu took out a few taels of broken silver: "I know, but I remember that Xiangyun Tower can always be reserved. Please help me order a mung bean cake. I will send someone to pick it up at midnight tomorrow."
The boy looked her up and down.
This reservation at Xiangyun Tower has always been kept secret from the public. Only the owner and a few close friends of the owner knew about it.
Seeing Shen Dingzhu's extraordinary conversation, the boy took the money and wrote down her request.
After ordering things, Shen Dingzhu took Shen Bi away.
"Master, why don't you know that Xiangyun Tower can be booked in advance?"
"You don't know much." Shen Dingzhu gently poked Shen Bi's confused face.
This is just one of the properties of Mr. Du's family. These ministers and relatives in the family, in addition to being officials officially, also have some private business ventures.
No one has too much money, everyone is the same.
Shen Dingzhu was about to visit the jewelry store again, but Xiao Langyan had become more and more generous recently, allowing her to ask Xu Shou for money at any time.
However, they met Fu Yunqiu and her two maids head-on.
Shen Dingzhu's eyes darkened and he wanted to pretend he didn't see her and walked past her. Unexpectedly, Fu Yunqiu took the initiative to call her.
"Aunt Shen, what a coincidence." Fu Yunqiu stood on the steps and smiled slightly, with a dignified temperament and a condescending tone.
Shen Dingzhu stepped forward slowly, walked up two steps, and was level with her. Then he smiled and said, "What a coincidence. I haven't seen Miss Fu for a while. Is Miss Fu fully recovered from her illness?"
Fu Yunqiu's voice was gentle: "The palace has sent many imperial doctors to come and see you. It's great now. I haven't congratulated Aunt Shen yet. For your sake, the prince even refused the Ma family's marriage. It seems that Aunt Shen is really different in the prince's heart." .”
In the past, when Fu Yunqiu said such things, Shen Dingzhu would be polite. This time, she was too lazy to deal with the other party's verbal quarrels.
He responded openly and openly: "The prince treats me well. I have nothing to repay. I can only stay with the prince from now on."
The smile on Fu Yunqiu's face couldn't be held back, and she took a deep breath. It took a long time before she showed a decent smile again: "I really hope that the Su who is next to His Highness the Crown Prince can have the same mentality as Aunt Shen."
She took a few steps forward, looked at Shen Dingzhu, and whispered: "If Su Wenhua knew, the vermilion pearl satin that the prince gave her to wear on the bed was actually because it looked a bit like him. My cousin Shen Dingzhu, do you think you can accept Su Wenhua’s personality?"
Shen Dingzhu paused, then smiled, youthful and charming.
"Whether she can accept it or not, I don't know. I only know that my cousin is not that stupid and will not be able to hear provocative words."
"Really?" Fu Yunqiu left an intriguing smile, and then left with the maid.
Shen Dingzhu glanced at her back from the corner of his eye and secretly cursed her for being annoying.
Early the next morning, Shen Dingzhu took the mung bean cake and went to Dufu.
The concierge passed the message for her. However, the concierge came out after a while and said: "It is not convenient for our master to see guests today. Please go back."
With that said, he turned around and went in, closing the door.
Shen Dingzhu did not leave in a hurry. Instead, she pulled Shen Bi back to the carriage. After a while, she saw the second son of the Fu family being sent out with a smile by Mr. Du.
Shen Bi was surprised: "Mr. Du is too merciless. He turned away the master like this. He refused to see the master even though he had already seen the guests."
Shen Dingzhu was not surprised: "As expected, in his eyes, my father collaborated with the enemy and treason, and was a sinner who betrayed the Jin Dynasty. Mr. Du hated such ministers the most in his life, and it is normal that he does not want to see me."
"And the Fu family has a good relationship with him, so he will naturally choose the Fu family and sever ties with me."
She handed the mung bean cake to Shen Bi and asked her to go back and share it with her servants.
"Master, are we going back like this?"
"Go back. Scholars pay attention to courtesy first and then attack. I have already paid a visit. Since he refuses to see me, I can only use other methods."
As Shen Dingzhu spoke, her red lips curled up. She looked at Shen Bi and said, "When you return home later, ask Eunuch Xu Shou to come find me."
