It was late summer, and the heat wave was blowing through the entire courtyard. Shen Dingzhu lay down under the grape trellis and took a nap, surrounded by flowers and trees.
There is also a plate of freshly peeled crystal grapes and scented tea on the table.
Xiao Langyan asked her not to run around in the past few days, but Shen Dingzhu was very obedient and simply stayed at the door.
Counting the days, there are only two months left before the emperor's death. The emperor will definitely not survive this winter.
Xiao Langyan was about to send the deposed prince away. When Xiao Xuanke left the capital, Xiao Langyan had to free his hands to confront Concubine Xian and Prince Ming.
Concubine Xian has made some moves recently. Some ministers who used to take refuge under the deposed prince have secretly maintained close contact with Concubine Xian's mother's family.
Xiao Langyan's power gradually grew, and Qingliu, led by Mr. Du, all came to seek refuge.
The capital seems calm at the moment, but in fact, it has already been turbulent secretly.
At this moment, Shen Bi, who was beating Shen Dingzhu's legs, turned to look at the door and was startled when he saw a haggard and resentful face.
She exclaimed, and Shen Dingzhu followed her gaze.
"It's Miss Cousin." Shen Bi stood up in shock and saw Su Wenhua staring directly at Shen Dingzhu.
There was like a cold light flickering in it.
Xiucui half-protected Shen Dingzhu with some vigilance.
Shen Dingzhu narrowed his eyes and slowly sat up: "Cousin, if you have anything to say, just come in and say it, and stand there silently. Who do you want to scare?"
Su Wenhua ignored her and just looked at her. Suddenly, he turned and left.
She came suddenly and left in a hurry, causing both Shen Bi and Xiucui to frown in confusion.
"Master, what exactly does Miss Cousin want to do?" Shen Bi wondered.
Shen Dingzhu's beautiful eyes were faint, like two pools of water filled with moonlight.
She wiped her fingertips with a handkerchief and said slowly, "I don't know. It's just that she has an impulsive personality and looked at me with such a hostile look. She must have been instigated by someone."
Shen Bi was startled.
Xiu Cui said hurriedly: "We should tell the prince to take precautions in advance to prevent this Lady Su from coming to trouble."
Shen Dingzhu shook his head, his cheeks glowing pink and tender: "There is no need to disturb the prince with such trivial matters. I am still somewhat confident in dealing with Su Wenhua."
After saying that, she asked again: "Why didn't I see Granny Song? She went to the Embroidery Studio again?"
Shen Bi nodded and replied: "Since the master arranged for Grandma Song to take over the embroidery department again, Grandma Song has been going there three times a day. The servant also advised her that she should not be so troubled now that she is old, but Grandma Song did not listen. "
Shen Dingzhu didn't take it seriously.
"Since Sister Song likes things like needlework, let her do it."
Wait for Su Wenhua to return to the Wisteria Palace where the deposed prince lives.
She returned to the side hall where she was alone, took out her two favorite pieces of vermillion and pearl satin clothes, and cut them into pieces with scissors.
Su Wenhua seemed to be venting his anger. While cutting, he cursed angrily: "Bitch! Shameless! What a despicable thing!"
The maid at the door heard the sound and ran in quickly.
"Female officer, what are you doing? Stop cutting it. This is your favorite piece of clothing. It is very precious. You will wear it only after His Highness the Crown Prince summons you. What happened today?"
The maid looked at the scattered clothes on the floor and picked them up.
Su Wenhua pinched the scissors and said in an angry tone: "I just hate this! It's all my fault that His Highness the Crown Prince likes it. Why is it that I wear this dress? It's clearly me who wears it, so I look like that foxy girl." !”
"She had known about such a thing, but she didn't tell me. She also coaxed me to go to the embroidery shop to order another one. She must have felt very good about the secret of the secret!"
Su Wenhua's eyes were red with anger. The palace maid was afraid that she would hurt herself, so she came up and took away the scissors, and then she tore her clothes violently with her hands.
If the maid serving the prince hadn't told her the truth about Xiao Xuanke's love for Shen Dingzhu, she would still have been kept in the dark.
Su Wenhua didn't believe it at first, but she found various clues.
In the book under Xiao Xuanke's pillow, there was a small portrait of Shen Dingzhu.
He prefers pearl satin because Shen Dingzhu said it looks good like this.
The more he thought about it, the angrier Su Wenhua became.
She was like a fool, being played around by Shen Dingzhu.
Two days passed.
Shen Dingzhu sat alone on the porch and took a nap, with a veil covering his face.
Xiucui went to the internal bureau to get the certificate, while Shen Bi and Chunxi went to help Shen Dingzhu deliver lunch to Xiao Langyan.
At this time, it was quiet inside and outside the courtyard, and only the chirping of cicadas and birds could be heard on the treetops.
At this moment, Shen Dingzhu felt a gloomy and cold gaze in front of him.
She couldn't help but pull off the veil. It took her eyes a while to adjust to the light, and then she saw clearly that the person standing in front of her was Su Wenhua.
Shen Dingzhu raised his long eyelashes slightly and saw Su Wenhua's right hand hidden in his sleeve, as if he had put something in it.
"Cousin, what do you want to do?"
"Don't call me cousin, I feel disgusted, Shen Dingzhu, tell me honestly, do you know that the prince likes you!"
Shen Dingzhu looked at her like a child, with a soft tone and a calm expression.
"What if you know, so what if you don't know. How have I ever harmed you with this?"
Su Wenhua's expression gradually collapsed and he became angry: "You didn't harm me, but you used me, you used me to get rid of Qinghe, you didn't even tell me that the prince liked you, and you tricked me into continuing to wear that pearl satin dress... …”
Listening to her cry, Shen Dingzhu remained gentle and gentle, sitting on the chair like a beautiful lady.
Shen Dingzhu asked: "Who told you these words, Fu Yunqiu?"
"Don't care who it is, just admit it. In this way, your death will not be unjust!"
As she spoke, she suddenly stretched out her right hand and rushed towards Shen Dingzhu.
Only then did Shen Dingzhu see that Su Wenhua was holding a dagger.
Before Su Wenhua could meet Shen Dingzhu, Chunxi and Shen Bi rushed out of the second room on the side, as well as a group of imperial guards.
They stepped forward and held Su Wenhua down.
Shen Bi stepped on Su Wenhua's hand. She screamed in pain and the dagger fell off naturally. Shen Bi quickly kicked it aside.
"You are a harmful thing. You want to assassinate our master. I have already guessed that you have evil intentions!"
Su Wenhua was held on the ground, his unwilling eyes fixed on Shen Dingzhu.
"Did you already know that I wanted to kill you?"
Shen Dingzhu shook her head and sighed, with a helpless look in her eyes. Her delicate and delicate arms held her hibiscus-like face.
"The last time you came here, you had a sinister look in your eyes, and you almost had malice written on your face. How could I not be prepared?"
Su Wenhua was angry and struggled violently. He wanted to rush over and slap Shen Dingzhu in the face, but was held down by the imperial guards.
Su Wenhua groaned in pain.
Shen Dingzhu said: "Please be gentle and don't hurt the child in her belly. Chunxi, tie her up and carry her into the house."
Shen Bi was stunned: "Master, why don't we send her to the prince to complain?"
"No need," Shen Dingzhu said meaningfully, her red lips curved, "There are some things in my family that I shouldn't bring out in front of others. Chunxi, do it. I have something to ask her."
