Xiao Langyan's eyes were emotionless and cold. After hearing Shen Dingzhu's words, he frowned.
"What are you referring to?"
"The prince is so calm. Does he know that Fu Yunqiu is about to attack Su Wenhua? Or is the prince afraid that my concubine and Su Wenhua will hurt Fu Yunqiu, so he reminds her to strike first?"
After Shen Dingzhu finished speaking in succession, she realized that her voice was trembling slightly as she reached the back.
She couldn't help but clench her palms tightly, forcing herself not to get angry before him, otherwise she would lose in her heart.
But, she needs an answer.
Xiao Langyan's thin eyes were sharp, and his expression gradually turned cold: "You are so lawless, you dare to say anything to me."
He turned to leave, but Shen Dingzhu stopped him: "Your Majesty doesn't dare to answer, does he?"
Xiao Langyan lowered his eyes and looked at her.
The beauty's face is pink because of the anger on her face, vivid and beautiful.
From the angle where Shen Dingzhu looked up, Xiao Langyan's eyes were so cold, as if they were stained with unattainable frost.
Xiao Langyan's eyes were dark and captivating. He breathed slowly, seeming to be controlling his patience.
"Whether you believe it or not, I only said it once. I didn't say anything to Fu Yunqiu."
Shen Dingzhu bit her lower lip and looked at him closely with her beautiful eyes, trying to find some flaws in Xiao Langyan's handsome and cold face.
Because she had learned how tolerant he was to Fu Yunqiu in his previous life. If Fu Yunqiu made him angry again, Xiao Langyan would still spare her life and give her leeway.
Shen Dingzhu's eyes betrayed her thoughts.
Xiao Langyan sneered: "Even if I say it, you won't believe it, so why bother asking."
He reached out and pushed her arm away from him: "Before I get angry, you'd better stop asking about Su Wenhua. I can only try my best to save her life for you."
With that said, he was leaving.
Shen Dingzhu stood behind him, his eyes filled with deep cold water.
"Can I retaliate and make Fu Yunqiu pay the price?"
Xiao Langyan didn't even think about it and said coldly: "No."
Shen Dingzhu smiled, and the bright mockery in her beautiful eyes made her eyebrows look cold: "In this case, how can I believe that the prince can really keep Su Wenhua? With your soft heart towards Fu Yunqiu, I'm afraid she only needs Beg for mercy and you will let her go.”
Xiao Langyan's leaving steps suddenly stopped, and his back froze slightly. He turned his head sideways, and the bright summer sun outside cast a cold light on his profile.
"Shen Dingzhu, if you say things like this again, don't think that this king won't deal with you."
Shen Dingzhu looked at his tall and cold figure, exuding a pressure that could not be offended.
However, her eyebrows were relaxed, and her picturesque eyes revealed a mocking smile.
"The prince only knows how to scold my concubine, but Su Wenhua's existence is very important. She just reminded me that Fu Yunqiu and Xiao Xuanke will give medicine. As for who the medicine will be given to, I don't need to specify."
Shen Dingzhu finally said coldly with red lips: "I just hope that the prince will be careful and don't really fall into her medicine. However, if the prince is willing, I have nothing to say."
Xiao Langyan's eyes were ignited with anger.
"You -" He turned around, only to see that Shen Dingzhu had already passed away and walked to the opposite window. He sat down and looked out the window.
He looked like he didn't want to talk to him anymore.
Xiao Langyan's face turned pale.
After a moment, Shen Dingzhu heard a "bang" coming from the door frame. She looked back and saw Xiao Langyan's back angrily leaving under the shade of flowers and trees in the outer courtyard.
Chunxi and Shen Bi were kneeling outside, too frightened to express their anger.
They waited until Xiao Langyan had gone far before they dared to come in. Shen Bi hurriedly asked: "Master, did you and the prince quarrel again?"
Shen Dingzhu closed his eyes, rubbed the center of his eyebrows with his slender jade fingers, and expressed his tiredness: "I'm tired and want to rest."
Chunxi and the others had no choice but to retreat wisely.
Suddenly, Shen Dingzhu stopped Chunxi and said, "You have many connections in the palace. Ask two palace officials you trust to secretly keep an eye on Su Wenhua's movements in the storm room."
Shen Dingzhu felt that Xiao Xuanke was so impulsive and pushed Su Wenhua despite her pregnancy. She was afraid that Su Wenhua had heard their plan.
Therefore, she guessed that Xiao Xuanke would not spare Su Wenhua's life.
That night, while Shen Dingzhu was sleeping, there was a rustling sound outside the door, as if someone was lowering his voice and talking hastily.
The wind outside made the windows rattle.
She opened her misty eyes and asked with a tired voice: "Shen Bi? What's wrong?"
The conversation at the door suddenly stopped.
After a while, Shen Bi opened the door and walked in, walking softly to the bed: "Master, the Queen has ordered that my cousin be deprived of her position as a female official and be dismissed from the palace and go home."
Shen Dingzhu's beautiful eyes were bleary, and she sat up surrounded by the quilt: "Just let her go?"
"Yes," Shen Bi nodded, "The whole palace should know the news that Chunxi personally inquired about tomorrow."
Shen Bi added: "It's only the second watch, please sleep a little longer, it's going to rain outside."
Shen Dingzhu lay back down again, wondering in confusion whether Su Wenhua knew something terrible.
The queen wanted to drive her away in such a hurry because she clearly didn't want to give Xiao Langyan a chance to interrogate her.
Thinking like this, she fell asleep. As expected, she heard the next day that Su Wenhua was sent out of the palace overnight and returned to his family.
In order to show benevolence and righteousness, the queen rewarded some property in Xiao Xuanke's name.
That's all.
Since Su Wenhua left the palace, Xiao Xuanke and Fu Yunqiu's side seemed to have calmed down.
Shen Dingzhu suppressed the weirdness in her heart, but did not let down her guard. She originally wanted to help Xiao Langyan check the food in his mouth, but she was afraid that Xiao Xuanke and the others would drug her.
However, Xiao Langyan never returned to Yuzhang Palace.
Either he would handle government affairs in the Qinzheng Hall until the next day, or he would go back to the main hall to rest for a while after Shen Dingzhu fell asleep.
He was angry with her and avoided her like a wild beast.
Shen Dingzhu thought about it and became angry.
If he didn't want to see her, he would see her. Why should she worry about whether he knew Chinese medicine?
After several thunderous summer rains, Shen Dingzhu waited until Concubine Xian's niece entered the palace.
She personally entertained the noble girl Cui Lianfu.
Cui Lianfu had just gotten haircut, with a face like a full moon, plump and pink cheeks, and a pair of smart almond eyes, always with a hint of timidity and a curiosity to find out.
Shen Dingzhu accompanied her in the small flower garden of Yuzhang Palace.
"Aunt Shen, they all say that you are beautiful and beautiful. I saw you today and it's true. You are so beautiful. The prince must care about you very much, right?"
When Cui Lianfu asked, she pretended to look at the flowers, but in fact Shen Dingzhu could feel that Cui Lianfu was looking at her from the corner of her eye.
The little girl has a hot mind and a strong purpose, which can be seen at a glance.
Shen Dingzhu smiled, with a cool, lazy and casual look that made the begonia flowers around him become a foil.
She followed Cui Lianfu's words and said: "I'm just an aunt, but I usually serve the prince in front of me. If the prince gets busy, I won't see anyone for four or five days. How can I like her?"
Cui Lianfu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Chunxi came over with a food box: "Master, the things are ready."
Shen Dingzhu generously asked him to hand the food box to Cui Lianfu.
"It contains a cup of clear fire old duck soup and two plates of refreshing candied fruits. I am a little inconvenienced. I wonder if I can ask Miss Cui to take me to Qinzheng Hall on my behalf?"
Cui Lianfu opened her eyes wide and became excited and said: "Of course it's possible."
