Shen Dingzhu hesitated for a moment, and finally extended her chopsticks to the plate of green bamboo shoots and shredded pork. The dish was light and delicious, and she ate a little more than usual.
Xiao Langyan glanced at her calmly, and curled his thin lips into a satisfied arc.
He knew that Shen Dingzhu only ate half a piece of pancake that day because she was delicate and couldn't eat cold or hard food. The taste of the food was not suitable, and she couldn't swallow it.
A squeamish thing, really spoiled.
Thinking of this, Xiao Langyan himself was stunned. Why did he have such an idea? Did he pamper her?
After Shen Dingzhu had eaten, his pink cheeks became rosy, and his eyes also shone.
She walked slowly to the wall and said to Xiao Langyan, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking care of me."
Although Concubine Xian sent today's meal, she knew that it was Xiao Langyan's work.
Over there, Xiao Langyan said coldly: "I said that as long as you are alive, from now on, you should take three meals a day and stop being picky."
Hearing his distant and cold tone, Shen Dingzhu just nodded obediently and did not speak to him rashly. Instead, she hugged the quilt and sat on the bed again.
After a while, Shen Dingzhu fell asleep tiredly.
Suddenly, there was a noisy sound in my ears, which seemed to be from outside.
"The emperor has an order. Although the deposed prince made a mistake first, Prince Ning's fratricide also made him even more disappointed. Therefore, he will be rewarded with fifty big bans and a small punishment with a big warning!"
Shen Dingzhu suddenly woke up when he heard the fifty big boards.
She walked quickly to the window and vaguely saw the light of the torch shining like daylight, making the dark color in her eyes tremble.
It seems that the emperor has found out the clues and can confirm that the deposed prince is related to the forbidden drugs taken by the emperor. Otherwise, Xiao Langyan would not be punished with a penalty of fifty cents.
I believe that Xiao Langyan will be released soon.
In the yard, the figures of the Imperial Guards were blurred, and there were three officials who came to carry out the execution. Shen Dingzhu couldn't see their faces, but could only tell that they were all tall people.
Xiao Langyan was fierce and arrogant. He was tortured, but he would not lie down on the punishment bench. Instead, he stood upright and allowed the officials to beat him.
"My lord, I'm offended." The official whispered, and swung his stick, causing Xiao Langyan's tall body to sway.
The muffled sounds of sticks hitting the body came one after another, the doors and windows were covered with screens, and she couldn't see what was going on outside at all. Shen Dingzhu only felt anxious.
The heat of the summer night was originally nothing to her who was weak, but now, due to her emotional worry, fine beads of sweat formed on her fair and jade-like forehead.
That delicate and beautiful little face has frowning eyebrows.
The punishment of fifty sticks only lasted for a cup of tea, but Shen Dingzhu felt that it seemed as long as an hour. She had been waiting at the door and finally saw the officials leaving.
Xiao Langyan was helped into the house by Xu Shou, Chen Heng and others.
She hurriedly ran to the cave entrance to see how he was doing, but she never thought that as soon as she took a look, Xiao Langyan's cold and tired voice came from the other side.
"Xu Shou, go and seal the hole."
Xu Shou was stunned, and when he looked back, he saw Shen Dingzhu's fearful and beautiful eyes looking across from him.
"Your Majesty, Aunt Shen..."
"Block it!" Xiao Langyan scolded impatiently. Xu Shou quickly rolled it up with two lapels and stuffed it into the hole.
Shen Dingzhu's beautiful and flawless face showed surprise: "Eunuch Xu, Eunuch Xu, wait, what happened to the prince? Is he seriously injured?"
Xu Shou did not dare to answer. He could only feel Xiao Langyan's gloomy and threatening eyes behind him, falling directly on his back, as if if he said one more word, the prince would tell him that he had a different body.
Shen Dingzhu watched helplessly as Xu Shou blocked the hole. The placket was stuffed so tightly that she couldn't push it even after pushing twice.
at night.
Shen Dingzhu tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. What was the situation with Xiao Langyan? The night was dark, and the chirping of insects could be heard in the yard outside.
Suddenly, the sound of broken porcelain came from next door.
Candlelights suddenly lit up in the courtyard, and Xu Shou and the Imperial Army walked to the door: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
Xiao Langyan's hoarse voice was slightly rude: "It's okay, there's no need to come in, get out!"
Shen Dingzhu knew him too well. The last time Xiao Langyan knocked something down, his eye disease relapsed. He couldn't see in the dark.
Thinking of this, she sat up immediately, walked to the big hole before, and tried to push the collar with her fingers again.
But unexpectedly, she pushed twice and it still didn't move. Shen Dingzhu gritted his teeth and muttered: "This Xu Shou is so stubborn. Why does he have to stuff it so tightly?"
Shen Dingzhu tried quietly, but unexpectedly, a cold voice suddenly reached her ears as if it was close at hand.
"Shen Dingzhu, do you want to make me angry again?"
Shen Dingzhu was startled, knowing that Xiao Langyan must be standing by the wall if the sound was so close.
Her voice softened and she said: "Your Majesty, has your eye disease recurred? I want to help you. Do you want some water?"
She wanted to take care of him, just like he had helped her before.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Langyan said impatiently: "I don't need your help yet. I will ask them to seal the wall tomorrow."
Shen Dingzhu was stunned for a moment when she heard the words. She slowly lowered her long, slender eyelashes, and her face, as beautiful as a hibiscus, was about to cry.
She didn't speak for a long time, but Xiao Langyan became even more unhappy: "Mute?"
Shen Dingzhu choked with sobs and suppressed sobs, like a flying elf in the dark night, which made Xiao Langyan freeze up.
"Crying again?" He frowned.
Shen Dingzhu pressed against the wall and said aggrievedly: "I am used to communicating with the prince like this. Suddenly I can't see her, and I feel very scared. Thinking of the turmoil in the future, I feel even more uneasy."
On the other side, when he heard her crying, Xiao Langyan's stern facial features were covered with a layer of mist, revealing complex emotions.
"What are you afraid of? As long as I am here, I can't kill you." He said coldly.
Shen Dingzhu cried even more fiercely. She sobbed and shed tears. The cry was very low, like a helpless flower at night, swaying in the storm.
Thinking of the joy they had on the bed that day, she also cried. Xiao Langyan frowned, wondering why this woman always had so many tears to shed.
After a moment, Shen Dingzhu saw with blurred eyes that the lapel blocking the hole was pulled off.
Through the bright oil lamp in her room, she saw Xiao Langyan's stern face, as cold as white jade. Sometimes he was as aloof as a fairy in heaven.
Sometimes, I feel like Shura from Hell, with a domineering temperament.
Shen Dingzhu was afraid of him and respected him. She had never thought of loving him, but she actually felt sympathy for him.
She saw Xiao Langyan's eyes were bloodshot and red. He looked at her for a long time before confirming with a cold face: "The cloth has been removed. If you cry again and disturb me, please behave."
Shen Dingzhu nodded obediently and ran to pour the tea. Then he took the teacup and carefully stuffed it through the hole.
"Your Highness, please drink some water." She saw broken porcelain on the ground beside the table behind Xiao Langyan.
He didn't want others to know that his eye disease had recurred, so he wouldn't ask Xu Shou and others to come in to clean. Shen Dingzhu knew that he was thirsty.
Xiao Langyan did not reject her.
After drinking the water, he held the chair by the wall and slowly leaned against the wall.
Shen Dingzhu couldn't see his eyes anymore, but she heard him ask: "Shen Dingzhu, last time you said that when you were seven or eight years old, you got lost in the palace. Looking for you."
"That year, do you still remember, you did something?"
Shen Dingzhu's beautiful eyes rose in confusion: "What's the matter?"
