Before night, Xiao Langyan knew everything that happened in Yaoguang Palace today.
At that time, the dark moon was hanging in the sky like a curved hook, and there were many insects chirping in the grass in the summer night. Although the chirping was noisy, it miraculously made the moonlit night more quiet.
The imperial study room is brightly lit.
Xiao Langyan was tired of reviewing memorials, so he put down his pen and pressed his sore eyebrows.
At the beginning, Cui Lianfu's father instigated his party members to impeach Shen Dingzhu for seizing power. After these days, he has been cleaning up, and it has really worked. There is no memorial to impeach Shen Dingzhu.
What annoyed him was Mr. Du, who was now honored as Grand Master Du by Xiao Langyan. He repeatedly reminded Xiao Langyan not to be too fond of Shen Dingzhu.
After all, when the late emperor was in power, he ordered the Shen family to be convicted of crimes related to collaborating with the enemy and treason. Xiao Langyan also allowed the Shen family to live well in the capital, which aroused the dissatisfaction and doubts of many ministers.
Xiao Langyan needs an opportunity to vindicate the Shen family.
But……
He stood up, walked to the large open window, and looked at the moonlight in the courtyard tilting, and a bright snowflake flowing down.
"I'm busy from morning to night, all because of her." Xiao Langyan sneered with his thin lips and laughed at himself.
Xu Shou came in to refill the tea at this time and saw that the ice in the ice mirror was almost melting, so he asked the young eunuch to come in and refill the tea.
Xiao Langyan picked up a purple grape and tasted it very sweet, so he asked: "Did Yaoguang Palace give it to you?"
Xu Shou was stunned, lowered his head and said: "The emperor said in the morning that except Yaoguang Palace, each of the other palaces will send one copy, so... so I haven't had time to send it to the imperial concubine."
Xiao Langyan frowned coldly, did he say that this morning?
Thinking about it carefully, it seems so. When he came out of Yaoguang Palace, he just wanted to test her temper, and wanted to see Shen Dingzhu completely soften her body to him and beg for his favor.
Unexpectedly, not even a day had passed, and he softened his heart unconsciously.
Xiao Langyan sat down on the couch under the window irritably, his thin eyes were deep, and the two curves of light were like blades, burning black.
He glanced sideways and found out that it was past midnight and Shen Dingzhu didn't know whether he was asleep or not.
However, he had just threatened her so harshly last night and lost his temper, so she would probably be uneasy, right?
Xu Shou saw through Xiao Langyan's thoughts, so he took the initiative to walk to the window: "Your Majesty, I remember that when you sent the imperial concubine to live in Yaoguang Palace, you were thinking that no matter from the direction of Qianyuan Palace, or from Looking through the window of the Imperial Study Room, one can see a corner window of Yaoguang Palace from a distance!"
Xiao Langyan raised his eyebrows: "Really?"
Xu Shou had already looked outside. After a while, he was delighted: "Ouch, I saw it!"
Xiao Langyan immediately stood up and looked in the direction of Xu Shou.
In the darkness, the brackets and eaves of each palace stood quietly like a gloomy shadow in the bright moonlit night.
The direction that Xiao Langyan could see was the palaces in the previous dynasty and a corner of Yaoguang Palace.
At this moment, all those palaces were completely dark, with only the Yaoguang Palace shining brightly, like a bright lamp in the dark night, more like the luster on a goblin's lips, constantly leading him towards it.
However, just a moment later, the warm orange-yellow palace lanterns were still shining behind the windows of the distant palace. The second Xiao Langyan looked over, the lights on that side were turned off!
Xu Shou's flattering smile suddenly froze on his face. He silently looked at Xiao Langyan out of the corner of his eye and saw that the emperor's expression was livid, even deeper than before!
Xu Shou wanted to cry but had no tears, and was very helpless.
Concubine Shen, what can you do if you go to bed a little later?
Xiao Langyan turned his head and glanced in the direction of the leak, and sure enough, it had just passed Xu Shi.
His jawline was tight and his eyes were as dark as fire.
Shen Dingzhu is a heartless woman.
"In this case, I think she and Du Jieyu snatched the fire phoenix hairpin today, not necessarily for me, but because she likes that hairpin. If it is replaced with one she doesn't like another day, she will still give in." Xiao Langyan gritted his teeth and said again. sit down.
He felt a fire burning in his belly, so he simply unbuttoned his coat, took it off and threw it aside. He was sitting in a posture with a golden sword, a handsome and cold face, and a gloomy expression.
Xu Shou rolled his eyes, thinking of words of relief.
Suddenly, Xiao Langyan looked at him, and Xu Shou felt as if he was suddenly enveloped in danger.
"I remember that before you became a eunuch, you were originally a guard and had a family in your hometown?"
Xu Shou hurriedly replied with a trembling voice: "Yes, Your Majesty, my wife and I have known each other since childhood, and I entered the palace only after they got married."
Xiao Langyan narrowed his eyes: "But when you left, your wife was pregnant. She gave birth to a child for you while you were away, instead of marrying someone else. Do you think it was because she loved you?"
Xu Shou was stunned, where did he start talking?
"She is married to a slave. She is a slave. How dare she choose someone else? Otherwise...otherwise, wouldn't she be stabbed in the spine?"
Xiao Langyan's expression was dark and cold, and he was silent for a long time. He felt that Xu Shou's situation was completely different from his, and it was meaningless to ask him.
Xu Shou's wife didn't have a choice, but Shen Dingzhu had a choice. She fled to a place as far away as Nanzhou. Calculating the time, she probably knew that she was pregnant on the way out of Beijing.
Despite the long journey, she was still willing to carry his child all the way to Nanzhou to give birth. For such a delicate woman like her, it would be much easier to abort the child than to give birth to him.
But she still chose to save their daughter.
The anger in Xiao Langyan's heart faded unconsciously. As he thought about it, he began to feel that he might not lose this love bet with Shen Dingzhu.
She should have him in her heart, but she is too stupid to show it.
Xiao Langyan stood up, dusted his sleeves, and prepared to continue reviewing the memorial.
He pointed at the grapes and said, "Send them to Yaoguang Palace tomorrow so that she can taste the sweetness of the tribute fruits from the Western Regions."
Xu Shou nodded clearly and smiled: "Then the emperor still wants to restrict the use of ice mirrors by the imperial concubine?"
"Restrictions," Xiao Langyan returned to the imperial table, his tall figure buried his head and began to approve the memorial, and said in a cold and majestic voice, "She is too greedy for coolness. If she hurts someday, why don't I go and comfort her?"
Xu Shou lowered his head silently: "I know this."
When did Concubine Shen take the initiative to coax the emperor? Why doesn't he remember?
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Xiao Langyan was too harsh last time, and the marks on Shen Dingzhu's body were still there after five or six days, especially from the neck to the collarbone, so she had to wear a tulle around her neck to cover it up in the summer.
Some areas were even so swollen that they felt uncomfortable even after wearing clothes and rubbing them for a few times. Shen Dingzhu was a little worried about how Xiao Langyan would politely refuse to sleep with her when he came to see her again.
Fortunately, he was very busy and hadn't set foot in the harem for many days.
It was a rainy day, and Xiao Langyan allowed Cui Lianfu's mother to visit the palace. Cui Lianfu and Cui Lianfu were the first to visit Shen Dingzhu.
"My wife, please see the noble concubine." Mrs. Cui's well-maintained appearance is exquisite and dignified.
Shen Dingzhu sat on the chair, slowly raised his hand, and asked her to sit down.
Mrs. Cui and Cui Lianfu sat down together, and Mrs. Cui said gratefully: "I heard from my daughter that the last time Feng Guiren deliberately made things difficult for her, it was you who rescued her, preventing her from drowning in the lake, and giving her dignity, my lord. I really don’t know how to thank you enough."
"I happened to hear from my master that the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry is short of a capable person. I heard that the second brother of the imperial concubine is a casual official of the Ministry of Industry and is very good at building water conservancy projects. I wonder if the imperial concubine can give me a letter of recommendation so that my family can be hired. Master, go visit your brother."
Shen Dingzhu opened her beautiful eyes in surprise.
Cui Shangshu is now a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Personnel. Her brother cannot actually join the court as an official because the Shen family's crimes have not been cleared. Instead, he can only serve as a casual official with Xiao Langyan's permission. Do.
Therefore, it was logical that her brother should visit Cui Shangshu, but Mrs. Cui actually wanted to take the initiative to build a bridge.
Shen Dingzhu was happy for his second brother for a moment.
