Shen Dingzhu's movements were surprised.
Looking at Princess Xuan’s reaction, King Xuan only gave her one?
Thinking about it, King Xuan was promiscuous and had countless concubines in his palace. I'm afraid the other two might have been given to some beautiful concubine.
Shen Dingzhu put down the flower cup: "You don't know?"
Princess Xuan's face softened and she smiled dryly: "I know, the prince always loves me, but I don't know what he plans to make and send it to me this time."
Princess Kang smiled apologetically and put the matter aside for the time being.
The few of them didn't chat for a while, but Shen Bi glanced not far away and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, the Emperor is here."
The palace attendant lifted up the hanging veil, and saw Xiao Langyan leading a group of palace attendants walking towards the balcony, followed by two men in rich clothes.
Princess Xuan recognized it immediately and said sweetly: "The prince has also entered the palace. Hey, he became anxious as soon as I left his sight for a while. It really made the queen laugh."
Shen Dingzhu laughed, her hair full of flowers and her face bright: "You don't know how to laugh, as long as you are really happy."
Princess Xuan felt that there was something in her words, and before she could think about it carefully, Xiao Langyan had already brought Prince Xuan and Prince Kang to the balcony.
"What are you talking about, smiling so happily?" Xiao Langyan's tall figure walked directly to Shen Dingzhu and sat down on the futon next to her.
While he was talking, he reached over and touched Shen Dingzhu's hand. He noticed that she was not cold, but he still took off his bright yellow dragon robe and put it on her shoulders.
Princess Kang and Princess Xuan stood up to greet Xiao Langyan. Prince Kang lowered his head honestly and sat next to Princess Kang, somewhat taciturn.
On the contrary, King Xuan was somewhat flattering: "The emperor is not worried about the imperial concubine. He must ask all the ministers to come and have a look. The minister said that they will definitely get along with each other."
Princess Kang raised her head and glanced at Princess Xuan. Shen Dingzhu also saw that after King Xuan said these words, Mrs. Jiang's face turned pale.
She thought it was King Xuan who was coming to see her, but she didn't expect that it was Xiao Langyan who was coming to see Shen Dingzhu.
Shen Dingzhu smiled and said: "Princess Kang is kind, and Princess Xuan is talkative. It's good. I really had a good time chatting."
When Xiao Langyan heard this, his handsome and mature face also smiled a little more, which made him more pleasing to the eyes of both Prince Kang and Prince Xuan.
"Then you can stay for the family dinner tonight."
King Xuan was overjoyed. Xiao Langyan's attitude towards him had always been lukewarm. It was difficult to guess the emperor's intentions. King Xuan lived in fear. Finally, he had a chance to please Xiao Langyan.
King Kang was a little flattered and said hurriedly: "It would be better not to delay the emperor's government affairs."
"What's the point of delaying the family banquet? No matter how busy I am, I have to eat with the imperial concubine." Xiao Langyan laughed, with handsome eyebrows and starry eyes, holding the charming Shen Dingzhu in his arms. He was tall and tall, and the two of them were like one. To Bi people.
With Xiao Langyan around, the others were much more reserved, but Shen Dingzhu was always at ease.
She was half leaning in his arms, and Xiao Langyan asked people to bring fresh fruits from Kezhou as tribute.
When the plate of fire cherries was served on the table, both Princess Kang and Princess Xuan took a second look.
"The fire cherries from Kezhou have been rushed back to the capital for 800 miles. Today is the third day. They are still fresh. You guys have a try." Although Xiao Langyan said this, he took the first cherry with his slender fingers. It was fed to Shen Dingzhu's lips.
Shen Dingzhu was tired of eating, she shook her head slightly, lowered her head and said to Xiao Langyan: "I won't eat it. Yesterday, Imperial Physician Cen just said that fire cherries are a cold thing, so I want you to eat less."
Xiao Langyan frowned slightly when he heard this. He knew that Shen Dingzhu liked sweets. He immediately sent all the sweet fruits sent by Kezhou to Yaoguang Palace. When he heard this, he put the fire cherry into his lips .
"I'll eat it." He said, reaching out and gently caressing Shen Dingzhu's swollen belly, a silent doting gesture, as if to comfort the child inside, telling him that his father had been neglectful.
King Xuan had already tasted two of them, and was filled with emotion: "A merchant once gave me fire cherry wine. I will never forget one sip of it. The taste is extremely sweet and intoxicating. Unfortunately, the quantity is rare. I heard that every year Kezhou presented ten stones of fire cherry wine to the court." , the quantity that can be transported to the capital without damage and taste sweet is less than one stone."
"It is truly my blessing to be able to taste the taste of fire cherries here with the Emperor."
King Kang could not speak like King Xuan, but after tasting it, he nodded lightly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."
He pushed the plate in front of him towards Princess Kang. Both the couple were a little frightened.
At this moment, Chen Heng led a green-robed official to the bottom of the building. Shen Dingzhu glanced at him and was suddenly stunned. She opened her beautiful eyes and looked at the man.
The official was nearly thirty years old, but he was someone she knew very well. He was Master Meng who helped her leave the palace in her previous life, and he was also her father's former disciple.
Xiao Langyan stood up and said to Shen Dingzhu: "I'm going to make some arrangements and I'll be back in a minute."
As he said that, regardless of the presence of King Xuan and King Kang, he naturally kissed Shen Dingzhu's hair. Shen Dingzhu watched him walk down the stairs, staying a little far away, and explained something to Mr. Meng.
King Xuan's whispering words reached his ears: "This Meng Huai has smoke rising from his ancestral grave. He can be supported by Mrs. Du, and the emperor is willing to reuse him."
King Kang answered: "He is talented and is the number one scholar."
After Princess Xuan tasted the fire cherry, she looked at Shen Dingzhu with a smile: "If you ask me, it's all the credit of the empress. You probably don't know that Lord Meng was once a disciple of Mr. Shen. Where is the smoke coming from Lord Meng's ancestral tomb? , but the support of the empress."
One sentence made both King Xuan and King Kang fall silent. King Xuan didn't know the inside story, but Mrs. Jiang used to be Shen Dingzhu's best friend. She had been to Shen's house several times and could see Meng Huai accompanying Prime Minister Shen out of the entrance hall.
King Xuan glared at Mrs. Jiang secretly, blaming her for saying this at the wrong time.
There was a faint smile on Shen Dingzhu's red lips: "The emperor only appoints people based on merit. Master Meng has his own strengths. If Princess Xuan has any objections, just ask the emperor again when he comes back later."
Princess Xuan's expression froze, and her eyes became panicked: "I'm joking..."
At this moment, Shen Dingzhu smelled a burning smell. Before she could look around to find out where it came from, she heard Shen Bi scream: "Princess Xuan, your sleeves are down!"
Princess Xuan lowered her head and saw that it was indeed the case! She immediately turned pale, screamed loudly, stood up, and shouted: "Water! Water quickly!"
She was the closest to Shen Dingzhu, and because of her panic and frantic swing of her sleeves, Shen Bi and other palace officials were frightened. They quickly protected Shen Dingzhu, while the other palace officials stepped forward to hold Princess Xuan.
"Princess Xuan, don't move, the slaves will help you put it out!"
Unexpectedly, Princess Xuan was so frightened that she felt scorching hot on her arm: "It's burning me, oh! Where's the water, bring me some water!"
Shen Dingzhu looked at it with filled black eyes. She didn't know what kind of material Princess Xuan's clothes were. The fire moved very fast, and as she struggled back and forth, it accidentally set fire to the gauze hanging on the side!
The fire suddenly broke out, and the palace people screamed one after another.
Shen Bi immediately helped Shen Dingzhu up and said, "Empress, come down to the stairs first!"
Just as Shen Dingzhu was about to go down the stairs, he was blocked by Princess Xuan who fell to the ground. Like a moving fire, Shen Dingzhu quickly backed away.
All the palace maids exclaimed and screamed.
"It's so hot! It's burning me to death! Help!" Princess Xuan fell to the ground and rolled in pain. Her maids couldn't even help her take off her clothes. Seeing that the fire was getting bigger and bigger, she finally took off her clothes. Got it!
But she didn't have the strength to get up again. She covered her burned and peeling arms and moaned and wailed on the ground.
King Xuan hurried over and kicked her aside because he thought she was in the way.
"Bitch! Don't block the way!" He ran down the stairs in a panic, running for his life without even looking back at Princess Xuan.
King Xuan, who was running down, passed by Xiao Langyan, who was rushing back.
King Xuan quickly grabbed Xiao Langyan: "Your Majesty! The top is surrounded by fire, you can't go!"
"Get out of here!" Xiao Langyan shook off his palm and quickly went up the stairs, ignoring the urgent calls from Xu Shou and other palace attendants behind him.
The tower was surrounded by thick smoke, and the fire was swaying into the sky, making the wooden tower crackle.
"Shen Dingzhu? Where are you!"
"Ahem...Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Shen Dingzhu's voice came from a certain direction.
Xiao Langyan quickly strode forward and saw Shen Dingzhu holding the railing and Shen Bi supporting her. The master and servant moved forward with difficulty.
He walked over, quickly picked up Shen Dingzhu, and turned to walk down. Suddenly, the burning hanging yarn next to him was blown by the wind, and the rising sparks hurriedly burned through his thin eyes.
Shen Dingzhu only felt Xiao Langyan's arms hugging her, and his muscles suddenly tightened. Then, he hugged her, stumbled to the stairs, and hurriedly escaped from the building.
Seeing that the fire was getting bigger and bigger, luckily Meng Huai responded in time. When Xiao Langyan went to rescue people, he had already asked the Imperial Army to get water from the lake, and soon put out the fire.
Prince Kang and Princess Kang hugged each other and huddled in the corner. Princess Kang had fainted. When the fire broke out, they were obviously closest to the stairs, but seeing that Shen Dingzhu hadn't left, they didn't dare to escape before her.
When Princess Xuan was carried down, her breathing was weak. Xiao Langyan arranged for the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat her. He was furious with Prince Xuan and punished him with twenty lashes. At the critical moment, he only thought about escaping!
Xiao Langyan was worried about Shen Dingzhu's health, so he had no time to arrange other trivial matters, so he took her back to Yaoguang Palace and invited Dr. Cen to treat her.
After entering the palace, he placed Shen Dingzhu on the couch. However, when Xiao Langyan raised his head, Shen Dingzhu's beautiful face suddenly lost half of its color.
"Your Majesty, your eyes..."
