Shen Dingzhu looked at the night in the cold wind, and the sparkling water on the lake filled with lanterns made her eyes darker and more vivid.
"Just wait a little longer. Today is a good day and the emperor will come."
at the same time.
The bright moonlight shines on the bustling world. During the Lantern Festival, lights are brightly lit everywhere, dragons dance on the streets, and there are fireworks and trees. It’s so lively.
However, in an alleyway outside the imperial city, the Imperial Guards were lined up tightly, guarding the front and rear, and a luxurious carriage was parked in the middle.
The atmosphere is chilly and quiet.
Until a woman's low scream came from the carriage, breaking the silence of the night.
Xiao Langyan was wearing a vermilion round-collared robe, and the golden threads on his body gave off a chilling cold light. His cold eyes were filled with ferocity. The sword in his hand was pointed directly at Sun Qingya's neck.
A trace of blood appeared, which was particularly dazzling on the girl's fair and delicate neck. However, Xiao Langyan showed no mercy. Instead, he put slight pressure on his wrist, and the sword edge cut out beads of blood.
Sun Qingya snorted, with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty..."
"Don't call me like a noble concubine. Don't think that I don't dare to kill you." Xiao Langyan's tone was cold and sharp, cruel and devoid of any emotion.
In his deep black eyes, Sun Qingya was wearing a Mingyue dress exactly like Shen Dingzhu, but she didn't have her charm, and instead cried very fragilely.
With the same soft figure, Sun Qingya has a childish feeling of a flower that has not yet bloomed. She deliberately put on Shen Dingzhu's clothes and pretended to be Shen Dingzhu's posture and tone, but they were completely different.
Shen Dingzhu had never cried so helplessly in front of Xiao Langyan. While shedding tears, Shen Dingzhu waited with a delicate posture for Xiao Langyan to speak up and help her.
Today, Xiao Langyan was going to take Shen Dingzhu out of the palace to see the lanterns and see their daughter on the way. However, the car curtain opened and the woman who came in lowered her head. She looked like her, but she was definitely not her.
After Xiao Langyan found out that it was Sun Qingya, his face fell completely and he directly drew his sword towards her. If it weren't for her father's sake, Sun Qingya would have become a corpse.
At this time, Sun Qingya endured the pain on her neck and cried: "Your Majesty, I really like you. I am willing not to be the queen. As long as you are willing to give me a chance to stay by your side, even as a palace maid." , I have no complaints or regrets.”
Xiao Langyan's thin eyes were dark and deep, with a breathtaking aura: "Does your father know if you do this?"
"I don't know," Sun Qingya trembled all over, like a helpless bird, "Father also advised me not to have such wishful thinking, but Your Majesty... I have liked you for a long time."
Xiao Langyan put down his sword and sneered coldly. Without even looking at her, he just lifted the curtain and gave instructions: "Go and ask Sun Bodong to come and take his daughter back before I lose my patience."
Sun Qingya hurriedly shook her head, tears rolled down her face, and her hair was messy: "Your Majesty! If I don't get your response, I will never give in in this life. Is there really no room for elegance in your heart?"
Xiao Langyan was too lazy to pay attention to her. He stood up and got off the carriage to pick Shen Dingzhu out of the palace in person.
When Sun Qingya saw this, she didn't care about her life. She cried and rushed forward, hugging Xiao Langyan's black boots.
She cried loudly and made people feel pitiful: "Your Majesty, please don't be so heartless. Ten years ago, when you first came to my home, I already liked you."
The time she was talking about was when Xiao Langyan was wooing Master Sun in private.
Xiao Langyan's face turned pale.
Sun Qingya continued: "Your Majesty, you still remember that five years ago, when your carriage passed through the busy city, you accidentally encountered your daughter being entangled by ruffians. You also arranged for your entourage to help rescue the siege. Did you really treat your daughter at that time? Don’t you mean anything?”
She was sure that Xiao Langyan was not a nosy person. If it wasn't for his interest in her, why did he, who was just passing by, help her that day?
Xiao Langyan's eyes were dark, his handsome face was half hidden in the dark moon, and there was a hint of sneer on his thin lips.
"You really know nothing."
One sentence made Sun Qingya feel like she had fallen into an ice cellar.
Her eyes were blank, and next, she heard Xiao Langyan say the most cruel words to her.
"I was in a hurry, and you and the gangsters were blocking the road. I don't know whose daughter you are, and I just wanted to drive you out of the way."
Sun Qingya was as stiff as a stone, tears froze in her red eyes, and the color of her bright yellow dress seemed to dim at this moment.
She murmured: "How could you not know... I clearly thanked you at that time..."
Xiao Langyan raised his eyebrows and looked coldly: "It's okay to tell you the truth. I was rushing to the army to rescue Shen Dingzhu and had no intention of remembering your name, let alone care."
Sun Qingya seemed to have been completely hit in the head, severely shattering the illusions she had had for so many years.
For... Concubine Shen?
Xiao Langyan didn't lie.
Shen Dingzhu didn't know about this either.
At the beginning, the Shen family was punished, and the men were sent to the frontier and the women were slaves. However, Shen Dingzhu was designed by the Fu family and became a prostitute in the military camp.
Xiao Langyan went to the military camp that day to rescue Shen Dingzhu.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Shen Dingzhu bumped into Xiao Langyan's carriage when he was escaping.
Only he himself knew how powerful the sudden intensity in his heart was when he saw her appear.
Xiao Langyan thought about countless possibilities and what reasons he should use to bring Shen Dingzhu home, but her appearance gave him a legitimate reason.
As for the experience of the two people at Juema Temple, it was also a coincidence. After learning that it was Shen Dingzhu that night, Xiao Langyan became more certain of his innermost thoughts.
He would spare no effort to keep this woman by his side.
Xiao Langyan looked at the frozen Sun Qingya, raised his boot and kicked her gently, and watched Sun Qingya roll away with cold eyes, but he was indifferent.
"For the sake of the Sun family, I can pretend that I have never heard of your nonsense. There is no need for you to enter the palace again, let alone talk nonsense in front of the noble concubine. Otherwise, Concubine Du Shu, you will suffer the same fate."
Sun Qingya's heart trembled, she couldn't believe what she heard.
All the important ministers in the court now know that Concubine Du Shu accidentally bumped into Concubine Shen, almost killing her and the dragon fetus.
Therefore, the emperor became furious and had a bloodbath inside and outside the imperial hospital for three days. Concubine Du Shu, the young eunuch she brought with her, and the informants placed in the palace by the Du family were all chopped into pieces.
Not long ago, Mrs. Du wrote a letter requesting to retire and return to her hometown. Xiao Langyan sent someone to deliver a can of stinky meat to him. Within two days, Mrs. Du went crazy and committed suicide.
It's not that the Du family is useless, but that Concubine Du Shu offended Shen Dingzhu and touched Xiao Langyan's bottom line. Therefore, after the Du family was deprived of all rights by the ruthless and cruel emperor, it became a vanishing shadow in the court.
Xiao Langyan prepared to leave with a sullen face. He sent someone to invite Shen Dingzhu, but the one he brought was Sun Qingya, indicating that there was something wrong with the person he placed next to Shen Dingzhu.
Just when his eyes were filled with murderous intent, Sun Qingya behind him suddenly rushed over again and hugged his waist tightly.
"Your Majesty! My dear, please give you one last hug!"
Xiao Langyan looked back and saw that Sun Qingya had actually taken off her outer robe, and her smooth and white shoulders were trembling from crying, like an oriole in the wind.
"Let go." Xiao Langyan completely lost his patience, and his tolerance had reached its extreme.
Sun Qingya, however, hugged his waist tightly as if she didn't know whether to live or die.
Just when Xiao Langyan was about to attack her, Shen Dingzhu's voice came from outside: "Did the emperor's people spread the wrong message and asked the concubine to wait at Qinxin Lake, but the emperor himself was here."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Dingzhuyu lifted the curtain with his hand, and his smiling eyes froze completely when he saw the scene in the carriage.
