Xiwu Palace

Pearl asked in embarrassment, "My lady, King Anling wouldn't really be so..."

Shen Guiren said with an annoyed look, "Stop talking, just pretend nothing happened!"

Pearl hesitated to speak, "But what if the young lady is pregnant? The dates of the concubines' sleeping arrangements are all recorded by the Jingshifang. If the dates of pregnancy don't match... it will be a heinous crime that will lead to the execution of the entire clan!"

"No...I won't be so unlucky!" Shen Guiren herself couldn't tell whether this sentence was said to Zhenzhu or to comfort herself.

Pearl said worriedly, "My lady, just in case, I think you should try to get the emperor to summon you once. If you don't succeed, it's fine. But if you do succeed, you can also have an explanation for the child's life experience."

Concubine Shen herself had forgotten how long it had been since she last slept with the Emperor. Ever since Concubine Rou fell from power, she had never been favored by the Emperor again...

But she never felt sad or cared during this period, because thanks to the glory brought by her father and her own planning and design in the palace, she had sat on the position of noble lady now.

"My lady! What are you thinking about?" Zhenzhu asked when she saw Shen Guiren in a daze.

"Oh, nothing..." Shen Guiren finally collected her thoughts.

"Pearl, please help me dress up. I will go to pay my respects to the Emperor in a moment."

Seeing that her mistress had figured it out, Zhenzhu's frown finally relaxed. She smiled and picked up the wooden comb on the table to comb Shen Guiren's black hair.

After carefully dressing up, Concubine Shen came to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Shen requests to see you!" Xia Lu said

"Lady Shen? Let her in." Xiao Rui said

Concubine Shen walked in with light steps, saluted with a smile and said, "I pay my respects to the Emperor!"

Xiao Rui saw that Concubine Shen was holding something, so he asked, "Get up, what are you holding?"

Concubine Shen opened the box calmly, revealing a chessboard made of exquisite Hetian jade.

"Your Majesty, this is what my father brought to the palace for me to enjoy because he was afraid that I would be bored. Today, I am here to present it to Your Majesty~"

Xiao Rui refused and said, "Since it was sent by the general to Lady Shen for her enjoyment, how can I take away someone else's love?"

Concubine Shen smiled shyly, "But, I just want to enjoy it with the emperor..."

Xiao Rui laughed and said, "Haha, okay, then I will play a game with you!"

The two of them started playing chess.

Concubine Shen pretended to be casual and said, "Your Majesty, I recently got a painting of Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains. Your Majesty, please come to Xiwu Palace tonight and help me to identify its authenticity?"

Having just delivered the gift, he stopped talking about delivering it again at this moment, and deliberately used the method of verifying its authenticity to arouse the emperor's curiosity.

Xiao Rui said without even thinking, "Okay!"

"Okay~ Then I will go back and tell the people in the palace to prepare~" Shen Guiren said with a sweet smile

Xiao Rui then realized that he had been "tricked" by the woman, but he was not angry, because men like women to use some obvious little tricks to win their favor.

"Okay. Okay." Xiao Rui glanced at Concubine Shen and said.

When Concubine Shen was immersed in the sweet love, someone suddenly came hurriedly to report from outside.

"Your Majesty, something bad has happened! Something bad has happened! Your Majesty!" Xiao Fuzi said anxiously.

Xiao Rui said unhappily, "Xiao Fuzi, do you still have any rules?"

After hearing the emperor's reprimand, Xiao Fuzi slapped himself in the face.

Xiao Rui asked, "Okay, tell me, what happened?"

"Lingxiao Palace! The Third Prince pushed down the palace servants who served in Lingxiao Palace!" Xiao Fuzi said

After hearing this, Xiao Rui denied it outright and said, "Impossible! Chen Yi is not that kind of person! What happened to the palace maid?"

"He has fallen to death..." Xiao Fuzi replied timidly.

"Xia Lu, come with me and take a look!"

Xiao Rui simply put down the chess piece in his hand, stood up and left the Yangxin Palace, completely forgetting that Concubine Shen, who had just played chess with him, was still sitting there.

Concubine Shen looked at the half-played chess game on the table and lost interest immediately. She looked at the emperor's back as he walked away. If it was Song Qingwan sitting here playing chess, would the emperor have left without saying a word? Or would he have taken her with him?

In the Lingxiao Palace

The emperor came in a hurry and saw little Chenxi crying in the arms of the eldest princess Chenqi. He must have been frightened, so he quickly scolded, "What are you doing! Take all the princesses away!"

The palace servants then hurriedly took Chen Qi and Chen Xi away.

Xiao Rui looked at the chaotic scene and asked, "What exactly is going on?"

The second prince Chen Yu was the first to speak and answered, "It was Chen Yi! Chen Yi pushed the little eunuch down!"

The third prince Chen Yi shook his head helplessly, "Father, I didn't, I just passed by him..."

The two of them had different opinions. Xiao Rui looked at his two sons and was in a dilemma. Who was telling the truth?

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