Reborn Princess

The boiling hot soup spilled down. Zhou Cechen immediately reached out and blocked the whole bowl of soup with one hand. The soup spilled onto the robes of Shen Xilan and Zhou Cechen.

Looking at the red scalded hand, Shen Xilan's eyes suddenly turned cold. She held Zhou Cechen's wrist and looked at the palace maid who had knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me..." The palace maid knelt down in panic and kowtowed to beg for mercy.

Cao Shuyi, who was sitting in the main seat, glanced at the people in the hall when she saw this. There were actually some blind people who were using tricks at the palace banquet she hosted.

Zhou Hengyan held Cao Shuyi's hand and signaled her not to worry.

Shen Yanlan stared at the palace maid. "Let you go? If the person behind you knew that you splashed water on someone you shouldn't have, would she let you go?"

Shen Xuanhan's tone was cold, without a trace of warmth. As soon as she said this, the maid said in a trembling voice, "This servant was careless, no one instructed me to do so. Please, Your Highness..."

The people around were even more surprised after hearing Shen Lilan's words. Shen Lilan actually pointed out directly that this was not an accident.

Before she could finish her words, Shen Yanlan had already lost her patience. Cao Shuyi opened her mouth and ordered Xi Yuan who was standing beside her, "Take Prince Ding'an and the princess to the side hall to change clothes, and call Imperial Physician Han to treat Prince Ding'an."

"Yes."

Xi Yuan took Shen Lilan and Zhou Cechen out of Qingyuan Hall and walked along the corridor to the side hall. Xi Yuan asked people to prepare two rooms. Just as the palace maid who was leading the way was about to take Shen Lilan to another room, Zhou Cechen grabbed Shen Lilan's hand.

"With me."

Shen Xilan felt relieved when she heard Zhou Cechen's words. In her previous life, when she was taken to that room by a palace maid to change clothes, Zhou Chao broke in and tried to do something indecent. Fortunately, Zhou Cechen arrived in time to stop Zhou Chao. However, after that incident, people in the capital began to talk about her behind her back.

She was thinking about how to talk to Zhou Cechen when he pulled her hand.

Shen Lilan nodded.

Doctor Han arrived in time with a medicine box, and after examining Zhou Cechen's injuries, he cleaned them.

"Your Majesty's hands are slightly burned and need to be treated with medicine every day. Do not touch water for three days."

Shen Xilan frowned slightly and looked at Zhou Cechen's hand. This was the injury he suffered.

Liu Chun, who was in the corner, left the room when no one noticed him. Xi Yuan, who was waiting at the door, saw Liu Chun coming out and asked, "How is the prince's injury?"

Liu Chun: "The prince is fine, but he and the princess are a little thirsty after being out for so long. Please bring some tea, sister."

Xi Yuan ordered the palace maid beside her to prepare.

Inside the room, Shen Lilan was applying medicine to Zhou Cechen with a small medicine grinder. The two of them were sitting on chairs, very close to each other.

Shen Lilan stared at the wound intently and moved gently, for fear of hurting the man next to her.

Zhou Cechen looked at Shen Lilan with dark eyes.

Shen Xilan put down the medicine grinder in his hand and looked at Zhou Cechen. His eyes met Zhou Cechen's dark eyes and his heart beat faster.

Birui came in with a robe and said, "My queen, you can change now."

Shen Xilan put down the medicine grinder and stood up immediately as if he had met a savior. Zhou Cechen turned his back when he saw this.

After helping Shen Lilan change her clothes, Birui tactfully left the inner room.

Shen Lilan paused and said, "My Lord, I will help you change your clothes."

Zhou Cechen hummed softly.

This was the first time in Shen Xilan's two lifetimes that she changed Zhou Cechen's clothes. Although she was not familiar with the steps, she had a nanny to teach her before she got married, so she naturally knew how to do it.

Shen Lilan untied Zhou Cechen's belt, and the two of them seemed to be hugging each other.

Zhou Cechen's Adam's apple rolled as he looked at the woman in front of him who was hugging him.

After changing clothes, Shen Lilan lowered his head to tie the jade pendant on Zhou Cechen's belt. When he touched the jade pendant, Shen Lilan was slightly distracted.

In my previous life, this jade pendant had been with me for eight years. Zhou Cechen gave it to me after he went to war, and he said, "Wait for me to come back." But it never came back.

Liuchun came in with tea at this time. "Sister Xiyuan asked the maid to bring tea over. The prince and princess drink it to sober up."

After Shen Lilan finished tying the knot on his hand, he turned around and looked at Liuchun, who felt guilty.

"let it go."

"Yes."

After putting down the tea, Liu Chun walked out.

Shen Lilan walked towards the tea on the table but was grabbed by the wrist by Zhou Cechen.

Zhou Cechen whispered, "Don't drink."

Shen Xuanlan's eyebrows moved and he heard Zhou Cechen continue, "Your maid behaved improperly. Last night, my people found some aromatic medicine in her room."

After hearing what Zhou Cechen said, Shen Xilan was not surprised. She had already known who Liuchun belonged to. She suspected that it was Liuchun who put the calligraphy and paintings in the carriage that day. She also tried to test her. Who was Zhou Cechen? He would naturally send people to investigate.

"Aromatic medicine?"

Zhou Cechen was surprised that Shen Xilan didn't mind him asking someone to check her personal maid, and asked him what kind of medicine it was.

Zhou Cechen coughed lightly and said, "A medicine for men and women...for lovemaking."

There was silence in the room.

Shen Lilan blinked her eyes. Why did she ask this question?

"Lan'er, I didn't do this on purpose, I was just afraid..."

"I know."

Zhou Cechen paused, and then he heard Shen Lilan say, "I don't mind this matter. She secretly hid the medicine, and she must have intended to do something wrong. Since it involves you and me, why would I mind?"

"Besides, you and I are husband and wife. How can I blame you if you are afraid that someone around me will hurt me?"

After hearing what Shen Xilan said, Zhou Cechen suddenly felt a little agitated, and he calmed himself down.

Shen Xilan continued to walk towards the two bowls of tea. She picked up the cup and walked to the window, pouring the two bowls of tea into the flowerpot.

"Don't let her know."

After Shen Lilan finished speaking, there was a cry of surprise from outside the house.

After Zhou Cechen and Shen Lilan looked at each other, Zhou Cechen took Shen Lilan's hand again.

At this time, the door was opened and Birui and Liuchun came in. "My Lord and Princess, something happened."

"What's the matter?"

Bi Rui said, "Prince Huaiyuan got drunk and raped and killed a maid in a room in the side hall."

Shen Xilan frowned slightly. This incident did not happen in her previous life. Could it be that the whole course of events changed after she and Zhou Cechen returned to the same room?

"Do the Queen and the Emperor know?"

"Sister Xi Yuan has already gone to report it."

"Go over and have a look."

The room in the side hall was surrounded by palace guards, the door was half-closed, the palace maids all had serious faces, and several princesses and ladies looked at each other worriedly. For a moment, everyone was in panic.

When they saw Zhou Cechen and Shen Lilan coming over, they showed some unnatural expressions on their faces.

"The person in the room is not Princess Ding'an." A lady in the corner whispered to the lady next to her.

They heard from the palace maids that Prince Huaiyuan had defiled a lady in a side hall, and since only Shen Xilan went to the side hall to change clothes, they thought it was her and wanted to come and watch the fun. Unexpectedly, the person inside died, but Shen Xilan walked over unharmed.

"Greetings, Your Majesty and Princess." Everyone bowed.

Zhou Cechen and Shen Lilan walked towards the room. Before they entered, they smelled a fragrance from the room. Zhou Cechen frowned and did not move forward with Shen Lilan.

He looked at the ladies behind him and asked, "Why are you here?"

When asked this by Zhou Cechen, they all lowered their heads guiltily.

Naturally, everyone wanted to see a joke, but they were unexpectedly frightened by the scene in the room.