The imperial concubine bows down to me

Liu Shuyan didn't respond to Shen Zhi's words, and the sound of breathing gradually became shallower.

Shen Zhi knew that martial arts practitioners were sensitive by nature, so even though Liu Shuyan was already asleep, she still whispered to her: "Let's go today, and come to find the imperial concubine another day."

After all, seeing that Liu Shuyan was still not moving, Shen Zhicai reached out and carefully removed Liu Shuyan's hand around her body.She moved the pillow again so that Liu Shuyan could rest on it, and felt that her shoulders were looser, so she dared to take a breath.

It's just that when Shen Zhi made such a move, the faint peach blossom fragrance from Liu Shuyan's body rushed into her nose uncontrollably.

It smells really good.

Shen Zhi thought about it, stood up from the bed, and couldn't help squatting down to stare at Liu Shuyan for a while.In fact, Liu Shuyan was born with a cool demeanor. In Shen Zhi's eyes, she looked a bit like Wei Qian'er, even the fragrance on her body.

In fact, if it was possible, why wouldn't Shen Zhi want to be like her, like Wei Qian'er, wearing a fairy skirt or a skirt, with a loved one, and only for that one person?But because she was born in the royal family and possessed such a special status, she could only restrain herself from thinking about these things in order to take on this unusual responsibility.

After watching for a long time, Shen Zhijing's thoughts flew away inadvertently.It wasn't until Liu Shuyan turned over at some point that Shen Zhi realized that it was time for him to leave.

She got up and wanted to leave, but before she left, she subconsciously turned her head and glanced at Liu Shuyan again, seeing that the quilt on her body was a little messed up, she finally turned around, covered her with the quilt, and then tiptoed back from the original road gone.

There was no one outside the door, so Shen Zhi used the pillars to go around to the opposite palace wall, and then followed the palace wall to the corner where he had just come.

At this time, Du Qinning was no longer there, Shen Zhi looked around, and carefully searched the vicinity, but did not see her.To be on the safe side, after searching for nothing, Shen Zhi decided to go back to the East Palace to see if Du Qinning encountered anything before going back before making plans.

Shen Zhi had already gone back and forth between Penglai Hall and Lizheng Hall several times at night, so even without Du Qinning walking in front of her this time, she still escaped the patrolling guards and returned to Lizheng Hall. .

After she changed her clothes, she opened the darkroom and walked in.Just as she expected, Du Qinning was indeed here, which made the stone hanging under Shen Zhi's heart fall to the ground in an instant.

It's just that Du Qinning wasn't the only one in the dark room, there was another man in night clothes whose mask was removed and tied to a pillar in the house with a thick straw rope, with a cloth ball stuffed in his mouth.Du Qinning stood in front of him, as if he was talking to him just now.

Du Qinning turned around when she heard the movement, and seeing that it was Shen Zhi who came in, she hurriedly greeted him: "I originally wanted to bring this person back and deal with it properly before I went to pick up His Highness, but I hope His Highness will forgive me before I have time .” It’s not difficult to hear that her words are full of apologies.

Shen Zhi shook his head, indicating that he didn't blame her.But her eyes fell on the man in black, and she couldn't help frowning, and asked very solemnly: "Qinning, who is this person?"

In fact, when he asked this question, Shen Zhi already had an answer in his heart.Du Qinning agreed with her to wait for her at the place when she came, and the man in black who was caught by Du Qinning there and wanted to bring it back was probably only Liu Shuyan's real lover.

"I was afraid that he would yell and yell on the road, so I didn't let him talk. The minister just came back, so I haven't had time to ask." Du Qinning answered truthfully.

Shen Zhi lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.She walked slowly towards the man, exchanged a glance with him, and then looked him up and down.

He is different from the man in black who trespassed in the palace in Shen Zhi's stereotype, he is not the kind of burly and fierce-looking person, but thin and thin, with a bit of delicate appearance.Looking carefully, his eyebrows and eyes are indeed somewhat similar to Shen Zhi, no wonder even Liu Shuyan would admit his mistake in the dark.

It turns out that the imperial concubine really likes this type.

Shen Zhi snorted coldly in his heart, then stretched out his hand to take off the cloth in his mouth and threw it aside, staring at him and asked calmly, "Who are you? Why do you want to break into Penglai Palace at night?"

Although the man was unable to move, he was not willing to show weakness.He turned his eyes away, refusing to look at Shen Zhi and Du Qinning: "His Royal Highness has personally gone to the Penglai Palace, shouldn't you be very clear about who I am? It's just that I never expected it, Su Ask His Highness the Crown Prince who is purely obedient and dislikes womanizers, the reason behind it is that His Highness the Crown Prince actually likes noble concubines. No wonder, no wonder."

"Tell me, who are you, what are you going to Penglai Hall, and who sent you?" Although Shen Zhi's tone was still calm, she had already frowned, and there was some murderous intent in her eyes when she looked at the man.

Hearing this, the man made a "cut" pretending to be calm, but in the end he was still a little scared. After looking at Shen Zhi and Du Qinning, he said resentfully: "I just seem to be in line with the appetite of the imperial concubine and empress." , and know a little bit of kung fu, and was favored by the prime minister as a gift to the imperial concubine and empress as ordinary people. As for why you want to go to the Penglai Hall, your highness, you should stop pretending to be pure here, you and your companion are so late I am also in the Penglai Palace, so can I think differently from mine? Isn’t it because we came into the palace to make the imperial concubine feel comfortable, and also make myself comfortable?”

After finishing speaking, he saw that Shen Zhi's face remained unchanged, so he pursed his mouth a little guilty, and said in a broken jar, "It's just that I took the prime minister's money and wanted to do things for the prime minister. You can't blame me."

Obviously, Shen Zhi didn't believe what he said at all.Liu Xiuyun can occupy the position of prime minister at a young age, how could he be so stupid as to send such a loose-mouthed person into the palace at random?After weighing it up, she felt that the Taiwei Liu Shuyan told her just now was more reliable.

"If you don't tell the truth, Gu will cut your tongue with a knife." Shen Zhi threatened.

Hearing this, the man immediately put on a distressed expression: "Oh, Your Highness, what did I lie to you for? This person, don't they all have emotions and desires? The sage went to the border to fight, I don't know when I can come back, the imperial concubine is alone in the palace, isn't it normal to have a little thought?"

"Didn't you go to the Penglai Palace, Your Highness, and hide women secretly in the East Palace? Comparing your heart to heart, you should also understand the imperial concubine and empress."

Shen Zhizheng was wondering why he would say that suddenly, and when he moved his eyes, he saw the thing he had just replaced, although it was a little out of sight, but it made her understand.

Du Qinning heard what he said, and noticed that Shen Zhi was looking over there, so he took the initiative to go forward and pick up the thing: "Your Highness, I will go out first."

Shen Zhi nodded, and after Du Qinning left, she fixed her eyes on the man again: "Have you seen your true face, imperial concubine? Have you heard your voice?"

"That's not true. The prime minister won't let me talk to the imperial concubine or take off my mask. Besides, these lonely men and widows are fighting firewood. Who cares what they look like and what they say? If you want to listen to the voice, that's fine." To listen to do..."

"That's enough." Shen knew that the person would say something unpleasant next time, so he quickly stopped him, and said with some doubts, "Seeing how dissolute and rude you are, how can the imperial concubine like you?" I don't know this sentence Whether she was speaking to that person or to herself.

Hearing this, the man moved his eyes left and right, and after hesitant to speak, he finally said: "That...that's different, of course he will be gentler to the beauty, if Meng Lang scares the beauty too much That would be bad. But His Highness the Crown Prince is not a woman, so if two big men say these things, is it possible that they still have to be cryptic?"

It's a pity that Shen Zhi was thinking about other things in his heart, and didn't pay attention to the abnormality of that person before.Only after hearing what he said, she looked up at him: "Do you have evidence?"

He is a person with no status, but he speaks so casually when facing the prince of the dynasty. At the beginning, he even has no fear on his face. No matter how he looks or sounds, it doesn't seem true.If he had no evidence, he must have planned to frame Liu Xiuyun deliberately after he was discovered.

Hearing Shen Zhi's words, that person seemed to really think back carefully.After a while, his eyes moved as if he suddenly thought of something, and Shen Zhi's heart also fluctuated with his expression.

"There is indeed evidence, but you have to promise me, Your Highness, and you will let me go after I say so. If His Highness disagrees, I will die anyway, so why betray others?" Sell ​​off.

Shen Zhi didn't plan to kill him at first, thinking that if he kept him, he might be a witness in the future. Hearing what he said, he naturally readily agreed: "I promise you, just say it."

"There is a red birthmark on the back of the imperial concubine. Your Highness, please go and see for yourself, and you will know whether what I said is true."

This thing is very tasteless, even if Shen Zhi tries to find out if what he said is true, at most it can only prove that he is really Liu Shuyan's lover, and it does not explain who sent him, nor can he be the one who made him Evidence that is directly convincing to others.

After all, even if he was absolutely sure that this matter was true, he would not be able to ask Shen Tianhe for verification, nor would he be able to take off Liu Shuyan's clothes in public to see when he was talking to others.

Hearing this, Shen Zhi took a deep breath: "Is there anything else?"

"No, what evidence is there? Why don't His Royal Highness come down to smell the smell left by the imperial concubine on me a few days ago? Or...how about His Royal Highness ask the imperial concubine directly? If the crown prince Your Highness is interested in the imperial concubine, you can tell her directly, and she will definitely accept you."

What he said was quite true, even Shen Zhi couldn't help but start to doubt it.

Shen Zhi asked again: "Why are you not afraid of Gu, and dare to talk to Gu so unabashedly?"

"I've already been caught here by His Royal Highness and my companion. It's useless to be respectful or not. It's better to relax yourself. Maybe His Royal Highness will find me interesting, and then put Did I put it back?" As he spoke, he even raised his eyebrows, "You mean, Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

As a woman, Shen Zhi felt that this man was disgusting no matter how she looked at it.If it wasn't for her not being able to act rashly at this time, she might want to drag him out and beat him severely to grind his temper.

Not long after, Du Qinning came back.Shen Zhi cross-examined that person with her for a long time, but he couldn't spit out anything useful other than repeating what he had said over and over again.

Although Shen Zhi was furious, there was nothing he could do about him.After discussing with Du Qinning, she planned to lock him in a dark room first and then in a small room next to it, and then go to force him to confess when she thinks of a way in the future.

In order not to let that person hear, the two of them left the dark room when they were talking about other things, and talked in a low voice as much as possible in the main hall.

Shen Zhi told Du Qinning everything that Liu Shuyan had said to her tonight, and Du Qinning was also silent for a while.

The man said that he was sent by Liu Xiuyun, but Liu Shuyan said that his lover was the bargaining chip that Li Mi exchanged with her.Which of the two is true, and what does the liar intend to do?

Shen Zhi and Du Qinning thought about it over and over again, and after discussing it several times, they still didn't come up with a reason.The information the two of them had was too limited. When Liu Shuyan and the man in black spoke differently, they couldn't even tell who was real and who was fake.

"Forget it," Shen Zhi finally shook his head, and proposed a non-solution method, "I can't find a breakthrough in the imperial concubine's place, so if I go to pay a visit to King Jin and the prime minister tomorrow afternoon when I have time, maybe I can get it from here." They saw some clues there."

This is the only way now.

Du Qinning nodded and responded: "The minister will also take a leave of absence with Master tomorrow, and go with His Highness."

"There's no need to delay. If you don't go, the Taifu will definitely ask about it. It's hard to explain. You can go alone, and you can be more flexible when talking to King Jin." Shen Zhi shook his head again.

"Alright."

After Du Qinning left, Shen Zhi lay on the bed, the surroundings became quiet, but her heart was still in a mess.After staying up most of the night, lying on the bed and thinking about many things, she finally fell asleep gradually in a state of bewilderment.

The next day, Shen Zhi got up early as usual, and went to Prince Learning together with Du Qinning after the morning meal.Gongsun Jing still only talked about some content from the Book of Songs today, but Shen Zhi noticed that his cough seemed to be more serious than yesterday.

After returning from the Prince's study, according to last night's plan, she was supposed to go out of the palace and bring some things to the Prince Jin's mansion to "reminiscing about the old days" with Shen Tai, but what she didn't expect was that she just came out of the Lizheng Hall and met him head-on. On the uninvited Shen Tai.

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