The imperial concubine bows down to me

Shen Zhi walked along the small road with Cao Min, the road was deserted and uninhabited, it happened to be a good place to have some shady whispers.

From a distance, she saw two palace maids hiding behind the vines and talking about something. At first, she thought it was just some insignificant things that the palace people usually gossip about, but she didn't expect that when she walked in, Shen Zhi realized that the words were all about her. .

Cao Min hadn't heard what the two were talking about, and he was about to move forward, but Shen Zhi quickly pulled him to the side, squatted down, and made a gesture to him before he asked his doubts. Silence gesture.

Seeing this, Cao Min nodded quickly, and put the food box lightly on the ground to avoid any accidents.Although he didn't know the reason for Shen Zhi's sudden movement, he also knew from Shen Zhi's expression that it was not a trivial matter.

In front of the two of them were some dwarf trees about three feet high with lush foliage, Shen Zhi happened to be able to find a suitable posture to see the two maids through the small gap, and he could also hear what they were saying, but the two But the court lady couldn't see her and Cao Min.

"What I said is true. This is Xiaohua, who is serving the imperial concubine, who told me that she saw it with her own eyes. Could it be false?" The slightly taller palace maid cautiously looked around for a week, After confirming that he didn't see anyone, he lowered his voice a little.

The surprised look on the face of the other court lady was even more exaggerated, and she could not believe it in her words: "No way? I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince never likes imperial concubines. We met!"

The maid's voice was a little louder, and the other person quickly patted her hand, signaling her to whisper: "Speaking so loudly, I'm afraid others won't be able to hear you? If the prince really hears it, you and I will lose our heads." Not enough to drop."

It wasn't until the court lady nodded with interest and restrained herself that she continued to explain: "Xiaohua said that the prince has admired the imperial concubine since he was a child, but he couldn't get close to the imperial concubine because of the saint, so it is better not to see each other, so as not to be hurt. The pain of lovesickness. Didn’t the sage go to conquest in person recently? The imperial city is huge, and it’s the biggest one for the crown prince, so she got up her mind and tried to test the imperial concubine and empress.”

"You also know that our imperial concubine is a savage by nature. It is estimated that the prince's job is good. Even if there is a lack of appearance, it is better than suffering from loneliness in the deep palace. Just yesterday, the prince still I sent a sachet to the imperial concubine. What is a sachet? It is the favorite gift of a rich man as a token of love, so why would he give it to someone who doesn’t like it at will?” As she spoke, she seemed to be a little guilty again. After looking around, he continued, "Yesterday, Xiaohua was discovered by the imperial concubine because she told others about this matter, and her fingers were all discounted. I heard that there was Xiaohua's blood all over the Penglai Palace yesterday. I still don't know where she was locked up or if she died directly in Huangquan, since yesterday, no one has seen her."

"Oh my god, it's too scary." The other maid frowned, showing a terrified look.

"I also have a good relationship with you. I only told you. You must not tell others. If you accidentally get killed, I can't save you."

Hearing this, the court lady quickly shook her head and waved her hands: "No, no, I will definitely not tell others."

The two seemed to have reached an agreement, and then looked around timidly, and then sneaked away to find a path.After the two walked away, Shen Zhi stood up from the ground.

She frowned tightly, staring at the place where the two maids were standing for a long time.

Why is it that things that are obviously not there are spread so smoothly among the palace people?Now that court lady will talk to another court lady, maybe the other court lady will talk to someone else after a while.This kind of rumors have been spread ten to ten times, and it is estimated that tomorrow will not pass, and many people in this palace think that I have an affair with the imperial concubine.

The imperial concubine said that the maid named Xiao Hua had spread the news about her private meeting with her lover at night before, and today others also said that Xiao Hua told them what they learned, so what kind of enmity does this Xiao Hua have with the imperial concubine? If you don't complain, you risk your own life to spread these words with others?Or is it that her goal is not the imperial concubine, but that she calculated it early in the morning to be mine?What the imperial concubine said yesterday and will be known within two days, could it be the rumors in the palace that the prince is having an affair with the imperial concubine?

But last night the man was caught and claimed to be the concubine's lover, but his rhetoric matched that of the concubine's, who is real and who is false?Was the fact that the imperial concubine had a lover a non-existent thing from the very beginning, or was it someone who found out about it and deliberately planted a frame to frame it?

The matter was really too complicated. Shen Zhi, who had never experienced intrigue, couldn't figure it out anyway, and couldn't find a breakthrough at all.It seems that if you want to know the truth, you still have to look for it from Liu Shuyan. At least for now, it seems that she did nothing wrong in this step.

After thinking for a long time, Cao Min didn't dare to disturb her. Finally, Shen Zhi sighed heavily, and continued walking towards Penglai Hall without saying a word.

Cao Min's hearing was not as good as Shen Zhi's, so although he was also concentrating on listening, he only heard a few words vaguely, and only knew that what the two said probably had something to do with Shen Zhi.As for what it was, he didn't hear clearly.

He squatted for a long time, his legs were a little numb, before he recovered, Shen Zhi quickly walked in front.Seeing this, he didn't care about other things, and hurriedly chased after him with a limp.But because he was carrying a food box in his hand, he didn't dare to run too fast, so when Shen Zhi arrived at Penglai Hall, Cao Min was already far behind her.

As soon as he arrived at Penglai Hall, Shen Zhi's frown immediately relaxed, and his eyes seemed to be a little bright.She waited for Cao Min for a while, and after he followed up, she took him over together.

Someone from the palace came to salute Shen Zhi, and after she avoided the salute, she took advantage of the situation and asked, "Is the noble concubine in the Penglai Palace now?"

"Yes, the imperial concubine has just finished feeding and is reading in the palace." The palace man replied respectfully but with some fear.

Hearing this, Shen Zhi nodded, and said with a smile: "Gu Lai sent some things to the imperial concubine, please go and inform me first."

"Yes."

The palace maid walked in front, Shen Zhi waited for a while, then followed where she walked.When she walked to the entrance of the main hall, the maid came out just in time.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty invites you in." The maid lowered her head, not even daring to look at Shen Zhi.

"Thank you." After speaking, Shen Zhi signaled Cao Min to hand over the food box to her, and she was going to take it in with a small box of Huazhou orange red in her hand, "You can wait outside."

When Shen Zhi walked into the hall, Liu Shuyan was sitting in front of the table just like yesterday, her gaze had been on her, and the book in her hand had already been put aside by her.

Liu Shuyan watched Shen Zhi walk in front of him, but he didn't stand up and salute her, but pointed to the seat opposite him, and said softly, "Your Highness, sit down."

There was no one around her to serve her, and the palace door was closed by the palace servants outside after Shen Zhi came in. At this time, only Liu Shuyan and Shen Zhi were left in the huge hall.Thinking of what he heard on the way here just now, Shen Zhi couldn't help but shudder.

"Thank you, Concubine." Shen Zhi nodded to Liu Shuyan with a smile, then lifted the hem of his clothes and sat down with her, put the food box in his hand and the small box containing Huazhou orange red on the table, and then said, "Lonely I asked Qin Ning, but Qin Ning didn't know the formula of the mosquito repellent, so she took some precautions to apologize to the imperial concubine."

While speaking, Shen Zhi had already opened the food box.She put the upper pastry on the table, and then took off the grid, and the okra under it fell into Liu Shuyan's eyes.

She looked slightly dazed, then raised her eyes and looked at Shen Zhi with some ambiguity, and said two words with her thin lips: "This is?"

"This is all made by the orphan himself. I hope the imperial concubine will not dislike it. And this is the Huazhou orange that my father gave to the orphan last time. I heard that soaking in water for a long time can keep you young forever and prevent all kinds of diseases." Liu Shuyan looked a little uncomfortable, but still tried to pretend to be natural and explained to her.

Hearing this, Liu Shuyan immediately showed a bright smile on his face.She said: "The concubine was asking His Highness for a favor, if not, forget it, what is His Highness guilty of? However, this is the first time I have heard of the crown prince cooking in person, and I am very honored."

Shen Zhi didn't argue much with Liu Shuyan, she shook her head lightly, then took out the bowls and chopsticks from the food box, handed them to Liu Shuyan, and said: "Go slowly on the road, this okra may be cold already. Concubine Taste it first, if it doesn't taste good, don't eat it."

"Okay, then the concubine will thank His Highness for his kindness first." As he spoke, Liu Shuyan took the bowl and chopsticks, lightly twisted the chopsticks, put them in his mouth and chewed them carefully.

In an instant, Liu Shuyan's eyes were moist, and Shen Zhi blinked, thinking that he had misread.

But it was only a breath, and Liu Shuyan's momentary anomaly disappeared.She seems to like eating this boiled okra very much, but after a while, the okra on the plate has been swept away by her.

"The taste is really good. It seems that His Highness is quite talented in this area. You can try more in the future." Liu Shuyan put down the chopsticks and said half-jokingly, "However, the concubine has already used feeding, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat any more. I will leave this pastry and try it later when I get hungry."

Shen Zhicai doesn't care when Liu Shuyan eats or not, as long as she sees her in a good mood, Shen Zhi feels at ease.

Hearing what Liu Shuyan said, she replied: "I learned it from my mother when I was young. However, my mother not only taught me to cook some simple dishes, but also taught me how to make kites. If the imperial concubine likes it, she will be free someday." Make one for the imperial concubine. This season when the grass grows and the warbler flies is also a good time to fly a kite."

"Okay," Liu Shuyan didn't refuse, and responded with a cheerful smile, "The prince is versatile, and he is very kind to the elders, and the concubine likes it very much."

do you like it?The opportunity has come.

"The imperial concubine is absurd," Shen Zhi also laughed, then paused, and then said, "But speaking of this matter, there is one thing I want to ask the imperial concubine for help."

Hearing this, Liu Shuyan's expression was slightly restrained, he raised his eyes to stare at Shen Zhi, and asked, "Oh? What's the matter?"

Seeing this, Shen Zhi thought that what he said had aroused her suspicion, and he was thinking whether he should not bring up this matter for the time being.But in the next moment, Liu Shuyan laughed again: "Your Highness, don't be nervous. The concubine just couldn't think of it for a while. I was curious about what His Highness wants to help the concubine. It's not unwilling. The emperor trusted the concubine and let the concubine stay in the palace. To assist His Highness, if the concubine can do something, the concubine will certainly share His Highness's worries."

Although he didn't know how much of Liu Shuyan's words were true or not, but hearing what she said, Shen Zhi's heart was still firmer.

"Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that I want to replace the prince and grand teacher. I'm here to ask your concubine's opinion. The grand master is sixty years old, and he hasn't been in good health recently. He keeps coughing, and it's an old problem. If he insists on learning from the prince every day, Lectures will definitely be detrimental to the development of the disease. Therefore, I just want the grand master to go home and recuperate, so that he doesn't have to go out every day to work hard."

After listening to Shen Zhi's words, Liu Shuyan didn't even have a rebuttal, so he asked directly: "Then who does Your Highness want to be the prince and grand teacher?"

Although Shen Zhi planned to let Wei Feng come to Beijing to take up the post if she succeeds, if she said it now, the purpose would be too obvious.So the best way is to let the noble concubine choose someone first, then she will find some suitable reasons to prove that those people are not suitable, and finally pretend to think of Wei Feng unintentionally.

This is the method Cheng Qing used in the past, and it is also very suitable for the present.

So when Liu Shuyan asked, Shen Zhi responded: "The noble concubine's ability to know people is much better than the lonely one. If the noble concubine is willing, this matter will be decided by the noble concubine. Gu believes in the noble concubine."