The imperial concubine bows down to me

Du Qinning was deeply confidant, and everyone in the palace knew about it.So even though Du Qinning was still just a companion of the prince, in the East Palace, no matter whether it was the officials or the palace people, even out of superficial efforts, they still had some respect for Du Qinning.

So Du Qinning took it lightly, she thought that no one would care what she was holding.Even if she noticed, no one would have time to ask her what it was.

Miscalculated.

Xu also realized that his untimely nervousness seemed too deliberate. Du Qinning tried his best to restrain his gaffe, making himself look more natural, and then replied: "I am planning to wash some changed clothes."

"Oh?" Liu Shuyan looked at Du Qinning playfully, his eyes full of disbelief.But she didn't directly express her doubts, but instead said, "Won't those servants do such trivial things?"

Hearing this, Du Qinning was thinking about how to answer her words, but Liu Shuyan immediately winked at Shuangyu, the maid next to him: "You go and call Eunuch Cao over, I want to ask, Eunuch Cao is fair day what disciplines them here."

Shuangyu has been by Liu Shuyan's side for six years, and she has a little understanding of her temperament, and she is also a sensible master.Although she didn't know where Cao Min was at this time, as soon as Liu Shuyan's voice fell, she responded and walked towards the distance with the two behind her back.

Du Qinning didn't have time to stop her, so she had to secretly glance at Shuangyu who left, her throat seemed to be a little choked up.She didn't know what Liu Shuyan's intentions were, and she didn't know how Liu Shuyan would treat her, but she knew that she must not expose Shen Zhi's identity.

Say nothing.

"The imperial concubine still..." Du Qinning thought for a moment, and when he was about to say something to divert Liu Shuyan's attention, Liu Shuyan suddenly reached out and pinched her wrist.

The face is calm, but there is an irresistible force in the hand.

Du Qinning gritted her teeth and endured it, but in an instant, her face was flushed red.But at the end, she couldn't bear Liu Shuyan's pressure and let go.

Last night when Shen Zhi told her that Liu Shuyan's martial arts were excellent, she was half-believing, but today she really saw it, but she was even more surprised than yesterday.

Her hands were already a little numb, but when she looked up, Liu Shuyan was still standing there like a normal person.

Since the middle clothes were tightly wrapped by the sheets, although the things fell on the ground, fortunately they did not fall apart.Du Qinning subconsciously wanted to pick it up, but Liu Shuyan was one step ahead of her.

"How can the companion be so careless." Du Qinning had just bent down, but Liu Shuyan was already picking up things while talking.

Du Qinning's back suddenly turned cold, but she couldn't grab the things directly, so she could only bite the bullet and try her best to save them: "These filthy things can be handed over to the minister, how can they dirty the noble concubine's daughter's daughter?" hand."

Liu Shuyan didn't care what Du Qinning said, she "accidentally" shook her hand, and the outermost sheet was loosened immediately, and the middle coat, which was slightly stained with red, fell straight between the two of them. The ground in the room is particularly conspicuous.

Afterwards, Liu Shuyan said innocently "Yeah", then stared at Du Qinning as if frightened, waiting for an explanation from her.

If he insisted on explaining it as someone else's property, Liu Shuyan would definitely not believe it, and now there was no other way, so Du Qinning had no choice but to fight himself out.

In order to prevent others from knowing about this matter, Du Qinning quickly picked up the middle coat, covered the red area, and then explained embarrassingly: "Since the imperial concubine and empress have seen it, the minister also Don't hide it from your empress. In fact... the minister is a daughter, and it is only for the convenience of being with the prince, so she wears men's clothing and pretends to be a man."

In fact, she could have a better explanation, but the incident happened suddenly, and she wanted to keep herself looking natural, so she didn't have time to think too much.

Although Du Qinning was still very nervous, she also tried her best to show her shame when her daughter's family was prying into her private affairs, so that Liu Shuyan could be believed more easily.

Liu Shuyan nodded thoughtfully, but then asked mercilessly: "But I clearly saw that the accompanying reader just came out of the prince's bedroom." The implication is self-evident .

"This..." Liu Shuyan asked, and Du Qinning's cheeks turned red again.I don't know whether to be anxious or ashamed.

She said: "I rested at His Highness's place last night."

Hearing this, Liu Shuyan handed the quilt in his hand to Du Qinning, with a smile in his eyes: "I know, I will keep the companion's secret. I just hope that the companion will be more careful in doing things in the future, so as to avoid identity Being spied on by others is not good for you or His Highness."

Du Qinning breathed a sigh of relief, and after thanking Liu Shuyan for his kindness, Liu Shuyan let her go about her own affairs.

Although she had doubts in her heart, she could not question Liu Shuyan face to face. She had to wait and observe slowly in the future to know whether Liu Shuyan's words were true or false.

At this time, Shuangyu hadn't come back yet, Du Qinning walked towards the side hall with lingering fear, Liu Shuyan watched her leave, and then walked towards the main hall door.

However, at a distance of twenty or thirty steps, Liu Shuyan stopped at the door, reached out and knocked the door lightly.

Hearing the sound, Shen Zhi in the inside was waiting for someone to take the initiative to express his intentions, but after waiting for a long time, no one spoke again, so she put in some effort and raised her voice to ask: "Who is it?"

"I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince is not feeling well today, so I will come to see His Highness." Liu Shuyan's lazy voice sounded from outside the door.

Why is she here?Alas, maybe the palace man who was going to deliver the message left too hastily, and was stopped by the noble concubine halfway.

Speaking of which, although Liu Shuyan has been in the palace for six years, she is considered to be Shen Zhi's half-mother in name, but in fact the two hadn't had much interaction before.

Shen Zhi guessed that Liu Shuyan had indirectly killed Wei Qian'er, so he naturally regarded her as an enemy and would not get close to her.And Liu Shuyan, apart from staying with Shen Tianhe, basically had his own things to do, such as reading or embroidery, after all, he would not be so boring that he wanted to get closer to a child who didn't want to have too much to do with him.

So in the past six years, apart from doing some superficial work on some formal occasions, or simply saying a few words when they meet occasionally, they have basically had no other relationship.

Furthermore, Shen Zhi is a man, no matter what, Liu Shuyan is also Shen Tian and the concubine. After all, men and women are different, and she should avoid suspicion.

But today Liu Shuyan took the initiative to visit her in the East Palace uncharacteristically, which made Shen Zhi feel more suspicious of her.

Shen Zhiwei frowned imperceptibly, then endured the unaccustomed feeling and got off the couch, sorted out the messy clothes a little bit, put on the mask, and then walked towards the palace door and opened it.

As soon as Liu Shuyan saw the door opened, he saluted Shen Zhi first according to the etiquette: "The concubine has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Shen Zhi raised his eyes to look at her, but at a glance, he bumped into the tenderness and charm in her eyes.

Not knowing if it was because of a guilty conscience, Shen Zhi only glanced at it, then quickly looked away.She lowered her eyes slightly, pursed her pale lips imperceptibly, and replied to Liu Shuyan: "Your concubine is so polite, get up quickly."

Shen knew that her voice at this time was quite different from that in front of others on weekdays, it was less calm and more childish.

Liu Shuyan straightened up, pretending to glance inside inadvertently, then turned his eyes on Shen Zhi again, and said with a smile: "The concubine came all the way, her legs are a little numb, Your Highness does not invite the concubine to sit in Sit down?"

Hearing this, Shen Zhi was obviously taken aback, and his face became more and more uncomfortable.

After a long silence, she finally raised her eyes to meet Liu Shuyan's, and said with some embarrassment: "Gu has grown up a bit, so I'm afraid it will cause a bad reputation for the imperial concubine." Fastened where you can't see it.

Liu Shuyan also nodded in agreement, but his smile grew stronger: "Has your Highness ever used Chaoshi?"

"Not yet, I'm not feeling well, I just got better." Shen Zhi shook his head in response to Liu Shuyan's question, but he couldn't help but guess what Liu Shuyan's purpose was for this trip.

It's just that Liu Shuyan has no flaws at present, it seems that he really just heard that she took a leave of absence to care about her.

Liu Shuyan glanced at Shen Zhiwu's left hand, then turned to look at the other side, and saw that there was a pavilion, so he raised his finger and pointed to it, raised his eyebrows slightly: "Then why don't you sit in the pavilion with your highness and concubines?" , and ask someone to bring some pastries. The emperor has been away for so long, and the concubines are now concerned about His Highness's recent situation."

Shen Zhi thought, Liu Shuyan probably wanted to grasp her recent movements, so that he could better control her.It's just that she still can't take it lightly, she has to pretend to be more real in front of Liu Shuyan, so that she can rest assured of herself, so that she can have more opportunities to deal with her.

"Okay." Shen Zhi nodded in response, took a step forward, turned around and closed the door, and saw Cao Min and Shuangyu walking towards the two of them.

Shen Zhi has seen Shuangyu a few times, although he has never talked to her, but when he saw her from a distance, he recognized her as Liu Shuyan's close person at a glance.

Seeing Shen Zhi looking behind her, Liu Shuyan also turned around and saw the two of them.She walked a few steps towards the direction they came from, and greeted them, and after Cao Min saluted her and Shen Zhi who was accompanying her, she said: "Eunuch Cao, don't be too polite."

After being excused by Liu Shuyan, Cao Min still didn't dare to stand up, but instead smiled apologetically and said: "I heard what Miss Shuangyu said just now. It is true that I am not strict in discipline, and I asked my companion to do it myself." These things. The slaves will definitely discipline them strictly in the future, and ask His Royal Highness and the imperial concubine to forgive their sins."

After Cao Min stayed in the East Palace for so many years, it was natural for him to be tactful and alert. Although he knew that Du Qinning had her own reasons for doing this, he consciously took the blame on himself.

Du Qinning and Liu Shuyan hadn't talked very loudly before, and Shen Zhi's mind was not outside the hall, so she didn't hear any movement outside, and she didn't know what happened outside just now.Hearing the word "accompanying reading" in Cao Min's mouth, Shen Zhi couldn't help but move his throat upwards, and his heart also rose to his throat.

Could it be... She has already found out?

It's just that Shen Zhi, who didn't know the truth, didn't dare to speak casually, so he could only take two steps forward, standing side by side with Liu Shuyan, and looked at Liu Shuyan's reaction casually from time to time.

Hearing Cao Min's words, Liu Shuyan didn't say much, and after a few casual confessions, he asked Cao Min to call for some snacks and let him retreat.

After Cao Min left, Liu Shuyan instructed Shuangyu again: "Go outside and wait for me, I have something to say to Your Highness."

Shuangyu took the order and withdrew too.

Only Shen Zhi and Liu Shuyan were left. At this time, Shen Zhi remembered the details of last night and Cao Min's words just now, and didn't know what Liu Shuyan wanted to do now, so he became more and more uneasy.

It was the first time for Shen Zhi to use the menstrual belt, and she was not used to it. Although she had tried her best to make herself look more natural, she still only took two steps, and Liu Shuyan could tell that she was walking a little abnormally.

"Do you want the concubine to support His Highness?" Liu Shuyan said, and then directly stretched out the hand that was close to Shen Zhi towards her.

Shen Zhi didn't dare, and hurriedly waved his hand at Liu Shuyan: "No need for imperial concubine, I can do it alone."

Seeing this, Liu Shuyan nodded and retracted his hand without forcing her.

The two walked together silently all the way to the pavilion, and sat down facing each other on the mat.

Yesterday at noon, Shen Zhi played chess with Du Qinning here, the two were equal in strength, and the outcome was undecided for a long time.

When it was time to rest, since they still had business to do in the afternoon, the two stopped temporarily, but told the palace people not to put away the chess pieces, and continued the game when the two of them were free.

As soon as Liu Shuyan sat down, she focused all her attention on the chessboard in front of her, as if she was not the one who just told Shen Zhi that she had something to talk about.

Seeing that Liu Shuyan hadn't spoken for a long time, Shen Zhi, who was sitting opposite her, was on pins and needles.After several times of hesitating to speak, she was finally full of worry, and bravely opened her mouth: "Concubine, do you have something to say to Gu?"

Hearing this, Liu Shuyan looked up at her.

Shen Zhi is like a child, accompanied by the desire for knowledge, a little impatient, a little impatient, looking at her with wide eyes, his face full of curiosity.

Liu Shuyan couldn't help pursing his lips into a smile, holding back his smile, and nodded to her: "Yeah."

Hearing the affirmative answer, Shen Zhi leaned forward a little, pretending to be listening attentively.

"When the concubine came, I met my companion to read. I have also seen the things she held in her hand." Liu Shuyan said these things lightly, picked up a black piece, and the white piece fell. was forced to have nowhere to go.

Just one step, and everything is lost.

Shen Zhi glanced at Liu Shuyan in disbelief, and then set his eyes on the chessboard, feeling a chill in his heart.

Now that I have found out, does this move imply that it will make my life difficult and the whole situation collapse?Is it over before it starts?

It's just that Liu Shuyan didn't make it clear, and Shen Zhi couldn't be sure if she was testing him.In case there is nothing at all, she said that she slipped her mouth and admitted it, then there really is no self-confession.

"Good chess, I didn't expect the concubine to be so powerful. I would like to ask the concubine for advice when I have time." Shen Zhi didn't directly follow Liu Shuyan's words, but said some irrelevant things first, only to realize it later Said, "Qinning just picked up some dirty clothes to wash this morning, but she actually let the imperial concubine see such filthy things, Gu must remind her when she turns around."

Shen Zhi spoke calmly, but no matter how much she pretended, the inconspicuous tension in her expression could not escape Liu Shuyan's eyes.

"Why do you pretend, Your Highness?" As he spoke, Liu Shuyan put away his hands and looked at Shen Zhi opposite him with a smile.

It's over, it's over, she said that, she must have found out, how to explain it?

Did you accidentally hurt that place last night?No, no, such a serious matter, will definitely be passed on to the imperial doctor, if she asks about the imperial hospital, she will definitely reveal her truth.

Did you accidentally spill the cinnabar ink and stain the sheets and coat?That's right, if you are painting on the bed with your legs crossed, it's not impossible to sprinkle it there.

It's just that I don't know how Qin Ninghe explained it to her. Judging by the tone of the imperial concubine, it doesn't seem like Qin Ning gave a suitable reason.If I disagree with her, it will be even more troublesome.

"Gu..." Thinking about it, Shen Zhi was about to insinuate, but Liu Shuyan interrupted her.

"Your Highness has reached the age of fifteen, and some needs are quite normal. You are the crown prince, so you don't need to be sneaky about these things." After speaking, Liu Shuyan also straightened up, with a meaningful smile in his eyes, "If Your Highness likes it, change it." It’s not out of the question for the Japanese Palace to pick some pretty and obedient women and send them to the Eastern Palace.”

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