Gu Qiang didn't even look at her and said: "Then I'm looking forward to it, but before that, I'm curious. You love Shen Zhongbai so much, but he only lets you be his concubine. From this point of view, you are the one who The one who is worse off than alive?"
After saying that, he took Gu Suliang back to his room. Gu Zhihua rushed up, but was stopped by the maid. The maid whispered to comfort: "Girl, you can't be impulsive. Now she is the princess. You If something is done in her yard that she cannot accept, I will blame you."
How could she not know that identity is everything? It was just because she was holding a breath of anger in her heart. If she couldn't let it out, it would explode.
When he was taken away by the maid, it was already dark.
Gu Qiang, who was sitting in front of the window, looked quietly at the direction of the setting sun, and couldn't help but lament that the day was so scary. Everything was pressing over her like a dark cloud, leaving her with no chance to breathe.
Fortunately, she was used to everything now, but she didn't know... She took out her most precious diary book. Is the queen okay? Is she the same as herself? There are countless things waiting for her to do, and now her mind is haggard.
At this time, the queen was also sitting in front of the table in the study. The candlelight filled this small space, making her heart feel uncomfortable.
Ling'er walked in, first observed the queen carefully, and then said: "Queen, the emperor has already taken action."
The queen turned to look at the candlelight on the table, took a helpless sip of tea, and said calmly: "This is inevitable. Shen Qianshan is so outstanding, and Shen Zhongbai is so jealous. Sooner or later, Shen Zhongbai will not accept Shen Qian. The presence of mountains. ”
Ling'er opened her mouth, hesitated, and finally said sheepishly: "Empress, you are more concerned about the Ninth Prince recently than before... Could it be?"
The queen suddenly raised her head and stared at Ling'er coldly, making the little girl extremely embarrassed. "This slave is talking too much."
Naturally, Ling'er didn't say anything about this matter on her face, but privately she knew better than anyone else that the current Empress had no trace of her obsessive love for the Emperor left, and she cared more about the Ninth Prince than before. Several times more. You must know that the Ninth Prince is still alone today. Naturally, rumors will spread when he is so close to him.
But the Empress didn't care at all. Even Ling'er didn't know what the Empress was doing now.
It seems that he has his own steps and plans, and every step is planned, but he can't find the rules.
It's like... a game of chess where the outcome is known in advance. No matter how you move or how you act willfully, the final result is good anyway.
Although Ling'er felt that the queen was a little abnormal and wanted to remind the queen, she found that the things that the queen cared about happened one by one not long after.
"Tomorrow you and I will go to the imperial study room to rescue Shen Qianshan." the queen said.
Ling'er lowered his head and said helplessly: "The last time you raided the prince's house at night, the emperor was still angry. If you do this now, I'm afraid the emperor will really be angry."
Although Ling'er has never said it before, how could she not know that the Emperor has not been to Weiyang Palace for a long time, and he is not as enthusiastic as before when he saw the Queen. Even if the enthusiasm before was just fake, now it can be said that he is not even I don’t even want to pretend anymore.
This couple, who were so good, were just together for the sake of face. After all, Ling'er felt uncomfortable. She had seen everything the Queen had done for the Emperor, but now that the Queen was left out, this was just right. It shows that it is impossible for a man to put his heart on a woman forever. No matter what this woman did for him.
Early the next morning, in the Guanyang Pavilion in the imperial garden, after three glasses of strong wine, Shen Zhongbai reached out and patted Shen Qianshan, who had just entered the palace but was still warm, and said with a smile: "Since the queen has left, We brothers haven’t drank together like this for a long time.”
Shen Qianshan raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Indeed, the emperor's brother is now managing national affairs and has a heavy burden on his shoulders. How can the king dare to come over and disturb the emperor's brother?"
Shen Qianshan's smile was indifferent and his expression was calm. The wine in the cup had a different taste. He could smell it, but what he couldn't accept was why Shen Zhongbai did this.
He never thought about sitting in a position that was not his own, nor did he think about who he wanted to replace. He just lived his life peacefully. Wouldn't this make Shen Zhongbai happy
"Indeed, I am too tired. The affairs of the world, the affairs of the court, and you..." Shen Zhongbai's eyes were looking into the distance, but when he said this, he turned to look at Shen Qianshan.
This look pierced Shen Qianshan's body like frost in June. Cold sweat broke out on his back. When he turned his head and met Shen Zhongbai's eyes, he realized that he was indeed not joking.
After a long silence, Shen Qianshan laughed slowly and said to him: "Does the existence of Brother Wang embarrass Brother Emperor that much?"
He didn't know what he should do. Maybe Shen Zhongbai could rest assured only after he really disappeared, right
"It's very difficult." Shen Zhongbai nodded. In the distance, a pair of figures gradually approached. They were the queen. Shen Zhongbai was not worried. The queen had always been on his side. In order to secure his throne, she would do anything and get rid of anyone.
"Brother Wang, I'm sorry for you, and I hope you don't blame me." Shen Zhongbai said, with a compassionate expression on his face, as if he was heartbroken, and then pushed the tea cup in front of Shen Qianshan towards him. He pushed, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
The gesture was so natural and casual, just like the countless times before when he invited him to have a drink, but none of those times was the wine containing poison.
Shen Qianshan lowered his head to look at the wine glass, his mind turned over and over again, and finally turned into a comfortable smile and said: "Since the emperor wants me to drink, I will drink."
After saying that, he picked up the cup. When he was about to drink it all, his body suddenly swayed and fell to the side. The cup in his hand was thrown far away and hit the ground. The pieces scattered in all directions.
Shen Qianshan turned his head blankly and saw the queen standing in front of him with an apologetic look on her face. She wanted to help him with her hands, but she was afraid that this would be unethical and did not move.
"Ninth Prince, are you okay? It's all my fault for being careless. Are you injured?" After saying this, he stepped forward to help Shen Qianshan up.
The extended hand was severely beaten back. Shen Qianshan raised his eyes and saw Shen Zhongbai sitting there with a livid face.
"Empress, you really have a lot of fun with the Emperor!" Shen Qianshan stood up, dusted off his robe, and walked away.
When the queen saw that the liquid in the broken cup on the ground turned out to be cyan, she already knew that she had come at the right time. It was the poisonous wine. If Shen Qianshan drank it, he would probably be at the gate of hell by now.
But what do Shen Qianshan's words mean? The queen stood there with her head lowered, having no idea what she had done to make Shen Qianshan scold both herself and Shen Zhongbai.
She was helping Shen Qianshan, couldn't he tell? If he hadn't arrived in time today, he would have definitely drank the poisonous wine, and he would not have survived even with a few lives.
In the end, Shen Qianshan actually said that about herself, and the queen immediately felt very aggrieved, but she still hid her emotions.
Shen Zhongbai turned to look at this woman, the corner of his mouth raised an unknown arc, then he swept everything on the table to the ground, stood up suddenly, and with the unique fragrance of flowers on his body, he was in this huge and seemingly closed place. In the space, the queen felt that her brain was hurting.
"Explain to me, what exactly do you want to do?" Shen Zhongbai's voice was cold, suppressing huge dissatisfaction, and his eyes were cold, as if he wanted to tear the queen into pieces, but he tried his best to suppress it.
The queen slowly raised her head. Since she had already done it, she was not afraid of what others would say. Anyway, what would happen if she just did it
How could Shen Zhongbai have thought that there was no fear at all in this woman's eyes? Where was the awe this woman had for him before, and where was the respect this woman had for him? What about respect? What about worship? All gone! The firmness and calmness in her eyes made Shen Zhongbai's whole body tremble uncomfortably.
"What does your Majesty think this concubine is doing?" The Queen didn't realize that this was the first time she spoke to Shen Zhongbai like this. Her eyes were so cold that even Ling'er next to her found it incredible when she saw it.
It turns out that the empress is so kind, which makes people admire and worry her. She openly challenged the emperor. It is really scary to think about it. After all, there is such a man in this world. As long as he opens his mouth , everyone is on tenterhooks, even their own lives cannot be guaranteed.
It is true that the Queen's position is higher than that of one person and tens of thousands of people, but she cannot stand on the opposite side of the emperor so imprudently, or even anger the emperor. In this case, Ling'er is not ignorant of Shen Zhongbai's methods.
As expected, Shen Zhongbai raised his eyebrows, hid his overwhelming anger, and put on an expression that looked like a smile but not a smile. However, his palms were deeply twisted together, and his ten fingers were snapping. He wanted to slap this slap on the queen. On his face, that face was charming and beautiful. He had spent too long to get and admire her, but now he just felt disgusted when he looked at it.
"What is your attitude when talking to me? You don't know what I am thinking, but you are so unreasonable now. Is it because you have fallen in love with Lao Jiu?" Shen Zhongbai's voice was even trembling, She knew that he was not jealous. The relationship between the two of them was already an empty shell. She had no longer hoped for it. He was just angry and didn't want to be cuckolded by his own woman.