The atmosphere was very tense. Shen Xihe asked Biyu to help her stand up. She walked up to Cui Jinbai and bowed: "I was not thoughtful enough about this matter. I hope Mr. Cui will forgive me."
It's not that she wanted anything from Cui Jinbai. Shen Xihe acted like this because she understood the noble character of the children from aristocratic families. How Bu Shulin kidnapped Cui Jinbai in the past was a matter between them, but this time he kidnapped Cui Jinbai for her, which was very offensive.
Cui Jinbai is the prince's man. How could his confidants not know what the prince feels for Princess Zhaoning
I wasn't angry with Princess Zhaoning, I was just angry about...
Princess Zhaoning looked pale, obviously she had not recovered from a serious illness. Cui Jinbai considered himself a gentleman, and Shen Xihe apologized sincerely. He folded his hands in return: "Princess, please don't blame me. My words just now were inappropriate."
"Sit down quickly. Why are you being polite to him?" Bu Shulin was heartbroken and hurried over to support Shen Xihe, but was separated by the clever Biyu without any expression.
Bu Shulin smiled awkwardly, forgetting that he was a man in the eyes of others.
Cui Jinbai glanced at her coldly, out of sight out of mind, and said to Shen Xihe: "What do you want, Princess?"
Before the prince left the capital, he told them that if Shen Xihe needed anything, they would do their best to help.
"I have a person here. I suspect he is a death row prisoner who was replaced from a prison in Kyoto. I would like to ask Cui Shaoqing to check it out." Shen Xihe handed a portrait to Cui Jinbai. "The person has been dissected and rotten. I have ordered the servants to deal with him."
Shen Xihe is a mysophobe and she would never tolerate a corpse in her house for too long.
The portrait was painted by Xie Yunhuai. Cui Jinbai did not expose Xie Yunhuai's identity, but he still recognized his meticulous brushwork. He glanced at Xie Yunhuai thoughtfully and asked, "Princess, if a death row prisoner is replaced in Kyoto, it should be my responsibility. I still want to know why this person fell into the hands of the princess, and why the princess wants to track him down."
Since Cui Jinbai was invited, Shen Xihe did not think of hiding anything. However, she was weak and mentally exhausted, so Xie Yunhuai took the initiative to tell her the whole story, including what he had found out about Jiannanchun, but he omitted the matter of Ah Dai.
"Is the princess seriously in trouble?" Cui Jinbai's face darkened after hearing this, and he spoke anxiously with concern.
He was too anxious. Shen Xihe, Bu Shulin and Xie Yunhuai all looked at him.
Cui Jinbai also realized that he had lost his composure, but after all, he had been in the officialdom for so many years, so he remained calm and concerned, and did not explain anything to show that he was covering up: "Is the princess in trouble? Do you want to ask the imperial physician to come and see her?"
"With Doctor Qi here, I'm fine." Shen Xihe smiled weakly, "Thank you, Mr. Cui, for your concern. There is another matter that Mr. Cui needs to pay attention to."
Cui Jinbai: "Princess, please speak."
Shen Xihe waved to Ah Dai, and when he came closer, he said to Cui Jinbai: "This child is very talented. The Cui family has a good reputation for learning spring chanting and summer string music, and singing and singing. It is a good place for him to study. Cui Shaoqing, take him there. He will not be in vain in the future."
She had thought of a place for Ah Dai a long time ago and was just waiting for the right opportunity.
"Princess, what did Ah Dai do wrong? Don't you want Ah Dai anymore?" Ah Dai thought Shen Xihe was going to drive him to some other place, and he was a little panicked.