Shen Xihe was very comfortable during her time in the palace. She exchanged letters with her father and brother. Xiao Huayong would come to see her almost every day, and Bu Shulin would only come once in a while.
Shen Xihe spent most of her time reading books and making incense. Xiao Huayong would show her some of the government affairs he handled and chat with her about state affairs. She would also cook and tease the short-lived and the centenarian. Her days passed peacefully.
The noble ladies held a tea party today, a flower banquet tomorrow, and a poetry chat the day after tomorrow. Invitations were handed to Shen Xihe one after another, but she never went once.
Her status was noble, and she was the confirmed imperial concubine of the Eastern Palace. Moreover, she acted in a strong and tough manner, so no one dared to question her.
During this period, Xiao Changqing did not disturb Shen Xihe, but he had found the letters between Shen Xihe and Gu Qingzhi through his own methods. He had a general understanding of the connection between Shen Xihe and Gu Qingzhi.
However, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Not long after he got the item, Xiao Huayong's men took it away from him. Xiao Huayong was unwilling to investigate Shen Xihe, but he was still a little curious. He expected Xiao Changqing to get to the bottom of the matter, so he just sat back and enjoyed the fruits of his labor. In this way, it was not considered that he investigated Shen Xihe.
However, the letters were retrieved and placed on his desk, but he did not open them. There was no signature on the envelopes, both the correspondence and return envelopes. The one belonging to Gu Zexiang had a fish painted on it, and the one belonging to Shen Xihe had a Ping Zhong leaf painted on it.
Ping Zhongye's painting style is obviously inspired by Shen Xihe. As for whether this fish is from the Gu family, Xiao Huayong, who doesn't know Gu Qingzhi well, cannot make a conclusion. However, judging from Lao Wu's reaction, he should be correct.
Therefore, Shen Xihe is Shen Xihe, and Gu Qingzhi is Gu Qingzhi, so he did not open the letters, but returned them to Shen Xihe.
"Your Highness, you..." Shen Xihe was a little surprised when she saw these things. She thought Xiao Changqing would return them to her, but she never thought that the one who returned them to her would be Xiao Huayong.
"I took it from Lao Wu." Xiao Huayong explained, "I was a little curious, and I didn't want your things to fall into his hands."
He looked cautious, fearing that she would doubt him and not trust him. Shen Xihe smiled slightly: "I intended to let His Royal Highness Prince Xin get these things, so as to resolve his doubts, and at the same time..." The smile deepened a little, "By the way, test His Royal Highness Prince Xin's power."
Gu Qingzhi never interfered with Xiao Changqing. The ending of the Gu family was chosen by the head of the Gu family. She had been quietly waiting for the verdict from beginning to end. She had never struggled or resisted, so naturally she would not interfere or care how much power Xiao Changqing had.
Therefore, Shen Xihe did not know Xiao Changqing's background. They might confront each other in the future, so she still wanted to know a little bit about it.
"If you want to know how capable he is, just ask me. Why set a trap yourself?" Xiao Huayong said dimly.
The letter paper from a girl, the specially made one at that, fell into the hands of others, especially men, and Xiao Huayong became jealous again.
Although he tried to keep his tone as calm as possible, could Shen Xihe not hear the sour taste in his mouth
"I also want to know what methods His Royal Highness Prince Xin will use to sneak into my mansion." If the people around are bribed, it will be extremely dangerous, and this can also be used to eliminate them as soon as possible.