Early the next day, Shen Miao entered the palace.
Luo Xueyan and Shen Xin were not worried about her, so they asked her to bring many guards. But the guards of the Shen residence could not follow Shen Miao at any time, and when they arrived at the palace gate, they would have to wait outside.
Before Shen Miao left, she put on almost all the large and small jewelry that Xie Jing Xing gave. Regarding Ming Qi's palace, she was never afraid to report the greatest malicious speculation, but she was only afraid of any accident, so she was fully prepared.
When they arrived at the gate of the palace, Gu Yu and the others were waiting outside along with the guards, and Shen Miao was led by the palace maid towards the Kunning Palace. Along the way, the palace maid was a little strange, the road from the palace gate to Kunning Palace was not easy, it had to go around several corridors and there were also many gardens, but Shen Miao was familiar with the way, and even some old ones were loose. The steps to the next step, without the palace maid reminding, just lifted their feet and walked over. The palace maid was suspicious, could it be that Shen Miao came to Kunning Palace once and remembered this road so well and did not make any mistakes
Unexpectedly, this Kunning Palace was the place where Shen Miao lived in the previous life, and every grass and tree had already been remembered in his heart. Therefore, in the face of grand decorations and delicate displays, they would turn a blind eye, but if they looked seriously, one could see the flash of disgust in Shen Miao's eyes.
These other people don't know.
When they arrived at Kunning Palace, the maid was combing the queen's hair, Shen Miao waited for a long time and the queen let her in.
Concubine Dong Shu didn't come here today, only the queen is the master. She was wearing a somewhat formal court dress, with a nine-headed phoenix hairpin on her head, her makeup was precious, and she felt a sense of oppression.
Shen Miao glanced at it and understood in her heart.
Is this really when she is a little girl who is not familiar with the world, trying to intimidate her with royal majesty? Force her to take the initiative to let go? No wonder Luo Xueyan was deliberately supported, if Shen Miao was really a sixteen-year-old girl, dressed so formally as the Empress, and there were a few threatening words in her words, she felt that she was alone and helpless, and she was panicked, maybe she would be stunned. Let go of what happened.
But Shen Miao was just a little girl. The person in front of her is the queen. The queen she was in her previous life has more knowledge, a bigger frame, and has suffered more hardships than this one, so this idea of hustle and prestige is really not taken seriously. Shen Miao lowered her eyes and gave a humble smile.
The queen frowned slowly. Shen Miao's reaction was a little different from what she thought, she did not know whether Shen Miao was deliberately pretending to be confused or was originally stupid, her eyes fell on the bracelet on Shen Miao's wrist, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she smiled, "The water head of this bracelet is very good. Yes, come forward and let this palace take a look."
Shen Miao stepped forward according to her words and the Queen took Shen Miao's hand. The bracelet is a rare jade material that I don't know where I found it. It is green and mellow. Just as she was about to compliment a few words, she heard Shen Miao smiling, "Hui Niangniang, the hairpins and necklaces and earrings of the servants are also very beautiful."
The queen was taken aback, but she actually looked at it seriously. The corners of her mouth twitched involuntarily. The cat's eye hairpin was matched with pearl earrings, and the pearl earrings were matched with an amber necklace. As for bracelets and bits and pieces Not to mention the jewelry hairpin. Obviously, they are all precious jewelry with exquisite craftsmanship. The Empress suddenly did not want to praise Shen Miao jewelry and even lost interest in the bracelet. It was hard to express the contempt in my heart. At first, I said that Miss Shen was a scumbag who only knew gold and silver. Later, I thought that she had changed her face. Looking at it today, she didn't lose her shape at all. When she thought of marrying Shen Miao to the Crown Prince, the Queen was unhappy, if it was not for Shen Jia Bingquan to be able to help the Crown Prince, the Queen would not be willing to let such a vulgar woman marry into the East Palace.
The Empress put down Shen Miao's hand and said, "Ben Gong is here today because I want to talk to you." She sighed and said, "I mentioned it to your mother that day, but now you are not engaged, you are just the right age, Ben Gong seems to like it, and some of you are a matchmaker. Naturally, Ben Gong will not be hard on others, and you need to like it as a matchmaker."
Shen Miao lowered her head and did not speak.
The queen patted her hand: "Do you think this palace is doing well? The scenery is not beautiful."
Shen Miao sneered in her heart, but answered with a smile on her face, "Niangniang is living very well and is very beautiful."
"Marrying into the royal family and being spoiled and protected by powerful people, every woman can live a good and beautiful life. This palace has good luck. Now you also have such a good luck, do you want to live a good life? scenery?"
These words were almost meant to be seductive, the corners of Shen Miao’s lips lifted slightly, but her words were humble and frightened, she suddenly knelt down on the ground and said, “The servant girl is now doing well, Wan Wan Don't dare to take pictures of others, let alone compare yourself with the goddess, and ask the goddess to spare the lives of the ministers and daughters!"
The queen was stunned. She did not expect Shen Miao to react like this, there are not a few people in the world who want to climb the high branch and become a phoenix, the Empress knew that all women always have some kind of vain heart, she used herself as an example to seduce, Shen Miao's age Xiao Yi was easily persuaded, and was afraid that she would not be moved. As long as Shen Miao relaxed a little and followed her words, the royal family could justifiably push the initiative to the Shen family. Even if you want to be a robber, you always have to cover up a bit.
Who knew that Shen Miao reacted this way, without any temptation, without hesitation, but rather fear
The queen thought angrily, is it so scary to be the queen? Or this young lady from the Shen family was actually timid as a mouse and as stupid as a bull.
It's really a piece of mud that can't hold up against the wall.
In the following time, no matter how euphemistic the Empress was, whether it was severe or gentle, Shen Miao had a humble and frightened appearance, but it was this appearance that her mouth was tight and could not be swayed by a loose word. come out. In the end, the Empress was a little angry and let Shen Miao go back very displeased, only thinking that this matter would not work out from Shen Miao, and had to discuss new ways with Emperor Wen Hui.
Because when the Empress let Shen Miao go, she was very dissatisfied with Shen Miao's attitude in the end, and even the maids who brought Kun Ning Palace did not care much about Shen Miao, so she handed Shen Miao to a passing little eunuch outside. Let the little eunuch send Shen Miao out of the palace.
The little eunuch naturally agreed.
The little eunuch led Shen Miao to the outside of the palace and turned a few corners. There were many palaces in the deep palace, except for some of the side palaces where the concubines lived, most of them were the huts where the eunuchs and maids lived. This little eunuch took Shen Miao to all the secluded places and when he was going around a garden and was almost facing an abandoned and deserted garden, Shen Miao stopped and said, “This is not the direction to leave the palace. , where are you taking me?" Her hand calmly pressed the bracelet on the wrist in her sleeve, no one was more familiar with Ming Qi's palace than her, and she knew which direction to flee would be more beneficial.
The little eunuch was stunned for a moment, then whispered, "Mr. Pei wants to see the girl."
Pei Lang? Shen Miao frowned slightly.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Miao still followed the little eunuch forward. Pei Lang had not written letters with her for a long time and Shen Miao thought that Pei Lang was discovered by Fu Xiuyi. But he sent Mo Qing to inquire, and it seemed that he had seen Pei Lang at the Ding Palace again, and he seemed to be safe and sound. If Fu Xiuyi suspected Pei Lang, he would definitely not allow Pei Lang to be so dashing.
If Pei Lang was looking for her, there must be something very important.
There are many coincidences in the world. What Shen Miao did not know was that the royal family intended to marry her and involved everyone. Although Shen Xin, Luo Xueyan and Shen Qiu were relatives, they ran for it non-stop, but some other people rushed in one after another. For example, Luo Ling was able to express his sincerity, Su Mingfeng asked for marriage by accident, and Feng Zixian offered a helping hand.
There are innumerable connections in the world. Those connections are like the crystal threads spit out by spiders. They are safe in their respective positions. One day, they crisscross and form a fine and dense net knot, which constitutes the most fascinating thing in the world. Strange, unbelievable coincidence.
Princess Rongxin has entered the palace.
Her body is not very good, and she has lost weight in recent years. There are only a few days in the palace at the end of the year, but today I look a little anxious. The palace maid was going to report, Princess Rongxin waved her hand, and said, "I didn't bring a post, I have to discuss with the royal brother on something important, so there is no need to report it."
How dare the guards at the gate of the palace dare to stop her, although Princess Rongxin doesn't show much now, she was also the favored daughter of the late emperor, and her temperament is tough. She didn't have to be annoyed that she didn't have good fruit to eat in the future, so she was released immediately.
The palace maid wanted to find a sedan chair for Princess Rongxin, but Princess Rongxin rejected her. Princess Rongxin said, "It's not convenient to take a sedan chair on the trail. You support this palace, and this palace walks slowly."
Princess Rong Xin was also anxious in her heart, she did not ask about the affairs of the court and she was locked in her own princess mansion every day, if she hadn’t passed by the courtyard and heard people talking about Shen Miao, she would not have known that the royal family intended to marry Shen Miao. to the prince. Not to mention that because of Xie Jing Xing, Princess Rong Xin also wanted to protect Shen Miao. Princess Rong Xin herself also admired Shen Miao very much, as a member of the royal family, Princess Rong Xin knew very well that when a woman married in, looking at the scenery on the surface, she might not be really happy. Besides, Shen Miao was not a woman who was keen on wealth and honor, so these things were even more unnecessary to her. If she really married into the Eastern Palace, Shen Miao would not be happy in her whole life.
Princess Rongxin hurried to find Emperor Wen Hui, hoping to change the mind of her imperial brother. They took a short path.
Shen Miao arrived at a remote pavilion.
This pavilion is hidden in the woods and backed by a long corridor. There are several houses in the corridor, which is convenient for hiding. Pei Lang walked out of the room.
The little eunuch took care of the two of them outside. Shen Miao nodded to Pei Lang as a courtesy, and then asked, "Mr. Pei, what is the important thing to discuss here?"
"King Ding has sealed the mansion, so there is no way to send you a letter." Pei Lang said, "The idea of the crown prince marrying you was brought up by King Ding."
Shen Miao raised her eyebrows, Pei Lang saw her not surprised appearance and asked, "Do you know?"
“I guessed it was his handwriting.” Shen Miao said lightly, “Prince Prince’s brain, how could he think of me for no reason.”
Pei Lang was somewhat puzzled by Shen Miao's tone of voice, as if he was very familiar with the Crown Prince and Fu Xiu Yi. But Shen Miao, a boudoir daughter, had no chance to deal with the princes on weekdays, how could she understand the prince's personality. I am afraid that Shen Xin may not be so familiar with Shen Miao.
This deserted garden used to be haunted, and almost no one came here on weekdays. Therefore, Pei Lang was not worried about anyone passing by. He frowned and said, "What are you going to do about getting married?"
Shen Miao was a little surprised, Pei Lang was always a person who would only analyze the pros and cons without putting personal feelings into it, it was rare to ask her about the marriage, after all how she thought about the marriage was irrelevant in the overall situation.
Shen Miao said, "Let it be natural."
"You can't marry the crown prince." Pei Lang said.
“It doesn’t matter if you marry or not.” What Shen Miao hated most was Pei Lang’s determined appearance, as if he had everything in his hands, so he could not see the struggles of others and would only think that he was “right. "Do it. She said coldly: "Even if I get married, I may not have a bad life, and I will use my method to achieve my goals. The path is all one's own, and each path has a different way of walking. Mr. Pei will not think that there is only one way in this world."
"I don't mean what you think." Pei Lang sighed: "Marrying into the East Palace will certainly allow you to go your way. But at the cost of your marriage, this is too cruel to you, and it is also true. Not worth the loss.”
Shen Miao moved slightly in her heart and looked at Pei Lang.
Pei Lang would actually say, “It is too cruel for you at the cost of your marriage.” One must know that when Wan Yu wanted to marry the Huns in her previous life, Shen Miao had begged Pei Lang because Pei Lang was Fu Xiuyi. The confidant of Pei Lang, Fu Xiu Yi would always consider it a little bit. At that time, Pei Lang told Shen Miao, "Niangniang, it is not a good thing to exchange the marriage of the princess for Ming Qi's well-being and the well-being of the people?"
Pei Lang, who was good at observing the facts from the overall situation of the world, even put the overall situation in the second place.
Pei Lang did not have the look on Shen Miao's face, he said, "The royal family has spread the news that no one in the entire Dingjing dares to marry the Shen residence."
Shen Miao said, "So what?"
"If not, you marry me." Pei Lang said.
The air seemed to become extremely stiff for a moment, but to Pei Lang's surprise, Shen Miao stared at him with no surprise, no shyness, not even the slightest bit of emotion, looking at it seriously, it even seemed a little cold. She asked, "What are you talking about?"
Pei Lang's heart seemed to be poured out of a bucket of cold water, which was surprisingly cold. Even though he was only judging the pros and cons of this matter, under Shen Miao's clear eyes, some secret desires in his heart seemed to be glimpsed. Become embarrassed in an instant.
Pei Lang avoided Shen Miao's gaze and calmed down before continuing, "You can't marry into the East Palace, you must marry someone else so that you can have a way of life. If you marry me, you may be able to resist for a while."
“Why does Mr. Pei help me?” Shen Miao spoke softly, her words seemed to contain some other tone, which made it difficult to understand. She said: "We are just a transactional relationship, or a master-servant relationship, born of Liu Ying. I am the master and you are the servant. I am blackmailing you from the beginning to the end. If I am imprisoned, it is not for you. It's a thousand times better to follow Fu Xiuyi than to follow me. Mr. Pei helped me like this, I don't know, I thought you were sincere."
There was some sarcasm, and Pei Lang was inexplicably uncomfortable listening to it. He did not know why Shen Miao was sometimes polite to him and sometimes seemed to be hostile to him. Maybe women are so fickle
But he could not answer Shen Miao's question. Because he didn't even know why he did it.
Shen Miao smiled slightly: "Even if I marry Mr. Pei, it is only the bottom line. What identity does Mr. Pei want to marry me, and how will King Ding explain it? You will not reveal your identity just because of me. , Mr. Pei is a good chess player, I don't want to use it so casually."
"Besides." She raised her chin slightly: "Marriage and husband are not as important to me as you think. They are just people who share the same bed, eat together, sleep together, other than these, What's the difference between a stranger and a stranger. I don't care who I marry. I don't care if I'm forced to marry. My happiness or happiness doesn't depend on it."
Hearing this, Pei Lang shook his head again and again, he wanted to deny Shen Miao's words, he felt that Shen Miao was still young and did not know how important life events were to a woman. Suffering, then you will regret not falling. However, when he looked up and saw Shen Miao's expression, he was speechless.
Shen Miao's expression was serious, she was cold and indifferent, she was slightly tired of external things, and seemed to be subconsciously disgusted when she mentioned it. She really doesn't care.
But how can a woman not care about the person who will be with her for life
Pei Lang looked at Shen Miao blankly.
When the atmosphere was deadlocked, he heard malicious ridicule coming from behind: "I didn't expect such a romantic affair."
Shen Miao turned her head suddenly, but saw two masked men in black appeared behind her, both with long swords in their hands, and rushed towards Shen Miao.
Pei Lang quickly pulled Shen Miao to avoid, Shen Miao shouted sharply, "Who are you?"
“Miss Shen, don’t blame us, if you want to blame it, then blame you for blocking other people’s way!” The two sneered, one of them swept towards Pei Lang, and the other carried their swords and headed towards Shen Miao.
There is no way to survive at all, and there is no way to make a killing move.
Shen Miao secretly thought that it was not good, she did not expect Pei Lang to find this place and it would be convenient for others to kill people. She held down the bracelet between her wrists, but this bracelet only works well when used at close range. At the critical moment, I saw two pebbles in the sky, impartially hitting the knees of the two men in black. The two cried out in pain, but fell to the ground.
"Swipe" two sword lights, and two of them swooped out, stabbing the long sword in the black man's hand into the opponent's chest with his backhand.
It all happened so fast that there was no respite at all. The two who appeared behind were dressed as palace guards and looked at Shen Miao and gave a bow.
Just as Pei Lang was about to speak, he saw another person turned from the roof. He was tall and tall, with a purple-gold robe and a silver mask. His peach eyes were sharp like a blade.
It was Prince Rui.
"His Royal Highness Prince Rui..." Pei Lang murmured, he was already smart, and after a little thought, the two guards in front of him dressed up should be under Prince Rui. And before, I wanted to kill people in black, but I didn't know who they were. Although he did not know what the relationship between Shen Miao and Prince Rui was, Pei Lang did not dare to neglect and was extremely vigilant in his heart, but a polite smile appeared on his face as he cupped his hands and said, "Many thanks to His Royal Highness Prince Rui for your help."
Prince Rui didn't speak, and gave him a cold look. Although he couldn't see his expression through half the silver mask, Pei Lang felt that his eyes were extremely cold, which made his back feel cold.
Shen Miao frowned, Prince Rui had already grabbed her arm and turned to walk out. Pei Lang was startled and hurriedly called out, "Prince Rui can't be!"
But the two guards in front of her suddenly blocked her.
These two guards were both fierce and ferocious, and they exuded an aura of murderous, unblinking demons. Pei Lang was a scholar and did not know martial arts, so even if he wanted to help, he couldn't. On the other hand, Shen Miao was dragged and stumbled along with the people, but she turned around and said with a calm face, "Mr. Pei go back first, Prince Rui and I still have something to do."
Prince Rui's pace quickened.
Pei Lang looked at the disappearing figures of the two, and the two guards in front of him glanced at him inexplicably before leaving.
But there were still two corpses on the ground, and Pei Lang couldn't stay there for long. He did not know the relationship or karma between Shen Miao and Prince Rui, but... His heart was a little empty for a moment.
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Shen Miao’s arm hurt by being dragged by Xie Jing Xing, Xie Jing Xing walked away quickly without saying a word, she tried hard to keep up with Xie Jing Xing’s pace, but the other party was tall and had long legs and could not catch up, she almost tripped over several times.
At the end, the anger in Shen Miao's heart also came up and she said angrily, "Let me go!"
Xie Jing walked to a corridor where no one was there and then suddenly let go of her hand, Shen Miao was held by him for most of the way, she was released from her hand unexpectedly and almost fell over. After standing still, his anger rose up and said, "You are crazy!"
Compared to the deserted garden just now, this garden was a bit outside, Shen Miao was afraid of being seen, so she wanted to go out by herself, but Xie Jing Xing pulled her by the arm and dragged her back, pushing her against the wall and holding her down. Her hands looked at her coldly.
He wears a silver mask, revealing a beautiful outline, a beautiful chin, but his thin lips are tightly pursed. There was no cynical smile in tomorrow's eyes, instead he was full of anger and he said word by word, "Shen Miao, are you capable of this?"
Shen Miao frowned and looked at him.
Xie Jing Xing stretched out his hand to hold her chin and forced her to raise her head to face him, he looked down at Shen Miao condescendingly, like a hunter looking down at his prey. about to leave.
But she was a woman, how could she compete with Xie Jing Xing's strength, that little strength was like a tickling on Xie Jing Xing's body. Xie Jing Xing easily resolved her struggle and even slightly bent his knees against her legs, making her unable to move.
But this gesture is even more ambiguous.
Shen Miao asked, "What exactly do you want to do?"
Xie Jing Xing's tone was indistinguishable between joy and anger, "Luo Ling, Su Mingfeng, Feng Zixian, and now there is one Pei Lang. There are so many heroes to save beauty, I underestimate you."
Shen Miao was silent.
The strength in his hands suddenly increased, pinching Shen Miao's chin aches and frowning slightly.
But the young man gritted his teeth and said, "It doesn't matter who you marry, or whether you will force the marriage, do you want to marry into the Prince's Mansion?"
Shen Miao's heart moved, thinking that what she and Pei Lang said just now were heard by Xie Jing Xing. What this person loves most is to have a panoramic view of everything in the dark, if it was normal, Shen Miao would not feel anything, but at this moment, a bit of anger suddenly appeared in her heart. It seems that someone has seen some secrets that are unwilling to be disclosed to the public, or that the bad side is understood, and the anger that arises from shame and anger.
She sneered: "What does it matter if you marry the crown prince? Anyway, you know, I want to be the queen. The crown prince will eventually sit on the throne. Maybe I will enter the East Palace and fight to the death of the crown princess. Ming Qi's future Empress Shen, what's so bad about this?"
These words were a bit vicious and excessive, Xie Jing Xing's face became even more ashen.
He smiled too, but with a cold smile: "It's a pity that the crown prince can't sit on the throne."
Shen Miao did not know where Xie Jing Xing's inexplicable anger came from, but at this moment she was very embarrassed and aggrieved when she was questioned in such an embarrassing manner. Perhaps people's emotions under impulsiveness are difficult to grasp even for herself, just like she doesn't know where her grievances come from, but she wants to scatter all the passive and unhappy things she has been through these days.
Xie Jing Xing pinched her chin, pressed against her leg, and restrained her hand, he was incredibly handsome, even his anger had a different aura. Those evil spirits lingered around him, making Shen Miao believe for a moment that Xie Jing Xing who was cynical and careless in appearance and did not care about anything was only part of him, the other part of him was indifferent, rigid and when he was angry, it made one feel chills.
No matter how good the scenery was, it was a pity that Shen Miao did not have the heart to appreciate it.
She said, “Even if he cannot sit on the throne, it has nothing to do with you.” Shen Miao raised her head to look at him and tried her best to speak calmly, “Why did His Highness Prince Rui question me, it seems that the relationship between me and you is not so good. Who am I marrying or not marrying, what does that have to do with you?"
As soon as these words came out, Xie Jing Xing smiled slowly.
He raised the corners of his lips with a half-smile but pinched Shen Miao's chin towards him and said, "When you think of a way to quarrel with me, when you are negotiating with me for business plans, when you borrow my hand to kill people, you are very capable. Very. Why, now, you only have this ability? Huh?"
Shen Miao's eyes felt a little sour, she really hated Xie Jing Xing's behavior at this moment. However, he couldn't break free, he hated being so passive. She felt foggy and uncomfortable.
Xie Jing Xing frowned and said, "Don't cry!"
Shen Miao's tears would not fall, but she felt extremely ashamed in her heart. She has lived two lifetimes, but Xie Jing Xing wanted to cry after saying a few words, what was it like. But the inner grievance could not be relieved. It feels like the whole person has become chaotic.
Not wanting to lose face and having no way to break free, in a hurry, Shen Miao glared at Xie Jing Xing and said angrily, "Xie Jing Xing, don't go too far!"
“Xie Jing Xing?” There was an exclamation from the grass at the other end.