After hearing what Liu Churong said, Fu Yuheng felt that he had neglected her recently, and felt even more guilty. He lovingly tucked her fallen hair behind her ear, and said in a softer voice, "Don't worry, I will get to the bottom of this matter."
The blush on Liu Churong's face slowly faded away. She lowered her head in Fu Yuheng's arms, glancing up from time to time. She looked like a frightened little animal, which made people feel even more distressed.
"Your Majesty..."
There was a murmur in the room, and the maids retreated in shame.
"Your Majesty, the matter of General Shen..." Before Sun Ning finished speaking, he saw Fu Yuheng frowning in annoyance. He didn't want to mention this matter today, so Sun Ning had to shut up.
He turned and stood up, and Sun Ning hurriedly followed.
The gentle and melodious sound of a piano floated out from the pavilion in the imperial garden. A figure of light green was sitting quietly in the pavilion, playing the piano with her bare hands. Her long black hair was not all tied up, but slightly draped over her shoulders, swaying gently in the wind.
The scene before him made Fu Yuheng stunned. The anger in his heart lessened a little and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Sun Ning laughed secretly behind him, wondering if the virtuous concubine had finally come to her senses and was waiting here for the emperor
However, when Fu Yuheng walked forward and saw the hairpin on her head, his expression changed again. The hairpin was exactly the fallen flower hairpin that the Queen had given her before. It looked very delicate on her head, but it made him feel very annoying. He remembered clearly that day when Fu Huaiyu came to give her the hairpin. Although there was a misunderstanding, it made him feel a little sour.
Shen Qingwan never looked up and never saw him coming. Lianyun was sent out by her to get a cloak, so there was no palace maid following her.
Veins on Fu Yuheng's hands were exposed and there was some displeasure in his eyes. He took two steps at a time and walked over to her. After he stopped, she never raised her head to look at him, let alone salute him.
"Hmph, you really can sit still!" He snorted coldly, staring at the person playing the piano, only to see Shen Qingwan raise her head, but her eyes were more indifferent than before, and this indifference made him feel a little chilled.
"Your Majesty is absolutely right. I, a concubine, will be able to sit still." She smiled slightly and looked at him as if she were looking at a stranger.
"You!" Fu Yuheng's breath was choked in his throat. Even Sun Ning beside him was anxious. The queen was really walking into a fire. He raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat, and then heard a roar, "How dare you!"
After he finished speaking, Shen Qingwan stood up calmly and bowed, looking straight into his eyes with mixed feelings in her heart, "Your Majesty, you are joking. I have always been very timid." He didn't trust her so much, so why should she be nice to him.
When Fu Yuheng heard her say this, the anger in his heart was hidden in his pupils, but he could not vent it, so he could only slap the stone table with his palm, making a bang sound.
"Are you still entangled with Fu Huaiyu?" His palm felt a little painful due to the shock, but he didn't feel it at all. His mind was filled with anger. "I really don't know what my ninth brother gave you that makes you obsessed with him so much!"
Shen Qingwan frowned but sneered in her heart. She couldn't tell whether she was disappointed or angry. It turned out that he didn't trust her at all. She thought that they knew each other well, not to mention that they were the ones who slept in the same bed. She didn't expect him to say such words.
It's ridiculous.
"Your Majesty, why do you say that?" He sighed, perhaps more of a disappointment. After all, even animals would probably have feelings for each other after living together for such a long time, not to mention that they were legitimate bedmates.
"Don't you know what you have done? If I hadn't disturbed you a few days ago, I'm afraid you two would have done something even more excessive!" Fu Yuheng flicked his sleeves and glared at her with angry eyes, as if she had committed some unforgivable crime.
Sun Ning didn't remember how many times he had wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. He looked at Shen Qingwan, wanting to signal her to give in, but she just wouldn't look at him. He was so anxious that he almost said something to persuade her. The words came to his mind several times, but every time he opened his mouth, he swallowed them back.
"Your Majesty has wronged me. I have already explained that it was just a misunderstanding that day." Her voice was still neither humble nor arrogant. She had never done anything to let him down, so how could she swallow such an injustice
But seeing that she was so stubborn and refused to give in, Fu Yuheng wanted her to give in even more, but Shen Qingwan just stood there calmly, not giving in at all.
"Do you know what the consequences of deceiving the emperor are?" Fu Yuheng clenched his fists tightly, the blue veins on his forehead began to show, and his pair of phoenix eyes were a little red.
"What I said is all true. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, then whatever Your Majesty says is true." Shen Qingwan smiled bitterly. If he didn't believe it, why bother asking her? Ha!
Fu Yuheng felt uncomfortable seeing her like this. He raised his fist and then put it down again, but he couldn't vent the anger in his heart. He was holding it back until his eyes turned red. However, he couldn't bring himself to hit her.
After a long silence, Shen Qingwan stopped talking. Sun Ning on the side was extremely anxious, but he didn't know what to do.
"Your Majesty, is there anything else?" Perhaps because she had been silent for too long, and it was hard to tell whether she was bored or helpless, Shen Qingwan still spoke, but the words that came out of her were extremely distant and infuriating.
"Virtuous Concubine!" Fu Yuheng's eyes widened with anger. He stepped forward and threw the zither on the stone table to the ground, breaking it into two pieces.
At this time Lianyun happened to come back, her hand trembled, and her cloak fell to the ground. Seeing Fu Yuheng looking at her, she hurriedly knelt down to apologize, but Fu Yuheng ignored her and turned around and walked away.
“Your Majesty…” Sun Ning hurriedly followed, but was also very worried.
"Lianyun, let's go back." Shen Qingwan suppressed her emotions and didn't even look at the broken piano on the ground. Lianyun saw the anxiety in her eyes, but didn't know how to start.
Shen Qingwan walked very fast, and her heart was filled with blockage. It turned out that this was how she was in his heart! They had been together for so long, but he didn't even have a little trust in her.
His mind was filled with deep disappointment and discomfort. Lianyun jogged behind him, and the cloak in his hand brushed the ground without him noticing.
Forget it, since he doesn't believe it, what else can she say? She will always feel a little upset and uncomfortable in her heart. Shen Qingwan now feels that in this huge palace, it seems that she does not have even a little space that belongs to her.
Since you don't believe it, why bother explaining