When Liu Churong heard that Shen Qingwan received a lot of tribute when the envoys from the vassal state Da Luo visited, he wanted to go and take a look.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Liu is here." Just as she was taking a short break, she saw Lianyun come in.
Shen Qingwan was confused. What was she doing here at this time
But now she couldn't stop Liu Churong from outside. After all, the defeat was already a headache for her father. If Prime Minister Liu targeted her father again at this time, I'm afraid... Thinking of this, Shen Qingwan finally let Lianyun bring her in.
As soon as Liu Churong walked in behind the screen, her chin raised: "Oh, sister is in a really good mood. Now General Shen..." At this point, she suddenly covered her mouth and screamed, "Oh, it's my fault. I shouldn't mention these sad things." This time, she dressed very luxuriously on purpose, just to show her, but seeing that she didn't care about it at all, she was even more annoyed.
"Sister, what are you doing here today?" Shen Qingwan was already troubled by recent events, and since she was naturally indifferent, she naturally didn't want to argue with these people. She just wanted to keep things peaceful and send the guests away.
Liu Churong then remembered why she came here. "I heard that some time ago, envoys from a small country came to visit and presented a lot of tribute. It is said that you were with the emperor at that time, and the emperor must have shown mercy on you, so I also got a lot of benefits." As she spoke, the greed in her eyes was not concealed at all, and Shen Qingwan could naturally hear it.
"I wonder if my sister can feast her eyes on this?"
"Lianyun, go get it." Shen Qingwan didn't care about the sarcasm in Liu Churong's words. The innocent are innocent. The whole palace has long known where these tributes came from. Lianyun immediately agreed and turned around to look for the tributes that had been placed. Liu Churong secretly glanced at Shen Qingwan, still looking nonchalant and indifferent.
From the time Shen Qingwan entered the palace to now, such a long time has passed, but she felt that she had never been taken seriously.
Lianyun found several maids to help her carry the tributes, standing straight in a row. Liu Churong was confident that she was the daughter of Prime Minister Liu, and she could call it a stone even if it was a precious jade. She planned to humiliate Shen Qingwan, but she never expected that these tributes would be so unique. The cloth was as smooth as silk, the gold and silver jewelry was shining, and there were some supplements. These supplements were rare even in the palace, and they were all rare medicinal materials.
Shen Qingwan slowly stood up and casually touched these jewels. These jewels were not disturbed at all. These vulgar things were not worth mentioning in her eyes. What she cared about now was only her father's affairs.
"It seems like my sister likes it very much." Shen Qingwan called her sister, but the distance between their words also showed that they were not really sisters. Although Liu Churong coveted these tributes, she was naturally unwilling to give in in front of Shen Qingwan, and said stubbornly: "Oh, I thought it was something rare, but it turned out to be these vulgar things."
Shen Qingwan didn't react, but she despised her even more in her heart. She waved her hand and asked Lianyun to put the things away in front of her surprised eyes. "Since you have seen the things, the people have said it, and the time is almost up, and I don't have any extra lunch, I will not keep you for dinner." The intention of expelling you was evident in her words.
How could Liu Churong not hear it? She wanted to say something to mention one or two things, but when she met Shen Qingwan's indifferent gaze, she couldn't say anything. "Sister, you are really stingy. Now that your father has lost power, I didn't expect you to be so arrogant. Aren't you afraid of being hated by others?"
Glancing at her anger, Shen Qingwan didn't care much, but she was impatient in her heart and her face turned cold. "My father and Prime Minister Liu have been fighting for most of their lives. I'm afraid everyone knows about this, and there's no need for sister to make sarcastic remarks here. I'm the emperor's concubine now, and I don't want to rise and fall with these court forces. You and I are both the emperor's concubines. It's unreasonable for you to make trouble here. I don't expect your father to plead for my father, but I hope that the two of us can live in peace and don't make the emperor unhappy."
Every word Shen Qingwan spoke was so magnanimous and calm, as if it had nothing to do with her.
As luck would have it, just as Liu Churong left, Eunuch Sun's voice came from outside the door, "The Emperor has arrived."
When Shen Qingwan heard that Fu Yuheng was coming, her expression suddenly became serious, but she still looked respectful.
“My beloved…” Fu Yuheng raised his hand and wanted to hold her hand, but stopped the next second.
"Your Majesty, is there anything you want me to do today?" Shen Qingwan bowed, just enough to reject his request without being impolite.
But Fu Yuheng understood what she meant.
"It seems that you are blaming me." Fu Yuheng was a little helpless. He really didn't want to punish General Shen, but if he didn't punish him, how could he convince the people
"I don't blame the emperor. These are court affairs and have nothing to do with the harem." Although she said this, Shen Qingwan was so distant to him, even more so than before.
Although Shen Qingwan didn't say it, and although she was tough, he knew that she was still hurt and she was still blaming him. Her distance and her respectful gestures made him feel sad. Although she was usually indifferent, it was different from being distant.
Fu Yuheng didn't understand why he felt so lost. In fact, this was very common in the palace, but when it happened to Shen Qingwan, and he saw her beginning to distance herself from him, he felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart.
The two of them were silent, and the atmosphere was terrifyingly solemn. Shen Qingwan looked up and saw the zither in her palace. She didn't ask him if he wanted to listen, but just set up the zither, sat in front of it, and started playing the zither.
She didn't feel like talking much today, so she could only use music to pass the time.
Seeing that she was willing to play the piano, Fu Yuheng was very happy at first, but after a while, he felt even more uncomfortable. Even though she was a great pianist, she chose a cheerful song, perhaps to cover up her inner distress. But there was no artistic conception at all. Her heart was somewhere else, not here, and she was unwilling to play the piano for him. Fu Yuheng suddenly felt sad, not knowing whether he was sad for himself or for her.
"Stop playing." Fu Yuheng grabbed Shen Qingwan's hand that was stroking the strings, and felt the slender fingers in his hand trembling slightly.
Although she is relatively indifferent, it doesn't mean she doesn't care.
"Go to bed early." Fu Yuheng spoke with difficulty, looking at her who had been playing the piano just now but now froze in front of the piano with a terrifying empty look in her eyes.
Even so, Shen Qingwan still did not greet him. Until Fu Yuheng walked out and turned back to look at Shen Qingwan, she was still sitting in front of the piano, motionless.
He sighed deeply and walked away without looking back.