If an honest official were to die unjustly in this way, it would be a blow to other honest officials. If this continues, there will probably be fewer and fewer honest officials in the court.
Moreover, this matter concerns Wu Ling, who is one of her few friends in the palace. In this case, it would be a piece of cake to lend a hand. If it fails, then it would be a duty to do so.
After coming back from Wu Ling, Shen Qingwan felt helpless. There were many pitiful people in the palace. Thinking about these things, even dinner tasted like chewing wax.
Maybe I was tired during the day, or maybe I was thinking too much, I just felt dizzy and heavy, so I decided to go to bed early. But just after I blew out the candle, I heard a light laugh.
"hehe… "
Shen Qingwan paused, but soon frowned, "What are you doing here?" There was a hint of displeasure in her words.
Even if she couldn't see the face of the figure in the dark, she was familiar with it. She just didn't know why he came here at this time. If she wasn't careful, she would be discovered by the guards outside...
Fu Huaiyu seemed to be in a very good mood at this time. He sat down, rubbing the rim of the cup with his fingers, and said calmly, "Why, you don't welcome me?" He raised his eyebrows, and in the darkness he seemed still calm and composed as usual, "You know, I came to see you specially, but I didn't expect you to be so ruthless." There was inexplicably a hint of grievance in his tone.
Shen Qingwan opened her mouth, but didn't know how to continue.
"I don't know what's so good about the emperor that you are so devoted to him." When he said this, Fu Huaiyu's aura suddenly became much sharper. I don't know if it was because he was a little angry.
"Ninth Prince, please be careful with your words. The Emperor will naturally be tolerant. Besides, I am the Emperor's concubine, so how could I have any second thoughts?" She lowered her eyes and pondered the meaning of his words. She did not dare to relax in front of him.
"Tsk..." Obviously, these insincere words elicited a hint of ridicule, "The virtuous concubine has a good mouth, but is her heart really as loyal as she says?" Fu Huaiyu sneered, but the strength in his hands increased.
Shen Qingwan naturally couldn't deny this. She was just responding to his words. As for whether he had any second thoughts, she didn't know. "Did the prince come here just to pick a fight?" A trace of impatience flashed in his eyes. This man seemed to make her more and more afraid. For some reason, she always felt that he was deliberately approaching her.
Fu Yuheng was stunned, as if he didn't expect her to say such cold words, but then he was relieved. This was indeed her original character. It was only because he saved her before that she was not so distant. But now, it should be considered a falling out, "Of course not."
"The Ninth Prince is in a really good mood. After hurting my father, he can still talk to people so leisurely." Without thinking, I know that he is talking about the border matter. Now that it is brought up, thinking of my father's condition at that time, Shen Qingwan couldn't help but feel a sore nose and slightly moist eyes.
This was a situation that Fu Huaiyu had not expected. As a member of the royal family, he was indifferent to family affection. Moreover, his biological mother was still alive, so he could not understand the feeling of almost losing his loved ones.
Shen Qingwan was not pretentious. Her tears rolled around in her eyes for a few times before she said, "Your Highness, do you have anything else to say? If not, then go back. If Your Highness still wants to ask me whether I want to be in the same camp with You, then I can tell you that it is impossible." Every word was sonorous, but it was like iron nails hitting Fu Huaiyu.
"Oh! What an impossible situation!" Fu Huaiyu stared at Shen Qingwan for a few moments, but suddenly laughed in a low voice, "Then just wait and see, one day, I will make you beg to stand by my side!" That's right, when he gets the throne, let's see how she can still be so tough!
The aura of hatred spread throughout his body, and the eyes he looked at Shen Qingwan were like poisoned roses, filled with unwillingness and elusive emotions.
That's right, he was attracted to her. He didn't know from when he fell in love with this ungrateful woman!
"Hmph!" He snorted coldly, moved his body slightly, turned around and climbed out through the window.
At this time, Shen Qingwan finally breathed a sigh of relief. This person is really a difficult character. Thinking of this, she became more alert. This person can still exchange with her at this time. It must be said that such a forbearing character is really rare.
"Empress!" Lianyun's voice sounded from outside the door at this time. She seemed a little worried. She pushed the door open rashly and saw Shen Qingwan standing in the room unharmed. Then she fell to the ground.
"Lianyun?" Upon seeing this, Shen Qingwan hurried forward to check, only to see Lianyun crying, "What's wrong? Why are you still crying? Did something happen?" This was the girl who had always been by her side, and in all these years, she had rarely seen her cry.
"It's all my fault. I couldn't even guard the door." Lianyun choked up. It turned out that Fu Huaiyu had knocked her out when he came just now, so that he wouldn't find out his whereabouts and inform Fu Yuheng.
When Lianyun woke up, she found herself sleeping on the floor. There seemed to be a faint sound of conversation in the room. Then the sound of Fu Huaiyu turning over and going out of the window made Lianyun believe that there was someone in the room. She was worried about Shen Qingwan's comfort, so she rushed in.
Shen Qingwan knew that Fu Huaiyu's arrival had made her worried, so she helped her up and comforted her softly, "I'm fine here, right?" She even turned around a few times as if she was presenting a treasure. She had lit the candle just when Lianyun came in, so she could see clearly.
Lianyun then wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, but the self-blame in her eyes still remained.
"If anything happens to Your Majesty, I won't be able to survive." She stared at Shen Qingwan with resentful eyes, as if she would kill herself if anything happened to her again.
“Hehe…” Seeing her look, Shen Qingwan couldn’t help but chuckle, which was really adorable. “Silly girl, your mother is blessed with a good life, how could anything go wrong for her easily?” She gently covered the corners of her mouth, with a bit more doting in her eyes.
After hearing this, Lianyun finally nodded, but her eyes still refused to take their eyes off her.
This made her feel helpless. "Well, well, I'm afraid you won't feel at ease if I let you continue to guard outside tonight, so just stay and have a rest on the couch over there." After Shen Qingwan finished speaking, she returned to her bed. As for Lianyun, she was worried, so she didn't pay too much attention to etiquette and stayed in the house.