Li Yin waved her sleeves nonchalantly, "I've heard that the second young lady of the Liu family has been well-educated and well-mannered since she was a child, and is very different from Concubine Liu. Now it seems that seeing is believing."
It can be said that no one is unwilling to hear others praise them, but... Having said that, Liu Churong represents the image of the Liu Mansion after all, so saying this is also a kind of derogation to the Liu Mansion.
"It seems that my sister has stayed in the room for too long, otherwise she would have seen it a long time ago." Liu Chuxin covered her lips with a handkerchief and smiled, as if it was just an unintentional joke.
But Li Yin heard it in a different tone. Was he mocking her for being ignorant? But because they were in the palace, she did not dare to get angry and had to hold it in.
Fu Huaiyu sat in the pavilion far away, watching her movements, and also placed a chess piece on the chessboard, with a slight curl at the corner of his mouth, and a terrifying look in his peach blossom eyes, making it hard to guess what he was thinking. "Mrs. Liu's belly is really good, but... maybe this will be a good chess piece... hehe..."
The poetry reading soon came to an end, and Shen Qingwan returned to the yard.
"Are you tired today, Madam?" Lianyun asked with a little concern when she saw her rubbing her forehead. But Shen Qingwan shook her head when she heard that. She didn't feel that tired. After all, all the affairs of the poetry meeting were handled by Xiao Shushen, and she was just watching the excitement.
"Are you worried about something?" Lianyun asked again, blinking and tilting her head.
Shen Qingwan felt helpless. In fact, she just didn't sleep well last night. She would be fine after a good night's sleep. She ignored Lianyun's nagging and pushed her out. After changing her clothes, she fell on the bed.
"You go down too. Don't call me unless it's important." He gave an order to Lianyun's figure outside the door and said no more.
What made her feel strange was that after lying on the bed for a while, she felt dizzy, but not too tired. She was just very sleepy... She fell asleep quickly, and in her trance, she also felt something smelled bad.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, wake up. There's a fire in the palace. We have to get out quickly." Shen Qingwan, who was awakened by Lianyun, was still a little confused. She didn't know what had happened, but the unpleasant smell in her nose had made her somewhat sober.
"What's going on?" Shen Qingwan coughed a few times while speaking. Although she was awake, she had a severe headache and still looked groggy.
"The fire broke out." Lianyun didn't have time to explain, and hurriedly pulled her out. Fortunately, the fire was not big under the control of the palace servants, so no one was injured.
When Shen Qingwan asked her to rest, she was not feeling well, so she did not leave and kept guarding Shen Qingwan outside the door. Later, she fell asleep because she was too sleepy. It was not until she smelled something burning that she felt something was wrong. However, she found that the fire had begun to spread, so she had to call for help. However, thinking of Shen Qingwan's safety, she rushed in regardless of the danger.
"How are you? Are you hurt?" Fu Yuheng pulled Shen Qingwan and looked her around. With so many people around, he couldn't take off her clothes to check her, so he just frowned slightly.
How could a fire suddenly break out in the palace
"It's okay." Shen Qingwan knew that he was worried about her, so she held her forehead and shook her head. Apart from a slight headache, there was really nothing wrong.
"That's good." Fu Yuheng nodded, with worry in her eyes. Her face was a little pale, but she probably didn't have any injuries. When he looked down, he saw Shen Qingwan was only wearing a middle shirt, so he took off his cloak and put it on her.
She had just run out from inside, and she looked a little disheveled. Seeing her like that in his eyes, he just felt a little distressed.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. I heard in the palace that Concubine Xian had a heart attack. I was worried so I wanted to come and see if my sister was okay." Liu Churong got the news from somewhere and rushed over. She spoke to Fu Yuheng in a charming manner, then turned and looked at Shen Qingwan with a worried look on her face.
Facing Liu Churong's hypocritical concern, Shen Qingwan was now upset and had no mood to perfunctorily respond. She looked at her coldly, "Sister, why don't you rest in your own yard, but come here to watch the fun?" There was no lack of sarcasm in her words. Anyone who suddenly became embarrassed because of a fire in their sleep would definitely not have a good face. She was only considering Fu Yuheng was still there, otherwise she really didn't want to say a word, "I'm fine now."
Liu Churong's face changed when she heard that. She knew what she meant, but she didn't expect that she would not care about anything in front of Fu Yuheng. "It's great that my sister is okay. I've been worried about you in the palace." She had to pretend not to hear it, but in her heart she wished she would die quickly, so that she would have less trouble.
Shen Qingwan obviously didn't want to pay any attention to her hypocrisy, and just let her chatter in her ear with a sneer on her face. She wanted to see what she could say.
"Sister, why don't you say anything? Your Majesty, look at what's wrong with Concubine Xian." Seeing Shen Qingwan ignoring her, she looked at Fu Yuheng aggrievedly. She had deliberately come here wearing very little clothes today, just to make him feel distressed. Moreover, as Concubine Xian, she ignored her without any courtesy. Doesn't it also show that she doesn't know etiquette
"Could it be that my younger sister hates me so much that she doesn't even want to accept my concern?" Her almond-shaped eyes were slightly teary, and she seemed a little bit unbelievable.
But Fu Yuheng didn't want to pay attention to her now. He glanced at her and turned away coldly. She was a good actor. How come he didn't realize that there was such a talent suitable for being an actor in the harem before? He glanced at her sarcastically, but still didn't speak.
Being ignored by two people in a row, Liu Churong felt a little embarrassed, and the look he looked at Shen Qingwan became vicious.
She is now a noble concubine, and there are not many opportunities for her to condescend like this. She is just a concubine, and he dares to treat her like this. She hid the viciousness in her eyes and lowered her eyes.
At this time, Shen Qingwan's mind became much clearer after being blown by the wind.
There must be something wrong with the tea or cakes today. Someone may have drugged her and wanted to kill her while she was asleep. But she couldn't figure out who had such a terrible idea. After thinking about it, she excluded everyone in the harem. Xiao Shushen was probably too busy planning a poetry meeting recently to be free, and Liu Churong was obviously suspected by Fu Yuheng and didn't dare to act rashly. Who else was in the harem? She still had no idea.
During the silence, Queen Xiao Shushen also came over, but she just bowed to Fu Yuheng, said a few words of concern, and then stopped talking.