Shen Qingwan sat in the study room reading books when she had nothing to do. It was boring in the palace on weekdays, and she had no intention of competing for favors, so she spent most of her time in the study room. With so much free time, she might as well enrich herself. There are beautiful women and wonderful things in books.
Lianyun knocked on the study door, and a leisurely voice came from inside, "Come in." She walked in slowly with lotus seed soup in her hand, "Madam, take a rest for a while, and keep your eyes open."
Sometimes Shen Qingwan would spend hours reading a book. She was completely different from other palace concubines. She seemed very calm and not impetuous.
She nodded faintly, put down the book in her hand, and glanced at the lotus seed soup she had placed on the table. "Let's put some wolfberries in it tomorrow." Her eyes were a little tired from reading, and she picked up the lotus seed soup to taste it carefully. The taste was still the same, but she was not greedy, so she only tasted a few mouthfuls and put it down.
Lianyun handed her a handkerchief at the right time and asked her to wipe the corner of her mouth. After she took it, she slowly said, "Wenling sent someone to deliver a message."
She raised an eyebrow at just this one sentence, without commenting, and waited for her to continue speaking.
“Things are going very smoothly.”
The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, with a hint of satisfaction that she was determined to win. As long as things went smoothly, it was good that Wenling's spy was used well.
Now she has almost mastered Fu Huaiyu's movements, and Fu Yuheng has also been alerted. Thinking of him, Shen Qingwan stood up, a cunning flashed in her beautiful eyes, and looked at that place in the palace, "Go and pay your respects to the emperor."
When she arrived at the door of the Imperial Study, Sun Ning said that the Emperor was dealing with government affairs and asked her to go to the side hall to rest and wait. Following Sun Ning to the side hall, she fiddled with the books inside. There were quite a few books stored here. Some of them could not be read, so she found a few and glanced at them and put them back.
Just as she was putting the book away with her back turned, a familiar and low voice came into her ears, "Are you here, Concubine, to collect books for me?" There was a hint of sarcasm in the voice. She was not in a hurry when she heard it. She turned around slowly and saluted respectfully.
Seeing that she didn't respond to his words, Fu Yuheng didn't get angry. She always looked calm and unperturbed. "You haven't left the palace recently. I just wanted to go to the imperial study today." His handsome face was as sharp as a knife, but it was also gentle. He would only be like this when he was with her.
"When did the emperor become so fond of teasing people?" Shen Qingwan didn't look at her. Her eyes as soft as spring water fell on the jade pendant on his waist. Her voice was neither humble nor arrogant, "If this is the case, I will not disturb you in the future." There was no way to hear the emotion in her tone, it sounded like calmness and silent protest.
But Fu Yuheng couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth when he heard it. Looking at her stubborn eyebrows, he felt that they were unusually gentle at this moment. It didn't sound like she would say such words.
If he said a few more words, he was afraid that his cold temper would come out again, so Fu Yuheng straightened his face and asked, "How long have you been waiting?" As soon as he finished dealing with government affairs, Sun Ning came to tell her to wait in the side hall, but he came without waiting for a moment.
"Just a moment." She was not in a hurry to wait, as there were many books here to entertain herself.
Fu Yuheng nodded in understanding, a flash of fatigue flashed across his face, and he stepped forward to hold her hand, "Come with me for a walk."
She felt a warm touch on her hand. She was stunned for a moment and then nodded. With a slightly confused look in her eyes, she followed him out for a walk.
"Is there anything on your mind, Your Majesty?" She asked tentatively, secretly glancing at his expression as they walked beside the Mirror Lake in the Imperial Garden.
Fu Yuheng remained silent, so she moved his hand and said, "The harem has been relatively peaceful recently, Your Majesty does not need to worry about this."
The woman's hand was as soft as boneless, but it was like a force running through his body. His dark eyes met her clear gaze, and he felt a rare sense of peace. Then a trace of disgust floated out from his eyes, "I'm afraid she is the only one who can cause trouble in this harem."
There seemed to be a hint of dissatisfaction in the words of "she". Shen Qingwan naturally knew that it was referring to Liu Churong, but she didn't expect that the emperor was so dissatisfied with her that he didn't even bother to put on a show in front of her.
"Your Majesty, there is no need for you to care about these trivial details. Just focus on governing the previous dynasty." She naturally believed that he had the ability to do so.
His eyes brightened more and more from her determined look and firm words, and his hands tightened unconsciously.
"Things in the previous dynasty were complicated, even brothers from the same family could betray each other." His dark eyes narrowed slightly, with a dangerous light, "But, those who disrupt the government, I will not let them off easily."
"I believe Your Majesty can do it."
They don't need to speak too clearly to each other, but they both understand each other. This is tacit understanding. Because of this, they don't need to say too much and can comfort each other.
The two of them strolled around the Imperial Garden for a while. Fu Yuheng had some other things to deal with, so he sent someone to send her back to the palace.
As soon as she returned to the palace, she dismissed the maids in the room, leaving only Lianyun. After a conversation with the emperor, she felt more confident and thought her idea was a good one.
She took out a pack of medicine paper from her sleeve and handed it to Lianyun. She took it with a puzzled look on her face, but she didn't know what she meant. But Shen Qingwan didn't seem to be very leisurely, just staring at her. She was a little annoyed and had to ask, "Madam, what is this?"
"This is medicine." She didn't specify what kind of medicine it was, as long as she knew the effect of the medicine.
"What is this medicine for?" Lian Yun subconsciously pinched the paper in her hand, and had an unknown premonition in her heart, "My Queen wants to use it..."
"That's right." Lianyun's intelligence made her feel much more comfortable, and she nodded in appreciation, "You can take it first, and when the Ninth Prince comes to the palace in a few days, he will put it on Concubine Liu, do you know?"
Her beautiful eyes were fixed on her, as if she wanted to see through her thoughts. Lianyun seemed to understand what she was thinking under her meaningful gaze.
This medicine was used on Concubine Liu. Could it be that it had something to do with the Ninth Prince? Wasn't this move of the Queen a bit risky? He asked almost subconsciously, with caution, "How did the Queen know that the Ninth Prince would come to the palace in a few days?" Although he knew that the Queen was smart, he didn't expect her to be so sure that the Ninth Prince would come to the palace.
Shen Qingwan didn't explain after hearing this, she just smiled calmly but mysteriously. She just needed to wait until Fu Huaiyu came to the palace to implement the plan. As for what happened next, judging from Fu Yuheng's attitude today, he would definitely not help them.
Although Lianyun was puzzled, she just did as she was told and put the medicine paper on her body, "I understand."
Some are happy and some are sad. Everything is peaceful on Shen Qingwan's side, but it is a different story on Queen Xiao Shushen's side.
Xiao Shushen leaned lazily on the beauty couch, her eyes full of anger.
"Your Majesty, the imperial kitchen has delivered bird's nests." A palace maid walked in timidly and reported.