After reviewing the memorials in the imperial study, Fu Yuheng suddenly felt a sense of emptiness in his heart. He couldn't tell what the emotion was, but he felt uncomfortable.
Seeing his dark eyes staring at a certain place in a daze, Sun Ning guessed something in his heart, and stepped forward to test him, "Your Majesty has been reading this memorial for a long time, do you want to go out for a walk?"
Go out for a walk? What's there to do outside
Fu Yuheng was still in a daze, but the image of a woman gradually emerged in his mind, with cold and stubborn eyes, and a raised mouth with a unique charm.
"Your Majesty hasn't been to the harem for a while. Why not go to Concubine Xian to learn about the newly canonized young lady?" He tried every way to give the emperor a way out, just to save the emperor's face. Otherwise, how could the emperor bow his head
Hearing this, the man's bottomless black eyes turned with a strange light, which seemed to be a good reason. Fu Yuheng stood up, still a little awkward, and said, "Let's go to the Xianfei Palace to take a look."
How could he not know that she was angry with him? But he was the supreme ruler of a country, how could he be controlled by a woman
I trust and indulge her on a normal day, but I didn't expect her to be so obsessive about the talent show. It must be related to her own experience.
Because she was forced into the palace, she now sympathizes with the concubine. He couldn't help but get angry when he thought of this. Could it be that the favor he gave was not enough to resolve her resentment
He was already impatient after not seeing each other for a few days and the cold war, but he couldn't find a reason. Today, Sun Ning was smart.
He could not help but quicken his pace, and soon he arrived at Shen Qingwan's palace. It was quiet outside, and the glimmer of hope he had just raised was instantly shattered. His sword-like eyebrows furrowed, how could he come here? Was he really going to bow to her
A chill suddenly rose in his heart, and he glanced coldly at the central hall, but saw no one coming out.
"Your Majesty, I will go in and tell him." Sun Ning saw that he looked unhappy and immediately advised him, "The palace servants are probably waiting in the inner room."
He was about to open his mouth to pass the message when the man raised his hand to stop him. Why bother coming to her place to make himself unhappy? He sighed heavily, hiding the sarcasm that flashed across his eyes, "Forget it, let's go to the Queen's Palace."
After saying that, he turned around in a cool manner. Sun Ning was stunned for a moment and quickly chased after him.
Fu Yuheng's leaving figure happened to be seen by Lianyun who came out for some fresh air. She was happy to see Fu Yuheng, thinking that he finally came to see the empress, but she never expected that he left without even stepping in.
I also heard the last sentence "going to the Queen's Palace", and I turned and went into the house in a hurry.
Shen Qingwan had nothing to do, and her pain had improved a lot. She didn't lie in bed, but sat on the couch and arranged the chess pieces by herself. The people and things in the palace were too stressful, and Fu Yuheng... made her feel discouraged, so she could only do other things to pass the time.
"Empress." Lianyun called out anxiously, but did not go forward and kept a distance from her.
Shen Qingwan's attention was entirely on the chessboard. She responded casually without even raising her eyelids.
"The Emperor just came over."
These few words made her hand holding the chess piece pause, and her beautiful eyes froze for a moment. She felt a little sad in her heart, but she finally recovered her composure and continued playing chess.
Lianyun was anxious, with a hint of complaint in her tone, "The Emperor must have wanted to come and see the Empress, but he didn't come in and went to the Queen instead."
Do you want to come and see me? Did you go to Xiao Shushen's place again? The corners of his mouth pulled out an unusually ugly arc, and he smiled mockingly, "Nothing."
She wanted to act nonchalant and say that nothing happened and she didn't care, but her heart ached and her face turned pale.
Her fingertips touched the cold chess piece, and the cold temperature went straight to her heart. She shivered and put down the chess piece in boredom.
"Let's withdraw." Her mind was already disturbed, how could she calm down and continue playing chess
After hearing her words, Lianyun put away the chessboard. Seeing her face change, she wanted to say something, but before she opened her mouth, she heard a greeting coming from outside the house.
"Your servant greets Her Majesty the Concubine Shu."
Taking back what she wanted to say, Lianyun turned around and saluted Wu Ling who had already walked in. Shen Qingwan was about to stand up when she was stopped by her, "No need to be polite."
She let Mo Lan help her sit on the other side of the couch and said, "I came to bother you today, so there's no need to be so polite." She knew that Shen Qingwan knew her limits and was well-mannered, so she let go of her unhappiness.
Shen Qingwan didn't say anything either, she just remained silent, and only raised the corners of her mouth, but it was very forced.
Even the cold-hearted Wu Ling felt distressed when she saw this, and she spoke softly to comfort him, "I have also heard a little about your affairs from the palace people. It's not that you are too naive, but if you have done it, you must have the courage to bear the consequences."
"I understand." She lowered her eyes, thinking about the consequences she had to bear during this period. She could care less about what the palace servants said, but the emperor didn't understand her.
During this period of time, Fu Yuheng hardly came to Shen Qingwan's palace. The palace servants saw it and couldn't help but feel that he was bullying Shen Qingwan and disrespecting her. Wu Ling also took this matter lightly, for fear that she would be unhappy.
"No flower stays in bloom forever, and the emperor's favor won't last forever either. You have to adapt to being in the harem, and don't be too sad and hurt your body." Wu Ling was weak and spoke slowly, and even though her tone was not warm, it didn't sound cold.
"Besides, you are too stubborn. The emperor is the ruler of a country, so how can he bow his head?" In her impression, the emperor is the representative of power, and no one dares to confront him. But Shen Qingwan's personality is not one to admit defeat. How can she be willing to give in
"If you want me to bow my head, I have no choice but to live like this for the rest of my life." She was feeling a little low, and there was a hint of resentment in her words.
But he lowered his head and remained silent, somewhat annoyed at his own irrationality. He had known that the harem was like this, and had warned himself not to do so, hadn't he
She was taking it too seriously...
Shaking her head, as if she had thought of something, Shen Qingwan stood up and took out a purse from under her pillow.
There were orchids embroidered on it, and the craftsmanship was quite good. Shen Qingwan handed the purse to Wu Ling.
"If you don't mind my craftsmanship, I'll give it to you." What she held in her hand was exactly what she was going to give to Fu Yuheng, but... before she could even give it to him, they had already made such a fuss.
Wu Ling rarely smiled, and took the purse to examine it carefully. "How can I dislike your craftsmanship? This orchid embroidery is so vivid. I came at the right time today."
"As long as my sister likes it." Her smile was a little bleak, which made people feel distressed.
"Sister, you probably don't want to give me this orchid purse, right?" She is also an open-minded person, how could she not understand
If you want to give it to her, just send someone to deliver it directly. Why wait until she comes to visit today? Not wanting to force her to say it, Wu Ling just smiled and accepted the purse, "I'll take it."