Fu Huaiyu waved his fan, which he seemed to carry with him all the time. He smiled calmly, "But the emperor doesn't seem to be in a good mood."
"You!" Fu Yuheng swung his sleeves, but turned around and glared at Shen Qingwan beside him.
She lowered her head and looked at the ground, as if all this had nothing to do with her. She was thinking about how much this matter had to do with the Queen.
"Did the Ninth Prince forget? Sister Xianfei is one of the four concubines, but the emperor's concubine..." Xiao Shushen brought it up intentionally or unintentionally. Her words seemed to be to defend herself in the future, but they only aroused his anger.
A chill shone through his eyes, and the gaze he looked at Shen Qingwan became colder and colder, as if even the temperature around them had become lower. "Doesn't my beloved concubine have anything to say?" Looking at her drooping brows, his anger grew even greater.
"Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince only came here to give me a hairpin. Your Majesty saw it all." Shen Qingwan still lowered her head, as if she really didn't care about what he thought.
Xiao Shushen looked at her with a face full of worry, but the gloating in her eyes revealed her mood at the moment. She said in a false tone: "Sister Xianfei, why don't you explain quickly, otherwise the emperor will definitely misunderstand! If you didn't walk so close, how could you even get the hairpin?"
Maybe it was because she said it too obviously, even Fu Huaiyu could see the inappropriateness in her words, and raised the corner of his mouth. It turned out that there was no one in the harem who was easy to deal with.
"What do you mean, Queen?" She spoke lightly, but the threat in her words made Xiao Shushen feel a chill on the back of her neck and shiver all over.
"I didn't expect that my ninth brother and my concubine have such a good relationship!" Fu Yuheng gritted his teeth, and it was obvious that he had some grudges in his heart.
Shen Qingwan hid her hands in her sleeves and looked at the queen standing beside her. She looked dignified and virtuous, and was so generous and decent on weekdays. She didn't expect that she would have such thoughts.
Judging from the relationship between the Emperor and the Ninth Prince, their relationship could only be described as forced, but now it is involved with her. Moreover, hairpins are usually personal belongings, so it is understandable that they were just picked up, but what is absolutely impossible is that he has to give it to her personally!
Seeing that the two were silent, Xiao Shushen thought that there was nothing more to say. After all, the facts were before her eyes, and no matter what, the emperor would never believe that the two had no relationship at all.
"Are you out of things to say?"
Hearing Fu Yuheng's words, Fu Huaiyu did not explain. He just stood there quietly, looking unimpressed, and said, "My Royal Brother, why are you so angry? It's just a hairpin. If that's the case, I won't return it. Otherwise, you can give it to the Queen."
As if what made him angry was just the ownership of the hairpin, Fu Yuheng was choked and speechless. Seeing his face change slightly, he continued: "I didn't expect that the relationship between my brother and the virtuous concubine was so good, otherwise, I would not have come to provoke them." In one sentence, he confirmed the saying that the two had a good relationship, and took all the blame on himself.
After saying this, Shen Qingwan became a little anxious. If this continued, the emperor would definitely think that they had some kind of relationship. "Sir, please stop joking. I just met you yesterday. How could I provoke you?"
Xiao Shushen sneered in her heart, so what even if you just recognized me yesterday? It was a fact that the hairpin was in his hands. He personally delivered it, and the emperor saw it with his own eyes.
"Do you have anything else to say, Ninth Brother?" Fu Yuheng was not Xiao Shushen after all, and it was impossible for him to do things according to her ideas. Hearing that Shen Qingwan had cut off her relationship with him, his anger subsided a lot. He was still a little hesitant about the contact between the two of them, and he was also half-believing and half-doubting her words.
"Forget it. I didn't expect that the virtuous concubine would be so cruel and actually want to sever ties with me." Fu Huaiyu covered his chest and pretended to be heartbroken. The expression on his face became more and more resentful. "Forget it, it seems that I'd better keep this hairpin for myself." After saying that, he was about to put it in his arms.
Shen Qingwan seemed unusually calm, sneering in her heart. Although she didn't know what the Ninth Prince was planning, it wouldn't be a good thing for her. She said coldly, "Ninth Prince, you can see clearly that the hairpin is not mine."
"Isn't this hairpin a gift from me to my younger sister, the virtuous concubine?" Xiao Shushen glanced at Shen Qingwan in confusion. She shouldn't be mistaken, as they looked exactly the same.
Besides, she was the one who asked Ah Xiu to get the hairpin from her room, so how could she have made a mistake
"Sister, have you forgotten? The hairpin you gave me that day was inlaid with a pink glass, but this hairpin is clearly inlaid with pink jade." Shen Qingwan took out a hairpin from her sleeve. The style was exactly the same.
She had always felt that something would be done to this hairpin, so she had asked a craftsman to make an identical one. Unexpectedly, the hairpin disappeared early this morning. If today's matter was not handled properly, the emperor might be wary of her in the future and would no longer be able to fully trust her.
Fu Yuheng stepped forward, took the hairpins from the two of them, and after comparing them, he found that the two hairpins were indeed different. At this moment, he calmed down and thought about the Queen's actions just now, and his heart was clear.
"I'm afraid I saw it wrong. If I almost misunderstood you, I apologize to you." This was a compliment to her. "I hope you can forgive me. I was too tired these days and didn't have as much leisure time as you, so I made a mistake."
There is something behind the words, but it is impossible to say anything else.
"That's enough! I'm a little tired today, everyone please leave!" Fu Yuheng felt very exhausted. He was in a good mood today, but this incident made him very upset. "Ninth brother, if you have nothing to do in the future, it's better not to come to my harem casually. Otherwise, you will be criticized."
After a glare, Fu Huaiyu pretended not to see it at all and continued to smile, but it seemed that it was even harder to see him clearly.
"Then I will take my leave first." Before leaving, he did not forget to tease Shen Qingwan, "My Lady Concubine, please don't forget me just because you haven't seen me for a long time. Haha..."
"Don't worry about it, Ninth Prince." Shen Qing said quietly, and her vigilance towards this person increased a bit. It would be better to have less contact with this person in the future, otherwise she would be sold out one day.
"Please behave yourself in the future!" Fu Yuheng was disturbed. He left without looking back after saying this.
“Yes!”