She secretly thought that she was now favored by the Empress Dowager, who had always asked her to pay more attention to Shen Qingwan's actions, and she didn't know why. In addition to the people in the imperial kitchen who asked her to keep an eye on anyone who had dealings with Shen Qingwan, even the eunuchs in the outer palace had to be questioned in detail.
Leng Xiang really couldn't guess what the Queen Mother meant, so she could only pay more attention and observe more carefully on weekdays, and make sure to tell the Queen Mother everything Shen Qingwan said and did.
She thought that if Shen Qingwan really did something wrong, she would always be the first to discover it, and then it would be her day to turn things around.
At night, Shen Qingwan came back earlier than usual.
While Leng Xiang was away, she opened the hairpin that Fu Yuheng had given her, took out the sleeping pills marked with small characters from it, put some into the teacup that Leng Xiang usually used to drink water, and then lay on the bed to rest as if nothing had happened.
As early as the last time she met Fu Yuheng, Shen Qingwan felt that meeting her outside the palace was not a long-term solution. According to Fu Yuheng's personality, sooner or later he would find a way to break in to see if she was okay.
Last time, he specifically mentioned the hairpin, which made Shen Qingwan very curious.
She also kept Fu Yuheng in suspense and scolded him a few times with a smile.
Shen Qingwan still remembers Fu Yuheng's expression at that time. He said to her very seriously: "I didn't tell you because I hope you can pay attention to me, including the things I gave you. Which married woman would not like the jewelry given by her husband? After a while, you will naturally discover the mystery inside. But Wanwan insisted on waiting for me to tell you."
After hearing this, Fu Yuheng's usually calm face couldn't help but show some displeasure.
Shen Qingwan still finds it funny when she thinks about it now.
There have been drastic changes in the palace in the past few days. Although she and Fu Yuheng have suffered a lot, on the other hand, it has also fulfilled their love.
If it was just an ordinary matter between men and women in the palace, Shen Qingwan could almost imagine how coldly she and Fu Yuheng would be suspicious of each other and how sad they would be.
Even if they have feelings for each other, without absolute trust and understanding, their identities do not allow them to have a happy ending.
But outside the palace, they escaped from the cage of the imperial palace that made people calculate all the time, and only then did they have the mind and the opportunity to put aside misunderstandings and discover each other's true selves.
So even she couldn't say whether this change was a blessing or a curse.
She carefully kept the hairpin close to her body and waited quietly for Leng Xiang to return to the room.
About half a cup of tea later, Leng Xiang came into the house with some clothes to change into. Before she even put her things down, she picked up the cup of water on the table and drank it all in one gulp.
Shen Qingwan felt relieved and waited for the drug to take effect.
Leng Xiang originally planned to take the clothes out and wash them, but before she took a few steps, she felt sleepy and couldn't hold the copper basin in her hand. The copper basin hit the ground with a crisp "dang" sound.
She was so frightened that she woke up with a start and stared at the copper basin in a daze.
"Why scare people? If you are sleepy, just go to bed and sleep. Don't disturb others' rest."
Shen Qingwan never liked her making noise at night or in the early morning, and Leng Xiang knew this.
She wanted to disobey Shen Qingwan's instructions and deliberately make some noise to make up for her previous ridicule, but she was so sleepy that she couldn't wash clothes at all. She just wanted to go to bed quickly.
Leng Xiang had no choice but to put down the copper basin, tidied herself up and went to bed.
He was still thinking in his heart that such a small fight would not bring much trouble to Chen Juanzhi. It would be better to do the important task assigned by the Queen Mother well. Only then could he really put her under his feet.
In less than a moment, the sound of even breathing came from Shen Qingwan's side. She called her tentatively a few times, but there was no response. She pushed the person lying on the bed with her hand, but Leng Xiang was still sleeping soundly.
Shen Qingwan was completely relieved. She stood up, opened the door, sat down in the yard, and waited quietly for Fu Yuheng to arrive.
Their courtyard was close to the central palace, and Shen Qingwan had chosen a room near the side, which was quiet and no one would pass by often. In addition, she was a favored palace maid next to the housekeeper, and her personality was cold, so naturally no one wanted to come here and cause trouble. It would be better to avoid getting into trouble instead of trying to please her.
Because of this, Leng Xiang was unhappy with her for several days, and her face was cold during those days.
At this time, the unique location gave Shen Qingwan enough concealment, allowing her to wait for Fu Yuheng's arrival with peace of mind.
Just after midnight, when everyone was having a deep sleep, Shen Qingwan saw a dark shadow silently leap over the roof and land on the ground where she was.
Shen Qingwan was in a very happy mood at this time, and couldn't help but joke with Fu Yuheng: "Sir, you are so slow, I can easily detect your whereabouts with my eyes. I don't know how you avoided the guards' inspections along the way."
Fu Yuheng was confident and had great martial arts skills, so he was naturally not afraid of being discovered.
He took off the mask on his face, and before Shen Qingwan could say anything, he was already on the eaves, scaring her so much that she almost screamed.
Fortunately, Fu Yuheng covered her mouth in time, so as not to attract other people's attention.
Shen Qingwan angrily punched him in the chest.
"You are always fooling around. Can you make such a joke here?"
Fu Yuheng put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Who said I was joking with you? Take a look at the scenery here first before you blame me."
Shen Qingwan looked at it obediently, and this look really made her notice something unusual.
This is the tallest roof in the yard. To the right and back is the toilet in the yard. There are large leaves around it that make rustling sounds from time to time. Even if someone comes, Fu Yuheng can use this wonderful terrain to cover up and put her at the door of the toilet and then get away.
My admiration for Fu Yuheng reached a new level.
"My husband, your plan is so clever. Qingwan has wronged you."
She admitted the misunderstanding with a smile, and took Fu Yuheng's hand and sat on the eaves.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. The moonlight is so beautiful tonight. Can I talk to my husband?"
The mask on her face could finally be taken off, and Shen Qingwan finally felt relieved.
The running around and calculating these days almost exhausted all of Shen Qingwan's energy. She had lived in the palace for so many years, but she had never been as tired as she had been in the past few days.
"Tired?"
Fu Yuheng noticed Shen Qingwan's fatigue, reached out and rubbed her frowning brows, and he also frowned.
"... I'll take you out of the palace, and you won't have to rack your brains to fight them anymore."
He would protect Shen Qingwan well in his hands and would not allow anyone to bully or make her sad.
Fu Yuheng wanted to do this last time, but Shen Qingwan disagreed, and he couldn't bear to go against her.