Shen Qingwan's matter had rooted itself into his heart, causing him to unconsciously feel pain in his heart. However, she herself was unsure of the reason, and could only blame it on her frustration.
After parting with her, he went to the Imperial Gardens, where he could somewhat calm down.
On a nearby path, the two palace maids left and right, not noticing his figure as they spoke.
"This place originally has very few people. Now that the two of us have been sent here to take care of it, we're probably causing some sort of mama to be unhappy." The palace maid took a bucket and poured fresh water on the cut flowers.
"Then admit it. After all, even after entering the palace, you still have to listen to your master." The palace maid who was holding a pair of scissors in hand replied to her absent-mindedly.
"Yes, that's true." She muttered a few words in a low voice as if she thought of something. Her eyes lit up. "Hey, have you heard about it?" She took the water to water the flowers and called to another palace maid who was cutting the leaves.
"Heard what?" The palace maid's scissors in his hand paused as he turned to look at her with a puzzled expression. It felt as if she had missed something.
"Do you remember how to push carrageenan into the water, causing him to lose all his children, and how to go from a imperial concubine to a noble's Honorable Liu?" The palace maid was excited, he put down the basin of water in his hands and ran to her side to continue talking.
"I heard that she was wrongly accused …" The palace maid who was watering moved closer to her, seemingly whispering to each other, making it impossible for others to hear. However, her voice was so loud that even those within a few feet of her body could hear her, completely unaware of the slight change in expression of the palace maid beside her.
After she finished speaking, she noticed that her expression was a bit unnatural. She patted the palace maid who was cutting the flowers, and couldn't help but slightly frown. "What's wrong? Your face is weird, is your body uncomfortable?"
The palace maid suddenly kneeled on the ground, trembling as he spoke, his head staring fixedly at the ground, not daring to look up. Huang … Your Majesty, your servant greets your servant. "
After saying that, there was another muffled sound. The palace maid who was talking to her just moments ago also knelt on the ground. "Servant …" "Servant …" "We pay our respects to the Emperor." Only the submissive could be heard by the emperor. If His Majesty really blamed his, then his life would be forfeit.
"What were you talking about just now?" Fu Yuheng was expressionless, but his voice made people tremble in fear when they heard it. He had not yet recovered from his anger, and now he was even more unhappy.
The two palace maids kneeling on the ground didn't even dare to breathe loudly, afraid that if this ice-cold person spoke a single word, they would lose their lives.
"Raise your head and look at me, repeat what you just said." He examined the two kneeling on the ground. Although his tone was less cold, his imposing manner made the two palace maids tremble in fear. However, they didn't dare to disobey, and could only obediently raise their heads to look at him.
"Huang …" Your Majesty, we were just talking about … Honorable Liu was wrongly accused. " The palace maid who was cutting the flowers still shakily opened her mouth.
"What?" Fu Yuheng shot them a glance, but it made them feel as if they had reached the end of their lives. "I will investigate this matter clearly and will not argue with you guys today. If you continue to spread rumors in this palace, be careful of your brains."
Fu Yuheng waved his sleeve, indicating that he did not want to pursue the matter. However, he was suspicious of the matter. "Forget it, go and receive your own punishment." There were simply too many things happening today, so he wasn't in the mood to be entangled with these two palace maids.
"Thank you, your majesty! Thank you, your majesty!" After a few kowtows, the two palace maids almost crawled away.
After that, he rarely visited her place. If he remembered correctly, her courtyard should have already been repaired a few days ago, so he reckoned that she had moved back from the Queen's place.
However, why was there a rumor about a palace maid who was wrongly accused? Could it be that there was something fishy about this matter?
Fu Yuheng shook his head. He was prepared to return to his study to review the imperial reports, but after some thought, he decided to head straight to Liu Xiangrong's place.
"Phew …" "That was close. I almost thought I was dead." After Fu Yuheng had left, the palace maid from before stroked his chest that was moving up and down as he panted heavily.
"You're still talking! If you didn't discuss that matter for no reason, how could we have provoked the Emperor? " The palace maid beside her glared at her, somewhat angry.
"Alright, don't be angry. We're fine." She patted the palace maid's shoulder to comfort her, but a dark light flashed in his eyes. The task that his master had entrusted his with was finally completed, and it was no longer her responsibility.
"We're lucky this time. In the future, we shouldn't discuss things that we shouldn't discuss." The palace maid's tone softened.
"Mm, I definitely won't do it again." As she spoke, she strode forward to keep up with the palace maid's pace.
Liu's yard had just been renovated a few days ago, so it was relatively quiet. There were no signs of people coming around the corridor, but the surrounding plants seemed to have been cut, so it looked lush but didn't look messy.
It was unknown where all the servants had gone. Fu Yuheng did not meet any servants when he walked into the courtyard. He walked straight to Liu Chugrong's window.
Since the window was open, he could clearly see that Liu Xiangrong was sitting in front of the dressing table, combing her makeup. It was exceptionally quiet.
A palace maid stood to the side, quietly waiting. She slowly combed his long hair, his face was unadorned, and he looked very delicate and pretty.
The previous insolence and arrogance was much quieter than before, but another figure appeared in his mind. The corner of his mouth slightly curled up as he shook his head and tossed the figure in his mind away. When he looked again, Liu Chu Rong was a rare sight, but his heart was slightly moved.
Her delicate and pretty face turned slightly pale. That thin figure seemed to have lost a lot of weight as she stared blankly. However, he didn't have the heart to disturb this scene. He resisted the urge to step forward and greet them. He withdrew his gaze, turned around and left, returning to his study with hurried footsteps.
After Fu Yuheng left, Liu Chugrong turned around slightly with a slight smile on his face.
However, this action caused La Mei, who was at the side, to feel somewhat puzzled. If it was before, with her character, she would have already pulled on the emperor's sleeve. But why was it so quiet today?
"No need." Liu Qingrong replied indifferently as she stared at her limpid appearance in the dressing mirror, as if she was talking to herself.