"Your Highness, we are in a difficult position, I hope Your Highness won't force me. In this lifetime, I will only follow one person, the Emperor, and be on the same side as him. " Shen Qingwan looked into his eyes and said seriously.
Fu Huaiyu was speechless, looking at Shen Qingwan's resolute expression, the last bit of rationality in her heart was about to be severed, she frantically wanted to destroy the person that he could not get.
In the end, Fu Huaiyu suppressed the craziness in his heart, and turned back to look at his with a pair of peach blossom eyes, his tone becoming distant, "This is truly regretful. Since this is the case, this king will not disturb you anymore, I hope your choice is correct."
Then, just as if he had suddenly come, he suddenly disappeared from her room. However, once some crazy thoughts appeared, even if they could be suppressed, they would never disappear. One day, this kind of thoughts would make people take action.
Shen Qing Wan rubbed her temples and did not take Fu Huaiyu's words to heart. On the other hand, she was relieved that the two of them had made things clear. When she thought of how she didn't need to get entangled with him anymore, she finally felt a lot more at ease.
After a dreamless night, Shen Qingwan slept soundly, and the next day, she was in a very good mood.
"Lian Yun, is there anything important to do in the palace today?" In order to be absolutely safe, Shen Qingwan and Lian Yun would often check on the important matters in the palace together.
"In reply to the Empress, there is nothing important to do today." Lian Yun replied.
"Alright, then prepare yourself to accompany me to the imperial palace. Please send a travel pass here and accompany me to take a look around the streets outside the palace." I also miss my father. I need to go visit him. " Shen Qing Wan said.
"Alright." Lian Yun could tell that Shen Qingwan was in a good mood today. She wasn't surprised that she had brought up the idea of going for a stroll, but she was a little worried that this pass wouldn't be easy to obtain.
Fortunately, Fu Yuheng seemed to be in a good mood today. He didn't let Shen Qingwan say much and generously gave them two passes, allowing them to leave the palace. Of course, the reason Shen Qingwan gave was to return to the General's Estate to visit her father.
This was because the two of them planned to stroll around the streets before returning to the general's estate. The two of them changed into the clothes of ordinary young misses and maidservants. They only had two guards secretly protect them before leaving the palace.
"Miss, we haven't left the palace in a long time, where are we going today?" Lian Yun had already followed Shen Qing Wan out quite a few times, she was already used to changing her mind.
The last time Shen Qingwan had disguised herself as a man and left the palace, the empress dowager had been angered for many days. For the sake of avoiding suspicion, she hadn't brought up the idea of leaving the palace for a long time.
"Let's go to our usual house …" As she said that, Shen Qing Wan suddenly saw a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye. She paused for a moment, signalling Lian Yun not to make a sound, then quietly walked closer to that person.
He saw a woman in light pink clothing leaning forward. Not far in front of the two of them, she was talking to another person.
Shen Qingwan pretended to pass by, and after hearing what the two were saying, she said in her heart, "As expected."
This woman was precisely one of Fu Huaiyu's concubines that she had seen in his residence when she went to find him because of the border issue. Because she had only met her a few times, she felt that she looked familiar, and coincidentally, she was talking about Fu Huaiyu with the people around her, allowing her to confirm her thoughts.
Coincidentally, she needed to find someone beside Fu Huaiyu to ask about his usual ways. Such a careful person would definitely not tell something too confidential to a concubine who was not too favoured, so she definitely would not know that they had fallen out. So she brought Lian Yun and walked forward, pretending to be puzzled as she asked: "Ah! Young lady, have we met before? "
"..." You are... Concubine Xian! " The concubine exclaimed softly when she saw her face.
Shen Qingwan raised her hand and made a small gesture, saying: "Shh, I secretly went out of the palace to visit you, don't expose my identity and make it difficult for me."
The concubine immediately covered her mouth and whispered apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I was just surprised. Miss has indeed seen me before, I am a concubine in the Ninth Prince Palace. "
The person who was talking to this concubine knew that Shen Qingwan had something to talk about, so he tactfully took his leave.
Shen Qingwan brought them to a place where there were less people and asked: "I remember now, no wonder I heard my sister talk about the Ninth Prince. It was also a fortuitous encounter between me and my sister. I wonder if I could ask you to do me a favor? "
"Mother …" Miss, just speak frankly. I will do my best. " The concubine said.
"Speaking of which, I'm not afraid of my sister's jokes. Actually, I have always worshipped the Prince, which is why I took the opportunity to listen to more about the Prince's deeds. "My sister is someone close to the prince, so she must know a lot of the prince's personality. Can you tell me more about it?" This was the explanation that Shen Qingwan had already thought of long ago.
Seeing that her concubine was a little hesitant, Shen Qingwan said, "No worries, I'm just curious and won't make a fuss about it. So whatever little sister wants to say, I'll just say it."
That concubine then said submissively, "Sigh, I have also seen too many people worship your highness, I understand. Miss, you don't know this, but although the prince is very handsome and looks kind and easy to get along with, he is actually very temperamental.
Shen Qingwan thought that this was a good thing, but on the surface, she looked puzzled as she asked: "What do you mean?"
"Earlier, a concubine accidentally touched something of his. She apologetically apologized to him. She thought that with the prince's personality, it shouldn't be a big deal. In the end, that person was moved to the desolated courtyard. After a short while, he went crazy." The concubine said in a low voice.
Shen Qingwan was surprised, she did not expect Fu Huaiyu to be such a person. Originally, even if the two of them were not from the same camp, they could still be considered as enemies. However, in her heart, she still respected Fu Huaiyu a lot. From the looks of it, it was just a skin of his own.
She said, "I didn't expect that Your Highness would do such a thing. It really makes one's heart feel cold."
The concubine was quick to spit it out, but only then did she recall her fear. "This …" "I didn't mean to chew on prince's tongue behind his back, but …"
"I understand." Shen Qingwan signaled his concubine not to be afraid, "I'm not from the Royal Mansion. I'll only listen to these words and won't spread them out. "Don't worry."
The concubine was very grateful and thanked Shen Qingwan profusely before leaving.
The General Shen's body was already pretty much recovered. After greeting his daughter for a while, she was in a good mood again, indicating that he would be returning to the military camp to take a look.
Seeing that her father was alright, and that he was in a good mood, she was also very happy. She stayed at the general's mansion for dinner before General Shen sent someone to escort the two of them back to the palace.