Due to Fu Xinyan's matter, Shen Qingwan had been absent-minded all day. She really couldn't understand why her personality suddenly changed.
"Empress? "Empress?" Lian Yun called her a few times. These few days, the Empress was always at a loss and asked her questions, but she just laughed it off. She could not help but be worried.
Seeing that she had wasted another piece of Xuan paper, Shen Qing Wan did not have the interest to continue writing on it. She sighed and instructed Lian Yun to pack his stuff, sat on the chair and poured herself a cup of tea.
"Hiss." As the scalding tea entered his mouth, his tongue felt numb from the heat. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he finally recovered from his deep thoughts.
"Empress, are you alright?" Lian Yun immediately ran over upon hearing the noise. Seeing Shen Qingwan fanning her tongue with her hand, she felt that it was both a pity and a joke.
"Nothing." Shen Qingwan's pained face gathered together, but she still forced out a smile.
Lian Yun hurriedly went to get her a cup of cold water. After chattering for a good while, she finally responded to him a few times and was not willing to give up.
"Empress, your servant sees that your mind has been preoccupied these past two days. What's wrong?" Lian Yun thought about it, but still couldn't resist asking.
"It's nothing. I was just thinking about the matter of the princess last time. I kept feeling that something was amiss, but I couldn't say it out loud, so I've been absent-minded all this time." Shen Qingwan's tongue was still feeling uncomfortable, and even her words had turned soft and sticky.
"It's useless for Master to make all sorts of guesses here, why not ask the princess in all aspects?" Lian Yun tilted her head and blinked her clear eyes.
Shen Qingwan thought for a moment and sighed, "So what if I don't want to? It's just that the princess avoided me the moment she saw me, so there's really no chance for me. "
"Empress, please try again. Perhaps Princess is willing to see you?" Seeing that she was so worried, she could only suggest this.
Maybe. She shook her head. Maybe it was because she was in a bad mood that day.
After making up his mind, he decided to try again and ask the servants to invite him.
It didn't take long for the voice to reach Fu Xinyan. It surprised her for a moment, but she looked at the person sitting beside her in panic.
"Tell her that I don't want to see her." For a moment, he was a little anxious, not knowing whether it was because he was afraid that Xiao Shushen would notice or hurt her. Without even looking at the maidservants, she directly rejected them.
"Stop!" How could a princess be so unreasonable? Since the Concubine Xian has invited him, how can we not go? " However, Xiao Shushen pulled her sleeves, her smile was very graceful and dignified, and her entire person, under the protection of the yellow palace uniform, looked extremely noble.
Fu Xinyan was extremely discontented. Everyone said that the Queen was virtuous and never got jealous. She only managed the harem once. Only she knew how scary she was, but on the surface, she pretended to be suspicious.
"What, is the princess dissatisfied with me?" Xiao Shushen's glare made her a little scared.
"This son does not dare. But didn't the Empress always forbid me to interact with the Consort Xian? "Your son really doesn't understand why I agreed to meet her today. May the empress enlighten me."
"Princess, come to me." Xiao Shushen slowly said, and called the princess in front of him. He whispered a few words into her ear.
"No, that's impossible. I can't do that. " After hearing what the empress had to say, she moved to the side, a look of disbelief on her face.
Xiao Shushen saw the struggling look on the princess' face and did not repeat herself, but only continued to speak, "Heh, even if you did not do it, I would not force you. However, you must think it through clearly. Don't you want your mother's inheritance? Besides, I didn't ask you to kill her. " Fu Xinyan spoke neither coldly nor warmly, as if it was a trivial matter, but her soft words were the most vicious to Fu Xinyan's ears.
"I promise you." The princess was trembling, and her eyes looked depressed. Her nails tried to dig into her palms but she didn't feel much pain.
"Then I'll wait for my son's good news." With that, he got up and left.
At this moment, Fu Xinyan was like an eggplant caught in the frost. She lost all her energy and slid off the bed. She sat on the cold floor and mumbled, "Mother, what should I do with my daughter? She's so tired."
It was as if he could only feel a sliver of comfort by curling himself into a ball, as if his mother had put her arms around him.
But even so, she still managed to adjust her state of mind under Zi Xin's urging. She changed her clothes and was invited to go over, but she found it difficult to walk over to Shen Qingwan who was already sitting there.
Shen Qingwan unintentionally raised her head to look at her, but when she walked up to her, she saw that her eyes were a little red and swollen. What's wrong with the princess? Did something happen? "
Hearing her concerned voice, Fu Xinyan felt even more guilty, but she only replied, "It's fine."
"Princess, what do you have to say to me?" Shen Qingwan looked at her and felt that her guess was right. She should have something that was hard to say.
But the first thing to do was to find out what was going on from her mouth.
"None of your business." Fu Xinyan lowered her head, her voice choked. Remembering the Queen's pressure, she hesitated. She didn't want to hurt anyone, but she wanted to save her mother's treasure.
"Princess, are you not feeling well?" Shen Qingwan held her hand as she tried to calm her emotions. She felt that the princess was indeed different these two days.
But in the next second, she suddenly shook him off, "Don't touch me!"
"This …" She looked at the Princess' resistance to her emotions and felt a little strange. She released her hand and silently looked at her. However, the worry in her eyes became more and more obvious.
Fu Xinyan's eyes were twinkling, but she also knew that someone would be watching her every move.
"Concubine Xian, you should know that there are some things that you can't do anything about." He smiled bitterly, but on the surface, he continued to mock her. She couldn't actually say how she felt about her. Was she happy? But she blamed her for not being able to help her. Hate? But she also coveted her kindness towards her.
While she was still in a daze, Fu Xinyan's mind started to waver. She stepped forward and pushed her hand out with empty eyes.
Shen Qingwan watched as she approached, but didn't know what she wanted to do, so she didn't hide.
It was only when he leaned back that he felt that he was inexplicably laughable.
"You, why are you … "Why did you force me!?" Fu Xinyan woke up from her own state of mind. Looking at her flopping about in the water, she instantly became flustered.
"Men! Men! Consort Xian has fallen into the water!" When the maidservants by Shen Qingwan's side saw this situation, they quickly called for reinforcements, but most of the people around them didn't know how to drink water, so they could only worry.
Fu Xinyan muttered, "Don't be afraid. I-I'll go find someone to save you." Hurriedly running away, he stumbled and fell countless times.