Chapter 13: Seducing seductive thing, look up.

Tang Lin'er was so frightened that she fell ill and her fetus became unstable. She had spotting for several days in a row. She had no choice but to ask a doctor to come to her house every day to treat her with wormwood to protect her fetus.

Shen Xingwan went to visit her twice, but she just hid herself under the quilt and refused to see anyone.

Shen Xingwan pulled back the corner of the quilt and saw that she looked haggard and frightened, and couldn't help but frown.

"This is not a solution. I'm afraid he's in a state of terror. Let's ask someone to perform a ritual to calm him down."

Ruyi stood aside, wiping away tears, and cried aggrievedly, "That Miss Lu is so abominable. She knew that our Miss was pregnant and still threatened her like this. Miss, what do you think we should do?"

Shen Xingwan sighed, looking extremely helpless.

"What can I do? I have questioned her. She just said that she gave a kitten to Lin'er to relieve her boredom, but she didn't expect that the little maidservant was suffocated to death due to poor escort. She has sold the little maidservant."

"She obviously did it on purpose, trying to scare our young lady into miscarrying."

"Be careful with your words." Shen Xingwan gave Ruyi a sharp look. Ruyi lost her momentum and lowered her head timidly.

"There are many women in the Taiwei Mansion, and the internal conflicts are fierce. Lu Yuzhi has been a difficult person to get along with since she was a child."

Shen Xingwan softened his tone, touched Tang Lin'er's forehead, and said in a persuasive tone: "If you stay with her in the future, I'm afraid you will inevitably be humiliated by her. For now, you should cheer up and take good care of yourself."

Tang Lin'er closed her eyes, and two lines of tears rolled down her eyes.

Shen Xingwan tucked the quilt in for her and said, "I originally came here to invite you to go hunting in the spring, but now you are not feeling well, so I will decline the invitation for you. You should just take care of your pregnancy."

"yes."

Tang Lin'er agreed, closed her eyes, turned her head away and said no more.

Shen Xingwan got up, went back to his room to change into tight clothes, and set off for the royal enclosure with Prime Minister Shen.

Royal spring hunting is a major event that the royal family attaches great importance to. In order to maintain military preparedness, the emperor holds a large-scale spring hunting every year, and princes, civil and military officials will participate.

Although Shen Xingwan came from a family of civil servants, he learned riding and archery with his brother since he was a child. Although he was not as advanced as his brother to become a young general, he was no problem riding a horse and shooting rabbits and flying geese.

She was dressed in a bright red outfit with flame-like narrow sleeves and a waistline. She was riding a snow-white divine horse and galloping into the arena in a graceful manner. Her black hair tied into a ponytail fluttered in the wind. She was truly a woman of bright clothes and a fierce horse, and she was particularly eye-catching among the horses in black armor.

Unlike the other noble ladies who arrived in sedan chairs and rested under the tent to watch the battle, Shen Xingwan went to get her bow and arrows and rode into the woods like the other ministers, intending to show her skills.

Her eyes moved and she listened attentively, and it didn't take much effort for her to lock onto the trace of a gray rabbit.

She immediately drew her bow and arrow, narrowed her eyes slightly, and just as she was about to let go, a sharp arrow whistled past her ears and instantly pinned the gray rabbit to the ground.

Shen Xingwan looked back in horror, only to see Yan Jinghuan riding a horse towards him from behind.

Seeing her staring at him, Yan Jinghuan laughed, put away his bow, and glanced sideways. The bodyguards beside him immediately stepped forward to catch the gray rabbit.

"It's yours."

The corners of his lips curved slightly in a faint smile.

The bodyguard was smart and immediately took the gray rabbit over and put it into the basket carried by Shen Xingwan's servant.

"That doesn't count." Shen Xingwan curled her lips, "You stole my prey, you have to compensate me with an elk."

Yan Jinghuan pulled the reins, controlled the horse and slowly walked to Shen Xingwan's side. His eyes fell on her puffy face, and the smile in his eyes became even bigger. "Okay."

Seeing that he agreed so easily, Shen Xingwan couldn't help but retort, "You agreed too slowly. The price has increased now. I want two."

"good."

"......"

Shen Xingwan raised her eyes and glanced at him secretly. What a perfect sucker. He was so easy to talk to.

But she had something else on her mind and didn't have the time to argue with him. She glanced at him with a guilty look, turned her horse's head, and said to him, "Then let's go over there. I just heard a deer cry over there. There must be an elk."

His eyes were too scorching, Shen Xingwan didn't dare to look at him again. After saying that, he lowered his head, kicked the horse's belly and galloped forward.

She deliberately made many detours and gradually ran to a remote place. Yan Jinghuan looked around and said, "There are no traces of elk here. I will take you to look for it somewhere else."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Shen Xingwan looked at the time, quickly covered her head and whimpered, pretending to be dizzy and limp, about to fall off the horse.

She leaned slightly, and Yan Jinghuan rode over and embraced her. Before he could ask, someone suddenly shouted from a distance.

The man shouted "Help." The voice was as childish as a child's, coming from far away.

Yan Jinghuan's expression suddenly turned serious. He grabbed her waist with his arms and exerted force. Shen Xingwan felt dizzy and was pulled into his arms by him.

He pulled his cloak over her, tightened his arms around her and protected her in his arms, and swept a sharp gaze over his entourage, who immediately rushed forward to investigate.

The guard drew out his long sword and chopped the bushes, clearing a path, and Yan Jinghuan drove his horse forward.

"Help!"

A small light blue figure crawled out from the bushes, seemingly injured, with bloodstains on his clothes.

The bushes not far away were swaying wildly, as if something was trying to chase them out. The bodyguards rushed forward, but the people who were trying to chase them noticed the movement and immediately disappeared into the distance.

The little light blue figure ran so fast that his hair was all loose. He rushed over and fell under Yan Jinghuan's horse. He was obviously frightened and curled up into a ball, crying softly.

Immediately, an escort came up to arrest him, but after seeing his face, he immediately knelt down and saluted: "Fourteenth Prince."

"Zihui?"

Yan Jinghuan frowned, signaled his guards to pull up the Fourteenth Prince, and asked, "How did you end up like this during the hunt? Are you following your followers?"

Wei Zihui was still in shock and said in horror: "Third brother, third brother wants to kill me."

Yan Jinghuan lowered his head to glance at Shen Xingwan in his arms. She was lying in his arms like a little animal, her eyes closed, looking very uncomfortable.

"Swallow these words. Don't speak nonsense when you see the emperor later."

Although Wei Zihui was only nine years old, he had many years of experience in the deep palace and knew how difficult it was. He didn't say anything else, but just nodded.

Finally, in front of the emperor's tent, Wei Zihui did not reveal the fact that the third prince sent people to shoot him. He only said that he was accidentally injured while hunting cheetahs and was rescued by Yan Jinghuan.

The Imperial Concubine who was accompanying the Emperor at his side finally became more relaxed and smiled. She said softly to the Emperor, "The Fourteenth Prince is also good at hunting at such a young age. Fortunately, his life was not in danger. He should concentrate on studying in the future."

She turned her eyes slightly and looked meaningfully at Yan Jinghuan who was standing beside Wei Zihui.

"Luckily someone rescued him this time, but next time, that may not be the case."

"Ahem..." The emperor coughed violently for a while, covered his nose and took a sip of the medicine sachet, "Since the Regent saved Zihui, it was also fate. I have ordered the Regent Yan Jinghuan to be Zihui's teacher and teach him to read, ride and shoot."

"Your Majesty?" The Imperial Concubine opened her eyes wide and looked at the Emperor, "Doesn't Zihui already have a teacher? This..."

"Those fools have corrupted my son." The emperor looked at the imperial concubine, "It's settled."

The Imperial Concubine was speechless, her face turning blue and red. She turned around and looked at Wei Zilin who was standing among the princes.

Wei Zilin's face wasn't looking good either. He didn't even notice his mother's wink. He just stared at the red spot among the colorful noble ladies in the distance.

Shen Xingwan was holding the teacup, leisurely skimming off the foam and taking a few sips.

She felt relieved, and even found the beauties around her more pleasing to the eye.

Today, she deliberately came to lure Yan Jinghuan to rescue Wei Zihui.

In his previous life, during the spring hunt, the young prince Wei Zihui was seriously injured in the dense forest of the southern area. In the end, due to improper treatment, he was paralyzed in bed for a long time and died of depression.

Later, when Wei Zilin was drunk, he boasted to her proudly and revealed in detail how he had murdered and tortured his brothers and sisters.

Shen Xingwan felt that he was cruel and cold-blooded.

But he brainwashed her again, telling her that the road to succession was difficult and dangerous. Which emperor did not ascend to the throne through a sea of ​​blood and a mountain of corpses?

As long as he works diligently and loves his people after ascending the throne, he will be a wise ruler for all ages.

Shen Xingwan didn't know whether Wei Zilin was a wise ruler.

She only knew that she was going to destroy him step by step!

Before Shen Xingwan finished her cup of tea, a little palace maid came forward and bowed respectfully, saying, "Miss Shen, how are you? The Imperial Concubine has summoned you to an audience. Please follow me."

The noble ladies around all looked at him sideways and immediately started discussing quietly.

Everyone knows that the Imperial Concubine is the mother of the Third Prince Wei Zilin. Shen Xingwan forcibly canceled the arranged marriage with the Third Prince. Why did the Imperial Concubine summon her now?

Shen Xingwan was unsure, but the maid urged her so much that she had to put down her teacup and follow her to the imperial concubine's tent.

The little palace maid respectfully lifted the curtain, Shen Xingwan took a deep breath, and slowly walked into the big tent.

The curtain fell behind itself, blocking out most of the light. The tent suddenly became dim. A pair of purple copper crane incense burners emitted sweet and greasy aroma, filling Shen Xingwan's nose.

"Ms. Shen, why don't you come over and pay your respects to the Imperial Concubine?"

A low shout was heard, and Shen Xingwan lowered his head and walked obediently into the depths of the tent.

The layers of veils hanging down to the ground were lifted one by one, and Shen Xingwan saw the Imperial Concubine leaning on the chaise longue with her eyes closed and taking a nap.

The Imperial Concubine was wearing an elegant golden and red phoenix gown, with her skirt falling freely. A little palace maid was kneeling on the ground, gently massaging her legs with a pair of small golden hammers.

“Bold.”

The maid standing beside the imperial concubine scolded: "Kneel down quickly when you see the queen!"

Shen Xingwan knelt on the ground, bowed her head and saluted politely: "Your servant Shen Xingwan pays respect to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine. May Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine live a long and healthy life."

The Imperial Concubine leaned there with her eyes closed, neither opening them nor standing up.

Shen Xingwan knelt on the ground for a long time, and no one knew whether she was awake or asleep.

The floor was covered with thick shag carpet. Shen Xingwan lowered her head and stared at the furry patterns, feeling a little dazed for a moment.

She clearly remembered that the Imperial Concubine treated her very well in her previous life. Ever since she and the Third Prince became engaged, the Third Prince often brought her to the palace to meet the Imperial Concubine.

At that time, the Imperial Concubine always had a loving smile on her face when she saw her. She took her hand and told her, "If Zilin dares to bully you, just tell me and I will punish him!"

At that time, Wei Zilin always blushed and smiled: "Mother is very partial, but I love her so much that I dare not bully her."

But now, the imperial concubine in front of him exuded a cold and oppressive aura, as if she was a completely different person from her previous life.

"Are you Shen?"

Just as I was distracted, the imperial concubine spoke lazily.

Shen Xingwan knelt straight and said, "In reply to the Imperial Noble Consort, it is this servant."

With a cold snort, the imperial concubine slowly opened her eyes.

"Look up, you foxy thing."