Chapter 181 Warming the Bed

Shen Fu guessed that the visitor from the Shen family was related to Shen Qingru's death.

After all, I just saw this a few days ago. A healthy person suddenly died. The people from the Shen family must be here to cause trouble for me.

As for how this person from the Shen family was able to enter the palace...

"Is she with Concubine Rong?" Chen Fu asked.

"Yes." Xiao Guizi nodded and said, "When I got the news, I came to see you immediately. Now Imperial Concubine Rong is sending someone to come over. Please come over, young lady."

Now that the people from the Shen family have arrived at the palace, I'm afraid I will have to go and meet them. Now that they are with Concubine Rong, Chen Fu is really afraid that these people will say something unbridled.

Chen Fu had no time to hesitate and could only rush to Concubine Rong. As soon as the sedan chair landed, Chen Fu held Xiao Guizi's hand and immediately walked inside.

When they arrived at the gate of Concubine Rong's palace, before anyone entered, Chen Fu heard crying sounds from inside while standing at the door.

"Jieyu Shen." Shen Fu's heart tightened, and the nanny beside Concubine Rong stood beside her and said respectfully: "Jieyu Shen, please follow me."

As the vermilion door opened, the crying sounds from inside became clearer.

When Shen Fu heard the sound, she knew that the person crying was the old lady of the Shen family.

Even if I have only seen her once, the old lady of the Shen family's personality and her wailing voice, Shen Fu, is something I can't forget even if I want to.

While they were silent, Chen Fu had already walked to the other side with the nanny who led the way. Chen Fu put her mind at ease and walked forward to pay her respects: "Your concubine greets the noble concubine Rong."

In the hall, Old Madam Shen was still crying. After hearing the voice, she immediately turned to look at Shen Fu:

“Fuer.” Old Madam Shen walked quickly to Shen Fu, grabbed Shen Fu’s arm tightly and cried, “Fuer, your sister…”

"Your sister, how come she is gone..."

The moment Shen Fu's arm was grabbed, her body felt pain and beads of sweat immediately secreted from her forehead.

It was not known whether Mrs. Shen did it intentionally or unintentionally, but one of her hands happened to grab her injured arm.

Shen Fu gasped in pain, but the old lady acted as if she didn't see it.

He grabbed her arm and kept crying, "Fuer, your sister, how did your sister die?"

The old lady must have been crying for quite a while, for her voice was terribly hoarse when she opened her mouth.

But her face still looked extremely crazy.

The baby in Shen Qingru's belly was about to be born, but suddenly she was told that she had died suddenly, which was a heavy blow to her.

It was always difficult to get news from the palace. They only said that the person was buried in Yuquan Mountain, and no other news could be found. Old Madam Shen was at her wit's end, so she tried every possible means to come to the palace to ask to see Shen Fu.

"Your elder sister, my Ru'er, was a very good person, how could she be gone just like that?" Old Mrs. Shen cried and wailed.

Shen Fu gasped in pain as she grabbed her arm. She took a step back, but Old Lady Shen grabbed her hand and pressed against her body.

It was about to hit her stomach. Zi Su saw it from the side and was so scared that she quickly reached out her hand and pushed the man away.

"You hurt our young lady." The young lady was still pregnant. What if I hit it and hurt my stomach? !

Zi Su was afraid that Mrs. Shen would hurt the young lady, so while pushing her away, she quickly grabbed Shen Fu's arm and checked it back and forth.

I was afraid that something was wrong with the young lady.

"It's okay." Shen Fu gently waved Zi Su's hand away. Try not to place your palms on your lower abdomen.

Everyone in the hall is still there, and Zi Su's cautious attitude might arouse suspicion from others.

Shen Fu doesn't want anyone to know that she is pregnant.

Especially, Concubine Rong is still in front of me...

"Grandma, are you okay?" With Zi Su's effort, Mrs. Shen's wailing voice finally stopped.

Shen Fu looked towards Old Madam Shen with a slight smile on her face. She must have rushed over as soon as she got the news, as she looked more elegant and graceful than last time when she had dressed up carefully.

This time, Old Lady Shen looked much more embarrassed, and her face, covered with jewels and jade, even showed her old age clearly.

Chen Fu naturally didn't want to pay attention to her, but now that Concubine Rong was in front of her, with so many eyes watching, if Chen Fu refused too obviously, she would probably be criticized.

"There was nothing Chen Fu could do about my eldest sister's death." Chen Fu sighed deeply and pretended to be embarrassed.

“It’s just that this was an accident. If there is a chance, Shen Fu will explain it to grandma then.”

Shen Fu said, pressing Mrs. Shen’s hand affectionately. Then he looked at the person in the main seat again.

"Empress Rong." Shen Fu showed a kind smile to Old Lady Shen, then walked forward and said to Empress Rong calmly, "It is my fault. My family members have disturbed Empress Rong. Please forgive me."

Shen Fu said this, and bowed. Her posture is particularly beautiful when she lowers her eyes and bends her waist and knees.

"I am fine." Concubine Rong sat on the high platform with a slight smile on her face.

His gaze fell on Shen Fu's slender waist. He looked at her carefully with smiling eyes for a few seconds before speaking softly:

"Concubine Shen is deeply loved by His Majesty. Now that her family members are seeking an audience for some reason, I should naturally take good care of her."

"Your Majesty, you are joking." Chen Fu was facing Concubine Rong, and she had to be extremely alert.

She raised her head, with a shy look on her face: "Your Majesty has always told me to treat you with respect. In your heart, you are the one who is respected."

"My little favor is nothing in the eyes of Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will not humiliate me."

Chen Fu acted very politely in front of Concubine Rong, and her behavior was full of humility.

On the main seat, Concubine Rong's eyes became much softer, and the look she cast on Shen Fu was even more light.

"Go ahead." Concubine Rong held the teacup and said softly, "It's not easy for the family members to see each other, so naturally there are a lot of private things to talk about."

"Let's have a good meeting, and then have someone escort you out of the palace when the time comes."

Shen Fu immediately felt relieved and bowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Chen Fu and the others left, Concubine Rong looked at the empty door in front of her and said thoughtfully, "Do you think she is pregnant?"

The room was quiet, as quiet as if no one was there. Then a sound of footsteps came from behind and walked up to Concubine Rong.

The visitor pinched Concubine Rong's shoulder with his palm, exerting a little force: "Your Majesty wants Concubine Shen to get pregnant, so she must be pregnant."

Concubine Rong chuckled and raised the teacup at hand: “Concubine Shen did a good job, but her maid was exposed.”

"Concubine Shen has a child, but there is no news in the palace. The queen was anxious, so she revealed the news to the old lady of the Shen family." The nanny pinched her shoulders behind her and spoke softly.

"She is really smart!" Concubine Rong thought of this and exclaimed in her heart.

Chen Fu was neither arrogant nor impatient, and she would not reveal anything that she was not absolutely sure of.

If it were someone else, if they were pregnant, they would have announced it to everyone long ago.

"But no matter how smart you are, it's useless in front of the queen." The nanny said indifferently behind him: "You can only give birth if the queen says so. If the queen says no... naturally no one will..."

"You're such a smooth talker." Concubine Rong chuckled, her expression still gentle.

She reached out and stroked the teacup, muttering with a smile, "The palace is finally going to be peaceful."

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Here, Chen Fu took Old Madam Shen to the Hehuan Palace. Old Madam Shen didn't say a word along the way. It was not until they arrived at the Hehuan Palace that she seemed to come to her senses.

"Fuer, your elder sister is really...really gone?" When the news of Shen Qingru's death reached Kyoto, the Shen family was in an uproar.

God knows, during this period, Shen Qingru was still pregnant with His Majesty's child and was about to give birth to a prince.

Not long after that, less than a month, Shen Qingru was gone.

When the news reached the Shen family, Old Mrs. Shen had already fainted once. I tried every possible means to come to the palace, but I didn't expect that meeting Chen Fu would be extremely difficult.

“Fuer, tell your grandmother, is your eldest sister really gone?” Old Lady Shen wanted to reach out and hold Shen Fu’s hand, asking her to explain clearly.

But Shen Fu ignored her and signaled Zi Su to close the door. After there was no one in the room, she spoke to Old Lady Shen:

"Grandma, if you have any questions, just send someone to write to me and ask. Why do you have to come here in person from so far away?"

Shen Fu smiled gently and sat sideways on the couch. She raised her hand and held up the teacup to the old lady of the Shen family and said, "Grandma, have you forgotten that this is the imperial palace?"

If you make a mistake and let your mouth open, you can end up eating human bones if you're not careful.

Where did Mrs. Shen get the information? How did he manage to enter the palace so quickly?

Mrs. Shen still had a smile on her face, but when her eyes met Shen Fu's, she seemed to suddenly react.

She looked around and saw the layout of the house and knew that the rumors outside were not false at all.

The girl in front of me is indeed very favored by His Majesty.

She is indeed beautiful, and as attractive as her mother! Old Madam Shen looked at Shen Fu, and the disgust in her eyes could not be concealed at all.

She was afraid that she didn't even notice the look in her eyes, but Shen Fu noticed it.

Shen Fu's hand holding the teacup tightened, and when she looked carefully, the look in Old Lady Shen's eyes changed again.

"Fuer, are these all given to you by His Majesty?"

Old Madam Shen's eyes wandered around the hall, she was secretly shocked, and her eyes were eager when she looked at Shen Fu.

It is said that Chen Fu was favored by His Majesty as soon as she entered the palace, but some things can only be confirmed by seeing them with your own eyes.

Before this, even though the old lady knew that Shen Fu was favored, she was still unsure until she saw these things.

Now, look at the furnishings in the inner room of the Hehuan Palace. The arrangements inside include gilded exquisite balls for playing with and fine sweet white porcelain for arranging flowers.

The room was lit with goose pear incense worth thousands of gold coins, and even the teacup in Chen Fu's hand was painted with gold glaze, which was very valuable.

Old Mrs. Shen murmured something, and some of the plans in her mind were suppressed little by little.

She looked at Shen Fu, with an unprecedented passion and enthusiasm: "Fu'er, tell grandma honestly, does the Emperor dote on you?"

Shen Fu clearly saw the change in the expression in Old Madam Shen's eyes. Even though she had figured out what kind of person Old Madam Shen was, Shen Fu really didn't expect that Old Madam Shen was asking about the cause of Shen Qingru's death just now, and then she came to ask these questions.

Putting down the teacup, Shen Fu's expression was a little cold. She casually put down the teacup in her hand and asked, "Didn't Grandmother come to ask about the cause of my eldest sister's death?"

That girl Shen Qingru is already dead... When Old Mrs. Shen thought of Shen Qingru, she did feel a little regretful.

She is already pregnant. If she successfully gives birth to a child for His Majesty, won't the Shen family enjoy endless wealth and glory in the future?

Old Mrs. Shen felt so heartbroken when she thought of this. Shen Qingru was just like her mother, both had worthless lives!

After so many years, I can't even give birth to a child.

She couldn't protect herself even when she was pregnant, and now she's dead in the mountains. Isn't it her own fault?

"Yes, grandma is naturally here for your disappointing elder sister." Shen Qingru and Shen Fu were not on good terms with each other. Old Mrs. Shen's throat rolled. Naturally, she would not say anything good about Shen Qingru in front of Shen Fu.

The dead cannot be resurrected, so the most important thing now is to curry favor with this dead girl in front of him.

After all, her last name is still Shen. As long as her last name is Shen, she will be a member of the Shen family.

If Shen Fu has any wealth and glory in the harem, her Shen family can still benefit from it.

It doesn't matter that Shen Qingru is dead, because Shen Fu is still alive. With the favor that His Majesty has shown her now, isn't it only a matter of time before she gets pregnant with a child?

The more Mrs. Shen looked at her, the more satisfied she felt. This girl was so beautiful. Especially those pair of charming eyes, which are even more alluring than her mother's back then.

No wonder... Her mother was not a person who was content with what she had to endure. Now that Shen Fu had entered the palace, her face had inherited all of her mother's qualities.

It's not surprising at all why His Majesty would be obsessed with this.

Old Madam Shen muttered in her heart, looking at Shen Fu with a bit of eagerness: “Your eldest sister is gone, and grandma is naturally heartbroken, but since the person is already dead, grandma can’t do anything.”

"There are too many conspiracies and intrigues in the palace. Now that you are alone in the palace, your grandmother will naturally miss you even more."

The old lady looked at Chen Fu, her eyes were full of flattery: "You are alone in this palace, helpless and helpless."

"Grandma has always felt sorry for you and wanted to come and talk to you more, but she never had the chance. Today is the chance. Let Grandma take a closer look at you."

As the old lady spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again. She raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes, but her eyes kept looking towards Chen Fu.

Shen Fu met Mrs. Shen's eyes and just felt funny. The old lady is now setting her sights on her.

It seems that she is reluctant to let go of Shen Qingru, because all her lies about wanting to enter the palace are lies.

It was just that the Shen family saw that Shen Qingru was gone, no, or rather, they saw that the child in Shen Qingru's belly was gone, so they couldn't wait to enter the palace and capture her.

"Grandma, it's getting dark." Chen Fu opened the teacup in her hand and gently blew away the foam on it.

"If you don't leave the palace now, you may not be able to leave the palace later."

When had Old Lady Shen ever been ordered to leave like this? His lips were trembling with anger, but Chen Fu was unmoved.

But in the end I still didn't dare to speak.

"You are bored in the palace, so wait for your grandmother to come to the palace to visit you often in the future."

Old Madam Shen seemed to remember something and continued, "You have several cousins ​​who are the same age as you. Next time, your grandmother will bring them over to keep you company."

No matter how good Shen Fusheng was, she was not close to her after all. Such a person would be an ungrateful wretch even if he was tamed. It would be better to take this opportunity to bring a few young and beautiful women into the palace.

What if His Majesty takes a fancy to me...

Old Madam Shen's abacus was clacking loudly, and Shen Fu, who was listening on the side, had already lost her patience.

She put down the teacup in her hand with a thud. "Grandmother, are you trying to force someone in so that I can send that person to His Majesty's bed and warm it for him?"

"I..." Old Mrs. Shen was about to explain anxiously, but a hearty laugh came from the door.

Xiao Yu, who was listening at the door, only half understood what was said. He opened the curtain and strode in.

"Who wants to warm my bed?"