Chapter 182 Eavesdropping

Xiao Yu walked in with big strides, followed closely by Xiao Guizi.

Xiao Guizi followed behind him, probably trying to stop him. But the Emperor was tall and strong, and walked very fast. Xiao Guizi followed behind him and didn't even dare to stretch out her hand.

When Chen Fu heard the noise, she immediately got up from the couch.

After seeing this, he signaled Xiao Guizi to leave first, and then asked, "Why is His Majesty here?"

Xiao Yu smiled at her but said nothing.

How did he come? Naturally, she heard that someone from the Shen family had arrived and was afraid that she would be bullied, so she hurried over without even finishing reading the memorial.

His Majesty looked Chen Fu up and down several times, especially at her eyes. He saw that Chen Fu's face looked natural and there were no red circles in her eyes, which showed that she had obviously not suffered any loss.

Then he looked towards Old Mrs. Shen.

He lay sideways on the couch and asked knowingly, "Is there anyone here?"

Chen Fu looked at the Emperor's half-smile, and an idea suddenly occurred to her mind, and she guessed that he must have come here on purpose.

Is His Majesty afraid that she has been wronged, so he rushes here to support her?

Shen Fu raised her eyebrows slightly, and instantly came up with a solution in her mind. She lowered her eyes and looked at His Majesty, her eyes trembling slightly.

"Your Majesty, this is my grandmother." Shen Fu spoke in a low voice, and after she finished speaking she deliberately looked towards Old Lady Shen.

Old Mrs. Shen was standing in the corner, already frightened silly.

His Majesty is here? !

Outside the palace, I only heard that Shen Fu was favored, but I didn’t expect her to be so favored!

She has only been here for a short time, and His Majesty actually came directly! When she is not around on weekdays, this girl doesn't know how she is favored.

She said that Shen Fu was a treasure, and if she devoted herself to the Shen family in the future, she would enjoy endless wealth and glory from the Shen family.

Old Madam Shen happily knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Greetings to His Majesty."

She is also old, and it is extremely inconvenient for her to move and speak.

Even when kneeling on the ground to salute, the posture was extremely humble. His Majesty, however, obviously pretended not to see it, and pulled Shen Fu to sit on the couch: "So it's your grandmother."

"The last time I was at Yuquan Mountain, it was probably because of my grandmother. She cried so hard that her eyes were swollen, and she quarreled with me for two days."

When Mrs. Shen heard this, her heart skipped a beat. She quietly raised her eyes and glanced at His Majesty.

His Majesty's words were obviously a warning to her.

Old Mrs. Shen was so frightened that her heart was trembling. She laughed dryly and said, "Misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding."

The cold sweat dripped down her forehead, and even when she raised her hand to wipe it, her hand was shaking: "I must have said something at that time to make the Concubine Jieyu sad."

"It's all a misunderstanding." She said, looking at Shen Fu for help.

After all, she is Shen Fu's grandmother, she will not just stand by and watch someone die.

"Then what are you doing here today?" Xiao Yu fumbled with the jade ring on his thumb:

"Ordinary people are not allowed to enter the palace, but the Shen family is capable enough to even barge into the imperial palace."

This is a serious crime. If you are charged with a crime, you may even be beheaded.

Old Madam Shen was completely frightened and fainted. She was frightened and said with great trepidation: "I came here to ask Concubine Shen about the cause of Shen Ronghua's death. I hope Your Majesty will not blame me."

After saying this, Mrs. Shen curled up on the ground and only remembered to kowtow. Lin An, who was standing behind her, saw it all clearly.

He knew that His Majesty was deliberately venting Miss Chen Fu's anger, and he saw that if the old lady continued to knock her head, her head would be broken.

Then he coughed lightly, bent over and walked out: "Your Highness, it was Concubine Rong who notified the Shen family about the sudden death of Commoner Shen. As for how he entered the palace, it was Concubine Rong who received him."

When Xiao Yu heard this, his brows frowned rapidly. He murmured the three words "Noble Concubine Rong" and then looked at the person on the ground again.

Xiao Yu knew clearly how the old lady of the Shen family treated Shen Fu in Yuquan Mountain before.

There were some things he chose not to tell Shen Fu because he saw that she was young and was afraid that she would be sad after hearing them. But Shen Fu is Shen Fu, and the Shen family is the Shen family. His patience with Shen Fu is not the same as that with the Shen family at all.

His Majesty raised the tea beside him, lowered his head and took a sip, then asked casually, "Shen Shuren died suddenly. Could it be that Old Madam Shen was dissatisfied with my decision and came to the palace to ask for punishment?"

When the words "Your Highness" were spoken, Mrs. Shen was so frightened that her heart almost jumped out of her throat.

She was just a woman. It was extremely difficult for her to enter the palace on normal days. She didn't even dare to look at the Emperor for more than a few seconds, so how could she be held accountable?

"I dare not." Old Mrs. Shen was so frightened that her voice changed and her face turned so pale that it was unbearable to look at.

She didn't dare to say anything about the half-common people, and kept bowing her head: "I just miss the Concubine, so I came to visit you. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

As Mrs. Shen spoke, she looked towards Shen Fu with an earnest look for help.

If she still doesn't know that the Emperor is supporting Shen Fu at this time, then she has lived in vain for so many years!

Now, the only person in this whole house who can save her life is probably Shen Fu!

This old lady really is a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong.

Shen Fu looked at Old Lady Shen's face and sighed inwardly. When she was facing her just now, Mrs. Shen was not like this.

"Your Highness." Shen Fu admired Old Lady Shen's expression, and then said, "Your Highness, it's getting late. Grandmother is old, so let her go back first."

In the eyes of His Majesty, she and the Shen family have not yet fallen out. Although Chen Fu really wanted the old lady to continue kowtow and admit her mistake, she still had to speak in order not to arouse the suspicion of the Emperor.

If we arouse the suspicion of His Majesty, it would be more trouble than gain.

"Lin An."

Xiao Yu naturally didn't want to let it go easily, but he also didn't want to do it too obviously and put Chen Fu in a dilemma.

Glancing at Lin An, His Majesty stretched out his hand and pointed casually: "Send someone to escort him out of the palace."

Old Mrs. Shen was kneeling on the ground. She was relieved to hear that she could leave the palace.

She propped herself up and stood up, followed Lin An with staggering steps, and hurried out without looking back.

It looked like someone was chasing her from behind!

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The room became quiet. After the people disappeared, Zi Su walked out of the room very tactfully. As soon as the vermilion palace door closed, His Majesty pulled Shen Fu into his arms.

He put one hand around Shen Fu's waist and the other hand fell on Shen Fu's lower abdomen: "Are you feeling uncomfortable today?"

To be honest, the baby in my belly is still too young. Apart from vomiting on the way back to Beijing that day, there has been no other reaction yet.

Chen Fu looked down at the palm of His Majesty's hand resting on her lower abdomen, and always felt that something was wrong.

After a while, she shook her head and said, "I am fine, as if I am not pregnant. Your Majesty, don't worry."

"Nonsense." His Majesty was originally holding Shen Fu's waist. After hearing this, he gently twisted Shen Fu's slender waist.

"You are carrying my child in your belly, how can you not be pregnant?" His Majesty raised his eyebrows slightly, and placed his palm on Shen Fu's waist, with a look of pampering clearly showing on his face.

Chen Fu looked at the Emperor's appearance and finally had an idea in her mind. His Majesty was obviously looking forward to the child in her belly.

The biological mother of the third prince in the palace died while giving birth to him. The fourth prince has been in poor health since birth and has been raised outside the palace since childhood.

Although His Majesty rarely talks about his descendants, it is impossible that he does not value them. Or even, too much importance.

It’s just that there has been no child born in the palace in the past few years, so His Majesty has not shown it.

Shen Fu thought back to her previous life, and it seemed to be the same. His Majesty has very few children, even when a concubine is pregnant. But the children in the palace seemed to have an exceptionally short lifespan, and very few of them were born safely.

No wonder His Majesty is so happy now that she is pregnant.

"What are you thinking about?"

Seeing that Shen Fu didn't speak for a long time, His Majesty held Shen Fu's palm and said, "I think you are distracted."

"I didn't think about anything." Shen Fu came back to her senses and placed her palm on her lower abdomen.

"I just thought that the fetus in my belly is too small, and the imperial physician has not confirmed it yet. It would be better to wait until the full month to confirm it."

Shen Fu's sixth sense has always been very strong, and ever since she had this child, she has always felt a little uneasy.

Although she didn't know the reason, she secretly asked two imperial doctors to come and see her, but they still couldn't find anything.

But Shen Fu never dared to take it lightly.

After all, His Majesty cares too much about the child in her womb.

"Nonsense!" As soon as Xiao Yu heard it, he knew that she was imagining things.

"The imperial physician has said that it can't be wrong. Besides, I loved you so much before, isn't it normal for you to be pregnant with my child?"

Although Chen Fu had not been serving him for a long time, in the past six months, he had rarely visited anyone else except Chen Fu.

There was a Concubine Shu who was there to compete with him before, but after she made a mistake, he never went there again.

"You have received the most favors in the past six months. If you don't get pregnant, who can?"

Your Majesty's words are too natural.

Shen Fu's cheeks felt hot after hearing what she said, not because she was shy, but because she felt embarrassed.

Favor... pampering... these are all great, but His Majesty does not favor only her.

Chen Fu wanted to use these words to shut His Majesty up, but she felt that it was too rebellious, so after thinking it over, she decided to keep silent.

It is better to have less trouble than more. His Majesty has been surrounded by three thousand beauties in his harem since he was born. If she tells him all this, he will probably laugh at her wishful thinking.

Chen Fu placed her hands on her belly and said half-truthfully, "This is my first time giving birth, and I'm afraid I'll disappoint His Majesty's trust."

"Silly girl." Xiao Yu thought she was scared, so he chuckled and raised his hand to touch her nose.

"You are pregnant and you are having wild thoughts." Xiao Yu said, "Right now the harem doesn't know that you are pregnant. It won't be too late to tell them after three months."

When His Majesty said this, Shen Fu was also shocked for a moment.

After three months, the fetus is stable.

His Majesty usually wants to publicize any favors he receives and has no knowledge of keeping secrets, but now he wants to hide something.

I'm afraid she really has high hopes for the baby in her belly.

"I will listen to your Majesty." Shen Fu placed her palm on her lower abdomen and felt relieved for the time being.

Chen Fu's arm was injured and she was pregnant now, so she couldn't sleep with him.

His Majesty accompanied Chen Fu for dinner before leaving the Hehuan Palace.

Chen Fu stood in the corridor and watched the Emperor's imperial procession disappear from her sight before she turned around and went back.

"Wait a minute, I'm afraid rumors about the young lady will spread in the harem again." It was the first time that His Majesty's imperial procession left the Hehuan Palace in the dead of night.

"Why don't you stop him, my lady? It won't be too late to leave tomorrow morning." Zi Su said.

Now people outside don’t know that the young lady is pregnant. His Majesty has just left the Hehuan Palace and the news will probably spread everywhere.

I’m afraid that tomorrow morning, news of Shen Fu’s fall from favor will spread again!

Shen Fu turned around and glanced at Zi Su with a chuckle, then put her hand on her lower abdomen: “Why do you have to stop me?”

She could stop him once, could she stop him a second time?

Now that she is pregnant and cannot sleep with the Emperor, what will happen after she stops him?

Shen Fu has never been willing to do thankless tasks!

"But..." Zi Su wanted to say something else, but before she could open her mouth, Xiao Guizi, who was holding a lantern in front of her, narrowed her eyes and looked towards the corner with the lantern in her hand.

"Who's there?!"

Xiao Guizi roared loudly, and Chen Fu and others immediately looked over. Xiao Guizi shone the lantern in her hand toward the corridor, and under the dim light, a figure flashed clearly in the wisteria trellis.

The shadow was extremely panicked in the darkness and ran away when it saw the light.

"Stop!" Xiao Guizi shouted, threw down the lantern in his hand and chased after him.

But he was very sensitive. When Xiao Guizi caught up with him, the person disappeared without a trace.

He looked around and saw that there was no one around. He ran back, facing Chen Fu, and shook his head gently: "My lady, there seemed to be someone there just now."

Chen Fu had just seen it, a figure indeed flashed by under the flashing of the lantern.

"I saw it."

“My lady…” Zi Su was about to say something, but Chen Fu held her hand.

She put on the cloak behind her and looked around: "Let's talk when we get back."

After entering the house, Zi Su finally uttered out all the words in her heart: "My lady, I was scared to death."

They were still talking peacefully, and they never expected that there was a figure squatting in the corner.

"If Xiao Guizi hadn't discovered it, then that person would have heard everything they said!" Zi Su was very scared.

Chen Fu ignored her and looked at Xiao Guizi: "Can you see who it is?"

"No, I don't." Xiao Guizi knelt on the ground and shook her head: "It's too far away, I can't see clearly, but from the figure, it looks very thin..."

He raised his head and faced Shen Fu: "Like, like a palace maid."

"Palace maid..." There are either eunuchs or palace maids in the palace. I think there are not many people who can eavesdrop in the Hehuan Palace.

Chen Fu said to Xiao Guizi: "Today is all thanks to you."

Little Songzi is still sick, but little Guizi is young but smart.

If he hadn't been here today, I'm afraid we wouldn't have discovered that there was someone eavesdropping in the dark.

"My lady, you are too kind." Xiao Guizi was terrified and quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Chen Fu quickly asked Zi Su to pull the man up from the ground: "You should be more careful when you come and go in the future, and report any disturbance to me."

"Yes, I obey your command!" Xiao Guizi nodded, bent down and retreated.

Only after Xiao Guizi left did Zi Su ask softly, "My lady, who do you think it was?"

"What do you think?" Shen Fu rubbed her brows with a headache, her eyes falling on her lower abdomen.

"I am not the only one living in this Hehuan Palace."