After the princess left, Shen Wei forced herself to stay awake and finish dinner with Prince Yan. She was so exhausted by the misfortune she suffered today that she fell asleep early at night.
I didn't even practice calligraphy.
Prince Yan lifted the dark blue bed curtain and looked at Shen Wei who was sleeping lightly on the bed. Her little face was pale, and she looked uneasy even when she was asleep, like a frightened kitten.
The words that the crown prince told him emerged in the mind of the King of Yan:
[Yuan Jing, don't underestimate the viciousness of the women in the back house. 】
[You can know a person’s face but not his heart.] 】
A gloomy look appeared on Prince Yan's handsome face.
Prince Yan walked out of his bedroom and came to the study in the Liuli Pavilion to deal with several files that were presented to him.
When the file was finished, Fugui also came in the night and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, today's matter has been investigated."
"Master Shen went to the White Tiger Temple this morning to ask for a peace amulet for you, and also sent some summer clothes to his brother who is studying in the Confucian Temple. The princess believed the slander of Zhang Yue in the Rose Garden and mistakenly thought that Master Shen had an affair with a man, so she sent people to tie the two of them up and throw them into the firewood room of the palace to detain them."
"Master Shen's brother was beaten black and blue. Master Shen told the princess the truth, and the princess untied the two. You know everything that happened afterwards, Your Majesty."
Prince Yan put down the file in his hand with a snap.
Shen Wei was just out for a trip, but was targeted by the princess and Zhang Yue.
Shen Wei was born in a humble family and would not pose any threat to the princess. The princess had no generosity like a mistress of the house and deliberately targeted a little concubine.
When the truth came to light, the princess put all the blame on a small concubine, trying to clear herself of all blame.
Prince Yan became increasingly disappointed with his princess.
As for Shen Wei, she suffered great injustice, but she dared not say anything and could only bear it silently.
Prince Yan felt a slight pain in his heart. His Weiwei was always so pitiful.
After leaving the study, Prince Yan returned to his bedroom.
The candlestick lit up again. Shen Wei, who had been sleeping, had woken up and was sitting on the bed, with her long hair falling on her shoulders. She looked at Prince Yan with her clear eyes: "It's so late, Your Majesty, you're still awake?"
"I just finished my official duties." Prince Yan stopped Shen Wei from getting up to serve him, and he took off his robe on his own.
The two of them slept on the same bed.
Shen Wei couldn't sleep, she snuggled in the arms of Prince Yan, her voice timid: "Prince...I want a child."
King Yan's mind moved slightly. He held Shen Wei's hand, his dark eyes showing a subtle darkness: "Why do you think so?"
Chen Wei lowered her eyes and said sullenly: "If I am gone in the future, I can have a child to accompany the prince. When the prince sees the child, he will not forget me..."
Shen Wei wanted a child in order to consolidate her position in the palace. Children, wealth, love, power, Shen Wei has to fight for them bit by bit.
But she certainly couldn't tell King Yan directly that she wanted a promotion and a raise in order to consolidate her position.
So I changed the way I put it.
She wants a child because the child is the fruit of their love. She was framed by the princess today. The timid and pitiful girl was really scared and felt that she would not live long, so she wanted to have a child to accompany the prince.
Look how pitiful she is.
Listen, how humble she is.
This is the art of language.
King Yan sighed, and he hugged Shen Wei's waist tightly: "Don't be afraid, with me here, no one can hurt you."
His Weiwei was frightened by what happened today. She even pessimistically thought that she would not live long in the palace...
The woman he favored was living on thin ice in the palace, and Prince Yan felt very distressed, and a man's sense of responsibility welled up in his heart. What kind of man is he if he can't even protect his own woman?
Prince Yan said gently, "From now on, when you go out of the palace to visit relatives, you don't need to apply to the princess, just inform Fugui. I will send two more tiger guards to guard the Liuli Pavilion to protect your safety."
Shen Wei's mind moved.
That’s great. I don’t have to report to the princess when I leave the house anymore! Liuli Pavilion has two more security guards with superb martial arts skills!
"Your Highness." Chen Wei hugged Prince Yan's neck with emotion, "Meeting Your Highness is a blessing from my previous life."
She took the initiative to move forward and kissed the corner of King Yan's lips.
There was a cool ice cup in the bedroom, with the faint scent of mint and mugwort diffused in the air. Holding the warm and soft jade in his arms, the Prince of Yan's eyes were filled with emotion.
He grabbed Shen Wei's waist: "One child is not enough, give birth to more."
Shen Wei smiled shyly.
The fragrant sweat stained the shark silk, which was slightly transparent. The bed curtains are swinging, the night is long...
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Late at night in Kunyuyuan, the dim candlelight was shining, and the princess was staying up late copying Buddhist scriptures under the lamp.
The two children, Chengke and Chengzhen, were also forced to recite their lessons at the desk next to them.
The two children's eyelids were drooping and they were drowsy.
"Mother...I'm so sleepy." The eldest son, Li Chengke, was so sleepy that he begged the princess, "My brother and I want to go back to the room to sleep."
The youngest son Chengzhen was so sleepy that he lay down on the table.
The princess put down her brush with a snap, and said in a tone of regret: "I can stay up all night to write Buddhist scriptures, why can't you recite them? If you can't take the top spot in this Imperial College exam, will you be worthy of my efforts?"
The princess, who has always had a mild temper, rarely gets angry.
The two children were trembling with fear.
The princess sighed and walked in front of her two sons: "Listen to me, I won't harm you. If others can rank among the best, you can too. My children will not be worse than others."
"If it wasn't for raising you, how could your father dislike your mother? Your mother works so hard, isn't it all for you?"
Cheng Ke and Cheng Zhen lowered their heads in grievance.
But, they are really sleepy...
By late at night, the princess had finally finished copying the Buddhist scriptures, and Cheng Ke and Cheng Zhen were taken back by the nanny to rest.
The princess forced herself to stay awake and went to the Buddhist temple to kneel and recite scriptures. She held the white jade Buddhist beads in her hand and burned incense devoutly.
Madam Liu brought a cup of soothing tea and said, "Princess, it's getting late. Please go back to your room and rest first."
The princess asked, "How is Zhang?"
Madam Liu's eyes showed a trace of lingering fear, and she said embarrassedly, "They both died before tonight. It is said that before Zhang died, she kept mumbling the word "regret"."
Zhang Yue died, full of regrets before his death.
She thought that Shen Wei was in favor because of luck, but she didn't know until her death that women who could survive in the backyard of the palace never relied on luck.
Others’ gain is not my loss.
Because she was jealous of Shen Wei, she made one mistake after another and stepped into an abyss from which there was no return.
The princess placed a stick of incense in the shrine and said calmly, "If he dies, there will be new people to take his place.
Madam Liu nodded and said, "Miss Ye from Jiangnan will arrive in two days. She is both talented and beautiful, and is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. For the sake of her family, she will definitely fight to the death with the Shen family."
The princess folded her Buddhist beads in her hand and said, "Fight, I will not interfere anymore."
This time, the princess was punished by the King of Yan to copy Buddhist scriptures, which was a wake-up call for her.
She knew she had made a mistake. As a wife with a stable position, there was no need for her to get involved in the fights among concubines.
From now on, no more risks.
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