Lu Bingqian listened to Concubine Shu's speculation that giving birth made her vulnerable, paused, and finally said nothing.
After Lu Bingqian left, the expression on Concubine Shu's face suddenly became extremely vicious, and she smashed a teacup in anger.
"Just giving birth to a child has caused damage to my body!"
She really couldn't accept such an outcome.
Looking at his scratched face in the mirror, anger surged to his head.
The palace maids and eunuchs had already retreated in fear. At this time, only the little prince was left lying on the couch in the bedroom.
Her roar frightened the little prince, who was already dozing off, and he burst into tears.
When Concubine Shu heard his crying, she shot him a vicious look and walked over with a frown.
The little prince's face wrinkled violently, and he cried and clawed at the air.
Looking at the child who had caused her health to deteriorate, Concubine Shu felt no pity in her heart. She roared, "Shut up and stop crying!"
The little prince was so frightened that he cried even louder and could hardly stop crying.
"If it weren't for you, how could I have allergies?"
The Concubine pinched the little prince's back viciously, with a vicious look on her face, venting her resentment wantonly.
As she cursed, Concubine Shu's words became more and more off-topic, her anger grew stronger, and her fingernails left several bloody marks on the little prince's body.
She was immersed in venting, her expression was extremely vicious and twisted, just like a witch who abused children!
Outside the window, a young eunuch covered his mouth tightly and watched the scene in horror.
There are secrets everywhere in this palace. If you accidentally stumble upon one, death will be waiting for you!
The young eunuch walked outside in a panic. He stepped on something with a noise and fell to the ground. His face turned pale and he tried his best to crawl outside.
"Who's outside?!"
The commotion here was immediately noticed by Concubine Shu, who chased out with a grim expression.
But the man had already run away.
Concubine Shu immediately ordered someone to investigate and bring the man to her own bedroom.
Soon, the young eunuch was tied up and thrown on the floor of the bedroom.
After sending the others away, Concubine Shu looked at the people on the ground with a smile.
The young eunuch desperately begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare me. I didn't see anything!"
"Do you think I will believe it?" Concubine Shu sneered and stabbed a dagger into the eunuch's heart.
"Ugh..." The young eunuch opened his eyes wide, struggled a few times and then died.
After killing the person, her hands were stained with blood, and she looked at the corpse on the ground with a grin.
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Xiao Shengxing pushed the pastries to Su Lijin, but Su Lijin looked uninterested and didn't move at all.
"Queen, are you feeling bored?" he asked.
Su Lijin sighed. Xiao Shengxing had dragged her here to accompany him to appreciate the flowers this morning, and she was almost bored to death.
Hearing him ask this, she couldn't help but nod: "Your Majesty, these are the only flowers in the imperial garden. I am really bored looking at them."
Hearing this, Xiao Shengxing's lips curled up into a smile: "Could it be that the Queen wants to leave the palace?"
Su Lijin coughed lightly and said, "I strictly abide by the palace rules. If the emperor doesn't allow me to, I will not leave."
Seeing this, Xiao Shengxing thought for a moment and said, "I heard recently that refugees have gathered in the city, but this happened suddenly and I don't know the reason."
Having said that, he couldn't help but frown.
He had never received any news about the refugees before, and his sudden appearance seemed a little strange.
Seeing what he meant, Su Lijin was also quite surprised: "There are refugees? Did something happen somewhere?"
"Anything that can cause the people to flee must be no small matter. Could something really have happened?"
Xiao Shengxing glanced at her and thought the same thing. He said, "I think so too, but I haven't received any news."
"We still need to check this out. We can't ignore the people fleeing. Otherwise, if something really happens, it will inevitably cause unrest."
Su Lijin's mind moved, and she said, "How about the Emperor go out of the palace in disguise for a private visit?"
"A secret visit?" Xiao Shengxing's eyes moved slightly, and the corners of his lips curled up.
"Yes." Su Lijin nodded. "A private visit in disguise can help us investigate the refugees' situation without attracting other people's attention. We can learn a lot about the real situation."
The other people she was talking about were naturally Prime Minister Zhang Wenfeng and others.
Xiao Shengxing was a puppet emperor, and his every word and action was monitored. Only by going on a secret visit could he temporarily avoid being seen.
"That's a good idea." Xiao Shengxing looked at her in feigned amazement, "Why don't you, Queen, come with me?"
Su Lijin was unaware of anything and agreed immediately.
The two men, dressed in casual clothes, walked out of the palace and came to the street.
At first glance, Xiao Shengxing was a handsome young man with a jade-like face. The brocade clothes embroidered with dark patterns made him look less solemn than usual.
He looked quite relaxed, and whenever he saw a stall, he would go over to take a look, looking very curious.
At this moment, he was looking at a stall painting sugar figures with a serious look on his face, with a look of admiration in his black eyes, which made Su Lijin feel amused.
"You haven't seen painted sugar figures before?" She said with a teasing smile, "These are what ordinary people play with and eat since they were young."
Unexpectedly, Xiao Shengxing also smiled and nodded, as if he was not angry at all.
"Before, I was busy reviewing memorials in the imperial study all day long and had no chance to go out and play."
Sighing, he said, "Since I can remember, I have never played with other children. I could only follow the Queen Mother's arrangements, reading various books and learning various things."
He spoke these words in a light and simple manner, but they revealed a sense of tragedy, which made Su Lijin feel inexplicably sympathetic.
At this moment, a sound was heard not far away, and the two of them couldn't help but look back.
"Horse, horse, stand!"
A handsome boy was riding on a servant, laughing as he walked forward.
The servant forced a smile, but he didn't dare to offend the person on his back, so he could only crawl forward step by step.
This is actually a man riding a horse!
"Tsk, he really needs a lesson." Su Lijin shook her head.
She was just talking and didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but unexpectedly, Xiao Shengxing next to her suddenly walked over, and she couldn't help but follow to see.
Xiao Shengxing looked at the boy coldly: "Xiao Hanjun, what are you doing?"
Su Lijin was surprised: "Is this someone I know?"
When she got closer, she realized that the child was wearing clothes that seemed to be from the palace. He looked like a royal relative and a little familiar.
When Xiao Hanjun saw Xiao Shengxing, his expression changed. He quickly got off the servant's back and said with his head lowered, "Your Majesty..."
Xiao Shengxing snorted softly, "Is this the sage book you usually read?"
Hearing this, Xiao Hanjun's face was filled with embarrassment, and he apologized, "Your Majesty, uncle, I know I was wrong..."
Su Lijin immediately recognized that this child actually called Xiao Shengxing "Uncle of the Emperor"?
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