Half a month passed in a flash.
Ling Shumo had never set foot in Lanxin Palace.
Shen Hefeng seemed to be living a life of luxury, but in reality, he was being treated harshly in all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation, as if he was imprisoned in a cage.
Chen Ci didn't know the inside story. She thought that her fourth brother was quite favored by Ling Shumo, but she also felt strange that Ling Shumo had never given Chen He a formal position.
Chen Ci's arm has almost healed now. She was just about to deliver a visiting card to the East Palace again when Shi Qi arrived at the general's mansion first.
Shen Ci hurriedly and politely led the person in.
Shi Qi smiled and said, "General Shen knows that for positions of the second rank and above, our Highness cannot make the decision on his own. He must submit a memorial to His Majesty. Only with His Majesty's approval can the position of the Crown Princess be decided."
Shen Ci's voice was so surprised that it changed a little. "Your Highness, do you want to confer the title of Consort of the Crown Princess on Shen He?"
Shi Qi didn't give a clear answer, but just smiled. However, Chen Ci thought that everything was implied.
Shi Qi turned sideways and revealed Shen Hefeng, who had just been blocking her. "General Shen, Her Highness the Crown Princess has already entered the palace. You can chat with the Fourth Master Shen for a few family matters, then take the others to the Imperial Study and wait to kneel down and thank the Emperor for the decree."
Chen Ci had no doubts about it. After thanking Shi Qi, he quickly stepped onto the carriage to the palace.
She had already opened the curtain of the carriage with one hand, but when she turned around, she saw Shen Hefeng still standing there.
Shen Ci couldn't help but get a little anxious and angry, "Chen Hefeng, what are you still doing there? Come here quickly. If you delay entering the palace, I won't let you off easily."
Shen Hefeng still stood there motionless.
Shen Ci was getting impatient, so he walked over and pulled him into the carriage.
The carriage curtains were lowered.
Shen Ci kept saying, "You were able to become the Concubine of the Crown Princess not because you are so great, but because you have the support of the Shen family. You must serve the Crown Princess well in the future, and then, mention your sister's name more often in front of the Crown Princess..."
When Shen Ci said this, she found that the person she was admonishing had been distracted, and she was immediately furious. "Chen Hefeng, I asked you to serve Her Highness the Princess well, but were you listening to me?"
Chen Hefeng seemed to have made up his mind. He stood up suddenly and said, "Her Royal Highness doesn't like me at all. She wants to send me to the Eastern Palace just to torture and abuse me and make me pay off my second brother's (Chen Hean) debts. I don't want to be a concubine of the Crown Princess, not even a Crown Princess. Big sister, please go and tell Her Royal Highness to take me back to the General's Mansion. I beg you, big sister..."
Shen Ci subconsciously wanted to hit Shen He Feng, but considering that she would be going to the palace to see the emperor soon, she raised her hand halfway and then put it down again.
Although he lowered his hand, Shen Ci's anger reached its peak. "Shen Hefeng, what nonsense are you talking about? I've already inquired about it. You were arranged to live in Lanxin Palace as soon as you entered the East Palace. If Her Highness didn't like you, how could she give you such a nice palace to live in?"
Chen Hefeng was almost crying. "No, it's not like that. I've been living in the Eastern Palace for half a month, and Her Highness the Princess hasn't come to see me once. If it were just that, it would be fine, but, sister, do you know? The servants in Lanxin Palace don't even give me a full meal. They either give me leftovers or rotten food. I absolutely can't stay in the Eastern Palace anymore. I simply can't survive."
Shen Ci looked Shen Hefeng up and down.
On the day Chen Hefeng went to the Eastern Palace, he was wearing a purple and gold double-breasted skirt and the most ordinary gold and silver hairpins on his head.
But he had only lived in the Eastern Palace for a few days, and now, he was dressed from head to toe in the most fashionable style in the capital.
The price of this outfit alone has increased several times compared to what it was originally.
Shen Ci grabbed Shen Hefeng's collar and said, "Could it be that you have some questionable woman in your heart, so you came to me and said all these nonsense, just to avoid marrying into the East Palace and stay with your sweetheart forever?"
Shen Hefeng shook his head desperately, "No, there is no other woman in my heart..."
Shen Hefeng was about to continue, but Shen Ci suddenly loosened his collar and pushed him to sit on the cushions, "What do you mean? Are you trying to say that the princess's kindness to you is just superficial, but in fact she abuses you every day?"
Shen Hefeng's already ugly face turned pale in an instant.
Half a month ago, his sister sent him to the Eastern Palace. He only met the Crown Princess once in front of his sister, and has been imprisoned in the Lanxin Palace ever since.
Until this morning, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess suddenly came to Lanxin Palace and said she wanted to see him.
When he suddenly heard the news, he felt a little excited, thinking that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess was finally willing to accept him.
But reality poured a bucket of cold water on him.
He only remembered that Her Royal Highness's expression was extremely terrifying at the time, and there was an extremely strong sense of danger in her eyes.
Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess said at the time, "Chen Hefeng, I will go to the palace to meet the Queen Mother in a moment and ask for the title of Crown Princess Consort for you. You will stay by my side for the rest of your life, and I will let you know what it means to be unable to live or die."
Shen Hefeng had already forgotten what he said in reply. He was so frightened that even now as he stood in front of Shen Ci, his mind had not fully recovered.
Shen Hefeng knelt in front of Shen Ci all of a sudden, "Sister, I beg you, I really can't give it to Her Royal Highness anymore. Her Royal Highness will torture me to death."
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