Su Zhilan was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, girl?"
"What I mean is, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not stupid. If he goes to Concubine Zheng today, he will be embarrassed by me."
"Even for the sake of the Shen family, the Su family, and Prince Ning's Mansion, he would not do such a thing."
Sure enough, not long after, Song Hongshen came back.
As soon as he entered the door, he said apologetically, "Are you waiting impatiently? Something delayed me on the way."
Su Zhilan wondered if she was delayed by watching Concubine Zheng's sword dance, but she didn't ask.
Song Hongshen walked over to Su Zhilan and saw a small mountain of peanut and longan shells piled high on the small table in front of her. He then looked at the porridge and vegetables on the table and asked, "Are you hungry? Why didn't you eat?"
Song Hongshen thought she would say, "I'm waiting for His Highness," or "I'm not hungry."
Unexpectedly, Su Zhilan wiped the dried fruit crumbs on her hands and said, "I'm afraid someone has poisoned me."
Song Hong thought about it for a moment and understood what she meant.
He walked to the door and told people to take the cold food away and bring in some warm food.
Then he said, "It's okay. Even if he dies of poison, we'll have a companion on our road to the underworld."
Su Zhilan: ...
Afterwards, Song Hong went into the bathroom, changed into casual clothes, and came out without calling for anyone to serve him.
After coming out, the two sat down at the table, and Song Hongshen said seriously: "I know what you are worried about. Don't worry, I have checked the people in the kitchen."
"As for these palace maids, I have also checked their origins."
"But whether he is useful or loyal remains to be seen."
Just at this moment, the palace maids brought in hot porridge and a few plates of refreshing side dishes.
Su Zhilan stared at the porridge and swallowed.
Seeing that she didn't reply, Song Hongshen continued, "If you find it difficult, I can help you."
Su Zhilan came back to her senses and said, "No need. This is my duty. I dare not trouble His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
She said this in a very polite manner.
Song Hongshen frowned slightly and tapped her lightly with his chopsticks. "Talk nicely. You don't have to do this in private."
She didn't feel awkward when she said it, but it felt awkward to him when he heard it.
Su Zhilan wasn't one to be restrained, so after hearing what he said, she said, "We don't have to follow so many rules in private, so can I have dinner now? We can discuss these official matters after we've eaten."
She knew the rules of the palace. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't eat, she would have to endure it even if she starved to death.
But seeing Song Hongshen's face flushed with drink, it was obvious that he wasn't hungry like her. If she didn't take the initiative to tell him, she didn't know when she would be able to eat.
Upon hearing this, Song Hongshen immediately said, "Hurry up and eat. I've been talking too much."
He sent the servants away and served her porridge himself.
While she was drinking porridge, he picked up a few dishes for her with his chopsticks and asked, "Did you just talk about business?"
After Su Zhilan took two mouthfuls of porridge, she felt like she had suddenly come back to life.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "For me, handling these matters in the Eastern Palace is just like His Highness attending court to handle government affairs, isn't it?"
"For me, it's just business."
She felt that there was no difference between a woman getting married and a man entering the officialdom.
Court officials serve the emperor, and women serve their husbands after marriage.
When court officials enter the government, they must make friends with their colleagues; when women get married, they must maintain good relationships with their sisters-in-law and relatives.
When court officials enter the government, they have to manage the people and affairs under them; when women get married, they have to take care of the inner house.
So in essence, there is no difference, women still have to endure the pain of childbirth.
From this perspective, getting married is actually more difficult for a woman than for a court official to enter the officialdom.
Of course, she didn't say these words to Song Hongshen, but continued to drink porridge with her head down.
She was really hungry, so she drank two bowls of porridge in a row and ate a lot of side dishes.
Later, Song Hongshen stopped her from drinking, saying that it was too late and difficult to digest.
After eating two bowls of porridge, Su Zhilan leaned back in her chair and started yawning.
Seeing this, Song Hongshen smiled indulgently, ordered someone to remove the food, and signaled Su Zhilan to go to bed.
Because the two of them could not consummate their marriage yet, although they slept in the same bed, two quilts were prepared on the bed.
For fear that Su Zhilan would fall to the ground, Song Hongshen deliberately let her sleep inside.
After Su Zhilan got on the bed, she pressed herself against the wall inside, fearing that she would bump into Song Hongshen.
Song Hongshen didn't say anything and moved towards the bed consciously.
Judging from the width between the two people, there is enough space for another person to lie down.
I don’t know if it’s because Song Hongshen was on the bed, but Su Zhilan felt more energetic after lying down.
Song Hongshen blew out the lamp, and the room instantly became much darker.
Su Zhilan stared, looking at the carvings on the ceiling of the bed in the faint candlelight outside.
"Why aren't you sleeping?" Song Hongshen turned around and asked.
Su Zhilan suddenly spoke up, "What happened to the maid Wanwan mentioned last time?"
This was when the old lady of the Qin family celebrated her birthday last time. Song Wanwan mentioned that there was a maid in the Song family who almost climbed into her third brother's bed.
He said at the time that he would tell her later.
Song Hongshen was stunned, wondering why she thought of this.
But he still said: "Pick the tendon and throw it away."
Su Zhilan didn't expect this to happen. She raised her hand and looked at her wrist in the light.
It's like looking for the tendon.
Song Hongshen regretted it after he finished speaking. What if he talked about such bloody things on their wedding night and scared her?
Just as she was about to say something else, she saw Su Zhilan put down her hand and asked, "Did she touch you?"
Song Hongshen pursed his lips in the darkness, "Why do you ask?"
Su Zhilan turned around and looked at his profile. "Why else would you pick her tendons? Where did she touch you?"
Song Hongshen coughed awkwardly, "Actually, I didn't touch it, just a little bit."
These words sound a bit like a declaration of innocence to Su Zhilan.
Seeing that Su Zhilan was curious, he explained in more detail.
She was listening attentively at first, but soon, the sound of even breathing could be heard.
The palm-sized face was nestled in the soft pillow.
Song Hongshen smiled helplessly and reached out to cover her with the quilt.
The next day, Song Hongshen got up early and went to the martial arts training ground as usual.
Su Zhilan was not woken up from her sleep, but was woken up by Baiguo.
"Your Majesty, it's time to get up. Today we have to go pay our respects to the Emperor and several concubines in the harem, so we can't be late."
Su Zhilan opened her eyes. Although she still felt tired, she had finally rested.
Shuanghua and Shuangye brought in the others and helped the Crown Princess to stand up.
Naturally, the one serving closely was Baiguo.
While changing Su Zhilan's clothes, Bai Guo whispered, "Your Majesty, Concubine Zheng has been confined."
"House arrest? What did she do?" Su Zhilan asked in confusion.
Bai Guo couldn't help laughing and whispered, "Last night she was dancing with a sword in Merlin and offended His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
It was said to be a collision, but everyone could see that it was clearly an attempt to seduce His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and was punished by His Royal Highness instead.
Sword dancing?
She seemed to be more like a slut.
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