Chapter 116 Bring a beauty into the palace, you can play with my sister-in-law
Xiao Jinyan asked coldly, "How come Chuntao has Hedinghong?"
Staring at her with those cold eyes, Shen Mingzhu lowered her eyelids guiltily, "I don't know either, maybe someone else gave it to her."
She looked at Shen Chuwei meaningfully.
Xiao Jinyan asked again: "You said you treated Chuntao well, then why is she so thin and malnourished?"
Shen Mingzhu explained: "Your Highness, Chuntao said she didn't eat because she wanted to lose weight, not because I didn't give her food."
Xiao Jinyan didn't want to listen to Shen Mingzhu's nonsense. He ordered, "Come here, seal off Lanyue Palace, arrest all the maids and servants and interrogate them strictly."
"Yes." Liu Xi instructed his subordinates to do the work.
Shen Mingzhu was completely panicked when she heard this. She looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with grievance, "Your Highness, what did I do wrong that you treat me like this?"
Xiao Jinyan's voice was icy, "When I find out the truth, you will know why I treat you like this."
"Someone, lock up Shen Liangyuan and make your decision after the truth is revealed."
Two young eunuchs stepped forward and dragged Shen Mingzhu away.
Shen Mingzhu couldn't believe that she would end up like this. Chuntao clearly died in Xiyun Pavilion, and even if someone was to be imprisoned, it should be Shen Chuwei, not her.
The people present knew that His Highness was truly angry, and they dared not even breathe.
Xiao Jinyan glanced at the woman in front of him and said coldly, "You all go back."
"I'll take my leave."
The women were going out.
Concubine Xu looked up at the handsome face of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Relying on the support of her family, she took two steps forward and asked, "Your Highness, I have prepared some snacks for breakfast. Would you like to try them together?"
Xiao Jinyan said: "I have something else to do, let's talk next time."
Concubine Xu curled her lips, feeling somewhat dissatisfied. After all, I am also a concubine, but His Highness doesn't even give me any face. Am I, the concubine, just a decoration?
Xiao Jinyan: “…” You’re right, you are just a decoration.
Concubine Xu walked away unhappily, shaking her handkerchief and twisting her slender waist.
After everyone left, Xiao Jinyan turned his head to look at Shen Chuwei. His little face was very pale, perhaps because of the cold wind or because he was scared.
"Next time you encounter this kind of situation, just ask someone to send the person away. Do you understand?"
"I understand, Your Highness." Shen Chu sighed. Who could have thought that the person who was crying last night would be gone so early in the morning?
The truth of the matter was soon revealed. After an overnight interrogation, all the maids around Shen Mingzhu confessed one by one.
Shen Mingzhu threatened Chuntao to return to Xiyun Pavilion and commit suicide by taking poison, and then framed Shen Chuwei for forcing Chuntao to death.
Although Xiao Jinyan guessed it, he was still furious when he actually heard it, and immediately locked Shen Mingzhu up in the cold palace to let her fend for herself.
After solving the problem of Shen Mingzhu, Xiao Jinyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After a few days, the empress, who had been hungry for several days, began to eagerly wait for the prince to bring her some food to go with her meal.
Seeing that the queen had no appetite again, Qingying suggested, "Your Majesty, how about letting Shen Liangdi cook for you?"
The queen had a sudden thought and also had this idea. The dishes cooked by Shen Chuwei were really delicious and went well with rice. It was a bit unreasonable to let her cook just for a bite of food.
At this moment, Liu Xi came in with a food box. He stepped forward to greet her and said, "Your servant greets the Empress."
The queen's eyes lit up when she saw the food box. "Come up, how come it took so long to deliver it?"
"Your Majesty, these ingredients are not available in the palace, so they are very rare. Now that they are available, Your Highness, I will deliver them to Your Majesty immediately." Liu Xi opened the food box and brought the side dishes to the table one by one.
The queen glanced at the food in front of her. It was the long-lost sour beans and dried radishes that she had been craving for for a long time.
"The prince is thoughtful."
Liu Xi held up the food box and said, "Your Majesty, these ingredients actually all come from Xiyun Pavilion."
The Queen ate a sour bean and said with some dissatisfaction, "Why didn't the Crown Prince tell you earlier? If I knew, I could have gone directly to Xiyun Pavilion to get it."
"In reply to the Empress, the Crown Prince said that the Empress does not like Shen Liangdi. If it was said that the wine was taken from Shen Liangdi, the Empress might not eat it. That's why I lied." Liu Xi said.
The Queen felt that the Crown Prince handled the matter properly and there was nothing unreasonable about it. She was also relieved. "So that's how it is. The Crown Prince has taken the trouble. Shen Liangdi is a clever person."
"Then your Majesty, please have your meal first. I will go back and report." Liu Xi smiled and left.
When he returned to the East Palace, Liu Xi repeated his words again.
Xiao Jinyan nodded, "It seems that mother really likes to eat."
Liu Xi smiled and said, "That's for sure. The Empress loves all the side dishes that I sent."
Xiao Jinyan ordered: "Let's go to Xiyun Pavilion for dinner tonight."
"I will ask Xiyun Pavilion to prepare it now." Liu Xi walked out with a smile.
Chunxi was extremely happy when she learned that His Highness was coming to have dinner.
Only Shen Chuwei was not happy. She was not afraid of eating because she was afraid that Xiao Jinyan would suddenly ask her how her calligraphy practice was going.
These past few days, she hasn't even taken out a pen, let alone practice calligraphy.
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Xiao Jinyu hesitated and chose a sunny day to go out of the palace to bring the beauty back.
When he stepped into the temporarily rented house, he looked inside a few times with a guilty conscience. He hadn't been here for a long time, and he wondered if Han Meiren was angry.
As soon as he stuck his head out, he saw nothing, and then he heard Ping'er calling out to him, "Master Xiao, what are you doing?"
Xiao Jinyu looked up and saw Miss Han and Ping'er standing on the left side in front of him.
Miss Han's height is really oppressive~
It’s no wonder that anyone gets caught peeking.
Xiao Jinyu gave an awkward but polite smile: "Let me see if Miss Han is playing the piano again. It's so cold, it's not good to get her hands frozen."
"Don't worry, Mr. Xiao. I have prepared a hand warmer for Miss Han. Your hands won't get cold." Ping'er said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinyu looked towards Miss Han's hands. Her beautiful and slender hands were holding a hand warmer, wrapped in green satin. Her hands were not frozen and looked pretty.
"Mr. Xiao, is there anything that brings you here today?" Han Yan raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Jinyu, his tone was cold and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.
Xiao Jinyu was rarely tough, and stood up straight, "Of course I'm here to take you back to my home, but you can only go in as a maid, are you willing?"
Han Yan said, "From the moment Master Xiao paid to buy me, I became Master Xiao's person, so I am naturally willing."
Xiao Jinyu folded his folding fan and said, "That's fine. Ping'er, pack your luggage and we'll go back now."
"Yes." Ping'er was very quick and had packed the gifts in no time.
Xiao Jinyu took Han Meiren to the carriage and told him, "Don't be surprised when you get to my house. There are a lot of rules in my house, so you should pay attention to them."
Han Yan nodded: "I understand."
Xiao Jinyu comforted him again: "Don't worry, you won't feel uncomfortable even if you enter my house. I can take you to see my sister-in-law, and you girls can have a topic to chat about."