Chapter 143: Visiting
Shen Chu opened his eyes slightly and saw Xiao Jinyan sitting on the bed, looking down at him.
A person suddenly appeared on the bed and she was stunned for a moment.
Then he saw the hand that was holding his own, and their hands seemed to be holding together.
Xiao Jinyan paused, then let go of her hand.
"Your Highness, when did you come?" She went to bed late tonight, probably around eleven o'clock, and she didn't hear Xiao Jinyan say he was coming at that time~
Xiao Jinyan said: "I just arrived not long ago, and the mastermind behind this has been caught."
Shen Chuwei was a little excited when she heard this, and she didn't forget to flatter him, "Your Highness is so fast, it's only been a day, and you caught him."
Then she asked curiously, "Your Highness, who is it?"
Xiao Jinyan answered simply and to the point, "King Xuan."
Shen Chuwei sighed, "We are of the same roots, why are we so eager to fight each other!"
Xiao Jinyan's eyes paused, and he praised, "This poem is good."
Shen Chuwei was just speaking casually just now. Judging from Xiao Jinyan's tone, he probably has never heard of this poem.
"I just made it up."
"I was right. You are very smart."
"…Your Highness, you are too kind."
Xiao Jinyan said: "If he hadn't been trying to kill me all the time, I wouldn't have ended up like this."
Shen Chuwei nodded in agreement.
I couldn't help but yawn.
Xiao Jinyan saw it and said, "I woke you up."
Shen Chu shook his head slightly to indicate that it was all right. "Then Your Highness, do you want to sleep now?"
Xiao Jinyan nodded, "Yeah."
Shen Chuwei suddenly thought of the gift she had prepared. She reached under her pillow, took out the small stone and handed it to Xiao Jinyan, "Your Highness, this is a New Year's gift for you."
Xiao Jinyan couldn't remember how many years it had been since she received a New Year gift. She was a little surprised that someone suddenly wanted to give her a gift.
"Have you prepared a gift?"
Shen Chuwei said: "Your Highness gave me New Year's money, and I prepared New Year's gifts for Your Highness. It's a matter of reciprocity."
Xiao Jinyan lowered his eyes and looked at the necklace in her hand, then picked it up and looked at it for a few seconds. The necklace was made of red rope, and the pendant was a beautiful piece of...it didn't feel like gold or jade, but a bit like stone.
He raised his eyes and looked at Shen Chuwei, "What is this, a stone?"
Shen Chuwei admitted openly, "This is my favorite little stone. It glows at night."
Shen Chuwei was afraid that he would not believe her, so she came over and held the small stone tightly in both hands, letting Xiao Jinyan see it, "Look."
Through the gaps between her fingers, Xiao Jinyan saw the small stone in her palm emitting a light green light.
“It does glow.”
Xiao Jinyan then asked, "Same as the stones in the backyard?"
Shen Chu shook his head slightly. "They are different. The stones in the yard glow by absorbing sunlight, but this stone glows by the temperature."
Xiao Jinyan was somewhat curious, "I accept your gift."
Shen Chuwei gave Xiao Jinyanteng his position and loosened the quilt in her arms at the same time.
Xiao Jinyan lay down beside Shen Chuwei and covered herself with the quilt. It was warm inside the quilt and she could smell the faint scent of peach blossoms.
The two of them were very close to each other and were used to it, so they were not as resistant as the first time.
Xiao Jinyan was really tired. As soon as he closed his eyes, he felt sleepy.
Shen Chuwei was woken up originally, but now she could continue to sleep after closing her eyes.
Next day
When Xiao Jinyan woke up, it was already bright outside. Even through the bed, he could see the bright sunlight outside the window.
He retracted his gaze to look at Shen Chuwei who was sleeping on his right. She was sleeping soundly at this moment, as if she had a good dream, with the corners of her lips slightly raised.
Xiao Jinyan gets up before dawn every day. Even though today is the second day of the Chinese New Year, he still needs to get up early.
After getting dressed, he saw the necklace next to the pillow, picked it up and put it in his sleeve pocket before leaving.
Today is the second day of the Chinese New Year, and the atmosphere of the New Year is still very strong.
Tao Chenghui came to visit early in the morning.
Shen Chuwei prepared peanuts, melon seeds, chocolates, etc. to entertain Tao Chenghui.
"Sister Shen, I heard that you ate the poisonous crab for His Highness the other day. Are you feeling better now? I wanted to come and see you yesterday, but His Highness said you needed to rest, so I didn't come."
Shen Chuwei said calmly, "It's much better now."
Tao Chenghui breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. The person who poisoned me is really despicable. Fortunately, nothing happened."
Concubine Xu walked in, twisting her slender waist and swinging her handkerchief. When she saw Tao Chenghui, she greeted him warmly, "Tao Chenghui is here too."
The two of them had an in-depth exchange because of the script given by Shen Chuwei, and their relationship became closer.
Tao Chenghui smiled and said, "Concubine Xu is here, come and eat some melon seeds."
After Concubine Xu sat down, she looked at Shen Chuwei and asked with some concern: "Is Concubine Shen Liangdi okay?"
Shen Chuwei cracked some melon seeds, "It's no big deal, let's crack some melon seeds."
Concubine Xu grabbed a handful of melon seeds and started to eat them. "No wonder His Highness dotes on Concubine Shen Liangdi. Concubine Shen Liangdi saved His Highness twice. If it were me, I would be tempted as well."
Concubine Xu always spoke frankly, and Shen Chuwei and Tao Chenghui were no longer surprised.
Shen Chuwei laughed and said, "It was an accident. I hope Your Highness is okay."
Tao Chenghui smiled and said, "Your Highness's kindness to Sister Shen is not just to save her life. Your Highness really likes Sister Shen very much. He stayed in Xiyun Pavilion on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day."
Shen Chuwei was surprised, "How did you know?"
Concubine Xu said: "The whole Eastern Palace knows about this, it's not a secret."
Shen Chuwei was even more surprised. They actually knew that Xiao Jinyan could come to Xiyun Pavilion after midnight last night?
What Shen Chuwei didn't know was that even though it was the middle of the night in Xiyun Pavilion, the entire East Palace knew about it the next day.
Concubine Xu nodded in agreement, "That's true. If anything happens to His Highness, we sisters will be finished."
They understand better than anyone that when we prosper, we all prosper, and when we suffer, we all suffer.
The three of them were chatting while cracking melon seeds.
When Li Liangyuan arrived, what she saw was such a harmonious scene.
She had been thinking a lot these past two days, and felt that it was pointless to always curry favor with Chang Liangdi. His Highness went to Xiyun Pavilion every few days and had never stayed overnight in Xinlan Palace.
After much thought, I decided to curry favor with Shen Chuwei, the big tree.
She stepped forward and bowed, "Concubine Xu, Tao Chenghui is here too."
Concubine Xu looked up and saw that it was Li Liangyuan. She said unhappily, "How come Li Liangyuan has time to come? Aren't you going to accompany Chang Liangdi?"
"I heard that Shen Liangdi was seriously ill, so I came to check on her." Li Liangyuan looked at Shen Chuwei and bowed, "Is Shen Liangdi feeling better?"
Shen Chuwei said calmly, "It's much better now."
Li Liangyuan heard the coldness in Shen Chuwei's tone. She knew that building a good relationship would not be achieved overnight.
Just like Concubine Xu, didn’t she also have a conflict with Shen Chuwei at the beginning?
Now look, the relationship between the two is not bad.
Li Liangyuan took the gift box from the maid, opened it and showed it to Shen Chuwei, "This is ginseng from Changbai Mountain. I give it to Shen Liangdi to nourish her body. Don't dislike it, Shen Liangdi."
This is the ginseng that her family bought at a high price, and she herself is reluctant to eat it.