Chapter 20 Visit

Shen Mingzhu fainted when she saw the blood.

Qiu Ju was frightened and yelled, "Young Master?"

After a moment of panic, Shen Mingzhu's hand was bandaged by Doctor Yu in time.

At this moment he was kneeling in the center of the hall.

After listening to Rong Mama's story, the Queen looked at Shen Mingzhu with a cold face: "The Crown Prince praised your cooking skills in front of me yesterday. It turns out that you were lying to me and the Crown Prince? You are slapping the Crown Prince in the face, do you know? I had high hopes for you, but it ended in disappointment."

"Your Majesty, I am working hard to learn cooking." Shen Mingzhu cried miserably, looking very pitiful.

"You can't even cut meat, and you have the nerve to say that you are working hard to learn cooking skills? Stupid enough, but you are actually deceiving the emperor." The queen deliberately emphasized the last sentence. She hated being deceived the most in her life.

Shen Mingzhu was so frightened that her face turned pale. She prostrated herself on the ground and begged, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will never do it again."

The Queen said sternly, "Shen Liang Di deceived the Emperor and was demoted to Liang Yuan. Go back and reflect on your mistakes."

"Thank you, Her Majesty." Shen Mingzhu was unwilling in her heart, but she did not dare to lose her temper. She could only go back and reflect on her mistakes.

At this time, Dongmei came to Fengyi Palace to tell Rong Mama that Chang Liangdi was ill.

Chang Liangdi was the Empress's niece, so Rong Mama did not dare to neglect her. After listening, she turned into the bedroom and repeated what Dongmei had said.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Chang Liang had a nightmare last night. Your Highness stayed at Xiyun Pavilion and did not go to visit her."

The queen couldn't help but feel a little worried when she heard this, "How is Lan'er now?"

Rong Mama replied, "Your Majesty, Concubine Chang Liang is ill."

"The Crown Prince is not a womanizing person. Why did he let Shen Fengyi sleep with him twice in a row? He didn't even go to see Lan'er when she was sick? She is my niece. Does the Crown Prince take me, his mother, seriously?"

"Your Highness is just bewitched by women for a moment. Your Majesty, please don't get angry and hurt yourself." Madam Rong said as she comforted him.

The queen thought for a while and said, "Let the prince go and see Lan'er as soon as possible."

"Yes." Aunt Rong responded.

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After listening to Rong Mama's words, Xiao Jinyan's eyes flashed with sarcasm. He nodded calmly, "Rong Mama, go back and tell my mother that I will go to visit Chang Liangdi now."

"I'll take my leave now." After Aunt Rong went out.

Xiao Jinyan put down the book in his hand, picked up Xuetuan and went to Xinlan Hall.

On the way, I saw Shen Fengyi beside the lotus pond.

"What are you doing here?"

Shen Chuwei was holding a lotus in her hand. She turned around and saw Xiao Jinyan. She took a few steps forward and bowed: "Your Highness, I saw that the lotus in the lotus pond is bare and looks very pitiful."

Xiao Jinyan saw through her thoughts at a glance, "You want to eat lotus seeds and you're looking for a reason?"

Shen Chuwei smiled sheepishly: "It would be a pity if I don't eat it and let it get old."

"..." Xiao Jinyan: "You accompany me to visit Chang Liangdi."

Shen Chuwei wanted to say that she and Chang Liangdi were not familiar with each other, but Xiao Jinyan did not give her the chance to refuse. He threw the snowball into her arms and turned away.

Xuetuan watched as Shen Fengyi's claws, which had just been opened, were tightly closed again and were caught steadily by her.

Shen Chuwei lowered his head and glanced at Xuetuan, and the man and the cat looked at each other in silence.

Xinlan Palace is closest to the Prince's bedroom, and we arrived there in a short while.

Xinlan Palace is not on the same level as Xiyun Pavilion in terms of location or decoration.

Chang Liangdi was bedridden due to illness, and her complexion was not as good as usual. When she saw the prince coming, she threw back the quilt and got out of bed to greet him.

Xiao Jinyan said: "If you are sick, just stay in bed and don't bother with the formalities."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Chang Liangdi sat back on the bed, and Dongmei came forward to cover her with the quilt.

Eunuch Liu brought a chair and placed it in front of the bed, and Xiao Jinyan sat down.

After Shen Chuwei stepped forward to greet Chang Liangdi, she stood next to Xiao Jinyan, intending to act as a invisible person.

Chang Liang Di saw Shen Feng Yi for the first time, her expression changed, then she smiled gently: "So you are here too, this is your first time in Xin Lan Palace, you are such a rare guest."

But in my heart I wondered: What is she doing here? Is she using the favor of His Highness to show off to me?

Xiao Jinyan heard all the scolding. He asked calmly, "I heard you had a nightmare last night? Was it serious?"

Chang Liangdi nodded weakly, "I am fine. It was Dongmei who was too worried about me that disturbed His Highness and the Empress."

"My dear, you have been having nightmares every night these days and haven't slept well for several days."

Dongmei knelt down in front of the prince and said, "Your Highness, I was really worried about you, so I disturbed you. You are timid and woke up all the time last night."

How is the young lady not better than Shen Fengyi? His Highness is blind to ignore his young lady and go to Shen Fengyi, that coquettish bitch.

Xiao Jinyan lowered his eyes and looked at Dongmei, his voice as cold as frost: "As a servant, you should call the doctor immediately. If anything happens to Chang Liangdi, you will be blamed."

Dongmei was so frightened that her face turned pale and she lowered her head even lower: "Your Highness taught me this, and I will remember it carefully."

Xiao Jinyan said in a gloomy voice: "Dongmei failed to serve well, which caused Chang Liangdi's condition to worsen. She was dragged away and given thirty lashes to serve as a warning to servants who do not serve wholeheartedly."

Dongmei immediately fell to the ground in fright.

"Your Highness, Dongmei is my maidservant who came with me as a dowry. I have always served you wholeheartedly..."

Chang Liangdi wanted to plead for Dongmei, but was interrupted by Xiao Jinyan coldly: "If she served wholeheartedly, why didn't she inform the doctor immediately when she got sick instead of delaying treatment? I think she has ulterior motives."

Chang Liangdi was speechless. She clutched the quilt tightly and watched Dongmei being taken away by the prince's guards. After a while, she heard a scream, which made her face pale.

Shen Chuwei looked at the scene in front of her. His Highness was indeed just as the rumors said. His methods were swift and frightening.

But then again, His Highness really dotes on Concubine Chang Liang.

How angry are you when you see that your beloved woman is not taken care of?

All these words reached Xiao Jinyan's ears. He raised his eyes and looked at Shen Chuwei beside him. His voice was a little deep: "Have you ever heard of nightmares, Shen Fengyi?"

When Shen Chuwei was named, she immediately lowered her head guiltily. What did the nightmare have to do with her?

"I have heard that if you have nightmares every night, you can drink some brown rice soup."

She just answered casually, saying that it didn't matter whether it worked or not, since Xiao Jinyan wouldn't believe it anyway.

Xiao Jinyan ordered, "Eunuch Liu, go prepare some brown rice soup for Chang Liangdi."

"Yes." Eunuch Liu stepped out and prepared.

Shen Chuwei looked at Xiao Jinyan in surprise. He actually believed it? Not only did he believe it, but he also immediately asked people to prepare it?

Your Highness, brown rice soup is not tasty. Are you sure you want your sweetheart to drink brown rice soup?

Xiao Jinyan heard: "..."

As someone close to the prince, Eunuch Liu has always been very efficient in his work.

After a while, he brought a pot of brown rice soup and placed it on the bedside table, then stepped aside.

Xiao Jinyan said coldly, "Why don't you serve it to Chang Liangdi?"

"Here." The maid stood up, carefully poured a bowl of brown rice soup, and brought it to the bed, "My lady, drink slowly."

Chang Liangdi has been pampered since she was a child, eating only delicacies from land and sea and fine grains. How could she have ever drunk brown rice soup?

Just looking at it makes me sick, let alone drinking it.

Shen Fengyi must have come here on purpose to take revenge on her.

"Your Highness, if it can cure nightmares, of course I will drink it. But how do you know that brown rice soup can cure nightmares? Or did you hear it from someone else? How about asking the doctor first?"