Chapter 310: Being teased by a man in black, being questioned after vomiting after eating meat
"It's a pity, but it's not bad that the two concubines were caught and disfigured. They act like they are so arrogant just because they are concubines." Chang Liangyuan said and continued to drink tea.
The next morning, Concubine Xu came to Xiaoxiang Pavilion with a round fan in one hand covering her face and a handkerchief in the other, and told Shen Chuwei the important news as soon as possible.
"Shen Liang Di, Concubine Xue's face was scratched by a cat yesterday. It seems that she is in danger of being disfigured."
Upon hearing this, Shen Chuwei guessed that the cat was put in yesterday by Xue Yan, and its paws were deliberately smeared with poison, and the purpose was very obvious.
The cat targeted her and ended up scratching Concubine Xu.
The poison she applied was not so easy to remove, and there was indeed a risk of getting disgraced.
Shen Chuwei stared at Concubine Xu's face for a while and asked, "Does your face hurt?"
Concubine Xu shook her head. "It doesn't hurt much, just a little itchy. If I wasn't afraid of disgracing myself, I would have just given up."
Yesterday Shen Chuwei warned her not to soothe the wound, no matter how itchy it was, otherwise it would ruin her appearance.
Shen Chuwei said: "The itching means the wound is healing. Just bear with it for a few days and it will be healed."
"As long as it doesn't disfigure you, I'll endure it." Women love beauty, and Concubine Xu loves beauty even more. She would not live if her face was disfigured.
"I asked Xiao Guizi to pick cherries. Eating will divert our attention." Shen Chuwei pulled Xu Cefei to sit down at the round table under the tree, on which were placed fresh cherries and pastries.
Although under house arrest, I have no worries about food and drink.
Tao Liangyuan also rushed over after hearing the news. After listening to Shen Chuwei's words, she felt relieved to know that Concubine Xu was fine.
"Why do I feel that Concubine Xue is a little stupid? Shen Liangdi is locked up now, and people are saying that Shen Liangdi has completely lost favor, but Concubine Xue is still trying to deal with Shen Liangdi." Tao Liangyuan asked.
Concubine Xu guessed, "Perhaps Concubine Xue couldn't stand the fact that Shen Liangdi was prettier than her, and wanted to destroy her."
Tao Liangyuan nodded, "I don't rule out this possibility."
In order to divert Concubine Xu's attention, the four of them finally played Landlord.
Except for Shen Chuwei, Xu Cefei, Tao Liangyuan and Chunxi all had notes stuck on their faces.
Finally, Shen Chuwei was too sleepy and said, "I can't hold on any longer, so I asked the little rabbit to come over and take my place."
Concubine Xu couldn't help but complain, "Why are you so sleepy? Even sleepier than before."
"Maybe it's because it's summer. Let's stop talking. I'm going to take a nap." Shen Chuwei said as she gave her seat to the little rabbit and climbed onto the rattan chair and fell asleep soon after.
In the past, the four of them often played Landlord together for leisure and entertainment, and the little rabbit also learned a few things from watching.
After the little rabbit came on stage, the three of them turned the situation around and covered the little rabbit's face with paper strips.
Because of the game of Landlord, Xu Cefei's attention was all on the cards, and her focus was also on winning or losing.
And everything was seen by the man in black on the tree.
The man in black has been watching Shen Chuwei's every move these days.
As soon as he returned to Yixiangdian, his attention began to focus on her cheeks again.
I always can't help but want to reach out and touch it.
Especially when I lie in bed and try to sleep, I feel hot and itchy and have no desire to sleep at all.
She simply got out of bed, walked to the table, poured herself a glass of water and drank it.
The man in black jumped in silently from the window and sat down at the table.
She poured herself a cup of cool tea, her movements as skillful as if she were at home.
The first few times Concubine Xu saw the man in black suddenly visit, she was very scared, but now she was used to it, so when she saw him coming, she was not surprised and continued to drink her tea calmly.
The man in black picked up the teacup and looked at Concubine Xu's face, which was covered with white gauze, so no wounds were visible.
Concubine Xu stepped forward to save Shen Chuwei, but ended up getting injured.
It really took him by surprise.
In the palace, the most fake things are friendship and family ties.
After observing for so long, he found that Concubine Xu and Shen Chuwei had a good relationship and they were sincere to each other.
"How's your face?"
Concubine Xu raised her chin and said, "Are you here to see me laughing? Then you will be disappointed. Concubine Shen Liangdi said I won't be disgraced."
"I just asked casually." The man in black took a sip of tea. "I came here to ask, what did Shen Liangdi do to the cat yesterday to make the cat so obedient?"
"How should I know? I was so scared at the time." Concubine Xu still feels scared when she thinks about it now.
The man in black said coldly, "You really don't know anything. What's the use of you?"
Concubine Xu was drinking tea at the time, and she was so frightened by what she heard that she started coughing.
Is this an attempt to silence people?
She hurriedly explained, "I always answer questions I ask. How can you say it's useless? How can I answer someone I don't know? Can you explain the reason?"
The man in black crossed his legs and looked at Xu Cefei with a half-smile, "I'm not a good person, what's the point of talking about reason?"
Concubine Xu insisted, "At least I helped you. Even if I am no longer useful to you, we should just part ways amicably, right?"
The man in black laughed. He stood up, holding onto the round table. With evil and cold eyes, he approached her and said, "You may not know that I have killed countless people. If you don't obey me, I can kill you as easily as crushing an ant."
Concubine Xu was terrified. She swallowed hard, "Can you spare my life for the sake of my help? I'm only seventeen years old. I haven't seen the outside world, nor have I met my prince charming. I don't know what love is. I died at such a young age. How unfortunate!"
The man in black couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "Look at what you have accomplished."
It was not until the man in black climbed out the window and left that Xu Cefei realized that the man in black was deliberately saying harsh words to scare her and make fun of her!
She silently said something harsh in her heart: If you scare me again next time, I will take your surname!
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Shen Chuwei slept for the whole morning and was woken up by Chunxi.
"My dear, what would you like for lunch? Would you like some braised pork?"
Shen Chu shook his head. "No, I want to eat spicy and sour potato shreds and dried tofu with chili peppers."
"Okay." Chunxi went to make lunch happily.
The lunch from the kitchen was still brought over by the tall eunuch and placed on the dining table.
Four-joy meatballs, venison, crystal pork elbow, braised pork...
Shen Chuwei was stunned after seeing the lunch.
"The sun is rising from the west today? This meal is almost as good as the Queen's."
"Enjoy your meal, young lady." The man in black smiled. In fact, he got these dishes from others.
Shen Chuwei glanced at the young eunuch and saw him lowering his head in guilt. She was not afraid that he would poison her or anything.
The food provided by the lunch room is so good, why wouldn't we eat it?
Shen Chuwei picked up the chopsticks, finished the four-happiness meatballs, and looked at the crystal pork elbow. Thinking that she hadn't eaten it for a while, she felt a little hungry.
She picked up the crystal elbow and took a bite, then found her stomach churning violently. She vomited a few times, stood up, and ran to the trash can to vomit.
Chunxi patted Shen Chuwei's back soothingly, "My lady, are you okay?"
Seeing this, the little rabbit stepped forward and grabbed the little eunuch, asking, "Tell me, what did you put in the dish?"