Chapter 128 How could the person on the couch be the Third Princess?
"Miss is really smart."
"Why not take another guess as to who set you up?"
Shen Shuwei remained silent for a long time, just breathing quietly. After a while, he opened his eyes and pulled his hair to check the bun that Zhao Yun had braided.
"The poison was put on my chopsticks, and the maid who brought me here was wearing a goose-yellow palace sash around her waist, the attire of a first-class palace maid."
Today, only Xiao Fufeng traveled with the palace maids.
Zhao Yun's eyes were shining brightly, and he sighed, "Miss, you are so perceptive." He lowered his head and wanted to kiss her again, but was blocked by Chen Shu's raised hand, "Your braided hair is so ugly, take it off and do it again."
Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and untied her bun, carefully styling it again.
"But there's one thing you didn't guess correctly, young lady. The medicine didn't come from the palace, but from a herb in the northern border."
Northern Xinjiang?
Shen Shuwei was startled and turned to look at Zhao Yun, but Zhao Yun held his head down and said, "The bun is not done yet. If you tear it, Miss will blame me later."
Chen Shuwei sat down angrily.
There were few people from the Northern Frontier in Manluo Kyoto, but as luck would have it, one was found in the hunting ground today, and that was Princess Anyang.
Chen Shu narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a moment he grabbed Zhao Yun's hand as if to vent his anger and squeezed his palm hard.
This vixen, she is where she is today thanks to him.
"Hmm?" Zhao Yun asked in confusion, "Why did you hold my hand, young lady?"
"But you want it again?" Zhao Yun whispered in Shen Shuwei's ear in a roundabout and ambiguous tone.
Shen Shuwei choked for a rare moment, shook off his hand, and said unhappily: "Comb your hair."
The room fell silent for a moment, with only the subtle sound of clothes rustling.
"Okay." Zhao Yun suddenly let go of his hand.
Chen Shuwei moved her head slightly and heard a crisp sound of bells. She frowned and reached for her hair bun, but found a thumb-sized bell that was tinkling.
"What's this?"
"A bell," Zhao Yun replied readily, flicking the bell with his fingers in a cheerful mood. "I made it for you, young lady, out of gold. Do you like it?"
Chen Shuwei frowned fiercely and said nothing.
At this time, there was a sudden noise outside, and it seemed that many people were rushing here. Chen Shuwei's face changed slightly. He didn't bother to let Zhao Yun take off the bell in his hair. He stood up and wanted to go out, but Zhao Yun grabbed his wrist.
"Why are you running? Are you afraid that someone will discover our affair?"
The word "adultery" made Shen Shuwei's eyelids jump, and he turned around and glanced at Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun stood up with a smile, and slowly straightened his clothes, "Let's go, I'll accompany the young lady to see a good show."
Although it was unclear what Zhao Yun meant by the "good show" in this desolate place where there was not even a single actor, it could not be a good thing.
Chen Shuwei and Zhao Yun went out side by side and happened to run into a group of people rushing towards a tent not far away. Leading them was Princess Anyang, who was dressed in a fiery red military uniform.
"My maid accidentally saw a man and a woman enter this tent, and they never came out again." Princess Anyang said righteously, "Everyone knows that His Majesty holds winter hunting to offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth. How could someone be so shameless as to dare to do such a thing today - such a thing -"
Princess Anyang's face flushed red, and she seemed to be unable to speak the rest of the words. The woman from the noble family standing beside her hurriedly comforted her, "Princess, please don't be angry. It's someone else who did such a shameless thing. What does it have to do with you? Princess, please don't get so angry that you get sick."
The remaining women also followed suit and spoke out to comfort him.
Such a filthy thing happened on the day of the winter hunt, so it was not appropriate to let a man come forward. Only Princess Anyang, the person who caused the incident, could bring some respected female relatives to investigate and find out which girl had done such a bold thing.
Princess Anyang pretended to be comforted and stopped in front of the tent.
At first, the women thought that it was just young men and women who couldn't help themselves and were talking together, or even hugging each other.
It wasn't until the unbearable sound came from the tent that everyone's faces turned green.
There were also women who brought their daughters or nieces to attend the event and began to wonder where their daughters were now. They hoped that their ancestors would bless them and that the person there would not be their daughter.
Otherwise, if such a big person was lost, he would have to be sent to a nunnery instead of jumping into the river.
Princess Anyang listened to the noise inside, and a look of excitement of success flashed across her eyes.
Sure enough, she was right to write a letter to Xiao Fufeng. Xiao Fufeng hated Chen Shuwei as much as she did. With the two of them joining forces today, there was no doubt that Chen Shuwei would be ruined.
Having lost her innocence in public, she wanted to see how Shen Shuwei still had the nerve to compete with her for Brother Ziyin. She was afraid that she would be too ashamed to live.
Princess Anyang, filled with indescribable joy, raised her hand, flung aside the curtains, and rushed in, delivering the lines she had prepared long ago: "Miss Shen, the winter hunt is a royal event. Even if you are in love, you shouldn't have chosen today! If this gets out, the Shen family will be punished for disrespecting the emperor!"
"Chen——" When Princess Anyang saw the faces of the women tangled in a ball on the couch, the rest of her words got stuck in her throat and her face turned pale instantly.
What's going on! How could the person on the couch be - Chen Shuwei!
Princess Anyang was extremely confused and subconsciously realized that she must not let the people outside see the face of the person on the couch. She rushed out and tried to draw the curtain, but it was too late. The people outside had heard the sound and walked in.
Ruan Jingtang was an unmarried girl who somehow managed to blend into the crowd. After hearing Princess Anyang call her "Miss Shen", she took the lead and ran in front.
"Get out...get out quickly!" Anyang was so shocked by the face just now that he couldn't speak. His head was as confused as a paste. He pushed Ruan Jingtang, who was running in front, and tried to push her out.
Ruan Jingtang looked up at her face and saw her expression of panic. His eyes rolled around and he slipped under her arm like a slippery loach. "Oh! Why is the Third Princess here?" Ruan Jingtang cried out after seeing who was on the couch. As Anyang's face turned pale, she covered her mouth innocently and pointed at the two people on the couch and said, "Isn't the Third Princess's surname Xiao? Princess, why are you calling her Miss Shen?"
Anyang's legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.
A moment later, Crown Prince Xiao Chengming and Third Prince Xiao Chengping arrived. Both of them looked unhappy, especially Xiao Chengping, whose face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it.
The palace maid went in to change Xiao Fufeng's clothes and fed her a cup of cold tea, which made her wake up.
Xiao Fufeng slowly woke up from the couch and saw a group of people surrounding him. He opened his mouth to speak but was slapped in the face.
She screamed in pain and banged her head against the corner of the table.
Xiao Chengping withdrew his hand, his mouth tightening into a seam, "Ridiculous!"
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