Chapter 66: Wine Spilled on Prince Jing
"There are so many mosquitoes by the pond, I don't want to join in the fun." Xiao Chifeng complained in her ear, "And that prince from Liangzhou, his father is dying and he didn't even go back to attend the funeral. He really is as evil as the rumors say."
Chen Shuwei listened and stood up and followed everyone to the lotus pond.
There wasn't enough space for many seats by the lotus pond, so everyone just stood and enjoyed the view.
Shen Shuwei glanced at the lotus flowers in the pond. They were indeed blooming beautifully, but just as Xiao Chifeng said, there were a lot of mosquitoes.
After waving his sleeve to drive away another small insect, Chen Shuwei couldn't help but cast his gaze on the small pavilion beside the lotus pond. The pavilion was surrounded by gauze curtains, covering it tightly, and only a vague figure sitting inside could be seen.
"I heard from my mother that Prince Jing has been in the capital for more than two months, and no one has seen what he looks like." Xiao Chifeng came close to Shen Shuwei again and whispered to her.
Chen Shu smiled and was about to reply when he suddenly felt a pair of eyes falling on him.
She subconsciously looked around, but apart from Xiao Chifeng and Xiao Fufeng who was staring at her sinisterly not far away, no one else was looking at her.
Chen Shuwei thought he was just overthinking it and turned his head to talk to Xiao Chifeng.
"Sister Shuwei, do you think Prince Jing has a pockmarked face? Otherwise, why didn't he show up to deliver the lotus seeds, and instead had his own subordinates take over?" Xiao Chifeng moved closer and whispered.
Chen Shuwei watched as a man who looked like a guard walked out from behind the gauze curtain, took the lotus seeds that the prince had sent to him, thanked him in a dignified manner, and went back inside.
From beginning to end, Prince Jing's clothes were not even visible behind the veil.
Chengfeng, who was walking back on the stairs holding the lotus seeds, noticed someone staring at him. He glanced at Chen Shuwei with a probing look and almost slipped, falling to the ground with the lotus seeds.
What's going on? Why is Miss Shen here? And who is the wild man next to her?
No wonder the prince had a half-smile on his face in the pavilion just now and accidentally smashed a cup.
After seeing Chengfeng enter, Chen Shuwei withdrew his gaze, a little confused.
Was this person looking at me just now?
"It's a pity that Prince Jing is unable to see the wind due to illness and cannot enjoy the scenery with us." Xiao Fufeng suddenly spoke, attracting everyone's attention.
Shen Shuwei also looked at her.
"Brother Crown Prince, why don't we choose one of the guests to represent us all in toasting a toast to Prince Jing." Xiao Fufeng smiled innocently in front of the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince also looked at her with a smile, as if he doted on this imperial sister. "Okay, let's do as you say, Second Imperial Sister. But who should I choose?"
Hearing this, Chen Shuwei raised the corners of his lips and lowered his eyes to hide the sneer in his eyes.
He went to so much trouble to wait for her here. Should she say that she listened to her second brother and deliberately wore clothes without perfume?
As expected, after pretending to be worried, Xiao Fufeng cast his gaze on Shen Shuwei and said with a smile, "I see that Miss Shen is dressed fresh and refined today, and she seems to be a good match for Prince Jing. Why don't we have Miss Shen represent us all to toast the prince with a drink?"
After she finished speaking, she didn't care whether Shen Shuwei agreed or not. She raised her hand and called a maid over, holding a glass of wine and following behind Shen Shuwei.
"Go quickly, Miss Shen, and don't keep the prince waiting for too long." Xiao Fufeng urged, looking at Shen Shuwei with a vicious gleam in his eyes.
Her mother had told her many times that the Prince of Jing was a ruthless and merciless person, and that anyone who offended him would suffer a miserable fate. She wanted to see what would happen to Shen Shuwei if she angered the Prince of Jing.
When the wine was brought by the maid, Xiao Chifeng lost his temper on the spot, staring at Xiao Fufeng with a sneer, "Sending wine, right? I will do it."
As he spoke, he snatched the tray from the maid's hand. However, a cough was heard from the pavilion, and then Chengfeng came out to deliver a message.
"The prince said that he only wants Miss Chen to bring him some wine." Chengfeng stood on the steps and muttered to himself as he finished his message. He looked up at the sky and the earth but didn't dare to look at Chen Shuwei.
Xiao Chifeng glared at Chengfeng upon hearing the voice.
Xiao Fufeng was overjoyed and quickly ordered, "Zhenzhu, hurry up and take the wine and follow Miss Shen."
Chen Shuwei gave Xiao Chifeng a look that urged him to stay calm, and his eyes swept over the wine bell on the tray.
The Prince of Jing is a powerful figure with a bad reputation. Even if Xiao Fufeng wants to plot against him, he will not tamper with the wine and utensils to implicate himself.
The only person who might have an accident would be the wine-serving maid who was following him.
Chen Shuwei had a plan in mind and went up the stairs, keeping an eye on the maid holding a tray who was half a step behind him.
When he climbed the last step, a breeze blew towards him, and the gauze curtain was lifted, revealing a corner of a crimson-purple robe. At the same time, a faint and familiar smell of medicine came into Chen Shuwei's nose.
Shen Shuwei was distracted for a moment, and took the wine glass from the tray at the maid's urging. Just as she was about to serve the wine, the maid suddenly screamed and bumped into her.
Chen Shuwei was prepared and moved sideways to avoid her, holding the wine glass steadily without spilling a drop.
But she didn't expect that the maid would push her directly after failing to fake a fall in public.
"!" Shen Shuwei.
Suddenly, a huge force came from behind, and Shen Shuwei rushed forward.
At the critical moment, Shen Shuwei could only reach out to hold onto the pillar to steady himself and avoid falling on Prince Jing. However, he could not protect the wine in the wine glass in his hand, and it all splashed on the person in front of him.
Chengfeng's eyelids twitched, and he clearly saw that the corners of his own prince's mouth were raised, and his expression was happy.
I poured a glass of wine on him and he felt happy?
"How dare you, Chen Shuwei! I asked you to toast, but you openly poured the wine on the prince. What is your intention?" Xiao Fufeng became impatient and started to attack.
She couldn't wait to see Chen Shuwei being dragged away and skinned and pulled out.
"Why don't you kneel down and apologize!"
Chen Shuwei looked at the crimson robe soaked with wine, pursed his lips, and turned to look at Xiao Fufeng, "I also want to ask the Second Princess about this matter. Why did the maid beside the princess push me?"
Without waiting for Xiao Fufeng to speak, Chen Shuwei turned his gaze to the others present, "The maid named Zhenzhu beside the Second Princess pretended to fall but failed, and then she deliberately pushed me, causing me to spill the wine on Prince Jing's clothes."
"It's the princess's maid who has ulterior motives."
Shen Shuwei naturally knew that his words had offended Xiao Fufeng to death, but compared to the even more difficult to deal with Prince Jing, Shen Shuwei still chose to break off with Xiao Fufeng.
She said this not only to everyone present, but also to Prince Jing behind her.
The maid named Zhenzhu knelt before Shen Shuwei with a wronged look on her face, "Miss Shen, it's unfair. I just accidentally stepped on a stone and twisted my ankle, which is why I bumped into you."
"It was clearly you who spilled the wine on the prince because you didn't hold it steady. How can you blame this servant?"
Many people on the scene saw that Xiao Fufeng was deliberately plotting against Shen Shuwei, but when they heard Shen Shuwei's explanation, no one dared to speak up for her.
Only Xiao Chifeng was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and wanted to beat someone up.
"What are you talking about? There's no stone there. I saw with my own eyes that it was you who pushed Chen Shuwei!"
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