Chapter 172: Vicious Dog
What does Ying Meiren mean by this?
Chen Fu held the teacup, but she didn't take a sip of the tea when she lowered her head.
According to her understanding of Ying Meiren, although Ying Meiren was a little bit stupid, she was not that stupid.
He treated her so blatantly, as if he was not afraid of her at all.
But Chen Fu clearly remembered that since the last time, Lady Ying was so scared that she didn't even dare to leave the house. But now she is bolder. Not only does she dare to come out, but she also dares to provoke her openly?
Shen Fu felt more and more uneasy, and her hand holding the teacup subconsciously tightened.
Just at this moment, there was a slight sound at the gate of the courtyard and Concubine Shu came out.
Concubine Shu specially changed into a new set of clothes, and even the hairpin on her head was inlaid with rubies. Although she no longer had the elegance and grace of the golden peony hairpin, the ruby headpiece still made Concubine Shu dazzling.
The long bluestone slab was covered with bright red bloodstains, and the whole yard was filled with a strong smell of blood.
The young eunuch poured a basin of cold water on the ground, and the smell of blood gradually faded.
Concubine Shu just stood on the corridor, with the corners of her lips slightly raised, and reached out to adjust the golden hairpin on her head.
"I'm sorry to have waited so long, everyone."
In the absence of Concubine Rong, Concubine Shu has the highest position. As soon as she opened her mouth, everyone naturally praised her.
"That's not right, Madam Shufei. We concubines are willing to wait."
"Today we are inviting everyone to come and enjoy the chrysanthemums. Now that he is here, let's get started."
The banquet for Concubine Shu was naturally extremely luxurious. As soon as she gave the order, the entire palace prepared for her.
The concubines only had to sit and watch as the eunuchs brought the flower pots and presented them to the concubines one by one.
The various kinds of flowers, vying with each other in beauty, are dazzling to the eyes.
"There are really a lot of flowers here, Empress Shufei." After several rounds, someone finally sighed.
"Of course." Hu Wanyi was sitting far away, but her ears were very sharp.
Upon hearing this, he immediately stood up and responded:
"Who in the harem doesn't know that Concubine Shu likes these flowers and plants?"
"His Majesty loves the Concubine Shu very much. Whenever he has something new, it will be sent to the Concubine Shu immediately."
"You see so many flowers in this courtyard, but you haven't seen the ones in the palace. When the flowers in Concubine Shu's courtyard are in full bloom, they are probably not much worse than the Imperial Garden. That's what we call truly beautiful."
After Hu Wanyi finished speaking, she looked at Concubine Shu attentively and said, "Concubine Shu, you agree, right?"
Concubine Shu didn't say anything. She looked at Hu Wanyi like a lapdog and gave her a condescending look.
"I do have a lot of flowers here." Concubine Shu lowered her eyes, her gaze lightly falling on her fingertips.
She loves flowers, and she loves peonies especially. She was just thinking about what the Emperor said to her casually back then.
It is said that she is more beautiful than the peony.
She has kept these words in mind ever since. Her clothes, jewelry, and even the perfume she applied on her body were all made of peonies.
The women in the harem are not half as good as her. As long as she dares to use someone, no one will dare to follow her.
Over the years, no one dared to compete with her!
And Chen Fu... Ever since that bitch Chen Fu came and snatched away the favor of His Majesty, she now even dares to be so arrogant and openly parades in front of her with a peony hairpin!
Concubine Shu sneered in her heart:
"It's just that His Majesty dotes on me and sees that I like it, so he sent me so many."
After she finished speaking, she lowered her eyes and glanced meaningfully at Shen Fu below:
"Unlike some people who only follow the trend, they can follow the clothes and jewelry, but they cannot follow the favor of His Majesty."
Everyone present knew who Concubine Shu was talking to and who she was following.
This was no longer a hint of something, it was clearly naming someone, it was just short of pointing directly at Chen Fu's nose.
It's not that Shen Fu didn't know that Concubine Shu's words were directed specifically at her.
But she held the teacup in her hand, pretending to be unaware of anything. Facing everyone's gaze, Shen Fu just lowered her head and gently sipped the tea in her hand.
Seeing Chen Fu's motionless face, Concubine Shu wanted to rush up and slap her hard on the face.
Her eyes, filled with hatred, were fixed on Shen Fu's head, and she looked like she really wanted to tear her to pieces.
"Your Majesty." Concubine Shu looked deeply at Chen Fu's face without any reaction. Instead, Nong Qiu came forward from behind her and gently pinched Concubine Shu's shoulder with his palm.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late and we still have to arrange for flower viewing." Nong Qiu's words were suggestive. Concubine Shu noticed the movement in her palm, and after coming to her senses, she turned her head and looked behind her.
Nong Qiu nodded slightly to Concubine Shu and said silently, "It's done."
"That's right." The corner of Concubine Shu's mouth curled up, and the hatred in her eyes just now disappeared instantly.
Why should she bother with a dead person?
No matter how rampant Chen Fu is now, how rampant can she be later? Shufei sneered in her throat, she is just a bitch from a humble family!
She was thinking of ways to seduce His Majesty. After she scratched that little bitch Shen Fu's face, let's see what she can use to seduce His Majesty in the future.
Once she falls out of favor, won't she be at my mercy then? By then she will make her unable to live or die!
Concubine Shu sneered and stood up from the chair with the help of the armrests: "You are all people who have seen good things, so you naturally don't care about this little thing."
"I have planted this pot of green chrysanthemums in the Qingliu Pavilion. Please come and take a look at it with me."
Today we were originally here for this pot of green chrysanthemums, and once Concubine Shu said so, everyone naturally had to follow.
Shen Fu also stood up along with everyone else.
Xiao Songzi had not come back yet, and Chen Fu was holding Zi Su's hand and was about to walk out with the crowd.
Suddenly, a low voice came from behind: "Be careful later."
Chen Fu looked at Lady Zhou who was walking hurriedly past her, and her heart subconsciously felt warm.
He nodded imperceptibly and followed the crowd.
The pot of green chrysanthemums that Concubine Shu is raising seems to be carefully cared for.
Green chrysanthemums are grown in the Qingliu Pavilion, which is surrounded by lake water. Although the pavilion is built on the water, it is unusually low.
The stairs are gentle and not steep at all.
Concubine Shu nodded and walked forward first, followed by the concubines from various palaces. According to the rules, Shen Fu should have left long ago.
However, Chen Fu was deliberately cautious and waited until most people had left before following.
For her, today's banquet was like a Hongmen Banquet. Not to mention, there are Shen Qingru and Ying Meiren who are eyeing her covetously.
Chen Fu felt like she was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and she just hoped that nothing would go wrong today.
When they arrived at Qingliu Pavilion, Lu Ju and Chen Fu didn't have the heart to look any further.
To be honest, although Chen Fu thought these flowers and plants were beautiful, she was not very happy about them.
Although this green chrysanthemum is indeed rare.
She took a quick glance and stood behind the crowd, letting everyone squeeze in without looking any further.
Shen Fu stood behind the crowd, very different from the concubines who were crowded in the crowd.
Shu Fei was always in the center of the crowd, but her eyes would look at Chen Fu from time to time:
"Jieyu Shen, why are you squeezed at the back?" Concubine Shu looked at everyone surrounding Lu Ju, but her eyes looked at Shen Fu with contempt.
"Replying to Her Majesty Shufei, I have just taken a look at it." Chen Fu held Zi Su's hand and replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.
However, since Concubine Shu has already pointed the finger at her, how could she be willing to let it go so easily?
"Oh?" Concubine Shu raised her eyebrows: "Is Concubine Shen really a clairvoyant who can see from such a distance?"
She didn’t wait for Shen Fu to answer, and said directly: “It seems to me that you don’t want to see it.”
"I just don't know whether you don't want to look at the flowers or you don't want to look at me?"
Concubine Shu's tone was light, but her eyes were extremely sharp.
Shen Fu stood behind the crowd, hiding on purpose. After hearing what Concubine Shu said, I felt a headache.
"Your Highness, I am allergic to pollen." Chen Fu stepped forward and showed weakness.
If I continue arguing with Concubine Shu, I'm afraid I won't be able to make things clear, so it would be better to stop Concubine Shu from saying anything with just one sentence.
Chen Fu found an excuse to block Concubine Shu's mouth: "I am allergic to pollen and dare not get too close. Please forgive me, Concubine Shu."
"Oh?" Concubine Shu looked a little suspicious. She had heard that Chen Fu had been ill for some time.
But at that time she didn't take Shen Fu seriously, and she only heard about it halfway.
As for whether Shen Fu was really allergic to pollen, she had no idea.
"What a coincidence." Concubine Shu smiled wistfully, her eyes scanning Shen Fu's body back and forth.
"I invited you to see the flowers, but Concubine Shen is allergic to pollen and can't see them. I know that Concubine Shen is not feeling well, so there is nothing we can do."
"If I don't know this, I'm afraid I would think that Concubine Shen is relying on the favor of His Majesty and is spoiled by it and doesn't take me seriously!"
As Concubine Shu was speaking, she pinched a julibrissin flower with her fingertips and crushed it into pieces in her palm.
"That's right." Chen Fu stood still, but Lady Wang beside her echoed her.
"Don't let your Majesty's pampering over you for two days make you forget who you are."
Lady Wang cast jealous eyes on Shen Fu: "Don't you see what kind of body you are..."
"ah!"
Before Lady Wang could finish her polite words, a vicious dog pounced towards her.
The vicious dog was pitch black with long hair. Its four claws flew through the air and its fangs shone with a cold light.
Concubine Wang's originally smiling face turned pale with fear. Seeing the vicious dog rushing towards her, Concubine Wang screamed repeatedly.
“Ahhhhhh!”
The vicious dog was extremely agile. It leaped in mid-air and flew directly towards Lady Wang's face, grabbing her fiercely with its sharp claws.
"Help!!"
"Ahhhh!" Concubine Wang was so frightened that she was shaking all over and shouting for help incoherently.
But the vicious dog seemed to have a brain and just brushed past Lady Wang's body and fell down.
The sharp claws slipped through the silk and satin on Concubine Wang's body, stepped on Concubine Wang's shoulder and fell heavily to the ground.
“Aaaaaaah!”
Lady Wang's eyes rolled back and she was so frightened that she fainted on the ground.
“Boom…”
As the vicious dog fell down, the concubines fled in fear, the palace maids and eunuchs all screamed, and the scene became a mess.
"My Lady, My Lady, what is this?"
Hu Wanyi had just been following Concubine Shu, but when she saw the disguise, she immediately hid behind her. A series of screams came out of her mouth: "My queen, what is this, my queen!"
"What are you making a fuss about?" Concubine Shu glared at the person behind her unhappily and pulled off the sleeve that Hu Wanyi was holding.
"It's just a dog, what are you afraid of?" Concubine Shu sneered and looked ahead.
The pavilion was built on the water surface with towering steps. Even though everyone was afraid, they didn't dare to go down for a while.
The concubines huddled together, some hiding behind the young eunuchs and trembling. They had lost all their former elegance and grace, and instead looked like frightened birds, running around in panic.
Concubine Shu sneered, taking in the ugly appearances of these concubines.
On normal days, they all dress like decent human beings, but now, when faced with such a small incident, they are all scared to death.
You don't even have the guts to compete with her for the title of Emperor Long Live the Emperor!
Concubine Shu sneered, her eyes looking at Shen Fu hiding in the corner, the smile on her lips became more and more obvious.
This is a hunting dog that was raised in the mountains by His Majesty himself.
His Majesty likes hunting, and the deep mountains of Yuquan Mountain are an excellent hunting ground.
Every year when His Majesty comes to Yuquan Mountain, he would take a walk in the deep mountains, and naturally he would bring these hunting dogs with him.
There are more than ten hunting dogs in the whole mountain. Today, His Majesty took General Wang to the mountain, and Concubine Shu then secretly asked someone to release a hunting dog.
"Ah!" Concubine Shu pretended to be scared and hid behind Nong Qiu and others.
A dozen servants around her surrounded her, tightly as if they were an iron rod. Concubine Shu was protected by the crowd, with an expression as if she was waiting to see a good show.
This hound was half a man's height, with sharp fangs. When its two claws were raised high, it seemed as if its claws could tear a bloody hole in a person.
Everyone around was terrified, and Shen Fu was also a little scared.
She has been afraid of these things since she was a child, especially dogs. The dog in front of her now was bigger than any she had ever seen.
Chen Fu remained expressionless, but in her heart she wished she could escape immediately.
"My lady, it's too chaotic now. Let me protect you and get down." Seeing that the situation was not right, Xiao Songzi stretched out his hand to block Shen Fu's side and wanted to protect her and get down.
Chen Fu didn't care about anything else, nodded and followed Xiao Songzi to go down.
Just as he walked away, he heard a sharp sound beside his ear.
Shen Fu turned her head to look over, only to see the vicious dog soaring directly into the air.
The hound seemed to know something and pounced directly at Shen Fu.
"My lady, be careful!" Xiao Songzi shouted and quickly protected Chen Fu.
The vicious dog pounced on Xiao Songzi, and its canine teeth tore off a piece of flesh from his arm.
Little Songzi fell to the ground wailing, his arms torn into pieces and blood flowing from his arms.
"Ah!" Screams rang out one after another, and the concubines were trembling with fear.
No one expected that this vicious dog would bite people, so they ran away in fear.
Shen Fu didn't know when she was pushed into the corner, and she didn't know who was behind her. She looked at the vicious dog in front of her in a daze, its fangs sharp and bloody.
I was so scared that I almost fainted.
At this moment, the dog pounced on the crowd again, and Shen Fu was about to run away, trembling.
The hound landed on the person beside him. As soon as the claws landed, there was a scream beside it, and the vicious dog buried itself directly into the crowd.
Shen Fu watched helplessly, but she didn't know when a hand fell on her back.
Push her hard into the crowd.
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