Chapter 241 Cloak
"Really?"
Xiao Yu remained calm and reached out to pull up his collar.
There is indeed a faint fragrance.
It should be from Concubine Zhou.
He looked at Shen Fu's innocent eyes that were wide open, and subconsciously lied: "Maybe I got some pollen in the palace."
"pollen?"
Shen Fu murmured, looking at the look in His Majesty's eyes, she just felt funny in her heart.
Your Majesty still wants to deceive me...
"Is it pollen?" Chen Fu pretended to be clueless, blinking her eyes and looking at Your Majesty innocently, and deliberately leaned forward and kissed him again: "Why didn't I smell it just now?"
Why is Shen Fu's nose so sensitive?
Xiao Yu reached out and rubbed his nose.
He was clearly the emperor, but at this moment, he was feeling guilty and it was hard to hide.
A pregnant woman's emotions change greatly after she becomes pregnant.
Although what happened just now had its reasons, he still hugged Concubine Zhou in the end.
This is how the smell got on my body.
If she said it out loud, Shen Fu would definitely have wild thoughts.
Besides, he had just denied it. If he said it now, wouldn't he be slapping himself in the face?
Xiao Yu looked at Chen Fu's face and pretended to be calm: "Of course it's pollen."
"The flower shop delivered some flowers at noon, and I think it got infected at that time."
Is His Majesty afraid that she will know?
Chen Fu looked at His Majesty's expression and laughed secretly in her heart.
It seems that His Majesty really wants to keep it a secret.
If you continue asking, His Majesty might get angry. Shen Fu pondered it for a while and decided not to mention it for now.
Since His Majesty deliberately wanted to conceal it, wouldn't Chen Fu be deliberately looking for trouble by bringing it up on her own initiative?
"No wonder His Majesty smells so good." Chen Fu nodded, pretending to believe it.
"The people in the flower house really treat people differently. At this time of year, I only have plum blossoms, but His Majesty has some fresh ones."
Chen Fu said: "Next time, I will definitely go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to take a look."
Xiao Yu suspected that Shen Fu had something else in mind.
He just lowered his head, but saw Shen Fu’s innocent face. With a pair of innocent eyes open, he clearly looked like he believed it.
Only then did Xiao Yu completely put aside his worries.
"What dishes did the imperial kitchen deliver today?"
Xiao Yu put his arm around Chen Fu's waist and walked towards the outer room, deliberately changing the subject.
"The Imperial Kitchen has prepared a few new dishes. Your Majesty, please take a look at them later to see if you like them."
Xiao Yu had lunch with Chen Fu.
After finishing the meal, he stayed in Hehuan Hall with Chen Fu and drank a few cups of digestive tea.
Then he said, "I will go back to handle government affairs and come back to accompany you in the evening."
Chen Fu looked at His Majesty's expression and nodded, "Your Majesty, please take good care of yourself these days."
She stood up and straightened His Majesty's sleeves: "The New Year is coming soon, Your Majesty should not overwork."
"I know."
Xiao Yu reached out, held Chen Fu's hand and tightened it in his palm.
"I'll come back in the evening."
Chen Fu stood there, watching His Majesty's figure disappear, and the smile on her face faded.
"Tell me, what's going on." Chen Fu held Zi Su's hand and tilted her head to look at the person beside her.
When His Majesty was here just now, Zi Su made a face full of frowns.
It was as if he had something urgent to tell Shen Fu.
This was because His Majesty was there at the time, and Shen Fu didn't want to pay attention to her.
Now that His Majesty had left, he asked casually.
"Nothing... nothing." Zi Su raised her head and looked at Chen Fu's face, shaking her head but not daring to say anything.
"Nothing?" Shen Fu raised her eyebrows. She didn't believe it.
When His Majesty was here just now, Zi Su was so anxious that she was jumping up and down.
How can it be nothing?
"Then I said, young lady can't be angry." Zi Su really couldn't help it, she raised her head to look at Chen Fu's face and suddenly asked.
"Tell me." Chen Fu lowered her head and rubbed the jade ring on her fingertips.
This is how His Majesty likes to think about a problem. His movements are slow and steady, but it is impossible to figure out what he is thinking.
Chen Fu watched it so many times that she learned it without knowing when.
The tip of his finger fell on the jade ring and he gently stroked it: "I need to hear what you have to say before I know if you are angry or not."
Chen Fu spoke in a flat tone. As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Guizi beside her raised her head and glanced at Chen Fu.
But Zi Su obviously hadn't heard it yet.
She immediately knelt down and came forward and said, "My lady, you clearly knew that the Emperor was with Lady Zhou just now, why are you pretending to know nothing?"
Just now, His Majesty was clearly deceiving the young lady.
When Zi Su thought about what had just happened, she was so angry that she could not contain herself.
Your Majesty is too much of a bully to the young lady.
Just now in broad daylight, His Majesty was hugging Concubine Zhou. But in front of the young lady, he hid himself instead.
Every puff has the scent of pollen.
The key point is that the young lady actually pretended to believe it.
Zi Su said, "My young master, you have suffered such a great loss, why don't you tell His Majesty directly."
After hearing this, Shen Fu looked back at the person in front of her.
Zi Su has been with her for a long time, and over time, Shen Fu turned a blind eye to some things.
She knew Zi Su's personality and that she was always careless and sloppy.
But since he had always been by her side, Shen Fu turned a blind eye to some things.
But I didn't expect that Zi Su would be so stupid. The more you indulge, the less brains you use.
Shen Fu's hands fell on her knees and she nodded impatiently, looking unhappy.
Zi Su obviously hadn’t understood Shen Fu’s expression yet, and actually stepped forward directly: “The young lady should take the initiative to tell His Majesty.”
"Your Majesty has kept it a secret from you today. He may do more evil things in the future. When that happens, my young lady..."
Zi Su kept muttering to herself, and Shen Fu couldn't help herself after hearing the rest.
She opened her eyes and said directly: "Kneel down!"
Shen Fu's voice was not small, and there was an obvious growl in her tone.
Zi Su was startled and looked at Shen Fu tremblingly, and then saw that the expression on her face was not fake.
She then knelt down hesitantly: "My lady."
Shisu looked aggrieved.
She has been with the young master for so many years and has been serving her since she was young.
The young lady has always been kind and indulgent to me, and I have never seen her get so angry.
Zi Su was kneeling on the ground, her face confused, obviously not knowing what was going on.
Shen Fu looked at Zi Su like this and couldn’t help but sigh in her heart: “But you are not convinced?”
Zi Su opened her eyes and glanced at Chen Fu, but she still knelt on the ground: “This servant really doesn’t know what mistake I made.”
Still being stubborn.
Chen Fu looked at Zi Su kneeling on the ground and couldn't help shaking her head in her heart.
"Since you don't know, then just kneel here."
Chen Fu said, "Kneel for an hour."
Shen Fu left after she finished speaking, leaving Zi Su kneeling on the ground with a wronged look on her face.
Xiao Guizi followed behind, and after they left the door, she hesitantly said to Shen Fu: "My lady, don't blame Sister Zisu, she is also worried about you."
How long has he been with Shen Fu?
I have never seen a better lady than Chen Fu. Xiao Guizi was naturally extremely grateful to Shen Fu.
But he had been following Shen Fu for a long time, so he naturally knew that the young lady treated Zi Su differently from others.
This is the first time that I have been punished to kneel down like today.
"You are here to plead for Zi Su." Chen Fu turned her head and glanced behind her.
Shisu was still kneeling on the ground.
"I dare not." Xiao Guizi bent down with a flattering smile on her face.
He could see that the young lady did not intend to punish Zi Su.
He just said: "Even if you think what Sister Zi Su said is unreasonable, you don't have to listen. Why..."
Xiao Guizi obviously did not say the rest of the words.
Why should we hurt the relationship between master and servant?
“You don’t understand.” Shen Fu looked out the window and sighed deeply.
She just wanted to dry the perilla on purpose.
There are many things happening in the harem, big and small, and many unexpected things happen.
Sometimes Shen Fu is too busy to take care of herself.
Take Lady Zhou for example. She looked different when we first met, but now it is clear that her mood has changed.
"I am now pregnant and deeply loved by His Majesty.
In this harem, she is an eye-catching presence.
If the people around you are not smart, many things would be difficult to guard against. ” Shen Fu looked down at her bulging belly and reached out to touch it gently.
She has been pregnant for more than five months, and her belly is getting bigger day by day.
The baby can only be born in April after the Chinese New Year.
During these four months, Shen Fu must have been worried.
I'm afraid that something might go wrong with the baby in my belly.
"My lady, are you afraid that Sister Zi Su will speak too quickly and implicate you?"
Xiao Guizi looked at the young lady's actions and understood instantly.
Nothing is more important than His Majesty's Dragonborn.
It is natural for the lady to worry that the baby in her belly will be implicated.
"You guessed wrong." Shen Fu chuckled.
"I'm not afraid that Zi Su will implicate me, but on the contrary, I'm afraid that I won't be able to protect the people around me."
Shen Fu closed her eyes and thought back to her past life.
Ever since Shen Qingru died, she hasn't actively recalled the scenes of her previous life for a long time.
But in recent days, for some reason, she began to think about her past life frequently again.
In her previous life, she failed to protect the people around her because of various reasons.
In this life, Shen Fu will definitely not make the same mistake again.
Both she and Shiso are good.
As for the people around her, Shen Fu must protect them one by one.
Shen Fu placed her hand on her lower abdomen and rested it for a long while before turning to look at the person beside her and commanded:
"Go help me do something."
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Chuxiu Palace.
After Zhou Shuyun came back, she had a high fever for several days.
During this period, she suffered from many illnesses, both major and minor, and had to take medicine almost all the time.
Since both His Majesty and Concubine Rong had informed the emperor, the imperial doctors did not dare to be negligent.
He went to Chuxiu Palace almost every day.
Chuxiu Palace was very lively with people coming and going.
Wang Ruer saw this and was extremely jealous: "What kind of person is this? She doesn't even look at what she looks like. She pretends to be sick all day to gain sympathy."
Zhou Shuyun has not recovered since her last illness.
She saw it all and thought Zhou Shuyun would be as unlucky as she was.
But no one would have expected that Zhou Shuyun would quietly curry favor with Concubine Rong.
Which of the imperial doctors coming and going these days does not have status?
"I injured my wrist last time, and I couldn't find a doctor to prescribe medicine for me. But she pretended to be sick every day, but the doctor came so frequently."
Wang Ruer said this fiercely.
When she was a beauty before, she had always been competing with Shen Fu.
Now that her status has plummeted and there is no chance for her to compete with Shen Fu, she starts to compete with Zhou Shuyun.
In her heart, even if she was reprimanded and despised by the Emperor, she was not even a beauty, but just a small concubine.
In her heart, he is still nobler than Zhou Shuyun.
"She doesn't even look at her face. Even if she hangs around His Majesty every day, will His Majesty be interested in her?"
After Wang Ruer cursed to this point, she threw a teacup viciously on the ground.
The ceramic teacup smashed to the ground and shattered into pieces. The palace maid looked on with a feeling of pity.
If you smash it again, the water cup will be gone.
"My lady." The maid stepped forward quickly and said, "I do know one thing."
The maid leaned close to Wang Ruer's ear and whispered, "That day I saw that Concubine Zhou was sent back by someone from the Palace of Heavenly Purity."
"Are you serious?"
Wang Ruer picked up the last cup and was about to smash it down.
Hearing this, he loosened his grip and put the teacup down steadily.
"Are you telling the truth?"
Would the servants of the Qianqing Palace actually send Zhou Shuyun back? Wang Ruer had a confused look on her face, full of disbelief.
"Are you sure you saw it clearly?"
"See it carefully." The maid couldn't help but shiver in her heart when she saw the young lady like this.
He lowered his head and swallowed, but still nodded.
"I recognize that person. I have seen him many times before when you asked me to go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to invite His Majesty."
A flash of embarrassment passed across Wang Ruer's face, and then she stood up by supporting herself on the table with her hands.
"Okay, I just mean that Zhou Shuyun has been so arrogant recently that she even ignores me when she sees me."
"So I've caught His Majesty's eye!"
Wang Ruer was so jealous that her eyes were about to ooze out tears.
Zhou Shuyun was so ordinary that the Emperor clearly didn't even want to look at her for a second before.
Now, her position has been demoted, and Wang Ruer has caught the eye of His Majesty!
Wang Ruer was so angry that she was shaking all over. She rushed into Zhou Shuyun's room like a fly and pushed the door open with force.
Inside the house, Zhou Shuyun was embroidering.
Wang Ruer made a noise, but before Zhou Shuyun could react, a silver needle was inserted into her hand.
There was a sharp pain in the fingertips.
Zhou Shuyun remained calm and hid the thing in her hand under the quilt.
"come out!"
As soon as Wang Ruer opened the door, before she saw the person inside, she started yelling, "Come out, don't hide in there, come out."
She rushed into the inner room in two or three steps, and when she saw Zhou Shuyun sitting on the bed, she sneered.
"So he was hiding here."
Zhou Shuyun finally breathed a sigh of relief after she was sure that her things were hidden.
When he raised his head, a hint of disgust flashed in his eyes, but he quickly covered it up.
"Why are you here today, sister?" Zhou Shuyun said this and tilted her head and coughed a few times.
Wang Ruer looked at him coldly, with a sneer on her face: "You have been ill for a long time."
Zhou Shuyun held up a handkerchief and covered her lips: "Yes, I have been ill for several months."
"I haven't recovered since I fell into the water last time. I'm afraid I disturbed my sister."
She didn't make much noise here, and Zhou Shuyun even asked Hongxiu to keep the noise down.
But there was no way, since Wang Ruer lived with him, no matter how small the noise was, he would not be able to hide it as long as Wang Ruer paid a little attention.
"How did you disturb me?" Wang Ruer looked at the person sitting on the bed and felt dazed for a moment.
She didn't know if it was an illusion or she hadn't seen Zhou Shuyun for a long time.
I just feel that Zhou Shuyun has become much more beautiful?
Half-sitting on the bed, her body was slender and weak, which made her look even more beautiful? !
Wang Ruer opened her eyes wide, wondering if she had seen it wrong.
He took a few steps forward, but saw that Zhou Shuyun was deliberately avoiding him.
"younger sister?"
Zhou Shuyun knelt on the bed and looked up at Wang Ruer, her cold eyes full of majesty:
"What are you going to do, sister?"
Wang Ruer was actually frightened for a moment.
Her heart was beating rapidly. She blinked and looked again, but saw that Zhou Shuyun still looked the same.
"I just ask you to keep quiet in the future." Wang Ruer's heart was pounding, and she didn't dare to look Zhou Shuyun in the eye for a moment.
She had a lot of things in her mind, but she couldn't say them at this moment.
Wang Ruer looked at Zhou Shuyun's face, bit her lip, and left in shame.
After she disappeared, Hongxiu hurried over to close the door: "Young Master, what do you think she wants to do?"
He barged in for no apparent reason, said a bunch of inexplicable words and then left.
"Who knows?" Zhou Shuyun didn't want to guess what Wang Ruer was thinking.
She was just a nobody, not worth her attention.
Zhou Shuyun said as she lifted the quilt and took out the things inside.
There was a cloak hidden under the slightly worn bedding. It is made of sable fur, and its value is visible to the naked eye.
When Zhou Shuyun thought of the owner of the cloak, her face turned slightly red.
These days, she has never forgotten the look on his face when the Emperor gave her the cloak.
"Do you think His Majesty will like it?"
She stretched out her fingers and touched the lining of the cloak, her fingertips trembling slightly.
Hongxiu looked over and saw green-calyx plum blossoms embroidered in the originally clean cloak.
"This was embroidered by you, my lady. How could His Majesty not like it?"
"Really?"
Zhou Shuyun's heart was beating slightly as she touched the green-calyx plum blossom on it with her fingertips. Thinking about how the Emperor would look when he put it on, her cheeks turned red little by little.
"I want to embroider faster."
She remembered that in her dream, the Emperor was also wearing her clothes embroidered with plum blossoms, and her eyes immediately softened.
"The New Year is coming soon, and I want to personally present it to His Majesty before the New Year."
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After Chen Fu punished Zi Su that day, she deliberately left her alone for a while.
Whenever they saw Perilla frutescens, they pretended not to see it.
Zi Su was obviously feeling extremely aggrieved, and her eyes were red these past few days.
In just half a month, I became thinner and even my cheeks lost weight.
Shen Fu saw it all, and felt reluctant in her heart. But there is no other way. If Zi Su doesn't change her outspokenness, something bad will happen sooner or later.
Maybe it was because Chen Fu was deliberately ignoring her, but Zi Su became visibly quieter.
In the past half month, His Majesty has not come as often as before.
Since that day, His Majesty has spent most of his time in the Qianqing Palace.
The end of the year is approaching, and this period is the busiest time in the court. Ministers come and go in the Qianqing Palace every day, and sometimes the Emperor doesn't even have time to eat.
I still remember Chen Fu. Although I don’t know if she comes here every day, she often sends Lin An to deliver things.
This day is Laba Festival.
It started snowing early in the morning, and by noon the snow had accumulated to a thick layer.
Shen Fu was sitting in a chair, eating sweet soup and looking at the snowflakes outside the window.
Xiao Guizi bent over and came in quietly.
He lowered his head and whispered a few words into Shen Fu's ear.
"Really?" Chen Fu looked up after hearing this: "Today is Laba Festival, why did Zhou Shuyun go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity?"
"Who knows?" Xiao Guizi said, "Maybe he is going to deliver a cloak."
When Xiao Guizi said this, the smile on her face did not diminish.
That day, after Chen Fu punished Zi Su, she instructed him to keep an eye on Concubine Zhou secretly.
Xiao Guizi had been guarding the gate of Chuxiu Palace every day during this period. When she saw Concubine Zhou coming out, she immediately came over to report.
The young lady asked her to keep an eye on Zhou Shuyun and watch her every move and what she did in the house.
Also, the Emperor gave her a cloak that day. After he inquired about it, he told the young lady everything, and the young lady knew it all.
But the young lady never mentioned it again, and Xiao Guizi thought that she didn't care. But today, she found out that she was waiting here.
"Lady Zhou is holding something in her hand, look..."
Xiao Guizi smiled and nodded at Chen Fu: "I guess there is a piece of clothing inside."
"Clothes?" Shen Fu chuckled, "I'm afraid it's a cloak."
Zhou Shuyun had been embroidering in the house for such a long time, and finally took it out today.
"My lady, what should we do now?" Xiao Guizi stood aside, bending over.
"Since Lady Zhou has gone to the Palace of Heavenly Purity." Chen Fu supported Xiao Guizi's hand and stood up:
"Of course I have to go and see it too."
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