Chapter 38 Questioning
At that moment Shen Qingru felt an unprecedented hatred.
He clenched his fist in his sleeve, exerting so much force that blood splattered on his palm. She tried her best to hold back, so she didn't slap Chen Fu in the face.
The white fingertips loosened their grip little by little, Shen Qingru's lips trembled a few times, and she said in a trembling voice: "Thank...thank you, Eunuch Lin."
The palace maids helped Chen Fu walk inside. Lin An watched Chen Fu go in with his own eyes before leaving.
As soon as the person left, Shen Qingru couldn't help it anymore, and rushed directly into the house in a hurry: "What did you do?"
Why did you come back so late? Why is His Majesty so good to her? Even, Lin An personally sent him back, riding on the Emperor's dragon chariot.
In the entire harem, there are only a handful of people who enjoy such treatment. What an honor it is to be able to ride on the dragon chariot of His Majesty!
At least she has been in the palace for a few years, and the Emperor has never been so considerate to her!
Why does Shen Fu do that? Why could she make His Majesty treat her like this?
Shen Qingru's head was buzzing and everything in front of her was almost pitch black. The suppressed emotions could no longer be contained: "What did you say to His Majesty?"
Shen Qingru had never been so irrational before, and she did not hide her jealousy at all.
Shen Fu was sitting down with the help of a palace maid, and she raised her head deliberately after hearing this. Those eyes were clear and lively, reflecting her shadow perfectly.
"Eldest sister." Shen Fu looked innocent, and her face was full of simplicity when she tilted her head to look at her.
"Eldest sister, what happened to you today?" Shen Fu approached her with a worried look on her face.
But the closer she got, the closer the moon-shaped gauze on her body got, the hem of her skirt swayed slightly, and the alluring fragrance became more alluring with every step she took.
Shen Qingru's gaze couldn't help but fall on her.
This is clearly what she wanted.
Lin An was present just now, so Shen Qingru didn't dare to look at him any longer. But now there were only two people in the room, and her eyes involuntarily fell on Shen Fu.
The jealous eyes were glued to Chen Fu. The Fairy Skirt of Bright Moonlight was indeed as the rumors said, as thin as a cicada's wing and as light as clouds and smoke.
It is light and graceful when worn on the body, and the glittering light makes people fall on her involuntarily.
Not to mention the scent that attracts and lingers on.
"Elder sister." Chen Fu was wearing this priceless dress, but she seemed to understand nothing. He walked up to her with an innocent look on his face and reached out to shake her hand.
Shen Qingru seemed to be stained with something dirty when the fingertips were about to touch her. He quickly and impatiently threw her away.
The palm that fell out was suspended in the air. Chen Fu looked at her empty palm and almost couldn't help laughing.
Shen Qingru must be extremely devastated at this moment.
The more this happened, the more Shen Fu pretended to understand nothing. Her eyes trembled, and when she raised her head, she showed a collapsed expression.
When his eyes fell on Shen Qingru's face, sporadic tears overflowed from his black and white eyes.
"Elder...Elder sister." Shen Fu bit her lip and looked at Shen Qingru pitifully: "Elder sister, why, why do you treat me like this."
"It was you who asked me to go to the Qianqing Palace to deliver something to His Majesty, and Chen Fu went there obediently." Chen Fu's voice was trembling and pitiful, as if she had been bullied.
She choked up as she spoke, lifting the hem of her skirt to reveal her slender ankles: "In order to deliver the food box, I even... even sprained my ankle. That's why I bothered His Majesty to send me back."
Shen Fu choked up as she said this, her eyes meeting Shen Qingru's with a look of deep sorrow.
It seemed like she had done something wrong and was bullied.
When Shen Qingru met her gaze, he felt as if he had punched cotton.
I had nowhere to vent my anger.
Yes, what Chen Fu said was right. She was the one who called the person and she also asked Chen Fu to deliver the things.
But, is this just a simple lunch box delivery? This is clearly not the case.
His Majesty’s response, His Majesty’s attitude, and even His Majesty’s thoughtfulness.
These were things she had never expected.
Even the Fairy Moonlight Dress that she had always desired but could never get, His Majesty gave it to her without hesitation.
But Shen Fu still looked completely clueless.
Her throat rolled several times, but Shen Qingru suppressed it bit by bit.
She forced herself to move away from Shen Fu with difficulty, took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice: "Nothing, the eldest sister is just waiting for you and is anxious."
"Since your leg is injured, you should recuperate in Changqiu Palace for two days."
Since His Majesty has sent Lin An to send Chen Fu back, he might ask about it in the future. If she sent the person to Chuxiu Palace, how would His Majesty look at her?
Wouldn't her gentleness and thoughtfulness as an eldest sister be completely gone?
"I'll have someone clean up a room for you so you can have a good rest these few days."
Shen Fu opened her pure and innocent eyes and nodded hesitantly.
"Then, elder sister, I'm leaving." It was enough to be provoked to this point. If it continued like this, Shen Qingru would probably collapse.
Chen Fu was in a good mood. She held the hand of the palace maid and left leisurely.
As soon as she took her first step, she heard a crackling sound behind her.
Shen Qingru overturned the small rosewood coffee table beside her with one hand, turned her head and stared at the door, her eyes filled with hatred as dark as ink.
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The news that His Majesty's imperial carriage was carried to Changqiu Palace spread like wildfire.
The news that Shen Ronghua had fallen out of favor, which had been circulating before, naturally disappeared.
In the blink of an eye, it’s the end of the month and July has already started the auditions.
The concubines had waited for three years just for this half month. The palace was unprecedentedly lively.
Shen Qingru was terrified for several days, fearing that the Emperor would ignore her, keep thinking about Shen Fu, and force her to take her.
But what is strange is that His Majesty rarely stayed in the harem these days.
Concubine Xiang was so busy with the selection of concubines that she had no time to take care of her.
Shen Qingru had just breathed a sigh of relief when, that day, Concubine Shu in the Yikun Palace seemed to remember her and summoned her over.
"Where is Chen Fu?" Shen Qingru frowned. The Concubine Shu was not someone who was easy to mess with. They had no grudges against each other on weekdays, but she didn't know why she thought of her.
Fengchun helped her get dressed and said, "Miss Chen Fu is recovering from her injuries."
Such a thin and slender person had his ankle hurt so badly, it was pitiful how much he suffered.
Shen Qingru heard the sympathy in her tone and looked at her deeply before leaving: "Send someone to keep an eye on it."
Chen Fu was indeed staying in Fu Yu Pavilion to recuperate.
After His Majesty applied medicated oil to her, the redness and swelling on her ankle that had been there for a few days gradually subsided.
It's just that the injury hasn't healed yet, so I can't walk very well.
Chen Fu knew that she was busy with the talent show, so she kept using the wound as an excuse to avoid going out.
In addition to preventing Shen Qingru from getting suspicious, another point was that it was really too hot.
Chen Fu has always been afraid of heat, but she can still endure the weather in June. When the hottest weather comes in July, it becomes really hard.
"Girl, this place is not even a bit like Suzhou." Shen Fu was having a hard time, and so was Zi Su.
She had been with Shen Fu since she was young, and her food and drink expenses were not much worse than those of ordinary girls.
Suzhou's climate is mild and it doesn't get this hot even in summer. The amount of ice in the palace was limited, and even Shen Qingru, a high-ranking official, could not use ice as she pleased.
Not to mention Chen Fu, a servant who is nothing.
“Just bear with it for a while.” Chen Fu put her face on the bamboo mat and took a breath.
She injured her leg these days, was afraid of the heat, couldn't eat or drink, and her face became half a circle thinner.
Shen Fu fiddled with the guqin in her hand, blinked her eyes, and sighed: “Don’t be impatient.”
Having said that, Shen Fu didn't have much in mind.
It was obvious that Shen Qingru was deliberately ignoring her because of what happened a few days ago. He neither paid any attention to her nor sent her any gifts these days.
Bingli seemed to have forgotten and was clearly being punished.
As for His Majesty... Chen Fu sighed. Even though she knew that His Majesty was interested in her, she really didn't dare to take the initiative in the current situation where the enemy didn't move and she had to move.
I thought the Emperor would come after that day, but he neither went to Shen Qingru nor sent anyone to look for me.
Apart from asking a young eunuch to deliver medicated oil once, there was no other visit, as if he had forgotten her.
Shen Fu went from being full of confidence at the beginning to feeling anxious now. Yes, if it was so easy to seduce the Emperor, none of the women in the harem would have fallen out of favor.
"Just wait a few more days." The strings in her hand were plucked, and the sound was fragmented. These days, Chen Fu could be said to have never put down the piano.
Zi Su specially pressed a table and placed it on the mat. She didn't know why the girl had been working so hard these days. She had never seen her practicing the piano so diligently before, but she had been playing it non-stop these days.
Chen Fu laid her face on the mat and turned to look at the bamboo forest outside the window. She didn't know whether she was trying to persuade herself or Zi Su.
If we go to the bamboo forest again, given Your Majesty's intelligence, it might seem a bit deliberate.
"What on earth is the girl waiting for?" Zi Su didn't understand and muttered.
Shen Fushun just felt a headache at that time.
She naturally had to wait and see whether the Emperor would come on his own initiative, or, after her injury healed, she would try her luck.
“Chen Ronghua hasn’t looked for us these past few days.” Zi Su raised her hand and fanned herself on the face.
Seeing the girl's cheeks flushed with heat, he quickly stepped forward and pointed the fan at her: "Girl, can we leave the palace now?"
Shen Fu lowered her eyes. Shen Qingru didn't look for her because His Majesty didn't come to Changqiu Palace.
What happened last time left a heavy blow to Shen Qingru's heart. I'm afraid she is just taking this opportunity to give her a good warning.
Chen Fu had something on her mind, and she played the zither with ecstasy.
If His Majesty doesn't show any sign of action, she's afraid she won't be able to resist and will take the initiative to flirt with Him.
Sitting and waiting for the results was not what she wanted. She was used to having everything under control.
But now……
Shen Fu laughed at herself and sighed deeply. Just as she was about to speak, footsteps came from the side: “Miss Shen Fu, what’s wrong with you?”
Lin An stood at the door with a smile on his face.
Chen Fu raised her head and saw His Majesty standing beside him. The person I just thought of now appears before my eyes. Even though Shen Fu was prepared in her heart, she was still excited.
"Your Majesty?" Shen Fu did not hide her shock. Zi Su beside her was already frightened silly, kneeling on the ground and just kowtowed.
Shen Fu looked at the person standing at the door. A hint of surprise and hesitation flashed across his face. He supported himself on the mat with both hands and pretended to go down.
But before he could move, Xiao Yu walked in with big strides: "Don't move."
He stretched out his hand to block Shen Fu, and looked at her small face that had lost half its size. "Does the wound hurt?"
After not seeing her for a few days, Chen Fu had visibly lost weight.
Chen Fu was just feeling hot and couldn't eat. But naturally I won't explain it.
Shaking her head, her palm-sized face unpainted, she said, “The wound doesn’t hurt.”
The person I was just thinking about now appears in front of me. Even though Shen Fu was prepared, her heart was still beating wildly with excitement.
Afraid of being exposed, Shen Fu quickly lowered her head. Revealing the tips of her ears that had turned red from holding back, she said, "The medicine Your Majesty sent is excellent. After Shen Fu used it, the pain is gone."
As if she was afraid that he wouldn't believe her, Shen Fu hurriedly lifted up her skirt.
Summer clothes were thin, and she was afraid of the heat so she deliberately wore less. Sit obediently on the bamboo mat with your ankles resting on the rack.
She lifted the hem of her skirt with her slender fingers and showed him with an innocent look.
When Xiao Yu met the woman's extremely trusting eyes, the thoughts in his mind seemed a little dark.
He heaved a sigh of relief, met that gaze, and finally lowered his gaze.
After not seeing it for a few days, the redness and swelling of the wound have subsided a lot, and the raised area has now turned purple.
It was originally a small wound, but when it fell on Shen Fu's ankle, it looked extremely ambiguous.
It's just that she was born too white.
A delicate ankle was revealed under the lake green dress. She was born with a fair complexion, as white as mutton-fat jade.
The skinny ankles look extremely ambiguous. It looks like the marks left by being pinched hard by something.
It would have been fine if he hadn’t looked at it, but once he did… Xiao Yu curled up the fingers behind his back and rubbed them with his fingertips.
He felt quite a headache. God knows, he didn't think so much when he came.
Whenever he met Chen Fu, he would always think of that aspect of things.
Xiao Yu was quite uneasy, but Chen Fu kept asking him.
"Your Majesty, look, are you almost well?" Chen Fu raised her head and looked at him: "I feel like I'll be able to get out of bed and walk in two days."
Xiao Yu nodded, trying to calm himself down: "It's almost healed."
"Send an imperial physician and a female doctor to check you out later." The imperial physician should have come to check you out, but it was not just that his intentions were impure, or something else.
The words rolled out of her throat and she switched to the doctor's voice again.
Shen Fu raised her face and nodded at him obediently. His eyes fell hesitantly on His Majesty's face: "Why are you here, Your Majesty?"
She finally asked this question.
Xiao Yu sat down on the chair behind him and looked around. Fu Yu Pavilion was prepared by Shen Qingru. The things here seem good, but they are not to the liking of Shen Fu, let alone His Majesty.
His brows furrowed slightly for a few times, then relaxed.
His Majesty looked at the beauty sitting on the mat. This delicate girl seemed so out of place sitting there.
It was as if she was born to be surrounded by brocade and jade, and even sitting here seemed particularly aggrieved.
"Your Majesty?" Shen Fu didn't know what His Majesty was thinking. It's just a guess, and I probably guessed most of it.
She blinked and said carefully: “But Shen Fu, what’s the problem?”
The woman's voice trembled, and Xiao Yu took a deep breath.
He took the teacup in his hand and looked at it, but did not open it. Instead, he fixed his eyes on the ancient zither on the ebony eight-treasure table beside her: "That day, the person who played the zither in the bamboo forest was you."
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