Chapter 62: For Progress
Become his concubine uprightly?
Xiao Yu stood at the door, looking deeply into it. In the emperor's dark eyes, there was a rare look of astonishment.
He released his hands that were behind his back, placed his thumbs on the base of his palms, and rubbed them gently with his fingertips.
It wasn't that Shen Fu was unwilling, but she had some concerns in her heart.
The scene of Shen Fu sitting in front of him last night was still emerging in his mind one by one.
The slender and delicate waist was like a willow in spring, half-hidden through the gauze, trembling slightly in front of his eyes.
So delicate, yet so innocent.
It is truly made of water and will break at the slightest touch.
But, there is such a delicate woman. The words that came out of his mouth were so cruel.
He didn't expect that when Shen Fu said she wanted to leave the palace, it wasn't because she didn't want to, but because she had no choice.
She still has him in her heart...
When he thought of what she had just said, a faint smile appeared in the corners of the emperor's eyes.
When Lin An hurried over, he saw His Majesty standing at the eaves of the corridor. Under the red walls and green tiles, birds stand on the auspicious beasts and chirp.
He looked at it from a distance and felt darkness in front of his eyes. No matter how hard he tried, it was still too late. In the end, he was still one step behind His Majesty.
Shen Ronghua's fate was still vivid in his mind. His Majesty must have seriously injured Shen Ronghua.
His Majesty is extremely tall and has much greater strength than an ordinary person. Even if you just use a little force, it would be enough to make an ordinary person burst into tears.
Miss Chen Fu is such a delicate person, as precious as a jade sculpture. If His Majesty were to move his hands or feet with any force, Miss Chen Fu would probably not be able to withstand it.
Thinking of the consequences, Lin An became extremely panicked. His Majesty cares so much about Miss Shen Fu. If he does something irreversible in this rage...
His face was pale, and he hurried over in three or two steps: "Your Highness..."
Lin An's voice became tense, and just as he spoke, the Emperor, who was facing away from him, suddenly turned his head.
He turned his head and looked behind him, his sharp eyes shot at Lin An: "Shut up!"
The emperor's voice couldn't help but sound oppressive, but he deliberately lowered his voice until only a breath remained.
As if he was afraid that people in the room would hear him.
The words were on the tip of his tongue, but Lin An swallowed them all back.
What's going on?
Her big eyes looked uneasily at His Majesty for a few times, then glanced at the tightly closed palace gate.
His Majesty, has he not entered the house yet?
When he first came, he was furious and looked like he didn't want anyone to come near him. How come it's healed so quickly?
Lin An was puzzled. He lowered his head and looked at the crack in the door from time to time.
Has His Majesty entered the house?
If this person enters the house, is Miss Shen Fu okay? If he hadn't entered the house, how could the Emperor's anger disappear without a trace?
Lin An was feeling very nervous and anxious.
Xiao Yu stood at the eaves of the corridor and suddenly took a deep breath. He raised his hand and pinched his brow: "Let's go."
Shen Fu will be his after all, and will fall into his hands sooner or later.
There was no way he would just watch her leave the palace.
As for the rest - the emperor's hand that was stroking the jade ring gradually stopped.
It's just a matter of status and position. What others should have, Chen Fu will definitely have as well. Not only that, he would give Shen Fu more as long as she asked for it.
But before that, he had to let her know.
Who is the boss in this palace? Whose woman is she, Shen Fu?
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His Majesty pushed so hard that Shen Qingru stood there in a daze for half a day. He seemed to have lost his soul, sitting there stiffly without moving.
"My lady." Fengchun pulled Shen Qingru to get up: "My lady, please get up quickly."
Fengchun tried hard to pull her up from the ground, but Shen Qingru didn't have any strength at all. The hands on Fengchun were soft, and the elbows fell on him several times, but then slipped down again.
His knees went weak and he sat down on the ground again.
"My young master!"
Shen Qingru lowered her head and looked at her own miserable state.
The Emperor pushed himself down between the bushes, his skirt was torn and covered in mud.
Shen Qingru looked at her new dress, then lowered her head and spread out her palm to take a look.
Her hands were covered in blood. When she fell, she used her palms to support herself, and the skin on her palms was scratched and bleeding instantly.
Normally, His Majesty would at most give the least favored concubine a cold shoulder and never hit her.
But just now, when she went to greet him, the Emperor's icy expression was really frightening.
Shen Qingru stood there, her hands and feet trembling: "Fengchun, tell me... tell me, why did His Majesty treat me like this?"
She clearly did nothing, but His Majesty's eyes looked as if he wanted to eat her.
Shen Qingru was terrified when she thought of that look. The hatred in His Majesty's eyes was like a knife, as if it could see through her.
The palace servants passing by would glance at her from time to time, with sympathy in their eyes.
Shen Qingru was so proud that she felt like she was being stripped of her clothes and exposed to the world.
His Majesty is so heartless! He didn't even give me the slightest bit of face.
"Good!" Shen Qingru squeezed her palms tightly and said, "Very good!"
At this time, she didn't know that Shen Fu was deceiving her and was brainless.
I'm afraid she offended the Emperor last night, so he asked her to come here today to be a scapegoat.
No wonder the house was in such a mess yesterday and His Majesty left in anger. Chen Fu herself offended His Majesty, and in the end she has to suffer!
Shen Qingru's palm seemed to be about to crush: "Chen Fu!"
Shen Qingru was certain that it was Shen Fu who framed him. After returning, he did not even call the imperial physician, but immediately sent people to look for her.
Unexpectedly, Shen Fu didn't come. He only sent Zi Su forward and said, "Our girl said she wanted to leave the palace and won't come."
"Leave the palace?" Shen Qingru, who received the news, was lying on the couch.
Your Majesty's push was really too strong. I didn't notice it at first, but when I came back, my ankle was in excruciating pain.
Fengchun was rubbing the medicated oil on her ankle, and Shen Qingru inevitably remembered the time when Shen Fu sprained her ankle.
Now the retribution has come and it has quickly come upon me.
I don’t know who is the substitute for whom.
"Why would you want to leave the palace for no reason?" Shen Qingru took the teacup and took a sip: "You have been following your girl since you were a child, you should know that some things cannot be easily resolved."
Chen Fu's innocence has now been lost, and her life after leaving the palace has been visibly difficult.
If this were to become known to others, for the sake of my family's reputation, the consequence would be death by silk.
Is she crazy? Is she willing to give up her life just to leave the palace?
"I don't know." Zi Su shook her head: "The girl just wants to leave, even if it means hiding her identity in the future. I'm afraid she won't step into the palace again."
Shen Qingru didn't say anything for a moment.
Shen Fu knew too much, so she would not let her go easily.
"It's good to leave the palace." Fengchun rubbed his ankle and said comfortingly: "I'm afraid Miss Chen Fu won't be needed in the future."
Shen Qingru's appearance had already been ruined, and today she had caused His Majesty's disgust.
I’m afraid that His Majesty won’t turn over the card for a long time.
It doesn’t really matter whether Shen Fu leaves or not. What's more... Miss Shen Fu has such an attractive face.
If I had had an affair with His Majesty and become his legitimate concubine, it would have been too late.
Shen Qingru obviously thought of it as well, and couldn't hide the ugliness on her face.
She originally wanted Chen Fu to serve the Emperor, win his favor, and even get her pregnant.
With his palm falling on his lower abdomen, Shen Qingru sighed deeply. None of her plans had been realized, and now she had even caused His Majesty to dislike her.
"Get her out!" Stupid and ignorant thing, with a face but no brains. What's the point of being so beautiful if you can't seduce Wansui?
Shen Qingru smashed the teacup in her hand: "Get away from me."
When Zi Su got the news, she immediately got up and left without even raising her head.
Shen Qingru solved the problem and raised his hand to rub his eyebrows.
"It's good for Shen Fu to leave."
It will take at least several months for the scars on her face to heal completely. After she recovers, she will look for a woman to replace her. As for Chen Fu…
"Give some silver to Madam and ask her to send her out of the palace as soon as possible."
Fengchun got the order and did it immediately.
Shen Qingru watched Fengchun's back disappear, and a stone fell from her heart.
A smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and Shen Qingru felt relaxed all over.
At this moment, a young eunuch suddenly spoke at the door, saying joyfully, "Congratulations, young lady. Congratulations, young lady."
"The Emperor has given me something as a reward."
Shen Qingru was almost stunned. It was not until the tray was stuffed into her palm that she believed it: "Is this a reward from His Majesty?"
His Majesty was so ferocious during the day, and now he is sending something again?
Shen Qingru looked at the tray in her hand and was so nervous that her fingers became stiff.
With trembling fingers, she lifted the red silk and found a pair of jade shoes on the tray. The material is made of Suzhou and Hangzhou silk, with peonies embroidered with gold thread, and a pigeon egg-sized oriental pearl inlaid on the toe!
You can tell at a glance that it is worth a lot of money.
There were bursts of gasps from all around, and the palace maids looked at the tray with eyes full of amazement.
I thought Shen Ronghua had fallen out of favor, but this reward from Your Majesty is really precious.
"This is a gift from His Majesty." The eunuch in the Palace of Heavenly Purity smiled slightly, raised the corner of his mouth and said meaningfully:
"Let the young lady wear these shoes. His Majesty is waiting for you in the Palace of Heavenly Purity."
After the young eunuch finished speaking, he kowtowed, stood up and left.
Shen Qingru was left standing there, her face as pale as paper. She stared blankly at the tray, her eyes not showing any surprise at all, but rather as if she had seen a ghost.
These shoes were not for her.
She looked similar to Shen Fu, and had a similar figure, except that her feet were an inch larger than Shen Fu's.
The person His Majesty asked to wait in the Palace of Heavenly Purity tonight was not her.
But——Chen Fu.
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