Chapter 28 Veil
The summer weather is hot, and the sky starts to get hot after the Chen hour.
Shen Qingru was a delicate woman, and she had only been kneeling for less than half an hour when she began to stagger and could no longer hold on.
Fengchun hurriedly picked up a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off the young lady's face: "Young lady, you have to hold on."
It was such a hot day, and even a palace maid like her couldn't stand kneeling for half an hour. How could the spoiled young lady endure such hardship?
Fengchun was so anxious that she shed tears. Xiang Guipin, who was sitting on the imperial concubine couch, rolled her eyes when she saw this scene and said, "You are so hypocritical."
In the hot summer, you will melt if you stay outside for a while.
Where Xiang Guipin was sitting, the palace maids held up a canopy to shield her from the scorching sun. She leaned on the chaise longue, and there were two ice mirrors placed right in front of her.
A slight chill hit her body, and Concubine Xiang lowered her head and took a sip of mung bean soup, feeling comfortable all over: "Chen Ronghua, you better kneel down."
"If you don't kneel properly, you have to start over."
Concubine Xiang is obviously looking for trouble. How can it be so torturous? Fengchun's eyes were filled with tears, and he wished he could speak up on behalf of the young lady.
Shen Qingru was not in a hurry and raised her hand to wave away her handkerchief.
"I...I dare not." After kneeling for such a long time without even a sip of tea, Shen Qingru's voice was already hoarse when she opened her mouth.
"Please don't be angry, Your Majesty." Shen Qingru said, leaning over and kowtowed to the ground. When she stood up, her forehead was already red.
Xiang Guipin punished her to kneel down, so she knelt down in front of Xiang Guipin. As for other things, no matter how miserable and uncomfortable she wants herself to be, she should be satisfied.
What's more, Shen Qingru was silently gambling in her heart.
The Emperor had just left, and there was bound to be some movement once the news got out.
Chen Fu served His Majesty twice, and judging from what happened at night, His Majesty liked her very much.
Shen Qingru clenched her palms when she thought of this.
She is gambling.
Betting on how much His Majesty likes Shen Fu, and whether He will come over if he hears the news.
Thinking of this, Shen Qingru gritted her teeth and straightened her back even more.
This is what Shen Fu saw when she came.
I have to say that Shen Qingru is sometimes very willing to spend a lot of money. Concubine Xiang Guipin has always been willful, but she is not stupid.
His Majesty had just left Shen Qingru's room, and even though Xiang Guipin had a powerful family background, she had to think twice. And the reason for this was probably that Shen Qingru did it on purpose.
Shen Fu didn’t know what had just happened between Shen Qingru and Xiang Guipin, but... she didn’t care.
She tightened the scarf on her face, lifted her skirt with both hands and ran down.
"Elder sister." Shen Fu hurried down without waiting for anyone to react, like a gust of wind.
He knelt in front of Shen Qingru, raised his head, and tears welled up in his eyes as he tried to speak: "Sister, sister, what's wrong with you?"
Chen Fu's voice was soft, and the crying tone was not unpleasant at all, but made it even more delicate.
When Shen Qingru heard the voice, she thought she had heard it wrong.
He looked down with a stiff gaze, and when he saw Shen Fu kneeling beside him, he felt only darkness in front of his eyes.
"How...how did you get here?"
She was even about to go find her, but was stopped by Xiang Guipin halfway. She took advantage of the situation and was ready to bet on the Emperor's intentions.
But she had never expected that Shen Fu would come!
What should we do if His Majesty really comes? !
Chen Qingru had knelt for a whole afternoon without feeling any discomfort, but now she felt that everything in front of her eyes was dark and the world was spinning.
She fainted in the commotion and nearly fell down. When she stood up again, she met the gaze of Concubine Xiang.
Concubine Xiang, who was originally lying on the beauty couch, sat up straight in an instant. She looked down and met Chen Fu's misty eyes.
Shen Fu knelt on the ground with a veil on her face. Although her true appearance could not be seen, her slender and fragile figure was exactly the same as that bitch Shen Qingru.
"who is she!"
Concubine Xiang's eyes were sharp, and her gaze moved back and forth between the two of them.
She had never heard that there were other people living in Changqiu Palace before.
"Your Majesty." Shen Qingru felt her throat tighten as she looked at Concubine Xiang.
She should...how should she explain? Why did Shen Fu come here by chance?
Shen Qingru's eyes were looking at Shen Fu, and feeling her gaze, Shen Fu immediately raised her head.
Only a pair of eyes were exposed on the slapped face. When Shen Fu looked at Shen Qingru, her eyes were full of worry: "Eldest sister, I..."
"I heard that you were punished to kneel, and I was worried about you, elder sister, are you okay? Are you injured anywhere?"
Shen Fu said as she checked Shen Qingru from head to toe, and only heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that nothing was wrong.
Xiang Guipin had been waiting there for quite a while, but now these two people ignored her and their faces turned cold.
She tapped her fingers twice on the table, and Concubine Xiang's eyes had darkened: "Eldest sister?"
Shen Qingru has been in the palace for many years, but no one has ever heard that she has a younger sister.
Xiang Guipin's tone was playful, and her eyes fell on Shen Fu's face: "Are you a concubine?"
"I." Shen Fu was about to explain timidly, but Shen Qingru grabbed her. She no longer cared about why Shen Fu appeared here.
At this moment, the most important thing is not to let Concubine Xiang see Chen Fu's true face.
Shen Qingru's eyes fell on the veil on Shen Fu's face, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty, this is my younger sister."
No one knew that she was adopted by the Shen family, but the fact that she was the only legitimate child in the Shen family was known with a little research.
If she said that she was her biological sister, I'm afraid her identity would be revealed.
When Shen Fu heard Shen Qingru say that she was born out of wedlock, she looked up in surprise, but Shen Qingru deliberately turned his eyes away and didn't look at her.
She squeezed Shen Fu’s struggling palm tightly: “Just returned to Beijing from Suzhou.”
"Just returned to the capital?" Xiang Guipin asked in a playful tone, staring at Chen Fu: "Then she is the concubine?"
There are already many concubines in the palace, and many concubines who have fallen out of favor like to invite their sisters into the palace. It seems that they are visiting, but in fact they are trying to seduce the Emperor.
Select some younger and better-looking people to come in. If they are favored by the His Majesty one day, it will be just right to use them to consolidate his favor.
Now... Xiang Guipin stared at Chen Fu's face and said, "The girl is not staying in the Chuxiu Palace properly, but is flaunting herself everywhere with a veil."
"Take off your veil, and I will see what kind of person you are."
"I." Upon hearing this, Shen Fu immediately reached out to cover her veil tightly: "I...I don't."
Seeing her like this, Shen Qingru's doubts gradually faded away. As long as Shen Fu didn't do it on purpose, she still had a chance.
Shen Fu's face was so beautiful and so similar to hers. Once seen, there will be endless disasters.
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry I can't obey your order." Shen Qingru took Shen Fu's hand, straightened her waist and answered neither servilely nor arrogantly: "My sister has something on her face and it's inconvenient to see people. Please give me some convenience, Your Majesty."
Shen Qingru's words were flawless and just blocked Xiang Guipin's words.
Xiang Guipin also gradually put away her curiosity. Although the Shen family's family background was not as good as hers, they were not someone who could be bullied at will.
"Forget it." Xiang Guipin withdrew her gaze from Chen Fu's face. She was pretending to be serious and even wore a veil when meeting people. Who knows what it was.
But Bi Tao behind her stared at Zi Su, frowned as she recognized something, and whispered in Xiang Guipin's ear, "Your Majesty, it was she who was holding the basket of lychees last time."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiang Guipin's eyes instantly turned cold.
She stared at Shen Fu's misty eyes and said coldly: "Take off the veil."
As soon as Xiang Guipin gave the order, several servants behind her immediately stepped forward. Bihe rushed forward, she looked at Chen Fu who was kneeling on the ground, her tone was malicious.
"Miss, do you want to take it down yourself or do you want me to do it for you?" It was these two who caused her to be punished by the Queen last time. Now that she has the opportunity to take revenge, Bihe naturally wants to do it herself.
"If you don't want to, don't blame me for taking action." Bi He was about to reach out her hand, but Chen Fu was so scared that she quickly dodged: "Elder sister."
She cried and looked at Shen Qingru beside her: "Eldest sister, what should I do?"
Shen Fu knew it well. At this moment, the one who was most worried about her true appearance being exposed was not her, but Shen Qingru.
Instead of trying hard to fight against Xiang Guipin, why not just say a few words to get others to work hard for you?
“Eldest sister.” Shen Fu looked at Shen Qingru pleadingly, shaking her head desperately: “I can’t.”
Sure enough, as soon as Shen Fu opened her mouth, Shen Qingru immediately reached out to protect her.
She stretched out her hand and held Shen Fulou in her arms, her slender figure shielding Shen Fulou tightly.
Bi He and the others were about to reach out to grab them. As soon as those hands were stretched out, Shen Qingru's eyebrows were ruthless, and he immediately waved his hand to slap them away: "How dare you!"
After all, she was a fourth-rank Ronghua, not a lady without rank. When she got angry, Bihe and the others really didn't dare to act rashly.
“Don’t be afraid.” Shen Qingru heaved a sigh of relief after she confirmed that Shen Fu’s veil had not been removed.
She held Shen Fu in her arms and turned to Noble Concubine Xiang again: "Noble Concubine, you can't do this."
At this time, Shen Qingru no longer cared about offending Concubine Xiang. What she feared most now was that the Emperor would come and see this chaotic scene.
As much as she was looking forward to His Majesty's coming just now, she now hoped that He would not come.
If, if His Majesty comes and sees all this later... Shen Qingru thinks of that scene and all that she has worked so hard for will be in vain. She only felt darkness before her eyes and wished she could die.
"My Lady, this is my sister, not a concubine in the harem."
No matter how high Xiang Guipin's status is or how powerful her family background is, she is only a concubine in the harem.
After all, Chen Fu is a girl of the Shen family and has not entered the palace. No matter how powerful Xiang Guipin is, she can't control Chen Fu.
"My sister has been suffering from an illness since childhood, and she wears a veil because it is inconvenient for her to show herself to others." Shen Qingru no longer cared about lying. The only thing she could do now was to calm Concubine Xiang.
"Please show some mercy, Your Majesty. I will be grateful to you."
After Shen Qingru finished speaking, he kowtowed, and it was clear from his expression that he would never obey.
"You!" However, Xiang Guipin didn't fall for it. She looked at Shen Qingru with a sneer, and then met Shen Fu's gentle eyes.
If it were before, she wouldn't have been so unreasonable.
Just looking at the two sisters crying, and then remembering that His Majesty had been coming to see Chen Ronghua these days.
Thinking of this, there was no way Xiang Guipin would let her go.
"Tear these two apart for me." Xiang Guipin stretched out her armored fingers and pointed hard at the two people who were entangled together.
Bi He and the others did not dare to delay any longer: “Master Shen, this is not the fault of the servants.”
"No, let me go!" Shen Fu fell into Shen Qingru's arms, trembling with fear.
In order to protect the veil on her face, Shen Qingru had to try her best to stop it for her.
But two hands were no match for four punches. In order to protect Shen Fu, Shen Qingru's hands that didn't fall on Shen Fu's face finally fell on her.
I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but the palace maids seemed to be blind. The nails scratched her body, leaving several scratches on Shen Qingru's face.
She didn't even dare to groan in pain.
She just used her trembling hands to protect Shen Fu tightly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, please show mercy."
Shen Fu lay in Shen Qingru's arms, unharmed.
She pretended to be weak and frightened, trembling from time to time to make Shen Qingru hold her tighter. In fact, he turned his head quietly and looked towards the door.
Shen Fu counted the time in her mind. After an unknown amount of time, she finally heard footsteps coming from the door.
The leader's steps were steady and powerful, which she was familiar with and afraid of.
Shen Fu's heart, which had been anxious for a long time, finally calmed down.
Everything she did today was for this moment. She wanted the Emperor to be curious about her, but she wanted to expose herself without leaving any trace.
The footsteps gradually approached, and Shen Fu kept looking towards the door until she caught a glimpse of the bright yellow robe.
She suddenly turned her head and said, "No!"
"Don't hurt my eldest sister."
"Hold her down!" After waiting for a long time without seeing Chen Fu's appearance, Xiang Guipin had long lost her patience. When she saw Chen Fu turning around, Xiang Guipin's eyes lit up and she actually rushed down herself.
"Hold her down. I want to see for myself who she is." Xiang Guipin hurried forward and stretched out her hand towards Chen Fu's face.
Just then, footsteps approached the door. His Majesty came in with his servants. Seeing the mess, he shouted, "What are you doing?"
When Xiang Guipin heard the voice of His Majesty, she shuddered with fear, but she had stretched out her hand but had no time to retract it.
Shen Fu took this opportunity to raise her face, and the thin veil slid down her cheek.
The beauty was flawless, with a slender and delicate figure. Her palm-sized face was gorgeous and tear-stained. Her face was as beautiful as a crabapple after rain.
Just exposed to everyone.
Concubine Xiang stared at that face intently without uttering a single sound, and the servants around her were also stunned.
Until a gasp was heard.
Shen Qingru looked at what everyone was doing, then turned her head to look at the Emperor beside her. She felt her head spinning, her eyes turned black, and she almost fainted.
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