Chapter 7 Purpose
In the side hall, the candlelight flickered and the light and shadow flickered.
The chaos just now had not yet completely subsided, and the palace servants were holding their breath and quietly picking up the broken wax from the candlesticks on the ground.
A faint smell of burning lingered in the air, mixed with the rich medicinal aroma emanating from Lanpin's body, and... a hint of the coolness of the lotus pond water.
The red mark on Chen He's wrist, left by Lan Bin's pinching, was particularly glaring in the dim light.
She rubbed it calmly, her eyes calmly sweeping over Concubine Lan who was being helped up by the palace maid.
Lanpin's breathing was still rapid, her chest heaving violently, she was obviously still in shock, and the look she gave Xiao Jingchi was full of fear and pity.
Xiao Jingchi seemed to be really frightened, his little face was pale, and he hid behind Lanpin, with only a pair of big eyes with distinct black and white showing, looking around timidly.
Everything seemed to have returned to some strange balance.
At this moment, a palace maid with nimble hands and feet had already brought another cup of hot tea and carefully handed it to Concubine Lan.
"My Lady, please drink some hot tea and calm down."
Lanpin took the tea with a kind of neurotic impatience.
Her eyes were once again fixed on Chen He!
It was as if the resentment that had been interrupted just now had found an outlet!
"It's you! It's all because of you, you jinx!"
Lanpin's voice suddenly rose, so sharp that it almost pierced people's eardrums!
She raised her hand suddenly!
“Snap!”
The white jade teacup that had just been served was thrown to the ground by her!
The tea splashed everywhere, the scalding liquid soaked the hem of the palace maid's skirt, and the broken porcelain pieces flew everywhere!
A piece of sharp broken porcelain flew straight towards Chen He with a sound of breaking through the air!
It stopped right next to her embroidered shoes, just a hair's breadth away from the delicate cloud-patterned upper!
There was a gasp in the hall!
The palace maids turned pale with fear, but no one dared to step forward.
Lanpin looked at Chen He with a crazy and twisted look in her eyes:
"Miss Shen! You are so majestic!"
"You've condescended to ask to marry my son!"
She sneered, full of malice.
"What? Since you can't reach the Third Prince, you want to use a foolish child like me as a ladder to heaven?!"
"You're worthy?!"
This is extremely vicious!
If this gets out, Shen He's reputation will be completely ruined!
However, Shen He didn't even raise his eyelids.
It was as if the flying porcelain pieces and the vicious accusations had nothing to do with her.
Seeing this, another palace maid hurriedly brought another cup of tea and tremblingly wanted to hand it to Chen He.
Chen He reached out his hand steadily and took the cup of tea.
A warm touch came from the fingertips.
She gently stroked the wall of the cup, her tone calm and even, as if she was just chatting casually:
"Your Majesty, do you know?"
"This ladder needs to be built firmly so people can climb up."
"It must be a century-old oak tree,"
She paused, her eyes vaguely glancing aside, landing on the few tangram pieces that Xiao Jingchi had accidentally scattered on the low table.
The pieces of glazed tiles formed an incomplete pattern that resembled a "qinjue".
"Instead of a willow branch that falls over with the wind?"
Lanpin's face suddenly froze!
Cyclobalanopsis glauca? Willow branches?
What does she mean?
Lanpin seemed to have been hit in the sore spot, and her breathing suddenly became heavy!
She stared at Chen He intently, her fingertips digging into her palms with force, leaving deep crescent marks.
"Stop being so mysterious!"
"My son is stupid, everyone in this world knows that!"
"My mother's family is humble, with neither power nor influence!"
She seemed to want to cut her heart out to prove that she had no ill intentions, and at the same time, she was forcing Chen He to answer what his intentions were.
"What on earth are you planning?!"
"Are you after his status as a prince? Or are you trying to control him in the future?!"
"Speak!"
Facing Lanpin's almost collapsed questioning, Chen He's reaction was far beyond everyone's expectations.
I saw her suddenly smile.
That smile was clear and shallow, but it carried a kind of coldness that seemed to see through everything.
"picture?"
She repeated the word softly, as if she had heard something extremely ridiculous.
The next moment!
There was only a crisp sound of "ding-ling"!
Chen He casually took off the forbidden step worn around his waist. It was an exquisite accessory made up of twelve plump, round, and lustrous South China Sea pearls.
She casually threw the forbidden step onto the mahogany table in front of her!
The end of the silver chain that Pearl was wearing just happened to hit a gilded corner on the table!
“Buzz!”
A clear sound of gold and jade colliding was heard!
The sound was clear and even had a hint of the sound of swords and spears, like a dragon's roar!
The sudden noise was so loud that the air in the hall seemed to freeze for a moment!
What's more, the broken Nine-Phoenix Golden Hairpin and the tassels of the Step-Shaking Hairpin in Lanpin's hair trembled all at once!
Lanpin's pupils suddenly shrank!
Chen He stretched out her slender jade finger and gently touched the largest oriental pearl at the bottom of the forbidden step.
The pearly light reflected in her calm eyes.
"Your Majesty, please look,"
"This is the South Sea Pearl that the Empress Dowager personally gave to me when I came of age."
Her fingertips slowly slid across the twelve oriental pearls of varying sizes but equally priceless.
"The Queen Mother said that the Shen family has a daughter who is worthy of the greatest treasure in the world."
She raised her eyes and looked directly at Lanpin, her gaze as sharp as a knife.
"My Lady thinks,"
"If I want power and wealth,"
"Do I need to step on someone to become the so-called 'ladder to heaven'?"
Every word is powerful!
The light from those twelve South China Sea pearls seemed brighter than the candlelight in the hall!
The pale and frightened face of Concubine Lan was reflected, and it looked even more pale!
yes!
Shen family!
The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion! Armed with a large force! The Emperor's favor is strong!
Chen He herself was praised by the Queen Mother herself and was given a precious treasure as a noble lady!
Whatever she wants, she can get it at her fingertips!
Why, why bother plotting against a foolish prince?!
Lanpin's heart was in turmoil!
Could it be... Could it be that she really just...
No!
wrong!
There must be something wrong!
Lanpin's eyes became crazy again. She suddenly grabbed a gilded hand warmer on the low table next to her and wanted to throw it at Chen He!
The hand warmer felt warm to the touch, and was engraved with intricate Qilin patterns!
"You're talking nonsense! You..."
However, she hadn't finished speaking yet!
But her wrist was suddenly held down by a slightly cold hand!
It’s Chen He!
Chen He had approached her without her knowing when, and accurately grabbed her raised wrist!
The force was not great, but it carried an irresistible determination!
Lanpin struggled, but found that the other person's hand was as steady as a rock!
Chen He's gaze fell on the gilded hand warmer.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
"My Lady,"
Her voice was low, with a strange, cold smile.
"The Qilin pattern of the Xue family is on your hand warmer."
"It's more polished than the beads on your hand."
"It's much more refined."
Xue family!
Kirin pattern!
Lanpin's body shook violently!
It was like being struck by a bolt of thunder!
She could clearly feel the pulse in her wrist suddenly beating wildly at that moment! It was completely chaotic!
How...how did she know about the Xue family?!
Do you still know this Qilin pattern? !
Chen He leaned down, leaned close to Lanpin's ear, and whispered word by word in a voice that only the two of them could hear, like a ghost whispering:
"Guess,"
"If the Queen knew,"
"Twenty years ago, on the night of the bizarre fire in the Cold Palace..."
"What on earth just happened..."
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