The next day, Shen Wanzhen opened her eyes and saw Zhao Shijiao lying sideways, staring at her, she was so frightened that she hurriedly checked whether the scale of her middle shirt was slightly larger, and looked down, fortunately, neat and decent.

Zhao Shijiao pursed his lips and smiled, "I scared you?" ”

Shen Wanzhen also smiled, "The concubine is timid, and the prince always uses this kind of look to make the concubine panic." ”

Zhao Shijiao stretched out his hand and touched her face, "This king is becoming more and more interested in the princess, and when he sees the princess, he has an impulse to catch it and love her fiercely." ”

Shen Wanzhen sat up and curled the corners of her lips, "Don't listen to the concubine, the prince actually said some salty words." ”

Shen Xuanzhen called the maid to come in to serve and wash.

The prince and the princess were served by their respective subordinates to wash their faces, and the people who Zhao Shijiao usually waited for were the personal eunuch Wang Wengui, and the two eunuchs Jixiang and Fusheng brought out from the palace.

Mo He held the copper basin, and Qiao Shan held cotton towels, pancreas, comb grates and other things.

Xiuju rolled up the sleeves for the master, washed his face with the prince three or two times, wiped two handfuls of cotton silk, stood up, and walked to the bright room.

Xiuju carried Zhao Shijiao behind her back and whispered: "The prince's side concubine and concubine have been waiting outside the door for a while, and the princess has not yet stood up and waited outside the door. ”

Shen Wanzhen frowned imperceptibly, what do these women of the prince mean? Standing at the door and waiting so early, is it to show that she is lazy, or to highlight that she is virtuous and sensible, if it is too much to say that she is respectful, how should she come at breakfast.

Since Xiuju saw this group of women standing at the door in a bright way, Wang Wengui and the two eunuchs who were waiting for the prince Jixiang and Fusheng should have known the Tao a long time ago, but they didn't seem to be like this, there was no superfluous word, the people who came out of the palace were cautious and didn't say much, no wonder Zhao Shijiao waited with the eunuchs in the palace.

Shen Wanzhen watched Zhao Shijiao go out of the palace after washing, and also wiped the handle, out of the door to the bright room, breakfast has been put on the table, the palace has three meals a day, only the rice is the most sumptuous, breakfast and dinner, light, breakfast porridge-based.

There are seven or eight kinds of porridge in the breakfast, which are all kinds of cereals, not just japonica rice, the staple food is steamed rice with bean paste sandwich and eight treasures, Fei Zhai wonton stew, bamboo shoots and meat buns, etc., all kinds of red and green side dishes, pickled melon dishes, etc.

Shen Wanzhen and Zhao Shijiao still eat breakfast one by one, this time Shen Wanzhen didn't eat so fast, there was no one at the door who took eye medicine, there were people who were not afraid of the cold, and they were willing to wait, so let them wait, she was slow and methodical, eating chaos in a small bite, eating chaos in a small bite, the chaos stuffing was big and thin-skinned, and she took a bite of a fresh fragrance, thinking of the group of women who were starving outside the door, they ate more wantonly, and occasionally blew with their mouths as if they were afraid of burning their mouths, and from time to time they glanced at Zhao Shijiao opposite.

Zhao Shizhen's whole movement also slowed down with her, and he began to ask people to add a bowl of porridge, watching Shen Wanzhen eat chaos and eat deliciously, he also came to a bowl, and Shen Wanzhen ate chaos opposite each other, drank a mouthful of soup, looked at her a few times, she just looked up at him, the two looked at each other, Shen Wanzhen glanced at each other, her eyes were like silk, Zhao Shizhen shook her head, there was a chaos in the soup spoon, and she didn't put it in her mouth for a long time.

The two of them were eyebrows, and after eating breakfast for more than half an hour, the food was cold, so they removed the table, rewarded the people to eat, rinsed their mouths, washed their hands, changed into formal clothes, and then sat down in the bright room.

Sitting down, Zhao Shijiao asked, "Are the concubines here?" ”

"It's coming," Chen Fu agreed, not mentioning that the concubines and ladies had to wait for a long time.

"Let them in"

Shen Wanzhen paid attention to the drip in the room, these women waited for more than an hour, to say the least.

Thirty-nine days, the coldest in the year, especially in the morning just got up from the bed, not cold-tolerant, yesterday snowed, today the sky is sunny, the weather is dry and cold, this group of women must be thinly dressed for beauty, standing for a long time, afraid that they will already freeze and be cold.

As Shen Wanzhen expected, this group of women had been waiting anxiously for a long time, standing outside the door, their bodies shrunk in their cloaks, there was no layer of cotton inside, the wind was beating, the cold was penetrating the bones, and there were a few weak bodies, and their little faces turned white.

As soon as I heard the summons of the prince, I shook my spirits and wanted to go to the palace with elegant steps, but my feet were so cold that I didn't obey the call, and I couldn't take the wonderful lotus steps.

In contrast, there are several charcoal braziers burning in the main hall of the house, which are hot and baking, Shen Wanzhen's face is bright, and yesterday she received rain and dew, from the inside out, breeding a coquettish state.

The side concubines and ladies stand in pairs.

Chen Fu shouted, "Concubine Han salutes the princess." ”

Han raised his head, moved his lotus steps lightly, stepped forward and knelt down to salute, "Concubine to the princess to say goodbye." ”

Shen Xuanzhen saw that this Han family was tall and beautiful, although it was not a country and a city, but it had a bookish atmosphere, after getting up early and starving, she lost points, and she tenaciously maintained a dignified demeanor.

"Get up," Shen Wan shouted.

Concubine Han didn't squint, and when she got up, she was probably frozen hard, and her legs and feet were a little inflexible, but she still held on, maintained the nobility of her image, and was thoughtful and upright, so that people couldn't find fault with it.

"Concubine Xue saluted the princess." Chen Fu shouted again.

Xue Jin moved forward enchantingly, her little face was blue, her lips were smeared with a light cream, the outside froze, her lips became purple, and the color of ten points was reduced by seven points, but she didn't know it, she boldly glanced at Zhao Shijiao who was sitting on it, saw that Zhao Shijiao was expressionless, her eyes swept over Shen Wanzhen, her face twitched, she paused slightly, and her body knelt down stiffly, "Concubine to the princess." The voice was so weak that she hadn't eaten breakfast, and only by listening carefully could she discern what she was saying.

Shen Wanzhen saw that she was extremely reluctant, and her little face was wrinkled up with grievances, and she woke up for a long time before she didn't look at her.

Xue Jin got up for a moment, and threw his soul-hooking eyebrows at Zhao Shijiao, and opened a charming smile.

It's a pity that Zhao Shizhen is turning his head to look at Shen Wanzhen, and Shen Wanzhen has a water of green jade droplet earrings on her ears, which are shaky and reflect half of her face.

Xue Jin retracted his gaze in disappointment, pursed his lips and walked back to stand.

"Mrs. Yan greets the princess."

This Mrs. Yan, Shen Wanzhen took a few more looks, and saw her walking gracefully, and her voice was coquettish, "The concubine asks the princess for peace." ”

These are the concubines of the prince, whose status is one level lower than that of the side concubines, and they are not canonized by the imperial court.

"The concubine greets the princess." The same Yan Yu Yingsheng is the prince's attendant Mrs. Xiao Han, she and Mrs. Yan are the first dancers to enter the palace of Anwang, with green sideburns and a deep waist, and Mrs. Yan have their own merits.

A woman is enough to attract Shen Xuanzhen's attention.

I saw that she was dressed elegantly, without any decoration, only a glass hairpin pinned to her head, dusty, elegant and noble, she was to participate in the palace embroidery, and Shen Wanzhu fell in the palace with the concubine Xiao Wenxiu.

Shen Xuanzhen felt that this woman had a bit of taste, which was the most able to attract men's attention and stimulate men's desire to protect.

Shen Wanzhen was a little sour, turned her head to look at Zhao Shijiao, wanting to see what kind of expression Zhao Shizhen had when she saw such a beauty.

Zhao Shijiao was holding the teacup, bowing his head and drinking tea, completely ignoring the merry beauty in front of him.

A smile floated on the corner of Shen Wanzhen's lips, she could see that Mrs. Xiao's outfit seemed casual, and she was very attentive to every detail, but it was a pity that she was so carefully dressed up that she was busy all morning, and after drinking tea, the prince suddenly remembered something again, and whispered something to Chen Fu.

When Shen Wanzhen saw this Mrs. Xiao get up, she couldn't hide her disappointment in her eyes.

"Mrs. Shen to meet the princess" is finally Shen Wanzhu's turn, Shen Wanzhu is not in the mood to be good to the prince today, competing for favor and pity, this moment is not better for her than death, looking at a sister who is despised by herself, everything is not as good as herself, she looks big, sitting on it, she can't wait to tear her off, remembering what she said yesterday, I don't know if it is frozen, or angry, she trembles all over.

Shen Wanzhu stepped forward next to him, not wanting to kneel and being hindered by the presence of the prince, he didn't dare to be rude, so he knelt down aggrievedly, but he knelt unwillingly, reluctantly, at this time, Zhao Shijiao turned around and saw her below.

Shen Wanzhu reluctantly saluted, expecting the prince to take pity on the jade and look at her a few times, at this time, Zhao Shijiao turned his head and whispered to Shen Wanzhen, the two eyebrows flirted, Shen Wanzhen ate and smiled, the prince smiled and said something, the two looked at each other with affection, and smiled.

Shen Wanzhu has been unbalanced since she learned that Sister Shu became the princess, and she has been thinking about Shen Wanzhen passing through the door and becoming a princess in the morning, she is still like in the Shen Mansion, Sister Shu's background is not known to others, but she knows it clearly, Shen Wanzhen wants to put the princess's shelf in front of her, she doesn't eat this set, and when she saw Shen Wanzhen yesterday, she was angry, knowing that Shen Wanzhen's arms can't twist her thighs, Shen Wanzhen's current status as a princess is so overwhelming that she is dead.

Shen Wanzhu was so angry that she didn't sleep all night last night, and she got up early in the morning today, her stomach was empty, and she stood straight for two hours, watching the prince and her sister talking and laughing, the prince didn't even look at her, she didn't put her in her eyes at all, she was so angry that her body was weak, and she got up tremblingly, suddenly, she felt dizzy for a while, and she subconsciously supported her forehead.

"Mrs. Shen" Chen Fu saw her shaking and screamed, and Shen Wanzhu collapsed to the ground weakly.

"Mrs. Shen, Mrs. Shen."

"Master, master" Shen Wanzhu's two little maids, Yan'er and Xiao Saucer, ran up from below, kneeling on the ground and crying and calling for their master.

Zhao Shijiao and Shen Wanzhen were talking, and when they heard the chaos below, Shen Wanzhen looked down, and Shen Wanzhu fell on the main hall.

Shen Wanzhen supported her forehead, her sister-in-law, the trick of competing for favor was too pediatric.

Shen Wanzhen also had to pretend and hurriedly called people: "Quickly find the imperial doctor." ”

Everyone helped her to the chair, and Zhao Shijiao asked Chen Fu a little worriedly: "This Mrs. Shen was so good just now, what's wrong?" ”

"The minions don't know what to do." Chen Fu asked someone to bring a glass of water and poured it into Shen Wanzhu.

Everyone surrounded Shen Wanzhu and was busy, Shen Wanzhen sat on a high place, and could see clearly, the sister-in-law's eyes were closed, her teeth were clenched, and she wanted to play the show.

called: "Goose"

Yan'er was anxiously surrounding her master, and when she heard the princess calling her, she hurriedly walked over, "The princess called the slave?" ”

"Your master, how is he doing these days?"

"Okay, it's okay to get up early, I don't know what's going on here?" Yan'er is straight-mouthed, Yan'er is from the Shen Mansion, Shen Wanzhen knows a little about this maid, and specially called her to ask, not to ask Xiao Saucer.

"How many days has your master on his mind?" Shen Wanzhen deliberately tricked her words.

Yan'er thought about it, looked at her, hesitated for a long time, and nodded.

"Alright, you go down!" Yan'er didn't understand what it meant, worried about the master, ran to the master's side, and cried and shouted with Xiao Di'er.

There was chaos in the main hall.

Shen Wanzhen didn't look like a lot of trouble, stepped out of her seat, and walked towards Shen Wanzhu.

"All dodge" Everyone saw the princess coming over and hurriedly dispersed.

Shen Wanzhen walked over, and when she looked closer, Shen Wanzhu closed her eyes, slumped in the chair, motionless, Shen Wanzhen □ down, and whispered: "Mrs. Shen, what's wrong with you?" Is your body so weak? ”

As he spoke, his body blocked everyone's sight, and he twisted her waist fiercely, Shen Wanzhu was so painful that she almost screamed, her eyes narrowed, but she couldn't see it from a distance.

Shen Wanzhen saw that she was still standing, and insisted on continuing the play, leaning in her ear, and whispered: "If you don't wake up, I will poke your face with a hairpin until you wake up." ”

Shen Wanzhen said as she gently scratched her face with her long nails, Shen Wanzhu was so shocked that she sat up instantly, covered her face, stared at her with wide eyes, and looked at her, "What are you going to do?" ”

Shen Wanzhen straightened her waist and said indifferently: "It's okay, Mrs. Shen is awake." "Generously didn't care about her screaming in fright, you and me, and lost the rules.

Shen Wanzhen didn't really want to ruin her appearance, she just scared her, if she said that she poked her with a hairpin, Shen Wanzhu's stupid and stubborn temperament probably gritted her teeth and held on, but she cherished her appearance the most.

Shen Wanzhen walked back, and Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Zhao Shijiao's face sank, and said coldly: "Go down, help Mrs. Shen back to the room to rest." ”

"Chen Fu, the princess is tired today, and Ming'er will ask the people of Qi Mansion's to visit the princess."

Let's say, without waiting for the concubines to retreat, he grabbed Shen Wanzhen's hand and went to the back first.

Everyone was tired and hungry, but the prince didn't even look at it, so they all left in a daze.

It was Mrs. Yan who stood in place, casting an obsessive gaze at the back of the prince.

The prince also has two cheap concubines, who were sent by Xiangyanghou, both surnamed Xu, are sisters, and before they have time to meet the princess, they came out of this file, Miss Da Xu listened to the princess and retreated, no one looked at it, turned around and walked to His Royal Highness, Miss Xiao Xu followed closely and followed her sister back.

Zhao Shijiao took Shen Wanzhen's hand and went to Yijin Hall behind, Zhao Shijiao was a little puzzled, and whispered: "What method did you use to make Mrs. Shen wake up by herself?" ”

Shen Wanzhen was holding one hand by him, and the thumb and index finger of the other hand were pinched together, making a gesture around his waist.

"Haha" Zhao Shijiao was happy, "Let her be one foot taller, and my princess will be one foot taller." ”

Shen Wanzhen glanced at him and sneered: "The prince is still laughing, it's all the prince's concubine who makes a lot of trouble." ”

Let's say, get rid of his hand, and don't let Zhao Shijiao, but just open the curtain and go into the house, Zhao Shijiao Then, the curtain fell, blocking him, Zhao Shijiao smiled and opened the curtain himself, and followed the house.

Chen Fu saw that the princess was coquettish in front of the princess, and the prince was so happy that he lowered his figure, so he followed behind and snickered, waved away the eunuch behind him, and did not let him wait.

After a while, there was laughter from inside the door.

Shen Wanzhu wanted to win the sympathy of the prince, but the prince didn't even pay attention to it, pulled her sister and left, Shen Wanzhu couldn't get down for a while, sat on the chair, pretended to be dizzy, everyone asked for face, and they all laughed in their hearts, this Mrs. Shen has no brains, she didn't see that the prince was focused on the princess, and she couldn't use this stupid method to compete for favor.

Shen Wanzhu had no face, until the others were gone, Xue Jin's voice sounded in his ears, "Sister, it's all gone, go back to the room." ”

Shen Wanzhu opened her eyes and looked around, and there were only her two maids, Xue Jin and the two girls who followed Xue Jin and called Mei'er and Lian'er in the entire hall.

Shen Wanzhu stood up, still feeling ashamed of what she had done, and she was stunned, and Yan'er and Xiao Die'er helped her out one by one.

Xue Jin and Shen Wanzhu went out to the outside of the hall, Xue Jin said; "I'll go to my sister's room."

Shen Wanzhu actually started to feel a little dizzy, but then Cheng wanted to embarrass Shen Wanzhen, abused the concubine of the palace, stood outside the door in winter, and fainted from hunger, and there was a heavy thought, that is, she was in front of the prince, when the palace fainted, after that, the prince would go to visit, and then he would use foxy means to lead the prince to pity the jade, and achieve the goal, but this calculation was easily recognized by the sister of the concubine, and exposed in public, and ended up disgraced, making people a laughing stock, not to mention how annoyed Shen Wanzhu was.

Walking back to the room and closing the door, Xue Jin said: "Sister, you and the third girl are sisters, you grew up together, you don't know anything about her, I wonder, why does the prince like her, what is good about her?" In terms of appearance, she is not as good as my sister, and in terms of anything else, does your sister have merit? ”

Shen Wanzhu leaned against the wall and snorted disdainfully, "Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, she only knows a fur, the horizontal needle is not moved, and the vertical line does not move." ”

Xue Jin tilted his head and thought for a while, "That's weird, what does the prince like about her?" ”

"The prince doesn't understand, let her be blinded, she is good at seducing men, and her aunt Mu Shi listens to my aunt, so she will seduce my father."

"So the prince doesn't know that she's an embroidered pillow?"

"How can the prince know the Tao, I have met a few times, she has a lot of eyes, she is good at using methods, and she can pretend, one thing in front of others, and one thing behind people." Shen Wanzhu didn't have a good impression of this sister, and she didn't even bother to hide it.

"If Sister Xue is the princess, it would be fine, Sister Xue is first-class in terms of background, talent and appearance, and few can compare, but I am not convinced when she is the princess, when she is in her mother's house, everything is not as good as me, even my father looks up to me, when will it be her turn to make a face, look at her current appearance, like a master, but I have become a concubine and a slave."

Shen Wanzhu was angry, she lost her face today, and blamed Shen Wanzhen for everything.

Xue Jin was not as impulsive as her, twisting a handkerchief in her hand, bowing her head back and forth to ponder, raising her eyes and asking: "Sister is saying that she can't understand piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?" Is this true? ”

"Of course it's true, we grew up together, and these details are still unclear." Shen Wanzhu only said that she didn't believe it.

"Sister, since she is an embroidered pillow, it is easy to do, the idea is to let the prince know, the prince is tired of her, and my sister is angry."

Xue Jin looked left and right, they were all henchmen, and whispered again, "Let the prince look down on her from the heart, the prince doesn't like it, and her position as the princess is not guaranteed." ”

"What does my sister have in mind?" As soon as Shen Wanzhu heard that Shen Wanzhen could fall out of favor, she raised her spirits.

Xue Jin called a few maids and said, "You all go outside and watch people, don't come in if you don't say hello." ”

The maids slipped out of the house and covered the door, and Xue Jin came to Shen Wanzhu and whispered a few words in his ear.

Shen Wanzhu blinked, thought for a moment, and said, "Sister's plan is very high. ”

"Let her have no face in public, the prince can't hold it on his face, he is tired of her, and he sees that she is still spoiled." Shen Wanzhu just wants to take revenge with one arrow, but Xue Jin's idea is not just to make Shen Wanzhen lose face, the two have slightly different ideas on this point.

"yes, that's the idea." Shen Wanzhu didn't get dizzy, and the two made an appointment to advance and retreat together.