Shen Dan lowered his eyes and stood still, although he was worried in his heart, he did not show anything on his face.

She's waiting, waiting for that cup of tea to pass.

Changsheng frowned, and when he saw that she was silent, he said, "Aren't you afraid?" ”

It's a matter of life and death, but anyone is afraid.

Shen Dan raised his eyes and glanced at the prince when he heard this, a pair of big black eyes flickered slightly, and the water trembled. Her expression was dim, with a faint paleness of uneasiness.

"Slaves are not afraid of ......," she replied, but it was the exact opposite of what she felt.

Hearing this, Changsheng retracted his gaze, raised his face slightly, and said, "Since you are afraid of death, why do you stay here and do nothing?" Let's go, I have people here to serve and some to serve the dead! ”

Shen Dan's face froze, but he still stood in place, not moving.

Changsheng's tone turned sharp: "I told you to get out, didn't you hear?" ”

Seeing his unhappy tone, Shen Dan slowly knelt down, lowered his head and stared at the gaps in the floor tiles, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, the slave has nowhere to go." Niangniang instructed the slave maid to follow His Royal Highness at all times...... If His Highness wants to get rid of the slave maid, then the slave and maid will only die! ”

Because of yesterday's incident, the queen gave her a chance! She had no choice, so she had to take it seriously. She will either come over to be a drug tester, or she will return to the palace music workshop and become a musician, and then be laughed and bullied by everyone for a lifetime.

Life and death, expensive and cheap...... There is no turning back.

Changsheng thought she was an eyesore and upset, so he only said, "Do you think you will have a way to live if you stay?" ”

At this time, Shen Dan's face was already stained with tears, and she nodded heavily: "As long as Your Highness is safe, the slave and maid will have a way to live." ”

As he spoke, the work of a cup of tea had passed.

Shen Dan looked at the incense burner, followed by a burst of tears into a smile, and then got up and returned to his side to serve.

"Your Highness, this dish is non-toxic, Your Highness, please use it!" After she said this, she hurriedly turned her back and wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve.

Changsheng didn't have much appetite, and seeing her like this, he was even more upset.

He waved his hand and asked the little eunuchs to take the food down.

The eunuchs were just about to stretch out their hands, when Shen Dan said again: "Your Highness, please use more of this lunch." ”

It was only a moment of effort, her expression changed from sad to happy, and Changsheng saw that she could still laugh, and her eyebrows frowned: "Are you the master, or am I the master?" ”

Shen Dan lowered his eyes slightly, and said softly while distributing vegetables: "Before the slave maid came, the queen mother specially instructed the slave maid. His Royal Highness stayed up late last night and was tired, and this morning he was suddenly frightened, and he had no breakfast, and this lunch could not be sloppy. ”

Changsheng saw her mother's words to suppress herself, and couldn't help but chuckle: "You don't have to deal with me with the queen mother, when I see the queen mother, you will have no place to stand again." ”

He usually never treats palace servants harshly, but for some reason, whenever he faces Shen Dan, he is always angry in his heart.

He hated her flattering appearance, and even more hated her pretending to be a sister, who didn't know how thick the sky was.

Xu Yes, the experience of these days has made Shen Dan see a lot of things.

There are ups and downs, and there are fixed numbers. There are some things that you can't rush to come, and you can't hide from them.

Niangniang gave her this opportunity to serve His Royal Highness's food, clothing, shelter and transportation closely.

Whether she dies tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, she still has to finish what she should do today.

"Your Highness wants to see the queen, and the slave can't stop her. But it doesn't matter whether the slave or maid goes or stays, being able to serve His Highness today has used this lunch, which is also the creation of the slave and maid. ”

Changsheng looked at her face, her skin was fair, and she could be broken by blowing, but she didn't expect her skin to be so thick!

"This food is non-toxic, the slave has tried it."

Changsheng sat down again, thinking that it would be okay to just eat this meal.

Seeing this, the little eunuchs retreated one after another, only letting the master eat a meal quietly.

Before coming over, Zhulu had already told Shen Dan all of His Highness's preferences and tastes.

The imperial dining room is also prepared according to His Highness's taste. Therefore, Shen Dan just clamped it over according to the sample.

Who knows, Changsheng doesn't need her, he took the chopsticks in her hand and ate them himself.

Shen Dan was waiting by the side, only serving him soup.

The rule of dining in the palace is not to be in a hurry, and you must chew and swallow slowly when eating and drinking soup.

Changsheng didn't eat slowly, as if he was swallowing dates, and he didn't finish half a bowl of rice.

At the end of the meal, the leftovers were given to the little eunuchs.

Changsheng was originally going to go to Cining Palace, but the eunuch outside the palace came to report that the queen mother was unwell, and she drank the soothing soup sent by Imperial Doctor Jiao and was resting.

Yesterday's affairs, today's affairs, the queen mother is full of worries, and she should have a good rest.

Shen Dan stood a few steps away, waiting, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that His Highness had changed his mind.

It is a moment to be able to stay longer, and it is half a day to be able to stay half a day.

Seeing her standing still, Changsheng waved his hand and said, "You go down, I'm going to read." ”

According to the rules, when he reads, the fewer people around him, the better.

Shen Dan nodded respectfully and retreated silently.

She didn't leave the study, but just stood outside, separated from the prince.

Changsheng raised his eyes to look at her, as if he had expected it: "How long are you going to rely on?" ”

"Your Highness reads a book, and after reading for a while, you will inevitably be thirsty. The slave and maid stayed, and when the tea was delivered, the slave and maid could test the poison first. ”

But whatever His Highness enters, she has to try first.

Seeing her like this, Changsheng deliberately asked, word by word, and said very slowly: "What are you trying to curry favor with like this?" You say it, and if the Queen Mother can fulfill you, I can fulfill you. ”

Shen Dan was slightly stunned when he heard this, then looked up at His Royal Highness a few steps away, behind the curtain, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "The slave wants to be prosperous and rich." ”

Her honesty surprised Changsheng a little.

The corners of Changsheng's mouth raised, and he smiled coldly: "Wealth is easy to take, but glory is not good." People, you can't be too greedy. ”

Shen Dan nodded slightly when he heard this: "Indeed, people's hearts should not be greedy. But Your Highness, the slave and maid have been lowly since they were children, wandering around, sleeping in the open, if they were not fortunate enough to be adopted, I am afraid it would be difficult to live to such an age. ”

The book in Changsheng's hand had already been opened, but he couldn't read it.

Shen Dan was still talking: "If the slave is not greedy, she will not follow her adoptive parents to learn the piano and practice at all costs." Slaves and maids will not enter the palace as musicians. The slave's hands are too small, and his adoptive father once said that the slave and maid are not the material for practicing the piano and should not eat this bowl of rice. However, the slave maid was greedy and wealthy, and only wanted to become the best in the piano academy, so she practiced until her fingers were drenched in blood and left countless scars, so that she could have today's achievements. ”

She didn't know where she got the guts, anyway, it was only this time, so she just said it.

"The slave maid entered the palace, but it was only half a year, but the slave maid was the youngest musician in the palace music workshop. The slave maid was full of joy, and thought that if she became a musician, she would be superior to others. What's the matter, those grandmothers in the palace music workshop rely on the old and sell the old, and they deceive people too much. The slaves and maids have first-class piano skills, no one can compare, but they deliberately make things difficult everywhere, just to deduct my monthly silver. ”

Shen Dan stretched out his hand as he spoke.

"The slave maid wants to get ahead with his piano skills, but unfortunately, the emperor and His Royal Highness don't like luxury, and there are almost no palace banquets all year round, except for the New Year's Festival. The slave and maid have studied the piano for many years, and it is useless. The slave's ability was learned in vain...... But the slave still wants to climb up......"

When Changsheng heard this, he only said, "So, when you heard that I like to listen to the piano, you deliberately tried to get my attention three or four times. ”

Shen Dan still nodded when he heard this: "Yes, the slave maid is not an arranger, but she still accompanies the dancers to play the piano and practice dance every day." The slave maid just thought that if one day, the slave and maid could see His Highness, maybe His Highness would be moved by the sound of the slave's piano! ”

"As long as His Highness can like the sound of the slave's piano, the slave may be promising."

Her honesty surprised Changsheng.

There are too many people in the palace who tend to be inflammatory. But few are as honest as she is, and she has one thing to say.

"What do you want from me?" Changsheng put down the scroll and said sharply with a sharp gaze.

Shen Dan took a deep breath and slowly knelt down: "The slave is not greedy for the side of the slave, but only for a position next to His Highness." The slave and maid did not dare to covet the woman who was His Highness, but only wanted to be a confidant of His Highness...... Just like now, although the slave maid is still a slave maid, she is by His Royal Highness's side, and the slaves in the palace no longer dare to bully me at will. ”

Changsheng's eyebrows moved when he heard this.

"You want glory and wealth, how can you be willing to be a slave?"

He only felt that she was also dishonest.

"His Royal Highness is the heir of the emperor and the son of the Son of Heaven, this honor is brought by fate, and the slave maid is in this life...... No, even in the next life, in the next life, the slave and maid would not dare to expect such an honor. Although the slave and maid are greedy, they still have self-knowledge, and what the slave and maid want is just the leftovers of His Royal Highness, and for such a humble body as the slave and maid, this little is enough. ”

When Changsheng heard this, his gaze slowly swept over Shen Dan's firm and sad face, and inexplicably, the disgust in his heart gradually faded.

She's still interesting, smart, and self-aware.

Perhaps, this is the reason why the queen mother chose her.

After these words, Shen Dan stayed, and she stayed in the palace.

tested the prince's poison every day, although he was a slave, he got a title in the palace: serving poison.

Waiters are poisonous, and life is exchanged for life.

…

At dawn, the rain outside the window was misty and rainy, and the rain was long, long and endless.

The rain in early summer is the most moisturizing.

After this rain, the garden is full of trees, moist and transparent.

Because of Jiao Changqing's soothing soup, Meng Xilan rarely had a good night's sleep.

But after waking up, the first person she saw was Gao Welfare.

As soon as he came in, Meng Xilan couldn't help but gently cover her mouth and nose with a handkerchief and look at him with her eyebrows.

Outside, the rain was continuous, and the smell of grass and earth was everywhere, and he had a bloody smell on his body.

Seeing his master like this, Gao Fuli couldn't help but bow his head and sniff his sleeve.

He stayed in the Internal Affairs Mansion last night and interrogated for a night, so before he entered the palace, he deliberately bathed and changed his clothes and tidied himself up.

He cared so much, but he didn't expect Niangniang to still smell the blood on his body.

Gao Fuli didn't dare to go forward, but just stood far away and said: "Niangniang, the slave interrogated all the little eunuchs who had been to Xiao Liuzi's room in person that day, and found that one of them had a problem. ”

He didn't dare to say that he had found the clue directly, so he could only respond in a low-key manner.

Meng Xilan sighed softly through the veil: "What? Only one person? ”

"Hui Niangniang, according to the current situation, there is indeed only one person."

Meng Xilan looked at Gao Fuli quietly when she heard this, and did not speak for a while.

When the little palace maid saw that the mother was like this, she came over with the incense burner of the lavender clothes, circled around Gao Fuli's side, and then bowed down again.

The hall was suddenly filled with fragrance, and Meng Xilan took down the handkerchief: "Don't be too ruthless, it's still useful to keep their lives." ”

Gao Fuli nodded heavily: "Don't worry, the minion hasn't opened the killing ring yet." ”

Meng Xilan stared at him: "Since you haven't opened the killing ring, why do you have such a heavy bloody aura on your body." ”

Gao Fuli sighed slightly when he heard this: "Niangniang, you know the minions." During interrogation, it is inevitable to use some means, only to see blood, not to kill. ”

Indeed, life is worse than death, which is the most terrible.

"Okay, we've got another day, you hurry. Lest the people from Dali Temple come, get your benefits, and invite you for your credit. ”

When Meng Xilan saw that he had a clue, she was no longer anxious.

No one is perfect, no one is perfect.

As long as there is a little bit of a gap, you can follow the trace, dig all the way deep, and you will always dig something useful.

While speaking, someone from the outer hall reported: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come down to greet the mother." ”

Meng Xilan sat up slightly and said busily, "Please." ”

Gao Fuli bowed and stepped aside, waiting for the prince together.

After a night's rest, Changsheng's face looked a lot better.

The entourage behind him, in addition to Xiao Chunzi, who usually follows closely, there is also a new face of Shen Dan.

When Meng Xilan saw him coming over at this hour, she asked, "Your father and emperor have gone to the court, why are you still here in the palace?" ”

Changsheng was still as comfortable and calm as usual, and said with a smile: "After returning to my mother, my father was worried that his son would be frightened because of the poisoning, so he gave his son a day to rest and let him rest. ”

Although his father said so, he understood the intention.

If he appeared in the court, it would inevitably attract the attention of the ministers. Now that the real culprit has not been found, he is no longer in front of people, but better.

Inside and outside the palace, there are too many rumors, some people believe and some don't. In the midst of chaos, it is easier for the enemy to show his feet.

Meng Xilan stretched out her hand and asked him to be by his side: "That's fine." You will rest in the harem today. ”

Hearing this, Changsheng raised his eyes and glanced at Gao Fuli, and only said, "No, Erchen will go and go to Gonggong Gao to take a look at the Internal Affairs Mansion." ”

"Oh?" Meng Xilan knew that he couldn't be idle, but she didn't know where he was going.

"The man who plotted to kill his sons has not yet been found. Erchen blindly hides and is not at ease. It's better to let Gao Welfare take his sons to see if people like the Internal Affairs Office are reliable. ”