Chapter 9: The Will of Concubine Li
In the early morning of the next day, Shen Qingyan briefly freshened up, then nestled on the couch, lazily holding a book, and casually picking up some small snacks specially made by Cui Wei as breakfast.
"Eat some snacks every day and don't eat, and I'm not afraid of becoming a pig." Shen Qingchen walked into the house with his hands behind his back, looking at the dim sum in Shen Qingyan's hand and frowning slightly.
Shen Qingyan glanced at his brother, silently put the half of the snack in his hand back into the saucer, and cleared his throat.
"Early in the morning, what are you hanging around with me?"
"It's so sad, didn't the girl abandon her brother when she had her in-laws?" Shen Qingchen pretended to be sad and held his forehead, as if he was about to squeeze out a few tears in the next second.
Shen Qingyan stared at Shen Qingchen for a few seconds, and suddenly laughed.
"You came here early in the morning to worry about my life's work."
Shen Qingchen put away his teasing appearance, sat on the chair next to him, and tilted his head to look at Shen Qingyan. Since the decree of marriage came down, there has been a lot of turmoil outside the city, people are either sorry or sarcastic or gloating, saying everything, but this party is like nothing has happened, how to live how to live, thinking of this, Shen Qingchen looked at the plate of dim sum, don't say anything about sleeping and eating, this amount of food has not decreased at all. He didn't expect Shen Qingyan to accept this marriage so calmly, even he, Shen Qingchen, if he didn't know the true situation of Yin Qi, I'm afraid he would have taken Shen Qingyan to the end of the world with his sword.
"Don't worry, I'm fine, I'm very satisfied with this marriage." Shen Qingyan looked at her thoughtful brother and felt warm in her heart, she knew that if she expressed the slightest dissatisfaction with this marriage, Shen Qingchen would immediately leave everything and run away with her. However, marrying Yin Qi will help her push Yin Qi to step down in the future, not to mention, although Yin Qi is stupid, he treats people sincerely, and it will not be too difficult to accompany him in the future.
"You, marry a fool, are you really willing?" Shen Qingchen was still not at ease, he always felt that Shen Qingyan's temperament had changed a lot since he fell into the water, and many times, he couldn't figure out what Shen Qingyan was thinking.
"It's better than men who only have a face." Shen Qingyan lowered his head and casually put the previous half of the pastry into his mouth. There is no love in her heart, what is the difference between marrying and whom, although it is unfair to him, but who can she confide in her suffering.
"......" Shen Qingchen looked at Shen Qingyan a little speechlessly, and tried to hold back the words that were almost in his mouth, girl, believe me, Yin Qi's slut is definitely looking at his face.
The two of them passed the time word by word, but were interrupted by the green wisp who suddenly broke into the house.
"Miss, the concubine Niangniang has a will, Miss Xuan and the second miss will enter the palace immediately."
Shen Qingyan narrowed his eyes, picked up the sugar water on the side, cleared his throat, and stood up unhurriedly.
"Didn't you say what you want us to do in the palace?"
The father-in-law who came didn't say it carefully, as if he wanted the two young ladies to enter the palace to listen to the teachings and learn how to be Fujin, and ...... How do you serve the two princes......" The emerald green voice became smaller and smaller as she went back, and she blushed with a pretty face.
Shen Qingyan didn't react, but he picked up the clothes that entered the palace with no interest, but Shen Qingchen on the side laughed and raised his eyebrows.
"This concubine is really anxious, there are still more than ten days before getting married, and I have to explain clearly what I want to learn on the night of marriage." Shen Qingchen stroked the broken hair in front of his forehead, leaned lazily on the back of the chair and yawned.
Shen Qingyan looked at Cui's red cheeks that were about to drip blood, rolled his eyes, and twisted Shen Qingchen's ears to push him out of the door.
"I'm going to change my clothes, don't get in the way here."
Shen Qingyan was ruthless, grinning Shen Qingchen in pain, and staggered out of the door, but at the moment when the door was about to close, he pressed his foot against the door, Shen Qingyan was full of strength, and he didn't move the door for half a minute, so he had to stare at Shen Qingchen with a pair of beautiful eyes.
"How sinister is the road to learn scriptures, Bajie, I really don't have to accompany you for my brother?" Shen Qingchen grinned evilly, but his eyes were full of positive color.
"Bajie has its own measure, don't worry about Brother Monkey." Shen Qingyan lowered his head and smiled, wrinkled his nose at Shen Qingchen, and closed the door.
Shen Qingchen looked at the closed door, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and turned to leave, no matter what, he had to follow this trip.
Inside the door, Cui Wei took a bamboo-blue shirt and waited for Shen Qingyan to put it on, and simply combed her ink-like hair into a bun, and then carried Shen Qingyan out. As soon as he went out, he took a look at Shen Wanyan, who went out together. Shen Wanyan squinted, looking at Shen Qingyan with a look of schadenfreude, and then walked towards the direction of the gate with a big laugh. Since she knew that she had become Yin Yuan's side Fujin and Shen Qingyan could only marry that fool, Shen Wanyan no longer maintained her false appearance, and directly embarrassed Shen Qingyan in person.
"Something! The second lady is too much! Cui Wei was panting with anger, looking at Shen Wanyan's smug appearance, and hated the root of her teeth.
Shen Qingyan looked at the cui wisp who had been thinking about being by his side since he knew that he was going to marry Yin Qi, and was afraid that he would not be able to think of it, smiled softly, and gently patted the emerald back.
"Don't bother, she has her own day to pay."
Cui Wei looked at her young lady's soul-hooking eyes, the anger just now had already been thrown out of the clouds, and she hurriedly helped her young lady towards the door.
Shen Qingyan leaned on the sedan chair, closed his eyes, and rubbed his temples that were a little sore because he didn't sleep well last night. Concubine Li's purpose in summoning her to the palace this time is probably to give her a warning. Although Yin Qi is stupid, if he has the power of the Shen family, it is inevitable that he will not be used by people with bad intentions to obstruct Yin Qi, which is definitely a hidden danger for Yin Qi's road to becoming emperor. Therefore, Concubine Li naturally had to warn her Shen Qingyan that An An would be the crown princess in parts, if she could take it for her own use, it would be the best, otherwise, Concubine Li would probably not be stingy to let her Shen Qingyan disappear into this world.
The sedan chair stopped steadily, Shen Qingyan walked down slowly, and smiled at the little eunuch who came to pull the sedan curtain, which made the little eunuch blush.
"Is my sister so hungry that she refuses to let go of the eunuch?" Behind him, there was Shen Wanyan's bitter sarcasm.
Shen Qingyan turned around with a cold face and looked at Shen Wanyan's arrogant face.
"The palace is important, and my sister should pay attention to her words and deeds."
"Yo, this is not the crown princess before she starts teaching people." When Shen Wanyan said the words "Crown Princess", she began to laugh in a weird way.
Shen Qingyan coldly hooked the corners of his mouth, and his cold eyes were full of sarcasm and murderous intent.
"Good sister, if my sister becomes the crown princess, I'm afraid it won't be as simple as a lesson." Leaving such a sentence lightly, Shen Qingyan entered the palace gate under the guidance of the eunuch, and did not pay attention to Shen Wanyan, who was stunned in place.
Shen Wanyan shuddered after seeing Shen Qingyan's eyes, smiled unconsciously, and felt a coldness to the bone.
twists and turns, and finally arrived at Yuxiu Palace. Shen Qingyan looked at the three big characters on the plaque, squinted his eyes, straightened his back, and walked in.
"The courtier, Shen Qingyan, see the concubine Niangniang."
"Courtier Shen Wanyan see Guifei Niangniang."
Concubine Li leaned on the couch, half-narrowed her eyes, did not look at Shen Qingyan and Shen Wanyan who were kneeling, and did not make a sound to let them get up. The room was very quiet, except for the sound of the palace maid shaking a fan on the side.
Half an hour passed, and Concubine Li still didn't let them get up. Shen Qingyan knelt motionlessly, the expression on her face did not change, but her legs were already numb, if she touched it, it would be a pinprick pain, cold sweat slid down her cheeks, wetting the hair on the side of her face, she knew that Concubine Li was giving them a disadvantage. Shen Wanyan on the side was about to be unable to support it, one hand was propped up on the ground, and the other hand was secretly rubbing her calf, as if she was going to sit on the ground in the next second.
"Why, I can't even stand this bit of hard work." Concubine Li's casual voice came, and the tone was lazy, as if she had just woken up.
Shen Wanyan froze in place, not daring to make any more moves.
Concubine Li waved away the palace people, sat up slowly, looked at Shen Qingyan and Shen Wanyan who were hanging their heads, and sneered.
"The dignified daughter of the Shen Mansion is nothing more than that. The big bees attract butterflies, and the small ones are stupid and dull like pigs, and Prime Minister Shen Cheng is afraid that he will not be useful, and he teaches such two daughters. ”
Shen Wanyan lowered her head, grabbed the side of her skirt tightly with one hand, and didn't care that her clothes were wrinkled, like a thorn in her back, she knew from the beginning that Concubine Li didn't like her, even if the holy decree had been made now, she was still afraid that Concubine Li would obstruct this marriage. Just when she wanted to say something to please Concubine Li, she was interrupted by Shen Qingyan on the side.
"The father of the courtiers has been loyal to his duties all his life, leveling the feudal domain, removing the traitorous ministers, and revitalizing the dynasty, and the courtiers and sisters are all married by the emperor himself, the concubine Niangniang said this, is it denying the achievements of the courtier's father and disobeying the emperor's holy decree." Shen Qingyan raised her head and looked directly at Concubine Li, she could insult herself, but she couldn't insult Shen's father.
Concubine Li looked at Shen Qingyan coldly, and bit her lower lip tightly.
"You're not afraid that this palace will kill you."
"The concubine is magnanimous, how can she be as knowledgeable as a courtier."
"Shen Wanyan, you go out first." Concubine Li suddenly turned her gaze to Shen Wanyan.
Shen Wanyan looked at Concubine Li's cold eyes, regardless of the pain in her legs, staggered up, limped out of the door, and glanced at Shen Qingyan resentfully before leaving, for fear that Shen Qingyan would offend Concubine Li and implicate herself.
There were only two people left in the room, Li Guifei and Shen Qingyan, the two looked at each other, Li Guifei suddenly cut her hair, and beckoned Shen Qingyan to sit on the couch.
Shen Qingyan stood up slowly, because he suddenly stood up and felt a throbbing pain in his legs, his movements stopped suddenly, and he walked forward slowly, and the soles of his feet were like ten thousand ants biting with every step, and he walked to the edge of the couch and sat down gently.
I saw a mackerel bowl on the table, and there were two young koi fish in it, one was snow-white, with red and gold spots on its back, and the other was jet-black, without any color mixture. Concubine Li picked up the fish food on the side and threw it into the fish tank one by one, and the two fish immediately scrambled.