My Lady is well

When the Crown Princess saw Li Ning, she was also slightly stunned for a moment.

She couldn't remember how long it had been since Li Ning last came to Changning Palace, so she found it strange. The simple action of sitting down was several beats slower than usual.

Li Ning, on the other hand, looked like a fairy who had descended from the sky, with such a strong aura that people who didn't know her would think she was the owner of Changning Palace.

Li Ning has the General's Mansion behind her. With a background like hers, there is no reason for the Crown Princess to ignore her existence.

After all, with Li Ning's family background and ability, she is capable of competing with her for the future position of Empress.

But the Crown Princess was very polite to her, and even spoke up to defend her when Yang Li gossiped about her behind her back.

Shen Yueyao's keen sense of gossip told her that there must be something fishy behind this.

Several people bowed deeply to the Crown Princess.

"I have met the Crown Princess."

The Crown Princess said in a friendly tone, "Stand Up," and asked everyone to take a seat.

"Is Concubine Li here today? That's rare. Someone, bring me the gold-lacquered Ziyun screen and send it to the Haoxue Pavilion."

Li Ning raised his hand, his demeanor cold and arrogant, without a trace of worldly airs.

"No need."

Shen Yueyao: "......"

Shen Yueyao didn't expect that she would actually refute the Crown Princess in person. What a warrior she is.

Concubine Yang and Concubine Li acted as if they were used to it, which made her seem a little overwhelmed.

She slowly picked up the teacup and shook her head gently while blowing away the tea foam.

Even the Crown Princess showed no emotion and smiled friendly.

"Well, the Haoxue Pavilion certainly doesn't lack this."

Shen Yueyao envied Li Ning. As a concubine, she could act arrogantly in the Eastern Palace and even looked down on the Crown Princess.

Unlike her, she had to be careful everywhere, fearing that she would be scratched by others if she was not careful.

The Crown Princess took a sip of tea, a professional smile curving her lips.

"While all the sisters are here today, I want to make an announcement. The Queen Mother met with me yesterday and wanted to welcome Lord Wen's second daughter, Wen Xueshu, into the East Palace."

Before she could sip the tea, Shen Yueyao opened her eyes slightly, paused, slowly put down the teacup, lowered her head, hiding her uneasiness.

In the silence, Yang Li was the first to sigh while twirling her handkerchief.

However, it sounds a bit contrived and not very sincere.

"What? Do you have any objections?"

Yang Li and Shen Yueyao were both stunned and looked at her at the same time.

Shen Yueyao happened to meet her eyes and cold sweat broke out on her back.

Yang Li breathed a sigh of relief, raised his eyebrows, and smiled maliciously, looking like he was enjoying the show.

She always says something inappropriate in certain situations.

She is a god, and gods will not consider the feelings of mortals, Shen Yueyao curled her lips.

This sentence undoubtedly made Shen Yueyao the focus of the crowd.

Shen Yueyao hesitated for a moment, suppressing the discomfort in her heart.

"Li... Li... Sister, you are joking. I don't have any objection. As long as Your Highness likes it, it is great."

This sentence was obviously more eye-catching than the Crown Princess's words that the Crown Prince was going to marry Wen Xueshu. Even the Crown Princess's eyes could not hide her surprise.

She actually dared to call Li Ning sister!

Everyone looked at Shen Yueyao, then at Li Ning.

See if Li Ning will chop her down with one palm.

The Crown Princess also breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but worry about Shen Yueyao.

She thought that she had always been steady and prudent, so how could she dare to offend this true God?

Just as several people were imagining Shen Yueyao's miserable end, Li Ning just glanced at her indifferently, sneered, and turned his head away.

That's it? Nothing more?

The Crown Princess breathed a sigh of relief first. Yang Li stared at Shen Yueyao, expecting that Li Ning might have more to say.

To her disappointment, no.

Shen Yueyao felt that Li Ning was indeed scary, but it would be a good thing if she could become friends with her and leave this fear to others.

Yang Li rolled her eyes in disdain and whispered, "Flatterer."

Concubine Li remained silent as always and did not participate in the fight between the few people. She only came out to mediate and calm Yang Li's anger at the appropriate time.

The Crown Princess glanced at Li Ning with an unreadable expression in her eyes, then looked away.

Shen Yueyao saw this action. She turned her head to look at Li Ning, her face still as cold as ice.

Shen Yueyao couldn't stand the cold and quickly looked away.

The Crown Princess coughed twice, wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and spoke earnestly.

"This marriage was originally the emperor's idea. When the Wen family's sister enters the East Palace, things will be even more lively. By then, I hope that all the sisters can live in peace and not cause any trouble for His Highness."

Several people nodded respectfully and said yes.

The Crown Princess chatted with a few people for a while. Yang Li's words were always directed at Shen Yueyao, but she was able to handle it with ease.

Li Ning hardly spoke, but with her around, the atmosphere became a little cold, and even Yang Li, who was always talkative, didn't dare to be too talkative.

Seeing that the Crown Princess's energy was almost exhausted, Shen Yueyao tactfully found an excuse to return to Liufengxuan, and the others followed her out of Changning Palace.

Thinking of the scene just now, the Crown Princess couldn't help but smile softly and shook her head.

……

Shen Yueyao stopped on the curved corridor and glanced at the waterside pavilion with rippling white gauze. There were koi fish surrounding her on the ground and gurgling water beside her ears.

So he walked over. This place was quiet and peaceful, with little noise. Two palace maids and two eunuchs were standing in the spacious pavilion.

Apart from the prince, few people come here. When the servants saw her coming, they were startled at first, and then bowed slightly.

Not long after she sat down, the palace maids considerately brought the food box, took out the snacks, prepared sweet soup, and brewed a pot of pre-rain Longjing tea.

I think it was sent according to the prince's taste. She smiled knowingly, praising the servant for being sensible. If he didn't have to worry about his life here, it would be nice to be a master.

Shen Yueyao took a piece of crystal lotus seed cake and put it in her mouth. It was soft, sweet and left a lingering fragrance on her lips and teeth.

It was a little sweet for her.

"You will enjoy it."

She felt a chill on her back, turned her head mechanically with a mouthful of cake in her mouth, closed her eyes, swallowed the cake, and put on a smiling face.

"It turns out to be Li...sister."

She didn't find it easy to call her that, and she felt a little scared every time she saw Li Ning. It felt a bit like meeting Jing Ruzhang.

Li Ning sat down opposite her without any hesitation. Jin'er poured tea for her and stepped behind Shen Yueyao.

"You know Wen Xueshu." Li Ning said almost certainly.

Shen Yueyao tilted her head and looked at her for a few times. Li Ning didn't seem like a gossipy person, and she didn't know why she was interested in this matter and followed him here specially.

"It's not that we know each other, we just met once."

To be precise, they first met at the last palace banquet. It was mainly because she was attracted to Wen Xueshu that she might not have noticed her at all.

"Do you have a grudge against her?" Li Ning asked again.

Shen Yueyao didn't say anything, just took a sip of tea.

She smiled and started a new conversation.

"What about you? Why... kill people?"

Shen Yueyao asked the question that had been in her mind for a long time, and she deliberately raised the volume of the last two words.

Li Ning was silent for a moment, then spoke calmly.

"Do you think that everyone wearing human skin is called a human? They could be beasts in human clothing."

Indeed, she could not deny it.

After hearing what Li Ning said, she was almost certain that there must be a big melon here.

Shen Yueyao held up her cheek with her hand: "I have become your accomplice innocently, I should know the whole story."

Li Ning looked at the few wisps of flowing clouds in the blue sky, and her voice finally became a little more human.

"I have a personal maid named Yi'er, who has been with me for thirteen years. I had no intention of bringing her into the palace, and was planning to let her go and marry someone else, but that silly girl insisted on entering the palace with me. A few days ago, she was fished out of a well."

Shen Yueyao recalled that she seemed to have heard Yang Li mention it when she went to pay her respects to the Crown Princess for the first time.

At that time, I just felt regretful and didn't think about it too much.

"Yier has been with me for thirteen years. How could I let her die in obscurity? After a thorough investigation, I learned that the guard named Chen Wei was drunk, raped Yier, and threw her into the well."

Shen Yueyao's heart trembled after hearing this. She did smell alcohol on Chen Wei that day.

She glanced at Jin'er who was not far behind her. If she encountered such a thing, she was afraid that she would be even more cruel than her.

These girls had a miserable life since childhood, but once they recognized their master and received a little warmth, they would be willing to give up their lives for her.

She sighed and said, "Why don't you give the evidence to the prince?"

Li Ning just said coldly: "They are my people, so I will take revenge on them. Why should it be anyone else's business? Besides..."

"Besides, you don't trust His Royal Highness."

"In the eyes of those who claim to achieve great things without paying attention to small details, what does the life of a maid mean? Just an ant."