My Lady is well

Shen Yueyao looked at her for a while and realized that she must have missed something.

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly in a faint smile.

"what do you know?"

"The storybook was stolen by Wan Qiaozhen, and she actually used it to please the Queen Mother, and received a lot of rewards. The Emperor even promoted her rank, and now she is a concubine."

Snow was flying all over the sky and the cold wind was blowing in my ears like a cry, as if telling me that the world is dangerous and people's hearts are unpredictable.

It doesn't matter. The cold wind blew into the cloak. Shen Yueyao coughed twice, covered her collar, and said softly.

"It's cold, let's go inside and talk."

She parted the beaded curtain, and her swaying skirt swept in a few flakes of snow, which instantly melted on the ground.

Bi'er followed in, took the brazier and lit the charcoal.

Shen Yueyao took off her cloak, casually draped it on the mahogany chair, and poured herself a cup of hot tea to warm her hands.

Xu Niannian kept scolding Wan Cainv.

"She is so shameless. I argued with her today and she actually said that I had no evidence and even used her status as a royal concubine to pressure me."

Shen Yueyao sat down next to the brazier. The thick black smoke made her tears burst out. She choked and coughed several times, so she had to get up and move away.

She raised her hand to clear away the choking smoke, frowned, and said with a sad face.

"What kind of charcoal is this? It smells so bad."

Bi'er said, "This is black charcoal. According to the position of a concubine, the ten kilograms of charcoal I received a few days ago have been used up. I can only receive some black charcoal."

Xu Niannian said in a muffled voice, "Humph, they just make sure we don't freeze to death, no one cares if we get choked."

Shen Yueyao stared at the ground in silence for a while, and Xu Niannian continued.

"Hey, Sister Shen, I was telling you about Wan Cainu stealing the storybook."

Shen Yueyao sighed and said in a melancholy tone.

"Silly girl, this matter is not as simple as you think."

Xu Niannian was puzzled, so she moved closer to her and sat down, frowning.

"Sister Shen, what do you mean by this? I don't understand."

Shen Yueyao looked at her confused face, lowered her long eyelashes, and smiled faintly.

"Think about it carefully. How did Wan Cainu know that I was writing a storybook? Moreover, she stayed in Yingxiu Palace all day, so how did she know that the Queen Mother liked to read picture books? And what a coincidence that she did what I was going to do."

Xu Niannian thought what she said made a lot of sense, blinked and muttered to herself.

"Yeah, how would she know?"

Shen Yueyao said: "I only told you about this matter."

Xu Niannian was startled and waved her hands quickly.

“…I haven’t told anyone.”

Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Of course I know it's not you."

Xu Niannian was confused by her and looked at her in a daze.

"Then how would she know?"

Shen Yueyao placed the teacup in her hand on the tea table, raised her eyelids slightly, and a sharp light flashed in her eyes.

"Think carefully, who else was there when I said these words to you?"

Xu Niannian scratched his head and his eyes lit up.

"Wei Cainv, Wei Cainv must have heard everything while kneeling outside."

Shen Yueyao pursed her lips and smiled, with a playful look in her smile.

"Hey, Nian Nian is not stupid."

Xu Niannian smiled awkwardly, then frowned and asked.

"That's not right. Why didn't Wei Cainu steal it herself and present it to the Queen Mother? Instead, she told Wan Cainu. Isn't that giving her a bargain?"

Shen Yueyao took a sip of tea, turned sideways, and touched the tip of her nose with her slender fingertips.

"Good question! Because she is smarter than Wan Qiao. She knows that what is fake cannot be real. Wan Cainv won the Queen Mother's favor with a story and was promoted to a royal concubine. If one day her lie is exposed and she is exposed, she may even be killed. She should..."

Shen Yueyao withdrew her gaze and tapped her index finger lightly on the tea table.

Xu Niannian turned her head to look at her, and saw that she seemed to be in deep thought, so she only dared to ask in a low voice.

"What should she do?"

"She must have thought that I would expose Wan Qiaozhen to the Queen Mother and use me to turn Wan Qiaozhen back to her original form, making it impossible for her to turn things around."

Xu Niannian was stunned for a moment, thinking that she was also a member of the harem, it was unlikely that she didn't have some scheming.

For example, she approached Shen Yueyao in the beginning because she had heard two palace maids from the East Palace talking about it.

"I usually see that Concubine Shen is quite favored. Although the emperor punished her in the past, she often went to Liufengxuan. How come she is just a concubine?"

"It's probably because of my background."

Xu Niannian thought that since she was favored, it would always be right to follow her.

Listening to Shen Yueyao talking about this now, her words were calm and light, but they were carefully considered and weighed, and every word was powerful and convinced her.

For a moment, she felt fortunate. It would be a terrible thing if such a person became her enemy.

She secretly praised herself for her wisdom and bravery in getting the treasure.

Xu Niannian put her arm around Shen Yueyao's, rubbed her head against her arm, and smiled foolishly.

"Sister Shen, it's great to have you here."

Shen Yueyao chuckled softly, seeing through her situation but not pointing it out, letting her act coquettishly.

She glanced at the charcoal basin. She was afraid of the cold in winter, and this charcoal...

Xu Niannian raised her head, as if she had thought of something, and continued to ask.

"Sister Shen, what are you going to do? Just let Wan Cainu go?"

Shen Yueyao held her snow-white cheek with one hand, tapped her cheek lightly with her slender little finger, tilted her head to look at her, curled her lips slightly, and her tone revealed a profoundness.

"Niannian, real jackals will disguise themselves as humans, blend in with the crowd, and wait for an opportunity to strike. Wan Cainv was brave but not wise. She was blinded by the immediate benefits and did stupid things, allowing Wei Cainv to get a hold of her. But this Wei Cainv is quite scheming, so we have to be careful of her in the future."

"So, are we just going to let the matter of Wan Cainu stealing the storybook go?"

Shen Yueyao frowned slightly, with a hint of embarrassment in her eyes.

"...If you want to deal with her, there will be many opportunities in the future, so there is no need to rush."

Shen Yueyao mainly didn't want to make a big deal out of this matter. The story would involve the Queen Mother, and she was worried about alarming Jing Ruzhang. She couldn't lose her life, which she had saved with great difficulty, because of such a small matter.

Xu Niannian also noticed her embarrassment, nodded, and muttered to herself.

"I just can't stand her arrogance. She has now moved to the Chuqi Palace next door. Given her personality, she will definitely come to our Yingxiu Palace to show off her power."

Shen Yueyao didn't care. She just looked at the charcoal basin, pouted her lips slightly, and nodded.

"No, we still need to get some Ruitan."

Xu Niannian was dejected, and followed her example, holding her cheek with her hand, and spoke in a low voice.

"How can it be that easy? The charcoal in the palace is distributed according to rank. A first-rank imperial concubine gets 200 kilograms, a second-rank imperial concubine gets 150 kilograms, a third-rank imperial concubine gets 100 kilograms, a fourth-rank beauty gets 80 kilograms, and a fifth-rank talent gets 50 kilograms. When it comes to us, we only get 10 kilograms as a token of our appreciation."

When Shen Yueyao heard that Li Ning had two hundred kilograms of charcoal, she gritted her teeth in jealousy, closed her eyes, and let out a long sigh.

"Don't worry, I have a way. If others have it, we have it too."