My Lady is well

Concubine Jiang lowered her eyelashes to hide her emotions and spoke in a low voice.

"Shen Cainu...lives in Luhua Pavilion, Yingxiu Palace?"

Shen Yueyao felt increasingly uneasy, her mind churning with thoughts, and she roughly guessed something.

I felt a dull pain in my chest and reluctantly uttered the name with a trembling voice.

"Xu Niannian?"

Concubine Jiang was silent for a moment, then nodded calmly.

Shen Yueyao suddenly felt her heart being strangled by a pair of invisible hands. She tried her best to break free, but in the end it was just a fight of a trapped beast.

The light in her eyes dimmed inch by inch, and she asked in a hoarse voice, suppressing her anger.

"What did you do to her?"

Concubine Jiang remained calm, glanced at the concubines present, and spoke loudly.

"The Queen is hosting a banquet today. Sisters, please go to Yong'an Palace first. Don't keep the Queen waiting for too long."

Several people bowed to them and went to Yong'an Palace.

Lady Wei cast a poisonous gaze at Shen Yueyao, but Li Ning gave her a sharp look, and she dared not look up again.

After seeing everyone disperse, Concubine Jiang spoke calmly.

"Since Shen Cainu is from Luhua Pavilion, she will know sooner or later, so I don't have to hide it from you."

There was frost in Shen Yueyao's pair of bright peach eyes as she stared at her intently.

Concubine Jiang met her gaze, and a strange look flashed in her eyes, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"She had an affair with a guard, and the queen didn't want this to be known to everyone, as it would damage the reputation of the royal family."

There was a layer of anger between Shen Yueyao's delicate eyebrows, and her pupils became bright because of anger, and she retorted.

"You're talking nonsense. She's with me every day. How could I not know whether she's having an affair with me? Do you have any evidence?"

Concubine Jiang said indifferently: "This matter does not require sufficient evidence. She is suspicious and her questions are vague. This matter concerns the reputation of the royal family. It is better to kill her by mistake than to let her go. I advise Shen Cainu not to intervene. If it were not for Shen Cainu's special identity, no one in the entire Luhua Pavilion would be alive."

Shen Yueyao stared at her in disbelief, with a slight struggle between her brows. She laughed in anger.

"It's a good idea to rather kill someone by mistake than let him go. Concubine Jiang is really courageous. She handled the matter so beautifully without any hesitation."

"But don't worry, this poison kills instantly, so she didn't suffer much."

She staggered back two steps, slowly twitching the corners of her mouth, raising a mocking smile.

"You didn't suffer anything?!"

Shen Yueyao clenched her palms tightly, her eyes sparkling with tears, but she was stubborn and refused to let go.

Li Ning asked coldly when he saw that she was extremely excited.

"Who is Xu Niannian?"

Shen Yueyao was clearly smiling, but the coldness in her eyes seemed to be able to freeze her for a thousand years.

"That's a good question. Who is Xu Niannian? She's just an insignificant concubine, like an ant, no different, right? Concubine Jiang?"

Concubine Jiang had a sullen look on her face, embarrassment in her eyes, and she lowered her head in disgust.

Shen Yueyao turned around, her skirt fluttering, no longer caring about her posture and appearance, and ran quickly towards Yingxiu Palace. The cold wind was like a sharp knife, cutting her fair cheeks.

When she finally ran to Luhua Pavilion with all her might, she bent down and took a while to catch her breath.

She walked over slowly as usual, placed her hand on her door, and gently pushed it open.

I saw Bi'er lying on the ground with a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth.

Shen Yueyao frowned, stepped forward and stretched out her trembling fingertips to feel her breath, but there was no life.

Looking up, I saw Xu Niannian lying quietly on the couch, as if she was asleep, only her lips were slightly purple and the bloodstains on the corners of her lips had been cleaned up by someone.

She seemed afraid of waking her up, so she walked over quietly and called out twice.

"Niannian, niannian——"

Seeing that she had no reaction, her long eyelashes could no longer bear the weight of the tears, and the tears rolled down like strings of broken threads.

She lowered her eyelids and found a purse embroidered with delicate fish patterns half hidden under the pillow. She pulled it out and slowly loosened the straps.

There was a lock of hair and a letter hidden inside.

She pulled out the letter and unfolded it.

"Sister Shen, I feel as if I have met you in person. When you read this letter, I am afraid that Xu Nian Nian will no longer exist in this world. I always feel that God is merciful. I have met you in the shackles of the deep palace. It is a great blessing for Nian Nian to have met you in three lifetimes.

Nian Nian has a crush on someone. Although we have only met briefly twice, I have already fallen deeply in love with him. I hope my sister can hang Nian Nian's black hair on the willow tree under the palace wall of Luhua Pavilion, so that the wind can blow my sister's worries out of the palace wall.

Nian Nian already knew the ending of her sister's story. The fairy who violated the heavenly rules died but was content with it.

I have a short fate but no regrets in this life. I only have two wishes: the deep and quiet palace. One is that I wish my sister to live happily forever, and the other is that you and I will never enter the palace again in the next life.

I am thinking of my last words. "

Shen Yueyao clenched her purse, reached out and slowly touched her pale cheek, choking with sobs.

"Niannian, you should have told me earlier. Let's think of a solution together."

She looked at the purse in her hand. There had never been a moment when she wanted to leave the palace more than now. Her gaze fell dimly outside the diamond-shaped lattice window and she murmured softly.

"Don't worry, I'll send this strand of black hair off for you."

……

In the imperial study, Lord Chen has just woken up.

He looked around, held onto the edge of the couch and sat up, feeling dizzy again.

The young eunuch waiting on the side whispered.

"Master Chen is awake, and the Emperor is still waiting for you outside."

The hall was brightly lit, the moon hung over the palace wall, and the entire palace was wrapped in the cold moonlight.

The emperor stood by the window, holding a book in his hand. He looked particularly relaxed today, with his brows relaxed, looking like a good-looking man with a breeze and a bright moon.

Hearing the noise, he glanced at the inner room indifferently.

Lord Chen was supported by two young eunuchs and came out in front of him. Just as he was about to salute, he heard him say in a calm voice.

"Master Chen is not feeling well, so there is no need to be polite."

After receiving the king's order, Lord Chen simply clasped his fists and lowered his head, his voice slightly breathless.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor stood there handsomely, his eyes as chilly as that winter night, making people shudder and afraid to approach.

He put the book in his hand behind his back and turned to look at the bright moon in the sky.

"Mr. Chen, as a minister of state, you have the mountains and rivers, and your style is as high as the mountains and as long as the rivers! Do you know how many people die of starvation in the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers every year when floods sweep across them?"

Lord Chen looked at Tian Yan with deep eyes, lowered his head with a little shame, and shook his head slightly.

"According to the Ministry of Revenue, 200,000 people died last year, and 180,000 people drowned and lost their families the year before last. Does Lord Chen really want to tread on their corpses to preserve his integrity?"

Lord Chen's eyes trembled and he knelt down in fear.

"I have absolutely no such intention."

"Although Shen Yueyao's words are unorthodox, there is one thing that is correct. It is beneficial to the country and harmless to people. In this case, I must move the salt official business. I don't want a fourth person to know what the imperial study said."

Before Lord Chen could reply, Luo Zhong hurried in. Jing Ruzhang was very displeased and his eyes narrowed in cold anger.

"Why are you so nervous?"

Luo Zhong knew that he was most annoyed by being disturbed by other things when discussing government affairs. If the situation was not urgent, he would not have been so rude.

He said in panic, "Your Majesty, there's a fire in Luhua Pavilion where Shen Cainu of Yingxiu Palace lives."