After the death of the host: the tyrant cried red eyes

Xiao Yi slowly leaned over, gently lifted her sleeves with his slender fingers, and his fingertips lingered on an inconspicuous red mole on her arm: "Look, my beloved concubine, the chastity seal is still there, how can you say you have lost your virginity?"

Shen Bingning widened her eyes and stared at the red mole in disbelief, her heart full of doubts.

Is this the legendary Shougongsha? Such an insignificant red dot?

In her impression, the toad sand should be placed on the inside of the arm, like a plump pea, rather than the tiny red dot as thin as a needle tip on the outside.

All along, she thought it was just an ordinary red mole that appeared by chance.

What puzzled her even more was that the original owner had entered the palace for more than three months. Logically, the toad blood should have disappeared long ago. Could it be Xiao Yi... ?

As this thought came to her mind, Shen Bingning's gaze involuntarily slid towards Xiao Yi's abdomen. The secret there seemed to be inextricably linked to all this.

Perhaps her gaze was too direct, Xiao Yi caught this subtle change, narrowed his narrow eyes slightly, and asked with a bit of inquiry: "Where are you looking at, my beloved concubine?"

Shen Bingning quickly retracted her gaze and forced a slightly stiff smile on her face: "It turns out that I have not lost my virginity. This is really... great!"

As soon as she finished her joyful words, she thought of the public opinion outside and her face darkened: "But the world thinks that I am no longer a perfect concubine. I think that Your Majesty expelling me from the palace is the best way to protect Your Majesty's dignity."

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Wei couldn't help but glance sideways and sigh in his heart, his majesty didn't mind, but she was looking for trouble here, it was really inexplicable!

Shen Bingning's sincerity was evident in her words, but Xiao Yi seemed unmoved. He gently lifted her chin and forced her to meet his eyes: "My beloved concubine is thinking of me, which comforts me. I will issue an edict and announce it to the world, clearing my beloved concubine's name."

Qing'er, who was standing by, heard the words and looked at Shen Bingning with joy on her face. With His Majesty's personal decree, who dares to gossip again?

Announce it to the world? Shen Bingning never cared about false reputation. What she really wanted was to escape from this golden cage! An imperceptible dissatisfaction flashed across her eyes.

Xiao Yi keenly caught this subtle change in emotion, and he actually felt a little happy in his heart. He raised the corner of his mouth with a meaningful smile: "Five days later, I will go to the State of Chu, and my beloved concubine will accompany me."

This sudden decision made Shen Bingning's brows furrow even tighter.

She realized that her hope of leaving the palace was becoming increasingly slim, so she forced herself to stand up on the table with her sore knees, and said with a bit of self-mockery: "Your Majesty, I am crude and do not know etiquette. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to let Sister Yu or Concubine Zheng accompany me."

Deep in her heart, she prayed silently that both of them could go together, so that she might have more chances to escape.

"My beloved concubine has suffered some grievances recently. I am just thinking of taking this opportunity to take you out of the palace to relax. Why, my beloved concubine, don't you want to go with me?"

Xiao Yi seemed to have seen through her thoughts from his words.

Shen Bingning secretly complained in her heart, you are a thoughtful person.

Before she could think about it, Xiao Yi changed the subject and mentioned the previous topic: "What is the overturned cart that my beloved concubine mentioned just now? Is it similar to a barrel cart?" It turned out that he even paid attention to the unintentional words.

This unexpected turn of events made Shen Bingning see the possibility of avoiding the trip to Chu State. She quickly replied, "Yes, it is also a tool used to irrigate fields. In fact, I originally wanted to stay in the palace and concentrate on drawing the design of the overturned cart."

"My beloved concubine cares about the people, which is my great fortune."

Xiao Yi's tone was full of praise, but then he changed his mind, "However, the construction of the drum cart is at a critical stage, and there is no rush to draw the design of the rollover cart. The trip to Chu is imminent, and it will not be too late to draw it after returning."

Shen Bingning suddenly realized that Xiao Yi wanted her to take care of both sides and he was not going to let her go on either side.

What a shrewd emperor!

Xiao Yi walked slowly to the carved window lattice, gently stroking the orchid that had regained vitality under Shen Bingning's careful care, with a hint of imperceptible tenderness in his eyes.

"Under my beloved concubine's care, this orchid is growing more and more vibrant. I happen to have one like this in my imperial study. I think my beloved concubine's green hands will definitely make it more luxuriant. How about letting my beloved concubine take care of it?"

In the past few days, whether it was the quiet time of copying Buddhist scriptures or the sudden attack, she almost forgot about the thorny palace dispute. Xiao Yi seemed to want to exacerbate the undercurrent in the palace intentionally or unintentionally. Shen Bingning thought to herself, this is not a good sign!

Upon hearing this, Shen Bingning responded quickly, her voice gentle but firm: "Your Majesty, I was just about to mention this. Since I will be accompanying Your Majesty to the State of Chu, there will be no one to take care of this orchid. It is better to entrust it to Concubine Zheng. She grew up in the residence of the Minister of Revenue and was influenced by her father in gardening. Her skills should be far better than mine."

These words were not spoken out of modesty, nor were they because the other party had any plans for her. Instead, they were a clever arrangement in Shen Bingning's mind, intended to add some trivial matters to Concubine Zheng and distract her attention.

Xiao Yi was in a very good mood. Seeing Shen Bingning was so considerate, he readily agreed, "Wei Xiquan, you must send this orchid to Hanqing Palace immediately and take good care of it."

In Hanqing Palace, Concubine Zheng was reading the secret letter sent by her father. The letter mentioned that Xiao Yi had gone against the majority's opinion and protected Shen Bingning at the morning court.

At the side, Xianglan whispered softly, "I overheard the eunuchs in Fengqing Palace talking about how His Majesty intends to take the Queen with him on this trip to Chu."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Zheng could not hide her anger and tore the letter paper in her hand into pieces angrily. "This seductive woman has a bad reputation, but Your Majesty is still so partial to her that he even took her with him on his official visit!"

Xianglan rolled her eyes and asked tentatively, "My beauty, do you want to find a way to stop the Queen from traveling with His Majesty?"

Lady Zheng shook her head gently, a deep look flashed in her eyes, "No need, my father has already told me that he sent Sun Da to do it, so we should not act rashly in the near future. We will make plans after Shen Bingning returns from Chu State."

"Yes, I understand, slave."

Xianglan replied in a low voice.

"Sun Da and the others are really stupid. They clearly tied up Shen Bingning, but they failed to do it in time, leaving her a chance to escape."

Lady Zheng sighed inwardly, if not for this, Shen Bingning would probably have died by now.

At this moment, the eunuch outside the door announced: "Beauty, Eunuch Wei wants to see you."

Concubine Zheng mistakenly thought that Xiao Yi wanted her to go on the mission together, so she quickly dressed up and asked anxiously, "Eunuch Wei, what is the emperor's order?"

"That's right." Eunuch Wei walked into the hall, turned around and took the orchid pot from the young eunuch.