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

It is no wonder that his emotions are so changeable. How can any man remain calm when faced with such a predicament?

Thinking of this, Shen Bingning's aversion to Xiao Yi seemed to ease a little. After all, when facing illness, everyone deserves sympathy and care.

Qing'er looked at her master's happy expression, somewhat puzzled, until she noticed Miss Zheng in front of her, and then she reminded him quietly: "Miss, Miss Zheng is just ahead admiring the flowers."

Shen Bingning looked up and saw Miss Zheng surrounded by a group of palace maids, leisurely admiring the flowers in the imperial garden.

"Has she passed her etiquette lessons?"

"I heard that Miss Zheng had gotten in touch with the etiquette nanny, and after only three days of study, the nanny allowed her to pass the assessment."

The power of money is indeed omnipotent. Shen Bingning secretly sighed to herself, thinking how great it would be if she also had such financial resources.

Originally, Shen Bingning wanted to observe whether Miss Zheng's uterine blood was still there, but after seeing the mark on Concubine Yu's body, she felt that it was unnecessary.

Since the person has come to your door, it would be a shame not to take a look.

However, when Miss Zheng walked towards her, Shen Bingning raised her eyebrows and deliberately took a detour.

Miss Zheng was in a good mood because of the rumors in the palace recently, but she didn't expect that Bixia would clarify the facts for that vixen today. This made Miss Zheng even more angry towards Shen Bingning, and she wished she could tear her charming face into pieces immediately.

At this moment, they met on a narrow road. Seeing that the foxy girl wanted to avoid her, Miss Zheng naturally would not miss this opportunity to ridicule her: "Miss Shen hides when she sees me. Don't you want to see me?"

Shen Bingning heard this, a cunning look flashed in her eyes, and she turned around and smiled, "Miss Zheng is quite self-aware and knows that she is not very popular."

Miss Zheng was about to fight back, but Shen Bingning got the better of her. She was so angry that her face turned blue: "Shen Bingning, you!"

Shen Bingning pretended to be polite and raised her hand to shade herself from the sun: "Miss Zheng, what can I do for you? If there is nothing else, I will go back first. The sun is really hot."

Seeing that Miss Zheng looked grim but still sober, Shen Bingning decided to add fuel to the fire: "Oh, I don't know which villain hiding in the dark is gossiping behind my back again. Fortunately, Princess Bixia is wise and trusts me. She is also worried that I will be sad. She is really considerate to me."

"What's the point of saying this? Miss Zheng, how can I empathize with you? After all, Princess Bixia is not very friendly to you."

Miss Zheng was so enraged that she rushed towards Shen Bingning, but accidentally stepped on a slippery stone, lost her balance and fell to the ground.

"oops!"

Shen Bingning exclaimed and quickly stepped forward to help Miss Zheng. Her hand accidentally pulled open Miss Zheng's sleeve, exposing her forearm. The toad blood did not appear on the outside, but instead there was a bright red flower pattern on the inside.

Miss Zheng steadied herself and pushed Shen Bingning away: "Don't pretend to be a good person here. If it weren't for you, how could I have fallen?"

Shen Bingning took a few steps back, looking innocent: "Miss Zheng, you have to be honest when you say this. I didn't even touch the corner of your clothes before you fell. In fact, the ground in this garden is really slippery. I have slipped here before."

She turned to Xianglan and ordered, "Take your master back quickly and let the imperial physician check if he is injured."

Xianglan was worried, fearing that Lady Zheng would be injured and she would not be able to take the responsibility: "Lady, I will help you back right away."

After being teased by Shen Bingning, Concubine Zheng sobered up a bit. She remembered her father's teachings that she should not act rashly, so she glared at Shen Bingning fiercely: "Remember this!"

Then, with the help of palace maids, he held his waist and staggered back to Hanqing Palace.

Shen Bingning clapped her hands and said to Qing'er, "Let's go back too."

Back at Fengqing Palace, Shen Bingning suddenly had an idea and rolled up Qing'er's sleeves, only to find that there was also a small red dot on the outside of her arm. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Qing'er, are there different styles of Shougongsha?"

She echoes the inconspicuous little dot on the outside of Concubine Yu's arm, while Concubine Zheng's toad sand seems to deliberately avoid the convention, quietly resting on the inside of the arm, blooming into an exquisite flower pattern, which looks particularly different.

Qing'er explained the difference in a soft voice: "In wealthy and prominent families, the ladies' gongsha will be carefully placed on the inside of their arms, with more complex patterns, as gorgeous as flowers, to show their noble status; while those women who come from poor families or are slaves can only receive simple marks on the outside, as plain as me."

It turned out that Concubine Zheng came from the Minister of Revenue's mansion, and was naturally very different from women from ordinary families like them.

Inside the imperial palace, three beauties still retained the toad blood that symbolizes chastity. Once this matter is leaked, Emperor Xiao Yi will probably become a laughing stock of the whole world.

However, how could the maids who served closely day and night not notice this secret mark on their master? Did Emperor Xiao Yi really not worry that these secrets would be inadvertently leaked out from their mouths?

Shen Bingning gently hooked her finger at Qing'er, motioning her to come closer, and then asked softly: "Qing'er, do you know the meaning behind the Shougongsha?"

Qing'er's cheeks were stained with an imperceptible blush, and she lowered her eyebrows and replied submissively: "The beauty's heart is like a mirror, and I naturally know a thing or two."

Shen Bingning slowly rolled up her sleeves, revealing the bright red cinnabar, and pointed it out to Qing'er: "Then tell me, what is this?"

Qing Er stared at the red spot and answered seriously, "It's Shou Gong Sha."

"Yes, it is Shougongsha."

There was a barely perceptible heaviness in Shen Bingning's voice: "As the emperor's concubine, I still have uterine blood on my body. Is this normal?"

Qing'er glanced cautiously at the tightly closed palace door and lowered her voice, "My beauty may have forgotten that after the Queen Mother passed away, His Majesty ordered the whole country to mourn for the Queen Mother for three years, and now happens to be the end of the third year."

During the mourning period, the emperor had to stay away from all joyful things. She and Concubine Zheng were both selected into the palace during these three years.

But as far as she knew, Concubine Yu had been canonized as a beauty for three years, before the Queen Mother passed away, but she still remained pure.

In the final analysis, this was actually Emperor Xiao Yi's own choice, using the name of mourning to avoid the world.

Holding such a powerful handle on Xiao Yi in her hand, Shen Bingning felt as if she had an invisible talisman, but she knew that this trump card could only be revealed at the most critical moment.

——Inside the Longzhang Palace, the situation is changing rapidly and everything is beyond words.

Emperor Xiao Yi was carefully reading the secret reports from the other three countries. This time, Wei State sent its third prince Wei Yuchen to celebrate the birthday of Chu State, while Han State was represented by Regent Han Jingcheng and Princess Gu Ling. Chu State had dispatched troops to look for Prince Xuan Xiao Yuxuan who was traveling abroad.

"Send a secret letter to Ning Tianyi, asking him to stay put and wait and see what happens."