Shen Wei couldn't stop crying, her eyes were filled with sadness and determination.

Like a rose with thorns.

Li Yuanjing had never seen Shen Wei so devastated before. He tried to explain: "I'm not doubting you—"

Shen Wei took two steps back, wiped away the tears rolling down her eyes, turned her back to him and said, "Since returning from the plowing ceremony, the emperor has been distant and suspicious of me. I am not stupid, so I can naturally sense the emperor's suspicion and vigilance. I have nothing to say, so the emperor might as well sentence me to death now!"

Li Yuanjing held Shen Wei's shoulders and turned her body back. Li Yuanjing said, "Weiwei, don't let your imagination run wild. I won't sentence you to death."

Shen Wei looked him in the eye and questioned him word by word: "Does the emperor believe this? Prince Heng is right in saying that the emperor is really a cold and indifferent person."

Li Yuanjing subconsciously grasped the key word "King Heng", and he exploded instantly: "You said you had nothing to do with Li Yuanli, but you remembered his casual remark so clearly!"

Shen Wei didn't tolerate him anymore and started arguing with Li Yuanjing.

The two had a big fight.

Li Yuanjing was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. He left the bedroom with a wave of his sleeves and strode out of Yongning Palace.

Eunuch Deshun followed Li Yuanjing, too frightened to even breathe. When passing by the vegetable garden of Yongning Palace, Li Yuanjing caught a glimpse of the wilting vegetable seedlings in the garden, and his anger grew even stronger.

He hasn't come to Yongning Palace for a few days, and Shen Wei doesn't even take good care of his food!

The emperor's sedan chair left in a grand manner, and Yongning Palace became quiet again.

The palace maids who were kneeling and trembling stood up one after another. Cai Ping and Cai Lian were the most worried and hurried into the bedroom to take care of Shen Wei.

Having served Shen Wei for many years, Cai Lian and Cai Ping were accustomed to the affection between Shen Wei and the Emperor. This was the first time they had seen them quarrelling!

The noise was so loud that the bricks and tiles on the beams were almost knocked over, and the whole Yongning Palace could hear it.

"Master, how dare you quarrel with the Emperor?" Cai Ping was so anxious that she turned around. Cai Lian handed Shen Wei a cup of tea to moisten her throat.

Shen Wei gulped down half a bowl of tea and rubbed her dry stomach: "It's better to just shout it out than to keep it in your heart."

She returned to the dining table and ate up all the stir-fried bamboo shoots.

The couple had an argument and Li Yuanjing ran away in anger.

Shen Wei was not angry, as the show was over and it didn't delay her from having a full meal.

...

...

In the next few days, rumors continued to spread in the imperial court and the harem. All the direct descendants of the Lu family were thrown into prison, and the Ministry of Justice worked overtime day and night to interrogate them. Yunzhou was in turmoil.

On this day, Li Yuanjing approved the memorial to execute Duke Lu in the autumn, and sent people to raid the Duke of Yunzhou's mansion.

After finishing his official duties, the sky gradually darkened. Li Yuanjing drank tea in a side hall of Chang'an Palace, looking out the window at the empty palace road. He drank tea for a while and looked at the palace road for a while.

No one comes and goes on the palace road.

Li Yuanjing put down his teacup with a snap: "Deshun!"

Eunuch Deshun hurried into the side hall, bowed and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you want?"

Li Yuanjing was silent for a while, then asked, "Is Concubine Chen still here to admit her mistake?"

Deshun smiled awkwardly and replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Concubine Chen went to the Cining Palace to accompany the Queen Mother today, and also went to check the porcelain samples sent by the imperial merchants. Maybe, maybe she doesn't have time to come to Chang'an Palace."

pat-

The fine white jade cup fell to the ground and broke into several pieces, and the refreshing aroma of Biluochun spread.

Deshun knelt down quickly.

Li Yuanjing put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in the side hall. He gritted his teeth and said, "Since childhood, Shen Wei is the first person who dared to yell at me! She actually yelled at me! I was merciful by not ordering her death! But she still hasn't come to admit her fault!"

Deshun didn't dare to speak.

Ever since the big fight that night, Li Yuanjing had been full of anger. He just slightly doubted Shen Wei, but Shen Wei exploded as if she had eaten gunpowder.

The two had been together for many years, and Shen Wei was always gentle, bright and generous. This was the first time Li Yuanjing saw Shen Wei's brave and fearless side, with her claws bared and her words full of thorns.

Li Yuanjing was angry and helpless.

When he couldn't sleep at midnight, Li Yuanjing thought of Shen Wei's harsh scolding...and he also thought that Shen Wei looked quite lively and cute.

Li Yuanjing paced back and forth in the room, his handsome face cold, as if he was talking to himself, or as if he was talking to Deshun: "She remembered Li Yuanli's casual words so clearly! If I didn't catch up that day, would she have taken a boat with Li Yuanli to Nanchu?"

Deshun buried his head deeply, wishing he could become deaf on the spot.

When the emperor and the concubine quarreled, it was these servants who suffered.

Li Yuanjing was very angry.

He is the Son of Heaven, the Emperor of Daqing! Three days have passed since Shen Wei and he quarreled, and she still hasn't come to admit her fault!

Li Yuanjing gritted his teeth. If Shen Wei didn't take the initiative to admit her mistake, it would be impossible for him, the emperor, to condescend to go to Yongning Palace to seek peace.

Then just keep wasting time.

Anyway, he can afford it!

Li Yuanjing restrained his expression and told Deshun: "Go to the Imperial Garden and see if the carp in the lotus pond have grown fat."

Deshun stood up with a chuckle, his head full of questions: "The carp in the imperial garden... Your Majesty, just looking at the carp? Do you need me to catch two to make fish soup?"

Li Yuanjing said quietly, "On your way to the Imperial Garden, stop by Yongning Palace to take a look to see if the vegetables I planted are still alive."

Deshun was speechless.

Deshun now understood that going to the Imperial Garden to see the carp was just an excuse! The emperor was still thinking about Concubine Chen in Yongning Palace, but unfortunately he couldn't bring himself to ask for peace.

"I'll go and check on the carp right away." Deshun left respectfully.

An hour later.

Deshun returned to Chang'an Palace to report the situation. Deshun lowered his head and whispered, "Your Majesty, the carp in the lotus pond are getting fatter and fatter. The vegetables you planted in the vegetable garden of Yongning Palace are all wilted."

Li Yuanjing's handsome face was cold.

In the afternoon, when Li Yuanjing was reviewing memorials, he saw the memorial submitted by Shen Xiuming, Shen Wei's younger brother, who was sent by Li Yuanjing to supervise the dam construction project.

In the memorial, Shen Xiuming reported to Li Yuanjing in an orderly manner on the progress of the dam construction. He also politely greeted Li Yuanjing and also greeted his sister, the imperial concubine.

Li Yuanjing was furious. He picked up the red pen and wrote a few lines of criticism, criticizing the Shen family for not keeping a strict family tradition and raising a stubborn girl like Shen Wei.

...

...

At night, Yongning Palace is quiet.

Shen Wei ate and drank her fill and went to bed early.

The palace servants were on duty outside the palace. A faint fragrance was wafting in the air. Shen Wei was lying in the soft and fragrant quilt, thinking about future plans in her mind.

call out--

The bed curtain was suddenly pierced, and a dart with a message stuck deep into the wooden frame of the Luohan bed. Shen Wei sat up and was about to call the palace servants of Yongning Palace, but she swallowed the words quickly.

She pulled off the dart.

Open the letter paper.

It was a letter from Li Yuanli, Prince of Heng, and the content was:

[The emperor is suspicious and cold-hearted, so it is better to let go. Tonight at midnight, the carriage at the east gate will take you out of the palace. From now on, the sky is high and the sea is vast, and you will be free. - Li Yuanli]

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