The evil woman is arrogant and the cold emperor can't sleep at night

When he arrived at Huayang Palace, Shen Tangan looked up at the three big words shining in front of him and was stunned.

She knew that her aunt was favored, but she never imagined she was so favored, as could be seen from the palace she lived in.

This is the one closest to your majesty's bedroom.

The glazed tiles, white jade bricks, and golden splendor were so magnificent that they simply blinded her eyes.

When I was young, I often went to the palace to accompany my aunt, so I was familiar with Huayang Palace. However, I haven't been here for a long time and I feel a little unfamiliar with it.

Before entering the palace, he happened to meet Concubine Zhen who was surrounded by palace servants.

"An An is here?"

Shen Tangan hurried forward and bowed his head.

"My daughter has met the noble concubine."

"Why are you being so polite to your aunt? Come forward and let me take a good look."

Concubine Zhen puckered her brows slightly, expressed her anger, and couldn't help but reach out to help her.

After not seeing her for a long time, her niece seemed to have become much more sensible. She didn't know what kind of injustice she had suffered.

"An An has met his aunt."

Shen Tangan had a smile on his face and supported her with his backhand. When he looked up, he was shocked and stood still.

The Concubine Zhen in front of him had a face like a lotus and eyebrows curved like willow leaves. She was bright and beautiful, charming but not coquettish. She was a beauty of unparalleled beauty.

Time has left no trace on her face and she looks no more than twenty years old.

"How come you've lost so much weight? Your face is pale. Are you sick?"

Concubine Zhen looked at her thin niece in front of her and felt a pang of heartache in her eyes.

The cool fingertips brushed across Shen Tangan's face, bringing her back to her senses. She turned her head away embarrassedly.

"Aunt, I'm fine! But you, my mother said you were not feeling well, so she asked me to come and see you."

"It's an old problem."

Concubine Zhen let her support her, walked to the main seat and sat down, patting the seat next to her.

Shen Tangan did not refuse and sat next to her. He saw that her eyes were bloodshot, as if she had not had a good rest for a long time.

"But have you eaten yet? You have had your lunch soon, so why don't you eat some more with your aunt?"

Although she was a noble concubine, when facing Shen Tangan, she was an elder who could not be more kind, and her words were full of doting.

"No, I just came here to eat with my aunt. Not everyone can eat the food in the palace."

Shen Tangan held her arm in a rather coquettish manner.

Although she hadn't seen her aunt for a long time, it did not affect their relationship. Her aunt still doted on her as before.

"Did you eat honey today? Why is your mouth so sweet?"

Concubine Zhen smiled and tapped her forehead, then told someone to serve the food.

"I haven't seen my aunt for a long time. I miss her very much."

As he spoke, he got closer to her and one hand silently touched her pulse.

Her aunt had always loved her. Whenever she made her mother angry, she was afraid of being punished by her mother, so she would run to her aunt to hide.

So her aunt knew many of her little secrets that even her mother didn't know. If her aunt found out that she suddenly knew medical skills, she wouldn't know how to explain it, so she could only come here secretly.

"Stay away from Shen Qingwan. Auntie knows you don't like to hear this. You get angry every time she talks about this."

Concubine Zhen looked at her and sighed, feeling somewhat helpless as if she was disappointed in her parents.

Everyone can see that Shen Qingwan is not a good person, but her niece doesn't believe it.

"Aunt, I have seen through them a long time ago. I have changed my mind, become a new person and stay away from them."

Shen Tangan quickly sat up straight and looked into her eyes seriously.

She remembered that Shen Qingwan had asked her to take her into the palace. She was reluctant at first, but she had to agree because of her crying and begging.

After entering the palace and meeting her aunt, Shen Qingwan behaved calmly and gracefully, but her aunt still found fault with her and punished her by making her kneel for an hour in order to vent her anger.

Because a few days before she entered the palace, she was framed by Shen Qingwan and had a big quarrel with the prince, and was punished by her father to kneel in the ancestral hall.

At that time, she was still stupid and had no idea of ​​her aunt's good intentions. She just thought that her aunt looked down on Shen Qingwan, and she was silently angry with her aunt for a long time.

Now that I think about it, she really deserves to die!

How can you be angry with such a beautiful aunt? You really don't know what's good for you!

"Really?"

Concubine Zhen was stunned for a moment and frowned in obvious disbelief.

If she could really be so straightforward, I wouldn't have persisted in persuading her even though I knew she didn't want to hear it.

"Really, I swear!"

Seeing that she didn't believe him, Shen Tangan raised three fingers and prepared to swear, but was stopped before he could say anything.

"Auntie believes in you. There is no need to swear anything."

"I know my aunt loves me the most."

Shen Tangan leaned on her shoulder, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes.

My aunt’s health is not good, and I’m afraid someone has been plotting against her.

"Well, doesn't your aunt know you? You are good at sweet talk to make me happy."

Although Concubine Zhen blamed her, she had a smile on her face from beginning to end.

She had always wanted a daughter, but never got her wish. Fortunately, she had such a beautiful and lovely niece.

Soon, a palace servant came to report that the meal was ready, and Concubine Zhen took her to the side hall.

Shen Tangan's eyes widened as he looked at the table full of delicious food.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, but subconsciously frowned. This smell was wrong.

His eyes narrowed coldly, it seemed that someone had tampered with his aunt's food.

"What are you standing there for? Why don't you come over for dinner?"

Concubine Zhen had already taken her seat. Seeing that she was still standing there, she greeted her with a smile.

"Aunt, is this the food sent from the imperial kitchen?"

Shen Tangan quickly suppressed the emotions in his eyes, walked over to sit next to her, and asked casually.

"Miss, have you forgotten that His Majesty dotes on the Imperial Concubine and has set up a small kitchen in the palace specifically for her? The food tastes better than the imperial kitchen."

Nanny Fang was standing by and serving her. When she heard her words, she smiled and answered, thinking that she had just forgotten for the moment.

"Look at my memory. I haven't been here for a while and forgot about it."

He casually found an excuse and looked at the row of palace maids who were testing poison behind him, and his eyes swept across their faces with inquiry.

Judging from their calm appearance, the person who poisoned them should not be among them.

It seems that this poison cannot be detected easily, and so many palace maids and imperial doctors who test poison are not just for show.

I think it is some kind of chronic poison, or something that is non-toxic but will slowly accumulate and become toxic when taken for a long time.

Thinking of how my aunt died before she was forty, my heart sank.

This magnificent palace is nothing more than a beautiful cage, filled with man-eating monsters.

"Aunt, is this a golden bird's nest?"

Shen Tangan brought the golden bird's nest placed next to Concubine Zhen in front of himself and said in a forceful manner.

"I haven't had it for a long time, and I miss it so much. Auntie, please don't snatch it from me."

"Well, if you like these little things, I will have someone make them and send them to you every day."

Concubine Zhen was not angry at her rude behavior. Instead, she shook her head and smiled helplessly.

"Then I thank you, aunt! I wonder if I can meet this chef. I want to see how he makes this golden bird's nest so delicious. The chef in the Marquis' Mansion can't do it."

Shen Tangan smiled with satisfaction, hiding the coldness in his eyes.

Anthemis nobilis!