The Emperor's uncle loves me! My paranoid wife, don't run away

Soon, the news that Concubine Jing was under house arrest spread secretly.

Who doesn't know how much the current emperor values ​​Prince Jing'an? And how much he dotes on Concubine Jing?

Prince Jing'an fought hard against the Kingdom of Jinlin on the frontier, stabilized the country for Tianyan, and made great military achievements. Concubine Jing was not only the daughter of Prince Jing'an, but also favored by the emperor for her talent and beauty.

Now he was inexplicably confined to Ruifu Palace. The news caused a huge uproar.

In teahouses, taverns, and the streets, people were talking about it.

"Have you heard? His Majesty has put Concubine Jing under house arrest!" A peddler whispered mysteriously to his companion.

"House arrest? How is that possible?" The companion was obviously unconvinced. "Didn't His Majesty say that she is the most favored? This time he even gave her a priceless jade hairpin!"

The vendor tutted his words, obviously more informed than the other party: "Ha! It's because of the excessive favor that the incident happened. I heard that it was Concubine Jing who relied on her favor and couldn't stand the newly promoted Zhen, so she used some tricks behind his back, which angered His Majesty!"

"Jane agreed? Which Jane agreed?"

"Who else could it be? It must be the concubine of the Ji family!"

"Ah? How dare a mere concubine challenge the Imperial Concubine? This must be fake!"

"How could it be fake?" Another old man sitting nearby interrupted with a firm tone, "I also heard that Concubine Jing has been disrespectful to the Queen recently and even said many contradictory words. The Queen is the empress, so she naturally cannot tolerate such small actions, so she cried in front of His Majesty."

"Talking back to the Queen? I think Concubine Jing is getting cocky." The woman next to her muttered, "But that's normal, after all, she has the support of Prince Jing'an behind her."

"Hey, so what about Prince Jing'an?" A young man who looked like a scholar sneered, "The war on the border is tense now, how can Your Majesty be in the mood to listen to these palace trivia? Although Concubine Jing is glorious, she is just a chess piece. What really determines her fate is the victory or defeat on the border."

As soon as he finished speaking, another person who looked like a shopkeeper lowered his voice and said, "What do you know? I heard that His Majesty was so angry because Concubine Jing and the late Princess had some small actions."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned.

The shopkeeper shook his head in a mysterious manner and said, "I heard that Concubine Jing had secretly done many things for her, and even helped her to connect with certain court officials. Now that these things have been dug up, His Majesty will naturally not let her off easily."

"real or fake?"

"Believe it or not."

The teahouse was filled with a buzz of discussion, with all kinds of rumors flying around, some true and some false, becoming more and more outrageous.

But no matter which version it is, there is a hidden meaning in it - Concubine Jing's house arrest is not as simple as it seems.

Compared with the bustle outside, the atmosphere in the Shen Mansion is much more solemn.

As the flowers bloomed, mosquitoes also increased in number. The bright and warm candlelight in the room attracted countless small insects to fly onto the window screens, making a buzzing sound.

Chunzhi and Qiuzhi stood on both sides of Shen Runing, holding round fans, and fanned the room carefully. They didn't dare to fan too hard and disturb the tranquility in the room, but they also didn't dare to stop for fear that the young lady would feel stuffy.

Shen Runing leaned against the embroidery stool, holding the letter that Luo Mian had just sent her in her hand, her eyes lowered, revealing some elusive and complex emotions.

The room was silent, with only the occasional faint "clicking" sound of the candlelight, and the light and shadow reflected on Shen Runing's face flickered.

Qiu Zhi secretly raised his head and glanced at his young lady.

Shen Runing's fingers inadvertently stroked the edge of the letter paper, his brows slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.

After a long time, Chun Zhi couldn't help but whispered: "Miss, what happened?"

Qiu Zhi looked at Chun Zhi's eyes and echoed, "Miss, Chun Zhi and I are both a little worried."

Shen Runing finally raised his head, rubbed his forehead, and said in a voice as light as a sigh: "It's nothing serious."

After a pause, he swept his eyes across the faces of Chunzhi and Qiuzhi.

"Summer Solstice is also at the border."

The words "Summer Solstice" seemed to have not appeared in their ears for a long time.

Chunzhi and Qiuzhi paused, and their fanning movements slowed down. They looked at each other, their eyes full of surprise and confusion.

"Miss?" Chun Zhi asked cautiously, "Why did she go there?"

"Is she planning something bad again?" Qiu Zhi lowered his voice, with a hint of dissatisfaction and worry in his tone.

Shen Runing heard this and shook her head: "It is said that she and Mu Shan have a secret crush on each other."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chunzhi and Qiuzhi were stunned again, and the expressions on their faces were somewhat interesting for a moment.

"Mu Shan?" Chun Zhi opened his mouth, and the astonishment on his face almost turned into three big words - "Impossible".

Qiu Zhi was not to be outdone and frowned, "How could he have feelings for Xia Zhi? This is really unbelievable!"

Shen Runing's fingertips touched the letter paper again, his eyes slightly lowered, as if he was thinking about something through the paper.

However, at this moment, Liu Qing, who had been hiding on the beam, suddenly moved. She turned over and jumped down from the beam.

"thump!"

The posture of landing was not at all as elegant as usual, but rather looked quite funny.

She used her hands and feet to steady herself, then looked up at Shen Runing, her face full of embarrassment.

"Miss……"

After spending so much time with Liu Qing, Shen Runing had long been accustomed to her casual appearance, and she felt that this kind of Liu Qing was the real one. She raised the corners of her mouth slightly and said in a calm voice: "Hurry up and get up."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qing quickly stood up, patted the corner of his clothes, scratched his head, and seemed to want to say something, but swallowed it back.

Chunzhi and Qiuzhi looked at each other with complicated emotions in their eyes. They certainly understood why Liu Qing's reaction was so obvious. After all, what happened between Mu Shan and Xia Zhi was hard to accept no matter what.

Liu Qing broke up with Mu Shan and his sister because of "beauty". That past event is still like a scar, deeply engraved in Liu Qing's heart.

The relationship between the brother and sister had just eased somewhat when Xia Zhi's name suddenly came back - the man who had betrayed Shen Runing.

Then there was a long silence.

Shen Runing looked out the window, turned around, carefully folded the letter, put it into his sleeve, and then said, "Go ahead, I want to rest early tonight."

The three of them didn't say anything else. They just bowed and left quietly.

With the sound of the door closing, the room returned to silence again. The flickering light of the candle was reflected on the window screen, swaying gently with the breeze.

Shen Runing stood up and walked to the window. A wisp of evening breeze mixed with the fragrance of flowers blew into the room.

She looked fixedly at a place not far away, and then said.

"How did you come?"