Ping'er thought for a moment and then stretched out his hand to her, but she shook her head and said: "This is too heavy for you to lift. I have asked the craftsman to do it. Soon you will have a slingshot of your own." As she spoke, she shot another stone, which knocked down an empty bird's nest in the tree.
Ping'er looked at her in surprise and asked, "Did you also play this when you were a child?"
Shen Huan smiled faintly and said: "I use it to deal with people who annoy me. However, even if some people annoy you, you can't teach them a lesson, because once you teach them a lesson, you will be whipped afterwards."
Ping'er was even more surprised and asked: "Aren't you the most noble woman in the world? Does anyone dare to reward you with a whip?"
Shen Huan said: "If you do something wrong, you will naturally be punished. The prince breaks the law and the people are guilty. What's more, I was not the most noble woman before!"
Ping'er nodded thoughtfully, then raised his head and asked: "Is it because my father put my mother and concubine under house arrest because of my mother's mistake?"
Shen Huan looked into his eyes and said slowly: "Do you think your father is a tyrant who punishes people at will?"
"Of course not!" Ping'er quickly retorted, "Although he doesn't like my mother and concubine very much, my father has always treated me very well! He is not a tyrant!" He paused and whispered in frustration: "That's what I said. , did my mother-in-law really make a mistake?"
Shen Wen touched his head, but he did not avoid it. Shen Wen sighed: "This is a matter between adults. Just be yourself."
Ping'er nodded, and the two of them walked outside casually. When they saw Cui Shanggong ordered someone to hold a tray with Ruyi on it, Ping'er asked curiously: "Is that Ruyi?"
Shen Huan smiled and said: "Yes, the agate is made as expected and is very precious."
Ping'er said: "Sister Heyu also has a Ruyi handle, which is also made of agate."
Shen Huan smiled at him and said, "Well, that's a gift from me too."
Ping'er asked: "Are you sending it now? Is it to another sister? She seems to be in poor health and I don't see her very often."
Shen Huan shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not for her, she also has it, it's for Xia Guiren of Yongning Palace. She is pregnant. In the future, you may have a little brother."
Ping'er's face changed, and he said angrily: "My mother-in-law said she didn't want me to have a little brother, because then someone would snatch things from me." He pointed to the golden slingshot and asked in a somewhat domineering tone: " If you don't want to give this to me, why don't you give it to that little brother too?"
Shen Huan remained silent, with a light and gentle smile on her lips.
Ping'er glared at her fiercely, turned around and walked away, saying angrily: "No wonder the mother-in-law doesn't want to have a little brother. I hate having a little brother too! She wants to snatch everything from me. It's really annoying!"
The wet nurse who took care of him hurriedly saluted the queen and chased after him. Shen Huan did not blame him for his rudeness and watched him walk away. She leisurely said to Xiangming: "The emperor's eldest son has not been with Concubine Pei these days. I must have Concubine Pei misses her son so much that she asks the palace servants in Ziwei Palace not to be too restrained by Ping'er."
Xiang Ming understood, and at night, news came out that the eldest son of the emperor was missing.
Shen Huan said calmly: "Don't worry, the eldest son of the emperor is a filial child and will not run around. You can take people to Ruizhu Palace to have a look."
The palace people rushed to Ruizhu Palace to check, and sure enough they saw the emperor's eldest son lying in Concubine Pei's arms acting coquettishly. They were about to take the emperor's eldest son away, but Concubine Pei refused to let him go. The quarrel lasted for a long time before it calmed down.
Xichen glared at Ping'er, suppressed his anger, and said coldly: "Didn't I say that? You are not allowed to go to Concubine Pei! Why don't you listen to me!"
There were tears in Ping'er's eyes, she didn't dare to look up at him, her lips moved, but she couldn't say anything.
Shen Wen said softly from the side: "It's okay to go and take a look, but you just need to tell me in advance. I won't stop you from going. You ran away for no reason and made your father worried."
Ping'er raised his head and glared at her again, shouting: "Father won't worry about me. When I have a little brother in the future, he won't be nice to me anymore. He will be nice to his little brother! You also have to be kind to me." I left the golden slingshot to my little brother but refused to give it to me! You are partial!"
Xichen and Shen Huan were both stunned. After a moment, Xichen raised his palm, and Shen Huan quickly grabbed his arm and said in a deep voice: "Don't hit the child!"
Xichen's anger remained unabated and he pointed at Ping'er and said, "Your mother is begging for mercy for you. I won't beat you today. You can stay in the palace and think about your mistakes. You are not allowed to go anywhere!" After that, he angrily walked away in the direction of Rui. Pearl Palace
Ping'er glared at Shen Huan and said, "Who wants you to be hypocritical!"
Shen Huan smiled and waved to the palace people to take him down, but he did not forget to give him the prepared slingshot so that he could have fun when he was bored.
Cui Shanggong asked in a low voice: "Will the control of Ziwei Palace be tightened these days?"
Shen Huan nodded: "Let him be quiet for a few days first. After a few days, it won't be too late to relax more." She paused and then said, "In addition, people in Yongning Palace must be very careful. People in Chen Palace must not have anything to do with them. Conflict! Avoid getting into trouble! Violators will be severely punished!"
Cui Shanggong asked: "Is the empress being too careful?"
Shen Wen walked a few steps back and forth in the palace, took a deep breath and said slowly: "This unexpected child has made me a little confused. I had originally planned things, but now I can't do anything! If I can't calm down once I’m so angry that I’m afraid I’ll fall into someone else’s trap, so the only solution now is to avoid it, and the only other option is to—wait!”
"What are you waiting for?"
The corners of Shen Huan's lips raised: "Wait for an opportunity, an opportunity for others to lose their composure."
Cui Shanggong looked at her silently. She put her hands behind her back and looked at the bright red candle dancing on the table. There was a little worry in her eyes, but more of it was confidence.
At this juncture, whoever can remain calm will be the final winner!
After two or three days without incident, the concubines resumed their morning and evening routine. Shen Huan saw the fine Su embroidery brocade on Xia Guiren's body. It was novel in style and bright in color. She couldn't help but smiled and asked: "This is what Pang Xiaoyi gave to Xia Guiren." Brocade? It looks good.”
Xia Guiren smiled and said: "Yes, it's hard to worry about sister Xiaoyi. I'm tired of wearing satin, so it's fresh to wear something that is not often worn in the palace! Why didn't Xiaoyi show filial piety to the Queen? Oh, Xiaoyi, you are really negligent. , you can’t favor one over another just because your sister is pregnant!” As she said that, she looked at Shen Huan provocatively, and then at the painting.
Hua Zhi's face turned red for a while, he bit his lower lip and said, "I was negligent. My father brought sixteen horses to the capital. But my sister sent out the good news, so I gave eight horses to the noble sister, but I forgot. Honor the Queen”
After hearing this, Yao Ronghua smiled and said: "The Queen's place includes everything in the world, how can it be that the Suzhou brocade is missing? I think the sisters are too worried."
Shen Huan glanced at her approvingly and followed her words: "No, I can't wear out all the satin in the Chen Palace all year round, so I wore it out and the Ministry of Internal Affairs over there sent new ones to my sister for painting. It is rare for your father to come to Beijing, and the things he brings are not part of the palace. You should enjoy them alone. If you can think of giving some to Noble Xia, it is considered that you are thoughtful."
After Hua Zhi gratefully agreed, Luo Xia's expression changed, and then she returned to her original complacency.
Yao Ronghua smiled again and said: "The Queen just said that you have a lot of satin here, so I would like to ask for one, so that I don't have the material to make clothes, and you don't have time to wear them here."
Everyone laughed, and Shen Huan laughed and said: "How can one piece be enough? Chun'er, go and open the warehouse, and each person will take two pieces of satin back to make clothes!" Everyone was busy and thanked them one after another, and changed the subject to talk about the style.