As soon as Luo Ren's words came out, Liu Yan couldn't help but startled suddenly and looked subconsciously.
The girl in plain clothes had no makeup on, and her face was unremarkable, with only one pair of dark eyes that were a bit abrupt.
She entered the room indifferently, and when she saw Zhao Xu and Liu Yan, they just lifted their skirts and knelt down, kowtowed and gave a grand salute. There was no fault in the etiquette, but they pursed their lips tightly and did not say a single word.
Liu Yan's expression changed immediately when she saw her, but she couldn't show any strangeness in front of Zhao Xu, so she curled her lips and smiled and said, "Hey, where did this song come from?"
Zhao Xu took the tea cup from Zi Lan, stroked the lid and smiled: "I have always seen this A-Yao girl to be smart, well-behaved, and considerate. The day before yesterday, I wanted to let my concubine part ways, but I didn't expect that I heard that my concubine will be separated from her.
Miss A-Yao was thrown into the cold palace and ordered to be guarded for twelve hours. I am really curious about her."
What he said was calm and gentle, but it made Liu Yan's face turn pale.
Shen Qingyi, who kowtowed to the ground, also looked horrified.
Zhao Xu is really not stupid.
When Emperor Suiyuan was alive, he was able to take under his command all the palace maids who walked in front of the emperor. Now he easily learned that Liu Yan had a palace maid like her by his side. Listening to his tone, he already knew that she was left by Liu Yan's side.
thing.
Today Zhao Xu revealed this matter in front of Liu Yan, but I don’t know what his intention was...
Shen Qingyi obeyed obediently, and Zhao Xu stared at her condescendingly, which made her feel uneasy and involuntarily tightened her hands.
Liu Yan sneered.
Liu Yan's eyes were dim, but she also moved at this moment.
Shen Qingyi, who was on the ground, was secretly surprised when she heard the bloodless confrontation between the two.
Shen Qingyi did not dare to look up, and could only see a pair of Ruyi soft boots embroidered with dragon patterns walking towards her.
The palace maid said: "But according to my opinion, Your Majesty may not have realized that A-Yao's identity is Princess Kanghe. What's more, Princess Kanghe is dumb now and won't say something that shouldn't be said. It should be...
Is everything okay?"
Having made up her mind, she waited for Zhao Xu's decision with a dull expression.
"That's all, let's take it one step at a time. You and I have had enough rest just now."
I just don’t know if he knows that he is Shen Qingyi.
She entered the palace quietly, not feeling the slightest reluctance because of Zhao Xu's departure.
Behind her, Liu Yan looked cold.
She naturally never thought that Zhao Xu would find out about Shen Qingyi so easily, but she did not dare to admit in front of Zhao Xu that the disfigured and mute girl in front of her was Shen Qingyi, so she forced a smile and said: "
To be honest with Your Majesty, I met this maid by chance. I had heard that Your Majesty had been in love with Princess Kanghe for many years. When I saw that she was very similar to Princess Kanghe, I felt soft-hearted and kept her.
I was given the name Ayao."
But compared to the sick Zhao Xu, she would rather be imprisoned by Liu Yan.
Zhao Xu lowered his eyes and did not ask her to get up immediately. Instead, he took a sip of tea, put it down slowly, and finally said: "In that case, that's it.
On the other side, Liu Yan also had a different expression.
She said as if she was passing away a random thing: "She is just a little palace maid. If your majesty likes her, there is no need to say anything to my concubine.
Zhao Xu stared at her for a long time, seemed extremely satisfied with her reaction, raised his lips and smiled, and said: "Although not half as beautiful as the real A Yao, these eyes are indeed beautiful and charming, like A Yao."
"She made a mistake and I don't dare to keep her anymore. Since your Majesty wants her, just take her away."
Liu Yan lowered her head, biting her lip with her teeth, obviously confused as to why Zhao Xu discovered the imprisoned Shen Qingyi so easily.
Looking up again, she smiled as charmingly and affectionately as usual, without any fault.
After spending several days in the Cold Palace, Shen Qingyi lost a lot of weight. She was forced to bathe herself and was dragged to the Yanhua Palace. She didn't even have a good sleep in the past few days. Now she is so breathless that she feels much heavier now.
A circle of black and blue.
The night is deep.
Liu Yan rolled her eyes and said, "Since Your Majesty has seen through it, I naturally don't dare to keep it secret."
However, although I am confused, I have not forgotten the weighing of pros and cons in my heart.
Zhao Xu gave the order.
I wonder how much Liu Yan can deceive him...
Shen Qingyi didn't dare to say anything, for fear of being discovered, and she didn't dare to do anything in front of Liu Yan, so she hurriedly bowed to Liu Yan and followed her out the door.
Zhao Xu glanced over her body and said calmly: "Oh? Is that really true? It's just that my beloved concubine is smart. Is it true that I don't know Princess Kanghe's nickname, is she Ayao?"
She gritted her teeth: "Do you think His Majesty really wants this cheap maid? What he wants is to slap me in the face! He had already discovered Shen Qingyi but did not reveal it, and even left Chu Zhengyi as a hostage in the palace.
I thought I would be safe if I could hold Shen Qingyi in check, but I didn’t expect His Majesty to still have this intention..."
She stood up tremblingly and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, your Majesty found out about Miss A-Yao, will he have a problem with you because of this?"
It's just that my beloved concubine and I are truly husband and wife. When I saw this girl A-Yao, I felt clear in my heart. Since she did something wrong and my beloved concubine punished her, why not just give her to me for use? What do you think, beloved concubine?
"
The palace maid was sweating coldly. After Zhao Xu left, she collapsed to the ground. Even though it was winter, she was still so scared that she wiped away a layer of cold sweat.
After helping Liu Yan up, Zhao Xu walked to Shen Qingyi.
He stood up and stepped out of the threshold and said: "I still have memorials to review, and I am missing a court lady who can polish my ink. You can fill this gap."
After Liu Yan passed the scene, Zhao Xu smiled, clapped his hands, stood up, and personally helped Liu Yan to stand up, saying: "I'm just a maid, why does my beloved concubine need to be like this?"
She kept herself clean, as if she had never done anything to Shen Qingyi. She made a big mistake by imprisoning Shen Qingyi and had nothing to do with her.
Zhao Xu must have known about Liu Yan hiding him in Yanhua Palace.
It would be better to let Zhao Xu dispel his suspicion by relying on his current disfigurement.
She Shi Shiran knelt down, her eyes were full of affection and timidity, and she said softly: "Actually, this A-Yao girl, my concubine, saw that her appearance was similar to that of Princess Kanghe, so she changed her name and wanted to dedicate it to Your Majesty, but this person is a
She is mute and not half as beautiful as Princess Kanghe. I am afraid that His Majesty will be upset by seeing her, so I have been deliberately preventing His Majesty from seeing her."
However, Liu Yan said she was mute, not to mention speaking out would only expose her identity even more.
"Keep your head up."
Zhao Xu didn't notice her sleepiness, and just let Shen Qingyi polish the ink for him.
Just when Cai Yu Jinxiu and Chu Zhengyi were at war with each other, Zhao Xu and Liu Yan were sleeping soundly. Even though he was already past his ugliness, he was still in high spirits and seemed ready to stay up all night reviewing memorials.
Shen Qingyi was so sleepy that she nodded from time to time, but she didn't dare to fall down and fall asleep as she did in Chu Zhengyue's room, so she had to hold her eyes open.
It wasn't until three o'clock in the hour that Zhao Xu slowly put down his pen.
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