Shengjing Noble

Chapter 495: Staying Alone in the Empty Room

After hearing what Nanny Wang said, Shen Ruchu suddenly understood something and nodded with a well-behaved look on her face.

"Mammy is right. No wonder mother asked you to marry me. I will listen to you from now on!"

"Princess, you must be generous enough later. Don't be jealous now. You must win more favor in front of the emperor and the queen."

"oh, I understand now!"

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Qianqing Palace.

When they reached the palace gate, Fu Wuyang stopped and let go of Su Lanyin's hand.

"I will go in with Shen Ruchu later. Can you follow along?"

He carefully asked for her opinion.

Su Lanyin nodded, which was quite obedient.

Or maybe she didn't care at all. As early as the moment he decided to make her a concubine, she no longer had any illusions about the man in front of her.

Without hope, no matter what happens in the future, you will never be disappointed again.

"Are you unhappy because you don't speak?"

He was very nervous and explained quickly: "I am afraid that my brother and sister-in-law will complain about you. After all, Shen Ruchu is the princess now. She can do whatever she wants in the mansion, but in public, she has to give her face. This is also to protect you."

Listening to his high-sounding words, Su Lanyin felt calm.

"Yeah, I understand."

Seeing that she was very obedient, Fu Wuyang's eyes were full of smiles, and he touched her cheek lovingly.

"Don't worry, Yinyin. I will double your compensation when we get back."

Su Lanyin couldn't help but ask: "How to compensate?"

She didn't want any compensation, but she was just curious and wanted to see what the filling was inside the pie.

Fu Wuyang was stunned for a moment, feeling a little embarrassed, but seeing the mockery in her eyes, he immediately said, "I'll accompany you back home in three days, okay?"

"What about the princess? Is it okay for you not to go to the Shen family?"

"What's wrong with that? Forget about her for now. I must accompany Yinyin back home anyway."

"Okay." Su Lanyin nodded and said no more.

At this time, Shen Ruchu also came over. Seeing the two standing outside the Qianqing Palace waiting for her, she felt a little proud, but still listened to the nanny and looked humble.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that. It was just that my shoes didn't fit me well, so I walked slower and delayed the prince and sister Lanyin from entering the house."

Fu Wuyang saw that she was a little out of breath after rushing all the way here, but he didn't blame her. He just said, "We should go in."

Then he took Shen Ruchu and walked in front, with Su Lanyin following behind.

When she was almost at the door, Su Lanyin accidentally discovered that Shen Ruchu was secretly looking at her with a smug look in his eyes.

It seems to be saying, even if you are favored, so what? I am still the irreplaceable princess!

Su Lanyin was not greedy for the position of princess, she just wanted to escape successfully without implicating her family.

If she had known that Fu Wuyang was so difficult to deal with, she would definitely have stayed away from him to prevent him from developing any unnecessary feelings for her.

I vaguely remember that the first time we met was at Tianxiang Tower.

Now, she has become his concubine.

Really everything is unpredictable.

After thinking for a while, he walked into the hall.

Su Lanyin followed Fu Wuyang and Shen Ruchu to kneel down and salute, then stepped aside and sat down.

Today, only the Emperor and the Empress are here. As for the Empress Dowager, she is still in the Cining Palace, so I have to go there to pay my respects to her later.

After the pleasantries, everything got down to business.

The Queen looked at Fu Wuyang coldly, her tone full of hostility: "I heard that the prince stayed at the concubine's place yesterday. It's too outrageous to let the princess stay alone in the empty room on the wedding night!"

Without waiting for Fu Wuyang to refute, she turned her criticism towards Su Lanyin.

"And concubine, how can you be so ignorant? You are competing for favor with the princess on the wedding night. You are really a merchant girl who is not worthy of being on the stage."

The emperor frowned slightly, but didn't say anything else. Just when the atmosphere was becoming awkward, Shen Ruchu actually stood up to help.

"Empress, this matter cannot be blamed on the prince, nor on Concubine Su. If you want to blame someone, then blame me. It's all because of my poor health. I became drowsy after drinking the wedding wine yesterday."

"On the wedding night, I couldn't let the prince see me feeling uncomfortable, so I took the initiative to ask the prince to go see the concubine. It's all my fault that the queen misunderstood."

Hearing this, the Queen could no longer blame anyone, and even the Emperor's expression softened a lot.

There was a little more warmth in Fu Wuyang's eyes when he looked at her, not as cold as before.

Shen Ruchu was secretly delighted, thinking that it was right to listen to the nanny!

Su Lanyin knew her tricks and knew what she was thinking.

But she didn't intend to fight back because this marriage was a torment for her.

It would be a good thing if it could end sooner.

After having breakfast with the Emperor and the Empress, they went to the Cining Palace to pay a visit to the Empress Dowager.

Different from the attitudes of the previous two, the Queen Mother particularly liked Su Lanyin and asked her to sit by her side as soon as they met.

"It's been a long time since you came to the palace to visit me."

Su Lanyin quickly explained: "My family has encountered misfortune, and I have encountered too many things to get away from. I came to see you as soon as I had time!"

"Come on, this is not free time at all, it's obvious that you came here specially."

"You discovered..."

Su Lanyin did not refute, but just acted as if she was annoyed at being exposed, which made the Queen Mother happy.

Shen Ruchu felt very jealous when she saw how much the Queen Mother liked her.

So she hurried over, took out the gift she had prepared and said, "Your Majesty, I have obtained some fine pearls, and I bring them here especially for you."

The Queen Mother took a look and the nanny beside her stepped forward to take the box.

When I opened it, I saw several sparkling white pearls inside, which were round, plump and lustrous, and were indeed of the best quality.

Unfortunately, the empress dowager usually wore pearls from the East, which were extremely valuable, or at best, pearls from the South.

How could I be interested in these things of hers?

So the Queen Mother just said expressionlessly: "It's a good idea, but keep it."

The nanny took the pearls and left, and Shen Ruchu looked embarrassed.

At this time, Su Lanyin took out a small box, which contained pills of various sizes.

"Queen Mother, my things are not as valuable as the princess's, but I have made some health-care medicines for you. This one is for beauty and skin care, this one is for rest and sleep, and this one can improve your appetite. I have marked each one with my signature, so be careful when you use it."

The Queen Mother smiled brightly upon hearing this: "Oh, this child is so thoughtful. He came and brought me something like this."

Su Lanyin said happily: "As long as the Queen Mother likes it, I was looking forward to seeing the Queen Mother happy when I came here."

"You, your mouth is full of honey."

"Thank you for the compliment, Queen Mother..."

Su Lanyin smiled and lay on the empress dowager's arm, creating a beautiful and harmonious picture of grandparents and grandchildren.

Shen Ruchu clenched his fists, wishing he could rush up and bite Su Lanyin to death.

She thought to herself: Su Lanyin, don't give me the chance, otherwise I will definitely trample you under my feet!