At night, Shen Qinglan rested in the side hall of Zhanghua Palace.

Fu'er made the bed and said: "The Empress Dowager really likes the young master so much, she hugged the young master all afternoon and refused to let go."

"Fortunately, I brought Ziheng here, so the imperial grandmother can be happier." Shen Qinglan said, sat down on the couch, and leaned on the soft pillow.

"I saw that Miss was a little distracted, did the Empress Dowager say something to you?" Fu'er asked.

"It's nothing, I understand and understand what the imperial grandmother is thinking." Shen Qinglan said.

Fu'er didn't ask any further, but comforted her: "Miss, you don't have to wrong yourself to help others, just follow your own heart."

"It's not that easy. In life, there are always many concerns. I can't hurt the people around me because of my hatred. The reason is that Zhao Yi is the son of the father and the brother of Zhao Shun." Shen Qinglan said.

Fu'er sighed, since the young lady said that, she understood that it must be the Empress Dowager who asked the young lady to spare the son's life.

"At the beginning, Miss Zhi and Mrs. Han also did a lot of evil and plotted against you behind the scenes. But because of the second master, the young lady did not kill Miss Zhi in the end, and the second master finally spared Han's life. It is said that the young lady is not like the second master. In fact, the soft heart is very similar. It is not only the second master, but the second wife also asked you for mercy. Although you resented in your heart, you finally agreed." Fu'er said.

"Really...but I'm afraid that if I'm too soft-hearted, I will hurt those who care about me." Shen Qinglan said.

"Miss, do you still remember Lu Yunliang? At the time when Lu Yunliang was against you, and shamelessly wanted to take over the Shen family's property, you didn't kill him. You said at the time that you would save him, beg for his whole life, be crippled, and be looked down upon by others, which would make him more uncomfortable than killing him." Fu'er said.

"That's right, so is Zhao Yi. Zhao Yi will be strong all his life, and he cares about winning or losing very much. He always wants to be the last winner. If he doesn't kill him, maybe he will suffer even more." Shen Qinglan said.

"So, miss, don't think so much." Fu'er said.

Shen Qinglan chuckled, "It's not yet a foregone conclusion. It's not certain who will win."

"No, you and the prince will definitely not lose! This servant believes in you! No matter what happens, this servant will swear to follow Miss." Fu'er said, grabbing her hand.

"Fu'er, I didn't expect you to say such a thing today." Shen Qinglan said.

Fu'er lowered her head, "Actually... the Madam Tai told me these words. Last night, the Madam Tai said that the Empress Dowager will definitely persuade you to keep the life of the son, so Madam Tai said some things and asked me to persuade you. Later, I also thought about it myself."

"Grandmother really knows everything about the world." Shen Qinglan said.

"Miss, does this mean that the death penalty is inevitable, but the living penalty is inevitable?" Fu'er asked.

"Yes, it should be." Shen Qinglan smiled.

……

In the afternoon of the second day, the empress invited all the concubines to listen to the opera in Shuyinge, and Shen Qinglan was also invited.

Shen Qinglan was a little surprised when the servant of Changle Palace sent the news.

"Since the empress wants to invite you to the opera, you can go. You can rest assured that the Ai family has Zi Heng to accompany you." The empress dowager said.

"This time, all the concubines are listening to the play, and Sisi is just the wife of the clan, so her status is inconvenient." Shen Qinglan said.

"It's okay, you can just go, it's not easy to embarrass the empress, if someone makes things difficult for you, just tell Aijia." The empress dowager said.

"With the emperor's grandmother's words, Sisi can rest assured." Shen Qinglan said.

The Empress Dowager looked at the mother-in-law at the side, and said, "Bring the gold silk and jade hairpin from Ai's family."

"Yes."

Mammy brought the hairpin and handed it to Shen Qinglan.

"Grandmother, this..."

"This is the hairpin that Aijia wore when she first became a queen. It turned out to be a pair. One was given to the current queen. This one is given to you by Aijia."

Shen Qinglan stood up slowly, and said in a little panic: "Sisi wears the same hairpin as the empress? How can Sisi bear it..."

"This is a reward from the Ai family, and it has nothing to do with you. If the Ai family says you can afford it, then you can afford it. Go and change your clothes first, and get ready to go to the banquet." The Empress Dowager said.

Shen Qinglan saluted, "Yes, grandson-in-law is leaving."

The Empress Dowager picked up the teacup and said, "That hairpin is the wish of Aijia, you should wear it properly."

"Yes, granddaughter-in-law knows."

Shen Qinglan saluted again and left the inner hall.

After arriving at the side hall, Shen Qinglan sat down in front of the dressing table, and Fu'er put the hairpin on her head.

"Miss, this hairpin is really pretty. You have a good relationship with the empress, why do you care about those?" Fu'er asked.

"Silly girl, no matter how good the relationship between me and the Empress Dowager is, the Empress Dowager is also the lord of the harem, and I am nothing more than a clan wife. Moreover, the Empress Dowager said so, I am afraid that the Empress Dowager is going to trouble me today." Shen Qinglan said.

"Ah? Why? How come?" Fu'er was surprised.

"The empress dowager is the niece of the empress dowager. The empress dowager is dissatisfied with me and must find an opportunity to humiliate me, so the empress dowager will do it for her." Shen Qinglan said.

"Miss, how about...let's think of a way to push it away." Fu'er said.

"The emperor's grandmother meant to let me go over generously. If that's the case, I will definitely pay back the humiliation." Shen Qinglan said.

Fu'er was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Miss is more arrogant, the empress dowager will be even more angry if she thinks about it, at this time, she just wants to add fuel to the flames, right?"

Shen Qinglan looked at her and chuckled, "Yes, my Fu'er has grown a lot now."

"My servant understands, this servant must dress up for Miss." Fu'er said.

……

Shen Shi opened the banquet, and at the last moment of Wei Shi, Shen Qinglan brought Fu'er, Xing'er, and a nanny and two servants from Zhanghua Palace to Shuyinge.

At this time, except for the empress, the rest of the concubines had already taken their seats.

"Master, this way please."

A servant of Shuyinge led the way and took Shen Qinglan to the last seat.

As soon as she took her seat, Concubine Shu Yuan Jinyu in front of her said, "Yo, Mrs. Shen, you came too late. The show is about to start, so you just came."

"Concubine Shu, I have some trivial matters, so I came late, and I will apologize to the empress later." Shen Qinglan said.

Han Meiren looked at Shen Qinglan's attire and exclaimed: "Princess, your clothes must be streamer brocade! It's really beautiful."

"Han Meiren, my concubine, Shen, is being polite." Shen Qinglan nodded slightly, and said again: "Han Meiren's praise, my concubine cannot bear it."

"Han Meiren's words are wrong. The Shen family is no longer a princess." Chu Mei said humanely.

Han Meiren was slightly taken aback, realizing that she had said something wrong, she quickly covered her mouth with her sleeve.

Shen Qinglan didn't say anything more, and silently picked up the teacup.

"Master, these sapphire earrings of yours are really dazzling, crystal clear, and worth a lot?" Chu Meiren asked.

"I don't know about that either. I just think this pair of earrings looks good. As for the value, I don't care at all." Shen Qinglan said.

"Worthy of being from the No. [-] merchant, who is full of gold and jade, naturally he doesn't care about money." Yuan Jinyu said.

Shen Qinglan chuckled lightly, and said: "Ms. Concubine Shu smiled wrongly. In the main hall of our mansion, gold and jade objects are never placed, because some wood and porcelain are much more precious than gold and jade."

Yuan Jinyu's complexion was a little pale. Was she the dignified daughter of Yuan Guogong's mansion who was ridiculed by a merchant girl for not seeing the world?

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