Chapter Sixteen (14)
Zhenying glanced at her, overjoyed, hurriedly reached out to pick it up, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, it's it! Why don't you take it out sooner..." Halfway through the conversation, a chill suddenly rose in her heart, her eyes slowly rising along the sleeves of the man holding the puppet. She saw Fulin standing in front of her with a cold expression, and her face seemed to be covered with frost. She was so scared that the half-taken puppet fell off her hand and took several steps. The fear on her face had not yet disappeared. Fulin took the puppet and said coldly: "In that case, do you know the origin of this thing?"
Zhenying was so scared that she stopped swallowing her voice and did not dare to say anything more. Fulin was impatient to wait for her to answer, and raised her voice and shouted: "Deshou! Deshou!" Not long after, an old man with a white beard dragged straight to his chest rushed in and said: "I am here! The old man will meet the emperor, I wish my emperor..."
Fulin interrupted with a stern face and said, "Deshou, I asked several close friends to discuss together a few days ago. What gifts to Yunfei are quite novel. There are many different opinions and they can't help but fall into clichés. Finally, you proposed the idea of wood carving. I know that you are proficient in micro-carving skills, so I handed over this task to you. How has it been going so far?" The old man Deshou said, "The old minister, following the emperor's order, did not dare to neglect it. He worked day and night, and finally completed it within the imperial deadline. He has been handed over to the emperor in private with the time of retreating from the court today. Why... have you...forgot?"
Fulin sneered, "Is this really the case? Then..." he threw the two puppets on the table together and said, "Is this your skills? What is the explanation?"
Deshou looked at Shen Shiyun's wood sculpture first, and then looked at this proud masterpiece twice, raised his hand and said, "Yes, this is..." He thought to himself, does the emperor think that I was not beautiful enough to carve the empress? The next time he saw the puppets lying side by side, he was shocked and said, "Your Majesty, how could this... be in your hand?" His tone was already shocked. Fulin snorted coldly, "I'm going to ask yourself."
Deshou frowned and thought hard for a while, then suddenly became enlightened and said, "Your Majesty, you are so scared! At that time, Empress Zhen once brought a portrait, and asked me to carve a man as she looked, and repeatedly told me to carve it exactly the same. I suggested to the emperor that the inspiration for micro-carving came from this. I was also greedy and should know that good things should not be too much, otherwise I would not be in a hurry. I rushed forward and finally completed the task. At the end, I made a big mistake, asking my elementary apprentice to sort and package it. Because of carelessness, I forgot to check it again. As a result, I mistakenly gave the puppet that should have been dedicated to the emperor to Empress Zhen, and gave the one entrusted to the emperor... Please forgive me! Please forgive me!" As he said that, he kowtowed.
Fulin sighed, waved his hand, and said warmly: "Forget it, it's not your fault. I'm just because I'm so proud of my face. I hurriedly stuffed my sleeves into the court without looking closely." His tone suddenly turned sharply and said: "But I don't understand one thing. You said that this puppet was entrusted by Concubine Zhen, so how could I look for it in Yinxue Palace?" Deshou said: "This... the old minister really doesn't know."
Fulin glanced at Zhenying and said lightly, "Concubine Zhen, who is this man?" Zhenying blushed, remembering what she said righteously not long ago, "Women in the palace should be more righteous." Now, it seems that her heart is more like her heart is moving. She moved her lips and said in a low voice: "Go back to the emperor, I am... I am not aware of it either." Fulin sneered, "Don't you know it? For a stranger, you specially asked someone to paint a portrait and carve it into a wood carving. I don't know where you use your daily thoughts!"
Seeing Zhenying in a dilemma, Yin Yin was eager to protect her master, so she helped her rescue: "Your Majesty, he is the leader of the martial arts world... Li Daxia. The master knew that Concubine Yun had important matters with him and hoped to do his best to serve the country and the people, so she asked Mr. Deshou to carve this puppet and teach Concubine Yun to give it to Concubine Li as a gift to Concubine Li for personal favor."
Although her intention is good, Zhenying sounds like adding fuel to the fire. This excuse is really full of loopholes. Previously, she mocked Shen Shiyun in front of Fulin for "no shortage of gifts" and "being a woman is good enough", and also said that she "a favor is light and affection is heavy, and she is caring carefully." The implication is clearly that this gift was given by her wild man, and it is impossible that she had known it for a long time, and she specially helped her to make favors, which was only a bitter cry.
Fu Linzi also thought of this, and his face gradually became disdainful, saying, "A while ago? Didn't Concubine Zhen say that she was sick?" Yin Yin said, "It's true that she is sick. As for asking Deshou and purchasing boxes, I will be taken care of by the servants." Fu Lin said, "But the person who is following the portrait is also from your palace?" As he said that, his eyes pointed directly at Zhenying.
Zhenying had nowhere to hide, and she could not avoid it, so she could only agree: "Yes." Fu Lin's sleeves brushed and said: "The guards in your bedroom seem to be empty and do some boring activities. I don't have idle people in my palace. Since you don't need these extra staff, you will leave a few servants serving food and daily life. The rest are transferred to Yinxue Palace to serve as jobs, and they will be responsible for protecting the safety of Concubine Yun. Hu Wei, this new team will be left to you to take care of you."
Hu Wei said loudly: "Abide by the order! I am humble to receive the order, thank you." Fulin nodded. Hu Wei secretly smiled at Zhenying while he was not careful, and whispered: "It's wonderful, it's so wonderful. I'll hit my feet one after another. Such a good show is not something you can see every day."
In the second round, Zhenying lost all face and was defeated. She even returned with a defeat, but she didn't dare to underestimate Shen Shiyun anymore. But she felt that she was scheming, insidious and cunning, and was a strong enemy that was difficult to deal with. She blindly used tricks behind her back and could only continue to suffer losses. So Zhenying decided to change her strategy and turn "secret struggle" into "open struggle".
On that day, she rushed to Yinxue Palace early in the morning and saw many guards who had worked in her bedroom. Those who had a new backer were all contempt when they saw her. Zhenying held back her anger and thought that it would be worth it if she imitated the shrews to curse the streets here, and corrupted the image of these ungrateful beasts. With a pile of resentment, she rushed into the hall, grabbed Shen Shiyun's wrist, pulled her away.
Hu Wei and Luo Jin pretended to go forward to stop him. Hu Wei said, "Where is the Empress who wants to take our master? At least tell me, let the slaves have a correct way." Zhenying couldn't help but get angry when she saw Hu Wei. Thinking that it was all this dog slave who humiliated herself in front of the emperor, she said angrily: "Bold, what do I do in this palace? Do you have to report to you first? You are a dog-responsible thing, why don't you give up on me?"
Hu Wei smiled and said, "I dare not. What do you do is your freedom, and others can't persuade you." Zhenying snorted coldly and said, "It's good that you know." Hu Wei smiled and said, "Isn't that obvious? A person is determined to not hit the wall and not look back. What will others do if they can do it? They don't necessarily have to collide with you?"
Zhenying hated this sarcastic tone that seemed to be joking. She was about to curse her, but she heard Shen Shiyun smile and say, "Hu Wei, stop talking nonsense. It seems that Concubine Zhen is very interested and always wants to invite me to take a walk. For this reason, it is impolite to come and not go. If we don't give back, we should always respond. You can continue to ask and say that I will go back."
Zhenying sneered, "Yes, I am not a beast, so why are you afraid that I will eat her? Even if you are worried about it, the emperor is not in a hurry, and he will die of the eunuch." He said, pulled Shen Shiyun and walked out quickly.
The two of them walked along the way, a little faster than the traveler who was rushing. This speed of walking was really unprecedented in the ages. Shen Shiyun pursed her lips and followed her without saying a word. When she arrived at a deserted place in the imperial garden, Shen Shiyun suddenly asked, "Sister Zhenfei, where are you going to take me? Can we slow down? My sister really can't walk." She was slightly panting.
Zhenying was just walking with her head down. When she heard what she said, she looked up and looked around. Seeing that there were few people, she was satisfied. She shook her arm hard and threw her away. She sneered: "Shen Shiyun, there are only you and me here. If you are bothered, please stop pretending. Can you? I am not the emperor and will not impress you with such a pitiful little lamb. Your tone of a weak bone will only make me feel disgusted!"
The more Zhenying wanted to arouse her, Shen Shiyun was still angry, and she smiled quietly, "What are sisters talking about? I can't understand?"
If you really keep it in the dark, it is another matter, but even though you know that the other party is lying, the more she looks like this, the more annoying she becomes. Zhenying sneered three times, hugged her arms in front of her chest, and flattened her lips and said, "I said, did you get a woman from the opera troupe? Why can you perform so well? The singing is so wonderful, I want to slap you for awesomeness. If you hate me and kick me, I still feel that you are real emotions and can look at you more than a few more times, but you pretend to be too much and even lose yourself. It is also a pity. Don't you think that disasters have happened especially frequently by your side recently? All of this is a situation set by my palace. I keep using conspiracies and tricks to make you so miserable. Don't say that you don't know that I did it, I don't believe you will be so stupid!"
Shen Shiyun smiled faintly and said, "It's not difficult to guess, so what's unexpected?" Zhenying glared at her and nodded and said, "You are finally willing to be honest? Very good. Since you know, how can you not be angry at all? Don't say that you don't hate me, I don't believe you are so generous."
Chapter completed!