Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

Ruyi Restaurant was bustling with people, and guests came and went in an endless stream.

This was the largest restaurant in the capital, and all the customers were dignitaries. After she entered, she looked around before asking the waiter.

"How do I get to No. 1 Tianzi?"

The waiter looked at her carefully and said, "Oh, you are looking for that guest. Please come this way!"

She lifted her skirt and followed the waiter upstairs.

It was quieter upstairs, with almost no noise. When she reached the door, the waiter left. She stayed and knocked on the door: "I heard you have Tiancan silk?"

Just as he finished speaking, the door opened and a fragrant breeze blew in.

There was no one behind the door. She walked in tentatively, only to see a man sitting on a couch by the window with his back to the window, sipping tea and looking at the scenery along the river.

He was dressed in a green robe with green bamboo leaves embroidered on the cuffs, looking very comfortable.

She felt vaguely that the figure was familiar, so she suppressed her doubts and said, "I heard that you have Tiancan silk, can you give it to me?"

Hearing the voice, the man put down his teacup and turned around.

Under the slightly high brow bone, a faint smile appeared in the deep eyes, and the thin lips were outlined with a hint of playfulness. Who else could this be but Qi Sui'an?

He chuckled and said, "It turned out to be Madam Li. It's fate."

Shen Mengyao's expression changed.

She could see that Qi Suian was deliberately using Tiancan silk to seduce her.

"Do you really have Tiancan silk?" Shen Mengyao stared at the man's expression. His expression was always so profound that it was hard to guess. She cleared her throat and said loudly, "Your Majesty, let's talk about this business."

"It's too polite to talk about business!" Qi Sui'an suddenly stood up and took a few steps closer, with a hint of smile in his eyes: "Why don't we talk about something else?"

Shen Mengyao glanced at him warily.

"What to talk about?"

Qi Sui'an's eyes fell on Cui Wei behind her: "Why not let your maid go down? I don't think you want her to know."

Shen Mengyao's face changed slightly. Thinking of that ridiculous night, she had to ask Cuiwei to leave. Although Cuiwei's face was full of worry and unwillingness, she could not disobey her wife's order. She bowed and left.

She pretended to be calm: "What do you want to say?"

Qi Sui'an sat down, and looked at her with his dark and deep eyes: "Li Junfeng failed to rescue Meng Tang, but he didn't take his anger out on you?"

"I didn't expect that His Highness was concerned about this. Please don't worry about it." Shen Mengyao said lightly.

Qi Sui'an did not ask any further questions, but instead looked at her expression, his tone cold and without a trace of warmth.

"You haven't played the piano much since you entered the Li family. Why did you suddenly remember it?"

Shen Mengyao was surprised that he knew so much about her affairs, and frowned and asked, "How did the prince know?"

Qi Sui'an's face turned cold: "What is it that this king doesn't know?

He paused and then mocked, "Your excellent piano skills have become a means to please others. How sad."

Shen Mengyao just felt confused. She just wanted to please others, so what did it have to do with him?

She curled her lips and said coldly, "Your Highness, don't worry about me. If you don't have the silk, I'm sure we won't get along. I'll take my leave now."

She turned around, but couldn't open the door.

She was angry, her fair face was stained with a hint of red, she bit her lip and said, "What do you mean, my lord? Are you teasing me when you have nothing better to do?"

The anger in Qi Sui'an's eyes seemed to have just disappeared, and his deep eyes seemed to suppress something. He took out the brocade box.

"The silk you want."

Shen Mengyao took a quick glance and found it was indeed good. She was delighted and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I wonder how much you would have to pay for it to be given to me."

Qi Suian sneered.

"Does the king need this little money?"

Shen Mengyao remembered his previous attitude, took a step back, and looked at him warily.

"Your Majesty, although the silk of the silkworm is rare, I don't want to be your substitute and stay by your side in the dark because of this."

Qi Suian laughed mockingly: "Shen Mengyao, you only think about these things in your head, have you ever thought about it?"

Shen Mengyao blushed instantly and hesitantly denied it, "No...nothing like that."

Qi Sui'an looked at her coldly and said, "It's better not to have it. There is only one condition. I can give you the Tiancan silk, but after the piano is repaired, you have to play the first song for me alone."

"This..." Shen Mengyao hesitated and did not agree.

Qi Sui'an stared at her with his bottomless eyes: "Why? This condition is too harsh for you?"

Shen Mengyao smiled sweetly: "Of course not, the silk of the silkworm is precious, I just don't want the prince to suffer a loss, since the prince feels that he will not suffer a loss, then it's a deal."

"Show him away." Qi Sui'an's expression suddenly changed and he said coldly.

The door opened, Bei Lan came in, and said respectfully, "Please."

Shen Mengyao looked back at him in confusion.

The Regent is indeed worthy of his reputation. He is unpredictable and hard to guess.

After going out, Cuiwei came up to her worriedly: "Madam, are you okay?"

Shen Mengyao shook her head: "It's okay, but remember, don't let anyone know about this."

Cuiwei nodded: "Madam, I remember it."

After returning, she found a top luthier to repair the piano.

The zither itself was precious, so it was a bit troublesome to repair it, and it would take about seven days. She calculated that there was still plenty of time, so she handed the silver and the zither to the zither master.

When she was settling the accounts, Nanny Wang from Zhu's courtyard came over, looking very anxious.

"Madam is not well. The old lady is ill."

"How could it be so sudden? Wasn't he fine this morning?" Shen Mengyao put down the pen in her hand, stood up and said anxiously, "Take me to see it quickly."

She wanted to go and see what Zhu was up to. She knew that she had hit a snag here today, and she would not let it go so easily!

From time to time, coughing sounds were heard in the yard.

As soon as she entered, the candle on the table flickered and she saw Zhu lying on the bed with a pale face.

Seeing her coming, she said hypocritically: "Who told you to invite her? She is busy with all the big and small things in the mansion. How can we disturb her for such a small matter?"

Nanny Wang immediately sat down at the head of the bed and helped her up: "You are very ill, and there is no one in the whole yard who can make decisions. I have no choice but to ask Madam to come over!"

Zhu covered her handkerchief with her hands, coughed a few times, and waved her hand.

"You don't have to wait on me here. Just go and get busy. Just take some medicine and you'll be fine."

Although she said that, she lay on the edge of the bed, looking like she was about to cough out her lungs.

Shen Mengyao naturally couldn't leave at this moment. She walked to the bedside and took the medicine from the maid: "I don't know if this doctor is good or not, mother-in-law, you drink the medicine first."

When Zhu smelled it, she pushed it away in disgust: "What's so good about it? It's so bitter!"

Shen Mengyao advised her: "Your husband is busy outside, you must take good care of yourself and let him have no worries. Come, I will help you take the medicine."