Dingjiangshan

Ning Yan had expected this to happen to her, and was not surprised. He glanced up and down at her, and at the exquisite wooden box in Gingko's hand.

Not far behind is the banqueting hall of Changle Palace. The nearest seat and the two of them are separated by a thick screen. In her ears, she had the illusion that she was giving and receiving with Ning Yan privately in public.

Shu Qiuyu felt uncomfortable being looked at by him, subconsciously lowered her head, avoiding Ning Yan's gaze.

Ning Yan looked at her for a while with a half-smile, and didn't feel sorry for her, and said, "It's inconvenient for people to come and go in Changle Palace. After I leave the table, I think the queen mother will return to the palace in a while. Since Miss Shu doesn't want to see people Why don’t you follow me to the Zichen Palace for a birthday gift?”

After saying this, he didn't care whether Shu Qiuyu followed or not, turned his head and walked out holding He Wenting's hand.

Shu Qiuyu clenched the handkerchief in his hand, gritted his teeth, and hesitated.

Zichen Palace is the emperor's bedroom. Although she is Ning Yan's married queen in name, she has not left the court after all.It was dark outside, and she followed Ning Yan to the dormitory at this time, no matter what she said, the words would not be pleasant.

Many thoughts flashed through Shu Qiuyu in a short moment—she even wondered if this was a trap set by Ning Yan. If she jumped, Ning Yan would be able to refute it on the grounds that she was "deficient in virtue". this marriage.

"Girl?" Gingko pushed her arm and called softly, "Girl, you're back to your senses."

Only then did Shu Qiuyu realize that the handkerchief in her hand was almost turned into a rag by himself. Ning Yan had no intention of waiting for her. Seeing that she had already left the door, if Shu Qiuyu didn't catch up, Shu Qiuyu couldn't guarantee that he would I won't change my mind temporarily, and I won't see myself anymore.

It will be the twelfth lunar month in a few days, and Shu Qiuyu can no longer live in the palace because of emotion and reason. If she wants to have a private conversation with Ning Yan, tonight is the best chance.

Shu Qiuyu stood there for a while, finally gritted his teeth and decided to take a gamble.

The heavy wheels compacted the snow on the ground, making a muffled creaking sound. Two long ruts stretched all the way from Changle Palace, turned a corner from the palace gate, and headed towards the inner palace.

Ning Yan in the car opened one side of the car curtain, touched an orange from the small table in the car, and asked casually while peeling the skin, "Come up?"

Upon hearing this, He Wenting looked at the soft sedan chair behind him, and said, "Follow, Miss Shu is quite courageous."

"Yes." Ning Yan stuffed a piece of orange into his mouth, wiped off the sticky white silk on his hand with a silk handkerchief, and said with emotion: "Better than her father."

Changle Palace is not far from Zichen Palace, and Ning Yan arrived in less than a quarter of an hour by car.

It's just that the servants who carried Shu Qiuyu's sedan chair behind him had to go fast in the ice and snow in order to catch up with Ning Yan's speed.

When Shu Qiuyu got off the sedan chair, her small face was turned pale.

Ning Yan untied his cloak and walked into the outer room of the bedroom. When he approached the door, he looked at Shu Qiuyu more mercifully. Seeing that her face was really ugly, he ordered He Wenting to have someone serve her a cup of hot tea.

He Wenting saw that he had something to say, so he conveniently sent the maids and servants out of the room for reasons.

Shu Qiuyu followed Ning Yan into the door with her head down. The originally adorned Bu Yao hairpin became a little loose in the bumps, and the fine beads of tassels hung down and swayed gently on her temples.

Shu Qiuyu stood at the door for a moment, straightened her hairpin first, then straightened her clothes before walking into the front hall.

Zichen Hall is like spring all the year round, the silver charcoal in the heater is burned just right, the heat emitted is warm and soft, even if you put your hand on the heater, you won't feel hot.

Ning Yan sat behind the desk, took a prepared cup of tea on the table, skimmed off the froth on his head, and took a sip.

"What's the matter, tell me." Ning Yan said.

Logically speaking, Shu Qiuyu couldn't look directly at Jun Yan, but she couldn't hold back, and took advantage of Ning Yan's drinking tea to sneak a glance at him.

Ning Yan inherited the good looks of his mother and concubine, but because the outline of his appearance followed Ning Zongyuan, he always looked a little bit cold.I had to add a lot of warmth to Ning Yan in those eyes, so that he would not look as cold and hard as a knife at a young age.

Shu Qiuyu's family inevitably has a child as old as Ning Yan. She is the eldest sister, and she often helps mother and aunts to take care of younger siblings.But looking at Ning Yan now, not only did she not dare to despise him, but she felt a little afraid of him before she could say anything.

——Shu Qiuyu always felt that Ning Yan seemed to have been waiting for her to hit the door.

With a thought, she turned sideways and took the box from Gingko's hand, then knelt down with her dress in her hands, and opened the lid of the box in front of Ning Yan.

He Wenting subconsciously looked at the things inside the box, and seeing that it was just a pair of embroidery, he relaxed and took another step back.

Shu Qiuyu's embroidery is good, and the fabric she chooses is also good. The phoenix lying among the flowers is stacked on the top of the whole embroidery by her, and it looks radiant under the lamp.

"Your Majesty." Shu Qiuyu said, "This is a gift from my servant to the future queen."

Ginkgo, who was kneeling behind her, was taken aback. For a moment, Ning Yan was watching from above, and called a girl in a low voice.

He Wenting was also taken aback, probably because he didn't expect Shu Qiuyu to be more courageous than he thought.

Ning Yan seemed to be the only one in the room who accepted this sentence well. He groaned, leaned on the back of the wide chair and tapped the hand warmer in his hand, and said lazily: "So, the Shu family is going to give up the empress. Is it the location?"

Shu Qiuyu was silent for a moment, then said, "No."

Ning Yan finally became interested. He leaned forward slightly and stared at Shu Qiuyu's expression, as if to verify whether what she said was true.

"While you said that this is your gift to the future queen, you also said that the Shu family did not want to give up the position of queen." Ning Yan chuckled lightly: "Why, Miss Shu came to embroider the dowry for herself?"

"Your servant is talking about the queen in the emperor's heart." Shu Qiuyu was a little embarrassed by what he said, but she pursed her lips and continued to calm down: "Forgive me for speaking bluntly, I can see that in the selection of queen , Your Majesty does not care about courtiers."

"Yeah." Ning Yan admitted, "That's true."

Although Shu Qiuyu had realized this a long time ago, she was still a girl who hadn't left the court after all, and when someone said that she had no intention of doing so, her expression became a little reluctant after all, and she couldn't help it.

Ning Yan raised his hand and said lightly: "I can tell you about this matter directly. It's not that you are bad, it's that I already have a sweetheart."

Shu Qiuyu was taken aback.

"Besides him, whether it's you or anyone else, I don't have a favorite candidate." Ning Yan said.

Shu Qiuyu knew that there was no need for Ning Yan to deceive her a little girl on this point, she bit her lip, and suddenly had some hope.

What's more, Shu Qiuyu has already faintly recovered - Ning Yan must have acquiesced in today's conversation.

Because there is no need to explain to her whether Ning Yan has a sweetheart. The marriage contract between her and Ning Yan is actually just an ordinary agreement made casually by the late emperor. There is no need to spend so much trouble to welcome into the palace and get married.

But Ning Yan was willing to meet her privately, which meant that he still had secrets to tell.

For Shu Qiuyu, as long as Ning Yan doesn't hate her, she will have her way.

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a surge of courage from nowhere, she put the wooden box on the ground, and gave Ning Yan a big gift in an upright manner.

"Please Your Majesty's vassal daughter to be the queen." Shu Qiuyu said.

Ginkgo was already frightened by her going left and right, knelt there with cold hands and feet, her eyes wandered from time to time in front of Shu Qiuyu and the wooden box, her heart almost spit out from her throat.

Ning Yan never took offense, but said lightly: "No."

"Your Majesty didn't say it clearly, but my servant already understands." Shu Qiuyu touched the ground with her forehead, and then said while lying on the ground: "My servant dares to guess that your majesty's sweetheart may not be of sufficient status to convince the public, and your majesty cannot accept her as a queen." But His Majesty was afraid of wronging her, so he has been refusing to get married, and he has been refusing to choose a talent show, and only postponed the matter of extending the heirs."

Ning Yan glanced at her and said, "You dare to guess."

Although his tone was light, he did not refute between words.

Shu Qiuyu knew that he had guessed right, so he was greatly encouraged, and hurriedly said: "My daughter is willing to occupy this position for the emperor. After the wedding, your majesty will be selected for the show. At that time, no matter what, your majesty will have a way to bring the sweetheart into the harem. When the time comes Then we can stay together forever.”

"I have been pleased with my sweetheart for a long time, and I don't want to wrong him." Ning Yan said.

Shu Qiuyu seemed to have guessed what he would say, and said firmly without hesitation: "My daughter will help His Majesty support my younger sister. When she gets a firm foothold, my daughter is willing to hand over the Queen's position."

This remark surprised Ning Yan, all women in the world want a considerate and loyal husband, if not, at least they must hold the power in the family to be at ease.When it comes to Shu Qiuyu's place, why bother?

Ning Yan could tell that Shu Qiuyu was not that kind of woman who would be Xiao Fu low without pride, and that she could give up these things meant that she had more important things to fight for.

"Why do you want to be a queen?" Ning Yan asked: "Power, status, or the emperor's favor."

Shu Qiuyu intuitively felt that the answer to this question was very important, she was silent for a moment, and chose to tell the truth: "It's for the Shu family."

"If the empress is abolished, the family will be affected. You want to make room for my sweetheart..." Ning Yan said, "Are you ready for an 'early death'?"

Shu Qiuyu lowered his eyes and did not speak.

Ning Yan didn't care if she opened her mouth or not, a little girl's mind, no matter how twisted and twisted it was, was no match for the courtiers in front of her.It's just that Ning Yan didn't expect that Shu Qinghui was not a very good person, but he raised a good daughter.

...It's just that my mind is a little off, Ning Yan thought.

"You can take it easy." Ning Yan said inexplicably.

"My daughter will not cause trouble for Your Majesty." Shu Qiuyu said: "My daughter's mother's family will not cause trouble for Your Majesty either. My daughter can swear that my father just wants to keep the family safe and has no intention of being overbearing."

"I know." Ning Yan smiled: "Your father has more thoughts than courage... It's not as good as your pedantic grandfather, who is admirable anyway."

"Shu Qiuyu, you are very considerate and considerate of me." Ning Yan knocked on the table and said, "But I tell you, I will not marry you."

"The sweetheart is the sweetheart, if I can't take him into my heart and protect him, but because of my own selfishness, leave a little bit of unhappiness hidden danger for him in the future, then how can I be called a sweetheart."