Chapter 171 Three Days of Fasting Required

"Who allowed you to die without my permission?"

"But in this matter, other than making the entire palace and the entire court an enemy, what other good ideas do you have?"

The matter of offering sacrifices to heaven is imminent now, and she will leave after dinner. If she escapes now, the entire palace will become a prisoner. She cannot bear to see any harm done to them. Her heart is the same as his.

"Just hide and leave the rest to me." Bai Mingyu said seriously.

Shen Zhiyue shook his head: "There is a permanent solution, so why put yourself in trouble? Bai Mingyu, before I leave, you can have one last dinner with me."

Bai Mingyu hugged her waist. If he handed over the jade pendant, maybe she would be fine. However, the mother and concubine did not allow her father's coffin to be touched. Was there something hidden in it?

The servants in the mansion were preparing dinner. They sat around the round table, and the servants brought the dishes and arranged them neatly.

"Concubine, how is your decision?" Bai Mingyu asked.

The concubine said with a cold face: "Let's eat."

No one can send the old prince's coffin away. Anyone who lets that incident come to light and makes her face tarnished is an enemy of her.

Bai Mingyu clenched his chopsticks, but his mother-in-law still refused to hand over the jade pendant. Is an object more important than a human life?

Shen Zhiyue guessed that he wanted to save her life by taking the old prince's burial objects. She held his hand and said, "This matter has been decided."

The concubine said: "The palace cannot save your life yet. As long as I am here, no one can touch you."

Shen Zhiyue said half-jokingly: "Princess, you don't look down on me to begin with, and I'm not what everyone thinks of as a lady. My sacrifice to heaven this time will be good for you. You can find another wife for Bai Mingyu." .”

The concubine's face was a little ugly. She looked down on women with a merchant background, but Shen Zhiyue was much better than most women in the capital, simple and unpretentious.

She didn't like trouble. There were too many women in the capital and she didn't like it. If she hadn't felt that Shen Zhiyue's stomach had been quiet, she wouldn't have thought of it.

If it were someone else, he could have bribed him to exchange for another woman to offer sacrifices to heaven, but it was the Imperial Preceptor who figured it out. The Imperial Preceptor and Ming Yu had not dealt with each other in the court, so I am afraid they were deliberately targeting her.

Before the meal was finished, the Queen Mother barged in with someone: "You've eaten this meal, so you can go with the Ai family."

Shen Zhiyue looked at him reluctantly. The time that should have been delayed was also delayed. This time she really wanted to leave.

The concubine didn't take it seriously: "The meal hasn't been finished yet, why is the Queen Mother so anxious?"

"Concubine, are you delaying this again and again?" the queen mother threatened.

Shen Zhiyue put down her chopsticks and stood up: "I'll go with you."

The Queen Mother was very satisfied with her knowledge, and Bai Mingyu calmly said: "The king will bring Yue'er back in a few days."

There were many trivial matters regarding the sacrifice to heaven, and they could be delayed for several days. He was threatening the court. If they dared to hurt her, he would not let them go.

The Queen Mother still had some scruples about his threat. Although the Bai family army was taken over by the emperor for her own use, the Bai family army was organized by the Bai family. Their training methods were very different from the Imperial Forbidden Army. Speaking of which, they were truly loyal to Who is really unknown and cannot take this risk.

The Queen Mother said: "Before the sacrifice to heaven, the Ai family will take good care of your wife."

It was only before the sacrifice to heaven, but it was not her turn to take care of it after that. She was the one who had spoken out, so if something happened, the court would not be blamed.

Shen Zhiyue was watched by the imperial guards as she walked away. She took three steps and turned around, looking at the people behind her. She didn't know if she would come back alive after leaving this time, or whether this would be the last time they saw each other.

She was brought to the palace, and the Imperial Master bowed respectfully to the Queen Mother: "Sacrifices to heaven require three days of fasting, so it is better to hand over the Chunyang woman to me."

The Queen Mother also felt that it was most appropriate to leave this matter to him, but she still had to be reminded of some things, for fear that he would act inappropriately, and in the end the court would have to clean up the mess for him.

"King Nan said that he will come to pick up his wife in a few days. You must take good care of her in the past few days."

"Understood, Queen Mother."

They made a handover in the corridor, and the two groups walked in opposite directions. Shen Zhiyue walked behind him. This man was dressed in white and spotless. His appearance was delicate and handsome, and no trace of age could be seen. , the calmness exuding from his body shows that he is an experienced person.

She followed him to a side hall, and the Imperial Master said: "Take her to the room."

Shen Zhiyue was brought into the room by the Imperial Guards. They stood guard at the door. She closed the door, sat on a chair and poured a glass of water to drink. She thought that if the Imperial Master and the Prince did not deal with them, they would definitely take the opportunity to retaliate, and her life would probably be ruined. It wasn't easy, and she had to find a way to deal with it.

The next day, Shen Zhiyue woke up immediately when she heard the noise. The palace maid came in with a basin and food, and she sat up.

"Miss Shen, when you wake up, wash yourself with leaf water and then have breakfast."

Shen Zhiyue had to do a series of things according to their instructions before eating breakfast. She took a spoon and ate white porridge and sugared lotus roots.

"What am I going to do next?"

"After breakfast, Miss Shen should go and listen to the chanting of sutras and copy the sutras," the palace maid said respectfully.

Shen Zhiyue chewed the candied lotus roots and couldn't help but say: "I never thought that a dying person like me would have so many things to do. Can't I have a good time?"

The palace maid did not answer her words, but all retreated to the door. After breakfast, she followed them to the Buddhist hall. This Buddha was taller than a person, and his body was golden and shiny. Things like this in the palace would never be like this. It's fake gold.

The emperor was really willing to spend money here. Shen Zhiyue walked in, dipped his brush in ink, and copied the words in the book.

It was this sound of chanting that gave her a headache after hearing it too much. She got up and wanted to go out to take a breath, and saw some snacks in the yard.

The palace maid spoke respectfully: "Miss Shen, the imperial master said that if you are tired, you can drink tea and have snacks here to rest."

Shen Zhiyue sat on the chair, picked up the cake and looked at it carefully. Could he have poisoned it? Impossible, impossible. If he poisoned her to death in advance, how could he offer sacrifices to heaven?

She calmly put the pastry into her mouth and chewed it, then took a sip of tea and enjoyed the morning sunshine comfortably.

Lunch and dinner were spent in the Buddhist hall. Although they were all vegetarian, the vegetarian dishes were different for each meal and tasted excellent.

In the evening, she sat on a chair and read a book. She used to be too busy with work and had no time to read, but now she is too free and can read any book.

A dark shadow rolled into her room and blew out the candles in her room. When she was about to call someone, the person covered her mouth, came close to her ear and said, "Yue'er, it's me."

Shen Zhiyue heard his voice: "Bai Mingyu, why are you here?"

"Did they bully you?"

Shen Zhiyue shook his head: "No, I thought they would retaliate, but after today, the Imperial Master was quite considerate and treated me well."
Chapter completed!