"Your Highness, why are you so late today? Can you have dinner?"
Shen Mingshu looked in the mirror and put makeup on her face. From the bronze mirror, she saw that Zhou Yu seemed to be in a bad mood. She stood up and came to greet him, "There is Bazhen Soup in the kitchen. I will go and get you a bowl."
Zhou Yu took her wrist and asked, "What did you do with Wen Niang and Xiu Niang?"
Shen Mingshu took advantage of the fact that he had left the house today to deal with two girls with whom he lived. Zhou Yu only found out about this matter after he returned to the house and listened to the housekeeper's report.
Shen Mingshu pouted and said: "Your Highness, aren't we just two girls who have a common relationship with each other? How can I bother Your Highness to worry about it? I will look for two good ones for you later."
Zhou Yu was unhappy outside, and he was full of anger when he came back.
"The two of them have been serving me since they were young. Even if you want to send them out, do you still have to talk to me first and discuss it?"
Thinking of what Shen Moran said, Prime Minister Shen doted on him as his wife, so he would naturally not have a quarrel with her just because they were married to each other. He endured his anger and asked patiently, "Since it has been dealt with, I won't say more. What, tell me, how did you deal with it?"
The housekeeper was afraid that there would be a quarrel between him and the princess, so he spoke vaguely. He only said that the princess sent the person away, but did not say where he was sent.
Shen Mingshu originally felt a little guilty, but after hearing the doting tone in his words, her attitude became arrogant.
"Since Your Highness has married me and put me in charge of the palace, I will naturally behave like a mistress. Your Highness does not trust me."
After asking three times without getting an answer, Zhou Yu's patience ran out.
"Let me ask you one last time, how did you deal with it?"
Seeing that he was really angry, Shen Mingshu felt aggrieved and said reluctantly: "Send it to Zhuangzi. Because they have been with you for a long time, they are not convinced by my discipline as a princess. They also said that the previous princess did not If you touch them, I'll have them beaten up and thrown into the Zhuangzi..."
Zhou Yu's eyelids twitched.
"Is that all?"
Shen Mingshu's voice became weak.
"Also, I told the stewards of the village to allocate them to a household at will... They were the first to be disrespectful to me, the princess. If I don't kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, all the servants in the palace will have to look down on me in the future. !”
"Your Highness, I did nothing wrong... right?"
Zhou Yu sneered twice, stared at her for a while, stood up and turned his back to her, then turned around again, hesitated to speak, and finally said nothing, turned around and strode away.
"Your Highness!"
Shen Mingshu stamped her feet at his back, hating those two women even more.
"Alian!"
Alian came in from the outside at a trot and closed the door.
"What orders do you have, the princess?"
After getting married, A-Lian changed her words, and Shen Mingshu preferred that she call her Princess. This statement made Shen Mingshu feel less unhappy.
"Alian, tell me, is His Highness reluctant to let go of those two women? Aren't they just two girls in the same room, how could they lose such a big temper?"
She still didn't understand why Zhou Yu was angry. Seeing that she was angry, Alian advised her after careful consideration: "Princess, please don't make yourself angry because of those two lowly people. After all, Wen Niang and Xiu Niang have taken care of Your Highness since they were young. Your Highness There’s nothing wrong with getting closer to them.”
"But no matter how close they are, they are just servants, and you are the master. Your Highness may just be uncomfortable with it for a while. I think you have done nothing wrong. By establishing your authority in the house this time, you can choose a few easy ones in the future. Send it to His Highness and explain to His Highness that you are not jealous."
In order to maintain their favor, the first wife would also surround her husband with people. Aunt Shen had also used these methods earlier. Although she was opposed to it, she would also use this method as a last resort.
"But what should I do if Your Highness ignores me now? If a blind girl takes the opportunity to climb into the bed, I will have to deal with it! Then my reputation for jealousy will be really confirmed..."
Shen Mingshu was annoyed about why she didn't explain to her husband just now, and now she became irritable again.
Alian rolled her eyes and advised: "Princess, don't worry, you and His Highness have just got married. You are the daughter of the prime minister's house. Your Highness must give you and the prime minister face."
After being persuaded by Alian, Shen Mingshu felt a lot more comfortable and said half-jokingly: "Alian, you are my confidant. I can't trust anyone else. If the day comes in the future, will you be willing to serve His Highness on my behalf?"
Shen Mingshu is fickle, and any servant who dares to steal her limelight will end up miserable. Alian's scalp tightens. Even if she talks nicely now, she will be ruthless when she turns against her in the future.
She still wants to live for two more years!
"Princess, I have absolutely no wrong thoughts towards Your Highness. I will be yours for the rest of my life. I just want to be by your side and serve you. Please don't drive me away!"
She spoke so sincerely that Shen Mingshu felt very comfortable and said with a smile: "Okay, I won't drive you away. Go and prepare some hot water and help me wash up."
Ah Lian responded yes, and after exiting the bedroom, she stroked her chest, breathed a long sigh of relief, and then told the other maids to prepare hot water.
In the study room.
Qixi saw Zhou Yu sitting under the lamp reading a book. After enduring it for a long time, Qixi asked, "Your Highness, would you like me to send someone to bring Wen Niang and Xiu Niang back?"
His Highness was in a bad mood, and the Princess was too young to notice it, so His Highness could only read in the study to relieve himself. As a subordinate, he felt sorry for his master.
Zhou Yu raised his eyes and glanced at him.
"The princess drove people out of the palace with her front kick, and I took them back with my back kick. Isn't this a blatant slap in the princess' face?"
What does hitting the princess in the face mean? The princess is the daughter of the Shen family, which is equivalent to hitting Prime Minister Shen in the face.
It's not worth it for two girls who have a common room with each other.
Qixi lowered his head.
"Then my subordinates sent someone to tell the steward at Zhuangzi to take good care of the two girls."
Zhou Yu put down the book, shook his head and said: "No need. They are arrogant due to favor, disrespectful of the new master, and cannot share my worries. What use do I need them for?"
Qixi is a little confused about this.
"But you lost your temper with the princess just now, wasn't it because of the two girls?"
Zhou Yu sneered. Qixi had been with him for many years. There was no need to doubt his loyalty, but his mind was always lacking. He was not angry because of the two girls who were in the same room with each other. He was angry because someone else's concubine had a clear mind and could use three traps in one sentence. , as many eyes as a fishing net.
They are obviously two sisters, but he has a big problem. He spends his days doing nothing but dressing up and being jealous, which is of no use at all!
"Back off"
Don't think about things that you can't understand. He is only responsible for obeying orders and running errands. Qixi left in response.
"Wait a minute."
Zhou Yu thought of Shen Moran's dress during the day. When the servants were watching, it was Chang Jinchan who went out alone. How come he was with her when things happened? Where did she go...
"Any other instructions, Your Highness?"
Zhou Yu recovered his thoughts, raised his head and ordered: "Go check Princess Zhan's whereabouts during the day."
I intuitively feel that she will not appear for no reason. Is it really a coincidence?
"yes."
Qixi received the mission.
Zhou Yu was not sleepy yet. He was wondering why Shen Moran and Si Yiluo were together during the day.
Tonight the moon is covered by dark clouds, and it is impossible to see outside.
The dim firelight in the prison illuminated Si Yiluo's handsome profile. There was a dissected corpse on the high platform. Miao Cong dropped the scalpel, carefully observed the characteristics of the corpse, and took a pen and paper to record it.
He took off his bloody clothes, wiped them with water, wrapped himself in a cotton jacket, and asked his subordinates to dig out the last records and compare them one by one.
"Sir, these two poisons are the same. It has been a while since the last corpse died, and many characteristics have changed. This time it is a fresh corpse, which is easier to observe."
The guards in the imperial prison had long been accustomed to the smell of blood. Miao Cong waved his hand, and several people wrapped the body and carried it out. Si Yiluo looked at the records and curled his lips.
"It seems that we may need to ask His Highness Prince Yu about the whereabouts of Mr. Ghost..."