kingnovel Chapter 499: The Sincerity of a Servant
Chapter 499: The Sincerity of a Servant
Shen Shuyi raised his eyes to look at Concubine Rou, and their gazes met.
At such a close distance, it was her first chance to take a good look at the Concubine Rou, the most favored concubine in the harem.
Strictly speaking, Concubine Rou had a harmless face. If she were younger, she would probably remind people of a pure but sharp little white rabbit.
It's just that as someone who has been in a high position for a long time and has been greatly favored, no matter how innocent and harmless one's face is, it is inevitable that it will appear a little overbearing, with an indescribable frankness and domineering.
Shen Shuyi smiled and looked directly at Concubine Rou: "Your Majesty is so decisive, I am afraid it is difficult for me to be convinced."
Concubine Rou narrowed her eyes. She probably didn't expect Shen Shuyi to dare to challenge her: "Oh?"
Shen Shuyi bent down and picked up a bead, holding it in her hand, and then looked at Lipin: "This bracelet can be broken in dozens of ways. How can you prove that it was caused by the carelessness of your servant?"
Concubine Rou stared at Shen Shuyi, and the smile on her face became even wider.
This Princess Changning is really interesting. No wonder the prince couldn't get any benefit from her.
Lipin obviously didn't expect Shen Shuyi to be so bold, and couldn't help but frown: "The county lady means that I and Sister Roufei are slandering you, a maid? When I took the bracelet from her hand, she refused to let go, so I tore it off. What do you have to say!"
Halfway through her words, Lipin's gaze fell on Jinzhu, her eyes sharp and intimidating.
Concubine Rou also said, "My sister Lipin and I saw it clearly, and the maids beside us can also testify. Could it be that the county lady suspects that the palace maids colluded to cheat?"
Jinzhu's throat tightened and she wanted to explain, but all those in front of her were Lipin and Roufei's people, and no one could testify for her.
Shen Shuyi looked calm: "Even if I saw it with my own eyes, it may not be true. This string of beads was just in my hand and I saw something. Even if it is not now, it will break soon."
Lipin was stunned for a moment, then sneered: "County Lady, please tell me, what are the clues?"
"Jinzhu, take the string of the Buddhist beads to the two ladies."
"Yes."
Jinzhu picked up the string that fell at Lipin's feet and handed it to Roufei.
"The beads are round, full and smooth, and the owner must have played with them for many years. However, the string used to string the beads is uneven in thickness due to its age, and some parts have turned black and rotted."
Concubine Rou lowered her eyes, then glanced at Concubine Li and placed the string on the table between them.
Lipin's eyes fell on the string and her heart felt blocked.
She had wanted to give Shen Shuyi a warning, but she had never expected such a mistake to happen. She could find so many problems with a string of Buddhist beads.
"The county princess is indeed eloquent. According to what she said, it is I who am wrong!" Concubine Li looked at Shen Shuyi with a sneer.
Shen Shuyi smiled and said, "It is my fault. I am willing to compensate you, Your Majesty..."
Before Shen Shuyi finished speaking, Lipin's foot, wearing white pearl-studded jade brocade shoes, "accidentally" stepped on some Buddhist beads.
"It's just a string of Buddhist beads. I don't ask the county lady to compensate me. However, the county lady's maid must pick up all the beads for me! Otherwise, she will never be able to leave the gate of Rouxi Palace today!"
Lipin interrupted coldly, obviously losing her patience.
She just couldn't believe that she couldn't punish a mere maid of a county lady!
It's true that Shen Shuyi is a favorite of the empress dowager, but it's only been a short time and she dares to ignore me. Does she really think she is a royal relative?
Concubine Rou was standing aside, obviously not intending to speak.
Jinzhu slowly clenched her hands that were hanging by her side. She knew that if she did not obey Lipin's order, it would only make things difficult for the young lady.
But if she listened to Lipin's order, she would definitely make things difficult for me and embarrass the young lady...
Shen Shuyi's almond-shaped eyes were cold, and the corners of her lips curved up: "Your Majesty, why don't you see my sincerity first? Maybe you will change your mind."
After saying that, Shen Shuyi didn't wait for the two to speak again, and asked Qin Xin to take out two ingots of silver.
Qin Xin placed two silver ingots on the table between Concubine Rou and Concubine Li, and stepped aside. Concubine Li took a glance and sneered, "Is the county lady crazy? A mere 100 taels of silver is what you call sincerity?"
Shen Shuyi was not in a hurry either. He picked up the teacup and said calmly, "Your Majesty, take another good look."
Concubine Li frowned and glanced at the two silver ingots, wondering what Shen Shuyi was trying to say.
She couldn't understand what Shen Shuyi meant, and couldn't help but look at Concubine Rou beside her.
Concubine Rou slowly put down the teacup in her hand, picked up one of the silver ingots and played with it in her hand.
"The county lady is indeed sincere." The smile on Concubine Rou's face faded, and her beautiful eyes looked at Shen Shuyi deeply.
Shen Shuyi said calmly: "As long as the queen likes it."
Before Lipin understood what was going on, Concubine Rou stood up and looked at Jinzhu: "Since the county lady has already compensated this maid, you are lucky today."
Jinzhu's eyes were red, and even though she was unwilling, she still thanked her gracefully: "Thank you for your grace, Concubine Rou, and thank you for your grace, Concubine Li."
"I am tired, and I will not keep the county lady for long today." Concubine Rou supported her head with one hand.
Hearing this, Shen Shuyi stood up and said, "I'll take my leave."
"Yawen, show the guest out." Concubine Rou lowered her eyes slightly to hide her thoughts.
After Shen Shuyi stood up, he stepped on the Buddhist beads that Lipin had scattered, and turned to leave.
After taking a few steps, Shen Shuyi seemed to remember something, turned to look at Lipin and said, "Madam Lipin, please forgive me for speaking frankly, but the Buddhist beads engraved with the Peace Sutra are broken, which is not a good sign. You'd better string them together again."
Lipin bit her lips tightly, her beautiful eyes round with anger.
Until Shen Shuyi left Rouxi Palace, Lipin kicked away the scattered Buddhist beads at her feet and said, "Sister, why did you just let her go? She framed the Third Prince at the court banquet, how can you just let it go like this?"
Concubine Rou threw the silver ingot in her hand to Concubine Li and said coldly, "Open your dog eyes and take a good look at what this is!"
Lipin paused, took the silver ingot worth fifty taels, and didn't notice anything wrong.
After a while, she seemed to realize something and suddenly looked up at Concubine Rou: "This is..."
This is fake silver made in Licheng!
Shen Shuyi actually had the fake silver they made in his hands?
Concubine Rou lowered her eyes, feeling a little annoyed: "Behave yourself recently and don't provoke Shen Shuyi."
Lipin tightly grasped the handkerchief in her hand: "Yes."
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After leaving Rouxi Palace, Jinzhu came forward with sobs: "Miss, I'm sorry..."
Shen Shuyi gently stroked her red and swollen cheek and said slowly: "It's coming for me, what does it have to do with you?"
Jinzhu's eyes were red and she wanted to say something else, but then she saw Shen Shuyi take out a royal guard token and handed it to her.
"When Concubine Li returns to the palace, I will send her to her palace. I will ask for an explanation for this slap in your face." Shen Shuyi's almond-shaped eyes were cold.