bookcurios Chapter 173: More than usual
Chapter 173: More than usual
"How about you take a guess?"
Qi Binwei curled the corners of his mouth slightly and chuckled.
He always felt that the Shen Jiayu in front of him was different from the one he had seen before, and there was a more indifferent look about him.
When I first met her, her eyes were filled with ambition to achieve something, and when she met Chao Yan, she was also full of calculations.
Now when I hear what she said, I suddenly feel a lot more sincerity.
Perhaps it was the changes in her that attracted Wen Xiangzhu's attention, and she gradually drew him into his heart.
He should have paid more attention to the person Wen Xiangzhu liked.
What they were pretending to do turned into reality, which was actually a good thing, a good thing with no harm to him.
While Qi Binwei was looking at Shen Jiayu, Shen Jiayu was also looking at Qi Binwei out of the corner of his eye.
"I am stupid and don't know." Shen Jiayu lowered her eyes and retracted her stealthy glance.
She really couldn't guess. In the past, she would avoid suspicion when she went to the Fifth Prince's Mansion and would not meet him easily.
There was a connection between him and Wen Xiangzhu, but she didn't know. Did he ask her to come this time because he wanted to destroy the bridge after crossing it, thinking that she would betray Wen Xiangzhu, so he asked her to come.
It's impossible that she was simply asking about Chao Yan's recent situation. The Yunli Kingdom was his, and everyone in the palace was his. If he wanted to know about Chao Yan's recent situation, there was no need for her to ask.
"What a fool you are."
Qi Binwei stared at Shen Jiayu with his dark eyes, but suddenly he laughed, "You are really interesting. No wonder Wen Xiangzhu likes you."
"What?" Shen Jiayu raised his eyes and looked at Qi Binwei, his eyes full of surprise.
Qi Binwei was not a person who spoke casually. The last sentence really shocked her, and she couldn't help but lose her composure.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was impolite." Shen Jiayu knelt down quickly.
"Get up." Qi Binwei continued softly, "Can't you see that he has feelings for you? You probably don't know what he gave up for you. He didn't ask for a reward for himself, but for you. He called you here this time to give you a reward."
As soon as he finished speaking, the palace servant who had been serving in the imperial study came forward holding a gold medal.
Shen Jiayu looked over and saw the words "Spare Death" engraved on it.
"Gold medal of immunity from death?" She exclaimed, and then realized what Qi Binwei said, "He asked for this for me..."
Qi Binwei just laughed it off.
"What's interesting is that he made a special request for you. This death-free gold medal can only be used by you. It also has your name engraved on it. It belongs to you alone."
When he said the last sentence, his voice was lowered a little, with a unique sense of bewitching.
crazy.
This was the only thought in Shen Jiayu's mind.
With such a good opportunity, why not ask for a chance to clear the Wen family's name?
What's the point of giving her a golden medal of immunity from death? She will leave anyway and die in the end.
Shen Jiayu was filled with astonishment and confusion. He still couldn't believe what Qi Binwei said.
How could Wen Xiangzhu fall in love with her? If he didn't like her, how could he give her the reward that he had spent so much effort to plan?
"Madam Wen." Seeing that she did not thank her, the palace servant reminded her in a low voice.
Shen Jiayu didn't hear it, still immersed in his own thoughts.
The palace maid had no choice but to call her softly again.
"Mrs. Wen, it's time for Mrs. Wen to express her gratitude, Mrs. Wen?"
Shen Jiayu came back to her senses, pulled herself together, and bowed to express her gratitude, "Your Majesty, I thank you."
Qi Binwei didn't care about these empty formalities. After becoming emperor, these rules were naturally necessary.
"Stand up. You can enter the palace with your gold medal in the future. Come to the palace more often to talk with the queen. She has not been happy recently."
"Yes, I will visit you in the palace from time to time."
"I'm glad you know." Qi Binwei had nothing else to say to her and waved his hand for him to leave.
After leaving the palace, Shen Jiayu returned to the courtyard, still thinking about what Qi Binwei had said, when he ran into Song Qinghong, who looked concerned.
"You are finally back. Why were you gone for so long? How is the Queen? Is the Queen okay?"
"Everything is fine with the queen, but she is a person who longs for freedom, but she has to spend the rest of her life in the palace. She is a little unhappy and can't figure it out for the time being. Don't worry, sister. I have already comforted the queen. I believe she will figure it out after some time."
"That's good. I woke up too late and couldn't go with you. Next time I'll present my visiting card and we'll go to see the Queen together."
"Okay." Shen Jiayu responded softly.
Song Qinghong noticed what Nianzhu was holding, which was a brocade box with exquisite workmanship. She asked curiously, "Is this a reward from the Queen? What's in the brocade box?"
Shen Jiayu looked back and saw that Nuzhu was holding a lot of things in his hand, but only this brocade box was not given by Chaoyan.
"Sister, you have sharp eyes. The brocade box was given by the emperor. It is a gold medal of immunity from death. The others were given by the queen. One of them was given to you. She specially asked me to bring it back."
They talked as they walked.
"It's a great thing that the emperor has given you the golden medal of immunity from death. To be honest, I have never seen what the golden medal of immunity from death looks like. Can I take a look at it?" Song Qinghong asked a little embarrassedly.
Now that she had said it, Shen Jiayu would not refuse. Besides, in her heart, she felt that it was nothing to just take a look.
"Of course you can, Sister Song, please feel free to look at it." Shen Jiayu took the brocade box and placed it directly in Song Qinghong's hand.
The gold medal was quite heavy, and Song Qinghong almost couldn't hold it firmly when she took it.
Shen Jiayu was a martial artist, so she didn't feel it was heavy. She didn't think about it out of habit. "Sorry, Sister Song, I'm used to it. Let's go sit in the pavilion for a while. You can put it on the table and read it."
Song Qinghong didn't take it seriously, "It's okay, let's go."
Shen Jiayu took Song Qinghong to the pavilion. Nianzhu had a lot of things in her hands, and it was tiring for her to stand beside them all the time.
So she asked Luqi to follow Nianzhu to divide the things and take the rewards back to their rooms. Song Qinghong's share would have to wait until she returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"So this is what it looks like..." Song Qinghong carefully touched the golden medal of immunity from death with both hands, and was a little confused when she saw Shen Jiayu's name engraved on the back.
“Why is your name engraved on it?”
Shen Jiayu's eyelashes flickered, and she said with an unnatural expression: "The emperor said that this golden medal of immunity from death can only be used by me, so my name is engraved on it."
With a smile in her eyes, Song Qinghong put the gold medal back, carefully put it away and placed it in front of Shen Jiayu.
"Isn't this great? If you make a mistake accidentally in the future, you can use this grace that belongs only to you, but it's best not to use it in your lifetime."
Shen Jiayu nodded and agreed, "Well, it's better not to use it. Sister Song, is it boring to stay at home today? I feel like you talk more than usual."
The smile in Song Qinghong's eyes froze slightly, and her eyes flickered, "No."