Chapter 146 The Maids in the Palace Are on Strike (16)
Chapter 146 The Maids in the Palace Are on Strike (16)
After a long time, Shen Fanli began to move and walked out of the rockery.
On the way, he met several people who bowed their heads and greeted Shen Fanli.
"Miss Shen, how are you..."
"Miss Shen..."
"Miss Shen, how are you..."
Shen Fanli seemed to have heard nothing at all. He just kept walking forward without responding.
When Shen Fanli walked slowly with heavy steps, the people on the roadside looked up and said to the person next to them in confusion: "Miss Shen, what's wrong with you? You look so lost."
The other person shook his head, "I don't know. When I saw Miss Shen yesterday, she looked a little different..."
The two of them looked at Shen Fanli's back again and left in some confusion.
This time, Shen Fanli did not return to her yard, but went to Song Liaoye's yard.
The place where Song Liaoye lived was the largest place in the entire palace, and the courtyard where Shen Fanli lived was closest to him.
When she entered Song Liaoye's yard, the people at the door greeted her without any intention of stopping her.
You see, all his words and actions show that she is very important to him.
Sometimes Shen Fanli would think that Song Liaoye was her soulmate.
He is Shen Fanli's ideal man...
But Shen Fanli never dared to regard him as her lover.
Because the identities of the two people are very different.
One is the master prince, and the other is just a maid.
How would he be with her?
And how could she be with him?
What I once worried about finally happened.
Although she didn't believe it, she couldn't help but hear it with her own ears and see it with her own eyes.
She had never seen him so close to any woman before.
It was also the first time that he brought a woman back to the palace...
But Shen Fanli had no right to question anything.
She was neither his princess nor engaged to him.
In this era, if a maid was raped by her master, the one who would be scolded would be the maid. No one would blame the master, and she might even lose her life because of it.
Giving her the status of a concubine is like a great blessing from heaven.
This is an era where imperial power is supreme, life and death are decided, and human life is worthless.
Shen Fanli was born in such an era.
But she was unwilling to give in.
She wanted to ask Song Liaoye what he meant.
What did he mean when he said he would be responsible for her that day he kissed her?
What does it mean when he says he likes her and wants to be with her forever?
If he said it, it was just a casual remark...
Shen Fanli would not worry about him every day and every night.
From now on, we will be master and servant, and we will never expect more.
......
late at night.
Shen Fanli waited in the house for a long time, but Song Liaoye did not come back.
She thought that Song Liaoye might stay in Linhu Garden tonight.
The room was dark and Shen Fanli did not light a candle.
The people outside the yard had changed shifts twice, and no one knew that there were still people in the house.
Ordinary servants would not enter and leave Prince Qi's room at will, let alone when Prince Qi was not around.
Jing'er and Bi'er had not slept for a long time. They searched every corner of the courtyard but could not find the girl. They also asked the guards at the gate of the palace, who said that Miss Shen had not gone out today.
Just as Bi'er and Jing'er were taking the palace steward to look for someone everywhere in the palace, Shen Fanli returned to his own courtyard.
When she came out of the courtyard, the guards at the door were a little surprised, wondering when Miss Shen went in.
There's no light in the house...
Jing'er came back once in the middle of the trip and unexpectedly met someone.
"Sister Fanli, where have you been? We have searched the entire palace but couldn't find you."
Jing'er helped the person into the house. When she touched the person's arm, a surprised voice rang out from inside the house, "Sister Fanli, why are you so cold? Did you catch a cold?"
"I'll let someone know right away, Sister Fanli, take a hot bath before you go to sleep..."
After saying this, he left in a hurry.
She first left the yard and happened to meet a servant who was looking for Shen Fanli on the way. She said to him, "Come here and find the steward and Bi'er and tell them that the young lady is back and there is no need to look for her anymore."
The servant nodded and was about to leave, but Jing'er stopped him again, "Hey, remember, tell the steward not to bother the prince first. If the prince doesn't ask, don't mention this matter."
If the prince knew that Sister Fanli came back so late, he would definitely be angry.
She hasn't looked very good these past two days, and I don't know what she saw or heard...
Then she asked someone to boil some water before she returned to her room.
Shen Fanli sat at the table blankly, not blinking.
Jing'er poured a cup of hot tea and placed it next to Shen Fanli's hand, "Sister Fanli, drink some hot tea to warm yourself up. The water will boil soon."
Shen Fanli remained silent.
After a while, Bier also came back. The manager wanted to come too, but was stopped by Bier, who said it was late at night and they could talk about it tomorrow.
"Miss, where have you been so late at night? Bi'er was so worried that she asked the steward to ask people to look for you together."
Dozens of people were searching for the person in the mansion, and others were checking the well and the lake, fearing that the person had accidentally fallen in.
Fortunately, the prince is not in the palace today, otherwise he would definitely be punished.
"Sister Bier, let's not talk about this for now. Let's get some water for Sister Fanli to bathe. She's really cold."
When Bi'er heard this, she reached out and touched Shen Fanli's hand, then touched her forehead, "Girl, did you accidentally fall into the water? Why is it so cold!"
As she spoke, she got clothes for people, and then went to pour water with Jing'er.
While Shen Fanli was bathing, there were still two worried voices around him.
From the time she saw Song Liaoye and that slender woman going to Linhu Garden together in the afternoon, to the time she wanted to ask Song Liaoye what he meant by what he said that day, and whether he liked that woman...
Then Shen Fanli sat in his room for several hours, from sunset to late night, but he never came back.
Then she didn't say a word until Shen Fanli returned to the yard.
His eyes looked a little dull and lost.
What I saw today just confirmed what those old women were talking about yesterday.
He has a mistress and even brought her into the palace today.
So what's the next step? Should she be promoted to a concubine?
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