A jumble of noises seemed to ring in Su Qingwen's mind. She felt dazed all over. Slowly, she approached Snowball. When she saw its unclosed eyes, her tears gushed out like a flood breaking through a dam.
"Your Highness, Concubine Xian." Several maids saw her and immediately came over to help her up.
"Don't come near!" After all, this was a life. How could they be so cruel?
Su Qingwen waved her arms desperately to resist, her face deathly pale.
"Qingwen." A man's startled cry rang in her ear. The man's arms were as hard as steel, making it impossible for her to resist.
Su Qingwen's tears fell recklessly. She lost her mind completely. Desperately, she looked up, her eye sockets bloodshot.
The man who came had a slightly cold look in his eyes. His face was as gentle as jade. His brows were slightly furrowed, and his expression was full of worry as he looked at her.
Was this... Shen Lingyun? Why was he here?
"Qingwen, calm down." He tried to soothe her, consoling her softly.
"How can I calm down?" Su Qingwen was still crying loudly. She raised her hand to cover her face. "What should I do? Snowball was killed by someone. Who on earth was it? Why was he so cruel?"
"It's okay. It's all over." Like comforting a child, Shen Lingyun sighed, gently hugged her in his arms, and gently patted Su Qingwen's shoulder.
Surprisingly, Shen Lingyun's embrace was unexpectedly warm, like a safe harbor where she could take a brief rest.
Leaning on his shoulder, Su Qingwen cried out loudly. Since she was already so sad, there was no need to care about the worldly eyes, right?
Little did she know that at this moment, Hua Yueye's voice suddenly came from behind them.
"What are you doing?" He stared at them fixedly, his eyes almost spitting fire.
Today, he came to find Su Qingwen, but was told that she was busy. This girl was always like this, so he waited patiently. Unexpectedly, after waiting for so long, what he saw was such a scene. Good! Su Qingwen really gave him a good show.
"It's not..." Seeing Hua Yueye's angry eyes, Su Qingwen was stunned for a moment. She immediately stood up straight and tried to push Shen Lingyun away.
But she didn't know what was wrong with Shen Lingyun. He actually firmly held her shoulders and refused to let go no matter what.
Now, Hua Yueye's gaze became even more fierce. The look in his eyes as he looked at them was like poison, which could pierce people to death.
At that moment, Su Qingwen really wanted to bang her head against the wall. She quickly pushed Shen Lingyun away forcefully and began to explain, "No, Hua Yueye. It's not what you think."
"Then what is it?" Hua Yueye sized her up, his eyes full of disappointment. "I only believe what I see with my own eyes. Su Qingwen, you really prepared a big cuckold for me!"
After saying that, he quickly turned around.
"No." It was really unpleasant to be wronged. Ye Jing bit her lips tightly, strode forward, and grabbed his arm. "Why are you so stubborn? I've already said that just now..."
"Enough..." Hua Yueye narrowed his eyes and swept her a sharp look. Then, he forcefully shook her off.
"Ah!" Su Qingwen let out a scream. She didn't even have time to react. Her body instinctively took a step back and she almost fell.
Hua Yueye's eyes flickered slightly. He immediately reached out his hand to catch her, but unexpectedly, it was already too late. Shen Lingyun had rushed over in advance and caught Su Qingwen's tottering body.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian was too emotional just now, so her condition is not very good. It doesn't seem very appropriate for you to treat her so severely, does it?" Shen Lingyun raised his eyebrows and said as if he were mocking.
Hearing this, Hua Yueye's anger flared up again. "What? Do you know her very well?"
"Su Qingwen, you stay in your own palace these days and reflect on your mistakes." Hua Yueye looked at the two of them coldly and stared meaningfully at Shen Lingyun beside him. "As for other idlers, don't come here anymore."
Originally, Su Qingwen still wanted to explain it to him properly. But now, after hearing Hua Yueye's punishment, she felt all the little flames in her heart surging up. Why? This was too unfair!
But before she could refute, Hua Yueye turned around and left with a dark face.
"This bastard!" Su Qingwen gritted her teeth and cursed. She felt her heart twitching in pain. Moreover, besides being angry, there was also a strange sense of emptiness and loss in her heart.
"Qingwen, don't be too sad. Even the dead can't be brought back to life, let alone a dog?" Shen Lingyun seemed to realize something and comforted her beside her.
But although it was said like this, Su Qingwen still felt extremely uncomfortable. She forced a bitter smile and reached out to press on her heart. "Snowball didn't die of old age. It was clearly that someone wanted to harm her. I will never let those people go!"
Saying that, she picked up Snowball's body in a sorry state and walked forward with difficulty.
At this moment, Shen Lingyun didn't care about avoiding suspicion anymore. He directly walked to her side, put his arm around her shoulder, and escorted Su Qingwen back to her palace all the way.
Along the way, many people saw this scene. After all, she was the emperor's concubine and he was the son of a minister. Their intimate actions surely caused quite a stir.
This kind of gossip would arouse a lot of discussion no matter in ancient times or modern times. Li Ruhua also heard about this matter.
She sneered. That was great. Su Qingwen had gotten involved with Shen Lingyun. Logically, Hua Yueye would never look for her again.
Thinking of this, Li Ruhua felt very happy. She called her maid over and said, "There have been a lot of rumors about Concubine Xian these days."
"Yes. The rumors are very strange. Moreover, many people saw Concubine Xian cuddling with that man."
"That's good. I want you to make this matter sound even more unpleasant. It would be best to portray Su Qingwen and that Shen Lingyun as adulterers and adulteresses so that everyone in the capital will know about it." Li Ruhua looked at her palm and a fierce light flashed in her beautiful eyes. Anyway, the situation was already in such a mess. It shouldn't be too much for her to add a little more to it, right?
"Don't worry, maid will go right away." The little maid was stunned for a moment and then quickly nodded in agreement.
"Su Qingwen, the good show has just begun. Let's wait and see." Li Ruhua coldly curled the corner of her mouth and said so.