My Lady is well

Chapter 23 Late Night Visit

A few stars are reflected in a small pond. The fish swim gently to chase the stars, unable to tell whether they are real or illusion.

Shen Yueyao leaned on the railing, holding a white silk fan embroidered with butterflies and gently waving it in front of her chest, shaking her head and sighing.

"How silly!"

A cold voice sounded, as chilling as ice.

"You or the fish?"

Shen Yueyao turned her head and saw Li Ning in a gauze dress immersed in the cold moonlight.

His face was as cold as ice, his eyes were cold, and looking at the beauty under the moon, it was as if a fairy from the Moon Palace had come to the world.

Shen Yueyao has a slender and delicate figure, and she gently lifted a strand of hair that was scattered on her chest.

He raised his eyebrows and blamed her half-jokingly.

"How dare you! Sister Li is here and no one informed us. Are there any rules?"

Li Ning said coldly.

"It was me who didn't allow them to report it. It's not their fault."

Shen Yueyao blinked her clear and beautiful eyes, curved the corners of her lips, and spoke in a sweet and soft voice.

"Sister Li seems to be particularly considerate to the servants."

Li Ning frowned slightly, ignored her teasing, and suddenly sneered.

"I came here to tell you something."

Shen Yueyao stood up, gently lifted her long sleeves, and made a gesture of invitation.

"Sister Li, please come in. Jin'er, serve tea."

Li Ning walked into the house and looked around. This place was different from other places. There were no patterns embroidered on the goose yellow curtains.

The moon-white soft silk on the soft chair is also plain, and embroidery is popular at the moment.

In any family with a certain status, embroidery can be seen on all the cloth in the house.

Shen Yueyao looks really shabby here.

Li Ning hesitated for a moment and sat down on the rosewood chair by the window.

Shen Yueyao couldn't understand the sympathy that flashed across her face and just smiled faintly.

"I am visiting you so late at night. I wonder what Sister Li can do for you? You should know that at this time, usually only His Highness would come."

Hearing her mention Jing Ruzhang, Li Ning glanced at her with disdain and said in a cold voice.

"He really loves you, and he always comes to your poor place."

When Shen Yueyao heard her say that the room she had carefully decorated was in tatters, her originally beautiful mood was suddenly covered with a layer of dark cloud.

She thought the colorful embroidered curtains chosen by the palace maids were too gaudy, so she redesigned them according to her own aesthetic taste.

The tulle curtains, tablecloths and cushions are all made of solid-colored gauze, which is a popular light luxury style that is exquisite yet luxurious.

But Li Ning's blind talk broke it!

Shen Yueyao glared at her with her sparkling eyes, pursed her red lips, and hinted at anger.

She comforted herself by not discussing the room decoration style with people with poor aesthetic taste.

He glanced at her, and raised the corner of his mouth.

"Sister Li, what you said is not right. Since Concubine Wen came, has His Highness ever gone anywhere else?"

Li Ning sneered, with a hint of disdain in his tone.

"He would like to, but unfortunately Jing Lince has kept him very busy recently."

Shen Yueyao calmed down when she heard her words, tilted her head, moved her face forward, her eyes lit up, and asked curiously.

"What do you mean by this?"

Li Ning glanced at her and said, "This is a matter between brothers. Why are you asking so many questions?"

"Sister Li, you are wrong. How can the eggs remain intact when the nest is overturned? If something happens to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we will definitely suffer."

"Good people don't live long, but evil people live for thousands of years. Jing Ruzhang... is not a good person, so he won't die young."

"..."

Shen Yueyao's keen intuition told her that there must be a story between Li Ning and Jing Ruzhang.

Every time she mentioned him, there seemed to be a hint of disdain in her eyes.

Although she was a little curious, she didn't intend to gossip.

Li Ning picked up the white jade teacup and looked at the tea in it. The tea soup was clear green, and the rich fruity aroma lingered in his nose.

She took a sip and her mouth was filled with fragrance and a long aftertaste.

"The Biluochun here is good, better than the one in Changning Palace."

Shen Yueyao suddenly bent her eyes, and the candlelight was reflected in her eyes, turning into sparkling points of light.

"Since Sister Li is here, we have to serve her some good tea."

Li Ning's eyes lingered on her face and commented.

"The richest man in Jiangzhou, his reputation is well-deserved."

Shen Yueyao smiled without saying anything, agreeing with her words.

He put down the round fan in his hand, picked up the white jade teacup, and took a sip.

Li Ning lowered her eyelids, fiddling with the soft teacup in her hand, and spoke leisurely.

"I heard there is a kind of people in the palace, called Baiwang people. They can provide rich people with anything they need, and they can also sell the things. They don't ask why, they don't ask where it came from, and they don't tell whether it's real or fake."

Shen Yueyao calmly put down the teacup and chuckled.

"Sister knows this too."

Li Ning raised his eyes to look at her and said nonchalantly.

"It seems that Song Yuanyi underestimated you."

"Sister Li thinks too highly of me. I am different from Sister Li. With your family background, you can compete with the Crown Princess. In the future... you may even have a chance to compete for the position of Empress. As for me, I just want to survive."

"Fight? The position of the Empress is not only about family background, but also about offspring. Song Yuanyi didn't give anyone a chance to fight for it."

Shen Yueyao nodded in agreement.

"But... she has been very troubled and hurt herself in order to give birth to Cheng An. She is not someone who will live long."

"..."

Shen Yueyao didn't want to discuss whether the Crown Princess would live long or not. Anyway, she didn't want to die young.

"Sister Li came here late at night just to tell me this?"

Li Ning looked at her teasingly and spoke after a while.

"No, I'm here to tell you...Wen Xueshu is pregnant."

Shen Yueyao raised her eyelids, was stunned for a moment, her long eyelashes drooped, covering all emotions, and then she smiled indifferently.

"Concubine Wen has been in the palace for more than two months. Is it strange that she is pregnant?"

"Hmph, stop playing dumb with me. You and I both know that Song Yuanyi won't agree easily."

Shen Yueyao was also quite puzzled. Although she didn't know what had happened, the fact that Wen Xueshu was pregnant proved one thing.

When it comes to offspring, the Crown Princess can no longer control everything.

"That was in the past. Concubine Wen is pregnant, which means that many things are no longer up to her."

Li Ning stared at her with a casual look as if he was watching a show and asked.

"I see you don't get along well with Wen. Now that she's pregnant, what are you going to do?"

Shen Yueyao thought about it and explained.

"I don't have any problems with her, at least not yet. I just want to stay away from her."

Shen Yueyao glanced at her jokingly. Being a god was too lonely, so she wanted to tease mortals and have some fun.

"So Sister Li came here tonight just to watch a show? Sorry to disappoint you."

Li Ning didn't care and said boredly.

"Oh, really? I don't think so. Things are just getting interesting. Who do you think will get impatient first?"

Shen Yueyao appeared calm on the surface, but her heart was actually in turmoil.

It was she who caused the death of Wen Xueshu's first child!

This was an important step towards her death by slicing. She would never let herself repeat the mistakes of the original owner.

"I don't care what happens to others. I said, I just want to survive."

Li Ning looked at her for a long time, seeming to be very surprised by her words.

However, Shen Yueyao understood that although Li Ning looked cold, she was actually gossipy about everything.

I hope this interest is just pure interest.

Li Ning stood up and gave a reminder.

"The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. It looks like your Liufengxuan is going to be lively."

After saying that, he went straight out the door.

Shen Yueyao watched her figure disappear in the warm moonlight.

She suddenly withdrew her gaze and stared at the ground.

His brows were furrowed for a long time as he pondered over her words.

Jin Er called softly, "Master, what's wrong with you? You don't look well."

Shen Yueyao hesitated to speak and just shook her head slightly.

Jin Er asked in confusion: "Master, why did you deliberately reveal the clue about Bai Wangren to Concubine Li today?"

She was destined to have a bad sleep tonight, so she picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

"Since I want to make friends with Li Ning, I have to give her something. If you are as popular as she is, would you make friends with a beggar?"

Jin Er scratched his head and said, "It shouldn't be that long."

Maybe she didn't know that she and Li Ning were not close friends.

She just knew that no one would be interested in a piece of trash.

"Master, you said that Concubine Li came all the way here tonight to tell you that Concubine Wen is pregnant. What did she want to do?"

She was also puzzled.

But she was sure that Li Ning would never just come to watch the show.

It was late at night, and several gardenias were growing lushly in the yard. Among the lush leaves, white jade-like petals were blooming like stars, and the fragrance of the flowers was distant.

A gust of night wind blew by, making a cold sound. The mottled moonlight cast a shadow, illuminating the withered flowers all over the ground.

Who is standing in front of the pear wood window, sighing deeply, and the sound blending into the night.