The scheming empress starts by conquering men

Xiaochun agreed and ordered someone to fetch water to clean the young man.

As soon as he went out to give orders, he ran into the Sixth Prince's guards and a servant, who seemed to be trainers sent by the palace.

"Is Master Shao here?" the guard asked.

"Yes, yes. Your Highness, is there anything you want to summon me for?" Xiaochun said hurriedly.

The guard handed over the scroll.

"His Highness said that this is a token of love given to Master Shao. I will give him a better one when we return to Bianjing."

"And this servant beside him is here to teach Master Shao the rules." The guard said, looking at the servant beside him, "His Highness told you not to be too strict. Master Shao is used to freedom. He can learn when he wants to, and not when he doesn't want to."

The servant politely bowed and said, "Yes, I obey your orders."

Xiaochun's eyes lit up, and she took the scroll and nodded excitedly, "Okay, I'll hand it over to you, young master."

The servants naturally followed him.

After the guards left, Xiaochun took the portrait and the servants and went into the inner hall.

When Shao Jincong saw Xiaochun returning empty-handed without fetching any water and bringing a servant he had never seen before, he instantly became furious.

"I asked you to fetch water! Why don't you hurry up? Who is this person?"

His body was full of her scent. If he had changed before, he would definitely want to keep it.

But now he felt a little disgusted and even wanted to wash it thoroughly so that his body would not be lingering with her scent.

Without waiting for Xiaochun to introduce him, the servant bowed respectfully. "I, Lianpeng, greet Master Shao. The Sixth Prince sent me to teach you the proper manners for a lady from a noble family in Bianjing."

Shao Jincong frowned slightly and his expression changed immediately.

What did she mean? Did she think he had no manners and was afraid that he would embarrass her if he went to Bian Jing, so she sent a slave to make things difficult for him?

Xiaochun also nodded hurriedly and said, "Sir, it was His Highness who sent someone to deliver the token of love, but don't worry, His Highness said that you can learn the rules if you want to, and you don't have to learn them if you don't want to, and he also told the servants not to treat you harshly."

Shao Jincong hesitated for a moment, his heart trembling. "A token of love, what token of love?"

Xiaochun glanced at the scroll and said, "From my humble opinion, it looks like a portrait. I don't know what it is about, but His Highness also said that he would give you something better when we return to Bianjing."

When he heard it was a scroll, Shao Jincong's breathing quickened.

What suddenly occurred to me was whether it was the one Shao Yujie described.

"Quick, quick, bring it here for me to see."

Xiaochun quickly handed it over.

Shao Jincong couldn't wait to open the scroll carefully.

Xiaochun also nodded to watch, curious about what kind of painting His Highness had given the young master that made him so excited.

Before he could see it, he saw the young master's cheeks flushed and he quickly folded circles.

"Sir?"

What's wrong? It's not normal to blush like that.

The servant stood aside, watching Shao Jincong's behavior, and looked down upon him completely.

Shao Jincong glanced at Xiaochun and the servant beside him.

"You guys go down first. You don't need to take a shower. I need to rest."

Xiaochun didn't even see what the painting looked like, and was very curious.

But the young master asked him to go down, and he had no choice but to suppress his curiosity and retreat.

There was no need to teach Shao Jincong the rules immediately. The servant was happy to do so. He bowed and left, following the rule of turning a blind eye.

After Xiaochun and the servant left, Shao Jincong bit his lip and quietly opened the scroll with a look of joy and shame on his face.

The scroll showed the scene of him and His Highness embracing each other in the hot spring a few days ago.

Shao Jincong's eyes turned red as he watched. His mind couldn't help but recall everything that happened that day. He began to feel inexplicably hot all over, and even his breathing seemed to turn into flames.

There are two lines of poetry written in the lower right corner of the scroll, which are exactly the two lines Shao Yujie said just now.

"This feeling can be recalled later, but it was already at a loss at the time."

He recited it aloud, and his heart felt as if it were filled with honey.

It turned out that His Highness was just like him, they both cared about each other, but His Highness suppressed this strong love in his heart.

"Humph!"

Shao Jincong snorted.

Why couldn't his love for her wait? It had just begun, but it ended in disappointment.

He stretched out his hand, his bony fingertips trembled slightly, and he caressed her in the painting tenderly, his tone full of love and complaint.

"You clearly love me in your heart, but you pretend not to care and push me away."

"If I don't express my feelings today, do you want to let go and bury your love for me?"

Thinking of her deliberate alienation and coldness over the past few days, Shao Jincong was furious. He was even annoyed that she was too overbearing and had never considered his feelings at all.

However, when he thought of her true love for him, even the old servant she sent had specifically told him that it didn't matter whether he learned it or not.

Shao Jincong smiled again immediately, carefully put away the scroll and held it in his arms, then happily went to bed, greedily sniffing her scent left on his body, feeling comfortable and happy all over.

The moment he closed his eyes, he couldn't help laughing out loud when he thought of his previous encounters with her. As he laughed, he thought of what had happened recently and suddenly became angry.

He never went to see her again these days. Humph, let her have a taste of being treated coldly and alienated.

How could he be the only one who was sad? She had to experience the feeling of wanting to see him but not being able to.

For three consecutive days, Shao Jincong did not go to find Shaodian Sishui.

Shaodian Sishui took some time out from his busy schedule to read the secret order that Wenren wrote to the empress. He then practiced calligraphy every day in his free time.

As for what was written in the secret order, it was nothing more than a list of the crimes she had committed, including beheading the inner court, humiliating court officials, and threatening Shao Bohou to marry Shao Jincong.

Wu Tang had already divined the day for the team to set out: they would set out at the hour of Mao on a late spring day in the month of Longqian.

We set off at six in the morning on November 1st.

The Dragon Hidden Month corresponds to November in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and all days before the 11th are called late spring days.

A late spring day is easier to understand, the first day of the month.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, each month consists of 7 days in late spring, 7 days in late summer, 7 days in late autumn and 7 days in late winter, representing days. Occasionally, the remaining two days would be replaced by sunflower days.

Tomorrow is the first day of November. We haven’t seen each other for several days. Tomorrow is also her wedding day. Shao Jincong is very nervous and worried.

For some reason, he felt that if he went back to Beijing with her, he would never have the freedom he had now.

There was also her royal servant Zhong Moyao in the city of Bianjing, and he was just her husband's servant, so he had to serve tea to the royal servant when he returned to Bianjing.

Don't underestimate the difference of one word, it can lead to a huge mistake.

There is a world of difference between his status and Zhong Moyao's.

So tonight, Shao Jincong sneaked into the villa.

The moment he entered the villa, the assassins hiding in the dark stopped, retreated and hid after seeing Shao Jincong.

Shaodian Sishui went to bed early for the first time ever tonight.

However, there was a candlelight in the bedroom, which was not very strong but could provide illumination.

When Shao Jincong came, the guards did not stop him and he entered the hall easily.

He tiptoed closer to Shaodian Sishui's bed, just wanting to lie quietly beside her and sleep with her.

As soon as he took off his shoes and took a step forward, Shaodian Sishui suddenly opened his eyes.

He stretched out his hand to clamp his arm, pulled him quickly, put his hands behind his back, and stepped forward with one leg, pressing on his back.

She was a light sleeper and could hear the slightest movement.

Moreover, she received news today that the secret guards sent by Ji Xingchen were going to assassinate her. She was originally waiting in a light sleep, but who would have thought that Shao Jincong would appear instead.

Shao Jincong's hands were handcuffed behind his back. He cried out in surprise, then lay on the bed and turned to look at her.

"Your Highness, it's me... um..."