Chapter 34
Chapter 34
Zhao Dan chewed the stone in his mouth as if nothing had happened, Shi Sheng blinked his eyes in fright, what a monster.
Zhao Dan pushed her away, and rolled up his cuffs to cook, "Go back to the palace and sit down, I will cook for you."
"It's up to you." Shi Sheng's headache was disturbed by the pot of stones, and she didn't want to stay in the kitchen any longer. She left immediately after hearing Zhao Dan's words.
When she walked out of the kitchen, she looked back, a big man can cook?
She felt strange, her legs couldn't move anymore, she quietly turned back and peeked at the door.Zhao Dan first took a look in the kitchen, found the ingredients suitable for his own use, and ordered the palace servants to wash them, and after they were cleaned, she would cut them by herself.
After some movements, Zhao Dan was seen chopping vegetables with a knife. His knife skill was excellent, which made people dazzled.
Shi Sheng was stunned, Zhao Dan was methodical, calm and skillful.
After secretly watching for a while, she quietly left again, returned to the hall, and couldn't wait to tell Yan Ru.
Yan Ru was not surprised, but smiled, "Anyone who loves his wife knows how to cook."
Shi Sheng blinked, "I think he's a bit weird."
"It's weird, it's just that I will learn some cooking skills soon. I will too, but it's just shameful." Yan Ru tried her best to appease the little queen mother who made a fuss, and pulled her to sit down together.
"Yan Ru, I saw her arm just now, it's very white and very happy, it doesn't look like a man's arm." Shi Sheng muttered, rolled up his cuffs and gestured in front of Yan Ru, "Look at mine, His arms are like that."
Yan Ru was taken aback, "What do you mean?"
"I don't know, I'm just talking. Zhao Dan is actually very good-looking, but his eyes are bad." Shi Sheng laughed to himself.
This time Yan Ru glanced at her, "What's on your mind, are you tempted?"
"No, I'm thinking about what kind of queen to choose for him. What about the girl in the general's mansion you mentioned last time? I'll send someone to investigate tomorrow. After all, there is a tigress in the family, so it will be much more peaceful." Shi Sheng Hiding his face and snickering.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly relaxed a lot.
Yan Ru also smiled, and Shi Sheng was in a good mood and walked fast, which was easy to coax.
After more than an hour, the maids filed in and brought out all the dishes in the food box. Compared with the rich dishes in the past, today is a bit shabby.
Perhaps because of the rush of time, Zhao Dan only prepared six or seven dishes, which were simple and homely.
"I don't know what the Empress Dowager likes, so I just do something casually." Zhao Dan walked in with a smile.
After looking at the dishes on the food table, Yan Ru frowned. Zhao Dan made Shi Sheng's favorite dishes, and he said that he didn't know what the Queen Mother liked, but he had already grasped her preferences in his heart.
Zhao Dan is still the Zhao Dan in history!
She smiled helplessly, and both Zhao Dan and Shi Sheng sat down.Shi Sheng pulled her to sit down together, "Sit down and try your Majesty's cooking skills."
"Just as long as the Queen Mother likes it." Zhao Dan breathed a sigh of relief, with Shi Sheng's light smile reflected in his eyes, it can be seen that Shi Sheng liked these dishes and did not reject them.
Shi Sheng picked up a prawn and put it on his plate, peeled it off, and talked to Zhao Dan, "What is Your Majesty looking for Ai's family today?"
"Let's talk after eating." Zhao Dan evaded.
Yan Ru raised her eyes and glanced at him, but said nothing.
Shi Sheng put the peeled shrimps on Yan Ru's plate casually, and after letting go, he paused, remembering that there was still Zhao Dan, and his heart trembled.
Zhao Dan pretended not to see it, and signaled the palace servants to serve her soup, but Yan Ruo ate the shrimps as if nothing had happened.
Among the three, only Shi Sheng felt embarrassed.
Zhao Dan didn't say too much, Shi Sheng was calm, and the atmosphere in the hall was considered happy.
After the meal, the palace servants served tea, Zhao Dan took a sip of the tea, and eloquently stated the purpose of coming to find Shi Sheng today: "I heard that the uncle of the country has long been weak, and I thought Shi Xiang was only his son, so I thought about it." Give him a marriage."
"Your Majesty is kind, but the Ai family doesn't care about the affairs of the Shi family, you can discuss it with Shi Xiang." Shi Sheng politely refused, she was afraid that if she couldn't control her emotions, she would drive Zhao Dan out.
Zhao Dan smiled slightly, his eyes were glued to Shi Sheng's face, his heart was full of the person in front of him, over the years she often dreamed of getting married with Shi Sheng.The dream is too beautiful, but the reality is cruel, she said: "The Queen Mother seems unhappy?"
The smile on Shi Sheng's face dissipated following Zhao Dan's words, and she couldn't lose her temper in front of the palace servants, so she had to swallow her anger: "No, the Ai family said that they don't care about the Shi family's affairs. Is your intention wrong?"
Looking at the girl who was about to explode with swords, the smile on the corner of Zhao Dan's lips deepened. She straightened up and looked down at the other party: "It is an honor for the emperor to bestow marriage, why do you think I will harm him?"
"If your Majesty has good intentions, you should discuss it with the time, instead of coming to Aijia to talk so much. Good intentions and malice can be seen at a glance. Your Majesty, Aijia is not a child, and knows how to distinguish right from wrong."
"I only know that the queen mother is very dissatisfied with me."
"If you regard Aijia as the empress dowager, as the emperor's wife, Aijia will naturally treat you with kindness." Shi Sheng pinched her palm secretly, the pain stabilized her mind.
Zhao Danfu sat down again, with a relaxed expression, but seeing Shi Sheng's gaze became more concentrated, she said calmly: "Without Yan Ru, you and I should be the most suitable couple. It's a pity, you choose Yan Ru."
Yan Ru, who stood silent for a long time, suddenly raised her head and looked at Zhao Dan calmly: "Your Majesty, don't forget that she is the Queen Mother."
"Queen Mother..." Zhao Dan sneered a few times, stood up, walked in front of Yan Ru, and said coldly, "Yan Ru, you should have died in that fire."
"Big fire?" Yan Ru's heart trembled fiercely, and she stood up suddenly, "You did the fire in the East Palace?"
"Miss Yan thinks too much of herself. I won't kill people, but Ah Lan's own greed is all." Zhao Dan sneered, seeing the uncontrollable shock on Yan Ru's face, she suddenly felt a little happy, maybe this is the way she will feel good.
Seeing the undisguised complacency on Zhao Dan's face, Yan Ru gasped, "Are you pushing Ah Lan?"
"I said, I will not kill."
Shi Sheng got angry, slapped the table and got up, "Get out."
"The Empress Dowager is angry, I will come back tomorrow." Zhao Dan realized that the matter was at an impasse, so he had to avoid her first, and wait until the anger subsided tomorrow.
She didn't force it and walked quickly.Shi Sheng turned pale with anger, "He wants to kill you..."
Yan Ru's eyes were very calm, thinking about the miscellaneous notes he had read, he said: "Zhao Dan should be like this, there is nothing surprising."
Shi Sheng couldn't calm down, "He's crazy, he's crazy. What exactly is he trying to do?"
"What he wants to do is to get you and let him Zhao Dan's queen be you, Shi Sheng. It's very simple and straightforward." Yan Ru smiled wryly, the current matter is at an impasse, Zhao Dan refuses to let go, she and Shi Sheng It will be very difficult.
Shi Sheng snorted twice, but was unhappy, "If he dares to come, I'll kill him."
"You." Yan Ru laughed, and immediately remembered the serious matter, "Hurry up and pass on a message to Shi Xiang. Marriage is a big event, and it also has some weight in the court. Shi Xiang needs to think of a way early. I can't make Zhao Dan change at all with you alone. Mind."
"Understood." Shi Sheng nodded bitterly. Today, during the day, my brother said something about the big situation. I didn't expect Zhao Dan to attack him so soon. She looked at Yan Ru mysteriously: "Sister, I feel sorry for brother , but also a little happy."
Shi Sheng covered his face and smiled, "He deserves it, hahahaha..."
Yan Ru couldn't help but bend her lips, this pair of brothers and sisters are really living treasures, it's such an urgent time, Shi Sheng is still laughing at Shi Huan.
After laughing for a while, Shi Sheng restrained himself a bit, pulled Yan Ru and asked, "You said that Zhao Dan doted on his wife too much, but you didn't tell me who he doted on?"
Yan Ru couldn't stop laughing. She didn't want to say it at first, but she felt it was unfair to Shi Sheng. After thinking for a while, she said frankly, "Zhao Dan's empress is named Shi Sheng."
"Are you kidding me?" Shi Sheng couldn't believe it, and smiled to himself, but there was no smile on Yan Ru's face, and she realized it was not a joke.She stared into Yan Ru's eyes, "Yan Ru, you snatched me halfway?"
Yan Ru nodded with difficulty.
Shi Sheng was happy, touched Yan Ru's cheek, and said greedily: "Yan Ru, the hatred of taking his wife, no wonder he wants to kill you."
"Queen Mother, the choice is in your hands." Yan Ru said with downcast eyes.
"Yes, but I can't do without you. I think Zhao Dan is very annoying, from the bottom of my heart." Shi Sheng pushed her away, took two trembling steps, his feet were unsteady, and he fell to the ground again.
She didn't get up, but lay down on her back, looking at the dark roof.
Yan Ru didn't look at her either, but turned to look at the night outside the door.The night was pitch black, so dark that it made one's heart chill, she took a sharp breath, and asked Shi Sheng, "Do you regret it?"
"I regret it, but I can't leave you." Shi Sheng smiled, "If I knew that the three of us were entangled together, I would definitely not enter the palace."
"I..." Yan Ru felt that her throat was blocked and she couldn't make a sound. She knew her end and would disappear in the fire of the East Palace, but she didn't expect that Shi Sheng would enter the palace as the Queen.
After a long while, Shi Sheng got up from the ground, looked directly at Yan Ru, and suddenly opened her cuffs.
The number on the wrist is zero.
This is what happens to the dead!
"Why didn't you..." Shi Sheng couldn't believe it, and opened his cuffs, a string of numbers was dazzling, he was alive, but Yan Ru was dead.
"Yan Ru, Yan Ru, why didn't you..."
Yan Ru didn't understand what she meant, looked at her wrist, then squeezed the flesh on Shi Sheng's wrist, not knowing why, "Nothing?"
"Your lifespan..." Shi Sheng spoke incoherently, holding Yan Ru's hand only to realize that her hand was very cold. It was clearly the beginning of summer, but the arm that was supposed to be warm was like a piece of ice, without the temperature of ordinary people.
Hearing the word 'span', Yan Ru laughed, "What is life expectancy? What are you thinking about? It's getting late, it's time to rest."
She got up and wanted to run away, but Shi Sheng grabbed her wrist, "What is Yan Ru's future?"
If she and Zhao Dan are husband and wife, what about Yan Ru?
Shi Sheng secretly blamed herself for being sloppy. After so long, she didn't notice Yan Ru's abnormality. She took a sharp breath, her eyes filled with sadness: "Did Yan Ru deserve to die in the fire of the East Palace?"
Yan Ru died a long time ago...
"What nonsense, I'm living a good life, don't curse me indiscriminately." Yan Ru stabilized herself, trying to pretend that nothing happened, while Shi Sheng hugged her and kissed her without warning.
Shi Sheng was too impatient, and his strength increased, and Yan Ru gradually couldn't breathe.Yan Ru wanted to push away, but found that Shi Sheng's strength was astonishing.
"A Sheng..."
Shi Sheng didn't seem to notice, his eyes were red, "Yan Ru, tonight, tonight, I'm up there."
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