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Xue Yinong's 'haha' made Xu Shutong confused, she didn't know what Xue Yinong was laughing at. Xue Yinong was only so exaggerated in order to comfort her heart.

She smiled and sat down beside her, and said, "If that's the case, then the Queen Mother will make a mistake." I have three points to explain, first, Shutong you already know the Queen Mother's thoughts, how can there be no defense, if you are not prepared, you may be tricked, if you can be prepared, the Queen Mother may not be successful. Second, I am not a person who is manipulated at will, she has long understood this, and if she wants to use Shuying to replace you, it is absolutely impossible, no matter how similar you look, you are you after all. Third, the Queen Mother is too underestimated by Shuying, and Shuying may not be willing to be manipulated by her, not to mention that on the one hand, she is a sister, and on the other hand, she is a queen mother who she doesn't know. ”

Xu Shutong also thought she was right, "But the emperor is only right about part of it." ”

Xue Yinong let out an 'oh' and asked her to continue. "Then according to Shutong, what part of me didn't say it right?"

"The emperor said that I had been on guard for a long time, but it was true, but the emperor had heard of another saying: I can't prevent it, and there will always be times when I can't notice it alone. Second, I naturally believe that the emperor is single-minded and will never be instigated and tempted by others, but if she really wants you to comply, there are other methods, such as wine, such as * soup, etc., when the emperor loses his mind, how can he be from beginning to end. Thirdly, although Shuying is my sister, I haven't seen her for many years, I don't know how much happened to her, if she also loves the emperor in general, but she doesn't need others to convince her, right? ”

Xue Yinong saw that she said a few points, and she also knew that there was something missing. praised her and said: "Sure enough, Shutong's insights are good, and I am not as good as that." ”

Xu Shutong just shook his head, Xue Yinong's bright and upright people naturally wouldn't think of these little tricks.

"The emperor doesn't have to be humble, the emperor's heart is on the big picture, and these little things of intrigue in the harem can only pass my time, so you don't have to pay attention to it."

However, Xue Yinong refused to let go of his hand, not caring about these things, I was afraid that when he didn't care, Xu Shutong would secretly suffer again. Xue Yi said in his heart: "Shu Tong is afraid that I will be worried, so she doesn't tell me, she is a person with a body, but those calculations are pervasive, if she is tired of these meaningless things, how can it be good?" ”

Therefore, I felt very sorry for her in my heart, and refused to let her face the harem alone. "I know that Dredging is powerful, I don't have to worry about anything, but you are now a person with a body, you shouldn't worry about these things, rather than causing consequences in the future, it is better to prevent it now, I have a small idea for Dredging to know."

Xu Shutong said: "Let's hear it." ”

Xue Yinong said: "To tell the truth, the sister-in-law is not married, and it is not like living in the palace alone, even if there is no queen mother, it is inevitable that some people will gossip." At the beginning, I was for you not to see you for many years, to fulfill the affection of your sisters, it was good at the beginning, someone might as well take something from it, then I mean to move out to avoid suspicion, I don't know if you are willing or not? ”

Xu Shutong hesitated, not reluctantly, but Xu Muran's plan to cast a long line to catch big fish would be destroyed.

Xue Yinong saw that she didn't pay attention to it, and guessed that she was reluctant, so he said the second plan, "If you don't want her to go, you will pay attention to it." asked the queen mother to recognize her as her goddaughter, our sisters are decided, the queen mother can't do whatever she wants, what do you think of this? ”

Xu Shutong asked Xu Muran to stay, which was also desirable, but it was a little cheap for her. "The emperor has an idea, everything is appropriate, if it is good, it will be my wish to be able to choose a family affair for Shuying."

Xue Yinong responded and promised to explain this matter to the Empress Dowager He in a few days. Save the long night and dreams, and there are changes.

"But although we agree on this matter, we also have to ask about the meaning of Shuying."

Xu Shutong said: "I'll tell her about this." ”

"That's fine."

After saying this, Cun Xi came in with fresh melons and fruits, Xue Yinong ate a few slices, and then went back to Qianyuan Palace to approve and fold, originally doing things in the Splendid Palace. One is that Xu Shutong is settled here now, if she is there, she has no heart to do things, and the other is that it is not very popular now, and Qianyuan Palace is very good.

After Xue Yinong went, he put a plate of melons and fruits. told Xu Shutong what he saw when he went out.

"Niangniang, that fake sister is really not good, the slave maid looked at her with two eyes like hooks, staring at the emperor! You have to be careful. ”

"Hmm."

When he was idle, he told these geese again. "You have been using some care to protect the emperor recently, so as not to let people break the emperor's identity." Luo Yan heard a little strangely, and said the 'fake sister' with pity, "She didn't have a good heart when she came here, or she wanted to overhear more things, or she wanted to separate us, don't leave the emperor." ”

"Okay."

A few days later, when Xue Yinong and Xu Shutong were gossiping, they mentioned Xu Shuying's matter. "I have already written a letter to the queen mother, telling her what I think, asking her if she is willing to accept Shuying as a righteous daughter, and the queen mother has already sent a letter."

"Really? What does the queen mother say? ”

She agreed.

Xu Shutong said: "This is a good thing, but there is one thing I want to tell the emperor, so that the emperor can know in his heart, although the woman in front of me looks very similar to me, but I am very sure that she is not my sister." I really don't want to go in vain for the emperor's kindness, I'm really afraid that this person will be unfavorable to the queen mother in the future, so I have to say it in advance, so that you and the queen mother can be prepared. ”

Xue Yinong smiled: "I thought you didn't plan to talk about it, but since you did, then I have to tell you, I already know about it." ”

"Huh?" Xu Shutong's face was full of doubts and uncertain.

Xue Yinong seemed to guess what she was thinking, and said: "It's not what you think, I didn't arrange anyone around you, I guessed it myself, I know that your sisters haven't seen each other for many years, and it stands to reason that even I will be left out in the cold for a few days, but you, who have been concerned about your sister for so many years, are not enthusiastic about the sister in front of you at all, which makes people suspicious, so I am thinking, will this be fake, and you don't want to tell me for the time being, then I won't ask." ”

Xu Shutong felt Xue Yinong's thoughtfulness and observation, all because Xue Yinong cared about her evidence. She smiled slightly, "I know that the emperor is not that kind of person, we said that we should trust each other, the emperor said that he would not break his trust in me, but he suddenly heard the emperor mention it, so he couldn't react for a while, I am really, I became sluggish when I was pregnant with a child." ”

Xue Yinong also deliberately did not pursue it, and said with a smile: "But isn't it, how can there be a careless mother like you, I really wish the child would follow me." ”

"Is there a letter from the princess?"

Xue Yinong just shook his head, "I have already sent someone to look for her, I hope there will be news of her soon, and your sister's whereabouts will also be known by then." As for the fake shadow, since I first suspected it, I asked someone to check it on King Gongjing's side, and no one knew the name of the shadow, and I didn't know who could make one exactly like you. ”

The charm of the fake Shuying is somewhat imitated by Xu Shutong, but from Xue Wanli's mouth, Xue Yinong knows that Xue Shuying is like an iceberg, how can a woman who is as cold as ice be like this.

Xu Shutong thought for a while and said: "Don't be a disguise technique, but I also know this, when I usually look at her, I don't see any traces, I think it's a clever disguise technique." ”

An impossible word suddenly popped out of Xue Yinong's mind, "Could it be plastic surgery?" ”

"What's that?"

"It's a makeover, some people are ugly, and they will transform their bodies, such as fat people becoming thin, ugly girls becoming beautiful, expanding breasts, noses and so on. Do you think there is such a miracle doctor in the world who would do such a thing? ”

Xu Shutong hadn't heard of it, just shook his head. If there really is such a person, then the appearance of false shadows is not a strange thing.

"Okay, let's not discuss it, as the saying goes: the road knows the horsepower, and the people will see the hearts of the people over time. If she is fake, time will naturally make her show her fox tail, if she is real, time will not disappoint her, and it will be better to make a loss to her when the time comes. ”

Xu Shutong is right to think about it, so he won't say it.

"Then you talk to her next, and I will avoid it first?"

"Okay." Xu Shutong sent Xue Yinong away, and then called Cun Xi to call Xu Muran over, "Just say that I have something to tell her, let her come over quickly." ”

"Yes." Cun Xi responded and called Xu Muran. Xu Muran came over with Cunxi, and asked a few times on the way, but Cunxi only pretended not to know, "If Niangniang has anything to say, she will naturally say it to Miss Shuying." Xu Muran couldn't, so he had to go with her, thinking to himself why Xu Shutong suddenly called himself over.

When he entered the house, he made a sorry announcement and avoided it.

There were only two people left in the room, Xu Shutong and Xu Muran, Xu Shutong beckoned to her, and said, "Shuying, sit down." ”

Xu Muran sat down and talked with him. "I don't know if my sister called me over, what happened to me?"

"I can do anything but tell you to come and have a word."

Xu Muran was a little relieved, as long as she didn't know her identity, she was not afraid of anything else.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries. Xu Shutong mentioned it as a thing: "You said that it was a coincidence, the emperor told you about your mother, guess what?" Xu Muran shook his head blankly, "The queen mother said that you are very fond of her spleen and stomach, and she wants the emperor to ask you if you are willing to be her goddaughter." ”

Xu Muran was stunned, "How can you afford this?" Empress Dowager He also raised her love, if she wanted to agree, she was afraid of losing the kindness of Empress Dowager He, and she wanted to agree but was afraid of climbing too high, what does my sister mean? ”

"I ask you, what you ask me, whatever you choose. I just pity our Xu family, there is no tile, there is no parents to take care of, you are twenty years old, and you have never said that the family, if you can get the blue eyes of the queen mother, you can also get good relatives in the future, and your father and mother can also be comforted in the spirit of the sky, this is my heart, if you have other meanings, I will not force it. ”

Xu Shutong had no intention of persecution, but Xu Muran also knew in her heart that Empress Dowager He categorically did not mean to ask her to be her goddaughter, which was inextricably linked, and it was difficult to say clearly for a while, but Xu Shutong's cautious eyes could also guess.

She was just afraid that she would rob Xue Yinong.

It's really ridiculous, how can he be a person in the twilight of the Qin Dynasty. Of course, it is difficult to understand this mood to Xu Shutong, and after weighing it again and again, he also feels that this matter has advantages and disadvantages, so he can't help but agree.

Xu Shutong said: "You really figured it out? ”

"Yes, my sister's kindness, how can I not understand it as a sister?" Between her words, it was inevitable that there was some sarcasm, and Xu Shutong just didn't know. "It's good to have a sister in charge."

"It's not like that, when it comes to marriage, does Shuying have someone you like? If there is, my sister may as well be a parent for you, as the saying goes: the eldest sister is like a mother, and she has to work hard for you. ”

Xu Muran thanked him again and again, but he was stunned.

This thing is good, wouldn't it be good if Xu Shutong made her and Xue Qingqiu? It's just that she understands that even if Xu Shutong has this ability, I'm afraid that Xue Qingqiu won't accept it.

Moreover, if Xu Shutong knew that she liked Xue Qingqiu, she was afraid that she would be very embarrassed, although she agreed in her heart, she said in her mouth: "Shuying is adrift, and I don't have the mood to start a family for the time being." ”

"Oh, no, that's not in a hurry."

She can clearly see the hesitation and confusion in Xu Muran's eyes, where is a person who doesn't understand feelings, it is clear that he is hiding his heart that cannot be explained to others.

Once Xue Yinong said that if Shuying was in Xue Qingqiu's hands, how could he let her leave.

Xu Shutong also understood that dealing with women is actually very simple, and women have a lot of feelings. This fake sparse shadow, I'm afraid that Xue Qingqiu's love is deep-rooted, just like myself back then, thinking that if I do something for others, people will take themselves to heart like a baby, who knows that it is just a bridge to cross the river, and when people cross it, the bridge will have no effect.

For Xu Muran, Xu Shutong had some sympathy in his eyes, but it was quickly covered up, regardless of the misery of others, the woman in front of him came to deceive herself.

If others are unkind to her, why should she talk about benevolence.

The two sisters said something else, and Xu Muran was somewhat absent-minded. Xu Shutong understood that she was talking about her sore spot, and it seemed that this was also a woman who was emotionally involved, she pretended not to know, and the two talked about it, and Xu Muran left.

Cun Xi sent her out, and saw that she was not willing to give up, and walked away, so he turned around and came back, and when he came back, he saw Xu Shutong drinking tea.

Talking too much, the mouth is dry.

Cun regretted and said: "Niangniang, why do you want her to be the goddaughter of the Empress Dowager He, this is not a cheap fake." ”

"Where am I cheap her, I am planning for myself. Now others don't know about her, and the queen mother is calculating how to use her to deal with me, I will first make her the goddaughter of the queen mother, that is the emperor's godsister, how can there be a godsister and a god......"

Cun Xi understood, and a pair of eyes smiled exceptionally brightly. "Mother, bad." This is to break the queen mother's scheming. "It's just that she's a godprincess, wouldn't it be more convenient to act."

"Where do I care a lot, first pass the current pass, even if I want to drive her away, I'm afraid I can't. People sincerely want to stay, but when she leaves, won't my stage be empty? ”

At that time, he still has a reputation of being unvirtuous and unkind, a person who can't even tolerate his own sister. Instead of driving her away, it is better to put it under your nose to make people feel at ease.

"Rest assured, she's not without a flaw."

Cun Xi smiled: "It seems that Niangniang is already sure." ”

"I can't talk about it."

"Sun Monkey can't always jump out of the palm of the Buddha's hand."

Xu Shutong just stared at the air in a daze. came out of his senses, and when he saw that she had nothing to say, he went out to do things.

In the evening, Xue Yinong returned. The two of them lay side by side to rest, rarely moved their hands and feet, stroked the child in their stomachs, and foolishly teased for a long time before asking about the day.

"Did you tell her?"

"Got it."

"How did she react?"

"Promised."

Xue Yi raised his eyebrows, "This matter is only good for her, so she will naturally agree." ”

"Maybe she had to agree in order to stay, but I think this is what we decided in private, not very good, in case we regret each other, it will be wrong in the original intention, according to my meaning, it is better to have a recognition meeting, invite everyone over to be a witness, even if the Queen Mother says she doesn't know in the future, she can't. It's just one thing, be careful, hide it from the Queen Mother first, you'd better explain this matter clearly to the Queen Mother, for fear that someone will reveal the news, and the Queen Mother will act in advance. ”

Xue Yinong said: "What you think about is that I will write to the queen mother and ask her to keep it secret, and then you will quietly prepare a banquet, and I will invite some people one night in advance, and say that I will make a small banquet to celebrate my birthday." ”

Xu Shutong said 'um', but he also said strangely: "Is the emperor's birthday at this time?" So why didn't it last year? ”

Xue Yinong sighed, "When my cousin died, there was a gloomy atmosphere in the entire palace, and I was on the throne for the first time, and the situation was not stable, so where did I have the heart to celebrate my birthday." This year, the general situation has been decided, although there are some unstable factors, it may as well be temporary. We have another child, and it's time to celebrate. ”

Xu Shutong was overjoyed.

A few days later, Xue Yinong went everywhere to post posts. Everyone said that it would come, and it was very novel, the emperor would come to invite him in person, it didn't matter how big the matter was, it was rare to have this intention. All of them are grand and joyful.

Xue Yinong went to Zhiqiu Yuan again, Xiao Fang's child was seven or eight months old, under the care of Lin Honglian, Xiao Fang's face was ruddy and abnormal, and her mood was also very happy. ”

"I can't walk around with you if I'm fine?"

"That's what you're talking about." Immediately instructed people to watch tea, and asked about some daily things, such as how did you eat and sleep? Xue Yinong answered one by one, looking very patient.

"What about you? Don't just stand and sit down and talk. Recently, I have been able to eat, and the child hasn't made any more fuss, right? ”

"No, it's much better, I've had a good appetite lately."

"What about Hermery? Didn't bother you anymore, did you? ”

Xiao Fang replied: "With the emperor's care, the guards guarded carefully, and no one came in to disturb them. ”

"It's their duty to do a good job, otherwise what do they want them to do, you just stay in the house, the wind and rain outside has nothing to do with you, give birth to the child well, and the mother and child are healthy, this is a great blessing." Xiao Fang responded, but she was also strange, and said in her heart: "How can the emperor allow me to give birth to a son?" Seeing that her face was suddenly not good, Xue Yinong thought she was uncomfortable, and immediately shouted, "Honglian come here, why does she look uncomfortable?" ”

Lin Honglian hurriedly ran over and checked her pulse, but it was fine, but what she touched with her tentacles was cold. Xiao Fangwu was still stunned.

Xue Yinong asked several times, "How?" ”

"The emperor who is not in the way." But there are doubts in my heart, what I said just now, why did she suddenly change her expression, it must be what the emperor said, which touched her heart, and she will ask after the emperor leaves.

Xiao Fang came to his senses and said, "It's okay, the emperor doesn't have to worry." ”

"Be careful, you're not alone now."

Facing those concerned eyes, Xiao Fang nodded, but she was still beating the drum in her heart, she couldn't read Xue Yinong.

Xue Yinong sat down and told her that he was going to hold a birthday party tomorrow, "Everyone is here to participate, I also want to invite you, it's just ...... You know, so I'm afraid I can't let you go, but I still have to come and talk to you, lest you think I've treated you poorly. ”

In fact, it doesn't matter if you don't say these things, Xiao Fang knows it very well in her heart, but Xue Yinong specially came over to tell her this, obviously putting her mood in her heart, and she was very grateful, "The concubine understands, thank you for the emperor's love." ”

"It's okay, it's not a big deal anyway, you stay in the house, I have someone to send you something to eat, if the Queen Mother asks and says that she is not feeling well, is it okay?"

"Okay."

After explaining this matter, Xue Yinong didn't stay anymore, and said: "I still have to go to the Queen Mother's place, so I won't stay, you take care of your life, and in the evening, I will take time to come and see you." ”

Xiao Fang thanked him and sent Xue Yinong out.

Lin Honglian stood behind her and looked at her, the two of them have gotten along with each other these days, and they are more familiar than before. Lin Honglian leaned against the door and said with a smile: "When do you plan to see when you will turn back?" ”

"What, envious? Then you should also find a wishful husband, so that you can have the opportunity to rely on the door and look forward to it. ”

"Weichen is not rare, looking forward to it, and it is not his own to be blind, what does it mean. You say, what happened just now, your hands are so cold? ”

Xiao Fang said: "It's nothing. "I went in with my skirt, but after all, I didn't tell Lin Honglian about the fear in my heart.

Lin Honglian shook her head, and then followed.

Let's say that Xue Yinong drove to the Palace of Recuperation, all the way to the palace, and before he arrived at the place, the Queen Mother knew about it, and waited for it. Xue Yinong entered the door, greeted him, and sat down as the guest and host.

The Queen Mother said: "I haven't seen the emperor come over for a long time, why are you so interested today." ”

"Can't I come over to see Aunt Dowager?"

"How can it be, the mourning family wishes you came often, but you are too busy on weekdays."

The two exchanged a few polite words, and Xue Yinong said his original intention. "I have a birthday tomorrow, and I want to invite the Queen Mother to the Splendid Palace for a gathering, I don't know what the Queen Mother wants?"

The Queen Mother usually has nothing to do except raise flowers and grass and recite Buddhist scriptures, and when she heard that she was asked to attend the party, she did not shirk. It's just that she said: "For such a big thing, why didn't the Ministry of Rites come over to say it." ”

"I told them to leave it alone, it's just a personal birthday, why bother to hold it in a big way, spend silver taels, and it's not a good day, what do you do?" The two of them said this, and the rest were silent, and they dispersed.