Shen Shuzhao's face was slightly red, and he felt embarrassed, so he got up and saluted, "I've seen the eldest princess." ”

At this time, there were a few footsteps from behind Wei Yang, and I saw that the Queen Mother was slowly walked out of the jade curtain by the palace maids, and when she saw Shen Shuzhao arriving early, she nodded with satisfaction and said, "You came early." Kunyi, this is your second cousin Shuzhao, and now she has officially met. ”

Then the Queen Mother sat down on the Jiufeng Chaoyang Seat, looked at Shen Shuzhao lovingly, and asked: "The other concubines have been staying a little too long this morning, and the mourning family has no chance to take you to other places in Changle Palace, have you gone to see everywhere?" ”

Shen Shuzhao's heart jumped, she looked directly into the eyes of the Queen Mother, and secretly wondered about this woman's feelings: "Back to the Queen Mother, there are many strange flowers and plants in Changle Palace, Shuzhao is dizzying when she appreciates the flowers today, and she stops and stops all the way, and when she comes back to her senses, it will be time for lunch, and sure enough, the scenery in Changle Palace really lives up to the reputation of the outside world." ”

"That's nature...... Because the flower pond in Changle Palace is the most among the six palaces," the Queen Mother said, with a hint of nostalgia in her expression, "When the first emperor was in the same house, he was very fond of rare and precious flowers and trees, and many of the things you can see here are the only ones in the harem." ”

Shen Shuzhao saw that the Queen Mother's expression on the surface was not unusual, and her heart was a little calmer.

Wei Yang, who had been standing beside her, spoke: "Queen Mother, the son has retired in advance. ”

The Queen Mother said with a tone of pity: "What? The mourning family hasn't looked at you well for two years, and it's rare to come back and have lunch with the queen mother? ”

Wei Yang's always cold expression finally revealed a trace of emotion, and she said embarrassedly: "Queen Mother, the emperor still has some things to discuss with his sons, not to mention ......"

As she spoke, she moved her gaze slightly to Shen Shuzhao: "Erchen still has some remaining things that have not yet been dealt with. ”

After Shen Shuzhao heard this, she was suddenly silent for a moment...... Then she looked away, picked up the green jade tea cup on the desk, and took a sip and pretended to be calm on the surface. But from this moment on, her heart decided that she wanted to stay away from this woman in the future, and she would rather she had never been to any Nanyuan.

In her previous life in the harem, she, like everyone else, had always used other people's hands to do unsightly things, but the one in front of her was a person who would personally carry a long sword into battle to do unsightly things...... This has broken all the impressions that Shen Shuzhao has of a royal princess.

It's still about saving your life.

This is the only thing she has in mind about this eldest princess right now.

After Wei Yang left, no matter how the Queen Mother chatted with her, Shen Shuzhao just had a sentence, and her mind began to drift, not knowing where the fugue went.

Until an announcement came from outside the door, the eunuch walked in and said to them in the screen: "Empress Dowager Qiqi, Miss Shen and Third Miss have arrived." ”

Shen Zhuangzhao, who was always bright and moving, walked in with Shen Xiaozhao, even if she was dressed very plainly, she was not inferior to any of the women in the room, and even far above them.

"Shen Zhuangzhao pays a visit to the Queen Mother."

"Shen Xiaozhao visits the Queen Mother."

The two of them both knelt down, and with the same salute, Shen Zhuangzhao's figure was made more charming, Shen Shuzhao saw it in his eyes, and had to sigh that temperament was really innate.

It's no wonder that after the queen fell, Shen Zhuangzhao quickly ascended to the middle palace, in terms of talent and bearing, it was really overwhelmingly convincing, if Shen Zhuangzhao was born a few years earlier, maybe the first queen next to the emperor would not be Xiao Mengru.

After lunch, the Queen Mother still chatted with Shen Zhuangzhao a lot, and Shen Shuzhao and Shen Xiaozhao, who were sitting on the side, completely became the foil of the eldest sister, but Shen Shuzhao knew in her heart that she was indeed more proud of the position of the imperial concubine now.

Shen Zhuangzhao is the most obvious chess piece that will have a head-on conflict with the harem, and the Queen Mother will win her over more, and she is just a more useful chess piece in the Queen Mother's heart.

She picked up the tea cup calmly, and while drinking tea, her eyes inadvertently swept diagonally over Shen Xiaozhao, who was also silent with her, and she saw the cuffs cuffed by her fingers, her slightly trembling body and the expressionlessness on her face.

Shen Shuzhao gently put down the teacup, hmm...... Why did you drink a sour taste?

The Queen Mother and Shen Shuzhao gradually chatted about the same, and the Queen Mother finally spoke: "It's not too early, the mourning family will leave you soon, there are still many things in the palace in a few days, you go back and prepare first." ”

Shen Shuzhao and the others got up to salute, and the Queen Mother suddenly said when they were about to turn around and leave: "Shuzhao, you stay with the mourning family." ”

As soon as these words came out, the remaining two were slightly stunned, they never regarded Shen Shuzhao as a threat at all, and the Queen Mother left Shen Shuzhao alone today, which they did not expect.

Shen Shuzhao smiled lightly at this time, and replied softly as a matter of course: "Yes, Queen Mother." ”

Shen Xiaozhao's body next to him began to tremble obviously, and the Queen Mother still just looked at Shen Shuzhao in her eyes, nodding and smiling at her.

Although Shen Zhuangzhao was puzzled, he quickly retreated with Shen Xiaozhao.

After they walked out, the Queen Mother spoke: "Shuzhao, do you know why the mourning family wants to keep you?" ”

The same question as last night, but it was not possible to say that at that time, but it cannot be said today, if a piece does not prove that it has the ability to see the big picture, then it will not have a chance to play on the chessboard.

Shen Shuzhao replied: "Niangniang may want to talk to Shuzhao about the imperial concubine. ”

The Queen Mother put her hand on the armrest of the phoenix throne and asked with interest: "How do you know?" ”

The corners of Shen Shuzhao's mouth hooked up a smile, because she saw that when she won the trust of the Queen Mother for the first time in her previous life, the Queen Mother also sat in such a posture and in such a tone, and asked her why.

"Back to the Queen Mother's words," Shen Shuzhao was blessed, and said lightly: "Yesterday, Shuzhao entered the palace with the eldest sisters, although she has never been out of Changle Palace, but judging from the concubines who came to visit Niangniang today, I am afraid that it is already known to the six palaces. Some people say that the Queen Mother wants to take a concubine for the emperor, and there will also be people who oppose the Queen Mother as the emperor's concubine, so the Queen Mother should be troubled by the voice of opposition at this time. ”

The Queen Mother smiled lightly and said, "Sure enough, you were the only one of the three people who talked to me about the government yesterday, and you noticed something other than the harem earlier than the other two, and the mourning family is very pleased." ”

Then the Queen Mother glanced at the female imperial chief, and the female imperial chief immediately presented a full of twists and turns, and the queen mother stretched out her slender fingers to choose between them, and said quietly: "Look at these...... But all of them are the memoranda received by the emperor copied by Gao Dezhong today. The mourning family has never released anything, but there are already so many people in the court who oppose it, and the mourning family is really sad about this. ”

Shen Shuzhao looked at the folds that were full of writing, this was what she expected, the Xiao family and the Chen family had always acted quickly.

So she bowed down and said: "As a mother, it is natural for Niangniang to choose a gentle and graceful concubine for the emperor. Some people objected to it, and according to the little woman's opinion, in addition to Niangniang's political enemies, it must have been influenced by someone. If the Empress Dowager carefully considers the people who are still neutral in the court, presumably they are not the same as those who oppose it, if the Empress can pay attention to this, maybe the emperor's recital will not be full of one-sided opposition. ”

The Queen Mother snorted, gently put a fold back inside, and said: "The mourning family sent people to the homes of those ministers this morning, it was the negligence of the mourning family, and some people's hands and feet were faster than the mourning family's thoughts. ”

"It's not that the Queen Mother is negligent, it's that they are too aggressive, and they are afraid so they strike first." Shen Shuzhao's ink pupils revealed a hint of chill, "The Queen Mother is the emperor's adoptive mother, will she do anything unfavorable to the emperor?" The queen mother is just taking her niece into the palace to accompany her, which can cause a lot of opposition, from which someone must be here to obstruct, in order to destroy the queen mother and the emperor's nurturing feelings, I hope that the mother can truthfully appeal to the emperor, in order to see. ”

Looking at Shen Shuzhao, the Queen Mother suddenly smiled softly.

Maybe it's because she remembered herself, and when she was younger, she seemed to have said the same thing and done the same thing.

"You're right, the mourning family is indeed confused, it was a matter of summoning their niece into the palace to accompany them, and the ministers were too petty."

"The Queen Mother is wise."

Shen Shuzhao understands that in fact, the Queen Mother knows as well as a mirror in her heart, but she needs someone to make the same judgment for her, so that she can take the next step with peace of mind.

At this time, Gao Dezhong suddenly appeared in the inner room in a hurry, and after hearing a rush of footsteps, Shen Shuzhao turned around, only to see him respectfully bowed, panting and saying: "Queen Mother, outside the door - Prime Minister Xiao, Taiwei Chen and King Rong insist on asking to see!" ”

The queen looked calm, waved her hand to let people take away all the folds, and said, "Let them in." ”

Then she said to Shen Shuzhao, "You stand down, it's okay here." ”

Shen Shuzhao should not stay here for a long time, so she immediately retreated, and before she walked out of the main hall, she saw from a distance the three people who had been waiting outside the hall for a long time, around fifty, all wearing a crown of Tongtian, the crown was nine inches high, dressed in court clothes, staring straight at her who came out of it without changing their faces.

With her head bowed, she hurried past them.

Xiao Chengxiang and the others looked coldly at Shen Shuzhao's clothes and accessories, which were different from ordinary palace maids and not concubines, their eyes sank, and the atmosphere became solemn.

"Please come with me." Gao Dezhong appeared at the door of the main hall, said respectfully to the three court giants, and made a gesture of please, Prime Minister Xiao Cheng no longer glanced at the yellow-haired girl who walked away, he shook off his long sleeves, and strode coldly into the main hall of the Queen Mother.

Shen Shuzhao quickly returned to Qinglian Pavilion, there were a lot of things that happened today, Nanyuan's secrets, the eldest princess's vigilance, winning the trust of the Queen Mother, and the head-to-head encounter with Empress Xiao's own father, all of which made her feel a little tired.

As soon as she approached the Qinghe Pond, a burst of laughter suddenly reached her ears, mixed with a pleasant conversation between women.

In line with the idea that Shen Zhuang Zhao and Shen Xiaozhao would never do this, and with the vague memories of the voices and appearances of the people in the harem in her previous life, Shen Shuzhao suddenly had an idea that she thought was incredible, so she quickened her pace and walked towards the innermost pavilion of Qinghe Pond!

Really......

Shen Shuzhao stopped, looking at the qiē in front of him, his face was about to darken.

Xue! Fly! Yan!

In the pavilion in front of me, I saw a young woman with lily sideburns, dressed in a shandan scattered flower fishtail curl, covered with an epiphany rain silk brocade shawl, and was saying something happily with Shen Zhuang Zhao and Shen Xiaozhao.

Hui Zhuang, who was following behind Shen Shuzhao, said in surprise at this time: "Hey, why did Concubine Ling come here?" ”

Shen Shuzhao looked at the two Shen family sisters who were chatting with Concubine Ling without the slightest defense, and then looked at Concubine Ling next to her, she didn't think much about it, turned around and left.

"Second Miss, Second Miss!" Lu Rong began to shout, at this time Shen Shuzhao was already six or seven steps away from her, Huizhuang and the others, "The eldest lady and Concubine Ling are there, don't you want to go over?" ”

Shen Shuzhao thought in his heart, the past ...... Are you putting me in the tiger's mouth?

The memory of her previous life instantly surfaced in front of her, at that time she was still a pure concubine with infinite scenery, and Concubine Ling was still a concubine.

This woman who was one place below her would come to her palace from time to time to sit and chat about family life, and at first she still had a good impression of this concubine who took the initiative to devote herself to her camp.

However, after a long time, she found that Concubine Ling would always sit against her deliberately, and would always touch her face and hands when she was not careful, and sometimes she would suddenly come forward to hold her hand when chatting, just to convey the cordiality from this woman.

Gradually, she began to feel a little uncomfortable, because Concubine Ling's behavior had become more and more wrong, and one day she explicitly refused her invitation to enjoy the flowers, because she said that she was not very close to nature.

Concubine Ling pursed her lips and said to her, "I know that you take the initiative to invite Concubine Mei to see the flowers every time......

Since that day, Shen Shuzhao has stayed away from this person, and every time she asks the queen for peace, although she always feels sorry for Concubine Ling, she really can't give her anything in return......

Later, Concubine Ling somehow would never come to her again, and after being depressed for a while, she got a little closer to the newly entered palace, some frail and sickly, but with a strong personality.

Shen Shuzhao only felt ordinary at first, until one day the matter of Ling Concubine and Concubine Yan leaving the palace at the same time was pierced, and finally they both agreed to be martyred, so that every time Shen Shuzhao thought of this matter in the future, he felt a lot of emotion.

She thought that she would go to their end with Concubine Mei, but the ending that Shen Shuzhao waited for was only a glass of wine from the Queen Mother......

Shen Shuzhao sighed softly in her heart, it seemed that no matter how she hid, her last memories of her previous life would always come back to that woman.

But now, she must go!