"Thank you, Queen Mother."

Shen Shuzhao and the others said yes softly, and then she walked to the third jade chair next to her and sat down.

Even though her identity is the second lady of Shen Fu, she is still a concubine, and Shen Xiaozhao, who was adopted by the eldest lady, is qualified to be ranked in front of her.

After they sat down, the Queen Mother first looked at Shen Zhuangzhao, and then stopped for a while before looking at Shen Xiaozhao and Shen Shuzhao sitting next to them, all three of them sat in a regular manner and did not dare to move.

In the end, the Queen Mother looked at Shen Zhuangzhao again, her eyes were full of the favor of the elders for the juniors, and she asked out loud: "Zhuang Zhao, is the family in good health?" ”

After hearing this, Shen Zhuangzhao nodded slightly, and replied in a voice as gentle as a drizzle: "Grandmother is in good health, she has not been seriously ill in the past few years, and her father and mother are also very healthy, and the Empress Dowager Lao remembers it." ”

The Queen Mother hummed, looking very relieved, and then looked at Shen Xiaozhao, who was sitting in the second seat, and asked, "Xiaozhao, it took a lot of time to come to this palace from my family." ”

Shen Xiaozhao's eyebrows moved slightly when he heard this, and he hurriedly replied: "It's not time-consuming, it is a blessing for a little girl to come to Yongshou Palace to serve the Queen Mother, and it is a great honor to see the mother." ”

Immediately afterwards, the Queen Mother looked at Shen Shuzhao, who was sitting in the farthest place, a face that made her eyes angry: "Second girl, how old are you?" Literate? ”

Shen Shuzhao sat upright, folded his hands in front of him, and saw the Queen Mother's inquiry, and replied in an unhurried tone: "Shuzhao is fifteen years old, likes female red, and only knows some words. ”

In the mansion, Shen Shuzhao was not taught by Mr., and since the year he was reborn, he gradually improved his situation in the Shen Mansion, but because of the age of the eldest lady, she gradually brushed this matter aside, and simply made up for it for three years after Shen Shuzhao entered the palace in her previous life, so as not to end up being illiterate and laughed at by other concubines in the palace.

But even if she had suffered all kinds of losses before, in front of the Queen Mother, she couldn't complain or anything.

But later...... Perhaps, Shen Shuzhao lowered his head, and a brief hint of hatred flashed in his eyes.

After listening to Shen Shuzhao's reply, the Queen Mother didn't ask her much more, and instead chatted with the two concubines: "The mourning family hasn't seen you two for a long time, and now you are thinner than when you were a child. ”

The Queen Mother took the initiative to mention the word "marriage", which made Shen Zhuang Zhao and Shen Xiaozhao blush.

Shen Zhuangzhao lowered his head and grabbed the azure Xiupa in his hand, and his face was shy for a while, so he had to reply softly: "Back to the Queen Mother, it has indeed arrived." ”

"Even if you are of age, a famous family like the Shen family can't be sloppy in marriage, can your family have a favorite candidate?"

Faced with the Queen Mother's question, Shen Shuzhao and the others did not speak, and it was still Shen Zhuangzhao, who was the eldest daughter, to answer: "The Queen Mother said that the marriage is determined by heaven, and Zhuang Zhao is all with fate." ”

After listening to the answer, the Queen Mother was very satisfied, and led the topic to Shen Xiaozhao again, asked her in detail about the old lady's body, food and housing, and talked about Shen Zhuangzhao's childhood fun after a while, and called her a "tall girl", just because children are generally a little fat, but she was too tall when she was a child, her body is slender and slender, and she is more flexible when she gets up, and she is always surrounded by other children.

From beginning to end, the concubine Shen Shuzhao looked like an outsider, sitting on the side and listening to the three of them chatting cordially.

Shen Shuzhao looked at this coldly in his heart on the side, remembering that after he entered the palace in his previous life, the Queen Mother treated herself as much as she valued Shen Zhuangzhao at this moment.

Now it seems that the queen mother was not very close to herself at the beginning, so it was her turn to be a concubine in the palace in her previous life?

There must be something in it that she didn't know yet, and though she couldn't get too close to the truth, she was already very close to it.

When they were chatting about the same, the queen mother deliberately stopped, saying that you should also meet the maids who served you in the palace, so she motioned to the female imperial chief beside her to bring a few little palace maids over.

These little palace maids look no more than twenty-eight years old, very young, and their appearance is also very iconic, all wearing blue cardigan skirts, and Tingtingyu stands there like a landscape.

"You have lived in Changle Palace with peace of mind for the past month, these palace maids are here to serve you, if there is anything missing, please tell the female imperial chief."

A month's time, although it is not long, but it is not short, during this period, any expression of Shen Shuzhao and their women in the palace will probably reach the ears of the Queen Mother.

The female imperial chief was kind and kind-eyed, very kind, she saluted, and said gently: "Please follow the slaves and maids into the side hall." ”

In this way, it is also time to leave the Queen Mother's dormitory.

"Thank you for your kindness."

When the queen mother arranged their accommodation, the three of them stood up one by one to thank them, and then followed the female imperial chief to the side hall with small lotus steps.

The female imperial chief looks like the queen mother is about forty, and she should know without thinking about it that she must be one of the people who served the queen mother when she first entered the palace, and such a person must be a person in the palace who needs to be pleased.

Shen Shuzhao had a lot of dealings with her in her previous life, and it is not difficult to befriend her, as long as you have power in your hands, or a flattering mouth, the female imperial chief will help you and make you do whatever the Queen Mother commands, but don't want to find out anything about the Queen Mother from her, you can be called one of the powerful and loyal henchmen around the Queen Mother.

In his previous life, he was named a noble when he first entered the palace, and the female imperial chief first came to take the initiative to make friends with him, but now he only entered the palace as the niece of the queen mother, and with Shen Zhuangzhao, a big tree in front of him, he may not be able to be named a concubine.

Shen Shuzhao thought about it, it seems that it will take a lot of effort to marry her in this life.

The female imperial chief took Shen Shuzhao and the three of them to the side hall, although it was also in the Yongshou Palace, but the road was also very long.

After a number of sections of the corridor surrounded by the clear lotus pond, Shen Shuzhao has made Shen Shuzhao feel refreshed, all the way are plain railings, carved with five-stemmed white lotus, the breeze is coming, as if it is really blowing the fragrance of wisps of lotus, coupled with the scorching green lotus in the pond, it makes people lose their eyes for a while.

This place is really elegant, and the Queen Mother is really an elegant person.

Shen Shuzhao had never been to this place in his previous life, so he couldn't help but start admiring.

Soon the hollow ten thousand flowers relief door in front of you passed, the foot stepped on the real cobblestone road, only to see the plaque of "Qinglian Pavilion" appeared on the wall, the font is strong and powerful, the calligraphy is good, after the door under this plaque, it is straight to the east room and the west room in the side hall.

After entering, I found that there was also a jar of lotus flowers in the courtyard, which seemed to have been picked from the lotus pond, and there were many blooming osmanthus trees next to it, and the whole place was full of fragrance, which made Shen Shuzhao feel like it here.

Qinglian Pavilion is actually about the same size as the eldest lady Shen Zhuangzhao's private courtyard, with the west room on the left and the east room on the right, but its elegance and palace decoration are enough for these three daughters who were born in famous families since they were children to live.

At the door of each room stood a row of little eunuchs and little palace maids, and as soon as Shen Shuzhao and the others came, they all knelt down respectfully and saluted.

Shen Shuzhao originally thought that the palace maids brought from the Queen Mother were already good-looking, but now at a glance, the maids here are as beautiful as hibiscus, and they are all very good-looking.

At this time, the female imperial chief spoke, "All of these are here to serve, ready to be sent, and if there are not enough people, please tell the ladies and maids." ”

That being said, these people are comparable to the people in Shen Shuzhao's courtyard, and some of the subordinates are just doing hard work, and there are only a few people who really serve her food, clothing, and daily life, not to mention that she is only borrowing a room in this Qinglian Pavilion, it seems that the pomp and circumstance in this palace is really enough.

"The things that the ladies brought from the house have been sent into the house, and if there is nothing else, the maid will return it first and tell the queen mother."

As she spoke, the female imperial chief made a slight polite salute sideways, Shen Shuzhao also returned the courtesy, and when she looked up, she looked at each other, Shen Shuzhao tried her best to show the kindness in her eyes, and the female imperial chief smiled slightly, and then walked out.

Shen Zhuang Zhao and Shen Xiaozhao are just enjoying the scenery in this pavilion, and for them, they don't need to care too much about the retirement of a subordinate.

Shen Zhuangzhao is the eldest daughter and the niece of the Queen Mother, so she can't help but maintain her dignity at all times, and don't let others feel too flattering.

Then the other maidservants came over and led Shen Shuzhao and the three of them to their respective houses, and the palace maids in charge of the Yongshou Palace had already arranged it, Shen Zhuang Zhao and Shen Xiaozhao lived in the two wings of the east room, while Shen Shuzhao lived in the single room in the west room.

Outside Shen Shuzhao's house, there are several palace maids with delicate eyebrows, it stands to reason that although the palace maids in the palace are strictly selected through the guò layers, and the correct facial features are the first thing, but here they are all like flowers and jade.

Several of them are alternative concubines, what does the Queen Mother mean by sending so many beautiful maidservants in?

Then the most charming-looking young palace maid lowered her head and said softly: "Welcome Second Miss, please let the young lady go in with the slaves." ”

Shen Shuzhao nodded, there was no need to say anything at this time, and then the six palace maids who followed her all the way from the Queen Mother all consciously stayed outside.

After Shen Shuzhao walked into the back room, he found that the things brought by the Shen Mansion had indeed been prepared inside, and they were placed neatly and cleanly, as if they were in the house, the pearl and jade jewelry had fallen in the empty box on the wooden table, and the clothes had already been folded in the cabinet.

Walking around the house, Shen Shuzhao glanced at what was inside, then sat on the wooden chair, took out a simple and elegant money bag, which contained heavy things, and said: "Well done, everything in this money bag will be rewarded to you, take it and divide it." ”

The three beautiful palace maids and a little eunuch frowned with joy after hearing this, and quickly kowtowed to thank them, and then the little eunuch stepped forward and took the money bag first, and then retreated to the place where he was standing.

Shen Shuzhao glanced at them, all of them were very raw, and they must not have seen them in their previous lives.

Because they are all people in the side hall of the Queen Mother's palace, and these people often have to talk about their own things to the Queen Mother in a month, they can't help but sit more out of their aura, although gentleness and kindness will make them love, but there is no momentum, and they will not be able to calm people.

After all, these people are also looking at who is more likely to be a concubine in their hearts, if they follow the right master now, they may be able to follow and serve the future concubine all the time.

Seeing Shen Shuzhao looking at them, the little eunuch was also sharp-eyed, and he checked the weight of the money bag in his hand before, so he paid more attention to the master's actions, so he replied loudly: "Second Miss, the slave maid's name is Wang Xian, this is Lu Rong, Huizhuang and Ruoyun, and the four slaves and maids will always serve the master here." ”

Shen Shuzhao glanced at that Wang Xian with satisfaction, so that she finally associated these unfamiliar faces with names in her heart, and picked the palace maid who was the most charming and named Lu Rong before, Shen Shuzhao asked, "Have you always been in Changle Palace before?" ”

Lu Rong still lowered her head, and Ying Ying replied: "Yes, the four slaves and maids have been serving the Queen Mother in Changle Palace." ”

"What do you do?"

"The slave maid is in charge of clothes, Huizhuang is in charge of sorting out jewelry, and Ruoyun is doing a good job of bathing things for the queen mother."

Shen Shuzhao knew in his heart that these things in the palace could touch the main position in the palace, but they did not necessarily have the work that the master was familiar with.

Although it is a second-class palace maid in the inner room, it is not easy to get ahead, especially since there are many old people around the queen mother, and it is difficult for the young to become a first-class palace maid in addition to getting the old ones to mention more in front of the master.

Since they are all people who are seeking to get ahead, then they were sent from the main hall of the Queen Mother, and they must have listened to a lot of "good words" from the Queen Mother, right?

If the service and supervision are in place, maybe they can still be appreciated by the Queen Mother, which is even more undesirable for them.

Not to mention that these palace maids and maids are all young and beautiful, if the emperor is present, and he looks at it in a blink of an eye, maybe he will not look at her.

As soon as the Queen Mother came up, she secretly put a difficult plan for the three sisters, which was completely different from the appearance of chatting cordially at home just now.

Shen Shuzhao's eyes sank, and a dull feeling hit his heart, as if he knew that someone had set a trap, but you could only step into it.

This feeling is exactly the same as when she was in the Shen Mansion, and someone has already asked you to leave at her pace.

It turned out that this test of the queen mother had already begun the moment they entered the palace.