She looked back, and at a glance there was an undercurrent hidden under the waves in the depths of Wei Yang's eyes, it was a temptation, it was an inquiry, Shen Shuzhao didn't think much about it, and followed Wei Yang's strong gaze, she could only nod.

In the face of Wei Yang's eyes, she always had no way to refuse, just like the shocking glimpse between all beings, her mind was always easily led away by the eldest princess.

Wei Yang's lips curled, and he didn't say much.

The people beside him didn't know how long to chat, and the emperor finally got up and said: "Queen Mother, the sons and daughters still have the folds that have not yet been read, so they will stay for a short time, and the cousins will accompany the queen mother." ”

The Queen Mother smiled slightly and said, "The emperor is so diligent, let's go first." ”

After saying this, the emperor also left with a group of guards and eunuchs in the reluctant eyes of some people. The eldest sister, Shen Zhuangzhao, watched the emperor go away in a daze, as if she couldn't believe that this qiē had finally arrived, and the queen mother fell into her eyes and gently held her hand to show her calmness.

After staying here for a long time, the Queen Mother said to the others: "The mourning family can't accept the old now, and they can't walk after resting for so long, the imperial garden is so big, you go around by yourself first, and someone has been ordered to guard it strictly, so don't worry." ”

Several people saluted and said yes.

Shen Shuzhao silently followed behind the eldest sister and went down the steps to leave the Baifang Pavilion. Shen Zhuangzhao is the eldest daughter, and she is indeed more qualified to talk to Wei Yang in terms of blood, so she first said to Wei Yang: "Eldest princess, do you want to go to other places with the courtiers to enjoy the scenery?" ”

Wei Yang said decently: "Lone has some things to do, you may have to go back to the palace first, if the cousins go with Lone, I'm afraid they won't be able to enjoy the garden." ”

Shen Zhuangzhao said regretfully: "Since this is the case, there is only next time, and the courtiers will send His Highness first." ”

The people behind her also followed her to bless her body, and after Wei Yang bowed his head politely, he smiled and said to Shen Zhuang Zhao and Shen Xiaozhao: "The scenery of Dongyuan is the most beautiful, you can go and take a look." ”

After saying that, she turned to leave, and a row of palace people behind her hurriedly followed her pace.

Shen Shuzhao watched Wei Yang's back gradually walk away, thinking in her heart, the eldest princess always comes and goes in a hurry, always like a person who can't grasp the passing clouds, this time, I don't know when I will see you again next time.

Shen Zhuangzhao, the eldest sister beside her here, cleared her voice, and then asked her aloud: "Shuzhao, shall we go?" ”

In a word, he used a questioning tone, the estrangement caused by the difference between the concubines in the Shen Mansion since he was a child cannot be solved overnight, in front of the Queen Mother and all the palace people, everyone has to pretend to be good.

Shen Shuzhao said politely: "Shuzhao is a little unwell, I just want to sit in the pavilion near here for a while, if the eldest sister wants to go to Dongwan, she may not be able to accompany the eldest sister." ”

"Okay, you just stay and rest for a while." After Shen Zhuangzhao finished speaking calmly, he took the third sister and left.

In the end, she was the only one left.

Shen Shuzhao walked around, she was very familiar with this place, she remembered where there were concubines who were punished by high-ranking concubines and knelt up and collided, where there was someone who used their talents to amaze the first encounter with the emperor, this has always been a beautiful and unknown place, of course, the first thing to know is that the person who will come from afar is the emperor, not the troublesome new concubine.

She was too accustomed to a qiē in the palace, so she wandered on the road boringly, and had no intention of reading the scenery.

At the corner of the way, under the white oleanders in the garden, she saw a person standing in the middle, the blooming oleanders like the bright moon against the elegant and dark white clothes of that person, it was the eldest princess Weiyang. They looked at each other, and they knew each other. There are petals falling on Wei Yang's sideburns, and the black green silk is about to swallow the white, annihilate, and dye together.

As long as the Buddha is by her side, every qiē will be assimilated by her.

Shen Shuzhao felt that Wei Yang's temperament was moonlight, white and pure, indifferent, and alienated from the incomprehensible, such a silent gaze made her a little unbearable to break, she waited for a while, and finally asked out loud: "Princess, why are you here alone?" ”

Wei Yang looked at her gently and replied, "Wait for you." ”

"Wait for me?"

"Hmm."

She was a little incredulous.

Why does Wei Yang always treat himself so well again and again?

"Lone said that Xiyuan is very beautiful, and you are walking alone, so it is better to take you to see it." Wei Yang said.

Shen Shuzhao smiled and said: "The princess is very attentive to it, it must be very beautiful, and the courtiers are better than obeying their fate." ”

The eldest princess gave her a look, and walked towards the path on the side, Shen Shuzhao lifted her skirt behind her, and followed in broken steps, because she was in a hurry, the silver bell silk flower in her hair made a light sound, she quickly came to Wei Yang's side, smelling the faint fragrance on the Yi people, and unconsciously fell a light smile on her face.

It's so good to be with her, I always feel at ease.

The two of them walked in the opposite direction to Shen Zhuangzhao and them, and after a while, the passage of Nanyuan finally appeared in front of them, and there were two eunuchs guarding the main entrance, and after seeing that it was the eldest princess, they bowed their heads and invited them in.

Because she had just accompanied the Queen Mother to pass the time in the afternoon, the sky had slowly been dyed with dusk, and the hazy afterglow of the sunset was pervading all things, and the corner of the corridor and the magnolia blooming underneath were all bathed in this ambiguous atmosphere, quietly accompanying the twilight of this moment.

She followed Wei Yang to the pavilion of Nanyuan, which was full of extremely simple varieties of famous flowers, different from what she had seen elsewhere in the Imperial Garden, that was a scene of luxury and luxury everywhere she went, and here it was more like a cold flower garden, alone and elegant, and love could not help but be appreciated.

"Cousin," Wei Yang said suddenly, "there are many flowers and trees here that I once planted, and I haven't seen them for two years, and they have grown so tall. ”

Shen Shuzhao tilted his head: "The princess has not been in the palace for so long, and she really wants to come back when she is in the National Temple, right?" ”

Wei Yang stretched out his hand and stroked the relief railing, as if touching his memory, and replied, "Well, I miss it very much." ”

Shen Shuzhao knew that there were some things that she didn't have to ask more, but because she shouldn't ask more, the mystery was like a thousand spider silks, shrouding her heart like a cloud of doubt, she felt that Wei Yang was too unreasonable to judge by ordinary, not a palace concubine who wanted to intrigue, not a sister who fought between concubines, Wei Yang was a princess, the daughter of the person she hated, but she was the first person in the palace to treat her well without asking for anything in return.

Eventually, she didn't know how to speak.

She looked at the scenery in front of her, a large area of water lilies was red and white, sleeping on the surface of the lake, the flower body was as red as *, and the white was pure and indifferent, and her mood became more and more complicated with them, thinking like this, she glanced lightly at the good-looking cold beauty beside her, and Yu Yang fell in Wei Yang's autumn pupils, softening her indifferent temperament, which made Shen Shuzhao stunned.

Such a good sunset seems to live in her eyes instead of the sky.

Noticing Shen Shuzhao, who had been stunned for a long time, Wei Yang asked softly, "Huh?" What's wrong. ”

This made Shen Shuzhao a little embarrassed, she hesitated, and when she was asked, it was better to say it directly, so she replied: "...... Your Highness, it is naturally because you were born beautiful, so the courtiers will always be unable to help but look at you. ”

After Wei Yang heard this, he was slightly stunned, Shen Shuzhao saw her and quickly turned her head, and her white earlobes exposed under the green silk were dyed with a faint red layer by the dusk.

Seeing this, Shen Shuzhao smiled and said: "Forgive the courtiers for saying more, your appearance is so delicate and outstanding, you can't tell that you are a person who practices martial arts, so the courtiers are a little puzzled, why do you want to practice martial arts?" ”

Wei Yang replied calmly: "I grew up in the harem since I was a child, and after staying for a long time, I have seen a lot. It's better to have a skill than nothing. ”

Hearing this, Shen Shuzhao fell silent. She doesn't know what Wei Yang has experienced, now that she has been away from the palace for two years, she got married as soon as she returned to the palace, is Wei Yang, who has been used like this, really the eldest princess with firm eyes, a sharp blade in her hand and indifferent when she first met?

Or is it ...... What is so hard to say?

Looking at the slowly fading Shenyang, Wei Yang said: "When I was a child, most of my playmates were just palace people, and there were very few noble ladies in the palace. ”

Shen Shuzhao said: "The courtiers are very honored, if the eldest princess needs someone to accompany her next time, the courtiers will definitely be there." ”

She said her last words solemnly.

The two of them are the princess and the courtier, that is, the difference between heaven and earth, although they have a cousin relationship, but because of the distance between inside and outside the palace, this relationship has faded.

The eldest princess Wei Yang treats the three of them well, which is indeed good, how can ordinary princesses come over to relieve them every time? At that time, she not only came forward to protect them in front of Concubine Xi and Concubine Xian, but also protected their palace maids in front of the Queen Mother, where did she need to do this?

It was the same that day, she waited for herself outside Jianyang Palace for a long time, and was sent all the way back to Changle Palace, why did she need to do this?

Shen Shuzhao would not accept that someone would treat her well in vain, because in the years she was in the Shen Mansion and as a concubine, it was profitable to treat someone well, but Wei Yang didn't have to be like this.

She didn't have to, because Shen Shuzhao was no longer the ignorant girl who had just entered the palace, she had been reborn and killed, and she was originally only thinking about how to take back the benefits from those people in her life, and finally cut it off.

But Wei Yang appeared too suddenly, and she shouldn't have been so nice to her, so she would hesitate and wander, just because she was the daughter of the Queen Mother.

Shen Shuzhao felt a little frightened, why did he think of so much, could it be...... Do you like her?

At this time, Wei Yang suddenly said to her, "You come with me." ”

Before Shen Shuzhao could come back to her senses, her wrist had been held by Wei Yang, and the soft touch coming from it made her only feel familiar.

Got down the white jade stairs and came to the bottom, full of flowers, Shen Shuzhao was led by Wei Yang through a sea of flowers, layers of hydrangeas were shrouded in the haze of dusk, she saw Wei Yang in front of him looking at the side face in the distance, his eyes were soft. The two women, walking in no hurry or slow, their skirts growing lotus step by step in the long flower arrangement, the slender backs of the two walked together in the direction of the setting sun.

Finally Wei Yang stopped, Shen Shuzhao saw a qiē in front of him, and couldn't help but feel happy, purple and blue epiphyllum flowers were planted all over the garden, as big as a lake, and when the sunset sank, those epiphyllum flowers looked up in turn, each gracefully stretching their petals, as if blooming in a secluded hollow valley, leaving behind and independent, this qiē made her lose her mind.

"This, this is ......" Shen Shuzhao pointed to those epiphanyes and said in surprise, "How did it bloom so early?" ”

Wei Yang smiled faintly at her: "These flowers are not ordinary epiphany, the first emperor has a servant for Bojun to smile at the time, hereby cultivated this batch of flower seeds, which will bloom at night, and thank you after two hours." The man was richly rewarded for this, and was given the title of official and returned to his hometown, but these flowers were kept, and every time the emperor had his birthday banquet, he would order someone to take them out at sunset for viewing. ”

Shen Shuzhao was silent for a long time, she watched for a long time, and suddenly realized that her wrist had been held by Wei Yang for a long time, and Wei Yang was motionless, so she was embarrassed to say something.

After a while, Wei Yang said, "Let's go back." ”

It was already late, but because of the eldest princess by her side, Shen Shuzhao felt very relieved, so she nodded: "It's a pity that the epiphany only blooms for a few hours, if you don't have to go back, I really want to stay here until it is gone." ”

Listening to the guard Yang Lin looked at her eyes and said, "If you like, you can come at any time." ”

As soon as those words came out, the atmosphere suddenly became delicate.

Shen Shuzhao thought for a while and asked tentatively: "Will the princess be here?" ”

The person on the other side gathered the green silk in his ear, and the woman replied succinctly in a gentle tone, "I will be there." ”

After getting the reply, Shen Shuzhao smiled peacefully.

That's fine.

After the two stayed for a while, they finally went back, along the way Shen Shuzhao didn't mention anything about the lead, and Wei Yang didn't let go of his hand, and returned to Baifang Pavilion, Shen Zhuangzhao and the others had already arrived. Seeing that Wei Yang was back, the Queen Mother was slowly helped down the stairs by the eldest sister and the third sister, the sky became dark, and the people on the other side should not be able to see them clearly, and when the Queen Mother was about to approach, Wei Yang secretly let go.

There was the residual warmth of the fingers on her wrist, and the place where she was clenched suddenly became empty, but here, especially the people Shen Shuzhao still needed to face mentally, she forced herself not to be distracted by these things.

Then she followed the eldest princess to the queen mother, and the queen mother came down and only asked where Shen Shuzhao had gone, and if she could see anything strange, and then everyone went back to Changle Palace together.

After dinner, came to Qinglian Pavilion, Shen Shuzhao sat alone in the west wing, the more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and finally simply held a book to try to calm down, when it was about to be night, Huizhuang walked in outside the door, and whispered in her ear: "Second Miss, Third Miss is looking for you outside the door." ”

Shen Xiaozhao?

Her first reaction was incredulous, she had the impression that this dull third sister paid the most attention to her background, and disdained to be in the company of people like them, even if she was just a concubine who was raised by the eldest lady.

"Let her in." Shen Shuzhao said.

As soon as the words fell, the person outside the door walked in, and Shen Xiaozhao appeared in his room for the first time so close.

She didn't bother to take care of it, but said politely: "Third sister, sit down." ”

Shen Xiaozhao sat down, there were only them left in the room, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was weirdly tight.

She waited quietly for Shen Xiaozhao to say first, if she wanted to ask her herself, she was really too lazy to open this mouth first.

Finally, Shen Xiaozhao couldn't help it, and said first: "You-have ever thought about being an imperial concubine?" ”

It's okay not to say it, but after saying it, it provoked the most hidden topic among the three, entering the palace as concubines, two of them will be defeated, which is unavoidable, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is difficult to guarantee that no one among them will have other thoughts and want to squeeze out the sisters.

Shen Shuzhao sighed and said, "Third sister, you haven't been very sensible for so long, how can you and I be in charge of the matter of the imperial concubine?" Only when the queen mother and the emperor feel that they are satisfied, can they choose who is the princess. ”

Hearing this, Shen Xiaozhao's face turned red and white, and she endured and said, "Haven't you thought about it?" Do you really want to honestly send your eldest sister as a concubine as you said to the Queen Mother? ”

"I don't want to." Shen Shuzhao said calmly, "The third sister's words sound like she has any opinion on the eldest sister?" The second sister only gave one word of advice, and the wall has ears. The third sister has been in the palace for a few days, and she should understand this. ”

Shen Xiaozhao said: "My palace people are talking to them outside, and they should be fine now." ”

What she said made Shen Shuzhao raise her eyebrows slightly, this third sister is a little smarter?

And Shen Xiaozhao on the other side was still unwilling, and continued: "You don't fight, but you still go to help her, so that the eldest lady can get her wish?" ”

She walked over, her eyes met Shen Shuzhao's calm gaze, and asked word by word: "Have you forgotten that she has installed someone in the mansion, knows us all the time, and calculates our days?" The stealing of jade that day, because of those people arranged by the eldest lady, you almost couldn't enter the palace! You forgot? ”

"I haven't forgotten." Shen Shuzhao said.

"You and I are both concubines, and the eldest lady has done nothing to you, but I was clever earlier than you, and I can hide if I can pretend to be stupid, and I also curry favor with her, not always cold and indifferent like you, my forbearance for many years is just in exchange for this opportunity to enter the palace! You are so willing to help Shen Zhuangzhao! ”

Shen Shuzhao looked at her speechlessly, how could she know that now that she was pushing Shen Zhuangzhao, she was helping herself?

"I don't understand what you're talking about...... Shen Shuzhao glanced out the window and said flatly: "Third sister, how can you be full of complaints about the eldest sister, she is our eldest sister." I will treat you as if you have not heard of today's events, so go back quickly. ”

Shen Xiaozhao looked at her speechlessly: "I thought you were so forbearing, you had a big plan, but I didn't expect that you just wanted to please the eldest sister and the queen mother, I was extremely disappointed in you." ”

With that, she turned around and left in a rage.

Looking at her distant back, Shen Shuzhao sneered again and again, she almost couldn't enter the palace because of her slander and stealing jade, and now she wants to form an alliance with her, it's really ridiculous, does she really think that it was all done by the eldest lady?

Putting down the book, she resolved to get up and turn off the lights.

In the darkness, she noticed the movement outside the window, and no longer paid much attention, and walked straight to the bed.

Now it doesn't matter if anyone observes her every move, she is just a concubine, she can only be infinitely close to the center of the right now, and she can't really have the right, and when that day comes, she will sit back in the position of infinite scenery, no longer a little concubine who can't invite her father to visit when she is sick, and no longer a marriage tool abandoned by the family!

After a while, Shen Shuzhao guessed that the person who was secretly observing her was watching her turn off the lights and leave, she sat quietly alone for a long time, and finally remembered Wei Yang again.

What is she doing now?

It's supposed to be bedtime, right?

Shen Shuzhao touched the edge of the bed, her mind was uncertain, and the moonlight sprinkled on the ground, not only did not soften her appearance, but also added a little pale sorrow.

It's really not a reasonable thing to be so concerned about a woman like this.

But...... If the feeling really hits my heart, it's irresistible.

She got up and got out of bed, walked slowly to the door, and gently pushed the small window lattice, Wang Xian, who was on vigil, leaned his back against the pillar, and in the dim candlelight, his eyelids did not close for a while. Shen Shuzhao looked up and saw a round of moon, and felt very comfortable in his heart.

Maybe Wei Yang will also look up like this at night, Shen Shuzhao thought.

As she was about to push back the window, she saw a figure sneaking past from the east wing, and her heart immediately became alert, and the figure was very fast, skillfully found the path, and disappeared with a swish.

She felt that her body and mind were beginning to boil, well, it was so good, someone had calculated that they had come here! Shen Shuzhao thought for a moment, and closed the small window as quietly as possible, she knew that going to meet the Queen Mother tomorrow should be another day full of strategy.

Endless harem battles.

She could never escape.

And in the Jiaofang Hall on the other side of the imperial city, Empress Xiao Mengru sat on a phoenix chair, dressed in bright yellow luxurious clothes, Danfeng's eyes were raised, her thin eyebrows were slightly raised, and her fingertips gently tapped the armrests, listening carefully to the secret guard in front of her reporting the situation of the three sisters of the Shen Mansion bit by bit.

After listening, she raised her slender fingers, and the dark guard quickly retreated.

The queen cupped her cheeks and pondered for a moment.

The big palace maid beside her said: "The queen mother is really powerful, they met the emperor by chance within a few days of entering the palace." Who doesn't know that the emperor has been busy with government affairs in recent days, and even other concubines are rarely seen. ”

Another palace maid said: "Niangniang, the letter from the Xiao Mansion has been prepared, do you want to take a look?" ”

The queen glanced at the red seal letter a few times, and after reading it, she gently moved it to the candle flame with two fingers, and the letter was engulfed in flames and burned to ashes in the blink of an eye.

The queen's side face looked so unpredictable that everyone else lowered their heads and didn't dare to figure out anything, but the content of the letter probably said that it had been done, and then suddenly heard her laugh softly.

"Shen Zhuangzhao ......," she muttered the name, "It's just an obedient puppet with a good skin, and after being the queen of this palace for so many years, are you afraid that she will not be a queen mother's niece?" ”

The palace maid who spoke before nodded and said, "The slave maid also heard that the queen mother has hired more people recently, Miss Shen Er, Gu Meiren and the others were persuaded by her, and this person also has to be guarded against." ”

Another received: "Yes, the slave maid also inquired, and the new celebrity next to the Queen Mother is her." ”

The queen's fingers calmly rubbed the ashes, her eyes were ruthless as she looked at the residue, and said, "A resource, a beauty, the Shen Mansion will really send her daughter to the palace." Yiyue, I heard that the emperor praised Shen Zhuangzhao's appearance in the imperial garden today, right? ”

The palace maid who was asked hummed, and then bowed her head.

"If you can let the emperor say such things in person, she must be a beauty who is not inferior to the eldest princess." The queen said, "Then the palace wants to see this peerless beauty early." ”

Shen Zhuangzhao.

The name came to her heart over and over again.

The concubine, outstanding, dignified, and born in the Queen Mother's family, such a woman, she Xiao Mengru will never let her into the palace!

It was about to be late at night, the queen waved everyone away, and lay alone on the bright yellow bed, late at night, she stared blankly at the silk top above, and reached out to caress the empty position on the side.

Emperor......

Shen Shuzhao......

Thinking about the name, she finally closed her eyes, not knowing whether she was tired and wanted to escape, or if she was really sleepy.

Tomorrow, for her, it will be a new battlefield.

The second day was still for Shen Shuzhao, as usual, to accompany the Queen Mother in the Yongshou Palace.

But something was slightly wrong today, she came to the Yongshou Palace, and it was very quiet. She walked to the main hall, but found that the queen mother who was sitting on the top did not appear as before, Shen Shuzhao was puzzled, it stands to reason that after she came to the concubine Chen Province, the queen mother should have risen a long time ago.

Then she heard someone talking, she slowly approached there, and the place where the voice came from was the side hall where the queen mother liked to meet the minister, and outside the door were the female imperial chief and Gao Dezhong.

Shen Shuzhao remembered that in her previous life, she was also allowed to go in by the Queen Mother a few times, and when the Queen Mother summoned the ministers inside, there would be a row of yellow jade curtains in the middle, and she listened to those ministers respectfully plead to her,

Interfering in political affairs.

This is the ultimate embodiment of a woman's rights.

Shen Shuzhao didn't walk over anymore, but stopped where he was.

What she didn't know was that inside, a middle-aged official in a first-class court uniform was kneeling and bowing his head, expressing his determination to leave and return to his hometown to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother's expression was hidden behind the curtain, making it impossible to see clearly.

I only heard the person on the other side say: "The minister is old and weak, and his body is not as good as before, I am afraid that he can no longer help the Queen Mother, so the old minister decided to resign from his official position and return to his hometown to recuperate. ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "I don't know if Prime Minister Li Cheng Sizhi (*official position) is resigning for himself, or for someone else?" ”

The minister calmly replied: "Your Majesty, the minister's body is not suffering from cold for a day or two, the time is running out, the minister just wants to return to his hometown and spend his old age in peace." ”

That long-lost majesty made her go back to a few years ago, when she was at the peak of her power.

But looking at him firmly, the Queen Mother had to say: "Since the time is not long, then it is good to recuperate, although the time you have been with the mourning family is not long or short, but your mind can be seen." ”

"Thank you Empress Dowager," the minister arched his hand, "the minister has already handed over the presentation to the emperor last night, and he will go back in a few days, and he came to say goodbye to the queen mother today, and the minister will never forget the protection of the minister over the years." ”

After finishing speaking, the Queen Mother also stayed for a short time, and after explaining some things to him, she asked him to retreat and go back to the mansion to pack his bags.

Outside, seeing the minister come out, Shen Shuzhao was very energetic, when the man slowly approached, she thought that what she saw would be the favored minister who was often promoted by the queen mother in her previous life, but she didn't expect that she was very angry with this person's face, it seems that this person is not in the power struggle in the future.

Not long after the man left, the Queen Mother was helped out, and Shen Shuzhao hurriedly stepped forward to ask for peace.

The Queen Mother stopped and sat back on the seat, Shen Shuzhao carefully sat on the side, helping the Queen Mother rub her head, she had rarely seen the Queen Mother so sad.

"Queen Mother, what's wrong with you?" She asked cautiously.

The Queen Mother said: "Today, Li Sizhi resigned. ”

Hearing this unfamiliar name, Shen Shuzhao thought about it for a while, the prime minister in his previous life was surnamed Lu, and it seems that this should be the last official.

According to some of her understanding, the former Si Zhi was born poor and was promoted by the Queen Mother, but he spent the shortest time with the Queen Mother, so he was not a trusted confidant.

So she said: "The people's daughter is puzzled, Li Sizhi is in the year of his ambition, and his career has just begun, how can he let the good officials in the capital not live and want to return to his hometown?" ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, she raised her eyes and looked at Shen Shuzhao: "No matter how good the official mansion is, it is not his long-term home, not to mention living there, it is like living under the nose of the Son of Heaven, where to live comfortably." ”

"The Queen Mother said the same," Shen Shuzhao said, "but the people heard that the best mansions in the entire capital have long been bought by many officials, and I wonder if Li Sizhi has already decided on another residence before, if so, he may have to be busy for a while when he returns home." ”

The Queen Mother closed her eyes slightly and asked, "What if he doesn't?" ”

"Minnu is just guessing, even if not, Li Sizhi has other things to investigate...... Isn't it? Shen Shuzhao replied.

"The mourning family has also heard for a long time that foreign officials arbitrarily set up mansions, but most of them are relatively hidden, and the mourning family also knows that the emperor is turning a blind eye."

Shen Shuzhao said respectfully: "So the Queen Mother is here to preemptively show your imperial prestige, if a courtier who has been promoted can defect at will, this is really damaging to the Queen Mother's face." If Li Sizhi was innocent when he resigned, he was not afraid of shadows, and it would not hurt to check the past. ”

After speaking, she remembered that the Queen Mother's birthday banquet was coming soon this month, making Shen Zhuangzhao's concubine imminent, and couldn't help but add: "The birthday banquet is approaching, and the matter of choosing a concubine has not yet been decided, the Xiao family will definitely make moves in the near future, and the Queen Mother is better to be careful." ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "Resigning is nothing, what will be led in the future is important." However, since someone can move the mourning family, the mourning family can naturally move his people. ”

Hearing this, Shen Shuzhao said seriously: "The folk girl recently knows that Empress Xiao has rarely come out and walked around recently, and it seems that she is deliberately avoiding something. ”

The female imperial chief on the side presented the queen mother with a big red robe tea, and the queen mother took a sip and said flatly: "She should avoid the limelight." ”

After a while, the Queen Mother put down the teacup and asked Shen Shuzhao unintentionally, "What do you think of the Jiang family?" ”

Hearing the name of Wei Yang's husband in her previous life, she was silent for a moment, and then said, "...... What does the Queen Mother think? ”

"The mourning family has seen him, this person is talented, and he is exactly the same age as Kunyi," the queen mother said, "At the birthday banquet half a month later, the mourning family will let him and Kunyi meet each other." ”

Shen Shuzhao felt that her face was a little darker, but no one knew why she was like this.

What should come, will always come.

She knew it in her heart.

"You're so close to her every day, and you talk to her a lot about these things."

The Queen Mother commanded at her.

What else can Shen Shuzhao say? She should claim yes and say no more.

Looking at her like this, the Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction: "What you did for Zhuang Zhao and Wei Yang is in the eyes of the mourning family." You should step back first, and then summon you if the mourning family has something. ”

Before leaving, she patted Shen Shuzhao's hand again: "Wei Yang's business...... I'll leave it to you. ”