Within a few days, Gu Concubine was close to the Queen Mother, so those who followed the queen gradually moved away from Gu Concubine's faction, and among the other concubines who watched the fire from the other side, there were many small favors from both sides.

Since then, although the concubines have been regularly appointed to the queen and the queen mother every day, and the concubines are happy with each other on the surface, in fact, they have invisibly differentiated the two more distinct party members, and those who were not originally involved have already been involved in half of them.

The queen mother wanted to use the harem to meddle in the important affairs of the previous dynasty, and the queen wanted the queen mother to understand that she was the master of the six palaces, and for a while it was more and more incompatible.

Shen Shuzhao came to the Yongshou Palace today, as always, among the three nieces, the queen mother summons the most often, and the palace people know it, so they are all more polite to this second lady.

The name Miss Shen Er is a little heavier.

The palace maid who led her into the main hall retired, and the queen mother was still sitting on the phoenix seat, chatting with people about some family things, and that person was none other than the favorite concubine Gu Concubine who was getting closer and closer to the queen mother.

And in the last position, there is a good concubine who is carefully copying Buddhist scriptures.

Looking up and seeing Shen Shuzhao coming in, the concubine smiled at her, and the Queen Mother said on the side: "Give me a seat." ”

As expected, these women were indeed surrounded by the Queen Mother, which made it more convenient for Shen Shuzhao to move around in the harem.

She thanked the Queen Mother lightly, and chatted with the Queen Mother after sitting down. The Queen Mother would always come to her every day for new things, but she wouldn't talk to her about those things when there were many people now.

Gu Concubine said with a smile: "The second lady is really very elegant, she must have read a lot of scriptures on weekdays, and she can speak well every time she comes to the concubine's palace, which is worthy of being raised by a scholarly family." ”

After hearing this, the Queen Mother smiled lightly.

Shen Shuzhao replied: "Where is Niangniang, when the little girl went to the Phixiang Palace, she saw Niangniang's collection of books, not to mention Niangniang's erudition, and the literary talent of the good concubine Niangniang is also outstanding, so I really promised it." ”

Fanning the light Luo Ling fan, Gu Concubine hid her smile and said nothing. She had the intention to let Shen Shuzhao know that she would call her out before the queen, and Shen Shuzhao was happy to accept it.

The Queen Mother said: "Recently, the emperor has often come to you?" ”

Gu Concubine nodded and said in a shy tone: "Yes, the emperor has always come to visit the concubine in the Phixiang Palace recently. It is an honor to be favored by the emperor and the queen mother, and the concubine is very honored. ”

After listening, the Queen Mother bowed: "This is nature." "With the queen mother's private recommendation, how could the emperor not often go to Gu Concubine's palace.

"The mourning family heard that you had some quarrels with Concubine Yan a few days ago?"

The Queen Mother asked, Gu Concubine's face changed, and she said embarrassedly: "Is there something ......?"

didn't say anything more, the queen mother just replied in a casual tone: "It's just a trivial matter, Concubine Yan has learned a lot of bad things by the queen's side." If you are too careful with her, it will not be good for this matter to be spread to the emperor's ears by others. ”

"The concubine listens to the teachings of the Queen Mother."

"Well, sit down," the Queen Mother looked at Gu Concubine who got up and saluted, and said, "Have you called the Imperial Doctor recently?" ”

Concubine Gu's face was slightly red, and she lowered her head and said, "Concubine, not yet." ”

Shen Shuzhao watched the two of them say a word, as if they were performing a good play, so she was silent.

The Queen Mother took the hand of the young Gu Concubine and solemnly patted the back of her hand: "For many years, there have been no children in the Middle Palace, and the mourning family has been looking forward to someone giving birth to the prince, you are the emperor's favorite concubine, and the mourning family has a lot of trust in you." ”

Gu Concubine couldn't help but reddened her eyes when she heard this, and said: "The concubine body will definitely not forget the support of the queen mother, with the queen mother, the concubine body can settle down in the harem." ”

After chatting for a short time, the Queen Mother said: "You are the person in the emperor's heart, and the mourning family will leave you soon, you can go, and the good concubine will go back after copying the Buddhist scriptures." ”

Then Gu Concubine quickly retired politely, and the concubine silently wrote Buddhist scriptures, whether she was lucky to enter the palace or was co-opted by the Queen Mother, she only did her own thing silently on the side.

Shen Shuzhao watched Gu Concubine go away, in fact, it was funny, if it weren't for the Queen Mother who really fought with the queen, Gu Concubine was just a new favorite and a lowly character, the Queen Mother would not treat her like the eldest lady of the family.

I remember that when Shen Shuzhao came back from Gu Concubine for the first time and relayed the words to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother just laughed coldly after hearing it, and said that this is really a woman with a lot of ambitions. And now they get along well, but because the Queen Mother gave her the confidence to walk in the harem, and she gave the Queen Mother the news she needed and the ability to influence the emperor's decisions.

It's always for everyone's own benefit.

The Queen Mother called in front of Shen Shuzhao: "Shuzhao, come here." ”

Shen Shuzhao sat in the position of Gu Concubine, and the Queen Mother asked her with a smile: "How are your eldest sister and third sister these days?" ”

She replied truthfully: "The eldest sister and the third sister have been meditating in the Qinglian Pavilion all the time, and they are really bored, and they will also go to other places in the Changle Palace in the evening. ”

"Don't blame them, whoever stays for a long time will get tired, and the mourning family will take you to the Imperial Garden tomorrow." The Queen Mother said.

Shen Shuzhao thought about it again and replied: "The little girl is not too far away from the eldest sister after that day as the Queen Mother said, if something happens on weekdays, the little woman will also sue the Queen Mother as soon as possible." ”

"That's good." The Queen Mother was suddenly silent for a moment, and then asked very meaningfully, "I heard that you have been very close to the eldest princess Kunyi in the past few days?" ”

Shen Shuzhao paused, but she didn't expect someone to say this, she thought that the Queen Mother would not ask, so she replied: "The eldest princess is kind and beautiful, and the little girl naturally wants to be good friends with her involuntarily......"

The Queen Mother smiled after hearing this: "Kunyi is indeed a good child, she has a lot of opinions on military and political affairs on the battlefield, you can ask her more things on weekdays." ”

Shen Shuzhao nodded, recalling that not long ago, Wei Yang waited in front of Jianyang Palace to take her back, and remembered it vividly, and couldn't help but feel a little more inexplicable touch in her heart.

She lowered her head and smiled and continued: "The eldest princess Kunyi is a very good person, and she treats the little girl and the eldest sister equally, if she can get the guidance of the eldest princess, the little woman will be grateful." In fact, it is rumored outside the palace that the eldest princess is beautiful, and now that she sees it, Shuzhao understands how beautiful Her Royal Highness is known as 'the Xizi of the world is the eldest princess of Kunyi', and it is so beautiful that even women will be moved. ”

In this way, it is polite, but it is indeed what she really wants.

Presumably the same words have been said by many people, but the Queen Mother did not take the words, but looked straight ahead with her eyes.

"The eldest princess has arrived—"

Hearing this, Shen Shuzhao turned her head suddenly, and found that there was already a person standing next to the screen, tall and tall, with a cold expression, standing there like the eternal lord of all eyes, gathering all eyes in one.

Gao Dezhong stood behind Wei Yang, he bowed and retreated, Shen Shuzhao's body straightened suddenly, and he didn't know if what he said just now was heard.

She and the concubine stood up, "The concubine body/Minnu has seen Her Royal Highness the eldest princess." Such a sudden encounter caught her off guard.

Wei Yang stared at her for a while, and then looked at the Queen Mother who was sitting in front of her, and said, "Erchen meets the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother was naturally happy to see her eldest daughter who had returned to the palace for the first time after a long absence of two years, and she beckoned Wei Yang to come over and sit down, so Wei Yang sat on the left side very close to the Queen Mother, and Shen Shuzhao sat on the right side very close to the Queen Mother.

After sitting down, Wei Yang's gaze fell on Shen Shuzhao intentionally or unintentionally, she felt the gaze of the eldest princess, and unconsciously lowered her head.

At this time, the Queen Mother asked Wei Yang with a loving face: "Wu'er, are you still used to living here?" ”

Wei Yang glanced at Shen Shuzhao and replied, "One qiē is the same as before." ”

"That's good," the Queen Mother stroked the eldest princess's green silk, "You have been busy these days, and it is time to rest and recuperate, and tomorrow you will go to the Imperial Garden with the mourning family and cousins to enjoy the flowers, where the flowers are in full bloom." ”

"Yes, the son will accompany the queen mother." Wei Yang said.

The Queen Mother pulled Shen Shuzhao's hand sideways, and said with a smile: "You should be familiar with your second cousin, this is a girl with sharp teeth." ”

After hearing this, the corners of the opposite person's lips lifted slightly without revealing a trace, and Shen Shuzhao saw her looking at her with malicious intent: "Yes, my cousin is indeed a person who can talk." ”

Thinking of what Fang had just said about Wei Yang, Shen Shuzhao was embarrassed for a while, and coughed in her face.

Such a cold beauty, but always say something that makes her feel embarrassed. If it weren't for the fact that she always had to stay by the Queen Mother's side, she would always want to avoid Wei Yang with a shy face.

The concubine raised her head at this time, her bright eyes were bent, and she joked and said kindly to Shen Shuzhao: "Concubine body borrows a word, Miss Shen Er is indeed able to speak and beautiful, I heard that Miss Second is at the prime age of marriage this year, and I don't know which family the Queen Mother can fall into?" ”

Hearing her say this, Shen Shuzhao was slightly stunned. And the Queen Mother also smiled beside her, and said to Shen Shuzhao: "Shuzhao, you have always only thought about your eldest sister's marriage, have you ever thought about your own affairs now?" ”

The two looked at her with a smile, Shen Shuzhao couldn't help but feel a slight shame on her face, don't look over, but in her heart, there is only bitterness......

Marriage, how can she decide this kind of thing.

Today, you may not have to enter the palace as a concubine, and in the future, you may leave the Shen Mansion with a marriage contract because of the family marriage, love has never been her, what she has always wanted, and it has never belonged to her.

Shen Shuzhao had to smile faintly: "The Queen Mother and the Niang Niang Mo make fun of the people's daughters, this kind of thing...... The folk girl didn't dare to think about it. ”

"Your eldest sister is a little past the age, you are just at the age, and then the next one is your third sister, and in a blink of an eye, the young ladies of the Shen Mansion are leaving." The Queen Mother said, when she mentioned the word Shen Fu, her tone contained emotion in the unevenness, and a sigh that was not easy to be noticed.

Concubine Liang continued: "The second miss is a famous filial daughter in the capital, and if she wants to be so virtuous, the new husband will definitely cherish the second miss very much." ”

Is it?

Shen Shuzhao's eyes suddenly darkened a little.

If it weren't for the opportunity to enter the palace in this life, she probably would never have had a chance to marry an ordinary person.

However, even if she can marry someone else, will the eldest lady still give this concubine she has always looked down on a good home when the old lady's health is declining?

No, she never has the possibility of choice, she can only continue to accept every fate, and then like duckweed with nowhere to go, she has to grab there and take root.

What is love? She had never experienced it in her previous life, and not being bound by the tragedy destined by fate had already made her work hard.

Where is there a day when she has nothing to look forward to, she has long been a person who has exhausted her days, and in this life, all choices are overdrawing her life.

She smiled calmly, her voice in a well-disguised normality: "Perhaps...... Yes. This is fate, and the little woman only hopes that the eldest sister can get a good home at this time, so that Shuzhao will feel more at ease. ”

Concubine Liang sighed with emotion: "The second lady really treats the eldest lady very well, and she is really sisterly." ”

As soon as he said this, no one talked about it in depth after that.

Shen Shuzhao turned her head slightly, and inadvertently, she looked at the eldest princess Wei Yang.

With that calm face, even the brows were slightly furrowed, and even the eyes were even colder, seeing Wei Yang like this, Shen Shuzhao couldn't help but subconsciously think: Could it be that he said something wrong just now?

At this time, the Queen Mother suddenly sighed: "Kunyi, you have already reached the age of choosing a good son-in-law, if it weren't for going there, I'm afraid that the mourning family should have grandchildren under their knees now." ”

Wei Yang was slightly stunned, then changed his look and didn't say a word.

"When the mourning family was your age, the eldest son of the emperor had already been born. You should find a colt who can live in vain, the mourning family knows that you have ambitions, and this palace will never be able to trap you. ”

Shen Shuzhao saw that the Queen Mother had a lonely look for the first time, she was surprised, but there was no expression on her face. I have never seen this woman have such a look in her previous life, and for a long time, the Queen Mother has been deliberate and unfathomable, and this is really the first time.

And Wei Yang on the other side gently turned his head away.

There are stories in this, she and the concubine are just outsiders, and they shouldn't listen to it or understand it.

The good concubine just buried her head more and copied those Buddhist scriptures.

"Before the winter solstice, if the mourning family takes care of other things, the mourning family will choose a horse for you with the emperor." The Queen Mother put her hand on the back of Wei Yang's hand.

Shen Shuzhao saw it in his eyes, but his heart was full of emptiness.

Sooner or later, such a beautiful woman will marry a man who is matched.

Whether she married early in a previous life or married at the end of this life, such a woman deserves to be treated well for a lifetime.

They will love each other and they will be white-headed.

The eldest princess is a person who treats her well, she should be happy for her like a good concubine, right, it's just ...... Why do you have a trace of indescribable depression?

"It is naturally very good for the queen mother to do that, and the concubine will be the first to say hello here." The concubine stood up and saluted.

The good concubine congratulated, and Shen Shuzhao had to get up.

She looked at Wei Yang, who was so beautiful and emotional, and suddenly laughed with others: "The little girl is really happy that the eldest princess's happy event is approaching, and I hope that the princess can get a good son-in-law and be white for a long time." ”

The man across from him was silent.

She laughed awkwardly.

After a while, Wei Yang finally smiled flatly: "Second Miss doesn't have to be polite, you will." ”

You will too.

Shen Shuzhao sat back with the concubine, but her thoughts were taken away by this sentence early.

yes, I will do it myself...... As long as she is not married to the emperor, she will still meet someone she really loves. Falling in love with a woman in a previous life is falling into the abyss, so in this life, she will also meet a new person, and then let her life change from now on.

It would be good to think about it that way.

After that, she talked to the Queen Mother for a while, and no matter what, Wei Yang didn't look at her anymore.

Shen Shuzhao chatted while paying attention to the expression of the eldest princess's face.

She didn't ...... Except for the coldness, there was no expression, and it seemed that Wei Yang did not feel a trace of joy because something good was coming.

The Queen Mother looked at Shen Shuzhao, who had already lost her mind in her heart, and said with a light smile: "Shuzhao, at the end of the year, the mourning family will personally choose a good happy event for you, if your eldest sister gets married this year, then you can make a marriage at the beginning of the year, so it can be regarded as an explanation to the Shen Mansion." ”

Shen Shuzhao was silent.

Then, the Queen Mother turned her head to look at Wei Yang, who was still silent, and said gently: "Your second cousin is also a very smart person, although she rarely saw her when she was a child, but after all, she is related by blood. ”

Wei Yang was silent for a moment, smiled, and finally said, "Well, naturally." ”

Shen Shuzhao looked at her, her chest was tight, no one could tell what it was like, it made her feel bad so bad, she wanted to escape from here immediately......