In fact, just yesterday, when Shen Shuzhao and Wei Yang heard that the emperor passed by the Phixiang Hall and left after staying outside the palace for a while, and stayed at Tao Cainu's place, they were still very strange, and then learned that the Queen Mother also appeared there by chance with the concubine, and the doubts in the hearts of the two suddenly made sense. Although the two felt helpless, they still came to the Phixiang Hall again to visit the sad Gu Concubine.

After settling down Gu Concubine and persuading her to lie down and recuperate, when Shen Shuzhao and Wei Yang were about to quit, a person happened to walk in from outside the hall, and this person who suddenly appeared was Tao Cainu who lived in the side hall of Liquan Palace. This has just met, and the person in front of him suddenly knelt heavily in front of them, and he was about to plead. Tao Cainu's voice choked up several times, and she kept begging them to save Gu Concubine.

Shen Shuzhao recognized her, although the other party was unknown in her previous life, but when she first went to persuade Gu Concubine to approve of the Queen Mother's concubine, Gu Concubine had put forward two conditions, one of which was to move this Tao Cai girl out of other palaces and live in her own palace, and it was obvious that there was either sisterhood or vassalage between the two people.

"Get up and speak slowly." Shen Shuzhao ordered the palace maid to help her up, Tao Cainu was stunned for a while, Chu Chu's pitiful posture made people feel pity, and then she said with tears in her eyes: "Gu Concubine Niangniang, she ...... She did not mean to offend the emperor, and asked the eldest princess and Concubine Shen to say more good things to the emperor. ”

Hearing her say this, Shen Shuzhao wondered, "Why do you say that? ”

Tao Cainu twisted the embroidered handkerchief and wiped it, "Although the emperor stayed with the concubine last night, the concubine noticed that the emperor had something on his mind, so she paid special attention...... I thought it was because of the concubine's poor service, but then the concubine found out that the emperor had been looking out the window in the direction of the incense hall, and the concubine suddenly realized that the emperor rarely came to the concubine's bedroom, why did he come at this time? This qiē is all because of Gu Concubine Niangniang! However, the emperor left the remote and cold place of the concubine in the Phixiang Palace, and the concubine didn't dare to think about the reason......" Talking about things that could not be talked about in detail, she knelt on the ground again and buried her head tightly, "In fact, it is natural for Gu Concubine to serve the Queen Mother, and I never thought that the emperor would think that she was a woman who took the opportunity to win favor by the Queen Mother!" She only treats the Queen Mother wholeheartedly, and has never had the idea of forming a gang, the arrival of the Queen Mother yesterday Gu Concubine Niangniang didn't know before, she has been in a coma for the past few days, where can she decide whether the Queen Mother will bring Concubine Yuan? In any case, please ask the eldest princess and Concubine Shen to tell the emperor the truth inside! ”

Tao Cainu did not mention the subtlety between the queen mother and the emperor, only said that Gu Concubine was in a dilemma in the middle, Shen Shuzhao didn't know whether she really didn't know or not, but she didn't break it, only replied: "You can rest assured, with the concubine and the eldest princess here, Gu Concubine will not suffer any more grievances that come plainly." ”

She felt very guilty about Gu Concubine who suffered because of herself.

"Then there is Lao Niangniang......" Tao Cainu bowed her head.

"You have been paying more attention to the situation in the palace for your sister Gu Concubine recently, especially the situation in front of the Queen Mother in the morning, this is also for the good of Concubine Gu." Shen Shuzhao said.

"Concubine Shen can rest assured, the concubine will definitely do it. Niangniang and the eldest princess are very kind to Gu Concubine, and the concubine and Niangniang will not dare to forget it in the future. ”

After Tao Cainu's affair was over, Shen Shuzhao often carried her, such as letting her follow her in the morning and dusk to come in with her, this is to temporarily stabilize the hearts of Gu Concubine's henchmen from falling apart, the Queen Mother appreciated her move very much, and she didn't need to point out Shen Shuzhao to know what to do, this is the most worry-free place for the Queen Mother. After having Shen Shuzhao's protection, the people who sneered at Gu Concubine turned their backs to each other, in their eyes, Shen Concubine's favor can be called the reincarnation of Li Roufei back then, except for the queen and Concubine Xi and other powerful people to compete with her, it is best to avoid it as much as possible. When all the concubines changed their attitudes towards Shen Shuzhao because of the emperor, Shen Shuzhao didn't pay much attention to it, because it was natural. But what caught her attention the most was the change in her eldest sister......

Not only did she never face herself coldly again, but she often treated herself with a pleasant face in front of the concubines, as if they had been intimate in the Shen Mansion since childhood. Shen Shuzhao felt that Shen Zhuangzhao had become more and more intelligent, she thought that she would gradually alienate herself from the harem and not ask about the world, but now she has completely changed her appearance, even when the emperor arrived, she learned to be gentle and funny, dignified and decent, erased all the deliberate flattering aura on her body because of the queen mother, and truly became herself, a new self different from the old times.

Shen Shuzhao had to sigh that the Queen Mother did have a hand in controlling people. And she seems to have vaguely seen the shadow of herself in Shen Zhuangzhao's body, a girl full of hatred - she has learned to disguise and lost her true feelings. The strange girl's red eyes were red, her beautiful eyes were cold, and her soft jade hands were about to be stained with the blood of the innocent and the guilty. Is the harem the ultimate in a lifetime of glory and wealth for a woman, or is it just a huge birdcage that imprisons freedom of thought?

Thinking of the amazing changes in the eldest sister, Shen Shuzhao shuddered for a while.

"Sister, come here." When she was greeting the Queen Mother in the morning, the outstanding beauty opposite her beckoned to her, with a tenderness on her lips that had never been shown to her. So she walked over stubbornly, but still asked very naturally, "Why did the eldest sister call her sister over?" ”

"This is my sister from the library the day before yesterday to find out the snow mountain lotus given by the queen mother when she first entered the palace, only Wei Chao and Ning Guo each have one in the world, after taking it, the face is radiant, more pregnant and more children, it can be described as the ultimate elixir, my sister specially brought it to you from the palace this morning." Shen Zhuangzhao said with a smile.

Shen Shuzhao's face was stiff, what was the use of the eldest sister giving her this thing? She doesn't sleep, wouldn't it be better to keep this medicine for herself? "My sister accepts the kindness of the eldest sister, but she ...... This elixir eldest sister should keep it to herself, her sister is not worthy of such precious things. ”

"Where, come, palace maid." Shen Zhuangzhao instructed the person beside her, Shen Shuzhao's personal palace maid could only take the box that the palace maid on the opposite side stuffed into her arms, "My sister is a favored harem, and she is worthy of using such things, and my sister is the one who can't afford it." When my sister gives birth to a prince in the coming year, don't forget the good of my sister's elixir. ”

Shen Shuzhao excused herself back and forth, but refused to accept it, and finally Shen Zhuangzhao gave herself a round as she expected, "Since my sister refuses to let my sister go back first, when my sister wants to use it, my sister will take it out." ”

The two came and went, and the surrounding concubines were attracted by their movements, and when they heard words such as "imperial heir" and "favored harem", they were secretly angry in their hearts, but there were Shen sisters who dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, and swallowed hard. Shen Shuzhao felt the hatred that Shen Zhuangzhao brought to her, and wanted to give it back immediately, but Shen Zhuangzhao now wants to be favored without favor, and she has no power, and her shot will only show that she has a despicability to her sister, so she decided to suppress her thoughts first after changing her mind, compared to fighting back and forth between women in the harem, the things that are done behind the scenes are important.

After asking An to disperse, she left in a hurry, Shen Zhuang Zhao led the palace maid to step up behind her, and Miao Yin called: "Why is my sister in such a hurry?" It's a good day, why don't you sit with your sister and enjoy the scenery? ”

"No need." To be honest, she misses the days when Shen Zhuangzhao was cold to her.

After a quick farewell, Shen Shuzhao's figure quickly disappeared from Shen Zhuangzhao's sight.

Shen Zhuang Zhao watched his sister leave, her gentle and kind eyes gradually darkened, her Yin Hongyu lips picked up contemptuously, her back was neatly stepped on, and she spit out a clear two-word command to the palace maid behind her-"Go back to the palace." ”

The sedan chair was raised, and the eunuch walked towards the Chengqian Palace.

Along the way, the palace maids didn't dare to speak, since the master came back from the Phi Xiang Palace, it was as if she had changed, not cold, but not kind, but more determined, as if condensing some spirit, the makeup no longer likes weak little women, this morning's dressing palace people have always painted the usual makeup for her, but was stopped fiercely, and instead described a makeup that looks stronger and comparable to the momentum of the queen Xifei, so down, the person suddenly looks mature six or seven years old, no longer like a seventeen-year-old girl, with lips and rouge, and sultry eyes, More appealing.

Shen Zhuangzhao carefully studied the makeup in front of the big mirror, she looked at herself who she had never seen before, bright and dazzling, she seemed to start to like this feeling. At this time, a palace maid suddenly ran in, panting, as if something big had happened. Shen Zhuangzhao frowned, as cold as if his eyebrows were sharp. "What's wrong?" Every day since entering the palace, she knows that she has never heard good news once.

The palace maid's tongue and teeth trembled, "Mother, mother...... Outside, outside ......"

"Huh?"

The palace maid swallowed saliva in her dry throat, her eyes were scattered, and she didn't know whether her words could be trusted—in a very incredible tone—she said to Shen Zhuangzhao:

"The Queen's Mother...... Here it comes! ”