At this time, Huizhuang helped her with concern and asked, "Second Miss, but she was too tired when she came to the palace today?" I've been in a trance a few times, do you want the slave to find some lotus seed soup to drink to replenish your body? ”

Shen Shuzhao held her hand, a pair of deep pool-like autumn pupils stared at a corner in front of her, and said loudly: "It's okay, just go directly to the Queen Mother later." ”

After that, she rubbed her head, and her mind flashed back to her previous life, whenever she mentioned the eldest princess to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother always flickered her eyes, and as for the emperor, she avoided talking about it, although this suspicion made her feel a lot, but she never interfered too much in this matter that had nothing to do with her.

Maybe the political transaction in this is full of helplessness and haste, and there is no need to talk about it to her, an outsider.

It turned out that such a big change had already happened before entering the palace, and Shen Zhuangzhao was not wrong in saying "take care", he must have been forced to get involved in a chess game that had already fought and had already divided the winner and loser.

As for himself, he is the new chess piece that the Queen Mother is looking for in order to save the defeat.

Thinking like this, Shen Shuzhao paced to the wisteria wood round mirror, and in the eyes of the palace maid, she seemed to be looking at her appearance, she raised her hand, and the slender and bony jade fingers slowly slid down from the upper head to the lower face, she looked so light in the mirror, and her face was gentle, but it was like wearing a mask covered in human skin, which was terrifyingly false.

She tried to smile, but even when she smiled, there was such a deep cold haze in her eyes, not at all like Shen Zhuangzhao's charming smile that was full of beauty pride, and Shen Xiaozhao's unworldly arrogance and self-confidence.

She is a candle that has long been burned, not a girl who has just ignited her feelings, and from the moment she stepped into the palace, she can never return to the age of ignorance of the world.

But soon, Shen Shuzhao's gloomy gaze gradually covered with a luster of irony, and there was a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, it turns out that you are as high as you, calculating as you, and as high as you, and there will be a day when you have to exchange your daughter for benefits!

Shen Shuzhao raised his eyes slightly and looked at the words of the eldest princess hanging on the wall, and couldn't help but feel a little sympathy in his heart.

Although she has never had much contact with her, after entering the palace in her previous life, no one did not say that the eldest princess had outstanding talents, and no one did not say that the eldest princess treated her subordinates with kindness and compassion, and she could only get a glimpse of it from subtle things.

In fact, if it is said that the concubine of any famous family is kind and virtuous, Shen Shuzhao does not believe it, and the identity of the concubine determines that she cannot live comfortably.

Once the appearance and talent of the concubine surpass that of the concubine, it will inevitably incur the jealousy of the main family, so I have never heard of how good the concubine of the family is, just because of the rumors of how filial and humble the elders are.

I am afraid that only Shen Shuzhao and the other concubines who worked hard to please the main house and maintained their reputation for filial piety in the mansion knew this in their hearts.

But the royal daughter is different, it is a noble birth that makes everyone bend their knees.

Shen Shuzhao suddenly felt that the woman who was beautiful inside and outside should not have such melancholy eyes on the day she got married.

However, for Shen Shuzhao, this feeling of pity for herself and others is fleeting, her future is still slim and unknown, how can she still have the heart to care about the happiness of others.

Not long after Shen Shuzhao sat in the house, the Queen Mother sent a palace maid to invite someone over, she straightened her clothes and sideburns, and followed the Queen Mother's people out.

When they came to the courtyard, it was already dark, there were candles lit in the corridor, and the palace maids also had a lamp in their hands, and they stood in a row, and Shen Zhuang Zhao and Shen Xiaozhao were coming out of their respective rooms.

Shen Shuzhao looked at their clothes, the colors Shen Zhuangzhao wore were gentle and simple, and Shen Xiaozhao was only a little less gaudy than during the day.

She smiled silently in her heart, it seems that the eldest lady still knows what to say to her biological daughter and what not to say to her adopted daughter, if her third sister still has a little brain, she will inevitably oppose the eldest lady in the end, but I don't know if Shen Zhuangzhao is more scheming, or Shen Xiaozhao has more means to oppose the army.

The corners of his mouth raised a shallow smile, Shen Shuzhao followed everyone to the queen mother's palace, the fragrance was already lighter than when she came during the day, maybe the queen mother felt that the young man didn't like to smell this fragrance, so she didn't continue to light it, but there was more light fruit fragrance.

The Queen Mother sat in the hall, and there was a vermilion lacquer incense table in the center of the side room, and after the three of them saluted dignifiedly, the Queen Mother smiled and sat down with them.

At the dinner table, the Queen Mother looked at the dazzling dishes on the table and said: "You are used to eating the dishes in the house, and you have to enter the palace to live with the mourning family. ”

The women hurriedly got up and thanked in fear, and dismissed the Queen Mother's words that were too humble. Shen Shuzhao glanced at the dishes on the table made by carefully selected chefs from all over Kyushu, all of which she knew Shen Zhuang Zhao and Shen Xiaozhao's favorite dishes, and her favorite dishes were among them.

The Queen Mother is really good at doing inspections, and I'm afraid that she can even inquire about what they have experienced in the mansion for so many years and whether they are favored or not.

After they sat down, the Queen Mother continued: "They are all sensible, and the eldest lady really teaches well. Even if you come to the palace of the Son of Heaven, no matter how uncomfortable the dishes are, you must learn to adapt. ”

As soon as the Queen Mother's voice fell, the three of them said yes again and again. Shen Shuzhao stared at the Doucai Lotus Bowl in front of her, seemingly silently blending into the atmosphere, but in fact she was silently speechless in her heart.

The Queen Mother likes to pretend to be a casual reminder before using a newcomer, and then praise a sweet date, and finally say something to the end, she has seen it too many times when she followed the Queen Mother in her previous life.

Soon after, there were fewer and fewer dishes on the silk plate, and dinner was spent in a usually kind conversation, the queen mother put down the chopsticks, and Shen Shuzhao and the others also put down the chopsticks after seeing it.

Seeing that the palace maid on the side brought the clean cup so quickly to serve them to rinse their teeth, the queen mother wiped the corners of her mouth after rinsing, and then said lightly: "I will stay alone one by one, and the mourning family has something to ask." ”

Everyone's hearts hung up all of a sudden, although the Queen Mother's tone was flat, but what she could leave to say alone, how could it be calm?

Shen Xiaozhao glanced at the eldest sister beside him without a bottom in his heart, although Shen Zhuangzhao, who has always been bright and strong, was calm on his face, he was still a little weak in his heart.

This scene entered the corner of the queen mother's eyes, she swept over the two daughters under the name of the eldest lady who always walked together, glanced at Shen Shuzhao in the corner, thought about it, and said, "Shuzhao, you stay first." ”

Shen Shuzhao's body was a little nervous all of a sudden, and soon she adjusted her breathing again, got up and bowed her head respectfully, "Yes." ”

Then Shen Zhuangzhao and the others retreated to another side room, the palace people began to clean up the dishes on the table, the queen mother led her to the main hall, and walked behind the queen mother, Shen Shuzhao's mind flashed countless appropriate answers.

I can't see anything when we meet together, everyone is the same dignified in front of the Queen Mother, but if you ask alone, you can see a person's background from his speech, demeanor and demeanor.

After all, the queen mother wants to choose a smart chess piece, not an ant who is sent to the □□ of the harem.

After knowing what the Queen Mother mainly wanted, Shen Shuzhao's heart settled down a lot.

She couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly in her heart, the set of words she said when she first curryed favor with the Queen Mother in her previous life can also be used again here.

When she came to the main hall, the Queen Mother turned around and sat on the mandarin duck chair, and said with a shallow smile: "Sit down." ”

Shen Shuzhao thanked the Queen Mother, and then sat down. After sitting down, she still lowered her head and looked at her nose, quietly waiting for the Queen Mother to speak.

At this time, in addition to her and the Queen Mother, there were several henchmen of the Queen Mother standing in a remote position in the hall, silent for a moment, and the Queen Mother's kind voice came from above: "Shuzhao, do you know why I let you stay first?" ”

Shen Shuzhao sneered in her heart, she couldn't let her say that it was because she didn't fit in with the other sisters, so she called herself in first, so that what the Queen Mother asked wouldn't be revealed to the remaining two, right?

Shen Shuzhao lowered her brows and replied calmly: "The people don't dare to speculate about His Majesty's thoughts, I hope His Majesty will tell me." ”

She said Majesty Xià instead of Niangniang, as we all know, in the past, the powerful and noble Queen Mother was also called Majesty, but now the Son of Heaven has promulgated a series of new policies to strengthen the authority of the emperor, so in order to avoid the limelight, gradually the people in the palace began to change their words and call the Queen Mother Majesty Xià Niangniang.

After hearing this, the queen mother's eyebrows moved slightly, and the golden phoenix on her head shook to reflect the brilliance, she looked at Shen Shuzhao, who bowed her head and was docile, and said: "In the early years, the mourning family heard that the Shen family in the capital had a female virtue and filial piety, which was widely praised. ”

Shen Shuzhao stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, the people's daughter is just serving the old man and wife with filial piety, so that she can enjoy her old age in peace, it is really the responsibility of the people's daughter." □□Now the Northern Huns frequently provoke the authority of my Son of Heaven, and the more powerful factions in the court collude with the harem concubines to compete for profit, His Majesty has to bear more heavily for the stability of the emperor's last wish, and His Majesty has to pay more for the balance of the harem entrustment of the queen mother. ”

The female imperial chief who was standing far away next to the Queen Mother did not secretly raise her eyes to look at the person who said these words, only to see that Shen Shuzhao's tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and the words were appropriately worded.

She can say that the queen mother's interference and harem hegemony are adhering to the instructions of the first emperor and the first queen mother, which shows that Miss Shen Er, who is famous for her filial piety to her elders in this house, is not just a person who does not listen to the affairs of the world in the deep boudoir.

The queen mother's smile raised the corners of her mouth, not as completely kind as before, nor is it the pride after being flattered, but a kind of appreciation for finding a useful person, just like the master to his subordinates, a smile with a conditional kingly posture, but her eyes are still incomprehensibly deep.

"As the queen mother, the mourning family should be planning for the Wei family," the queen mother said, and in one sentence handled the politics and dictatorship more selflessly, "Although you are just a woman who has not left the cabinet, you have such a mind, it is really good, if the concubines around the emperor can have someone like you, the mourning family will also be more relieved." ”

So thoughtful? Shen Shuzhao's lowered head and concealed the lingering hatred in his eyes without a trace, he stood out from the harem with this affirmative sentence back then, and was later deposed as a concubine because he was too heavy-minded, which is really ironic.

In fact, the mind is here, but the mentality of the person watching it is different.

What's more, in this harem, which woman has no peace of mind?

But after hearing this, Shen Shuzhao seemed to be worried, frowned, and after hesitating, she bowed down and made a big salute: "The little woman has the courage to say something, I hope the Queen Mother will forgive her sins." ”

The Queen Mother was slightly stunned and asked her, "What's the matter?" ”

Shen Shuzhao buried his head lower, but said clearly word by word: "The folk girl does not want to enter the palace as a concubine!" ”