The rain has been falling and has never stopped. Sometimes thundering, sometimes quiet, for days it stretched, the Imperial City was drenched in humidity and dreary. It wasn't until the autumn cold hit that the palace people changed from thin cardigans to thick clothes, which really reminded people that they were about to enter the third autumn.

Half of the time has passed.

The day when Shen Shuzhao sealed the beauty into the palace was in September, and the queen mother's fanfare contrasted with the coldness of the Shen Mansion, but she didn't care, and so did the emperor. Her palace was chosen in a secluded place in the Sixth Palace, called Bailu Palace, and there was no main throne yet, which was a deliberate arrangement.

When the emperor's confidant eunuch asked her if she would go to the most gorgeous Weiyang Palace, where no concubines lived, Shen Shuzhao glanced in its direction, then shook her head lightly and refused. That place full of intrigue and unbearable memories made her always look at it frequently when she came to the palace at the beginning of this life, but now it will not be, the past is always the past, and she should let go of the death of her previous life.

In the new palace, the palace people sent by the Internal Affairs Office to serve are all old people from the previous life, and even the details of the queen mother's placement have not changed. Because Shen Shuzhao knew that in addition to them, the queen mother would also arrange for newcomers to come again, just like the eldest lady in the mansion, it was better to leave these familiar details by his side.

escaped the marriage with the Jiang Mansion, the Shen family couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while, and the third lady, who was the only qualified to marry, was still thinking about it behind closed doors, the eldest lady would not let this person who framed her daughter go, and outsiders only called her a long-term illness and was not suitable for marriage. Picking and choosing, the final decision to marry fell on the thirteen-year-old second daughter of Shen Er's family, and even if the eldest lady and Mrs. Shen were reluctant, they had to finalize the marriage. Within half a month, they sent their niece, who lived in a branch on the outskirts of the capital, to Jiangfu.

Regarding things such as marrying heirs and favors, the Shen family can be regarded as a blind man, and they have completely given up thinking in recent years. Losing the opportunity to get intimate with the Jiang Mansion as soon as possible, they set their sights on the sisters in the palace for a long time, whether it is the concubine or the beauty who can win glory for the family and win the emperor's heart, it is not known.

It wasn't long before things came to an eyebrow.

The emperor's preference for Shen Shuzhao is obviously more than his eldest sister, and even the six palaces are unmatched, Shen Shuzhao's position soon rose again and again, and he went straight to the concubine position in just two months, replacing the momentum of Gu Concubine and Concubine Xi at that time.

For such a glorious scenery, Shen Shuzhao was not shocked, and in the eyes of others, she became more and more respectful and humble, which was completely different from the powerful adulterous concubine who was the queen mother's minions in her previous life.

Shen Shuzhao stayed quietly beside the Queen Mother, like a peaceful concubine. She wandered between the mother and son of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, and she had gathered the power shared between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor in her hands, for the sake of Weiyang and the Shen Mansion, she had to restrain each other and move forward cautiously, so she felt pressured.

During this period, only the concubines of the Queen Mother's henchmen got along well with her, although she seemed to praise her in every way, but she knew in her heart that they all looked down on her status as a concubine, and preferred the eldest sister, so the hypocritical response during the day was gone, and she began to look for new allies in those neutral families.

Concubine Liang was one of the first concubines to show her goodwill.

Shen Shuzhao thought that the good concubine would avoid suspicion of herself because of others, but she didn't expect that the good concubine would still treat herself as before, but sometimes she was disgusted with why she didn't tell her that the emperor was in love with her, and Shen Shuzhao just smiled.

Later, Shen Shuzhao heard that the eldest lady had hurriedly entered the palace to see the Queen Mother, it seemed that it was because the eldest sister had been snubbed by the Queen Mother recently, and then the eldest sister's refrigerated favor slowly turned around.

There is the emperor acting together, Shen Shuzhao gradually replaced Shen Zhuangzhao's position next to the queen mother, in the Yongshou Palace of Chen Province, she is no longer a little concubine standing silently in a secondary position, in front of the palace concubines, she has the trust of the emperor and the queen mother, for a while to get the wind and the rain, to get the rain, the surrounding knots suddenly pasted, the palace is full of laughter and laughter of the concubines, but the concubine Shen Zhuangzhao looks out of place, frowning alone in the corner.

Shen Shuzhao should only turn a blind eye, her pity will not bring any benefit to the other party, it will only increase her jealousy, and Qin Tianjian's prophecy cannot rule out the relationship with the other party for the time being.

After the morning province dispersed, the eldest sister's face did not change, and she left quickly and coldly, and the surrounding concubines all saw it in their eyes, so she didn't give a good face and didn't mean to be afraid of being chewed behind her back. Shen Shuzhao was not happy to say much, she walked out directly, away from the crowd.

The Empress Dowager has gradually withdrawn from the previous dynasty recently, so that the emperor can have a chance to breathe, and start the matter of Saiwai Beidanyu, and finally Weiguo signed a three-year truce contract with them, and the tense situation has calmed down for the time being. Because of this move, the emperor's cronies began to occupy an important position, and there was a great tendency to compete with Xiao Chen's two families.

Shen Shuzhao carefully investigated the matter of the blood qin in the deep palace, but unfortunately there was no progress for many days, so he had to stabilize Zhou Qintianjian before he could find out the person behind it. The most likely culprit, Empress Xifei and Concubine Yuanfei and others, were still comfortable in the palace like no one, but Gu Concubine was sick with a fever because she was too frightened, and she had been lying in the dormitory where she had been grounded for a while.

Gu Fu suffered a blow from Yan Zòng because of the prophecy, and public opinion in the DPRK and China was overwhelming, and Gu's father struggled to walk in the situation of being discussed by the left and right every morning, and finally fell ill because of the illness of his daughter. The Gu family seemed to be worse off, and only Mrs. Gu and other relatives were left to barely support the situation. The biggest evil thing in the palace is that they have an unclean relationship with witches, they are ordinary officials, not even a family, and they are harmed by the forces behind famous families such as the queen or the concubine, it is really sad!

Shen Shuzhao often visited her in Gu Concubine's bedroom, and every time she saw this once delicate young face retreat into a pale and fragile little beauty with infinite ambition and scenery reduced to a concubine that everyone avoided, she felt unbearable, and hated the ruthless hands behind her even more.

Gu Concubine palace maid probably didn't expect that the person she was most concerned about was the new favorite concubine Shen Shuzhao, they believed a little more in the rumors in the palace that she was kind like a bodhisattva, so they cried to her about the suffering of their master, Shen Shuzhao listened patiently, and then she and Wei Yang each sent the imperial doctor to protect Gu Concubine's body, and this was the end.

Shen Shuzhao also instructed the people in the Phixiang Palace, the emperor is busy with political affairs, and it is understandable that he is too late, but the emperor thinks in his heart that if he has free time, he will definitely come. The palace maid Lan Yue was grateful, and said straightly: "I didn't expect Concubine Shen to think so much about the slave master!" The slave and maid knelt down for the unconscious master on the hospital bed to thank the mother and the eldest princess! ”

Wei Yang stopped slightly, "No need, your mother is sick, you must pay more attention to diet and medicine." ”

The palace maid touched a handful of tears, "There is the eldest princess and the mother who send charcoal in the snow, and the slaves and maids have to save their masters even if they lose their lives." ”

Shen Shuzhao was relieved, "This concubine will let Concubine Gu be fine, and your mother has the love of the Queen Mother, she is not alone." ”

"The slave knows. In fact, in the past few days, the master's health has gradually improved, and he has woken up a few times, but as soon as he woke up, he asked the slave maid where the emperor was and how his father was. ”

Shen Shuzhao glanced at Wei Yang, "Don't worry, the emperor will come in the near future." ”

"Alas, if the emperor really comes, he will be reluctant to see his master's appearance, where will he give a ban on foot, and even Tao Cainu, who is good friends with his master, can't come in to visit......" Lan Yue had tears in her eyes as soon as she talked about the fear and discrimination brought about by the lockdown order.

"Don't do this," Shen Shuzhao said busily, "The emperor is also doing this to protect your master, and he gave this order to let the Praetorian Guards strictly control the surroundings, for fear that someone would take advantage of your master's loss of power and then make a ruthless move." ”

Wei Yang also advised: "The emperor is not ruthless to your master, and now that the form is compelling, isolation is also a kind of protection." ”

"Fang is the slave and maid are speechless, where does the slave and maid mean to blame the emperor? It's just that the situation in Gufu has become like this, the slaves and maids are panicked day and night, no one in the palace dares to sleep peacefully, and the master has been delirious, the slaves and maids are frightened, and they dare not relax, so they only ask the emperor to come to see the master once, once is good, the master is at ease, and the slaves and maids are also at ease. ”

Seeing the palace maids crying and crying, Shen Shuzhao and Wei Yang also fell silent. After returning to the Long Live Palace, Shen Shuzhao relayed the scene to the emperor, and the emperor sighed long at the closed curtain and said, "I want to get everything you say." ”

"When did Your Majesty decide to go to see your concubine?"

"Today the matter of the court's ministers was decided, tomorrow."

"Your Majesty, don't be too tired." Weiyang Road.

The emperor rubbed his eyebrows, "I have to hold on even if I am tired, the queen mother has finally relaxed her control, and I must give those ministers who have been following and do not care about fame and fame a stable explanation." ”

"In recent months, the Queen Mother has not only asked about the government affairs, but the courtiers also know that she is willing to return the fake jade seal given by Her Majesty at the birthday banquet."

"Really?"

"It's true, the courtiers also dared to report to His Majesty after the Queen Mother was ready."

The emperor showed a hint of relief, "The queen mother really has this heart, so why am I willing to be opposite to her." If she really has such a plan, I will still regard her as the only queen mother in the future, and I will not be held accountable for the past. ”

"Whether it's true or not, I will see in the future that the courtiers really hope that the mother-son relationship between His Majesty and the Queen Mother can be repaired, and the courtiers and the eldest princess have done everything for this."

The emperor did not answer, but he looked at her calm and showed a qiē.