"Queen Mother, this ......"

Shen Zhuangzhao hesitated, she was not qualified to enter, but because of the ruthless majesty of the queen, she finally walked in.

The queen on the phoenix couch changed into white profane clothes, long hair and shawl, and still had an arrogant and cold appearance and ordered Shen Zhuangzhao: "You go to the window to write, don't disturb the rest of the palace." ”

Shen Zhuangzhao obediently came to the window, and the queen ordered someone to remove the candles placed around her, and also called it for the sake of palace economy.

The brightness in the room faded a little more, the warm candlelight stained the screen, and Shen Zhuangzhao's sideburns were stained with a faint orange light, she rubbed her sore eyes, and felt that the words and shadows on the paper began to overlap.

The hour gradually passed, the palace maid had already been dismissed by the queen, Shen Zhuangzhao was sleepy, she held her eyelids and looked up at the queen, thinking that the queen should have slept so late, but she saw that the queen was looking out the window at night.

Moonlight frost flowers, long night quiet wind, the queen contemplated something, the lead was plated on her lonely beautiful pointed nose, and the phoenix crown was bright and shining because of the moonlight, but it was also even colder, adding a bit of melancholy to her under the moonlight.

Shen Zhuangzhao looked at the scene in front of him, and remembered the encounter that night, the queen is indeed a beauty, if she is a man, she will definitely be moved by this.

It was rare for her to see the queen showing such a look, she had always thought that Xiao Mengru was a lonely and arrogant woman.

When she was in the Shen Mansion, the eldest lady kept telling her that she must put her obedient husband first, and a woman as sharp as the queen may not be able to retain the king's heart even if she can suppress a man.

Just when Shen Zhuangzhao was secretly speculating, the queen's eyes turned sharply, and her eyebrows raised: "What have you been looking at me for?" ”

So Shen Zhuangzhao hurriedly replied: "The courtiers know their mistakes, and the queen is angry." ”

"Are you wondering what this palace is thinking in your heart?"

“…… The courtiers didn't dare. ”

"Why don't you dare? You are the niece of the Queen Mother, and no one dares to say that you are not. ”

"The queen is the lord of the six palaces, and the courtiers certainly don't dare to guess what the lord thinks." Shen Zhuangzhao replied decently.

The queen snorted coldly, and then dragged over with a gorgeous long dress, she picked up Shen Zhuangzhao's lower forehead with a fan, and asked in a contemptuous tone: "You guess in your heart what is the reason for the palace to be stunned, right?" ”

Shen Zhuangzhao looked firmly at the queen's eyes: "No." ”

The queen's hand trembled, "No?" You are the daughter of the Shen family, you should know what happened today. ”

At this moment, the queen was extremely angry, Tingwei had already found out about the Xiao family, and took away her brother, the emperor's idea of washing away the Xiao family's power was clearly revealed, and this qiē was all thanks to the Shen family, but she dared to say no!

"The way I look, makes you happy in your heart?" The queen said coldly.

Shen Zhuangzhao's pupils reflected the queen's indifferent face, and she followed her heart back and forth: "The courtiers didn't think so. The courtiers just felt ...... The queen looked very lonely. ”

"Lonely?" The queen was slightly stunned.

"Hmm."

"Ridiculous." The queen took back the fan, "After the palace is a country, it sits on the phoenix throne, enjoys the power of the six palaces, and lives a life of brocade clothes and jade food above ten thousand people, why do you say that the palace is lonely?" ”

"So...... Why does the mother show such lonely eyes? ”

The queen was speechless by Shen Zhuangzhao's question, she felt that the fledgling girl in front of her who was not afraid of tigers must have eaten the gall of a leopard, and dared to argue with her face to face.

Shen Zhuangzhao continued: "What Niangniang said is only the glory and wealth on the surface, but whether a person is lonely or not is related to the heart, Niangniang lives a life above 10,000 people under one person, which does not mean that the heart will not be empty. ”

"Presumptuous." The queen clenched the handle of the fan tightly, "How can the life of this palace be evaluated by you as a show girl!" What are you guilty of? ”

Shen Zhuangzhao thought that so much time was wasted by the queen for no reason, and she had always been pampered in the Shen Mansion, so she also replied with a slight annoyance at this moment: "The courtiers don't know what their sins are, and the courtiers answer truthfully when Niangniang asks them, just like Niangniang asks the courtiers to copy the scriptures, they are just following Niangniang's wishes." ”

"Smack!"

The queen slapped the fan lightly on her side face, Shen Zhuangzhao's right cheek was burning hot, she looked back at the queen in disbelief, the woman looked indifferent, as if she was just punishing a humble subordinate.

Shen Zhuangzhao forgot that the queen was able to climb to today's position and play with the queen mother in the harem, definitely not by weakness and the temperament of taking a step back.

"Miss Shen rarely reads scriptures, so it is inevitable to be impetuous, this palace will give you this opportunity, if you don't finish copying the remaining Buddhist scriptures tonight, don't go out of this Jiaofang Palace."

The queen put down this sentence and turned to leave, and then heard Shen Zhuangzhao's voice coming from behind - "Niangniang has heard a sentence, don't do to others what you don't want." ”

The queen's footsteps stopped for a few seconds at this sentence, and then she walked away without looking back, threw down a sentence and said, "Add another one." ”

After she walked away, Shen Zhuangzhao leaned down, picked up the brush that had just fallen to the ground because he had been slapped on the face, and then continued to copy, but there were already faint tears in the corners of his eyes.

The night was destined to be long for her, who couldn't sleep.

Outside the window, the night was long, and in the Changle Palace, which was opposite to Changxin Palace, all the people in the upper and lower palaces of Qinglian Pavilion were in a panic at the moment because of the eldest lady's delayed return.

When the second lady Shen Shuzhao came back, the palace maids who usually followed the eldest lady immediately stepped forward, and anxiously knelt down in front of her and kowtowed: "Second Miss, save the eldest lady!" ”

Shen Shuzhao was puzzled at the moment, "What happened to the eldest sister?" ”

"The eldest lady was summoned to the Jiaofang Hall by the queen this morning, and she hasn't come back until now! The slaves and maids were panicked and didn't know what was going on, so I implore the second lady to go to the Yongshou Hall to report the queen mother! The palace maid begged bitterly.

“…… Who is there in the Queen Mother? ”

"Second Miss Hui, the Queen Mother is holding a banquet in the palace to entertain King Liang;."

"......I see," Shen Shuzhao groaned slightly, this queen will really pick the opportunity, but she is sure that the queen will not do anything to the eldest sister, after all, she summoned the person in public, and she will not be stupid enough to let the eldest sister do something, otherwise she will not be able to argue.

"Let's go, go to the Hall of Eternal Longevity." Shen Shuzhao didn't have time to rest in the west wing, so he turned around and walked towards the main hall with his subordinates.

Because of her favored status, Shen Shuzhao easily met the female imperial chief next to the queen mother, and after informing her of the matter, the queen mother at the banquet allowed the female imperial chief to go to the queen's Changxin Palace with her.

The black light and candle flamed, everyone rushed all the way to the door of the Jiaofang Palace, with the token of the female imperial chief, no one dared to stop them.

Seeing this, the palace maid outside the house immediately went in to report, and soon after the queen walked out in formal clothes, Shen Shuzhao immediately cheered up, and the female imperial chief saluted sideways and said: "Queen Mother, the slave maid is here to take the eldest lady back to Changle Palace by the will of the queen mother." ”

The queen smiled, "The eldest lady is copying scriptures for the queen mother in the back room for the palace, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave for a while." ”

"It's getting late, and if the eldest lady stays in the queen's dormitory, it will only disturb the mother's rest."

"Don't worry about the female imperial chief, the palace and the eldest lady will dedicate their filial piety to the queen mother together, and they will not disturb the palace no matter how late they are."

"The queen's good intentions are good, but the queen mother is sympathetic to the mother and the eldest lady first, and the slaves and maids dare not disobey the will."

"If the Queen Mother cares, how can the palace not obey, you come in." The queen raised her head proudly, and the female imperial chief led the palace people in. Shen Shuzhao stayed outside, the queen looked at her coldly, and Shen Shuzhao also returned with eyes that did not lose the queen's aura.

The queen is proud of the main palace, so naturally the more she looks at her, the more disdainful she becomes, Shen Shuzhao is the queen mother's confidant, and she smiles indifferently at her, but this eye contact is murderous.

The female chief and the eldest lady in the house walked out, and when they passed by the queen, the queen suddenly spoke: "Early tomorrow morning, you have to come to the Jiaofang Hall of the main palace to finish the rest." ”

Shen Zhuangzhao stopped, and the queen's voice drifted and said, "As soon as you leave now, don't you have to do it in the future?" ”

Under everyone's attention, Shen Zhuangzhao calmed down his anger, and then said to the female imperial chief: "Female imperial chief, I will stay in the Jiaofang Palace to copy the remaining scriptures, and I will go back tomorrow morning." ”

"Miss, do you really want to stay in the queen's bedroom?" The Lady Lady asked incredulously.

Shen Zhuangzhao nodded, she clenched the fist in her sleeve, and had already made up her mind in her heart that as the eldest daughter of the Shen family, she must not let the queen look down on her.

Shen Shuzhao under the stairs This is the first time she has seen her eldest sister like this, which she has never seen before...... A serious look.

Then Shen Zhuangzhao walked up the steps, returned to the queen's side, and said, "Niangniang, the courtiers will copy the scriptures for you tonight, and copy them all down. ”

The queen looked at her unexpectedly, and then Shen Zhuangzhao walked straight to the back room, leaving behind everyone who were surprised, Shen Shuzhao looked at the back of the eldest sister, and admired her for the first time.

If it were herself, she would not choose to leave in disgrace under the protection of others.

Since Shen Zhuangzhao chose to stay, everyone else could only go back. When they came to Changle Palace, after they told the Queen Mother after the banquet, the Queen Mother was also surprised by Shen Zhuangzhao's approach, and sighed that she saw the backbone of the Shen family from her.

"Queen Mother, what do you mean by saying that the queen is so open and against the eldest sister?" Shen Shuzhao asked.

The Queen Mother smiled lightly: "This morning, the emperor ordered someone to take away the eldest son of the Xiao family, and it is related to the murder of Li Chong, so she naturally gritted her teeth with hatred." ”

"General Xiao was censored by Captain Ting? Congratulations to the Queen Mother, since the emperor has already made a move, the Xiao family is not far from falling! ”

"There's a lot of credit for that, too."

"All of them belong to the Queen Mother's training of courtiers." Shen Shuzhao knew the words of the master, so he replied to the queen mother very humbly.

The days of the Xiao family's departure from home and decay were two years earlier than in their previous life, and when she thought of this, she felt her blood boiling.

Now that the revenge is avenged, the only people left are those of the Shen family who put her in danger and did not save her.

As for how beautiful the Xiao family can be, she feels very much looking forward to it.

She continued: "Does the Queen Mother still remember Zhen Fuqiang, who provided her courtiers with Li Chong's possible mishaps? The courtiers received a letter from the Zhen Mansion today, inviting the courtiers to live in the Tangchi Qingliang Villa in the suburbs for a day, and the courtiers thought that this was a good time to win him over. ”

The Queen Mother nodded, "Go ahead, you are the best lobbyist of the mourning family, and who among the many henchmen are not you who came forward to win over the mourning family?" After speaking, she suddenly paused, and glanced at Shen Shuzhao meaningfully: "As a young lady who has not left the cabinet and is far away from the power struggle, you are indeed better than the usual young lady to do this." ”

These words made Shen Shuzhao stunned, "The courtiers can come to this point...... It was all given by the Queen Mother. ”

The Queen Mother patted the back of her hand and smiled kindly at her: "You have done too much for the Shen family, and the Mourning family will definitely let your biological mother's name be written into the family tree." ”

Shen Shuzhao's eyes lit up after hearing this, so that even if she was not in the Shen Mansion in the future, her mother would live a decent and dignified life, so she knelt down and thanked the Queen Mother: "The courtiers thank the Queen Mother for her mercy, and I am grateful on behalf of my mother!" ”

The Queen Mother helped her up, "You are the Shen family, and you have been loyal to the Shen family all your life, how can the mourning family let your biological mother have a bad life?" ”

Shen Shuzhao smiled lightly and lowered her head.

The Queen Mother repeatedly mentioned the Shen family twice, wasn't she telling her that she must be loyal to the Shen Mansion? If she has the slightest ambition to break free, her birth mother may be used as a bargaining chip in the future.

But she still kowtowed respectfully and replied: "The courtier is the Shen family, and she dies as the soul of the Shen family, and the courtier is willing to be loyal to the Queen Mother for the rest of her life." ”

The Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction.

"Let Kun Yi accompany you tomorrow, with her to protect you, your trip will be safe."

"Yes." Shen Shuzhao's tone was gentle, but there was secret joy in his eyes.

When she left the Yongshou Palace, the gentle gaze of the Queen Mother behind her suddenly turned cold.

"The Lady Chief." The Queen Mother said.

"The slave is here."

"There are so many things that the second lady knows and holds in her hands—more than a young lady should have." There was no warmth in the Queen Mother's voice.