The smile on the Queen Mother's face froze a little, and Shen Shuzhao still said unhurriedly: "Shuzhao's move was deliberate, not impulsive, not because the little girl was unwilling to serve His Majesty and the Son of Heaven for a long time, but because Shuzhao was willing to give up the opportunity to enter the palace for the sake of the Shen family." ”

The palace people not far away all held their breath and didn't dare to breathe, and they all secretly shouted in their hearts.

The female imperial chief raised her eyebrows at this time, she was now sure that Gao Dezhong told the queen mother this afternoon about the evaluation of the three sisters who only had one face, and the girl who knelt down on the opposite side was definitely not gentle.

After a period of silence, the Queen Mother changed her tolerant expression and gently asked the young junior in front of her who dared to say such things in the palace of the Son of Heaven: "You are the niece of the mourning family, how can the mourning family blame you, but what do you mean by what you say about the Shen family?" ”

Having said that, the Queen Mother's words did not mean to make Shen Shuzhao up.

Therefore, Shen Shuzhao still knelt down and replied to the words of the head: "Above the court, the Xiao Chen family colluded with each other, erosive, obscene and extravagant, and formed an unhealthy atmosphere of forming a party for personal gain; In the harem, Empress Xiao favored the six palaces and suppressed the palace concubines, so that the emperor had few princes. This is the misfortune of the country and the sorrow of the Wei family. The queen mother for the royal heirs, so the three female sisters entered the palace, which is really the luck of the three lives of the people, but among the three sisters, the eldest sister is the most outstanding, presumably it will cause the queen to be jealous, so only she is selected to enter the palace The edge is too revealing. But if there is another person, I am afraid that it will make the queen even more angry, the queen mother originally wanted to balance the harem and assist the emperor, which is contrary to the queen mother's wishes. The three daughters of the Shen family entered the palace, and the Xiao Chen forces in the court must have quite a small discussion, and the little woman thought about it and decided to take the lead in taking action to reduce the controversy between the court and the queen mother, and only after the wind and waves calmed down could the queen mother arrange the eldest sister to enter the palace in a timely manner. The Queen Mother is the pillar of the Shen family, the Queen Mother is comfortable, the Shen family is stable, Shuzhao and the Queen Mother are the same family, because of the Queen Mother and was able to enter the palace in her lifetime, she is grateful, if she can enter the palace to serve the Queen Mother, Shuzhao is duty-bound, so she has the courage to speak out, hoping that the Queen Mother will be angry. ”

After saying this, Shen Shuzhao was so nervous that there was a lot of fine sweat in her palms, although most of the words had been said in her previous life, and now she just used them casually, but she rarely encountered such a situation of retreating into advance, so she was still nervous in her heart.

If she doesn't do anything, the variables of entering the palace will fall on her head again, so she can't let herself enter the palace now, at least to ensure that she seems to be free before the queen mother's birthday banquet.

And at this moment, the Queen Mother's scheming eyes didn't know what she was thinking, and after a while, until Shen Shuzhao became more and more uneasy, the Queen Mother took a deep breath, and then turned her cold eyes, her eyes seemed to shoot out a sharp sword, and she stared straight at her and said, "You--really bold." ”

Shen Shuzhao's heart tightened after hearing this, and he hurriedly replied: "Shuzhao doesn't dare." ”

After a pause, the Queen Mother's voice came coldly from above her head: "Raise your head." ”

Shen Shuzhao raised her head, not daring to say a word, and when she looked up, she began to think about how to deal with every word of the Queen Mother.

At this time, the Queen Mother spoke: "You know a lot about the court and the court. The mourning family heard that your own mother, Ruan, who has lived in a remote courtyard for a long time, is a gentle person who knows how to fight, but I didn't expect her daughter to be so indisputable. ”

When Shen Shuzhao heard the Queen Mother mention her mother, she suddenly felt a nameless dark fire in her heart. The small courtyard was the only clean place she could protect, and even if someone deliberately tentatively lifted it, it was as if someone had touched it with dirty hands.

She quickly replied: "Although the little girl has no quarrel with the world, if anyone violates the interests of the Queen Mother and the Shen family, the little girl will not tolerate it, and I hope the Queen Mother can understand the heart of the little girl." If the traitor can be eradicated for the Queen Mother, the little girl is willing to live behind the Queen Mother and not fight for her own selfish desires. ”

She understands that the Queen Mother distrusts people with too much selfish desires, so the first thing she needs to gain the Queen Mother's trust is to show that she doesn't have too much greed.

She is just a concubine who has not been out of the cabinet, and she can't compare to her identity as a favorite concubine of the harem and a politician in her previous life, and if she has some greed, how big can she go.

After listening, the Queen Mother looked at Shen Shuzhao carefully, and said in a slightly calmer tone: "You get up, your heart is clear." ”

"Empress Dowager Xie."

Shen Shuzhao finally stood up and breathed a sigh of relief, she knew that her first calamity had passed, and what the Queen Mother wanted most in the harem was a chess piece, and her identity and scheming were the most suitable chess pieces.

The Queen Mother's voice then came: "It's rare that you have such filial piety to the Mourning family, in the future, you will be in the Mourning Family's Changle Palace, and the Mourning Family will not treat you badly." Listen, in a few days in the palace, there will be a special event......"

Shen Shuzhao heard her mention the word "big thing", and couldn't help but think of the wedding of the eldest princess Kunyi before, so she listened attentively.

I only heard the Queen Mother say slowly: "This matter is the ceremony of my return from the victorious army in the north, maybe around the end of the year, on top of that ceremony, you have been following the mourning family, as a child of the Shen family, you have to see the identity of the most proud person in that ceremony...... He is the great enemy of the Shen family. ”

When the last few words were spoken, the Queen Mother's face was covered with a layer of haze, and her eyes were a little colder.

What happened during this time, Shen Shuzhao didn't know, and she could only bury her head as low as the other henchmen and palace maids who heard it.

But the queen mother's affection retracted the most hidden place in her eyes in an instant, and then said: "In a few days, there will be a big thing, that is, Kunyi, the daughter of the mourning family, will go to the national temple to pray for the country for two years and return to the palace dinner, then you will see the emperor and the queen, which is why I chose you to enter the palace today, it will not be too early, and it will not be too late." ”

When the Queen Mother finished saying this, Shen Shuzhao's mind immediately flashed the name Xiao Mengru, the woman who was defeated by the Queen Mother and her in her previous life, and the queen who is at least sitting firmly in the main palace today.

If such a fiery woman had entered the palace a few days earlier, I am afraid they would not even have been able to go to the dinner party.

Shen Shuzhao nodded and replied in a soft voice: "Shuzhao knows." ”

"Go back, you don't have to wait here."

Shen Shuzhao said yes, and after a salute, he respectfully retreated.

After Shen Shuzhao walked away, the female imperial chief came behind the Queen Mother and said, "Congratulations to Niangniang." ”

The Queen Mother looked at Shen Shuzhao's weak back as she walked farther and farther, and replied flatly: "Gao Dezhong really knows how to look at people." ”

"Yes," said the female imperial chief with a smile, "it is a pity that he is not restrained when he sees him, but it is a pity that he looks at people with sharp eyes, and then he is a person of etiquette, and the subtleties can make him see the essence." ”

The Queen Mother nodded, smiling without saying a word.

Shen Shuzhao, who walked out of the hall on the other side, quickly saw the other two people waiting at the door.

When the third sister Shen Xiaozhao saw her come out, her eyes instantly lit up, as if she wanted to ask something, but Shen Shuzhao stood at the door and just glanced at them indifferently, and walked in front of Shen Zhuangzhao, who was silently watching her.

At this time, the eldest sister Shen Zhuang Zhao Tingting stood between a group of personal palace maids and the third sister, with a beautiful line on her upright back, and this scene alone was enough to make people feel that there was a kind of beauty of cranes that stood out from the crowd.

Such a beautiful and confident person, how could the Queen Mother be willing to let her not be a palace concubine, and even put her on the altar of the queen, what happened in her previous life?

Shen Shuzhao left the main hall while wondering, and after walking outside, the palace maid Lu Rong and the little eunuch Wang Xian stood at the bottom of the stairs early, each holding a lotus lantern, looking like they had been waiting for a long time.

The three of them went together on the way back to Qinglian Pavilion, on the way, Shen Shuzhao saw a row of long lights passing by in the distance, brightening every place they passed, which was very eye-catching, and many palace maids were holding treasure boxes in their hands, and they continued to go to the Yongshou Palace.

"That person who looks like Concubine Mei," Wang Xian looked in the direction Shen Shuzhao was looking at, and explained: "Xu is a gift for the Queen Mother, and it is almost the Queen Mother's birthday, and Concubine Mei will send something over from time to time." ”

Mei Concubine.

Shen Shuzhao's heart tightened when she heard this name, her eyes followed the footsteps of those palace maids closely, and in the flickering night, her eyes revealed some unclear feelings.

However, she quickly tilted her head slightly, and said indifferently, "Well, since it has nothing to do with us, let's go early." ”

She took a big stride and walked without looking back.

In fact, how could it be irrelevant, why did the gift choose the time when they went to meet the Queen Mother?

In fact, how could it have nothing to do with sending these palace maids to give gifts, but that person......

A pair of familiar eyes gradually appeared in his heart, and the constant feelings fermented in his heart, and Shen Shuzhao's steps became more and more urgent, as if he thought that he could get rid of all the memories in this way.

Red crisp hands, yellow vine wine, the picture of the first encounter in the Baijing Pavilion gradually couldn't escape from the eyes, Shen Shuzhao found that he even remembered the hair accessories and clothes at that time so clearly, and suddenly revealed a sad look.

It's been seven years, and if there is no such life, I'm afraid that seeing each other again will only be a long way off.

When you say goodbye, don't bother too much, then you won't end in tragedy.

The wind on the road was very light, the cicadas were very heavy, Shen Shuzhao walked very heavy every step, when she passed by the Qinghe Pond, she suddenly stopped, sighed, turned her head and said to the two people who followed: "Don't be in a hurry to go back, enjoy the scenery here for a while." ”

The two said yes, and then accompanied Shen Shuzhao to slowly walk to the pavilion next to the pool, the moonlight projected on the blue surface of the lake, sparkling ripples, and fireflies shuttled back and forth between the water hibiscus, flying high for a while, lowering for a while, and scattering in all directions.

The air was filled with the refreshing fragrance of water hibiscus, Shen Shuzhao sat in the pavilion, and gradually felt that her chest was not as stuffy as it was just now, looking at the scenery in front of her, she unconsciously said: "The night view here is very good, except for the Jingren Garden in Weiyang Palace, I haven't been to a place where such a view will solve problems for a long time." ”

As soon as these words blurted out, Shen Shuzhao immediately realized her mistake, she didn't seem to have been to Weiyang Palace in this life, so she immediately changed her words: "The books outside have always depicted Weiyang Palace as a fairy wonderland, and I always yearn for it when I read it when I was a child, and now I think even more so when I enter the palace." ”

Wang Xian replied with a smile: "Weiyang Palace is indeed a rare good place in the world, no worse than Changle Palace, the second lady is so leisurely, but the slaves and maids are busy with labor all day long, and sometimes they haven't seen the stunning scenery that passes by a few times, if it was in the past, this time would have been in the house for a long time." ”

Shen Shuzhao straightened the beads on her sideburns, and returned indifferently: "Since you are always so busy, it means that you must be very used by the Queen Mother on weekdays, which is a good thing." ”

Wang Xian immediately bowed down and replied: "It is the honor of the villain to serve the queen mother. Even if it is not paid attention to by the Queen Mother, it is also his duty. ”

The slender hand hung down from between the temples, and Shen Shuzhao put it on the back of the other hand, smiling lightly.

"The eunuch Wang is working so hard, the Queen Mother must be taking it to heart. If it were me, I would also appreciate the eunuch's ability to handle things. ”

Hearing such words, Wang Xian said humbly: "Second Miss praises. ”

Shen Shuzhao looked at Wang Xian's lowered head and smiled, she knew that he would understand her, so she stood up and said, "Let's go, it's time to go back." ”

Looking at the road ahead, the way back is still very long, and the road has to be walked step by step, not to mention that after being reborn, she still has a long way to come.