Mei Shuang, who was "kept in the palace for inspection", finally waited for the first visitor in the back garden after a few days of dullness, Aunt Yu next to the Queen Mother.

Aunt Yu came over to follow the Queen Mother's will to see what Meishuang was doing here.

Speaking of the Queen Mother's recent situation, Aunt Yu said that the weather was hot, and she didn't even have an appetite for people.

The speaker is unintentional, and the listener is all right, Aunt Yu said that the situation of the Queen Mother was just passing by, but Meishuang's heart lit up when she heard it, why not take this opportunity to beg the Queen Mother to let her out of the palace again?

Aunt Yu chatted briefly and left.

With the excitement of faint anticipation, Mei Shuang deliberately made the most refreshing, sweet and appetizing sour plum soup with Lin Tian'er in the small kitchen in the palace.

Mei Shuang made the boiled sour plum soup and put it in several large bowls for the maids to take to the ice cellar to cool down.

Lin Tian'er watched Mei Shuang's skillful series of procedures, looked at the raw materials again, and couldn't help but be curious to taste them.

Unexpectedly, Lin Tian'er, who said that she wanted to taste it, was still unsatisfied after drinking two large bowls in a row, squinting her eyes and reveling, "Sweet and sour, it's really delicious."

Mei Shuang scolded with a smile, "You're used to being waited, aren't you?" If you want to drink, you can't help it. ”

In the afternoon, it was about time for the Empress Dowager Ming to take a nap and get up, Mei Shuang and Lin Tian'er carefully packed the iced sour plum soup in the food box, and then carried the food box to the Queen Mother's palace.

These days, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, although there are ice cubes taken out of the ice cellar in the palace to cool down, but after a nap at noon, the Empress Dowager Ming is still hot and sweaty, and she shouts thirsty after getting up.

It just so happened that Aunt Yu came to report that Miss Shuang was waiting outside, saying that she had come to send tea to the Queen Mother to relieve the heat.

Empress Dowager Ming's heart suddenly felt a little ironed, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but show a satisfied smile, "This child is still worried about the mourning family to let her in." ”

Meishuang told Lin Tian'er not to move outside, and then she went in alone with the food box.

From the back garden to the queen mother's palace, it is a short distance, plus the scorching sun, two or three o'clock in the afternoon is the time when the sun releases the most heat of the day, Meishuang has long been hot to the tip of the forehead and nose a thin layer of sweat.

After entering the palace to see the ceremony, the Empress Dowager Ming said with some distress, "You kid, come here, you have to choose such a hot time, look at the hot one, sit down quickly"

When Aunt Yu heard about the seat, she said in her heart that the Empress Dowager Ming dared to be affectionate, and she had really treated Miss Shuang as her daughter-in-law in the main palace, and how could outsiders have the blessing of being given a seat in front of the Queen Mother.

Mei Shuang saw that the Empress Dowager Ming's eyes were full of love when she looked at her, and she was inexplicably moved in her heart, and said busily, "Thank you Queen Mother." Today's heat is heavy, I specially made a sour plum soup to relieve the heat and invite the Queen Mother to taste, the sour plum soup has been cooled in the ice cellar, just to quench your thirst. ”

Empress Dowager Ming watched with interest as Aunt Yu took out a translucent white jade bottle from the food box, reflecting the sunlight, she could see the soup rippling inside, and when she opened the bottle, she smelled a cool, sweet smell. Maybe it's because it was taken out of the ice cellar not long ago, and you can still see the slightest cool air coming out of the bottle.

Aunt Yu poured two bowls, picked up a small bowl and tasted it first, then put the other bowl on the soup spoon with a smile and brought it to the Empress Dowager Ming, "The Empress Dowager should try it quickly." ”

Empress Dowager Ming took it, and felt cool as soon as she held the bowl, looking at the amber soup, before she entered her mouth, she felt her appetite was opened, and after scooping a spoonful into her mouth, she only felt the slightest sweetness and sourness down her throat, and her whole body was cool.

Needless to say, the Empress Dowager Ming drank two big bowls in a row, and when she wanted to serve them again, Mei Shuang stopped her, "The Queen Mother, this sour plum soup is not a holiday, but you can't drink too much at one time, for fear that you will get cold, but you can drink it many times, and the Queen Mother will drink it later."

The Empress Dowager Ming was relieved of the heat, and she was in a good mood, Jin Pa wiped the corners of her mouth to see that Mei Shuang liked it more and more, her skin was better than snow, and she was full of aura, not to mention the standard beauty embryo, the key is that this child is not only filial, but also knows so many tricks, where is the harem that only uses coquettish tricks to please the emperor's concubines.

Mei Shuang only knew that the Queen Mother was happy that she was willing to express her intentions, where did she think that the Queen Mother had compared her with those concubines in her heart, and even the grades of her and those concubines, the Queen Mother opened them up.

The Empress Dowager Ming saw that Mei Shuang's black eyes seemed to be hiding her thoughts, and she guessed in her heart first, didn't the emperor snub her in the past few days?

Thinking about it like this, the Empress Dowager Ming knew it in her heart, and said that this frost was lukewarm to the emperor, even the round house with the emperor that day, how many concubines were hot and fatal, she could still run out of the palace, what does that mean? This shows that this child is still in awe of the emperor, and secondly, this child at least will not deliberately invite pets because of this, and finally make the harem pet chicken and dog restless.

The emperor is certain to be interested in Shuang'er, but Shuang'er has not yet expressed her position, and now that she is here, doesn't it mean that this child has the momentum to take the initiative to move closer to the emperor, doesn't this save his own strength?

Empress Dowager Ming asked gently, "Is there anything to say to the mourning family?" ”

When Mei Shuang heard this, she sighed in her heart, the Queen Mother was really sharp-eyed, she was busy kneeling down, and said solemnly, "Back to the Queen Mother, Shuang'er has something to request"

After listening to Meishuang's request, Empress Dowager Ming's face changed a little, and the gentleness on her face gradually disappeared. I was still thinking that the relationship between the two would soon heat up, but I didn't expect this bear child to ask to leave the palace.

It seems that this kid is not simple-minded, and he does not forget to mention the conditions while pleasing himself, but he did not expect this condition.

Mei Shuang kept her head down, didn't see the face of the Empress Dowager Ming, and only heard the faint voice of the Empress Dowager Ming, "Isn't it good in the palace?" ”

This question is too difficult to answer with a simple "yes" and "no".

The palace is full of flowers and luxury, can you say that it is not good? But if you want to say something good, you don't have to come here.

Fortunately, I thought about the questions that the Queen Mother might ask, and this question did not stump her, she said according to her own answer, "The Queen Mother Mingjian, Meishuang is full of imperial grace in the palace, and I am grateful in my heart, but I want to take advantage of my youth to go outside more, experience the local people, and have more knowledge."

When Mei Shuang said this, she raised her eyes and looked at the Queen Mother, who had no waves, just twisted the Buddha beads in her hand and listened quietly, and the phoenix eyes that were slightly raised at the end of her eyes were full of inquiring looks.

Such powerful eyes, as black as ink, like a bottomless pool, but as if you can see the bottom of your heart at a glance, if you lie, you must not be able to withstand the Queen Mother's scrutiny.

Meishuang comforted herself, but fortunately, she was telling the truth, so she looked calm.

Empress Dowager Ming nodded, and her tone was deep, "Shuang'er, do you know why the mourning family asked you to copy the Buddhist scriptures?" ”

The Empress Dowager Ming diverted the topic, but Mei Shuang was confused, but thinking about it, since she copied the Buddhist scriptures for the Queen Mother, she really hadn't copied the Buddhist scriptures for her for some days.

She shook her head.

Empress Dowager Ming instructed Aunt Yu to bring a stack of Buddhist scriptures, divide them into two parts, and send them to Mei Shuang, "What you are holding in your left hand is what you copied before, and what you are holding in your right hand is what you copied not long ago, is there any difference between you and yourself?" ”

Meishuang was stunned, does this still need to be compared? Obviously, although they are all neat, the handwriting is very different, and at first glance it is not the same person's handwriting.

Meishuang's eyes widened, looking at the two Buddhist scriptures in her hand, not knowing how to explain.

"Shuang'er, the mourning family knows that you have changed compared to before, it can be said that your temperament has changed greatly," the Empress Dowager Ming said softly, "But the mourning family thinks that you are more sensible than before, and you will handle things, you have always wanted to marry the emperor in the past, and now that the mourning family has fulfilled you, why did you say that you want to leave the palace?" ”

Meishuang was speechless.

This was before, how can it be compared to the present? But she couldn't simply reply "Now I don't want to marry the emperor", which is also very ignorant.

"That's not what I mean, Queen Mother, I'm thinking about it first, I personally think that I and the emperor may not be suitable."

Mei Shuang thought about it and actually came up with such a word for the occasion, which is not appropriate, it is a universal truth.

Not quite suitable? Empress Dowager Ming frowned slightly, it sounded very fresh, "Why is it not suitable?" ”

“”

Mei Shuang suddenly thought that this word is used in the modern era of equality between men and women, which means euphemistic refusal, and ordinary people understand it very clearly, and they will not delve into it, but the Queen Mother asked this, which seemed to be a little hypocritical. And men and women here are not equal, especially in terms of identity, there is a huge gap between them, she said that she is not suitable for the emperor and the emperor, what does it mean, except that she does not want to be with the emperor There is no hard reason.

It's nerve-wracking.

Empress Dowager Ming was also a little annoyed after thinking about it, this throughout the ages, I have never heard of a woman who has been fortunate by the emperor still picking and choosing the emperor, she sneered slightly, "Shuang'er, you sue the mourning family, you are in such a hurry to leave the palace, did you meet someone outside the palace?" ”

Mei Shuang was stunned at first, and after understanding what the Queen Mother meant, she suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and denied it again and again, "No, no!" Queen Mother Mingjian, I don't know anyone after I leave the palace! ”

Empress Dowager Ming looked at Meishuang for a while with her unique eyes, and then she believed it, and snorted coldly, "Don't you dare to mourn." That's it, since you have been fortunate by the emperor, then stay in the palace with peace of mind. The mourning family doesn't want the emperor and grandson of the mourning family to fall outside the palace one day."

"Imperial grandson?" Mei Shuang stared at her for a long time to figure out what the queen mother meant, and suddenly a stream of blood rushed to the top of her head, I will strangle it, she and the emperor can still toss a child in that night!

-- Meishuang returned to the back garden dejectedly, which did not succeed in seeking to get out of the palace, but added a new heart.

For this profound question, I had the heart to ask Lin Tianer for help, but when I thought that Lin Tian'er was not married, she might not know more than herself, so when Lin Tianer asked her what was wrong, she just lay on the couch and looked out in a trance, and was anxious to ask, so she blushed and asked, "Do you think I will have a doll?" ”