"Empress Dowager Xie." Shen Yafei stood up with Ali's hand and stood aside with her shoulders bent.

The queen warmly pulled Shen Yafei to her and said kindly: "What the Queen Mother said is that you don't have to be so restrained, just treat us as the elders of your family." ”

"You've suffered all these years, kid." The queen said distressedly.

Shen Yafei raised her head timidly and said in an unsteady tone, "Yes." ”

The queen patted the back of Shen Yafei's hand soothingly, and sighed, as if she was regretting something, "Your father and mother made a decision too quickly, and when Bengong and my sister received the news, you had already left the capital." Otherwise, we will have time to persuade them, so that you will not leave the capital to live so far away. It's alienated from us now. ”

Shen Yafei stood aside and listened carefully to the queen's words.

"In the future, you will come to the palace to accompany us. You treat us as elders as before, just tell us anything, and we will definitely help you solve it. The queen was even more distressed when she saw Shen Yafei's cautious appearance.

"Yes." Shen Yafei replied.

Attitudes haven't changed much.

"You can dine with us here today. In the past two days, the main palace will come to Fukang Palace, and the two of us can have a good reunion. If you are uncomfortable living in the palace, or if you are missing something, you can tell the palace that you can also ask the palace if you have any requirements. We will do our best to accommodate your request. The queen said in a sincere tone, and the words were all about the love of the elders for the juniors.

Shen Yafei was flattered and was about to kneel again, but the queen quickly held her up, "Don't kneel at every turn in the future." ”

"Queen Mother, why don't we start eating now, after dinner, we can enjoy the moon together." The queen proposed to the queen mother.

"Since you want to admire the moon, let's set up a meal directly in the courtyard." The Queen Mother said.

"The Queen Mother has a good idea!" The queen's eyes lit up and she said happily.

When Mama Hui heard this, she went down and ordered someone to make arrangements.

After they set up the tableware and food, the Queen Mother asked Shen Yafei to sit down and eat together, and Shen Yafei felt flattered. After a meal, Shen Yafei didn't eat much.

After dinner, the Queen Mother went to rest, and the Queen asked Shen Yafei to send Shen Yafei back to Xinhe Palace.

"Miss, the slave maid will stay with you. The slave and maid sleep on the couch and will not disturb you. Shen Yafei was about to close the door to rest, and Ali spoke.

"No, you're going to keep a vigil at the door. I'm not used to you being in my room. Shen Yafei pushed her out without hesitation and closed the door.

Ali watched the door being closed, and pursed her lips disdainfully, she was just asking as usual, and she had no intention of keeping vigil. Anyway, there are other palace maids in this palace, and she doesn't want to be so tired.

"Miss Ali, why did you come out?" The palace maids were surprised when they saw Ali coming out of Shen Yafei's room, they thought that Ali would accompany Shen Yafei in the room.

"Two sisters, where is my resting place?" Ali asked.

"We didn't prepare a room for you, we thought you were going to live with Miss Shen Er." A palace maid said.

Ali coughed awkwardly and said, "Our young lady doesn't like to have people in her room when she sleeps. Can you please ask the two sisters to prepare a room for me to advise? ”

"It's a nuisance." A palace maid muttered mercilessly, and reluctantly went to arrange the room.

Ali's face turned red. She counted the embarrassment and embarrassment brought to her by these two palace maids on Shen Yafei's head, if it weren't for Shen Yafei turning her away, she wouldn't have been ridiculed by those two palace maids.

Shen Yafei took out the two packets of medicine she had prepared in advance from her sleeve, took one pill out of each of them, and swallowed it. Then, she listened carefully to the sound outside the door, and after making sure that there was no one, she took her cloak made of snow-capped fox fur, climbed out of the window, and gently closed it from the outside, and then flashed to the only banyan tree in the courtyard, hiding her body behind the branches and leaves, and her bright almond eyes penetrated the branches to see the whole of the yard. Nothing unusual was found, and then he found a comfortable position, lay down, and fell asleep in a few moments.

"What? The imperial grandmother let that woman into the palace to accompany her? Where did you get the news from and are you sure you got it right? When Xu Shizi heard the news from his subordinate Cheng Lin, he felt incredible.

"Didn't you say that people should inquire why King Ning left Xianxiang Mansion in a hurry that day and ran to Shen Mansion? The little one went to the Shen Mansion to inquire, and Miss Lin was almost killed. The mastermind is still that woman. But before they could dispose of her, the Queen Mother's decree arrived. Cheng Lin said.

"And then?" Xu Shizi asked, that woman's luck was too good.

"And then, now she's in the palace." Cheng Lin said, "But the little one didn't understand why the Queen Mother recruited her into the palace, the daughter in the capital is much better than her." Why did you find her as a companion? ”

"The imperial grandmother has never liked to inquire about outside news, how can she know the character of Miss Shen Er. Moreover, the imperial grandmother is a nostalgic person, and the woman used to go to the palace to play, and now it is not strange for the imperial grandmother to ask her to enter the palace as a companion. Xu Shizi said.

"When I saw her beating the maid on Xianxiang Lou that day, I knew that she was a ruthless person. But she didn't expect that she would even kill her own sister. It's really vicious. Cheng Lin remembered the tragic situation of Shen Yafei's maid that day, and he also felt terrible, that posture was completely not to treat that maid as a human being.

When she woke up the next day, Shen Yafei went to Fukang Palace to accompany the Queen Mother, and there was no wind or turmoil in the past few days, and she either chatted with the Queen Mother and the Queen every day, or came to her to flatter her. But Ali's face is getting haggard day by day, and the blue under her eyes is obvious.

One day, Ali finally couldn't help but ask Shen Yafei: "Miss, did you hear any sounds in the yard at night?" She wondered why she couldn't sleep because she was screaming every night, but Shen Yafei was in such good spirits?

"I hear you." Shen Yafei said lightly.

"Then aren't you afraid?" Ali asked, rubbing her arms.

"Won't you not hear when you fall asleep?" Shen Yafei said with a light smile.

Ali thought that Shen Yafei could say something effective to resist fear, but she didn't expect her answer to be "asleep", and Ali was very disappointed. continued to carry fear at night, but what made Shen Yafei curious was that Ali didn't sleep well at night, and she could still be so energetic during the day, keeping an eye on her every move all the time.

Shen Yafei looked forward to the stars and the moon, and the Queen Mother's birthday banquet finally arrived as scheduled. Shen Yafei got up early in the morning to go to Fukang Palace to help, and before going out, she swallowed all the remaining four pills in her hand into her stomach.

Fukang Palace has been re-rinsed inside and outside these days, the flowers and plants in the pots are newly moved from Puyuan, and the big red ribbons are hung around it, and the palace lamp is carved with mutton fat jade, and a red satin is tied on it, which is very festive.

The guests who came to congratulate began to enter the palace at noon, and the palace gate was crowded with expensive carriages of various devices. The ladies and ladies who entered the palace first went to Fukang Palace to meet the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was busy entertaining guests at this time, as a qualified companion, Shen Yafei followed the Queen Mother every step of the way. Quietly, never talking.

This situation lasted until the visit of the young prince.

"Imperial Grandmother!" As soon as Xu Shizi entered the door, he coquettished the queen mother, an adult man more than seven feet tall, holding an old woman and coquettishly in a serious manner, this picture is really a bit spicy, Shen Yafei raised her eyebrows slightly. Her movements landed right in the eyes of Xu Shizi, who looked at her with a light smile.

"Which lady is this? The imperial grandmother doesn't introduce her grandson? ”

The Queen Mother patted her arm lightly and said angrily, "What nonsense, this is the second lady of the Shen family, called Shen Yafei, the second daughter of General Shen, and she is still a little girl who has not yet come out of the cabinet, don't talk nonsense, don't apologize quickly." ”

"It turned out to be Miss Shen Er, disrespectful and disrespectful." Xu Shizi said with a smile, "It was Ben Shizi who said the wrong thing just now, Miss Shen Er should not be surprised." It's all because this son has never seen the world, and he thinks the second lady is his wife. ”

Xu Shizi's words were sharp, and Shen Yafei didn't find the slightest apology on his face, "The prince laughed, how can you blame the prince, the maids around the little woman are not sensible, and even the hair and makeup are wrong, which makes the prince misunderstand." ”

"Second Miss Shen is really an understanding person." Xu Shizi sneered.

"Axu, you're eighteen this year, aren't you?" The Queen Mother ignored the-for-tat in the words of the two, and looked at Xu Shizi lovingly and said.

"Hehe, Imperial Grandmother, the prince's brother hasn't come yet, the grandson is going to take a look." Xu Shizi immediately changed the topic and wanted to slip away.

The Queen Mother held his wrist tightly, "You don't have to worry, your prince brother will come over later." "I usually don't see him so close to the prince, so when the queen mother heard it, she knew that the prince was looking for an excuse to slip away.

"Imperial grandmother~" Xu Shizi didn't dare to shake off the queen mother's suffering, for fear of hurting her, so he could only beg her pitifully.

"Then you take Miss Shen Er to find the prince together." The Queen Mother said with a smile.

"Huh?" Xu Shizi's face was full of reluctance, so it was better to listen to the Queen Mother nagging about his family affairs here.

"Okay, that's it." The Queen Mother said without refusal.

"Yes. The grandson retired. Seeing that the Queen Mother's face was a little displeased, Xu Shizi hurriedly agreed, "Second Miss Shen, please." ”

After finishing speaking, he strode out, and Shen Yafei lowered her head and followed silently.

"Miss Shen." Xu Shizi stopped suddenly, Shen Yafei was about to hit Xu Shizi, Xu Shizi dodged, and Shen Yafei was caught off guard and threw herself directly on the ground.

"Tsk, Miss Shen Er, is this a hug?" Xu Shizi said with a hippie smile.

"But this son still likes a girl who is a little more restrained. Although our Great Celestial Empire does not have too many restrictions on women, it has not reached such an open level. In this world, Miss Shen Er is better to be more restrained. "The ambiguity on the face of the emperor's grandmother when she told him to bring Shen Yafei with him, he could see it clearly, he understood what the queen mother meant at that time, it must be that Miss Shen said something in the ear of the imperial grandmother, and the imperial grandmother would have such a misunderstanding. Xu Shizi made no secret of the disgust on his face.

Ali hurriedly went over to help Shen Yafei up, and her body shook a few times before she stood firm. Shen Yafei felt that her knees were a little sore, and resisted the urge to check.

"Please pay attention to your wording!" Shen Yafeiwen said angrily.

"How dare you do it? However, Miss Shen Er actually surprised this world, when Miss Shen Er first returned to Beijing, everyone said that Miss Shen Er never forgot King Ning. It didn't take long for him to make a private life with a weak scholar, and now he is embracing this son again. Miss Shen Er is really amorous, and the change is really fast. But I don't blame Miss Shen Er, Miss Shen Er grew up in the mountains and fields since she was a child, I'm afraid everyone has taught you how to write two words from the beginning to the end, right? However, this son is not like Miss Shen Er, who can be any random person. Xu Shizi was mercilessly sarcastic.

Shen Yafei glared at Xu Shizi angrily, she really had never seen such a shameless person!

"Hahaha······" A medium-thick man's laughter came from behind Shen Yafei.

"Second brother!" The prince greeted the man.

"Courtier Shen Yafei see King Lang." Hearing Xu Shizi call her second brother, she knew that this man was the second prince, King Lang.

"Second Miss Shen, please, don't be polite." King Lang smiled all over his face and asked curiously, "What were Miss Shen Er and Ah Xu doing just now?" ”

Shen Yafei pretended not to see the evil smile in his eyes, and lowered her head, "The Queen Mother asked the courtiers to go to the crown prince with Xu Shizi." ”

"Oh?" The prince of Lang Dynasty laughed teasingly, "Ah Xu is also eighteen this year, and the imperial aunt hasn't said kiss to you yet, right?" ”

"You have to take care of it." Xu Shizi glared at him unhappily.

"I'm sorry. The courtier's clothes were soiled and needed to be replaced. The courtiers will not accompany the prince. The courtiers must follow the teachings of the prince. King Lang, Prince Xu, the courtiers retired! Shen Yafei bowed slightly, and turned around and left with Ali.

"Axu's charm is quite great." King Lang looked at Shen Yafei's back as she left in a hurry, and sneered, "I heard that the imperial aunt is too big for your relatives." The meaning of the imperial grandmother today is obvious. Or you'll get from her. ”

"Isn't the position of the second brother's side concubine still undecided?" Xu Shizi retorted without hesitation, "This Second Miss Shen is the granddaughter of the first rank of the Marquis!" ”

Everyone knows that King Lang used marriage to win over courtiers, and many people secretly ridiculed him. And he is not like King Lang who needs to find a woman from a good family and a high-ranking minister to consolidate his position, his father and mother do not have too many requirements for his concubine, as long as he likes it, although he urges him to marry, but does not force him.

"It's a pity that I can't be favored!" King Lang was not angry, and simply admitted that this was something that everyone knew anyway. Shen Yafei is indeed good-looking and noble-born, but she is too stupid, and she is not favored, if the Shen family is as good to her as she is to Miss Shen, he probably doesn't mind her stupidity.

Xu Shizi scoffed at King Lang's actions.

"This young man is too much. Miss, you don't plan to tell the Queen Mother about this? Shen Yafei returned to Xinhe Palace, Ali helped her check the wound, saw the peeling knee, and said angrily.

"Is there any way, he is the queen mother's own grandson, will the queen mother punish him for this little thing? It's just a small injury, and the patience is over. Shen Yafei said mockingly.

"But the prince just said it." Ali looked up at Shen Yafei's expression, and said without saying anything, "His words are really ugly. ”

"Hmph" Shen Yafei snorted coldly and then fell silent, Ali thought she was angry, so she didn't dare to speak to provoke her. Ali called the maids and asked them for a bottle of bone-setting medicine, and gently applied the medicine to the wound.

"Miss, the birthday feast will soon begin. We're going to hurry to the Windward Hall now, do you have any questions, miss? After wiping the medicine, Ali helped Shen Yafei change into a new dress and asked with concern.

"Yes." Shen Yafei said.

Shen Yafei and Ali came to the Windward Palace, at this time, many guests had already taken their seats, and the palace maid took Shen Yafei to sit between Lin Wanxin and Shen Yaru, and the opposite side was just opposite to the seat of the prince. Shen Yafei frowned, and the disgust in Xu Shizi's eyes fell on her eyes after seeing her.

Lin Wanxin sat on her lower left, poured a few cups of tea, and held back the anger in her heart. Shen Yaru, who was sitting on Shen Yafei's right hand, felt very embarrassed at this time, although she was Shen Yafei's sister, the two had not been close since childhood, and they had not talked since returning to Beijing. Usually, Shen Yaru is used to Lin Wanxin sitting below her at the banquet, and she will habitually communicate with Lin Wanxin about her feelings during the banquet. Now Shen Yafei is sitting on her left, she is very unaccustomed.

Besides, she also knew from her father and mother what Shen Yafei did to Lin Wanxin a few days ago, and now she has no way to face Shen Yafei calmly.

"Miss Shen, the slave maid will pour you tea." A palace maid came over to break the strange peace between the three of them, after the palace maid first poured a cup of tea for Shen Yaru, the teapot seemed to be empty, and the person behind handed her a new pot, and she poured a cup each for Shen Yafei and Lin Wanxin.

The tea is warm, just enough to fit into the stomach, and should have been prepared in advance.

Shen Yafei put the tea to her mouth, frowned slightly, and drank the tea in one gulp, "Good tea!" Shen Yafei smiled at Wen Ran, the palace maid who poured tea.

This meal in the Windward Hall is just a Chinese meal for the birthday banquet, which is used for satisfying the stomach, and the main meal is still in the evening. After eating Chinese food, the emperor proposed to go to Molian Lake to enjoy the lake, and the insider revealed that it was the court musician who prepared a new program for the queen mother's birthday banquet, and the performance on Molian Lake couldn't help but be a little excited after listening to it.

The queen mother, the emperor and the queen walked side by side in front, and the others followed. Shen Yafei felt a little unwell as she walked, and found an excuse to ask Ali to help her go to Xinhe Palace.

Shen Yafei felt that her body was very weak, and her whole body was about to lean on Ali's body, Shen Yafei nervously grabbed Ali's arm and said, "Go back to Xinhe Palace, quickly." ”

After finishing speaking, Shen Yafei felt as if there was an extra person beside her, that person supported Shen Yafei's swaying body, that person's hands were much rougher than Ali's, and her strength was greater than hers, and soon Shen Yafei fell into the darkness.