"Then my prayer for incense today ......"

Zheng Shu glanced at the incense burner lit on the side, and said softly, "Go out, from today onwards, you won't be here to pray for incense." ”

Bai Ling's eyes widened slightly, "Why?" ”

"The old lady handed over the news last night and praised you for your sincerity." Zheng Shu said lightly.

"Really?" Bai Ling smiled, "I really didn't expect ......"

Zheng Shu deliberately lowered her voice and said as if admonishing, "Actually, the old lady is not a ruthless person, and she said that she wanted you to pray for incense for the 12th day that day, but it was probably just a temptation." Since you have this heart, then she will not let you suffer this again. ”

Bai Ling looked at Zheng Shu, "Is this what the old lady told Granny Shu?" ”

Zheng Shu raised her eyebrows slightly, "How can you still say it to the old lady...... I've been in the Qu family for decades, and my own eyes can't see, and my ears can't hear? ”

Bai Ling bowed slightly to Zheng Shu, "Then please ask Mother-in-law Shu to tell the old lady on her behalf, and say that Bai Ling has thanked the old lady for her kindness." ”

"Pack up and come with me." Zheng Shu looked around, "This is not the place to talk. ”

"Okay."

Bai Ling didn't ask anything more.

Although she still doesn't know the reason why Old Lady Qu asked her to stop praying for incense, Bai Ling knows in her heart that no matter what kind of consideration this old lady has, it will not be the reason that Zheng Shu said.

However, in this matter, Old Madam Qu and she still took a step back in the end.

This balance may not last long, but it is better than nothing.

Bai Ling turned around and packed up his small baggage, the incense burner was a little heavy, so he simply continued to stay on the top of the rockery.

"Where is Granny Shu taking me?"

"Let's go back to Chengqian Palace." Zheng Shutou didn't look back and said, "I'll take you the other way today." ”

……

Bai Ling followed behind Zheng Shu and headed towards the depths of the Imperial Garden.

Although the direction of walking is still roughly towards the end of the Chengqian Palace, judging from the fallen leaves that have not been swept for a long time, and the slightly mottled wall roots on both sides, this place is indeed inaccessible.

On both sides of the road, I don't know which palace walls were, and the thick branches climbed outward along the walls, almost blocking the sky. The sunlight could not penetrate the dense foliage above the heads of the two of them, and only faint light and shadow fell.

Suddenly, there was a sparse sound not far away, and Bai Ling looked up, only to see that at the junction of the tree and the wall, there was a three-flowered kitten jumping through, flashing like an elf, and disappearing into the shadow of the tree.

Bai Ling's eyes lit up.

Then, about ten paces away, Bai Ling saw two or three adult big cats, all of them were ordinary pastoral cats, but each one was round, without the slightest appearance of a wild cat, obviously someone was feeding.

It's no wonder that the previous fourteen said that there were many cats in the palace, so much so that he wanted to move all his favorite flowers to the top of the Xuanqiong Tower.

Zheng Shu gradually slowed down and coughed a few times.

Bai Ling retracted his gaze and said with a smile, "What does my mother-in-law want to talk to me today?" ”

Both stopped. Zheng Shu thought for a moment, and finally said in a low voice, "It is said that you are still a child at your age, but since you have already picked up the burden of your mother, I will not treat you as a child." ”

"Hmm." Bai Ling nodded, "Mother-in-law, please speak." ”

"I have a few things to ask you, and you have to answer them truthfully, understand?"

Zheng Shu's voice carried a bit of the majesty of an elder, and when she said this, her face also tensed.

Bai Ling recognized the expression.

This is Zheng Shu's "special expression for business" - there is no smile, the corners of her mouth are slightly sunken, and her eyes are not completely open, but half-drooping. Such a face, like a dead wood, has no life, but it also hides all thoughts and emotions under the blandness of Gujing Wubo.

"Understood, but Granny Shu......" Bai Ling sighed lightly, "Before you ask, can you answer me truthfully?" ”

Zheng Shu looked over vigilantly, "What? ”

"Am I replying to Granny Shu's words now, or am I replying to the old lady's words?" Bai Ling asked.

Bai Ling didn't look nervous when she asked—she even tilted her head, and her gaze didn't shy away.

Zheng Shu faintly felt that she seemed to be more and more unable to scare this little girl.

"I looked for you today, I didn't tell the old lady, and I don't plan to take the initiative to tell the old lady." Zheng Shu replied bluntly, "But I never hide it from the old lady, if she asks the old man, what is it, then say anything, this is my duty." ”

"Understood." Bai Ling nodded, "Then I can probably guess...... My mother-in-law came because I refused to persuade my mother to go to the garden party last night, right? ”

Seeing that Bai Ling cut straight to the point, Zheng Shu nodded unceremoniously.

"Yes, that's the first thing I want to ask you today," Zheng Shu's voice turned cold, "What are you going to say to Niangniang tonight?" Do you persuade her to go, or do you persuade her not to go? ”

Bai Ling thought for a moment, "What does Granny Shu want me to do?" ”

Zheng Shu snorted, "You are a smart one, you don't need me to teach you at all." Give me a letter. ”

Bai Ling lowered his head and smiled, speechless for a moment.

Seeing that Bai Ling still didn't answer, Zheng Shu's voice became a little deeper, "You have entered the Chengqian Palace now!" You'd better not think about it at all, or you'd better not think about it—"

"Granny Shu," Bai Ling suddenly smiled and looked up, "Actually, this sentence should be said by me to you...... I remember hearing Sister Bao Yuan mention it before, you already have grandchildren. ”

Zheng Shu's body was shocked, and her eyes suddenly became cold.

"Mother-in-law, don't look at me with this look," Bai Ling waved his hand helplessly, "I didn't want to threaten you anything, I can't do this kind of thing......

"And what do you want to say?"

"Actually, I should have said something like that once, stay out of this kind of thing...... I've never had such an extravagant hope. My mother-in-law has family fun waiting outside the palace, and Sister Baoyuan has already promised it to others, and the person who has no way out in the entire Chengqian Palace is me. So today, I just ...... Let's just talk about it. ”

The wind blew through the shadows of the trees above the two of them, and Bai Ling smiled and stroked his momentarily messy forehead.

"The more you want your mother to be good, the more you shouldn't let me be involved in her daily life, whether it's the competition for favor in the harem, or the wind and rain of the previous dynasty, don't force me to show my loyalty with the name of the vote, it's useless.

"One day, if I really didn't survive, I fulfilled your wish and helped me do something to make suggestions...... That mother's treatment is completely ruined. ”

Zheng Shu frowned, "You-"

"I'm not kidding, and I'm not exaggerating." Bai Ling said in a low voice, "Because my treatment is essentially 'human tool', with my own guidance and some environmental settings, I can build a container for Niangniang to temporarily put down the pressure."

"In this way, every time she comes to see me, she can temporarily put down all the baggage on her body, and then see what is in it that makes her unbearable, and what to do with it......

In this container, everything Niangniang does and says is safe, because the container has a complete separation from the real world, so she can safely and boldly take out the words that she would not say and the thoughts that will not come out on weekdays to explore, without worrying about any harm.

"When I really became my mother's friend, staff or servant one day, this container was broken." Bai Ling said softly, "Can Mother-in-law figure out why?" ”

Zheng Shucai wanted to say something, but Bai Ling had already said to herself, "Because from that moment on, this container of mine is no different from her daily life, and even the entanglement and binding of interests between me and Niangniang will be more complicated than ordinary people...... At that time, the space I built completely lost the meaning of healing, and the secondary damage caused to me and my mother was immeasurable. ”

Bai Ling sighed.

"I'm not a god, my energy is also very limited, my mother-in-law consumes me a little effort, so I can use it to support my mother." Bai Ling looked at Zheng Shu again, "This, Granny Shu...... Do you understand? ”

Zheng Shu stood in place.

Bai Ling's words seemed to carry a series of devastating brute forces, dragging her whole person into deep thought.