What is the whirlpool in the court, Zheng Shu said vaguely.

But it's not that she doesn't want to make it clear to Bai Ling—it's just that she has lived in the harem for a long time and doesn't understand it herself.

Qu is such a kind-hearted woman, even if she can't think of finding a short-sightedness, why would she attract such crazy bites from the ministers?

Outside the noon gate, the officials who were beaten one after another, and the more they were beaten, the more they were beaten, the more they were beaten, the more they were angry, as if the concubine had committed some heinous crime, and they would not give up until she stepped into the eternal calamity.

Where is this grudge, Zheng Shu doesn't understand.

Bai Ling smiled thoughtfully.

"Speaking of which, in fact, I had a relationship with my mother before...... It was at the cherry blossom viewing event three years ago.

"Yes." Zheng Shu sighed lowly.

Recalling the glory of the past, Zheng Shu's eyes filled with a little nostalgia.

She naturally remembered it, how could she forget it - because of the great victory on the front line and the bumper harvest of the previous year, the flower viewing of that year was organized by Emperor Jianxi into a spring feast for all the people.

Above the surging crowd, there were countless red flame sky lanterns, each of which was like a small flame rising slowly.

With one hand, Qu Shi held the flying lock that almost melted into the night, and slowly slid from the highest point of the city tower towards the high platform in front of the palace gate, and the clothes behind her fluttered, like a goddess descending into the mortal dust.

On that night, the sound of silk and bamboo resounded in the four fields, and between the staggered plans, everyone was amazed and cheered.

It's just like yesterday, it's just a snap of a finger......

Zheng Shu's eyes were filled with a mist of nothingness, how did they get to where they are today...... This is incomprehensible after all.

"Granny Shu told me this, and I understood." Bai Ling stood up, "But my thoughts still depend on what Niangniang means, if she doesn't want to, don't force it." ”

"How can this be reluctant? Girl, do you really understand? Zheng Shu's face sank a little, and her throat moved, "Forget it, you just came, and it's understandable that you don't understand the relationship between Concubine Ning and Niangniang." Concubine Ning is a little fierce, but what she says is good medicine and bitter mouth, if our mother can listen to it, it will be her blessing. ”

Bai Ling smiled, "That mother-in-law still stopped Concubine Ning outside today and didn't let her enter the house?" ”

Zheng Shu said as a matter of course, "After all, she is an outsider, if the mother says that she can't see it, then she must not be allowed to break in, this is the rule of Chengqian Palace, and it can't be broken." ”

"That'...... What if it's the old lady and Lord Qu who come today? ”

Zheng Shu's eyes flashed a little cramped.

“…… That lady, most of them met. Zheng Shu replied.

Bai Ling then asked, "What if Niangniang ordered to stop her, saying that she didn't want to see her?" ”

Zheng Shu couldn't answer for a while.

I really can't answer that.

Bai Ling smiled and didn't press any further.

She followed Zheng Shu and slowly walked in the direction of the east side hall, and said softly, "Speaking of which, there has always been a quasi-metaphysical statement in the discussion of depression, I don't know if Granny Shu is interested in listening to it." ”

"That's it, I'll listen."

"In a way, it's good to get this disease." Bai Ling said softly.

This sentence fell into her ears and was almost earth-shattering, and Zheng Shu's footsteps stopped, and she looked at Bai Ling in disbelief—and Bai Ling was also looking at her.

"Benefits?"

"Well," Bai Ling nodded, "in the risk of depression, genetic factors account for 31~50% - if a person suffers from depression, then his immediate family members, such as parents, children, siblings, are 2~3 times more likely to be affected than ordinary people."

"But even people with high genetic risk may not actually get sick in their lifetime, unless they are exposed to stressful environments for a long time and can't get rid of them – long-term stress and some stressful events are often the trigger point for depression." Of course, depression can bring a lot of troubles, such as breaking people's will, making patients lose interest in everything, no longer able to find meaning in life, and even finally have to seek refuge in death......

"However, there is something good about it." "It allows the patient to escape from everything in the outside world, isolating everything that is good and everything that is bad." ”

In fact, this is what many evolutionary psychologists have speculated about as the reason why depression has survived to this day.

It deprives you of all mobility, but it also locks you in a safe corner, shielding you from the direct threat of jackals, tigers and leopards, and ultimately passing the genes of depression down from generation to generation.

"Niangniang is indeed sick, but she is not stupid, she always has her own judgment when encountering things," Bai Ling continued, "Mother-in-law might as well think about what the consequences would be if Niangniang really forced herself to go to the flower viewing party on the shore of Jian'an Lake, and ended up losing her honor in front of the emperor at the moment of great attention." ”

Zheng Shu's heart trembled when she heard this.

"Sometimes fighting is one kind of fighting, and not fighting is another kind of fighting." Bai Ling smiled and said, "It just depends on how people will understand." ”

Zheng Shu looked at it with a complicated expression - the little girl had never even married, and when it came to the dispute or not, there was still a set of reasons.

"Anyway, let's wait for the evening. I think it's a good sign to say no so neatly. Bai Ling said in a brisk voice, "By the way, if Granny Shu has nothing else to do, I will go back to the Imperial Garden first." ”

Zheng Shu didn't think about it, so she immediately grabbed her.

"Don't go, at least don't go again today, just stand by in the East Side Hall." Zheng Shu sighed sincerely.

Bai Ling glanced at Zheng Shu's hand that was tightly tugging at his sleeve, nodded in response with a heavy gaze, and replied, "Okay." ”

This sound made Zheng Shu feel more or less stable in her heart, and then she slowly let go of the hand holding Bai Ling.

She only understood the second half of Bai Ling's words, what "heredity", "stress", and "trigger point" in front of herdity...... These are all words that Zheng Shu has never heard.

But it doesn't matter, Zheng Shu at least understood one thing - this girl is just like Concubine Ning who tried to break into the door today, with ideas and methods in her heart.

Some things don't necessarily need her to do, but as long as she is here, it's a great relief.

The two walked forward again, and Zheng Shu suddenly felt a lot of emotion in her heart, and her eyes slowly moved over the stone path in front of her, the shrubs, and a few dust that gradually rose due to the maid's cleaning.

I don't know why, looking at this scene again today, I don't know how many times, she suddenly felt a little strange.

"It's so old." Zheng Shu muttered secretly in her heart.

She sent Bai Ling all the way to the gate of the east side hall, and when she was about to separate, a eunuch's whisper suddenly came from outside, "Lady Shu!" ”

The two of them turned their heads at the same time, and saw Zhang Fuhai, the eunuch in charge of Xianfu Palace, standing outside, followed by a familiar figure.

"Bai Yi......" Bai Ling's eyes lit up slightly, "Why are you here?" ”

"I just finished meeting Concubine Ning Niangniang, and I happened to pass by you, so I asked Grandpa Zhang if he could stop by to see you." Bai Yi smiled, "Is it convenient to speak?" ”