The day Xu Ru returned to the door happened to be the birthday of the Empress Dowager, Xu Shu packed up early in the morning and prepared to enter the palace, Zhou came very early, and she arrived when Xu Shu was still bathing.

Looking at Zhou's bruises, Li guessed that Zhou not only got up early today, but also slept very late last night, because he was discussing today's entry into the palace.

Li invited Zhou to have breakfast together, Zhou had to drink a bowl of lotus seed soup, only two sips, Xu Shu came, Zhou hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks, "The virtuous niece is here?" It's not too early, so let's go! ”

Li Shi looked at the sky that had just dawned, "I'll wait for Sister Shu to drink a bowl of porridge before leaving!" ”

Zhou's face turned pale, she forgot to ask Xu Shu if she had breakfast, but she came so early, she must have not eaten.

"Since Second Mrs. Song is in such a hurry, my mother will pick up two pieces of dim sum for me, and I'll eat it on the way!"

Xu Shu really didn't eat, Zhou became more and more embarrassed, and hurriedly waved his hand, "I'm not in a hurry, I'm not in a hurry!" ”

Li also pulled Xu Shu to sit down and eat before leaving, but Xu Shu shook his head and insisted on leaving, so Li no longer persuaded him, and took a food box with dim sum lotus seed soup for Treading the snow.

Li wanted to send Xu Shu, Xu Shu said, "The seventh brother will come over to say goodbye, if he comes and can't find his mother, he will be in a hurry, so his mother will stay in the house, I often go out, this road has long been familiar!" ”

"Be careful on the road and come back early!" Li admonished.

Xu Shu nodded, and was carried away by the wind.

"Madame, the chicken soup is ready!" Xue Ying was carrying a sandalwood tray with a white porcelain orchid cup.

Li Shi lifted the lid and the rich fragrance came to his nose, instantly arousing people's appetite, "The fire didn't go wrong, right?" ”

Xue Ying hurriedly said, "The slave maid personally stared at the kitchen to make it, and it was not missing for a moment, and it was the same as before, and it was still mountain spring water!" ”

"This concubine chicken has to be made with mountain spring water to be fresh and tender, and it can't be touched by a little well water, and it will be bad if it is stained!" Li Shi said with satisfaction, "Put it on the table, and remove the lotus seed soup, Brother Hua doesn't like to eat that, and you guys haven't eaten it yet, right?" Let's take it and divide it! ”

Xue Ying took the lotus seed soup left over after serving a bowl to Xu Shu and distributed it to a few girls on duty in the morning, Mingxia was a little overwhelmed with the bowl, "The concubine chicken was originally bought by the master with a lot of people, three a month, originally for Miss Nine to replenish her body, but since the first chicken was sent to the Seventh Young Master to eat once, the Seventh Young Master has never eaten other chickens, and Miss Nine has never eaten this chicken again!" "Since Xu Shu helped Mingxia, Mingxia will inevitably go a little more to Xu Shu.

Mingxiu held the bowl in his hand and scolded lightly, "How can we manage these things as subordinates?" You can just talk about it here, if it gets out, Madame won't be able to spare you! ”

Mingxia pouted, "Mrs. is hiding this from the master, and the master still thinks that the three concubine chickens this month are all eaten by Miss Nine!" ”

"You still say!" Mingxiu's eyebrows rose upside down and accentuated her tone, "What do you mean by that?" Do you still want to tell the master to go? Don't forget, the lord hasn't been to Chunhui Yuan for a while, I'm afraid it's because of what maddame is angry, if the lord knows about this, he will only be more angry, and the lady eats and hangs in front of the lord, can those of us who are waiting in front of him be able to please it? ”

Xue Xiang's eyes rolled, and she hurriedly comforted Mingxia, "Okay, okay, let's all say less!" The master's business, we do the less mixing of the subordinates! ”

Mingxia put the bowl aside, "I won't eat it!" He turned around and walked away.

"I'm going to persuade her to go!" Xue Xiang followed, turned a corner and went to the study.

Zhou came by her own carriage, so she and Xu Shu each took a carriage to the palace, and the carriage stepped on the snow and whispered to Xu Shu, "The frame that Second Lady Song is sitting on is not the four-wheeled cart with Zhujin wood carving that I saw before, nor the three-wheeled car with gold embroidery and paint, but just a two-wheeled car with a single linen wheel, and the horse pulling the carriage is also skinny......

Xu Shu nodded to indicate that she understood.

The Zhou family is going to enter the palace to intercede today, of course they don't dare to take such a flamboyant carriage anymore, you must know that Zhongyongbo was impeached for the crime of corruption, the most taboo is the exposure of wealth and nobility, and it is too late to cry poverty, the more shabby it looks at the moment, the more sympathy it can win.

Xu Shu knew well about Zhou's actions, "Second Mrs. Song is also dressed very plainly today!" ”

Tyuki thought about it, and sure enough, "Exactly!" Second Mrs. Song only inserted two silver-gilded crab hairpins and a dark purple palace flower today, and there was no embroidery on the brown jacket, and the two hands were also clean, and there was not a single piece of jewelry! ”

"It's too much!" Xu Shu shook her head lightly, "The Song family is a wealthy family, the founding of the country, no matter how down, it will not be so down-and-out that the female relatives in the family can't even afford to wear gold jewelry embroidered skirts, not to mention that today is the birthday of the Empress Dowager, and it is rude to wear such a plain and clean one, and in front of the Empress Dowager, her old man should be unhappy!" Second Mrs. Song's dress today is only afraid that it will backfire, not only will it not help the Song family, but it will also make people suspect the innocence of the Song family! ”

"That'...... Miss wants to remind Second Lady Song? ”

"No need!" Xu Shu hooked her lips slightly, "Someone will remind her!" ”

When she arrived at a position still some distance away from the palace gate, Xu Shu's carriage was stopped, and the little eunuch who stopped her carriage was very polite, "Thank you for a moment, there are a lot of guests today!" ”

Xu Shu nodded and sat in the carriage and waited, but after a while, the curtain was lifted by Zhou, "It's not far away, why don't you walk over?" ”

Zhou was so anxious that Xu Shu had no choice but to get out of the carriage with him, call the invitation card to the little eunuch who was the master of ceremonies at the door, and carry Zhou into the palace with him.

The Zhou family had often entered the palace before, so he was very familiar with the palace, and deliberately walked in front of Xu Shu, and first went around to Wenzao Palace in three or two clicks, pretending to be surprised, "Ah, how did you get here?" That's it, since that's the case, let's go and say hello to the concubine first! Do you want to go with your niece? ”

Of course, Xu Shu said that she couldn't go, "The Empress Dowager is still waiting for me, I won't go, and Mrs. will make amends to the Concubine on my behalf!" ”

Zhou nodded again and again in agreement, and hurriedly went straight to the main hall of Wenzao Palace.

Xu Shu held the wind and said softly, "Let's go!" ”

"The slave doesn't know the way to Cining Palace, too many years have passed, and the palace has been overhauled several times......"

There are many guests today, and not everyone has the guidance of the palace maid and eunuch who leads the way, so the Zhou family can take Xu Shu around Wenzao Palace without much effort.

Xu Shu smiled, "I didn't expect you to remember, there are people coming and going in the palace today, just find someone to ask!" ”

Bang Feng scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly, looked around and was about to ask someone for directions, when he saw a palace maid coming over, "This young lady is here for the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, right?" But lost? Slaves and maids show the way! ”