The weather is getting colder and colder, Xu Shu nests in the house every day, except for going to Hanxi Temple once, he has never gone out, and he is stuffy with a bunch of spices every day, and the entire Shulin Pavilion has been shrouded in incense mist for a long time.

On this day, it was rare for Xu Shu not to make spices, and moved a chaise longue to bask in the sun, but suddenly a chamberlain came to Xu's house to invite Xu Shu into the palace, saying that the empress dowager was invited.

Xu Shu thought that it was not yet the winter solstice, why did the Empress Dowager announce herself into the palace? Puzzled, I suddenly remembered that the last time I entered the palace, the Empress Dowager said that she was invited into the palace to see the excitement, at that time she thought that the excitement in the mouth of the Empress Dowager referred to the winter solstice feast, but now it seems that there is something else.

The Empress Dowager's behavior of sending someone to invite Xu Shu fell into the eyes of the Li family, which meant that Xu Shu had not fallen out of favor in front of the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager was not angry with her because of Xu Shu's plea. Li was very happy in his heart, personally urged Fu Liu to put on Xu Shu's makeup, and personally sent Xu Shu out of the door, the carriage went out, and Li Shi still smiled earnestly, such enthusiasm made Xu Ting's eyes appear a lingering haze.

went all the way to Cining Palace, but saw an acquaintance.

The Empress Dowager smiled and accused Xu Shu, "The mourning family has given you tokens, but you are reluctant to use them!" The mourners don't call you, and you don't come! ”

Xu Shu said apologetically, "A few days ago, I was sick and let down my mother's hard work!" ”

Before the Empress Dowager could say anything, a voice on the side interjected, "Miss Xu Jiu is delicate and expensive, and she has to recuperate at every turn, which is naturally different from rough people like us with rough skin and thick flesh!" ”

It's Deng Yarong.

Xu Shu smiled but didn't hear it, the Empress Dowager beckoned Xu Shu to sit down, and said to Deng Yarong with a smile, "As far as you have fine skin and tender meat, you can say that you have rough skin and thick meat?" ”

Deng Yarong smiled coquettishly, "You touched my fingers, they were all calloused!" ”

The Empress Dowager touched it, "Yo, it's really!" ”

A loving middle-aged woman's voice said, "Yarong has grown a lot these days, and she has also wiped her forehead!" I'm afraid that my mother will dislike it, so I'm embarrassed to take it out! ”

Deng Yarong stomped her feet shyly, "Mother~"

The Empress Dowager smiled and asked Deng Yarong to take out the forehead and show it to her, "Come on, come on, show the mourning family, do a good job and the mourning family will be rewarded!" ”

"Really?" Deng Yarong asked happily.

Mrs. Deng glanced at Deng Yarong gently reproachfully, and said lightly, "How can you talk to Niangniang?" No big, no small! ”

The Empress Dowager waved her hand indifferently, "It's all a family, why bother to see it so much!" He said to Deng Yarong again, "Naturally, it's true!" The mourning family counts when it comes to talking! ”

Deng Yarong shyly took out the forehead wipe from his arms, the Queen Mother looked at it, there was nothing new, the embroidery was far worse than the kilometer embroiderer, for the Queen Mother, who was accustomed to seeing exquisite and extravagant objects, this forehead wiping was too ordinary, but this was done by Deng Yarong herself, and the Queen Mother still praised the face, "It's much stronger than the mourning family back then!" ”

Deng Yarong suddenly felt very face-saving, and raised her chin proudly to Xu Shu, who was hanging aside, but Xu Shu couldn't see it, only drank tea quietly, Deng Yarong also suddenly realized that Xu Shu couldn't witness her joy, her eyes rolled, and she said, "Niangniang just said that if the courtiers do well, they will be rewarded, so did the courtiers do a good job?" ”

"Of course!" The Empress Dowager put down her forehead and looked at Deng Yarong, "Tell me, what reward do you want?" ”

Mrs. Deng glanced at Deng Yarong, squinted slightly, and signaled her to be interesting, not to mention that she offended the Empress Dowager by asking excessively, but Deng Yarong smiled and pointed at Xu Shu and said, "Then the lady will lend Miss Xu Jiu to the courtiers for an hour, okay?" ”

The Empress Dowager remembered that Xu Shu had been waiting in the house for a long time, and couldn't help but pat her forehead, "As you get older, your memory is getting worse and worse, and the nine girls have been sitting here for a long time!" ”

Xu Shu said with a smile, "Niangniang is happy, Miss Deng Wu rarely enters the palace once, and Niangniang's love is forgetful!" ”

The Empress Dowager agreed, "That is, Yarong girl is lazy every time she enters the palace, so why don't you wait to see the mourning family?" ”

Deng Yarong lowered her head and pouted, the rules in the palace were so regular, she had to kneel at every turn, so she didn't bother to enter the palace to find her own anger! Mrs. Deng hurriedly explained, "It's because Yarong's rules were not proper before, so the concubines didn't dare to enter the palace!" As soon as the conversation changed, Mrs. Deng looked at Xu Shu and said, "I've been listening to my mother praise Miss Xu Jiu, and I saw that I was really well-behaved and lovely today!" ”

Mrs. Deng suddenly mentioned Xu Shu, Xu Shu knew that Mrs. Deng just wanted to change the topic, and she didn't interject, as Mrs. Deng said, she was extremely well-behaved.

"Nine girls are so annoying!" The Empress Dowager said a sentence remembering that Deng Yarong asked her just now to borrow Xu Shu's words, "What did Yarong girl just say?" ”

Under the pressure of Mrs. Deng's eyes, Deng Yarong replied, "The courtier wants to go to the imperial garden with Miss Xu Jiu, and the fourth cousin said that a new greenhouse has been built in the imperial garden, and there are all kinds of flowers in it!" ”

"There's a greenhouse!" The Empress Dowager said to Xu Shu, "You should go shopping with Yarong first!" ”

Xu Shu stood up obediently and saluted, and then was taken away by Deng Yarong affectionately.

Leaving the range of Cining Palace, Deng Yarong's face immediately collapsed, shook off Xu Shu's arm vigorously, and patted his arm in disgust.

After being thrown away by Deng Yarong, Xu Shu still walked forward in no hurry, and didn't seem to see Deng Yarong in his eyes at all.

Deng Yarong was anxious and shouted behind her, "Xu Shu, you stop me!" ”

Xu Shu turned around slowly, "Something?" ”

Deng Yarong chased after him angrily, but he didn't know what to say, he was stunned, and finally stomped his foot and walked in front of Xu Shu, Xu Shu followed behind, Deng Yarong turned around and said viciously, "Why are you following me?" ”

Xu Shu spread her hands, "I didn't follow you, but this road leads to the Imperial Garden, where else can I go if I don't go here?" ”

Deng Yarong took a sip, "Villain!" ”

"Am I a villain?" Xu Shu smiled and remembered Qi Peng's piece of jade, "That's also Miss Deng Wu, you should be a villain first!" ”

Deng Yarong gritted his teeth and said, "You are shameless! You dare to frame me, cause me to be grounded, and I can't even go to my uncle's house! Deng Yarong forgot that this was actually her own fault, if she hadn't tried to frame Xu Shu first, Xu Shu would not have planned to put her and Qi Peng together, she had such a fruit cover because she had planted such a cause herself.

Xu Shu smiled and ignored Deng Yarong's insults, there was no need to be quick with someone like Deng Yarong, and her resentment should not have come in the first place, so there was no need for her to be more serious with her.

Deng Yarong was about to argue with Xu Shu, but Xu Shu should not fight, Deng Yarong felt even more angry, seeing that Xu Shu was about to pass by him, he involuntarily secretly stretched out a foot.