Chapter 148

Then the first emperor, do you like the Empress Dowager Shengci?

Nonsense, don't like being able to have two children?

But if you like it, why do you have to do it? On the surface, it is very cold, as if until the death of the first emperor, the Empress Dowager Shengci has always been a Zhaoyi, living in the deserted and remote Changchun Palace.

Is there no better, no other way?

Let her be closer to herself, see her more, and spoil her more......

The Empress Dowager Shengci seemed to understand what Xiao Dong was wondering about, and let out a long sigh of relief: "The first emperor may or may not be to me. If you want to talk about love, maybe he prefers Cui Guifei more, and for Zhu Jieyu, it is probably fresh. In my case, I guess I feel at ease. ”

"Rest assured?"

"Well, maybe the other people around me are too capable and outstanding. Needless to say, Empress Chen's family background, needless to say Cui Guifei's beauty and talent, and the concubines favored by the first emperor at that time were not mediocre. No matter what kind of ability, there is always a place for excellence. But what about me? On beauty, on family background, on talent and learning, no matter what I talk about, I can't match others. I knew I couldn't keep up, and I couldn't get jealous. Indeed, they are better than me. The spring breeze song made by Cui Guifei, and the green waist dance danced by Zhu Jieyu...... It was all ...... By the way, I remember that there was a girl named Qin Nu in the teaching workshop a few years ago, right? seems to be Cui Guifei's clansman. ”

"Huh? Qin Nu? ”

The Empress Dowager Shengci thought she didn't remember: "That's it, I remember hearing people talk about it, and I shouldn't be mistaken." ”

Xiao Dong can be regarded as seizing the opportunity: "Then, how did he enter the workshop?" ”

"The Empress Dowager Shengde and Cui Guifei have a deep grudge, but it's a pity that the two have fought for a lifetime, you live and die, Cui Guifei took a step first, and the Cui family was defeated immediately, I don't know if it's true or false at that time, anyway, the crime is quite big, and many people are implicated. It should be the same time when the family members entered the workshop, right? ”

Hmm, as for how Zhang Ziqian dressed as a man and a woman, and how he had been in the teaching workshop for all these years, I guess I have to ask King An about these things.

By the way, is his real surname Zhang? According to the Empress Dowager Shengci, he should be surnamed Cui.

The Empress Dowager Shengci continued with what she had just said: "It is because they are so good that they know what they want and what they do, maybe...... It's not that easy to get along with, is it? Once the first emperor was here with me, he said two words vaguely, which seemed to mean just that. ”

Are those people too ambitious? Or is it too good and too strong, so it makes people feel uneasy?

Xiao Dong was still pondering the words of the Empress Dowager Shengci until he left Changchun Palace.

Yes, maybe everyone does.

It may not be obvious to show it, but if you are friends, it seems that you are still similar to yourself, slightly better, or inferior, and the standard is consistent. A mediocre friend, don't expect him to help you much, as long as he accompanies you for a drink and whines with each other when you need it. A person who is too good can sometimes be as good as a sharp spike, which will make the people around him feel threatened from time to time.

Only if you like it, you may not be able to get along well.

Empress Dowager Shotoku's family background made the emperor feel a sense of threat, which is certain.

What about Cui Guifei and Zhu Jieyu? They are undoubtedly very beautiful, but because they are so beautiful, they compete for favor and fight secretly......

It was the Empress Dowager of Holy Mercy, who did not show the mountains and waters, and finally achieved positive results.

It's just that the long loneliness in the middle is also difficult.

Don't talk about it, Xiao Dong saw it with his own eyes. In the years when the Empress Dowager Shengde was still in the limelight, the Empress Dowager Shengci had no dignity at all, and she was even inferior to the powerful female officials around the Empress Dowager Shengde.

Xiao Dong walked slowly, and when he was about to leave the Yinhan Gate, he met the fifth princess in person.

Xiao Dong was stunned for a moment, and the fifth princess greeted her first: "Sister Xiao Dong, are you going out of the palace to go back?" ”

"Well, where is the fifth sister going?"

"I went to sit down with my mother."

"Concubine Ming...... Are you okay? ”

The fifth princess lowered her head slightly: "It's not too much, I've been taking medicine." ”

In fact, Xiaodong still wants to ask, how is your own body? Last time, it was so dangerous, although I saved my life, but I can't ask the doctor to treat and recuperate, after all, it's still not safe.

The two of them exchanged two polite sentences, and it was hard to say whether their stomachs were full of worries, but there was nothing to say on their faces.

"It's getting late, I'll go back."

The fifth princess said, "I'll send you." ”

Xiao Dong excused himself and said no, but the fifth princess insisted on sending it.

Her gaze lingered on Xiao Dong's body for a long time.

Xiao Dong wears a high-waisted skirt with a skirt tied under her chest. She used to wear such clothes when she was a little girl, and now she has gone around and around and put on them again. On the one hand, it is comfortable, and on the other hand, it can also cover the stomach.

Xiaodong is already pregnant, and his walking posture has changed unconsciously. It wasn't intentional, but as her stomach changed day by day, many changes quietly took place in her. Some of them she noticed herself, some of them didn't—but Qin Lie paid attention to them all.

Speaking of which, Qin Lie is waiting outside the palace gate at this time.

"When will the child be born?"

"Well, the Imperial Doctor said that it was going to be the New Year."

"Qin Lie must be happy, right?"

There was nothing wrong with this, but the tone of the fifth princess ......

Xiao Dong nodded, and changed the topic casually: "How did I hear that my sister wants to move to Linghua Temple?" ”

The fifth princess replied casually: "Hmm." It's good to go out, quietly. Besides, after all, I am a widow, and it is not appropriate for someone who has been married to always live in the palace. ”

"The concubine must be reluctant to give up her sister. Besides, she has been sick, and her sister stays in the palace, which is also convenient to take care of, and the mother and daughter can be closer to each other. Like me...... Even if I wanted to see my mother, I couldn't. ”

"Her ......"

The fifth princess stopped halfway through speaking.

However, Xiao Dong felt that there was a bit of disapproval in those words.

has arrived at Yinhan Gate, Xiao Dong said: "Fifth sister, don't send it, it's windy now, you go back quickly." ”

The fifth princess stood on her feet and said, "It's not convenient for me to go to the palace to visit you." We'll talk next time you come to the palace. ”

Xiao Dong agreed.

But she didn't want to have more contact with the fifth princess.

Ever since he knew about her and Shen Jing, Xiao Dong always felt like he had stuffed something in his heart when he saw her again, and his diaphragm should be panicked. It's not good to pretend to be confused.

I want to persuade her to take care of her body, but she can't say it explicitly. I want to persuade her to open her mind and open her mind, but she can't.

Every time I see her, I always feel sour and uncomfortable.

For this reason, Xiao Dong hasn't seen Shen Jing since. Even if she was pregnant and Shen Jing came to congratulate her, it was Qin Lie who saw him in the outer courtyard.

When I think of him, I always feel ......

The boy who used to have a witty and ingenious game of bamboo fighting, a boy who hid in a rockery to watch chivalry, and a young man who won the poetry with quick thinking......

The images were all blurred.

Every girl will have a little yearning for Prince Charming in their hearts. This feeling may not be love, maybe just a little admiration, just like the feeling of star-chasing people towards idols.

I used to have this feeling in the winter.

But......

Perhaps growth brings not only gains and gains, but also loss and disillusionment.

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In fact, I once impulsively wanted to match Xiaodong to Shen Jing's ~~