222 Empress Dowager Zhao
Concubine Chen's request made everyone stunned, Lin Su looked around hesitantly, and finally fell on the Empress Dowager Zhao, and said in a low voice: "Empress Dowager, this matter ...... I'm afraid I'm going to tell the emperor, right? ”
Only then did Empress Dowager Zhao come back to her senses, nodded, and used this excuse to send Concubine Chen away, and then showed a smile of appreciation to Lin Su, covering her lips and making a tired look. All the women were exquisite, and when they saw this, they immediately stood up and said goodbye one by one. Lin Su originally wanted to leave with him, but he was left behind by Empress Dowager Zhao.
"The Queen Mother?" Lin Su was a little surprised, and waited until Mama led the palace maid to remove all the things in the hall, and brought a pot of new tea and refreshments, then sat next to the Empress Dowager Zhao according to the other party's instructions, and blinked her eyes a little uncertainly, "The Empress Dowager left her concubine down because of Concubine Chen's affairs?" ”
Empress Dowager Zhao showed a look of satisfaction, nodded slightly, and motioned for Lin Su to drink tea.
"You're tired from the day, and I should have let you go back to rest." Empress Dowager Zhao picked up a piece of refreshment, tasted it, and then gently put it on the edge of the plate, and said in a low voice: "However, what Concubine Chen did today worries me. She...... She has always been quiet in this harem, and she is faint with anyone, but only you have some friendship with her. So, I want to ask you, do you know what she is doing today? ”
Lin Su lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then looked up at the Empress Dowager Zhao and said in a low voice: "This matter, a few days ago, I heard Concubine Chen mention it......"
Speaking of this, she stood up again and glanced up at Empress Dowager Zhao.
"The concubine remembered that at that time, Concubine Chen said that she dreamed a little about the little things she got along with the emperor back then, and said that she heard the emperor ask her why she didn't continue to raise that little bird......"
"Sparrow?" Empress Dowager Zhao raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Lin Su suspiciously.
Lin Su nodded with a smile and said, "According to Concubine Chen, that little finch was a puppy given to her by the emperor at the beginning, and she has always been kept by her side. Since the death of the first emperor, the little bird did not eat or drink, and finally died. ”
"It's a loyal dog." Empress Dowager Zhao commented lightly, but her face remained unchanged, and she continued to look at Lin Su, motioning for her to continue.
Lin Su put down the teacup in his hand, looked up at the Queen Mother and said: "Concubine Chen said that she has always dreamed about the things of the year these days, and it is also the concubine who talks a lot, and she said that she will definitely dream when she thinks about it day and night." Who knew that this would make Concubine Chen feel bad, and she left the Fuliu Hall in a hurry. ”
"So, Concubine Chen's previous remarks are the truth?" Empress Dowager Zhao bowed her head in contemplation.
Lin Su glanced left and right, hesitantly ate a piece of snack, and then spoke as if he had plucked up courage.
The concubine didn't dare to confirm it. Perhaps, Concubine Chen just deliberately mentioned this in front of me, just to prepare for today's rhetoric in front of the Queen Mother. With hesitation and uneasiness on her face, Empress Dowager Zhao showed a hint of a smile.
She reached out and patted Lin Su's shoulder gently, "You kid, you're still too careful." In front of me, I don't have to be so cautious in what I say, and I naturally have a definite conclusion in my heart. ”
"Yes, the concubine remembered." Lin Su smiled and nodded, his face looked a little better. Secretly glanced at the Empress Dowager Zhao, she tentatively opened her mouth again, "However, the concubine doesn't understand, although there are people from the royal family buried in the imperial mausoleum, there are palace maids and grandmothers guarding the mausoleum all the year round, but, compared to the palace, it is a bitter cold place after all, if Concubine Chen had used her mind in front of the concubines before, then why did she leave this palace with fine clothes and jade food, and wanted to guard the mausoleum for the emperor?" ”
Empress Dowager Zhao glanced at Lin Su with satisfaction, "Your mind is very delicate, no wonder the emperor always values you." She smiled and nodded, and motioned to the grandmother on the side to refill Lin Su's tea, and then continued: "Think about it again." ”
Lin Su was slightly stunned, he didn't expect that when he said this, Empress Dowager Zhao was still not satisfied. Thinking like this, she could only bow her head and continue to pretend to be contemplative, and only said in a low voice for a long time: "Concubine Chen is tired of the days of this palace...... So...... So ......"
said "so" twice in a row, and in the end she didn't dare to say that rebellious idea, but just looked up at Empress Dowager Zhao.
"So what, you say. I won't blame you. ”
Lin Su muttered at this time, if it weren't for the two of them being close, I was afraid that even the Empress Dowager Zhao wouldn't be able to hear her.
"So, she wants to leave the palace and go to the imperial tomb, is it just an excuse?"
Empress Dowager Zhao took a deep breath and stared at Lin Su with a pair of eyes. Lin Su only felt as if he was being taken as a prey by some fierce beast, and then he really understood, how could he not see something if he could survive the battle in the harem and make his son the emperor's woman?
She looked at the Queen Mother almost with some difficulty, and her lips moved slightly, "Queen Mother...... It was the concubine who lost her words, and asked the queen mother to atone for her sins......"
Empress Dowager Zhao saw that she looked scared, her eyes gradually gentle, she picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and then said in a low voice: "It's late, you are tired for a day, but I am afraid that you will not go back to see the two little guys." Go back and rest. ”
"This ......" Lin Su immediately got up when he heard this, glanced at the Empress Dowager Zhao hesitantly, and then knelt down and exited the main hall.
Outside, Chunyan and Xia Yan were guarding, and Xia Yan came from behind. After all, the other concubines all returned to their respective places, but only Lin Su did not come back, so she explained their affairs in the Fuliu Hall and hurried over.
When he went out and saw Xia Yan waiting on the side, Lin Su thought that something was wrong in the Fuliu Palace, and after listening to her, he realized that he was worried about himself, and he felt a little warm in his heart but didn't say anything, just held Chunyan's arm or walked in the direction of the Fuliu Palace.
Lin Su didn't have a good rest that night, and all he dreamed about that night was the things that were held back in the palace in his previous life, until he finally lost his child...... She screamed and woke up from her sleep.
I got up and looked outside, but it was still pitch black outside.
Without waking up the spring finch who was guarding outside, she got up and poured herself a cup of herbal tea, drank half of it, and then felt more comfortable, and lay back on the bed, looking at the dark outside in a daze.
Today's reaction of Empress Dowager Zhao was really beyond her expectations, and she always felt that she seemed to have done something wrong. However, according to the situation at the time, if she didn't speak so much, I was afraid that Empress Dowager Zhao would be disappointed in her. In the harem, the two sisters Zhou Shuxian and Zhou Shude have the support of the Queen Mother Lan behind them. And she worked hard to make the imperial concubine become the current Empress Dowager Zhao, if she turned to support the rest of the harem, I am afraid that she will really become a joke, and she will never have the opportunity to really fight Zhou Shuxian, as well as the Zhou family and the Lan family behind her.