In winter, as soon as the sun sets in the evening, it quickly gets dark.

When Shu Shu went out from Kunning Palace, there was still a little sunset, and when he arrived outside the study, the little eunuch who followed had already lit a lantern.

"Mother, please come here." Da Li Zi said as he handed over a delicate glass lamp, "The emperor ordered that the servants should not accompany him." ”

"Who else is in there, what about the second elder brother?" Shu Shu asked.

"They all retreated, only the emperor is here." Da Li Zi said, "Niangniang, please." ”

Shu Shu felt weird, for a few months since the wedding, she had always felt that Xuan Ye was a generous person, and she was so mysterious at this time, it was not necessarily because she wanted to play tricks on her for that matter.

However, they have all come.

Shu Shu settled down, carried the glass lamp into the study, and walked along the corridor through the courtyard, the deepest part was Xuan Ye's class. He listened to the lectures of the Taifu here on weekdays, and in the past, he was only accompanied by the second elder brother, but now there are some more children of the clan family.

"Your Majesty?" Shu Shu stood in front of the door and shouted inside, "Are you there?" ”

"Come in." Xuan Ye replied briskly.

In the study, Xuan Ye sat in the position of the Taifu, and when he saw Shu Shu enter the door, he pointed to his chair: "You sit there." ”

Shu Shu shook his head: "That's where the emperor sits, and the concubines can't trespass." ”

Xuan Ye said: "You can't sit on the dragon chair of the Qianqing Palace in the Taihe Palace, you are the only one in the world, and you can sit anywhere, because you are my queen." ”

Shu Shu insisted: "This is the honor and rights given by the emperor to the concubines, but the concubines also have the freedom to retain not to use." The emperor wants to forcibly order the concubine to sit down at this moment, and the concubine does not dare to disobey, but if the concubine can make her own decisions, the concubine does not want to sit. ”

"You're only twelve, but you're like an adult." Xuan Ye said, "How boring is this? ”

"If you go back to the emperor, whether it is a child or an adult, the concubines are already the queens of the Qing Dynasty, and being a child for a few more years may not be much happier, it is better to adapt to how to become a queen as soon as possible, which will be beneficial to the future." Shu Shu said, and found a random place to sit down on the side.

Xuan Ye's gaze stayed on Shu Shu's face, similar words, he said to the imperial grandmother, and when he heard it again, it turned out to be from Shu Shu's mouth.

At that time, I didn't know what the imperial grandmother's mood was, but at this moment, Xuan Ye was inexplicably a little more distressed about the person in front of him, no wonder the imperial grandmother always talked about it, asking him not to push himself too much.

"I see." Xuan Ye said, "You are right, we are just children's bodies and ages, but we are no longer qualified to be children. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Shu Shu bowed in thanks, he straightened his back and asked, "Your Majesty, you summoned your concubines, do you have any orders?" It's getting late, you can't delay your dinner, the imperial grandmother is waiting for someone to reply to your daily life and diet, half a moment late, the imperial grandmother will be worried. ”

"Originally, I wanted you to sit there and let me see how Taifu saw me on weekdays." Xuan Ye smiled, "Forget it, if you don't want to, I can't force you." ”

"Please forgive the emperor." Shu Shu said.

"One more thing." Xuan Ye finally became serious, "I want to hear you tell the truth, why should I ask the Imperial Grandmother to stop me from exercising?" Do you think I'm naked, rude, and unseemly? ”

Shu Shu lowered his eyes with a solemn expression.

Xuan Ye said: "I believe that you have not complained, and I am willing to believe what you say." ”

Shu Shu raised his eyes, he was still so angry in the morning, saying that he was untrustworthy and not honest. Naturally, that is angry talk, but angry talk is also sad.

Xuan Ye seemed to have guessed Shu Shu's thoughts, and said generously: "But I need some explanation before I can take back those words, so please come, let's talk about it." ”

Shu Shu got up and blessed the emperor: "Because of this matter, it's just that the emperor thinks that people outside don't know." The day after you and your concubine agreed that you would not spread the word, the concubine received a letter from home, and they asked the concubine if you were running in the ice and snow early in the morning. ”

Xuan Ye was suddenly angry: "Sony? ”

Shu Shu said: "Suo Etu." ”

Xuan Ye snorted: "Sure enough, I know that you, the third uncle, are a very shrewd and tricky person. ”

Shu Shu lowered his eyes: "They can know, and some people will definitely know, as for who it is, the concubine thinks that the emperor must understand it in his heart." ”

The little boy sighed in the old age: "I understand." ”

"Yes." Shu Shu sat down again.

Xuan Ye thought for a while, and then asked: "Now it's clear like this, isn't it very simple, why do you want to alarm the imperial grandmother and go around in such a big circle?" ”

Shu Shu decided to do this after careful consideration, no matter what Xuan Ye asked at the moment, she had the answer in her heart, and replied without hesitation: "Because it looks like this, the emperor is like a child, a child who makes the emperor's grandmother her heart." It's not because you perceive the outside eyes that you hide your hard work, so that they can be less suspicious, which is beneficial to the emperor. ”

"So cautious?" Xuan Ye was simply surprised, this was the answer he didn't expect at all.

"Yes, because it's the emperor's business." Shu Shu said, "That is, the concubine's own business." ”

Xuan Ye got up and walked in front of Shu Shu, clenched his fists deeply, Shu Shu hurriedly stood up, but Xuan Ye sat down according to her: "I will compensate you, I will take back every word of those words in the morning." ”

Shu stretched his face: "The emperor is serious, but the concubine failed to take into account your feelings." ”

Xuan Ye looked back at Taifu's seat, his eyes lit up, and he smiled at Shu Shu: "In this way, you go and sit there, and then see what it looks like for me to sit here, and then tell me." ”

He reached out and grabbed Shu Shu's hand, pulling her around Taifu's desk, Shu Shu wanted to excuse himself, Xuan Ye said, "You taught me such a useful truth, why can't you sit still?" ”

Shu Shu saw that he was insistent and didn't dare to shirk any longer, so he sat down, and Xuan Ye ran back to his place and asked her aloud: "Look at me, what does it look like?" ”

"Same as before." As he spoke, his gaze stopped on Xuan Ye's face and he couldn't take his eyes off.

The back of Shu Shu's hand still retains the strength of Xuan Ye pulling her, and it has been rumored in the palace and outside the palace for a long time that the emperor pulled Concubine Zhao to take refuge and flee for his life, and it turned out that he was holding his hand, which was the feeling.

"How is it the same, can you take a look at it again?" Xuan Ye was not satisfied, "Take a closer look." ”

"The emperor is not listening to the Taifu lecture now." Shu Shu smiled, "It's better to come to see you in class another day, the concubine will come to see you in class, then I can see it really, and I can't tell you in advance." ”

Xuan Ye agreed, ran back and lay on the table, his face was on Shu Shu's cheek, the two were very close, and when they were close, they could whisper.

"I don't want Taifu to tell them that I'm smart and I'm hardworking." Xuan Ye said, "Just like you were worried about. ”

Shu Shu unconsciously lowered his voice: "The concubine understands." ”

In Kunning Palace, Pomegranate fidgeted and walked around the door, and finally heard movement and knew that the queen had returned.

She hurried out and nervously wanted to ask something, but what she saw in her eyes was the little queen's happy and relaxed breath, and she said with a smile: "Auntie, I'm hungry." ”

Pomegranate couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Yes, the imperial dining room has been urged several times, and they are in a hurry." ”

Everyone supported the queen to return to the palace, and the Qianqing Palace in front of her also followed closely to pass the meal, as Shu Shu said, as soon as the emperor moved here, it immediately spread to Cining Palace.

But Yu'er didn't care about whether her grandson ate or didn't eat today, she had already heard that Xuan Ye had taken Shu Shu to the study, and the two children avoided everyone there and didn't know what to do, Yu'er even asked Su Mala worriedly: "Don't be that ......"

Su Mala couldn't cry or laugh: "You are really old, you are worrying." ”

Let's say that Yikun Palace is next to the west gate of Kunning Palace, and if there is any movement here, Yikun Palace can probably hear it.

Ling Zhao didn't have much appetite for dinner tonight, she heard Dongyun say that it was dark, and the queen suddenly went to the study.

"Miss, the director of the Imperial Dining Room asks to see me." Dongyun stood in front of the screen and said to his master, "They are just outside the door. ”

Ling Zhao raised his head at this time: "It's so late, what are you doing?" ”

Dongyun said: "You didn't use your chopsticks for dinner, they were worried about whether the dishes were not good, and they wanted to ask for guilt, and asked you to show them." ”

Ling Zhao was reluctant to deal with it: "You just say, it's me who is uncomfortable and has no appetite." ”

Dong Yun was very embarrassed: "Say that you are not feeling well, the people from the Tai Hospital should come, and even the people from Cining Palace ......."

Ling Zhao was impatient: "You can't handle this little thing, can't you?" ”

Dongyun lowered his head: "But the rules in the palace are too many and too detailed." ”

Ling Zhao took a deep breath and got up: "Bring the silver ingots in the drawer and let them in." ”

In order not to make things troublesome, she promised some silver to the people in the imperial dining room, and casually made some excuses, saying that she was a picky eater, but this matter should not be worried about the queen mother, and asked the people in the imperial dining room to be considerate.

Those people accepted the money, naturally said good things, asked some of Concubine Zhao's preferences, and then withdrew.

Ling Zhao felt very tired, returned to the dormitory, and before he took off his clothes, he lay on the bed with his head.

Dong Yun asked worriedly, "Miss, are you really uncomfortable?" ”

Ling Zhao's face was buried in the quilt, and he didn't want to bother with anyone anymore, so he made a muffled voice: "Let's all step down." ”

In the last few days of the fourth year of Kangxi, there was heavy snowfall, and on Chinese New Year's Eve, the Cining Palace was lit up, and in the ice and snow, there was a special prosperity.

Shu Shu has been following the Empress Dowager and is busy dealing with those noble ladies, so Xuan Ye naturally has no leisure.

When the family banquet finally dispersed, the emperor wanted to keep the New Year, the Qianqing Palace was brightly lit, and Shu Shu also had to go to the Fengxian Palace in the middle of the night to salute, so he only relied on the beauty couch to sleep.

When she opened her eyes inadvertently, she saw Pomegranate wiping her tears.

Shu Shu hurriedly closed his eyes, pretending not to see it, but knew in his heart that tomorrow was his mother-in-law's birthday.

Pomegranates are like this, what about the emperor?

Shu Shu opened his eyes, and the pomegranate had already left.

She got up and walked to the window, and the palace maid outside the door heard the movement and came into the door, and said to her: "Niangniang, Aunt Pomegranate has gone to the Qianqing Palace, do you want a slave to find it?" ”

"No need, she'll be back before midnight." Shu Shu said, "For them, after the prosperity, there is only sadness left." ”

"Yes......" The palace maid in front of the door quietly retreated.

Shu Shu silently recited in his heart: "From now on, your sadness is naturally my sadness." ”