Coincidentally, I met them in the Imperial Garden, and I was about to go up to say hello, but suddenly someone rushed to them.

A little palace maid with a face, probably didn't notice the existence of Qin Liusu, and said directly to Dugu Yu and Dugu Xun:

"The two princes, the slave maid was ordered by the Queen Mother to invite the two princes to go to the Dust Palace, and the Queen Mother wants to meet the two princes."

When Dugu Yu and Dugu Xun heard this, they also followed the little palace maid.

"The Queen Mother?" Qin Liusu instantly felt doubts, she had never heard the name of the Queen Mother after entering the palace for so long.

It turns out that it is not that there is no queen mother in this palace. Instead, the Queen Mother does not live in this harem.

Between the doubts, Qin Liusu vaguely remembered that he had heard Yang Ziqi say that after Dugu Yi became the emperor, the princes in the palace moved outside the palace respectively.

It was at that time that Duguyi's two younger brothers were handed over to Concubine Guan to raise. But no one had ever heard of their biological mother. Dugu Yi never mentioned it, and Dugu Xun and his brothers never mentioned it.

But why is that? The Queen Mother is clearly still here, but she has never appeared in everyone's sight. He has never managed the affairs of the harem, let alone raised his son personally.

has never had anything to do with Dugu Yi, who is the emperor.

"Could there be something hidden in this, but what happened in it?" Qin Liusu was a little puzzled, but she was still very curious about the story.

"Kite, how long have you been in the palace?"

"Back to Niangniang's words, it has been another three years since Iris'er entered the palace."

"Three years? So long! Qin Liusu couldn't believe it, she really didn't see that a little girl like Kite had been a palace maid in the palace for three years.

"Yes, sis. All the palace maids in the palace, according to the law, if they do not have more than one year of qualifications, they will not be able to serve the mother closely. ”

In other words, the palace maids used to serve those concubines in the harem have at least one year of palace maid qualifications.

“…… In addition, if you want to become a high-level palace maid, you must have many abilities. ”

Hearing what Kite said, Qin Liusu was surprised. It turns out that there are so many requirements to be a palace maid, and you have to become a high-level palace maid.

A little girl like Kite, who is the same age as herself, is really much more difficult than herself.

Qin Liusu wanted to ask Kite about the Queen Mother, but accidentally diverted the topic. Thinking of this, it immediately returned to her curiosity.

"Iris, it's been three years since you entered the palace, do you know some of the things that happened in this palace before, for example, about the Queen Mother."

"Mother." When Kite heard this, she immediately lowered her voice and said to Qin Liusu cautiously:

"Those things are forbidden to be discussed in the palace. But if the mother wants to know, the kite has heard a little bit, and she can tell the mother secretly. ”

"Really?" When Qin Liusu heard this, his eyes lit up, and he immediately became happy. Then he walked to the door, quietly observed the movement outside, and after making sure that there was nothing abnormal, he closed the door again, and came back to listen quietly to the kite talk about those things.

"Niangniang, the slave maid heard those old palace maids in the palace say that when the queen mother was the queen mother before, she was a kind and good person. No matter who they are, like palace maids, eunuchs, etc., they are very kind to them......"

"That's the case...... "If that's the case, Qin Liusu can't help but wonder, since the Queen Mother is such a good person, why would she hand over her children to Concubine Guan to raise.

As far as Qin Liusu knows, the two brothers Dugu Yu and Dugu Xun have grown up beside Concubine Guan since they were children.

"Niangniang, these past events in the palace were all more than ten years ago, and no one in the palace was allowed to talk about them privately, so that's all Kite has heard."

More than ten years ago, Kite really couldn't know much, just because of this, Qin Liusu really couldn't know why.

"Kite, is that all?"

"That's all Kite knows about the palace."

"And the ones outside the palace?" Qin Liusu wondered, could there be any ulterior secrets outside the palace. Listening to Kite again, it turned out to be about the concubine.

Qin Liusu actually wanted to say that there was no need to listen to others about the concubine, Qin Liusu himself could see who the concubine was.

I've been in contact with her so many times, it's hard not to know her as a person.

But listening to what Kite said, it still opened Qin Liusu's eyes. It turned out that Qin Liusu still knew too little about this concubine.

When Concubine Guan was young, she was an arrogant and unreasonable lady. When she was in the palace, there was no palace maid who stayed in her palace who was not punished by her.

It is said that in the past, when Concubine Guan just gave birth to the little prince, that is, now Guan Qinyou, the nurse fed the little prince.

Concubine Guan excused herself that she was short of milk, but she was actually afraid that her figure would be out of shape and cause her to fall out of favor. But Concubine Guan also cherishes her son very much.

When the little prince just learned to walk, because of the frustration of a palace maid, the little prince fell down, and the concubine Guan was very angry.

After punishing the palace maid, she was still angry, and later put her to death privately.

"Just because the little prince fell, she actually executed a palace maid?" Qin Liusu was surprised, this concubine didn't look pleasant, but he didn't expect that she was really a vicious person.

casually careless of human life, completely treating human life as ants.

In addition, when the little prince grew up, he became the later King Jing. From the palace to King Jing's mansion, Concubine Guan, as the head of the family, still holds the power of the palace.

Kite also told Qin Liusu that she had heard that all the maids and maids in King Jing's Mansion who got too close to King Jing or had intimate acts were later executed by Concubine Guan, and none of them were spared.

"There's such a thing!" Qin Liusu couldn't help but be dumbfounded. No wonder Concubine Guan was so unable to see her and Guan Qinyou interacting at that time. If he hadn't escaped at that time, would he have been killed by Concubine Guan a long time ago......

"This concubine is too vicious!" Qin Liusu was so angry that he slapped the table, and he didn't know if Guan Qinyou knew that his mother was such a person.

"Niangniang, these things are only heard from others, as for the facts, the slave and maid don't understand very well."

No matter what the facts are, no matter what kind of person the concubine is, Qin Liusu also sees it in his eyes. She only hopes that Guan Qinyou will have a good time by such a mother's side.

The Empress Dowager Huici sent someone to invite Dugu Yu and Dugu Xun to the Dust Palace. Since the two brothers returned to the palace, for Yu Duguyu, this is the first time he has seen his biological mother.

Looking at the Empress Dowager Huici in front of him, Dugu Yu obviously felt unfamiliar, but he still tried his best to integrate himself into such a new environment.

"Too ...... The Queen Mother. Hearing Dugu Yu's shout, Dugu Xun immediately pulled his clothes, suggesting that he called "Queen Mother".

"Yes, Yu'er, it's good to call the queen of mourning."

"Mother...... Queen ......"

Dugu Yu looked confused, and didn't seem to understand what the situation was. But he still called the Empress Dowager Huici "Queen Mother". It's like listening to a command. tried his best to show his sincerity, but it was a little unnatural.

He clearly recalled more than ten years ago.

More than ten years ago, when the two brothers were about to be sent to Concubine Guan to raise, Dugu Yu cried and shouted and refused to leave, and even shouted "Queen Mother" many times, but the Empress Dowager Huici did not soften her heart and did not look at him more.

More than ten years have passed, and when she saw her mother for the first time in such a long time, the Empress Dowager Huici suddenly asked Dugu Yu to call her her the queen mother, and Dugu Yu couldn't accept it all of a sudden.

The Empress Dowager Huici was quite happy when she heard Dugu Yu also call herself the queen mother.

Although it will take some time to restore the family relationship that it used to be, the Empress Dowager Huici is also satisfied when she sees that her children have returned to her side.

Instead, Chun He brought the brewed tea and a prepared snack. The Empress Dowager Huici then said to the two brothers:

"Yu'er, Xun'er, the queen mother's side is not as good as the harem, and there is nothing to entertain you, the mourning family made some pastries that you loved to eat when you were a child, and it is okay for you to taste it."

"The pastries made by the queen mother are delicious."

"Yes, Xun'er." Just listening to Dugu Xun's simple compliment, the Empress Dowager Huici was happy, "How does it taste compared to what the queen mother used to do?" ”

"After returning to my mother, my son...... I don't remember the taste before. After saying this, Dugu Xun was silent, and the Empress Dowager Huici couldn't help but be silent.

More than ten years is too long, Dugu Xun remembers his former mother, but he can't remember the taste of the pastries he ate when he was a child. He was very relieved and happy to be able to return to his mother's side again. But more than ten years are too long, and there is too much suffering in his heart.

There is something unspeakable about his mother's abandonment back then, but the pain that his mother has brought to him is not something that can be healed overnight.

Until he left the Dust Sealing Palace, Dugu Yu seemed to have something on his mind. Only then did he know that before he met the Empress Dowager Huici, the Empress Dowager Huici had already met Dugu Xun first.

Thinking of this, and thinking of the scene when he didn't know what to call the Queen Mother, a sense of imbalance faintly rose in his heart.

Dugu Yu clearly remembered that the pastries made by the Empress Dowager Huici for them were said to be what their brothers loved to eat before. But in fact, Dugu Xun loves to eat.

Because he is a good child who is not picky. More than ten years ago, when their brothers were still babbling children, Dugu Yu was a good child in the eyes of his father and mother since he was a child.

He is the most obedient, and he listens to whatever the adults say. He eats whatever he feeds. I've never said half a word, and I've never picked any food.

Dugu Xun is different, the queen mother asked him what he likes and dislikes, and he tells the truth.

Therefore, what the queen mother remembers more is what Dugu Xun likes and dislikes.

Until now, it has been so.

Dugu Yu never cared about anything before, but now. There was a gradual imbalance in his heart. He felt the queen mother's preference for Dugu Xun, and he felt that he was being ignored.

"Chunhe, have you noticed that the mourning family feels that Yu'er seems to be still angry with the mourning family."

"Mother, you should be too worried."

Empress Dowager Huici also sensed that something was wrong with Dugu Yu. Although he shouted the queen mother on his lips, what he gave to the Empress Dowager Huici was an indescribable sense of alienation.

"The mourning family doesn't worry too much, Yu'er is the most down-to-earth one among the three of their brothers, he can't hide things since he was a child, and it's the same now, he has something in his heart, and the mourning family can see it."

"Mother, the slave thinks you're really thinking too much. In the eyes of the slave maid, Prince Wen should have not seen you for too long, and it may be a little unaccustomed to meeting you suddenly. After all, they have all grown up beside Concubine Guan since they were children, and it always takes time to get used to returning to this palace all at once. Don't worry too much, mother. ”

"I hope so." The Empress Dowager Huici herself also understood that she had abandoned them, and twelve years had passed. The damage they have done in the past 12 years is not something that can be remedied in one day.

In King Liu's mansion, Song Qinghe was still suffering.