Tang Shuyi took Xiao Yuzhu by the hand, exchanged a few words with Mao Guangquan, and then sat in the sedan chair that had been prepared by the palace a long time ago, and entered the palace through the side door.

Through the window, you can see the pavilions, ponds and streams passing by, and the rockeries and bamboo forests echo each other.....

Tang Shuyi praised again, this King Yao must have been an elegant and enjoyable person during his lifetime.

The sedan chair walked for more than half an hour, and stopped in front of a courtyard with a quiet atmosphere, Mao Guangquan bent down to open the sedan curtain, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Hou, it's here." ”

Tang Shuyi led Xiao Yuzhu out of the sedan chair, looked down at her, and gave her a look that she didn't have to be afraid. Xiao Yuzhu smiled at her, bright and hearty. Tang Shuyi was relieved when she saw this, and then followed Mao Guangquan into the courtyard.

Xiao Yuzhu's back was straight, her eyes were not squinting, and she walked forward with unhurried steps, she was really not nervous. She had entered the palace before, but at that time, her father was still alive, and it was those people in the palace who were polite to see her.

Now even if her father is gone, she is not afraid of her mother by her side.

Mao Guangquan followed the mother and daughter to lead the way, and couldn't help admiring the mother and daughter's bearing. The mother is graceful and luxurious, and faintly reveals a powerful aura. The daughter is young, but she is not arrogant or impatient, and she is calm.

When he was amazed in his heart, a kind-faced grandmother greeted him, and she saluted Tang Shuyi first, "Mrs. Hou is well." ”

This is the personal grandmother next to the concubine, Mama Liu.

Tang Shuyi smiled and asked her to be exempt, and Mama Liu saluted Xiao Yuzhu again, "Miss is fine." ”

Xiao Yuzhu hurriedly dodged, and said in her mouth: "Don't dare to accept the courtesy of grandma." ”

Tang Shuyi also said: "She is a child, and she doesn't have so many courtesies. ”

Mama Liu smiled and got up, "The concubine is waiting for you in the house." ”

"Tired Mama led the way."

Tang Shuyi took Xiao Yuzhu's hand and followed Mama Liu into the house. In the center of the elegant hall, Concubine Jiashu was sitting there in a dark brown robe, although she was in her fifties, she was elegant and amiable. Under her, there is a mother and daughter, who are somewhat similar to Concubine Jiashu, and they are the widowed sister of the concubine and her daughter.

Tang Shuyi took Xiao Yuzhu to salute Concubine Jiashu, but as soon as she bent down, she heard Concubine Jiashu say, "Okay, I don't have so many courtesies here." ”

At this time, the mother and daughter of the concubine sister saluted Tang Shuyi, and there was another greeting. Then the concubine beckoned to Xiao Yuzhu, Xiao Yuzhu walked over with a smile, and Concubine Jiashu took her hand and sat next to her, asking her what she did at home on weekdays, what she liked and so on.

Xiao Yuzhu replied in a proper manner, and later saw that the concubine was kind, so she magnified her courage and said a lot of usually interesting things, such as quarreling with Xiao Yuming, going to the Tang Guogong Mansion to see monkeys, and so on.

The concubine listened to her fairy tales, and she kept smiling on her face. Later, he also told Tang Shuyi, "You raised this child so well." ”

Tang Shuyi looked helpless, "It's also very hot at home." "Especially when I fight with Xiao Yuming, it's really a headache.

"It's good for children to be like this, and they can't be too restrained." The concubine touched Xiao Yuzhu's head as she spoke, and said to Mama Liu, who was standing on the side: "I remember that there is a set of Dongzhu head noodles in the warehouse, which is suitable for such a big girl, you go and get it." ”

Xiao Yuzhu heard what she said, looked at Tang Shuyi, and didn't know whether this thing should be accepted or not. Tang Shuyi smiled and said to her, "Thank you concubine for not yet." ”

It's just to go back and send something of equal value to the concubine, but now it looks petty to shirk it.

Xiao Yuzhu got up and saluted the concubine to thank her, and the concubine pulled her to sit down again, she really liked this child.

Next, the concubine and Tang Shuyi and the concubine's sister and daughter chatted about some family life, but the concubine took Xiao Yuzhu's hand and asked her to sit next to her during the whole process.

Tang Shuyi came over today with a purpose, so after a while, he brought the topic to the house called Huguang Pavilion of King Xiaoyao, "I have always felt that the scenery of Langyue Lake is pleasant, so I want to buy a house there." I went to see it that day and was attracted by a mansion, and later learned that the mansion belonged to the prince. ”

At the mention of King Xiaoyao, the concubine had some sadness on her face, and he said: "He likes to have fun, and he also looked at the pleasant scenery of Langyue Lake at the beginning, and said that drinking and enjoying the scenery in the moonlight must be an unusual taste, so he built a house there." Who knows, he didn't drink to the moonlight there once. ”

Hearing the concubine say this, Tang Shuyi suddenly remembered a lyric she heard in her previous life: A cup of respect for the rising sun, a cup of respect for the moonlight, awakened my yearning and softened the cold window.

sighed in his heart and said, "I'm sorry for making you sad." ”

The concubine waved her hand, "If you go, you go, and it's the same if I don't mention it." But let's keep the house for him. ”

This means that the house will not be sold, Tang Shuyi is mentally prepared, so he is not disappointed, so he changed the topic with a smile, and everyone talked about family life again. In a blink of an eye, it was lunch time, and Tang Shuyi and Xiao Yuzhu had lunch in the palace before going home.

On the way home, Xiao Yuzhu said to Tang Shuyi: "I think although the concubine looks very happy today, in fact, she should not be happy." ”

"Why do you say that?" Tang Shuyi asked.

Xiao Yuzhu thought about it, but couldn't think of how to answer this question, so she said: "It's just feeling, I feel that she is not as happy as she appears on the surface."

Tang Shuyi touched her head, the child is sensitive.

She said: "The concubine should not have recovered from the pain of losing her son. ”

Xiao Yuzhu wrinkled her little face and sighed similarly, "I sometimes miss my father, but I can't think about him all the time!" Mother, you are the same, just think about your father once in a while. ”

"Okay." Tang Shuyi said.

But there are some things that you don't just want to do. The predecessor died because he missed Xiao Huai too much. The concubine has struggled in that place in the harem for many years, and she should have always been supported by her son. Later, this pillar suddenly disappeared, and that kind of pain, it is estimated that only she herself knows what it feels like.

And at this moment, in the Xiaoyao Palace, the concubine's sister Xi was asking the concubine about the affairs of the Yongning Hou Mansion, and the concubine knew what she was thinking as soon as she heard it, and said with a faint expression: "Although the prince of the Hou Mansion has withdrawn, but the family background will not be low, so don't think about it." ”

Xi's and her daughter Cui Yulan's faces were a little red, but they heard the concubine say again: "The marriage of the big family of the family, especially the relatives of the eldest son and grandson, is cautious and prudent. At the beginning, the Marquis of Yongning and the Wu family were married because Miss Wu's second family was the Zhang family. The Zhang family has a great Confucian, and the Hou Shizi of Yongning likes to study, and the Zhang family can give a lot of help.

Although we are said to be the palace, but we promised to go, our palace is an empty shell. Moreover, even if he is still alive, he will not let his family marry the magnates in Shangjing. ”

The name of the king is Lee Seung-yoon.