When Zhao Shuhua came out of Chongzheng Hall, her complexion turned pale.
She stopped and glanced at the sky above her head, but Zhao Shuhua's eyes showed no trace of fear. There was a sneer on her lips. Thinking of Yan Huai's expression just now, she was both expected and indignant. Then she took a deep breath and put the All anger was suppressed.
In a blink of an eye, Feng Lingsu came over from not far away with his servants.
Feng Lingsu is wearing a sky blue palace dress, the begonia pattern on the skirt is as gorgeous as life, it is clearly late autumn, but Feng Lingsu has the brightness of spring on her body, and the whole person is also vivid and slender, only bathed in love Only a good woman can last forever.
Zhao Shuhua watched Feng Lingsu approach without any jealousy or resentment in her eyes.
She just had pity, pity that there would be such a fool as Feng Lingsu in the world.
"The concubine greets the empress—"
Feng Lingsu brought the servants to salute. Before Zhao Shuhua could speak, Feng Lingsu straightened up with a smile, "Is the Empress going to see Your Majesty? It's really strange. The Empress seems to never come to the Chongzheng Palace. What kind of wind is blowing today?"
Feng Lingsu came to see the joke when she heard the news. Zhao Shuhua was in charge of the inner palace and was the mother of the world, but she never made soup like other concubines and gave it to Yanhuai, so as to beg for the emperor Lian Ai, she is the empress, she confidently holds the splendor and power of the Kunning Palace in her hands, and it is their concubines of low status who do such things as begging for pity and pleasing her.
Feng Lingsu is not only proud of Yan Huai's love, but also extremely jealous of Zhao Shuhua.
Because she knows that she can't sit on the queen's position, and Yan Huai's favor is the only thing she can hold in her hands, but she doesn't know how long she can hold this favor, because it is said that the emperor is caught in the deep palace. The heart is the most important thing, but no matter how good Yan Huai is to her, she always feels that Yan Huai's heart will not be owned by any woman.
But how fascinating is a man who has the world in his heart, let alone he is the master of the world.
Feng Lingsu smiled even brighter, "What did the Empress give to Your Majesty?"
The pity in Zhao Shuhua's eyes was even worse. With different visions, thoughts and thoughts were different. The gorgeous woman in front of her thought that these words could arouse the anger in her heart, she was so stupid!
"Bringing food and drink to His Majesty is what a noble concubine should do. I don't have that skill yet, but... Your concubine should not just focus on your majesty. King Cheng is not young now, and he is married again. Speaking of him, he should be doing things in a certain way, but now he is eager to strive for success, but he is not calm in doing things, which is really disappointing."
Feng Lingsu's face was burning with pain, and she couldn't even smile. She didn't have a father who was a general of the Fuguo, and she didn't understand the previous dynasty. Zhao Shuhua personally taught the prince. Today, the prince will also discuss with the queen when he is in trouble. King Kecheng, who had started a few years ago, was already impatient to tell her about the previous court, so when Zhao Shuhua's accusation hit his face, Feng Lingsu didn't know how to respond. Where did the queen's anger come from? Is it because of the Department of Justice
Soon Feng Lingsu calmed down. When Zhao Shuhua got angry, it meant that the situation was not good for her.
"Empress, you don't understand what you mean by this concubine. King Cheng has been with His Majesty for many years, and he has no time to pay his respects to the concubine because of the affairs of the court. Dare I ask?" Empress, but how could he not know the severity and offend the empress? If this is the case, the concubine will definitely let him come to plead guilty to the empress."
Zhao Shuhua sneered slightly, what is her identity, when Yan Qi came to plead guilty to her, how could she, a queen, be able to be a mother? The former dynasty is the former dynasty, and the harem is the harem. If he is so inconsiderate, how could the emperor let her sit firmly in this seat for many years
Zhao Shuhua was not angry at Feng Lingsu's retreat, "You should ask King Cheng yourself about this."
Glancing at the food box held by the servant girl behind Feng Lingsu, Zhao Shuhua asked with a smile, "What are you preparing for the emperor?"
Feng Lingsu laughed immediately, "Steamed chestnut flour cake with sweet-scented osmanthus sugar, this season, these two good things should not be wasted, the emperor is so sweet, my concubine mentioned it yesterday, and the emperor did not refuse, so my concubine made it and sent it today."
The corners of Zhao Shuhua's lips curved slightly, "Very well, my sister is always so considerate."
Just now the tension faded away, Zhao Shuhua suddenly looked at Feng Lingsu with a very tolerant look, and she quickly retracted her gaze, raised her chin, Feng Lingsu hurriedly stepped back to the side, Zhao Shuhua led others and left.
Feng Lingsu was a little baffled, but knowing that Zhao Shuhua's being called by Yan Huai must be a good thing, so he felt better again, and the Chongzheng Hall was in front of him, Feng Lingsu turned around and took the food box, and walked towards the main entrance of the Chongzheng Hall Go, the eunuchs outside saw Feng Lingsu coming, and hurriedly greeted him courteously, Feng Lingsu smiled, in the entire palace, she was the only one who could deliver food to the emperor in such a majestic way, just like the husband and wife of ordinary people, She also believes that no one loves Yan Huai more than her.
On this point, Zhao Shuhua will never be as good as her. Although Zhao Shuhua herself may not care about this point, Feng Lingsu feels that she is noble and affectionate, and in such a deep palace, she is particularly intoxicating.
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Zhao Shuhua returned to Kunning Palace, and ordered, "Call Wanxi."
The servant left at the sound, and soon, a thin and small eunuch came in.
Wanxi knelt on the ground, saluted with a pale face.
Zhao Shuhua sighed, "Your mother, I will send someone to take care of you, and your younger sister will also marry into an official family. From now on, I will protect their prosperity and wealth."
Wanxi's body trembled, and she slammed her head heavily on the ground. The sound echoed in the empty main hall of Kunning Palace.
Zhao Shuhua looked at Wanxi for a moment, then waved his hands, "King Cheng is waiting for you at the Department of Imperial Punishment, go."
Wanxi kowtowed three more times. When he got up, he was still very calm, but when he stepped back, his legs were a little weak. He staggered a step, and when he turned and walked out, his back was straight and decisive. Zhao Shuhua watched his back disappear. At the door, after not recovering for a long time, the big palace maid at the side stepped forward, "Your Majesty, is this all right?"
Zhao Shuhua nodded with a very determined expression.
She never trusts a person casually, and when she appoints a person, that person's life is in her hands. Sitting in this seat, she has enough power, but in the end there are enough uncontrollable things , and what she has to do is to understand everything that can be controlled exactly.
Among them, including her pair of children.
"What is the fifth princess doing?" Zhao Shuhua asked suddenly.
The palace lady hurriedly said, "It's still in Jingning Palace, and we're starting to eat, but we're just sleepy."
Zhao Shuhua stood up, "I'm going to have a look."
The queen waited for two maidservants, and went to Yan Zhen's bedroom lightly.
When the guarding nuns saw the queen coming, they all knelt down on the ground. Yan Zhen also knew that her mother was coming, but she sat upright, her eyes fell on the yellowing cherry blossom leaves outside the window, The expression is dull and indifferent.
The royal flower that was once held in the palm of the empress by Jiao Didi is now covered with frost from the inside out, and may wither at any moment. Before winter comes, Zhao Shuhua feels that ice has grown in her heart.
"Everyone back off—"
The nuns retreated together. These people were all old people in the palace. When Yan Zhen went crazy, they tied her up without hesitation. This was something that Yan Zhen's previous maids could not do.
Zhao Shuhua took a few steps closer, and said softly, "Zhen'er..."
Yan Zhen was still sitting, motionless, Zhao Shuhua sighed and sat beside Yan Zhen.
If possible, she didn't want to use this method to teach Yan Zhen the rules of the world, she suddenly began to regret, regretting the doting on Yan Zhen in the past, "Zhen'er, you can blame the mother, you think the mother betrayed you, the mother does not beg you Forgive the empress, and the empress wants you to remember that even if you are as close as your mother, you cannot fully trust her, so other people are even less worthy of your sincerity."
Yan Zhen's eyelashes trembled, and Zhao Shuhua's tone became bleak, "These days, my mother is always afraid in her dreams at night. The Northern Wei Dynasty is bitterly cold, and the harem of the Northern Wei Dynasty is even more complicated. My mother dreamed that you were framed and treated coldly by Prince Tuoba. The queen mother dreamed that you were miserable in the cold palace, the queen mother... Zhen'er, you need to be strong, you have to be like the queen mother... no, you don't have to be like the queen mother, if you can, the queen mother hopes that Prince Tuoba will treat you well, I hope you Be happy and happy in the Northern Wei Dynasty."
The corners of Yan Zhen's eyes suddenly became wet. She would never be as ruthless as Zhao Shuhua, so even if she hated Zhao Shuhua terribly in her heart, she would still be moved by her words. She was too incompetent to resist Zhao Shuhua or anyone.
Zhao Shuhua raised her hand, wanting to wipe away her tears, but when she raised her hand halfway, Yan Zhen had subconsciously backed away.
Zhao Shuhua was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled, "Yes, that's it. You have to learn to guard against anyone. There is too little sincerity in the palace. Even if you have a gentle and kind face, there is a cruel purpose behind this gentleness. You are right."
Yan Zhen turned her head suddenly, and glared at Zhao Shuhua fiercely with wet eyes full of anger. Before she was fifteen years old, she grew up in a honey pot surrounded by protective armor. After fifteen years old, her mother took it out herself. Walk through the barrier in front of her, reveal all the swords and swords behind the armor, and then tell her, look, your innocence is ridiculous, the hand she just wants to hold a flower is forcibly stuffed with a knife, her queen mother Tell her, you have to hurry up and be strong, you are going to fight!
Yan Zhen felt extremely humiliated and helpless, the confidence of the proud girl of heaven was drained, her hand holding the knife was trembling, she was angry and frightened at the same time, like a mayfly in the wind and waves, the world was about to collapse.
If the person looking at her was not Yan Zhen, then Zhao Shuhua would not be moved by such eyes at all, but this person is Yan Zhen, her most beloved daughter, and the rare softness around her was stabbed by her daughter's gaze , Her heart was also aching, "Zhen'er, don't expect anything, don't think about begging anyone, your brother is difficult, your father... will not be soft-hearted, Zhen'er, the queen mother has no choice, if you still Have a little trust in your mother, from now on, cheer up, you have too much to learn, my mother only regrets not teaching you earlier... "
Yan Zhen's tears fell, but she quickly raised her hand to touch it, she shook her head, "Brother won't use me as a bargaining chip, father is the one who loves me the most, from the beginning to the end, it was your plan alone , Mother, you want to control me and my brother, you want to use my brother to control the royal family and control Da Zhou, you don’t love father, and father doesn’t love you either, mother, you have no love in your heart, and you want everyone to be like you, but Are you really happy, Queen Mother? How I pity you—”
No one wants to be pitied by others, let alone these words come from his own daughter.
Zhao Shuhua's heart was full of energy and blood, and she couldn't continue to be calm after all.
The corners of her lips were tightly drawn into a sharp line, and her eyes shrank as if they had been pricked by needles. After a long while, she slowly stood up, "From today onwards, I will arrange for the people who brought you to the Northern Wei Dynasty to enter the scene." Ning Gong, you have to get acquainted with them and subdue them, don't always present yourself as a capricious and savage princess, that won't do you any good in the future."
After Zhao Shuhua finished speaking, she turned around and walked out proudly but slowly.
As soon as she went out, Zhao Shuhua's pupils hurt from the bright light outside. She closed her eyes and opened them again. Only then did she feel the warmth return to her limbs. Looking back, Zhao Shuhua strode out of Jingning Palace. Door.
Yan Zhen sat by the window and shed tears silently, and quickly wiped them away with her hand. She stared straight at the direction Zhao Shuhua left, and the last gleam of light in her eyes completely dimmed.