Spring Girl's Notes

The Empress Dowager left Gu Jinzhi and Zhu Zhongjun in Kunning Palace to talk for half a day.

After Zhu Zhongjun "recovered", he lived in Kunning Palace for four or five days, and the Empress Dowager was able to accept him like this.

She knew how Zhu Zhongjun became stupid.

At that time, he followed the prince to ride a horse and fell off the horse.

But the Empress Dowager didn't mention anything about that year.

She didn't ask Zhu Zhongjun if he remembered that year.

She just told Zhu Zhongjun that the emperor loved him very much, and the queen mother also loved him very much, and asked him to be loyal to the emperor and make progress and share the emperor's worries.

"You only have an elder brother like the emperor." The queen mother took Zhu Zhongjun's hand and said earnestly, "After a hundred years of mother's queen, you two brothers will depend on each other for life. You must remember what the queen mother said."

She was worried that if Zhu Zhongjun was stupid back then, it was really the emperor's fault, and the two brothers turned against each other, so she used words to suppress Zhongjun's desire for revenge.

The queen mother has only two sons, which are all her reliance and sustenance.

"Yes, mother, don't worry." Zhu Zhongjun said.

The Queen Mother nodded.

Then, she took Gu Jinzhi's hand and asked her to take good care of Zhu Zhongjun: "...these days you don't need to come to the palace anymore. The Ai family can rest assured knowing that you will take care of Zhongjun."

Gu Jin's way is.

The empress dowager was afraid of keeping them for too long, and the emperor's displeasure added another layer.

She urged a few more words, but in the end she was still afraid that Gu Jinzhi would be unhappy, so she gave Gu Jinzhi a green jadeite ring in her hand.

That ring was worn by the Empress Dowager all the year round.

Gu Jinzhi wore it a little loosely.

She knew this ring, and most of the wives inside and outside had seen it before.It is the queen mother's favorite thing.It was given to Gu Jinzhi, which represented the Empress Dowager's approval of Gu Jinzhi.

She happily took it.

"It's a little loose." The Queen Mother put it on for her herself, and said with a smile, "Keep it for later. This is when Zhong Jun was three years old, and he recited 'Yong Ye' from the Analects of Confucius in front of the late emperor. There are thirty chapters in total. He recited it fluently, and the first emperor was overjoyed, saying that Zhongjun was born smart. It was thanks to the Ai family, who rewarded him with many things. This emerald ring is the Ai family's favorite, and he has been wearing it for more than ten years..."

Gu Jinzhi hastily declined.

"Gentlemen don't steal people's love." Gu Jinzhi smiled, "Xiao Qi accepts the empress dowager's kindness. This ring has an unusual meaning. Xiao Qi dare not accept it."

The Empress Dowager stuffed it into her hand, and said: "It's because it's unusual that Xiao Qi was rewarded. If it's an ordinary thing, how can it be worthy of Xiao Qi?"

This is a high praise for Gu Jinzhi's contribution this time.

Gu Jinzhi thanked him again.

Then, she and Zhu Zhongjun bid farewell from the palace.

Aunt Cheng personally sent them both off.

After seeing off Gu Jinzhi and Gu Jinzhi, Aunt Cheng returned to Kunning Palace.

on the way.She ran into Concubine Zhang Shu who came to pay her respects.

The empress dowager valued Concubine Zhang Shu very much before, and wanted to train her to check and balance Concubine Tan Gui.Aunt Cheng knew it.But later, Concubine Zhang Shu seemed to feel that the Empress Dowager was too quiet and inactive. Although the emperor was filial, the Empress Dowager did not do anything, and what the Empress Dowager said was useless.

She wants to fight on her own.

These few years.Her actions made the queen mother more and more dissatisfied.

Aunt Cheng is the queen mother's confidant.

Her attitude towards everyone.They all imply the meaning of the queen mother.

People in the palace like to speculate on the empress dowager's mind. Since the last time I talked with the emperor about the candidate for the empress, I know that the emperor no longer likes Concubine Zhang Shu, and the empress dowager doesn't mind letting people know that she is definitely not satisfied with Concubine Zhang Shu.

So, seeing Concubine Zhang Shu, Aunt Cheng was a little cold for the first time.

"...The weather is getting hotter, I wonder if the Empress Dowager is well?" Concubine Zhang Shu asked Aunt Cheng with a smile.

Aunt Cheng is usually very estranged from these concubines, and she always stays on her own when getting along with anyone, and doesn't get involved in right and wrong, so the change in her attitude is only something she knows in her heart, and it is not obvious on the surface.

Concubine Zhang Shu was a little wary in her heart. After thinking about it, she didn't care too much, thinking that she was being overwhelmed.

Aunt Cheng was neither hot nor cold: "Your Majesty has a peaceful body, Concubine Shu is not worried."

Concubine Zhang Shu was still smiling, and greeted her kindly: "That's good, the concubine is also at ease."

After asking the empress dowager, she asked the eldest princess again.

The eldest princess and the second princess were adopted by the Queen Mother a few years ago to raise them, and they are still in the side hall of Kunning Palace.

We spent a long time together, and the Queen Mother loved those two granddaughters very much.The older they got, the more sensible the two princesses became, and the more reluctant the queen mother was for them to move back to their respective palaces.

Concubine Zhang Shu is the biological mother of the eldest princess.

"Eldest Princess is fine too," Aunt Cheng said.

The two walked slowly towards Kunning Palace, Aunt Cheng didn't take the initiative to say anything, Concubine Zhang Shu was looking for something to talk about, and she got close to Aunt Cheng.

"...Which lady was you sending out of the palace just now, Madam Ning?" Concubine Zhang Shu asked again.

Aunt Cheng didn't really want to answer this question, so she said: "The empress dowager is still waiting for the servants to do errands. Madam, the servants will go ahead."

I quickly went back to Kunning Palace.

Concubine Zhang Shu was stunned.

She was finally sure that it was not her illusion that Aunt Cheng felt a little cold just now.

Her steps faltered.

Concubine Zhang Shu took a step to arrive.

The queen mother is always kind and kind on the surface.Her attitude towards every concubine is the same, so people in the palace can't tell who she likes and who she doesn't from her attitude.

Like just now, with Aunt Cheng's indifference towards Concubine Zhang Shu, Concubine Zhang Shu knew that the Queen Mother might not like her.

She felt a little trembling in her heart, but still smiled and greeted the Queen Mother.

After talking for a long time, Concubine Zhang Shu said that she would go to the side hall to see the eldest princess: "I heard that the eldest princess has started studying, and the concubine hasn't come to see her for a long time."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said to Aunt Cheng: "Go and bring the eldest princess here..."

She didn't let Concubine Zhang Shu go to see the eldest princess alone.

This is a very bad signal, and Zhang Shufei's heart is full of alarm bells.

She was a little surprised.

This is the first time the Queen Mother has treated her like this, and so has Aunt Cheng.

Before Dilong turned around, the queen mother and the emperor had no idea who was the queen.

The Empress Dowager suggested Concubine Zhang Shu before.The emperor also agreed.Later, what Concubine Zhang Shu did did not have the slightest air of being a mother, which disappointed the Queen Mother.

Although disappointed and did not get an accurate letter, the Queen Mother did not want to treat Concubine Zhang Shu lightly, which made people panic.

Now that she has told the emperor about choosing another post, she doesn't have so many scruples.

Her attitude towards Concubine Zhang Shu today will spread throughout the Forbidden Palace tomorrow.

The Queen Mother doesn't care anymore.

Looking at Concubine Zhang Shu's slightly changed face.The queen mother still had a kind face.

Aunt Cheng personally went to bring the eldest princess over.

On the third day after the eldest princess was born, she had her own palace, and those who fed her and took care of her were all the nuns in the palace.

When she was three years old, she was taken to Kunning Palace by the Queen Mother.Grandmother is her dearest person.

She is almost six years old now.

Concubine Zhang Shu couldn't see the eldest princess several times a year.

This biological mother is no different to the eldest princess than other concubines in the palace.She didn't even like Concubine Zhang Shu's coquettish look very much.

She called her concubine mother.He held Aunt Cheng's hand tightly and leaned towards Aunt Cheng with a bit of guard and politeness.

Maybe she has been like this since she was a child, Concubine Zhang Shu didn't realize that the child was not close to her.

At this moment, she is full of the Queen Mother's attitude.

She smiled and asked the princess about her recent homework.

The eldest princess just started reading and literacy this year, and it hasn't been two months since she started.He met the earth dragon and turned over again.

Her homework also stopped.

"...It's just a trace of red." She whispered, "Mother and Concubine Lao is very concerned."

Concubine Zhang Shu asked her again if she was in good health.

Children are not used to doing chores.The eldest princess just answered yes indirectly.

Concubine Zhang Shu couldn't continue talking.

She had to get up and say goodbye.

This time, she just wanted to walk around the Empress Dowager by taking a look at the eldest princess, without any special purpose.

The result took her by surprise.

On the way back to her palace, Concubine Zhang Shu walked very slowly.

She is a very smart person.

The Queen Mother's attitude, Aunt Cheng's inadvertently expressed emotions.It still surprises her.She didn't know what she had done to make the queen mother so disgusted.

these years.She is calculating every step of the way.

She wanted not to offend Concubine Tan Gui, in exchange for her trust, but also not to offend the Queen Mother.

If it is all-round and exquisite, it must be her Zhang family in this palace.

Even Concubine Tan Gui is not as good as her.

Concubine Tan Guifei had a better life than her, but her natal family was powerful, her sister was the former empress, and the eldest prince was her nephew.

Without these, how could Concubine Tan Gui be an opponent of Concubine Zhang Shu?

Back in the palace, Concubine Zhang Shu sat alone for a while.

She called Li Ping, the eunuch in her palace, and asked him: "Didn't Miss Ning family send some homemade rouge to this palace last time? You go to the warehouse and look for something that suits your hand. I want to return the gift to Miss Ning Shi."

The Fourth Miss of the Ning family refers to Ning Yu, the niece of the Empress Dowager's natal family.

She has already been engaged to the eighth young master of the Tan family and will marry after the next year.

Since the engagement, Ning Yan has tried to get closer to Concubine Tan Gui.

At the same time, she showed her favor to Concubine Zhang Shu.

Concubine Zhang Shu didn't like Ning Yan's ambiguous attitude, so last time Ning Yan sent her homemade rouge to Concubine Tan Gui, and also gave it to the Queen Mother and Concubine Zhang Shu. A pair of gold bracelets was given as a return gift.

Did he offend the Ning family?

But Concubine Zhang Shu clearly heard that the Empress Dowager didn't like the Ning family getting close to the palace.

After Ning Yu gave a gift once, she was severely reprimanded by the queen mother, and then she didn't dare anymore.Concubine Zhang Shu knew that she had done a good job, so why did she offend the Queen Mother now?

She wanted to see if there were any signs from Ning Yu.

"Your Majesty, didn't you give a gift in return last time?" Li Ping whispered, "Fourth Miss Ning may not like it if you give me another gift. The maidservant heard that the Fourth Miss of the Ning family inquired about Miss Gu with Eunuch Chang who was next to the Empress Dowager last time. The maidservant heard again that the Fourth Miss of the Ning family and the Seventh Miss of the Gu family were at odds. Today, the Seventh Miss probably entered the palace again. I am afraid that the Fourth Miss of the Ning family is most concerned about what she is here for..."

Concubine Zhang Shu's eyes brightened slightly.

"What is Miss Gu Jiaqi doing in the palace now?" Concubine Zhang Shu said, "Go and find out."

Li Ping said yes.

When Li Ping went out to inquire about the matter, Concubine Zhang Shu suddenly thought: Is the attitude of the Empress Dowager and Aunt Cheng aimed at her, Mrs. Zhang, or because she was angry with Ms. Gu, she happened to be caught up by Mrs. Zhang?

Last time Miss Gu Jiaqi and the emperor spent half an hour alone in Qianqing Palace, but they couldn't find out what they did. Even Concubine Tan Gui couldn't find out, which became the biggest secret in the palace.

Concubine Zhang Shu came to her senses.

She still wants to see Ning Yu.

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