Solitary pet

Chapter 167

A small sedan chair went straight to the outside of Deqing Palace.

Zhou Dehai and Shi Rui waited at the gate of the palace for a long time, and led the crowd in Deqing Palace to salute, calling not the girl, but the side concubine.

The uneasiness on the road just now disappeared in an instant, and with the support of the palace servants, He Sheng walked into the inner hall in small steps.

On the way here, she had thought that Empress Defei might never like her again. After all, no mother in the world would be happy for her son to marry a second wife.

What's more, her status as the second wife brought troubles to the prince.

If Empress Concubine De wanted to scold her today, or if she hated her, she was already prepared.

No matter what, Concubine De is Shen Hao's mother, the mother-in-law she wants to serve with all her heart.

Therefore, no matter how ugly the empress said today, she would not complain at all.

Stepping into the inner hall, passing the jade pillars, and lifting the bead curtain, the purple sand Guanyin incense burner on the long table in the hall is curling up with smoke, burning the incense of rose balls.

It was sweet and refreshing, and He Sheng couldn't help sniffing it a few more times, when someone in front called her, "He Sheng?"

It was the voice of Empress Defei.

He Sheng raised his skirt and walked over with light steps, and saw Concubine De reclining on the imperial couch, her eyes closed lazily, a small firefly fan in her hand, shaking and shaking.

He Sheng stood in front of her, not daring to disturb her.

Concubine De didn't open her eyes, she waved at her, signaling her to go over.

He Sheng went over on tiptoe and sat down next to her.

Concubine De put down her fan, raised her hand in the air, and said: "My hands are sore, pinch them for me."

He Sheng took her hand obediently, and squeezed it with neither heavy nor light force.

Concubine De praised: "It's pinched very well, very comfortable."

He Sheng's heart that had been tense all the time relaxed a little, and he smiled and said, "When I was at home, I used to hold hands and beat shoulders for my mother."

Concubine De said "hmm", as if she was very interested in her family's affairs.

He Sheng continued: "When we were young, our family was not very rich. My mother always carried my father behind her back and took on some handicraft work to subsidize the family. My mother was hardworking and skillful. She embroidered from morning to night, and often embroidered at night. The pain was so painful that I couldn’t sleep well. There was a massager on the street next door, so I sneaked in and imitated how they massaged, and went home to give it to my mother.”

As she spoke, there was light in her eyes. The memories of her childhood are always happy. With the care of her parents, she was very happy.

Concubine De opened her eyes, her normally sharp and deep pupils were now free of the barbaric arrogance.

She looked at Hesheng with the eyes of a mother looking at her daughter.

"You are a good boy, our family will leave it to you from now on."

He Sheng guessed the thought a thousand times in his heart, but he didn't guess that Empress Defei would say this sentence.

There was no questioning, no contempt, and she didn't even ask her for an explanation.

"I'll leave it to you" lightly, but it weighed down all the uneasiness in her heart, crushed it into powder, turned into a phantom, and disappeared in an instant.

He Sheng had a sore nose, Concubine De got up, took her into her arms, patted her on the back and said, "God sent you to Hao'er, those things before were all chance and an indispensable part, so I never felt that there was anything wrong. If you don’t have the past, how can you be the present? You don’t have to worry about it, and you don’t have to worry about it. Everything in the world has a cause and effect.”

Defei's arms, exposed to the sun after wearing incense through her clothes, gave off that straightforward dryness and warmth.

Different from A Niang's gentle embrace, De Fei's embrace is strong and powerful, as if it can contain all unbearable and distressing.

He Sheng hugged her back and called her "mother-in-law" in a soft voice.

Concubine De nodded, "I've been looking forward to someone calling me like this for a long time, but I finally heard it today, and I'll forget it as well, but it's just one thing on my mind."

He Sheng squeezed her shoulders, wanting to make her happy, and said in a serious tone: "Mother-in-law, I will let you hold your grandson as soon as possible."

Concubine De clapped her hands and laughed, "Silly boy!"

These words went to her heart.As long as she can hold her grandson as soon as possible, she likes both male and female.

Concubine De took her hand, and said some things to pay attention to before the big wedding, worried, she called out a few confidantes in the palace, pointed and said: "According to the rules, you need to marry from your natal home, you have to go back to your natal home first. Stay, in a few days the palace will assign a special nun in charge to teach the etiquette in the palace, after all, the servants in other palaces are not as good as my own, and then I will let Shirui lead the people from Deqing Palace to go there together."

That couldn't be better.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a conversation, and Zhou Dehai came to report from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, in a moment, the palace gate will be locked."

It's urging Hesheng to leave the palace.

He Sheng Fuli, Concubine De asked: "Do you want to rest at my place for a night?"

He Sheng hesitated, the prince was still waiting in the mansion.

Concubine De smiled, and gently pushed her out, "Yes, go back quickly, and come to see me, mother-in-law, some other day."

He Sheng said "Ai" sweetly.

During the long palace road, the palace guards guarded her on the left and right sides respectively, and saw her off with lanterns.

In the imperial city under the dark night, the sharp outlines of the buildings were hidden in the dark curtain, without any aggressive momentum, and the bleak autumn wind blew past, showing a bit of loneliness.

If one were to walk on such a palace path alone, one would definitely be afraid.He Sheng glanced around, the branches protruding from behind the palace wall swayed gracefully in the wind, forming black shadows one after another.

He Sheng shrank his neck, stared at his feet, and concentrated on walking.

Zhou Deqing is very good at observing words and expressions, and picked some funny jokes to tell.When someone spoke, there was no longer the sound of the wind and trees whimpering like a ghost. He Sheng relaxed a little and listened carefully to his speech.

Due to time constraints, he took a shortcut and was walking to the corner when he suddenly bumped into a group of people head-on.

The eunuch's high-pitched voice sounded: "Bold, how dare you bump into Feng Yi, the queen's concubine!"

He Sheng was startled, and hurriedly blessed him.

When encountering such a thing, it should be reprimanded and it will be over.

Furthermore, in the aisle at the corner, the father-in-law next to the queen should have scouted the way first, and let Fengluan pass after confirming that there was no one there.

Zhou Deqing glanced at the little eunuch who had just made a sound, and took him to heart.

A group of people from Deqing Palace retreated to the corner, waiting for the queen to leave before continuing on their way.

Unexpectedly, the queen yelled "stop".

Zhou Deqing's heart tightened, and he exchanged glances with Shi Rui.

The servant next to the empress walked over in small steps and asked: "Which one is the girl from Pingling Mansion, the empress is here to invite you."

He Sheng was a little nervous, not knowing what the queen was going to do, and flustered inexplicably.

After all, Shi Rui is an old man in the palace, and she is not afraid of danger, and sends her forward.He whispered: "Girl, don't be afraid."

In front of the queen, it is not easy to send people back to rescue soldiers, and they don't know what the queen is going to do, so it would be reckless to act rashly.

He Sheng stood under the golden phoenix, buried his head and dared not look up.

"Head up."

(End of this chapter)