Eunuch's Declaration of Loyalty

Chapter 12

The Empress Dowager's illness came on suddenly and she recovered quickly, she was completely cured after lying on the bed for a few days, but she had some things in her mind, so she kept resting in Ci'an Palace.

The emperor came to visit every day in the court to show his filial piety.But apart from the repeated words that the queen should take good care of her body, and that the sons and officials will never let the queen worry about them, other things about the court were never mentioned again.

Listening to the little emperor talking about these things, Liu Qingtang couldn't help laughing, laughing that the little emperor was too eager to seize the power in her hands, and his appearance was getting worse and worse.Those people were too impatient to take advantage of her illness to take advantage of her.I don't know if it was the chief ministers behind him who were in a hurry, or the little emperor himself, this look is really ugly.

Knowing what she knew, Liu Qingtang pretended to be ill every day and painted and wrote leisurely in Ci'an Palace. In her spare time, she wandered around the garden of Ci'an Palace to enjoy the scenery. The ministers also began to feel restless, thinking about picking up the little emperor to expand their power for themselves.

Liu Qingtang was not in a hurry, but Taoye, who was simple-minded, was starting to get anxious.Taoye has always been in charge of the purchases, welcomes and deliveries of Ci'an Palace, unlike Suiyi who is in charge of her daily life, she cannot come to her often.In addition, Taoye was more carefree and quick-tempered compared to her elder sister Zhuiyi, and she was taken away by those people when she saw that her master was ill for a second time. Today, she couldn't help but explain the matter in hand and went to the inner hall. Turning around Liu Qingtang.

Like Zui Yi, Tao Ye had served Liu Qingtang since she was a child, and Liu Qingtang naturally knew her better, seeing her like this and thinking about it, she knew why she came here.

Just finished drawing a picture of winter plums in snow, Liu Qingtang put down the pen, and Tao Ye greeted her with a smile and graciously praised: "Master, the more you paint, the better. Look at this winter plum, it is more beautiful than alive." points!"

"Okay, master doesn't know your little thoughts yet, so just watch with peace of mind. Your master is not the kind of person who is easy to bully." When Liu Qingtang said this, the confident expression on Liu Qingtang's face was extremely dazzling, and her thin body The shape shows a sharpness.

Tao Ye chuckled, blinked at Sui Yi who was also serving on the side, and said flatteringly: "Naturally, the slaves trust the master, this time the slaves are only here to repay the master, and the news is sent from outside, saying that they are ready gone."

Liu Qingtang said with a faint smile when he heard the words: "Then tomorrow morning Taoye must prepare the phoenix chariot early, and the Ai family can't just stay idle forever." After they had been fighting for a month, it was time for her to loosen their muscles, otherwise They should all forget how she set the position for the little emperor back then.

Mistakenly seeing Qin Shu standing quietly in the corner, and then looking at the picture of winter plums he drew, Liu Qingtang said to Zuiyi and Taoye: "You have been busy for so long in the past two years. Let's go to the outer hall and talk for a while."

Because she looked at Qin Shu intentionally or unintentionally when she was speaking, which caused Taoye and Zhuiyi to subconsciously glance at the person in navy blue in the corner.The very witty Zhuiyi immediately smiled and pulled Taoye to leave.

Tao Ye walked out of the inner hall without looking sideways, and as soon as she entered the room, she immediately changed a curious expression and asked excitedly in a low voice: "Sister, what happened to the little eunuch next to the master! I seem to have noticed something! Didn't I Is it what I think, um, tell me quickly!"

"You have sharp eyes, why do you need to ask me?" Sui Yi smiled and poured her a cup of tea. "I've been watching these days, and I feel that the master is sincere to Qin Shu. He often invites him to accompany him, and he cares about him very much. He also thinks that he doesn't have enough pen and ink, and is worried that his hands and feet will be frostbitten. He wrote copybooks to teach him how to read. Think about who else has the master cared about since he was a child, besides the master and the eldest lady?"

Taoye sat down, her excitement still palpable. "Master, it's best to have someone he likes to accompany him, but sister, don't you think that Qin Shu has suddenly become someone he likes, and you feel wronged?"

Seeing her playful face, Zhuiyi still looked at her with a smile, she put away her laugh and coughed a few times and hugged the quilt to drink tea, then Zhuiyi sighed and said: "Don't tease your sister with words, the master has always It is very good to us. At that time, it was so difficult and we had to protect us. I will remember the goodness of the master all my life. I am just worried that Qin Shu is unreliable. If he is used by someone with a heart, the master treats him like this now Heart, if there is really an emergency, how uncomfortable the master will be."

"Hey, my sister always likes to worry so much. Since the master loves him, it means that the master believes in him. Our master is so smart, how could something happen, sister, please rest assured. And I think that Qin Shu is fine even though I saw him smile, but the way he looks at our master is not normal..." Tao Ye smashed his mouth with a meaningful expression.

"I didn't see it. I don't see you being so careful about other things. You are most interested in this kind of thing, and you are not shy." Zhuiyi smiled at her, and said with some concern: "And that Qin Shu doesn’t know if he’s open or not. I’ve given him a clue, and now I haven’t seen him serving the master well. I’m worried if he’s a piece of wood. I haven’t seen how warm he is to the master. I really don’t understand the master. Why did you just fall in love with this one, if it weren't for the status of master, General Wei and Yang...forget it, let's not talk about these." Realizing that he had overstepped, Zhuiyi stopped talking and sighed again.

"Come on, I don't think the master has any feelings for those two, but I think this Qin Shu is more suitable for the master. Maybe the master will like this tune." Taoye was very optimistic, and she asked in a softer voice after she pulled her clothes. Said: "Hey, my good sister, do you think the master often gets along with that person alone like this? Are they going to... um, cough, tell my sister..."

"The more you talk, the more you don't close your mouth. It's okay, let's stop here." Zhuiyi felt that today was too much, and quickly picked up the snacks on the table and blocked Taoye's mouth.

Swallowing the pastry in two or three bites, Tao Ye didn't ask any more, but looking at her winking expression, she was obviously thinking about something that she couldn't say, so Sui Yi couldn't help but turn her face away and couldn't bear to look at this too bold and unrestrained sister.

The things that Taoye imagined would happen when Liu Qingtang and Qin Shu were alone together, actually didn't happen.

Even though Liu Qingtang held hands and touched Qin Shu's face every now and then, she just wanted to see him change his expression, and she really didn't think that much about that kind of thing.

As for Qin Shu, to be able to get used to being so close is already very remarkable for him, and take the initiative to serve the queen mother according to the picture in the album?No, just thinking about it made him feel even dirtier, and he couldn't lift his head up in front of the empress dowager.

Liu Qingtang spent all her time in court in her previous life, so she didn't understand this kind of thing, let alone the other party was an eunuch, she never even thought that she would do such things with him one day, and she didn't want to poke his painful feet.And Qin Shu is still in the state of being molested by the empress dowager, and currently he has no desire to fight against molesting.Fundamentally speaking, the two of them were ignorant of this kind of thing, and the very pure ones just held hands, kissed occasionally, or Liu Qingtang was angry with him and deliberately scared him.

For example, at this moment, the two people who are alone in the room are very pure.

"Come here quickly!"

"I dare not offend my mother..."

"I've been preparing for so long, but I still don't dare?"

"Here, the slave hasn't burned incense to cleanse his hands yet."

"Just try it, even if it's not done well, if it gets dirty and there are traces, I don't blame you, come on."

"slave……"

"How long do you want me to hold it? Aijia must hold your hand and move it himself? Come and grab it and do it according to Aijia's words."

Changing from "I" to "Aijia" means that there is no room for this matter.

Qin Shu stepped forward to take the ink-stained pen from the Empress Dowager's hand, and couldn't do it for a long time because of the winter plum picture she had just drawn.

The empress dowager is a well-known talented woman in Yujing, not only of noble status, but also of calligraphy and painting.On weekdays, she only loves to write, and only draws a picture when it is rare. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is hard to find outside the palace. It is said that only a few hundred-year-old families have calligraphy given by the empress dowager, and the others are in the court. The ministers who are slightly lower are rarely seen.

Now, such a rare painting is placed in front of him, but the empress dowager wants him to inscribe on it.His handwriting has only been practiced for more than a month. Although it looks a bit decent, it is far from matching the painting of the Empress Dowager. If it is really written on it, the painting will be ruined.

The empress dowager painted this morning, how he was determined to destroy her, just like he didn't want his broken body and humble identity to touch the empress's body, this recognition of dignity accompanied by love has already It has been deeply engraved in his heart for many years, and it cannot be easily changed.

"I feel a little hungry. If you don't write, I have to wait here for when you finish writing and when you go to eat." Liu Qingtang already knew how to calm him down. Seeing that the time was almost up, he put a hand on his shoulder slowly. Damn, said in his ear.

As expected, Qin Shu wrote the pen without any hesitation, but he didn't inscribe a poem, but just wrote the date in the corner.

Qin Shu was surprisingly easy to understand, Liu Qingtang leaned on his stiff shoulders, seeing his cautious attitude towards the painting, suddenly wanted to make trouble.So after being reborn, she became more and more free-spirited, and suddenly stepped forward and bit Qin Shu's ear.

Qin Shu, who was cautiously afraid that he would ruin the painting, was stopped by the empress dowager's sudden movement, leaving a glaring ink blot on the paper.Seeing the ink blots that were incompatible with Dongmeitu, he felt helpless.No matter how careful he is, there will be stains on it.

Yes, no matter how careful he is, he will leave stains on the empress dowager.He thought, his heart was full of bitterness, but there was another kind of unwillingness in his heart, why couldn't he do better?
Liu Qingtang had leaned on his shoulder and smiled sullenly when she saw the blotch of ink appearing, without any sense of guilt for causing such a situation.She put her arm around Qin Shu's shoulder and smiled, making Qin Shu flustered.

But the more flustered thing was still behind, because after she laughed enough, she suddenly said seriously in that posture next to his ear: "I said it's not a stain, it's not a stain."

After saying this seriously, she added: "If you don't believe me, I'll let you see it tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)