The Queen wants to see me? Now Wu Shu was completely panicked. The figure of Chen Jingke immediately appeared in his mind, and he quickly asked someone to invite her.
When Chen Jingke came over in a hurry, he found that the person delivering the order was Sun Fucai.
He pulled him aside and asked: "Eunuch Sun, what's going on? Why does the empress want to see Mrs. Wu?"
Sun Fucai said jokingly: "Look at what you said, tomorrow you will be engaged to our third wife, why can't you meet Mrs. Sun?"
Being able to joke proved that the problem was not big. Chen Jingke breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Yes, who says it can't be done? I can see whoever I want. Anyone who dares not to go will be charged with deceiving the emperor."
As he spoke, he took out a brocade bag and stuffed it into him. Before he could refuse, he said, "Don't refuse. You know who I am and I have no intention of letting you convey any news."
"I've also heard about what happened in the palace. You're not greedy or robbing, and you don't have much extra income. You live on that little salary."
"But the expenses in the palace are huge. What can you do with your little salary? I taught you not to bully others. If you listen to me, I will be responsible to the end. You can use the money to take care of other people."
Sun Fucai's eyes suddenly became moist, and he swallowed: "Master... I will accept it, I will accept it. From now on... I won't say anything. I know what to do."
Chen Jingke patted him on the shoulder and said: "As a human being, you must have some pursuits. Although you have become a chamberlain, you cannot give up on yourself."
"No one stipulates that a chamberlain cannot be a wise man. As long as you do well enough, you will have the opportunity to go down in history. Read more to enrich yourself. Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared."
Sun Fucai nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, I study every day now, and it's my mother's permission."
Chen Jingke said happily: "That's good, I won't say anything more."
Sun Fucai nodded, looked at the sky, and said, "It's getting late, I'm going back to the palace. Don't worry, Mrs. Wu will be fine."
There is a time limit for eunuchs to leave the palace. If they do not come back within a general time range, it means they have encountered a problem and they must explain the situation clearly in order to pass the test.
If the explanation is unclear, the problem will be serious.
Therefore, Chen Jingke did not dare to waste any more time. He found the frightened Wu Shu and comforted him:
"Don't be afraid. It's just a normal meeting. I may have something to tell you. You don't have to hide or lie. Just say what you have to say. Don't be afraid to sincerely apologize if you make a mistake."
Wu Shu could roughly guess the reason why the queen met her. Chen Jingke came over and asked her to find her backbone. He quickly calmed down and said:
"Well, I have nothing to fear after seeing you. You are waiting for me to come back in the temple."
Chen Jingke walked her all the way to the door and did not return until the carriage disappeared. But no matter how sure he was that Changsun Wugou had no ill intentions, he was still worried and restless.
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Let us say that Wu Shu came to the palace all the way, and Sun Fucai told her many taboos in the palace and the queen's preferences on the way, asking her to pay close attention.
She didn't know what the relationship between Chen Jingke and Eunuch Sun was. She just thought it was for money, so after thanking him, she took out a bag of money and handed it to him.
Sun Fucai shook his head and said: "Take back the money. My relationship with Zhenren cannot be explained in a few words. I can only tell you that it is not for money."
"When you get to the palace, don't give money to anyone. No one dares to accept it if you don't know each other. If you are tipped off to the empress, it will cause trouble."
"And the people in the palace are very respectful to you. As long as you say you are from Zixiao Palace, no one will make things difficult for you."
Wu Shu was puzzled, but he didn't say anything more. He only waited to ask Chen Jingke after he returned.
After entering the palace, she paid special attention. Indeed, as Sun Fucai said, knowing that she was from Zixiaoguan, all the chamberlains became kind to her.
This made her even more puzzled, how did her man, who didn't have much scheming, manage to win over so many servants in the palace?
The key is, the emperor and empress don't even care?
Soon they arrived at the entrance of the Li Zheng Palace. Sun Fucai gave the final warning: "Once you enter this door, you can only rely on yourself. Remember my words and don't be petty in front of the empress."
"She knows your affairs better than you know yourself. Lying will only make her disappointed in you."
Wu Shu was about to say thank you, but he heard him whisper: "Don't tell the truth, because you won't live long if you are too honest."
After saying this, he took the first step into the Li Zheng Hall.
This sentence was spoken so quietly and quickly that Wu Shu only heard half of it and guessed the other half.
The content surprised her very much. This eunuch really said all kinds of things that were heartbreaking. What is his relationship with his little real person?
When she wanted to say thank you, she found that the other party had already left, so she quickly put her thoughts aside and followed him.
Sun Fucai went into the house first to report, but she didn't come out for a long time. She didn't dare to move and just stood there and waited.
Not long after, a little girl of four or five years old ran out of the house. She recognized Princess Jinyang and quickly saluted.
Xiao Sizi also recognized her and was very curious when she appeared here. She came over and asked: "You are the sister of the Wu family, right?"
Wu Shu saluted and said: "That's right, Wu Shu meets the princess."
Xiao Sizi looked at her expectantly with her big eyes and said, "When will my brother come to the palace to see me?"
"This... the real person is busy with something. He will come to see you after finishing his work." Wu Shu said.
"Oh." Xiao Sizi looked disappointed and said, "Then... Then when you see your brother, tell... tell him that I want... to miss him, and let him come and see me."
After all, she is not very eloquent at her young age. She usually stumbles when she is in a low mood or is excited.
"Here." Wu Shu responded in a low voice.
"I'm leaving, goodbye." The child's emotions came and went quickly. The little Sizi returned to normal in the blink of an eye, waved and skipped away.
Looking at her figure, Wu Shu felt very complicated.
Jealous? For such a young girl, she really doesn't know how to deal with this jealousy. But it's impossible to say that she has no grudges. After all, she will share a man with her in the future.
But no matter what she thought in her heart, the status gap prevented her from having any disrespectful thoughts, and she also wanted to thank others for allowing her to be tolerated.
After waiting outside for almost half an hour, she was allowed to enter the palace to have an audience.
It wasn't that Changsun Wujia deliberately made things difficult for her, but most people looked like this when they entered the palace. This was the rule.
Like Chen Jingke, there are only a handful of people who can enter the palace and see the emperor and empress at any time.
Entering the hall, she paid homage without squinting: "Wu Shu, please see your empress. May your empress be blessed with good health."
Changsun Wujia was sitting on a chair reading a book. When he saw her come in and put down the book, he said, "No need to give."
If Chen Jingke were here, she would be surprised to find that the name of the book she is reading is "Principles for Women".
Wu Shu stood up and said, "Thank you, empress."
Changsun Wugou asked: "Is your mother okay?"
Wu Shu replied cautiously: "Thanks to your concern, I have regained some consciousness. Master said I can wake up at any time."
Changsun Wugou nodded and said, "You are not bad. You are a smart man and a filial man."
Wu Shu looked at his nose with his eyes, his mouth with his nose, and his heart with his mouth, and replied: "Thank you for the compliment, Shu is ashamed that I don't deserve it."
Changsun Wugou saw that her answer was so blunt and said: "This is not the first time we have met, so there is no need to be so nervous. You can say what you said before."
Wu Shu did not dare to overstep his bounds, and said respectfully: "Thank you for your love, empress. The courtesy cannot be discarded."
Changsun Wugou frowned, but he also knew that it would be difficult for her to calm down after entering the palace for the first time, so he said nothing more, "Do you know why I asked you to come here?"
Wu Shu replied: "I don't dare to speculate on the Queen's intentions."
Changsun Wugou was a little displeased and said, "They say you are extremely smart and your actions are impeccable, and it is true. But what you don't know is that sometimes being too pretentious will only make people annoying."
A look of hesitation appeared on Wu Shu's face, but it quickly disappeared and he said respectfully: "Thank you for your teaching, Shu will definitely change his ways in the future."
Changsun Wugou's face suddenly turned cold, and he said: "It seems that I think highly of you, and Master Sun has also misjudged you. He is smart, but his knowledge is too shallow. If you don't know how to correct yourself, you will suffer big losses sooner or later."
Wu Shu was startled, knowing that he had angered the queen, and he was a little panicked and didn't know what to do. At this time, Chen Jingke's words came to mind, 'Tell the truth and admit if you are wrong.'
Originally she didn't agree with this, but now everything was in chaos, so she could only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor, gritted her teeth, lowered her head and saluted:
"Wu Shu was stupid and failed to appreciate the kindness of the empress, which hurt her heart. Please punish her."
Changsun Wugou stared at her for a long time. Seeing that she really meant to repent, the expression on her face softened and he said:
"It's not too stupid to realize your mistakes. Get up."
"Thank you, empress." Wu Shu breathed a sigh of relief, and then he was surprised to realize that his back was sweating.
A smile appeared on the corner of Changsun Wugu's mouth. This girl was still young, so he was easily manipulated by her.
But his face remained calm and he asked again: "Do you know why I asked you to come?"
Wu Shu did not dare to answer randomly anymore and said honestly: "I have some guesses, but I am not sure."
Changsun Wugou said calmly: "Tell me what you guessed."
Wu Shu secretly complained in her heart. She guessed that the queen wanted to beat her, but how could she say such words.
At this time, Chen Jingke's words came to mind again, "There may be something else I want to tell you."
Now she no longer dared to ignore his words, and said quickly: "The queen must have asked me to do something."
Changsun Wugou said with satisfaction: "Yes, that's why I called you here today."
Wu Shu admired Chen Jingke even more in his heart and said: "Please give me your instructions."
The eldest grandson Wugou stood up and walked gently in the room, saying: "Jing Ke will be the Prince Consort soon. He is the only Prince Consort in the world who can take concubines at will and marry another one."
"Originally I didn't want him to marry you. The ancestor of Zhenren Sun can adopt one of Jinyang's children and inherit the same."
Wu Shu's expression changed. If she really did this, it would be really difficult for her to marry into Zixiaoguan. Even Sun Simiao couldn't find many excuses.
Changsun Wugou continued: "But your intelligence made me change my mind. Jing Ke is a child without scheming, and Master Sun has no ambitions. Zixiaoguan needs a smart person to take charge of the family."
"We are worried about finding an outsider. After much deliberation, the most suitable thing is for you to marry us, so I did not stand in the way of this matter."
Wu Shu timidly wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Changsun Wugou ignored her and continued: "But the royal family's face is still important. No other women can be allowed to appear around him in the future. This matter will be left to you. Watch him and don't let him get involved in anything.
Trouble."
Wu Shu quickly said: "Yes, I will keep a close eye on him and will never let any woman get close to him."
Changsun Wugou nodded, his face suddenly became serious, and said: "There is one more thing you must do. If something goes wrong, no one can save you."
Wu Shu's heart trembled and he said: "Please give me your instructions."
Changsun Wugou said: "Your understanding of Zixiao Temple is still superficial. There are still many secrets hidden in it. If any of these secrets are revealed, many people will die."
"You must do everything you can to keep these secrets, and you must not leak even a single word."
