The prince dotes on his wife: a reborn peasant woman is not easy to mess with

It was obvious that Song Ling came to help on Xia Yechen's order.

He glanced at the guard quietly without saying anything, but the guard recognized him and cautiously took two steps back before speaking: "It turns out that someone close to His Royal Highness was offended."

Song Ling didn't look at him. He only raised his hands and said respectfully to Zhou Xiaoyuan: "Girl, this is the maid brought by His Highness."

After saying that, he moved back, and soon two maids with lowered eyebrows and lowered eyes came out.

If it were the past, Zhou Xiaoyuan would definitely not be willing to accept it.

But now that the guards were making things difficult, Zhou Xiaoyuan naturally knew it. She nodded, and the two maids walked in behind her obediently. Then Zhou Xiaoyuan looked at the guards and asked lightly: "Can I go in now?"

With Songling here, even if there was no one around Zhou Xiaoyuan, the guard did not dare to say anything. These two maids were just patching up Zhou Xiaoyuan's words and were not considered too important.

Therefore, the next thing went much smoother. When Zhou Xiaoyuan returned to the palace, Concubine Shu had already fallen asleep, so there was no need for her to go back to say hello.

Hearing this, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Thinking about this appearance, if they really meet, maybe the first sentence they speak will reveal everything that just happened.

Thinking about it, Zhou Xiaoyuan looked at the maid next to her. She wanted to ask Xia Yechen if she had told them anything, but the answer was disappointing. The two maids shook their heads together and only said: "I don't know."

Zhou Xiaoyuan couldn't ask any more questions, so she could only nod and let them rest together.

But Zhou Xiaoyuan herself waited until the cockcrow in the middle of the night before she slowly fell asleep. After sleeping for a few hours, she did it again

Waking up from a nightmare.

Fortunately, the maids were considerate and prepared hot water in advance.

Zhou Xiaoyuan's mind was in a mess, and she wished she could leave the palace again to ask about Xia Yechen's progress. But at the same time, she knew clearly that since she had returned to the palace, she should not ask about things outside the palace. Otherwise, it will only increase worries and even cause trouble.

The meaning of Xia Yechen's sending him back to the palace overnight yesterday was already obvious. It was just to get Zhou Xiaoyuan out of the matter completely. But was it really that easy to get away?

Zhou Xiaoyuan took a deep breath. The maid next to her was still playing with the bun on her head, but she was distracted. The more she looked at it, the more eyesore she felt.

At one point I almost wanted to lose my temper, but suddenly I woke up.

She was in the palace at this time, with so many pairs of eyes staring at her. Losing her temper at this time would never end well. Zhou Xiaoyuan took a deep breath again, hoping to calm down her mood.

After all, she would have to deal with the tutoring nanny later, and Zhou Xiaoyuan didn't want to be unable to help in finding someone, or even failing to do her job satisfactorily.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xiaoyuan stared at herself in the bronze mirror and said silently in her heart: "Calm down, calm down."

After breakfast, it was time to teach Aunty. Zhou Xiaoyuan was already ready, but the person she didn't want to come was not Auntie, but the aunt in charge of Concubine Shu. She came to invite someone, and when she saw Zhou Xiaoyuan's expression In an instant, he felt blessed and said softly: "Girl, your Majesty has invited me."

Zhou Xiaoyuan didn't take it to heart at first, but she heard her aunt add: "Your Majesty is here too. I hope the girl will take it seriously. Don't neglect your Majesty because of other things, otherwise it will be a crime of beheading."

Zhou Xiaoyuanhu

She took a breath, especially after hearing the hidden reminder in the words of the aunt in charge, she became more and more uneasy.

I once wondered whether Concubine Shu already knew about her affairs.

But then Zhou Xiaoyuan knew that she was in trouble, because the aunt in charge quickly made it clear: "Even if you are worried about your daughter, you cannot neglect His Majesty like this. Girl, do you know?"

Hearing this, Zhou Xiaoyuan tried her best to calm down, smiled and said, "Don't worry, aunt, I have a sense of discretion in my heart."

The aunt in charge shook her head at this and reminded again: "The girl must call herself a concubine or a concubine."

Zhou Xiaoyuan was tense physically and mentally because of the misunderstanding just now. She never expected that the aunt in charge would suddenly say such a sentence. She was angry and funny for a moment. She took a long breath and finally calmed down and said: "That's it, Yuan understands." .”

Hearing this, the aunt in charge was startled. She probably didn't react, but after thinking about it carefully, she couldn't find anything wrong, so she could only nod her head.

In fact, Zhou Xiaoyuan knew in her heart that in this era, when a woman calls herself "concubine", it is a neutral term, or a modest term, and generally speaking, it is not considered a curse.

But Zhou Xiaoyuan is different.

Her soul comes from modern times, so how can she stand such an obviously derogatory term, let alone call herself a concubine?

So she didn't listen to the aunt in charge, but chose a more obvious one. It was both a self-proclaimed name and a modest name, so the difference was not big.

After delaying for such a while, the two of them went to Shu Fei's palace at a much faster pace.

In fact, the aunt in charge has one more thing she hasn’t said yet.

The emperor has come a long time ago. Last night he came

After resting in Concubine Shu's palace, I came back after the morning session and chatted with Concubine Shu for a long time, and then I remembered Zhou Xiaoyuan.

The emperor asked carefully and learned that Zhou Xiaoyuan had gone back to visit relatives. He was a little regretful, but someone else said, "I heard that Miss Zhou has come back."

Concubine Shu was a little surprised when she heard this.

After asking around, I found out that Zhou Xiaoyuan had returned to the palace yesterday before the palace gate closed. Because she came back late, she was afraid of disturbing Concubine Shu, so she did not report to her.

After listening to this, Concubine Shu shook her head and spoke kindly to the emperor, saying, "This child is surprisingly considerate sometimes."

"I heard from the nun who was sent there that she has learned the rules well. She might impress His Majesty later."

When the emperor heard this, his expression was not good, but because of Concubine Shu's dignity, he still nodded and said perfunctorily: "As the saying goes, after three days of recognition, you should be impressed by the relationship. I am somewhat looking forward to it."

She said she was looking forward to it, but looking at the emperor's expression, how could Concubine Shu not guess what he was thinking.

She shook her head for a moment and took the initiative to serve tea to the emperor.

On the other hand, he said: "Your Majesty still feels that Xiaoyuan's status is not good enough for Yechen? But on the other hand, I feel that this is a kind of fate."

If it was just Concubine Shu who was trying to save his respect just now, the emperor would still understand it, but now, he couldn't understand it.

It was clear that Concubine Shu looked more anxious than herself a few days ago.

For a time, he even wanted to interfere in Xia Yechen's affairs without permission. The emperor still remembered that Concubine Shu asked him for permission.

Now he hasn't even asked what happened to the nail inserted in Xia Yechen's house, so why did he change his mind? The emperor thought so, and was inevitably surprised for a moment

, couldn't help but say: "It seems that this girl has really changed a lot, otherwise I wouldn't be able to let my concubine speak for her like this."