The queen of the last days became a maid and just wanted to lie down

Seeing tears in Pei Shuo's eyes, Xu Yao thought about stepping back and leaving the space to him.

Pei Shuo nodded and did not force her to stay. After everyone left, Pei Shuo was the only one left in the room. Pei Shuo then went to the spirit tablet, wiped his mother's tablet, and added oil to the eternal lamp.

"Mother, I am living a good life now. I will definitely find my father and sister. Don't worry, I will definitely avenge you. No one who harmed the Pei family will be able to escape.

And, have you seen...her? You haven't seen her, but she is a very important person in my life. Over the years, I have been able to survive until now because of everything she has given me. Now I have the ability to avenge my family, so I am very grateful to her.

"Mother, I have a wish in my heart, but I dare not tell you now. After I have my revenge, I will come to you and ask you to protect my son and make his wish come true. Okay?"

The flame in the eternal lamp moved slightly, as if Madam Pei's spirit in heaven was responding to him.

Pei Shuo knelt down and bowed towards his mother's spirit tablet, then stood up and left the house.

Xu Yao strolled around the Taoist temple. After all, it was a Taoist temple dedicated to the royal family. Compared to five years ago, the number of incense burners here had not decreased at all, but had become even more prosperous.

She remembered the time when she ate the brown sugar sesame cakes at the entrance of the Taoist temple. She felt a little greedy and walked out to buy some brown sugar sesame cakes.

Halfway through the walk, I suddenly heard a scream.

Xu Yao ran over curiously and saw a woman shouting that there was a snake.

Without saying a word, Xu Yao threw the dagger over and nailed the snake to the door.

Seeing that the snake was no longer moving, the women dared to breathe a sigh of relief.

Someone said sharply: "Where did this snake come from? It's so scary."

Xu Yao walked over and drew his sword, but turned around and was about to leave when someone called him back. "Lady, please stay."

When Xu Yao heard the familiar voice, he couldn't help but look back, only to find that it was Madam Liu.

After not seeing her for five years, Mrs. Liu has changed a lot. She has become much thinner, her hair is graying, and her clothes are not as bright as before. Instead, she looks calm and mature.

Xu Yao looked at her quietly, feeling a little dazed. She was very different from the dignified and virtuous Mrs. Liu he had met before.

When Mrs. Liu saw the woman, she was a little dazed. She felt that the woman looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her.

"Madam, have we met before?"

Xu Yao shook her head and said that she had come to the capital with her husband's family to do business. This was her first time in the capital and she probably had never seen this lady before.

Madam Liu thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps I made a mistake. This lady looked kind. I am really grateful for what she did just now. If you hadn't intervened, the venomous snake would have hurt someone."

The nanny serving Madam Liu was still Nanny Qin. After not seeing her for many years, her hair had become a little grayer and she looked more stern.

She didn't recognize Xu Yao either. Xu Yao sighed and said it was just a small favor and not worth worrying about.

After saying this, he turned and said goodbye.

After Madam Liu and the others had gone far away, she asked Madam Qin, "Do you think she looks kind?"

Nanny Qin shook her head and said, "I can't remember."

Madam Liu sighed. Where had she seen this girl before?

Maybe I'm really old and made a mistake.

Xu Yao went to the entrance of the Taoist temple and bought some brown sugar biscuits. On his way back, he passed by Madam Liu's room and overheard something. Only then did he realize that he was here to perform a ritual for Liu Qingwan.

In a few days it will be Liu Qingwan's death anniversary, so she moved into the Taoist temple in advance. It seemed that she had a dream recently, in which she dreamed that her daughter was not living well in the underworld, and she felt uneasy.

Xu Yao was curious for a moment and pricked up his ears to listen. He seemed to hear Nanny Qin say, "The queen will come in a few days."

Madam Liu fell silent for a moment before she listened to her words. "Her status is different now, so it's inconvenient for her to come here."

Nanny Qin sighed and advised her, "Madam, the Second Lady didn't want to think about what happened back then, and she has never felt better in these years. Madam, you and she are mother and daughter after all, and no matter how much you love the First Lady, you can't be angry with the Second Lady."

Mrs. Liu shook her head and said she was not angry at all.

"I've already lost my eldest daughter, and I don't want my second daughter to have a hard time as well. Those people are watching her. She's in a high position and seems to hold great power, but who knows if she's just a puppet in the hands of the emperor."

Then Madam Liu sneered: "The emperor is cruel and merciless, and has killed too many people. Now he is suffering retribution. But Mo Yan has no prince. If the emperor dies like this, I don't know what will happen to this child in the future."

Nanny Qin didn't know how to persuade her, and Madam Liu stopped talking and recited the scriptures silently.

When Xu Yao heard this, he inexplicably wanted to meet Liu Moyan.

Then I thought about it and decided to forget it. I had been dead for a long time, so there was no need to go out and scare others.

After Pei Shuo paid tribute to his mother, he came out to look for Xu Yao.

Xu Yao was waiting at the door and handed him a brown sugar pancake. "Eat it while it's hot, it's very sweet."

Pei Shuo smelled the sesame cake and knew it was the one at the entrance of the Taoist temple.

That family is still doing the brown sugar sesame cake business, and their craftsmanship is becoming more and more sophisticated, making their cakes sweeter and more delicious.

The two of them tacitly did not mention Liu Moyan, simply because Liu Moyan also liked to eat this sesame cake.

Xu Yao ate five pancakes in one breath. The carriage swayed down the mountain and arrived at a quiet house.

Xu Yao asked where this was?

"The Li family, who are engaged in the grain business, held a flower viewing banquet at home today and invited many familiar merchants and families. I received the invitation, so of course I have to come and visit a few of them."

Xu Yao knew that he would not waste his efforts, he was just afraid that there was something special about the Li family.

"Is there anything I should be aware of?"

Pei Shuo shook his head: "Master, you just need to go out as my wife to make sure those people don't doubt me. That's enough. Nothing else matters."

Seeing that he didn't make any further requests, Xu Yao nodded. Naturally, the banquet was separated for men and women.

The men drank and talked, while the women admired the flowers in the backyard.

Xu Yao was accompanied by only a maidservant named Luluo, who seemed to be very skilled in martial arts.

After walking for a while without catching their breath, Xu Yao asked her in a low voice what she used to do.

Luoluo said that her family used to be bodyguards.

Her father died in an accident, leaving only her frail mother and younger brother at home. In order to make a living, she went to an escort agency she knew before, and the leader introduced her to Mr. Zhuang.

"The eldest master knew that the young master needed someone, so he sent me here."

"So you're from Beichen?"

Luoluo nodded. Her height and personality were both generous and magnanimous, as only a girl from Beichen could be.

Xu Yao nodded, and the master and servant quickly arrived at the backyard, where many women were already admiring the flowers, waiting for the banquet to begin.

Someone led Xu Yao to Madam Li. When Madam Li saw Xu Yao, her eyes lit up. She stood up and said jokingly, "I heard that Master Pei got married, but I have never seen his wife. It turns out that she is such a beautiful woman. No wonder Master Pei was reluctant to bring you out and wanted to hide you at home without telling outsiders."