448, Dilemma
Xu Shu knew that Madam Yuan took Mrs. Zheng Si down because the Empress had something to say to her, so she sent Mrs. Zheng Si away. Sure enough, as soon as the man walked away, the Empress spoke.
"Are you still satisfied with the identity arranged by this palace?"
Xu Shu nodded, "Thank you, Empress, for trying hard to arrange such a noble identity for the people's daughter. But how precious the identity of the Zheng family's legitimate daughter is. How can a common girl afford a shameful person!"
You really want to come whatever you are afraid of!
What Xu Shu couldn't bear was not such an identity, but the deep affection behind this identity. The closeness revealed by Mrs. Zheng Si's bones made her almost unable to face such warmth, because what she brought to the Zheng family would be a catastrophe!
"As long as you are satisfied, as for whether you can afford it..." The queen smiled deeply, with a meaningful smile, "As long as I say you can afford it, you can afford it!"
"Empress..." Xu Shu wanted to speak but stopped.
The queen was wrong and frowned, "I don't seem to be very happy when I see you. Do you still have any thoughts about the Xu family?"
Xu Shu shook her head, "From the moment the girl left the Xu family, she never thought about going back. How could she still have a slight thought of the Xu family?" The queen was not very happy, which showed that she had some understanding of her affairs with the Xu family, so she had no intention of hiding it. She was not a filial son and virtuous grandson at first, and she did not intend to pretend to be a filial son and virtuous grandson.
"That's great!" The queen's brows stretched, "The Xu family is unkind and unrighteous to you first, so why don't you care about that much? When the confused imperial edict came down, according to my words, I should go to the imperial court to make a clear explanation. With my support, I want to see who can force you! When my son talked about this with the fourth sister-in-law, the fourth sister-in-law was even more angry than me, and he also said that he shouldn't have let you do it!"
After saying that, the queen exhaled and waved her hand, "Forget it, I won't mention it anymore! You are safe now. If you have the fourth sister-in-law taking care of you in the future, I will feel at ease! If the fourth sister-in-law doesn't have a daughter, she will treat you as a daughter!"
The Empress said so much, but she wanted to imply that Mrs. Xu Shu felt sorry for Xu Shu’s past experience and would definitely treat her well.
Xu Shu also accepted the queen's affection and kowtowed solemnly, "Thank you for all the arrangements made by the Queen for the people's daughters, so that the people's daughters can have something to rely on and no longer suffer from the pain of being drifted away!"
The queen personally helped Xu Shu up, "From the future, you and I will be a family. We will prosper and lose together!"
Xu Shu suddenly woke up. The queen just asked her if she still had thoughts about the Xu family, it turned out that this was what she meant. What she wanted was not only that she no longer had any thoughts about the Xu family, but also that she also included all people related to the Xu family, such as Li Ying'er...
Yesterday, Li Ying'er was lucky. Although it was the queen's instructor, she had no choice after seeing through Li Ying'er's intentions. Speaking of which, this matter had a lot to do with her. If she hadn't given Li Ying'er incense, although it was just an ordinary incense, Li Ying'er still had the intention to show off, which caused all the subsequent events.
Even though she explained later, with Li Ying'er's luck, the queen could not suppress her worries in her heart, fearing that she would give Li Ying'er the fragrance. The young Li Ying'er was more likely to give birth to a prince earlier than the queen. When the queen herself had the chance to give birth to a prince, she would never give up this opportunity to others.
That's why the queen invited Mrs. Zheng so quickly to give her this title and tie her up to the Zheng family's camp, completely disconnecting all contacts with the past. I'm afraid that she doesn't even have to go back to Xihuaxuan at this moment!
"Yes! The people understand! The people go back to pack up their things, and when Mrs. Zheng Si comes back, the people are going to leave the palace!" Xu Shu spoke tentatively.
"No need, I have arranged someone to help you clean up!"
Sure enough, there is no need to go back!
Xu Shu nodded obediently.
When Mrs. Zheng Si came back from makeup, the palace maid packed the things that Xu Shu had left in Xihuaxuan into a small package and handed them to Xu Shu. Seeing this, Mrs. Zheng Si took them over and handed them to the maid behind her, saying to the queen, "I have been bothering the Queen for a long time, and it's time for the wife to go back. The old lady is still waiting for news at home!"
The queen nodded, raised her hand and walked in with a gift box, "My mother is old, these things are some tonic products that prolong life. Take them back for mothers to eat!"
"Thank you, Empress!" Mrs. Zheng Si personally took the gift box, and the maid took it away if she couldn't take it.
After leaving Kunning Palace, a soft sedan chair was waiting at the door. Mrs. Zheng Si pulled Xu Shu and sat up. Seeing that Xu Shu was still a little uncomfortable, Mrs. Zheng Si was not angry. Instead, she thought this was normal. If Xu Shu rushed to get close to her, she would have to respond. She patiently said, "The Queen is urgent to send news. It is not too late to arrange a new yard for you. After going to Zheng's house, you should live in my yard first. The master took the errand and left Beijing. Your two brothers were studying outside. I was lonely alone. It is also a comfort to have you accompany me. You just think that you are visiting relatives, and you don't have to be too restricted!" More importantly, Xu Shu lives with her. Those who want to find out the news for good things, those who want to come to find trouble and make things difficult for Xu Shu dare not come!
Mrs. Zheng Si's kind attitude made Xu Shu feel guiltier even more. She could only focus on the key points, and the "mother" could not be called out!
Looking at the palace maid's clothes on Xu Shu, Mrs. Zheng Si shook her head and touched the materials again. Seeing that the texture was very rough, she was even more dissatisfied. "Let's go back and make you a few new clothes. Girls of your age should be dressed brightly and beautifully to be worthy of the years like this flower bud!"
"Madam...I..." Xu Shu lowered her head, "Thank you, Madam!"
Seeing that Xu Shu was still very reserved, Mrs. Zheng Si sighed, "Although it was the Queen's order that I would recognize you as my daughter, but these are not important! I only know that when I see you, I feel particularly friendly. This is our fate! Besides, I should have a daughter who is just the same age as you, but I don't have the fate of this mother and daughter with her. More than ten years have passed, and I have always felt sorry for you! I also know that you are not her, you are not my daughter, but I am willing to treat you as my daughter, are you willing?"
"I..." Her voice seemed to be blocked by something and couldn't speak. Xu Shu's hand clenched in her sleeves into a fist, trying to relieve the feeling of guilt that had been stronger, but in vain! It was she who brought the Zheng family into Zhou Jin's chess game. Even though she first came to the queen just to take revenge on the eldest prince and slapped the eldest prince, and wanted the eldest prince to lose favor, but later something happened to the Song family, Zhou Jin stumbled again, and she had no choice for the tenth sister...
How should she repay Mrs. Zheng Si’s kind heart?
Now she is finally in a dilemma...
Chapter completed!