After being a widow, the empress dowager was favored by the powerful ministers

Chapter 24 The empress intends to win over Mr. Pei

"Pei Xiang?"

A familiar low call suddenly pulled Pei Ci out of his thoughts.

There is no Emperor Chenghe in front of him, only at this moment, looking at himself, Sheng Baoling who is full of confusion and confusion in his eyes.

And outside the hall, it is not an autumn day with fallen leaves, but a cold winter with heavy snow.

Realizing this, Pei Ci's heart calmed down, and the words and tone that overflowed his lips were even calmer than before, "Go back to the Empress Dowager, the late emperor asked about some important matters in the court."

Sheng Baoling's eyes were dark, and her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, "Is there nothing else?"

Pei Ci answered without hesitation, "Nothing else."

His expression was as usual, and he didn't look like he was hiding anything, just like a real gentleman.

But Sheng Baoling knew it in her heart, and she raised her eyebrows slightly. If Pei Ci hesitated a little bit, she would not be sure.

But Pei Ci was too calm. If there is no abnormality in such a reaction, it means that there is really an abnormality.

Obviously, the first emperor must have said something to Pei Ci that day, but these were still hidden from him, making it impossible for people not to doubt and think deeply.

I'm afraid it's about myself.

Sheng Baoling knew in his heart that at this moment, if Pei Ci didn't say anything, even if he put a knife on his neck, he would still not say anything.

The corners of her mouth curled up, "It's snowing outside, Ai's family just saw a few things, and there are some things I don't understand, Pei Xiangruo is not in a hurry to leave, talk to Ai's family?"

Pei Ci was startled for a moment, subconsciously pressed the prayer beads hanging from the wrist bone with his fingertips, "Yes."

Only then did Sheng Baoling turn around slowly, opened the bead curtain with her fingertips, and walked back. As soon as she sat down, she saw that Pei Ci was always sitting more than ten steps away, with an appearance of not breaking the rules, and felt a little funny .

Such a true gentleman, how could I dream of him as such a dissolute person in a dream?
"Pei Xiang, come forward."

A look of deepness flashed across Pei Ci's downcast eyes, he stood up and bowed his head, respectfully with both hands, "Yes."

The steps were slow and light, moving forward step by step, and finally stopped in front of the bead curtain, refusing to take another step forward.

"It's so far away, it's really hard to talk."

Sheng Baoling raised his eyebrows slightly, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly, "Pei Xiang came a little further."

Jian Jia, who was refilling tea at the side, trembled with her hand and nearly smashed the teacup, but fortunately she managed to stabilize it in time, but she didn't dare to raise her eyes to look at Sheng Baoling or Pei Ci.

Although I know that the empress intends to win over Mr. Pei, how can there be such a way to win people's hearts and get close? !

If word of this gets out, the Empress Dowager of the current dynasty will have a secret meeting with the Prime Minister of the Zuo's palace... that's not bad, those speech officials are afraid that if they spit on each other, they will drown them out.

The bead curtain was tilted, and the crisp sound of beads colliding could be heard slightly.

Although Jian Jia didn't look at it, she could hear Pei Ci's footsteps, approaching little by little.

Pei Ci knew in his heart that he should stop and not go any further.

But the person in front seemed to have a magic voice whispering in his ears, coaxing him to keep going forward, even if he went a little further, so what.

He will not do things that exceed the rules, let alone have a heart that exceeds the rules.

And there is no one else in the hall, no one will know.

It wasn't until a desk appeared on the ground in front of him, with many memorials on it, that Pei Ci stopped and waited on the spot with his head bowed.

Sheng Baoling gently touched the forehead with his fingertips, raised his face, and looked at Pei Ci, but he could only catch a glimpse of a shadow under his eyes.

"Sit down, you'll make me feel tired when you stand like this."

But this time, Pei Ci refused to take a step forward to sit with Sheng Baoling, his voice was cold and clear. "This move is unreasonable, the humble minister can just stand."

Sheng Baoling seemed to have found the bottom line that Pei Ci insisted on in his heart, and no longer forced to say anything, he waved his hand and signaled Jian Jia to set up a seat.

On the incense table, the fragrance is overflowing, but it is a little weaker.

Pei Ci's eyes followed the fragrance, and finally landed on a wooden box placed on the incense table.

It was a wooden box containing incense pills.

No one knows the origin of this box of fragrant pills better than Pei Ci.

It's just that he didn't expect that when he saw it again one day, this box of incense pills would appear in the Hall of Compassion and Peace.

Sheng Baoling opened the wooden box, took an incense pill, and put it in the incense burner.

Pei Ci glimpsed that there were only a few incense pills left in the wooden box, which showed that Sheng Baoling used this incense frequently.

"I dare to ask, I don't know where the lady's fragrant pills come from?"

Sheng Baoling was slightly taken aback, but he did not expect that Pei Ci would ask about the incense in the pavilion, "Why did Prime Minister Pei ask such a question?"

Pei Ci: "I also have some understanding of the way of burning incense. The incense of the empress seems to be different from the others, so I asked."

Pei Ci explained that the wording was appropriate, and it sounded like it was indeed because the fragrance smelled special, so he asked such a question.

Sheng Baoling didn't think of going to the other side, and a very shallow and gentle smile rose from the corner of his mouth, "This was brought back by the late emperor, and it was called Ge Zhongxiang. The Ai family liked it, so they kept it for use."

"It's a pity that's all there is. I searched for people in the workshop, but I didn't find any similar ones. Otherwise, I could still give Xiang Pei a little."

While speaking, Sheng Baoling smiled, but the light in his eyes was a bit dim after all.

Pei Ci remained silent, looking at the wooden box from the corner of his eye, no one knew what was going on in his mind.

On the same day, return to Pei Mansion.

The housekeeper got the news that Pei Ci had returned to the mansion and reported something, but when he went to the study, there was no one there.

"What about the adults?"

The servant replied, "My lord changed clothes and went to the incense room."

The housekeeper was slightly taken aback, obviously he didn't expect Pei Ci to go there.

Ever since the first emperor was seriously ill, my lord has never entered the incense room. What happened today?
The butler immediately stepped up and walked in the direction of Xiangfang.

As soon as he walked to the corridor of the incense room, he smelled a faint fragrance before he entered the room. He vaguely felt that this fragrance was somewhat familiar.

It wasn't until I entered the room and saw the wooden box Pei Ci placed on the table that I remembered that this was the incense pill that my lord had developed for nearly a year before, and the other ones were sold in a shop outside. The fragrant incense pills have never been sent.

The adults also spent a few days to make a wooden box with their own hands, which was carved so lifelike that it seemed to be a gift.

But later, for some reason, the things disappeared. People in the house searched everywhere, but they couldn't find them. So far, they don't know where the box of incense pills went.

There are still many incense pills, but the wooden box made by the adult himself, there is only that one, but it is not known who the adult was going to give it to in the end.

Why did you find this incense pill again today?

"Why did your lord suddenly want to come to this incense room today?" the housekeeper couldn't help asking.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but he seemed to see a faint smile on the adult's face. The smile was not obvious and fleeting, so that the butler finally felt that he was delusional.

Why do adults smile at a box of incense pills?

(End of this chapter)