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

Chapter 3 Pei Ci in the dream

During the day, I just saw Pei Ci, such a modest gentleman, but at night, Sheng Baoling had this dream again.

But this time the sound, touch, and breath in the dream are more real.

It was Pei Ci.

However, the Pei Ci in the dream and the Pei Ci she had just met during the day had a very different personality.

When Jian Jia entered the hall, Sheng Baoling was adding incense to the incense burner on the lotus seat on the incense table. The fragrance was leisurely, but there was no smoke.

Smelling the familiar fragrance, Sheng Baoling's frowning brows relaxed a little.

Jian Jia smiled, and put away the box of incense pills left on the incense table.

"It's still the incense in the pavilion sent by the late emperor, the empress is the most comfortable to use."

Looking at the incense pills in the box, she sighed slightly, "It's just that the late emperor is no longer here, so I use a little more of this incense, so use less."

The incense in this pavilion was found by the late emperor in his spare time. It is said that Shen Tan and Long Musk are not used, and it is the only one in Bianjing City.

Now that the late emperor is gone, when this box of incense pills is used up, I'm afraid I won't be able to smell this comforting and familiar fragrance again.

Jian Jia put the box of incense pills aside.

Sheng Baoling's plain fingertips landed on the box, stroking the texture on the box, his eyes dimmed, "Yes. Use a little, and the late emperor's thoughts of staying here at Ai's house will be less."

At this moment, Zhu'er came into the hall with two boxes of incense pills in her hands, with a smile on her face, "Madam, the government sent some incense pills from the Fragrance Pharmacy Bureau, saying they are very novel."

"Thinking about it, we sent someone to send it because we knew that our empress would burn a burner of incense when she calmed down."

Sheng Baoling's brows that had just been relaxed just now frowned again, "Leave it alone."

Zhu'er was startled, and put two boxes of incense pills on the incense table, "Don't you need to look at it, my lady?"

She caught a glimpse of the nearly used-up box of incense pills on the incense table, which she put away on purpose a few days ago.

I'm afraid Jian Jia will find out again.

The late emperor had already left, and the officials sent incense pills several times. If the empress continued to use the incense pills sent by the late emperor, the officials might feel unhappy.

She didn't understand, the late emperor had already left, and now the empress's top priority was to please the officials, why was she always guarding the things left by the late emperor?
Jian Jia was already a little displeased with Zhu'er's arbitrariness in putting away the incense pills, but now seeing Zhu'er being so unruly, she scolded, "When will the empress use what incense and do things, I still need you Come on?"

Pearl suddenly felt wronged, and bit her lip, "I'm doing it for my mother's good too."

The officials sent so many things, but they have never been used by the empress. Those who didn't know this thought that the empress disliked the officials and turned them off, but in the end it wasn't them who were slaves who suffered.

Sheng Baoling said coldly, "Okay, what are you talking about?"

As soon as the words fell, Zhu'er and Jian Jia knelt down in panic.

Sheng Baoling's eyes fell on Zhu'er. After all, she was not someone close to her, she was not familiar with her, and her mind was not in this Hall of Compassion at all.

She waved her hand, "Pearl, you go out first."

Zhu'er bit her lip and had no choice but to leave the hall.

Then Jian Jia slowly stepped forward to pour tea, "If your empress can't see Zhu'er, just find a reason to send her away."

Sheng Baoling looked weary, "After all, it was sent by someone else, you have to save some face."

Jian Jia stopped talking, and brought the tea to Sheng Baoling, "Your Majesty, drink a cup of hot tea to warm up your body."

A cup of hot tea couldn't relieve Sheng Baoling's melancholy. She asked in a deep voice, "Now that the new emperor is on the throne and Enke is added, is there any news outside?"

"Naturally, I'm happy. The students who didn't make the list last year are now taking classes in Wenshu. The slaves also heard that the Pei family has set up a private school and invited old scholars from Qin to teach. How many young masters in Bianjing City are rushing to study."

Hearing about the Pei family, Sheng Baoling became more interested and curious now, "Oh? Which family are there?"

Jian Jia really did inquire about it, counting her fingers now, "There are the young masters from Cao Guogong's mansion, the young masters from Weiyuanhou's mansion, all the famous ones have gone, even the grandson of Taishi Lou."

Jian Jia counted, but stopped counting.

She observed Sheng Baoling's face and was relieved when she saw nothing unusual.

You can't mention the Lou family in front of your empress.

Sheng Baoling smiled and said nothing.

"Is your empress still going to Sheng's house today?" Jian Jia asked softly.

In the past few days, Sheng Baoling always said that he had a headache, Jian Jia didn't dare to speak loudly, for fear of disturbing the master.

Sheng Baoling hesitated for a while, "Go ahead, bring some satin, don't disturb too many people."

"Yes."

It is still difficult for the Queen Mother to travel in a low-key manner.

When the carriage arrived at the gate of Sheng Mansion, all the people from Sheng Mansion met him at the gate.

Many people stopped, but they were sent away by the accompanying guards.

"My minister will see the Empress Dowager." Seeing his daughter again, Mr. Sheng's eyes were flushed and his expression was excited.

The daughter in front of her is in her prime, but she can only be trapped in the palace. Now that the late emperor is gone, she still has to assist that ineffective little emperor.

Her daughter is really miserable.

Sheng Baoling's eyes were also slightly sore, "Father, you don't need to be too polite."

After entering Sheng's mansion, Master Sheng introduced the people in Sheng's mansion to Sheng Baoling one by one.

The second house has a son and a daughter from the concubine, and two daughters from the concubine. The third house has not yet had a concubine, but there is a concubine's eldest son and a concubine's daughter.

Sheng Baoling ordered someone to bring the silk and satin closer, and let these juniors pick it.

The second wife's prostitute, graceful and generous, first thanked Sheng Baoling, and picked out a piece of plain and elegant brocade.

The other three concubines circled around, pushing each other, and finally each picked out the brightly colored and beautiful silks and satins.

Holding the silk satin, Shi Shiran thanked Sheng Bao

age.

Sheng Baoling's gaze stayed on the three concubines for a moment, then turned away.

The eldest lady of the second room dismissed a few concubines, only a few elders were left to speak, and the second room's first daughter, Sheng Baodai.

Mr. Sheng didn't leave his daughter in front of him for a moment, and said softly, "Your brother is talking to his colleagues right now, and he will come to see you later."

Although Sheng Baoling is now listening to the government behind the curtain, and can see it from above the court, but after all, he can't see anything through the curtain.

If you can see it now, you have to take a few more glances.

The eldest lady of the second room also had red eyes, and took Sheng Baoling's hand, "It's all the Lou family who killed a thousand swords. If you accepted the marriage contract back then, you don't have to be trapped in the palace now. You only go home to meet once in a few years." "

"The official family is not from you, and you have no heart-to-heart relationship with you"

She wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

Sheng Baoling could only comfort her, and patted her hand, "Second Aunt, don't worry, my niece has been fine in the palace for the past few years, and the late emperor never treated her niece harshly."

Mr. Sheng sighed worriedly, "No matter how good the late emperor is, he is gone now."

However, the biological mother of the official family, Mrs. He, is still there, but her daughter has no one to rely on in the palace, so the situation is really difficult.

If one day when the He family comes back and the daughter loses power in the palace, then the Sheng family...

The eldest lady of the second room patted Sheng Baoling's hand, then took the hand of the daughter beside her, put them together, and said warmly, "Baoling, Baodai, we are a family, we must live in harmony and want to help each other, family harmony , everything will be fine.”

Sheng Baodai stood obediently by the side, not interfering with the words of the elders, but there was a somewhat lonely look in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)