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

Chapter 38
Sheng Baoling's eyes were a little gloomy. She wanted to eat, but she couldn't let others buy it from outside.

I was already younger, in order to look stable, I couldn't do many things, I couldn't say many things, I couldn't laugh if I wanted to laugh, I couldn't cry if I wanted to cry...

If people know that she is so greedy to eat these things...how can the empress dowager have any face?
Seeing that the light in her eyes dimmed a bit, Pei Ci's heart sank. He raised his hand and took the candied haws from Sheng Baoling's hand. His voice was low, but his tone was subconsciously gentle, "It's not that I can't eat it."

Sheng Baoling was startled, his eyes were a little dazed, and after a while, he realized that his hand was empty, and the food was taken away by the person in front of him.

She looked down, staring straight at the candied haws in Pei Ci's hand at this moment, and the tip of her tongue moved slightly... She thought, if Pei Ci looks left, he won't be able to snatch the food.

What Sheng Baoling was thinking at this moment, it was obvious that Pei Ci in front of him didn't know the slightest bit.

At this time, seeing her lowered eyes, I thought she was depressed, Pei Ci's lips moved, words of comfort spilled out of his lips and teeth, his voice was cold, but his tone was gentle, "What Weichen means is that outside the palace is no better than in the palace. It's not safe without guards."

Sheng Baoling was stunned for a moment, and met those deep eyes. There were too many things in Sheng Baoling's mind that Sheng Baoling couldn't understand in those eyes.

Her bright red lips were tightly pressed together, and she felt that someone should have said this to her in such a tone, such words, but she couldn't remember, and she had no impression, so the subconscious words jumped out of her mouth without passing through her brain. come out……

"Isn't it with you?"

Pei Ci was startled, his body froze in place, he didn't react for a while, the hand holding the candied haws froze there.

I have never seen Pei Ci react like this before, Sheng Baoling was stunned for a moment, and then quickly realized that what he said just now was inappropriate.

"What I mean is, you are familiar with this city, so it's safe to meet you."

However, this explanation is actually Sheng Baoling himself, listening to it, it is also very twisted.

Seeing that Pei Ci didn't speak, but just looked at herself, she suddenly didn't dare to look at him directly. It was obvious that the night was chilly, but her palms were so nervous that a thin layer of sweat broke out.

The people around were coming and going, but Sheng Baoling's attention was on Pei Ci in front of her. Just when she wanted to explain something more, or find a way to make a joke, she caught a glimpse of Pei Ci being less than ordinary people. Bloody lips moved, and his voice sounded in his ears.

"So, the next time your empress goes out of the palace, you might as well bring your humble servants with you to protect your empress."

When Pei Ci spoke, his expression was relaxed and casual. If it wasn't for the respectful tone, it seemed that this sentence was just spoken casually.
But the hand holding the candied haws revealed how nervous he was when he said this.

The cold, white and thin palms were slightly bulged due to tension and force, and the string of Buddhist beads was particularly conspicuous.

His heart, however, seemed to be hanging in the air, unable to go up or down,
Not for a moment.

But he had a calm expression. In the eyes of others, his emotions were not at all turbulent, and he was more stable than the stone statue outside the gate of the mansion.

The corners of Sheng Baoling's mouth raised slightly, and his gaze was withdrawn from his hands, "Okay, then next time I go out of the palace, I will go to look for Prime Minister Pei first."

In the palace, Prime Minister Pei was there to help when dealing with government affairs, and Prime Minister Pei was there to accompany him outside the palace when he went shopping in the streets and alleys. In Bianjing, I am afraid that he would not be able to find another person as big-faced as himself.

Even Sheng Baoling herself didn't notice that there was actually a little bit of secret joy in her heart.

This hint of joy was hidden in a place that she couldn't even find herself.

Pei Ci replied in a warm voice, "Your servant is waiting."

Sheng Baoling was smiling, but luckily she was wearing a veil, so Pei Ci couldn't see her. She reached out and took back her candied haws from Pei Ci's hand. She opened her mouth and took a big bite. up.

"Don't worry, your sister is in the palace, I will definitely take care of her." Sheng Baoling promised.

Although she can't really do anything to the little emperor now, but she has the final say in the harem. In her territory, even if the little emperor is unhappy, she has to think carefully about it.

Pei Ci frowned, "If she makes a fuss, you don't have to get used to it. Whatever the palace rules are, you can do so."

Sheng Baoling laughed, "If the palace rules are whatever, then what should I do if I frequently go out of the palace in private these days?"

Pei Wan's small mouth is pretty good at talking, but it's just saying that she actually understands the limits.

Besides, the little girl's nature of protecting her elder brother is very suitable for her.

In this way, she can still protect Pei Wan.

Pei Ci finally thanked in a deep voice.

The corners of Sheng Baoling's eyes were bent, like a crescent moon in the sky, with an obvious smile.

...

That night, when they returned to the Hall of Compassion and Ning, Pei Wan and Sheng Baodai were sitting around the table, holding soup bowls in their hands, sipping the soup just delivered by the small kitchen.

Seeing Sheng Baoling, considering the presence of the courtiers, the two immediately got up to salute, but Sheng Baoling stopped them.

"There will be no one else in the future, so it doesn't have to be like this."

When Sheng Baoling raised her hand, Pei Wan vaguely smelled a faint familiar fragrance.

She sniffed, only to find that the scent was very familiar, like the smell of her brother's usual lavender scent. She thought it smelled very good before, and even stole a few dollars, so she was punished by her brother to copy the book. Therefore, I am extremely sensitive to this fragrance.

The more important point is that the elder brother is an extremely nostalgic person.

Take this incense as an example, he hasn't changed it for several years.

But why, the elder brother's smell can be smelled on the empress dowager?

Pei Wan was at a loss, in order to be more sure that she had smelled it wrong, she quietly moved towards Sheng Baoling's side until they were almost touching each other, and the fragrance became stronger and clearer.

At this moment, another fragrance poured into the tip of her nose, lingering around her body.

At some point, Sheng Baodai also came over, the fragrance on her body immediately covered up the fragrance.

When Pei Wan wanted to smell the fragrance of Sheng Baoling's body again, she could not smell anything but the fragrance of Sheng Baodai's body.

Pei Wan frowned, thinking it was her own illusion.

At this time, Sheng Baoling didn't know at all, because of a little fragrance, he almost exposed himself in front of Pei Wan.

Because of tonight, she discovered a cold and opposite side, that smile overflowed from the corners of her lips and eyes, and went straight to the bottom of her heart.

Sensing Sheng Baoling's emotional changes, Jian Jia secretly guessed in her heart: If the empress is going out of the palace tonight, I'm afraid she will meet Mrs. Pei again.

Look at this moment, a bowl of soup has bottomed out, which shows how obvious Sheng Baoling's mood changes.

Jian Jia was happy and sad at the same time.

She couldn't figure out what was so special about Mr. Pei that Sheng Baoling used more food than usual.

Thinking of the picture of Pei Ci who was sickly and masculine, but could be described as "extremely beautiful", she muttered suspiciously...

"Is it because you were born good-looking?"

(End of this chapter)