Eunuch's Declaration of Loyalty

Chapter 88

Qin Shu woke up, he was used to getting up very early, then he took care of everything, stood in the courtyard and respectfully sent the empress dowager to court.Many palace people thought he was flattering, and some palace people secretly ridiculed him because his flattery did not please the empress dowager.

However, no matter what others think or say, Qin Shu is always the same.It doesn't matter whether the Empress Dowager thinks he has bad intentions or not, as long as he can do it, he just wants to do something for her.As the chief steward of Ci'an Palace, he doesn't need to do such things as standing in the courtyard to send respects, but this is a habit he has had a long time ago, and he can't change it.

Although the position was getting higher and higher, he did not dare to stand too close.Perhaps, the empress dowager didn't want to see the unlovable him standing in front of her early in the morning.

Because I'm used to it, I don't feel wronged or uncomfortable when I think about it this way.There are a lot of things to do in a day, and there is not much time for him to feel sad. As long as he is not in front of the empress dowager, he is the ruthless Chief Manager Qin who rarely shows his emotions.

While thinking about what to do today, Qin Shu opened his eyes and prepared to get up, but at that moment he realized something was wrong.

This is not his room, and there is someone beside him? !Qin Shu lay there, looking up along the slender arms lying on his body, his eyes were very cold.

However, after seeing clearly the face of the sleeping person beside him, that indifference suddenly turned into astonishment and disbelief, making him forget to breathe for a moment.

Too... the empress dowager sleeping next to him? ! !

Even if Qin Shu didn't see his expression, he knew that it was probably not very good, so he subconsciously stepped back.At this moment, the person who had been asleep was awakened.

Seeing the familiar and unfamiliar empress dowager move, she muttered without opening her eyes: "Qin Shu, why did you wake up so early, go to sleep for a while." Then he stretched out his hand and dragged him back naturally, Holding his arm, the whole person snuggled up, Qin Shu was in a huge overwhelmed mood.

This doesn't seem to be the empress dowager's bedroom, where is this?Why would the empress dowager sleep next to him, and... still naked?Why did the empress dowager look very close to him, shouldn't she have shown a disgusted expression or frowned and asked why he was here when she saw him?what the hell is it?

Qin Shu was thinking about this in a mess, but unfortunately, because of the gentle exhalation of the person who leaned on him to sleep again on his arm, his mind was so chaotic that he couldn't think at all, and he couldn't get an answer to a single question.He turned his stiff head down in a daze, his eyes fixed on the sleeping face of the empress dowager exposed outside the quilt, and her bare white shoulders and clavicle.

After looking at it for a long time, he thought that he should be dreaming.But even thinking this way, he still felt that his heart was beating so fast that he couldn't obey his will, and his chest hurt like a shock.This person was so close to him, she didn't mean to reject him at all, she just talked to him in that gentle tone and called him by name.

The sudden boundless joy made him dare not move, for fear that if he moved, the people next to him would wake up, and they would find that the gentle words just now were false.But after a while, he couldn't hold back, and stretched out his hand to pull the quilt up to cover her shoulders, and gently tucked it in.His fingers were still trembling when he lowered that arm.

"Hmm... so early in the morning, Qin Shu, why are you so excited? I can hear your heart beating so loudly." Liu Qingtang rubbed her eyes, said while lying on his chest, making a gesture of putting her ears on his heart. The seat listened and said: "Well, the voice is really loud, so excited, it must have been known that Luan Zhen and Luan Shu are coming today, I obviously didn't let them tell you, how did you know again!"

Qin Shu didn't notice what the Empress Dowager said at all. When she suddenly lay on his chest, he froze as if struck by lightning.He didn't wear any clothes, and neither did the empress dowager, so the two of them stuck... pasted... the bare fruit... pasted...together.

Liu Qingtang didn't hear Qin Shu's words for a long time, so she lay on top of him and looked up, only to see him stunned, as if what the hell happened and it couldn't be true, she burst out laughing.

Although I don't know why he suddenly showed this expression, but it's really funny!She has never seen him react so much. In recent years, he has become more and more calm and calm. It is not easy to make him change his expression. Comparing his dazed appearance with the past, he really looks cute.

Holding his chin like that for a while, the more he looked at it, the more itchy his heart became, Liu Qingtang approached him with a smile, cupped his face and kissed him.Qin Shu was shocked by her kiss, finally recovered his voice, and asked with some trembling doubts: "Queen Mother... Your Majesty?"

"Okay, let's call you Qingtang as before. The Empress Dowager, the empress dowager, you played so long last night and called it so many times, you are still addicted now." He got up and sat beside him and began to dress, and said: "Nephew Luan Zhen and niece Luan Shu are coming to see us today, don't you like that little girl Luan Shu the most, I wanted to give you a surprise , I didn’t expect to be let go by myself just now, I thought you knew.”

Liu Qingtang brushed her sleep-disturbed long hair, and had a panoramic view of the scenery on her chest. Qin Shu silently turned her head and looked aside.

Taking the bellyband and putting it on, Liu Qingtang said habitually: "Qin Shu help me tie the belt."

Qin Shu was suffocated again, Liu Qingtang turned around and saw that he was still lying there, so he simply grabbed his hand and pulled him up. "Get up quickly, we should go to eat breakfast, and help me tie my belt."

Qin Shu, who was pulled up, subconsciously grabbed the quilt to cover his body. He couldn't let the empress dowager see his body like that, although he didn't know what the situation was now.Under Liu Qingtang's urging, Qin Shu tied her belt silently and tormented, and even combed her hair.

Qin Shu pursed his lips and took care of himself without moving his expression. During this period, he kept secretly looking at the happy queen mother and the strange room around him, with more and more questions in his heart.

"Why haven't you dressed properly? I used to say that I was slow, but today you are also slow." Liu Qingtang walked over. She had already put on her usual dress and combed her hair. The bundle is tied with a net, and the hairpin between the temples shakes slightly.She straightened up again and straightened Qin Shu's neckline. She looked around and embraced Qin Shu and kissed him again on the face. "Ah, very good."

Qin Shu has always done these things by himself, he doesn't like letting palace people get close, it will make him feel uncomfortable.But the empress dowager was different. With her approaching action, the little thoughts that had just been sorted out just now were in a mess. Qin Shu could only follow her to wash and eat.

When eating breakfast, Qin Shu couldn't figure out what was going on, so he was very silent.But Liu Qingtang couldn't stand it anymore, and picked out those Qin Shu liked to eat and put them in front of him, or put them directly in a bowl for him. "Look at you, it took so long to grow such a little bit of meat, it was because I ate too little, I said I had a bad appetite yesterday, but today I can't escape, eat all of these and what's in your bowl, I I specially ordered someone to make it for you to repair your body."

Even though he said that, Liu Qingtang was frightened when he saw that Qin Shu was really ready to eat up the whole pile without any resistance.Why is Qin Shu so obedient today?Seeing that he didn't make a sound, and silently stuffed everything she ordered to eat into his mouth, and wanted to eat if he couldn't eat, Liu Qingtang had no choice but to stop him, "If you can't eat, don't eat, you What happened to Qin Shu today? Is he feeling unwell, dizzy again? Or something happened to make you unhappy?"

Seeing the worry on her face, Qin Shu, who put down his chopsticks, shook his head for a while, wanted to call himself a slave, and then said, "I...it's fine." He just thought that she personally picked up the dishes for him, and said These are made for his order, very happy, just thinking that I can't make her unhappy if I finish eating.

"You really don't feel uncomfortable? You are like this every time. You are uncomfortable and you don't want to say it out for fear that I will worry. If you don't tell me, I will be even more worried." Liu Qingtang looked at Qin Shu helplessly, and asked people to take the food They all withdrew and dragged him to the balcony where he used to fish.

Qin Shu looked at the hand she put in his palm consciously, hesitated for a moment and still held it, but when Liu Qingtang didn't pay attention, he couldn't help covering his heart.The joy and panic that was about to overflow there were intertwined, and he felt that it would be unbearable if it was more intense.How could such a gentle empress dowager who would get close to him actually appear in front of him? He obviously didn't even dare to think about it, how could he have such a dream?
"Well, you're not in a good mood today, so I won't bother you. I'll accompany you to fish on the balcony for a day. You'll be happy now." Liu Qingtang took Qin Shu by the hand, and pushed him to sit where he used to be. , took off the fishing rod next to him and put it in his hand, "You fish here for a while, I'll go ahead and see why Luan Zhen and Luan Shu haven't come yet."

As soon as Liu Qingtang left, Qin Shu was the only one left on the balcony, so he could calm down and try to analyze.Here, according to what he saw just now, as well as the bamboo mountains on both sides of the lake in front of him, it should be Yushui Villa.He once sent the empress dowager here once, but the empress dowager asked him to go back and look at the palace, so he didn't come in, just sent her at the door and went back.Palace people who can win the favor of the empress can come in to serve, but he is the chief steward of Ci'an Palace, but he has never been able to come in.

Qin Shu looked at the lake in front of him a little dazed, and he didn't let him think about it for long. Three figures, one big, two small, walked up the path beside him. They were the empress dowager and two children, a boy and a girl. What the empress said about Luan Zhen and Luan Shu, Qin Shu thought, not daring to act rashly.

He wanted to find out what was going on with the current situation, but the sad thing was that as long as the empress dowager was by his side, smiling at him so gently and saying some caring and funny words, he couldn't think about it properly, his mind was full of thoughts. It was joy, and his eyes chased her figure unconsciously.

"Uncle and uncle! Shu Shu hasn't seen Uncle for a long time, does Uncle miss Shu Shu?" That cute little girl from Yuxue was born a little mellow, her eyes were full of cunning and she looked very ghostly.Her outline made Qin Shu feel a little familiar, but if she thought about it carefully, she might be somewhat similar to the Empress Dowager.Just this, Qin Shu had a good impression of the little girl, Wen Yan nodded slowly under her expectant eyes.

Just, uncle?This kid calls him uncle?
"Uncle." Another older boy led by Liu Qingtang also obediently called out to Qin Shu, and walked over to stand beside his sister.

"Luan Shu, don't make trouble with your uncle. He's not feeling well today. If you quarrel, you won't be able to eat snacks today." Liu Qingtang also came over, raised her eyebrows at the little girl and said seriously.

This is a bit like the empress dowager he is familiar with, Qin Shugang thought so, and heard the little girl named Luan Shu say to the empress dowager: "Girl, Shushu will be sensible and not make trouble with uncle, so can I have an extra snack?" ?”

Aunt...Uncle...It must have happened because it was in a dream.

"Look at you getting fat like a piglet! You know how to eat all day long, and you are not allowed to grab your brother's snacks later!" Liu Qingtang pinched the little girl's face unceremoniously.

The little girl glanced at her brother next to her arrogantly, and pouted, "It's useless, brother can't beat me, otherwise can I take the snack away! My mother said that if I snatch it, it's my own. Also, I Not fat, my father said that auntie, you were fatter than me when you were young, and you love snacks more than me!"

Liu Qingtang glanced at Qin Shu, then squinted at her nephew and said miserably: "Oh? My brother said I was fat when I was young?"

The little girl stuck out her tongue and said that she slipped her tongue, she was very distressed, but in a blink of an eye she made up again: "That's what my father said, Shushu thinks that my aunt was not fat at all when she was young, she is as cute as Shushu!"

"My father also said that my aunt didn't let Shu Shu eat more snacks because my uncle loved Shu Shu because of jealousy. But my uncle loved Shu Shu because Shu Shu was as cute as my aunt when I was young, so you can't be jealous, aunt, and you can't let Shu Shu eat dessert."

Seeing her younger sister betraying her father who spoiled her badly, the little boy shrank back and didn't dare to be angry or speak out, anyway, it wasn't the first time it happened.

Liu Qingtang glanced at Qin Shu, and hummed to the little chubby girl a little annoyed, "Today Taoye Zhuiyi prepared a lot of snacks, I decided to eat them myself, and I won't give you any."

"Ah! Auntie, you can't do this! Huh!" The little girl pretended to cry and said to her brother: "Bad brother won't help me!"

They were noisy at the side, Qin Shu didn't know what to say, so he just sat there quietly fishing and watched them. Naturally, he didn't catch a single one, but he felt happy in his heart, wishing to be like this forever... like a family Just sit here.

The two children were talking, and from time to time they would turn their heads and ask, "Uncle, do you think so?" Liu Qingtang would also give Qin Shu a smile from time to time, and Qin Shu, who smiled straight away, just stared at her dazedly.

On this day, they didn't do anything, they just spent their time leisurely here, Qin Shu even took a book to give the two children an exam at the request of Liu Qingtang.

In the afternoon, Qin Shu watched them sleep next to him with a bamboo mat. The queen mother held his hand to sleep, and the little girl shaved her face and said she was ashamed, which made her annoyed to scratch the child's itch, little boy wow With a cry, they plunged in to help, and the three of them laughed and laughed.Qin Shu watched from the side, and finally got dragged into a fight together, although he was still as stiff as a wooden man.

In the afternoon, Liu Qingtang carried the snack box to distribute snacks to the two children, and Qin Shu also got several pieces, but the last few pieces were eaten by Liu Qingtang himself, and Qin Shu fed them with his own hands.After feeding for a long time, Qin Shu still looked at his hands for a long time without recovering, only feeling happier than he had eaten countless good things.

In the evening, they watched the two children leave together. Liu Qingtang took Qin Shu's hand and walked back slowly, watching the tired birds return to their nests and the red glow of the sky.

Before going to sleep at night, Liu Qingtang worriedly pressed his forehead and said, "You don't talk much today, and you really feel uncomfortable. Then go to bed early today and rest well."

Qin Shu hummed for a long time, and looked at her without saying a word.

Liu Qingtang met his gaze, and suddenly tilted her head, "Qin Shu, I found that you seem to like staring at me very much today."

"Besides, I always feel that your eyes are a bit strange. I haven't seen such eyes on you for a long, long time. It's been like... for a long time." Liu Qingtang said, and suddenly reached out to cover his eyes. He kissed his eyes lightly and said with a smile, "Don't stare so closely, you won't be able to see again tomorrow. Well, go to sleep quickly and have a good dream."

Qin Shu was a little bit reluctant, but he didn't speak, and closed his eyes as he said.He felt another kiss on his lips, soft and hot.

This is already his best dream, Qin Shu said silently, sinking into the darkness.

Qin Shu woke up and opened his eyes. He turned his head and saw the bright sky through the window lattice. It was the time when he got up in the past.He quietly got up and dressed, the heat in the quilt quickly dissipated.It was still very early, and when I opened the door, I could still see the thin crescent moon looming in the sky.

After washing, he walked towards the empress dowager's bedroom silently as usual under the awe-inspiring eyes of the palace people. Hearing the movement inside, he stood at the door for a while, then went to the atrium.Covered in dew, when the group of people went to the early court, the empress dowager in the middle was unattainable, her expression was still cold and serious.

Qin Shu bowed and said, "Respectfully send off the Empress Dowager."

"En." She replied lightly, without looking at him, and walked over.Qin Shu bowed all the time, and waited for her to pass by, then got up and glanced at her vague back, and then walked in the opposite direction alone.

Walking alone on the path full of dew, Qin Shu couldn't help but think of the real but unreal dream last night.

He once had such a beautiful dream, in which his beloved smiled at him and kissed his eyes and lips intimately. In the afternoon, she slept beside him and held his hand, with a serene and satisfied smile on her lips.

Having such a sweet dream was enough for him.In any case, you can't ask for more.

(End of this chapter)