Tender Pampering is the Best Strategy

At the end of the year, the weather in Chujing was getting colder and colder, and in a blink of an eye, it was the end of the year. The annual ancestor worship day will be three days later, and the ancestor worship ceremony in the whole palace is taking place three days later.

The ancestor worship has always been in the royal temple, presided over by the empress dowager and the emperor, and third-rank and above ministers and royal family members will participate. The day is undoubtedly the most lively and chaotic time of the entire Chu capital throughout the year.

From half a month ago, Pei Yunqian started to go out early and return late. These days, the number of times Shen Shu saw him can be counted with one hand. Every time before Shen Shu asks, Pei Yunqian hurriedly left, even Suzaku and Qin Xun and Shen Shu are rare.

Shen Shu propped his chin with one hand, sitting at the table in the bedroom, his long eyelashes like crow feathers shaking lightly, should be extremely sleepy.

Outside the window, the silver-white moonlight sprinkled on the girl through the transparent carved window cypress.

Shen Shu leaned in, raised his eyes and looked out of the window. Counting the time, it is probably already time, and Pei Yunqian seems to be late today than before.

After a while, she retracted her gaze and fell back on the rice paper on the table in front of her. The girl’s handwriting is beautiful and well-written in lower case with hairpins, but now the font is invisible, and the pen is a bit scribble, obviously hidden. In mind.

Shen Shu has become more lethargic in recent days, has to sleep for three to five hours during the day, and often has the same dream. The scene in the dream was extremely real, but Shen Shu could not see everyone's face clearly. Every time he thought about this, Shen Shu's heart became more and more disturbed. He was often awakened by nightmares at night. When he woke up, his heart felt flustered. Only when Pei Yunqian comes back at night can she fall asleep peacefully.

Outside the mansion, Pei Yunqian turned over and got off his horse. As soon as he stepped into the mansion, he saw the lights in the South Pavilion from afar. Pei Yunqian frowned unconsciously, and his steps accelerated a little.

When Pei Yunqian opened the door and entered the room, Shen Shu just put down the pen in his hand and raised his head when he heard the sound. Shen Shu moved and stood up, warmly said: "General, you are back."

"It's so late, why haven't you slept yet? Waiting for me?" Pei Yunqian closed the door and walked over to lead Shen Shu to the bed.

Shen Shu nodded his head and said with a warm voice: "The general seems to be a bit busy recently."

Hearing this, Pei Yunqian stretched his brows a bit, and he lowered his eyes and smiled lightly: "I have been a little busy these days, but the princess misses ministers?"

With that said, if Pei Yunqian's fingers rubbed Shen Shu's palm like nothing, with a little unusual meaning.

Again.

Shen Shu gave him a light and unimportant push, and said with a stern expression: "I am talking to the general today, the general is more serious."

Pei Yunqian lowered his eyes and glanced at her, deliberately squeezing the palm of her hand, he raised his eyebrows, and snorted displeasedly, "Is this serious?"

Shen Shu raised his head and glared at him.

Pei Yunqian smiled, and said with a bit of doting, "It's OK, the princess has nothing to do with the business, and the minister listens carefully."

Shen Shu got angry, ignored Pei Yunqian, and leaned on the couch and asked: "The general has been busy with sacrificial offerings three days later?"

Pei Yunqian crouched beside Shen Shu's feet, took off Shen Shu's shoes slowly and put them aside. During the period, he took the time to look up at her, not intending to say more: "Yes."

Upon seeing this, Shen Shu pursed her lips, thinking for a moment in her heart, and said: "General, the Queen Mother Feng called me on the day of the hunt. If I understand correctly, she should want to do something on the day of ancestor worship."

Pei Yunqian raised his eyes and looked at her for a moment, then slowly stood up, without any extra expressions on his face, but said lightly: "I know."

"The general...is there an arrangement?" Shen Shu raised his head and looked at Pei Yunqian, carefully testing.

Hearing this, Pei Yunqian smiled, he slowly leaned down, his gaze fell inattentively on Shen Shu's eyes, and he looked straight into her eyes without any shy.

"Shen Shu, talk to me and say whatever you want. You don't need to be circumspect, let alone be careful to try."

Hearing this, Shen Shu unconsciously leaned in the direction of Pei Yunqian and explained: "General, I..."

Before Shen Shu finished speaking, Pei Yunqian interrupted: "Don't worry, I have my own plans."

There was silence, Pei Yunqian seemed to remember something suddenly, and then said: "I will let Suzaku follow you then."

The Queen Mother Feng’s plan was heard from the palace as early as a month ago. Since the last time the plague happened in the city, both sides have been completely torn apart, and even the superficial harmony Pei Yunqian did not bother to continue with her. .

This time, the Queen Mother Feng's plan is very thorough, and it seems that it will be a hit. If it is successful, Pei Yunqian's many years of business will be destroyed, and there may be life concerns. It can be seen that a lot of thought has been spent.

Thinking of this, Pei Yunqian's eyes flashed mockingly. What about the careful plan, no one else should be afraid. The one hidden in the dark in the palace is the one who can bite Feng's neck at any time. Wolf.

Unfortunately, she didn't know.

In a blink of an eye, it was three days later, because Empress Dowager Feng was going to do it on the day of ancestor worship, so this ancestor worship ceremony was different from usual, but a rare ceremony.

The morning light is faint, and the sky is getting brighter.

Shen Shu was the youngest princess of the first emperor. Although she was married and became a woman, she had to get up at the hour before offering to ancestors according to the number of etiquette, and could only go to Taimiao after bathing in incense.

According to the etiquette, Shen Shu needs to go to the imperial palace first with the costumes, and then take the sedan chair with Shen Ting, Empress Dowager Feng, and Shen Yuan from the imperial palace, walk around the streets of the entire city of Chu Capital, and then go to Taimiao to worship the ancestors.

The sky was already bright when I arrived at the Taimiao, and the golden light spread from the horizon to the ground, spreading on the red walls and green tiles on both sides of the Taimiao.

The carriages and horses slowly stopped in front of the door, and the guards who accompanied them first pushed the gate of Taimiao open, and then separated them on both sides, and then the few people sitting in the sedan chair came out of the sedan chair by the servants beside them.

Shen Shu walked down from the sedan chair carefully supported by Lin Lang. As soon as his feet landed, Shen Shu couldn't help looking for Pei Yunqian's figure, until he saw Shen Shu, a familiar figure in front of him, that he was slightly relieved.

For a moment, Shen Shu walked into Taimiao with a large number of maids.

Walking to the door, Shen Shu slowed down slightly, and looked up at Pei Yunqian, who was standing in front of the Taimiao gate in a crow-blue court dress. The two had a brief look at each other. Pei Yunqian lowered his eyes and watched Shen Shu slowly walk from him. Passing by, the emotion in his eyes is unclear.

Shen Shu pursed her lips and gradually relieved her heart. She slowly retracted her gaze, took heavy steps, and stepped into the threshold step by step with a dignified manner.

Stepping into the yard, there is a bronze incense burner in the middle, with incense burning on it, bringing out a curl of green smoke. On both sides, there are red walls and green tiles with gilded characters, showing the royal majesty and solemnity everywhere.

Shen Ting wore a golden silk dragon robe and stood in front of the incense burner at the forefront. Behind him were the queen mother Feng Zheng, Shen Shu and Shen Yuan. The civil and military officials were divided into three rows and stood behind them. On both sides were the court ladies carrying the sacrificial cakes and the guards who protected Shen Ting.

According to the etiquette, Shen Ting needs to meditately burn incense. After burning incense, the queen should burn incense, but there is no queen in the north, so the empress dowager Feng will burn incense instead, and then Shen Shu and Shen Yuan.

After burning incense, I went to the hall to listen to the sacrificial texts and bow down to the ancestors.

Shen Shu raised his eyes and looked inside the hall, his eyes gradually dimmed. If the Queen Mother Feng wanted to do something, it would undoubtedly be the best opportunity to go to the hall and bow down later, but at the same time he was also a taboo.

Shen Shu stood still in place. After a long while, she lifted her eyes and glanced at Pei Yunqian before pursing her lips, and slowly followed the Queen Mother Feng and walked into the hall.

In the hall, Shen Ting and Queen Mother Feng knelt in front, Shen Shu and Shen Yuan knelt behind them respectively, looking at the tablet of the father, Shen Shu couldn't help but moisten a little bit.

If the emperor father knew that the mountains to the north had fallen into the hands of others, he would not be able to live in heaven.

Almost two hours have passed since the end of the series of processes. Shen Shu slowly walked out of the Taimiao, the expected killing did not appear, until he sat on the sedan chair again, Shen Shu realized that he felt a bit of a survivor. .

Shen Shu sat on the sedan chair and raised his throat in his heart. Since Empress Dowager Feng didn't do anything in Taimiao, she must be on the way back. The Taimiao was built on the Imperial Foshan of Chu Jingcheng. The mountain road is rugged and the best choice for hands-on.

Not long after, Shen Shu's hands got cold, and the delicate dagger on his chin quietly threw in from the outside of the sedan chair.

Shen Shu's heart trembled, conditioned reflex turned his head and looked out the window.

"Madam, the general confessed to Madam for self-defense."

Just now, Shen Shu hadn't seen Suzaku's shadow along the way. If Shen Shu guessed well, Suzaku should have quietly caught up in the convoy after finishing the work.

But after another thought, Shen Shu felt that something was wrong again. Since she came out of the temple, she seemed to have never seen Pei Yunqian.

Thinking of this, Shen Shu's heart sank, a trace of panic flashed across his face, and couldn't help but said, "But what happened? The general?"

Upon hearing this, Suzaku's expression was stagnant, she lowered her head and said with relief: "Madam, don't worry, there will be nothing wrong with the general."

Shen Shu had a panoramic view of the subtle changes in Suzaku's expression, no matter how relieved Suzaku was, it was still difficult for Shen Shu to feel relieved not to see Pei Yunqian.

After a moment of silence, Shen Shu spoke again: "The Queen Mother Feng has been planning for a long time, and if there is one more person next to the General, there will be one more chance of winning. You can help the general."

Hearing this, Suzaku shook his head: "The general has given orders, and his subordinates' occupation today is to protect the wife and ensure the safety of her."

Shen Shu frowned, and his voice became a little anxious: "There can be no major events in this palace. How can I say that this palace is also of royal blood. Killing the queen mother Feng can't stop the crowd."

As soon as the voice fell, the sedan chair shook before Suzaku could speak, and Shen Shu leaned forward unexpectedly, his hand holding the dagger tightened suddenly.

Immediately afterwards, the sedan chair landed slowly.

After returning to his senses, Shen Shu turned his head, the Suzaku on the side had a solemn expression and cold eyes, and he had already drawn his sword and was ready to go.

"The general of the town and the country, Pei Yunqian, rebelled and intended to rebel. In the name of the queen mother, the officer arrested the families of the rebels and thieves, and someone would take it for me!"