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Xu Shiqiu had doubts in his heart, but he did not voice them out.

As long as second brother Second Sister-in-law did not want to scheme against his family, it was naturally a good thing that they had such a change.

Xu Xiaozhi and Madame Jiang were very happy. Today, the most important thing that they came to the main house was to ask for Old Madame Xu's favor for her marriage.

After all, with Old Madame Xu coming out, Xu Yanlang could also find a better marriage. This, the two of them understood.

On the other hand, Madame Jiang wanted to scheme against Dong Shu. After all, although she was blessed and did not spread the news, all the people in the capital who knew of the matter already knew of it.

Since they were a family, it was only right for her to rub along with her younger brother's wife's good fortune.

It was just that Madame Jiang was able to hold back such a small matter with regards to her eldest son's marriage.

As for the Xu Family family, although they weren't happy, they didn't dare to show it.

Because they still had not figured out what attitude the Emperor Ruikang had towards Xu Shiqiu.

Just as the two of them finished talking, the kitchen came over with a few plates of pastries that Dong Shu and the cook had made after discussing it with each other.

When the Old Madame Xu made it clear that this was Dong Shu's idea, and Xu Nuanwen's family liked it, the Xu Family Room and the Second Room all prepared to use this opportunity to get close to Dong Shu.

Regardless of whether or not their goal could be achieved, it was the same idea of trying to get lucky with Dong Shu.

But before they could even make a move, the gatekeeper suddenly reported to them. The great wife of Zhang Family, the nephew and daughter-in-law of the Consort De's Empress, had come to deliver their apologies.

"Zhang Family came to give you compensation? Because of what happened in the palace? " When Madame Ye heard the gatekeeper's words, she immediately blurted out those words, but when she spoke, she did not forget to look at Dong Shu.

When Dong Shu noticed the look in the Madame Ye's eyes, even though she was slow for a second, she quickly understood that this matter was related to him.

The second house had less connections, so they did not know what happened at the entrance of the palace two days ago when the Old Madame Xu brought Dong Shu into the palace.

If it was in the past, Madame Jiang would have impatiently asked, but today, she endured it.

Old Madame Xu looked at Madame Jiang and endured her silence. Madame Ye only spoke one sentence before turning to the servant standing in the hall and said: "Tell Madam Zhang Family that there is an important matter at home today and that the Xu Family will set up a feast in a few days. At that time, I will invite the women from Zhang Family to be our guests."

Old Madame Xu didn't have the intention to see the Zhang Family people today, but she didn't make this too ugly.

After all, Zhang Family was her son-in-law's outer sect. She also didn't want to make it difficult for her daughter.

It was just that not seeing the people from Zhang Family today had still humiliated the people from Zhang Family.

However, she later said that she would hold a banquet to invite the Zhang Family women to be guests, so this matter should be done.

After the servant understood the Old Madame Xu's meaning, he left.

After the servant left, Old Madame Xu looked at Dong Shu and said: "Madame Dong, do you accept the way I handle things?"

When Dong Shu heard Old Madame Xu's words, she was obviously stunned for a moment. One look and it was clear that she did not react to Old Madame Xu's words in time.

Seeing her expression, Old Madame Xu couldn't help but laugh: "I actually forgot about your temper." After saying this, the Old Madame Xu explained: "We can't fall out with Zhang Family yet, and since Zhang Family has taken the initiative to apologize, we can't keep on bringing this matter up. But due to your Zhang Family, you will definitely receive compensation afterwards. Just wait patiently. "

Once Old Madame Xu had finished speaking, Dong Shu replied obediently, "I'll listen to mother."

Dong Shu still had not figured out what happened, but she knew that it was related to the matter regarding Zhang Yiran at the entrance of the palace, but she had not completely understood why her mother-in-law did what she did.

The main Xu Family Room knew some of this matter, so when the Old Madame Xu was dealing with this matter, they had been silent. The second house wanted to speak, but when they thought about the marriage with Xu Yanlang, they did not dare speak for a moment.

Old Madame Xu was very satisfied with their silence, and she couldn't help but smile.

The three rooms of the Xu Family were all gathered here, and the Emperor Ruikang s of the palace also took the initiative to come to visit the empress.

"I can see that your complexion has improved a lot these two days." Because of the incident with the crown prince, Emperor Ruikang had always felt guilty towards the empress, so speaking to the empress now was a lot more gentle than talking to others.

If it was before, the Queen wouldn't have given the Emperor Ruikang a good face. She only thought of Dong Shu, and what was rare was that after the Queen heard the Emperor Ruikang's words, she continued, "The Madame Dong of the Third Branch of the Xu Family is not bad, I saw joy two days ago when she entered the palace. That day, she sat beside me and accompanied me for a long time. These two days, I felt much lighter. "

Almost as soon as the Queen opened her mouth, Emperor Ruikang looked at her in shock and agitation and said, "Since this Madame Dong is truly blessed, why not let her enter the palace to accompany a catalpa?"

It had been many years since the empress had spoken to him so calmly.

The empress knew Emperor Ruikang's personality, upon hearing his words, she coldly snorted: "Your majesty, it's better not to think about these things. Didn't you forget what Master Xuan Ling said? If she let this Madame Dong forcefully enter the palace, what would she do if she harbored hatred in her heart? "

Emperor Ruikang really wanted to say 'she doesn't dare', but after seeing the Empress' cold snort, he held it in in the end and said, "Then what about it?"

"Of course it's to exchange sincerity for sincerity. If you want others to truly like you, then treat someone who has no blood connection to you as a relative. Of course you have to treat her well." The empress had already thought of this matter a long time ago, but she did not plan to ask for Dong Shu's identity prematurely.

Therefore, after she finished speaking, the Empress didn't even wait for Emperor Ruikang to speak before directly speaking, "However, her background is too poor. Even though she's still learning many rules, she hasn't learned them yet. I was thinking about how much I wanted her to accompany me to the palace these days. When she really learns it in the future, I'll give her a suitable identity. "

It was rare for the Emperor Ruikang to wait for the Empress to speak to him for so long, so when he heard the Queen's words, he did not object.

He still did not know what status the Empress had in order for Dong Shu to have, but when he thought about what the Master Xuan Ling had said, he felt that he was willing to use his identity to give the imperial family a sliver of hope.

Thinking up to here, the Emperor Ruikang looked at the empress and said, "We had originally planned to meet Xu Shiqiu who has profound strength in a few days, if not we would have him bring the Madame Dong and enter the palace tomorrow. When we meet that Xu Shiqiu, would the catalpa meet the Madame Dong? "

The empress had long known that the Emperor Ruikang had plans to see Xu Shiqiu, so she was not surprised to hear his words.

She raised her eyebrows and slanted her eyes towards Emperor Ruikang, as if reading his thoughts. Then, she said, "Since Your Majesty has an order, then chenqie will listen to it." After saying that, the Queen who had achieved her goal no longer wanted to look at Emperor Ruikang, and directly closed her eyes.

Emperor Ruikang wanted to say something, but when he saw the Empress closing her eyes with a look of exhaustion, he immediately resisted the urge to continue speaking and quietly left the Phoenix Palace.

Emperor Ruikang did not feel that the empress had been disrespectful to him. After all, this was the first time the empress had said so much to him since the incident with the crown prince ten years ago.

Thinking about it, the Emperor Ruikang felt that it was really a blessing to be a Madame Dong of the Xu Family.

If he saw her a few more times, the empress would definitely treat him like she did before.

The moment Emperor Ruikang left the Phoenix Palace, he appeared behind the empress. He bent down and approached the empress softly, "Master, do you want to enter the inner room to rest?"

Hearing the Mama Hu's voice, the Queen did not open her eyes, but instead opened her mouth and replied, "There's no need."

The Mama Hu had served the Queen for many years, so when she heard the Queen's voice, she knew that she was reminded of the past.

"Master, is your attitude towards the Emperor useful today?"

Mama Hu raised a topic that the Empress would definitely be interested in and spoke up. As expected, right after she finished speaking, the Queen opened her eyes.

"Hmph. He has guilt in his heart. It is rare for me to speak to him so much today, so he will definitely be extremely happy." With that, a look of loneliness flashed across the empress's face before returning to her usual coldness. She continued, "With his personality, he'll definitely help me arrange everything out of guilt."

The empress understood that now that she was childless, and no longer as glorious as she was in the past, if she were to reveal her identity as a woman from an ordinary background, there would definitely be people in the imperial court who would object.

However, if this matter was suggested by the Emperor Ruikang to compensate her, then for the matters ten years ago, the voices of the officials in the imperial court would be much quieter.

Mama Hu also understood this point, but after she heard the Empress's words, she hesitated and asked, "But is she worth Master to do this?"

The empress naturally understood that the 'she' Mama Hu was referring to was Dong Shu. At the thought of Dong Shu, the empress's expression also became a little better.

"You don't understand. When I saw her, I was delighted. I always felt that Wei'er was still here."

"Master!"

When the Mama Hu heard the empress mention the two words "Wei Er", she immediately shouted in alarm.

She hadn't thought that the empress would suddenly mention the two words.

When the Empress heard the Mama Hu's exclamation, she did not get angry. She smiled and shook her head, "Don't worry, I will only talk about Wei`er in front of you. I will only talk about Wei`er once." With that, the empress stopped mentioning the name.

Seeing the Queen close her eyes again, the Mama Hu did not speak again. Instead, she took out a light blanket and covered her with it.

Xu Family naturally did not know about what had happened in the Imperial Palace.

The Xu Family Main Room and Xu Family Second Room finished their lunch here, and then left one after the other. After they had all left, the imperial palace sent over some news, letting Xu Shiqiu bring Dong Shu to the palace tomorrow.

Upon hearing this news, Dong Shu looked at the Mama Yan who had always spread word: "Last time, Empress ordered me to bring Yuanxi with me the next time I enter the palace. Should I bring Yuanxi tomorrow?"

When Mama Yan heard Dong Shu's words, she immediately thought of the warning from the s of the Li Palace.

"It's better if you bring the three misses. Tomorrow, I will follow you to the palace and take care of the three misses for you."

Yuanxi was ranked third amongst all the girls in Xu Family, and Mama Yan had always called Yuanxi "Third Miss".

She was also telling Dong Shu that he wouldn't need to bring the wet nurse or Ling Xiang into the palace as she would accompany him into the palace.

Dong Shu still had a lot of trust in the Mama Yan. Although she had only been here for a few days, Dong Shu just felt that the Mama Yan had no bad intentions even though she looked cold.

Seeing Dong Shu's expression, Mama Yan guessed what she was thinking.

Mama Yan's expression did not change, but her attitude towards Dong Shu changed slightly.

As they had to enter the palace on the second day, both Dong Shu and Xu Shiqiu rested early that night.

In the morning of the second day, Dong Shu carried Yuanxi and sat on the Mule Cart with him as she headed to the Imperial Palace.

It was just that they did not expect to meet the waiting Third Prince, Ye Jingche, at the entrance of the palace.