Ji Lingzhou saw that she had already started eating, and the frost in his eyes slowly dissipated. He was sitting beside her, and Cheng Mingran was eating from the bowl bit by bit.

Tears kept falling down and all mixed into the bowl. Ji Lingzhou just looked at her quietly without saying a word.

Just at this moment someone walked in from outside.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is here and said she wants to see the Concubine Shu." said the palace servant.

Ji Lingzhou was not surprised, as she was naturally worried about her niece.

"The Empress Dowager just returned to the palace yesterday. She was exhausted from the journey and deserves a good rest. Send someone to escort the Empress Dowager back. As for Concubine Shu... I will go to pay my respects to her in a few days." Ji Lingzhou had already thought of an excuse.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. The Empress Dowager just said that if she can't see Concubine Shu today, she will sit outside." The palace servant immediately added.

Ji Lingzhou didn't seem to care much: "I said to send the Queen Mother back to the palace." He repeated it again.

Li Sheng stood nearby and didn't dare to breathe, and the palace servants below were even more at a loss.

Li Sheng winked at the palace servants, who quickly withdrew, and Li Sheng also left their side.

The Queen Mother was still waiting outside, and Li Sheng kept a low profile when he came out.

"Your servant greets the Empress Dowager." Li Sheng's attitude was quite respectful.

The Queen Mother glanced at him, then slowly spoke: "Will I not be able to see anyone today?"

Li Sheng smiled awkwardly: "Please forgive me, Queen Mother. Your Majesty is worried about your travels, so he specially asked the servants to send you back in person."

"Where are the people?" The Queen Mother said two words softly.

"His Majesty is now dining with Concubine Shu. Your Majesty need not worry. His Majesty treats Concubine Shu differently now, and nothing will happen to Concubine Shu if she stays here." Li Sheng certainly knew what the Queen Mother was thinking and what she was worried about.

In fact, he felt strange that the Empress Dowager did not come yesterday. After all, the Empress Dowager doted on Concubine Shu so much.

"You have been with His Majesty for so many years, so you should understand him. As an insider, he cannot see some things clearly, but you may see them more clearly than he does." said the Queen Mother.

Li Sheng was terrified: "Your Majesty, your words are too kind. I really don't deserve them."

"Of course you understand what I mean. I didn't come here today to make the situation even more ugly. I just want to remind you that if you do something too much, it will be too late to regret it later."

"Everything your majesty does now will bear fruit in the future. As for whether it is bitter or sweet, it doesn't matter if he doesn't care. But if he cares, he should understand what causes to sow now. You are also an elder beside his majesty, and you have your own way to convey these principles." The queen mother kept looking at the gate of the Zichen Palace when she said these words.

Li Sheng was also sweating profusely standing next to him. Great! How could he not understand the meaning of this? But this kind of words... were hard to say.

"I have brought something with me today. Please give it to Ranran for me later." As soon as he finished speaking, the person behind him presented a small box.

The Queen Mother turned around and looked at the small box, then opened it herself. When Li Sheng saw what was inside, he was puzzled. There were two ceramic dolls that looked identical, but one of them was broken into pieces.

"This ceramic doll was Ranran's favorite before, but she accidentally broke it and cried for a long time. She also wanted to put the ceramic doll back together, but it was a pity that it was broken into pieces and some of it had already turned into powder, so how could it be restored? Even if it was restored, the traces on it would always be there."

"I saw her crying so hard, so I had someone make another identical one. Ranran said that although it looked exactly the same, the things inside had changed long ago. The broken things could no longer reveal her former perfect appearance." said the Queen Mother.

The broken things can never be put together again...

"You deliver this thing in front of His Majesty, do you understand?" The Queen Mother's eyes finally fell on Li Sheng.

It must be said that the Queen Mother is indeed a woman who has controlled the government for many years. Li Sheng dared not even breathe now. The sense of oppression from the Queen Mother is really comparable to that of His Majesty...

It turned out that he was brought up by the Empress Dowager. At this time, he always looked like they were cut from the same mold. Originally, he dared to say that he understood His Majesty, but now after hearing what the Empress Dowager said, he realized that the Empress Dowager still saw it clearly.

You can tell all this just from what happened yesterday, Your Majesty... Well, I hope you can listen to my advice.

Li Sheng took the things from the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother did not make it difficult. She did not even stay for too long. Li Sheng finally sent the Queen Mother away, and looking at the things in his hand, he sighed silently in his heart.

He hurried back to the hall, and Ji Lingzhou immediately noticed the extra item in his hand, so he frowned and asked, "What are you holding in your hand?"

Li Sheng quickly presented the item: "Your Majesty, this was sent by the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager said that this was the favorite ceramic doll of Concubine Shu, so she sent it here specially to please Concubine Shu."

After saying that, Li Sheng opened the lid, and Ji Lingzhou and Cheng Mingran looked in together.

"Why are they all broken?" Ji Lingzhou asked, his brows furrowed even deeper.

But Cheng Mingran stared at the pair of ceramic dolls for a long time.

"Your Majesty, one of the glasses was broken when the Empress Dowager sent it. She said it was accidentally broken before. The Concubine Shu liked it, so the Empress Dowager had someone make an identical one." Li Sheng replied.

Ji Lingzhou didn't say anything else after hearing this. His eyes fell on Cheng Mingran, and then he realized that Cheng Mingran had been looking at him for an unknown period of time and was now lost in thought.

What's so good about this? Seeing this, Ji Lingzhou said one more sentence: "Bring this here."

Li Sheng came forward with the things in his hand, and Ji Lingzhou picked up the intact doll casually. He originally thought it was quite heavy, but he didn't expect that it was hollow.

It didn't seem to be anything special, but... Ji Lingzhou still found something unusual. It seemed that there was something inside the doll? He looked at the base and found that there was a small hole in the base. Through the hole, he could see a lot of rolled-up small notes inside, but he couldn't take them out.

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