Ma'am, is there someone out there?

The Empress Dowager's Compassionate Palace always had a faint smell of agarwood, which calmed down Shen Qing who was very uncomfortable.Shen Qing scratched his hair, it was really embarrassing for a foreigner to stay in the Empress Dowager's palace, and he also dismissed all the maids and eunuchs in the main hall, not afraid of causing criticism at all.Shen Qing didn't know whether to lament the empress dowager's big heart, or lament her being upright and not afraid of others' words.

Shen Qing sat at the bottom, pouring tea all the time.

"The Ai family heard that the general has a child?" the queen mother suddenly asked.She had heard about it in the past few days, and it seemed that the child had only been in the mansion for about a year.I don't know if it is Lu Chen's adopted son or his own son.But seeing Shen Qing's gentle and polite appearance, the Queen Mother would never treat the child badly.

Shen Qing couldn't answer this question either: "Yes."

"That's great." The Queen Mother said kindly, "He must be a good boy. I'd like to see him."

"There will be a chance." Shen Qing comforted.Women living deep in the palace rarely have the opportunity to leave the palace, and most of them are locked in this high wall all their lives. "If the Empress Dowager wants to leave the palace at any time, she will come to Duke Huan's mansion. The general will definitely be able to spare time to accompany the Empress Dowager."

"Will he be willing?" The queen mother thought of Lu Chen who met Lu Chen in the palace a few years ago, and received a cold reception every time.

"I'm getting old, I can't walk, I'm afraid it will make young people look down on me." The queen mother smiled, and there were deep lines in the corners of her eyes.Even if the queen mother takes good care of her, it still cannot cover up the marks left on her face by the years.Look carefully, her temples are already gray.

Shen Qing moved his mouth, just about to say something, suddenly a gust of cold wind came from outside the window, and a voice sounded behind him.

"I didn't dislike you."

Shen Qing looked back, and at some point, Lu Chen stood behind him.The silvery moonlight shone coolly on his face.He walked over with a blank face, as if he had never said a word.

"Shen'er..." The Empress Dowager stood up while supporting the chair, her voice trembling slightly.

Lu Chen's expression was indifferent, just like the way Shen Qingchu saw him: "Queen."

The Empress Dowager's originally tense and excited expression suddenly collapsed. She sat back and agreed: "Hey." The Empress Dowager's voice seemed to be exactly the same as back then.

Shen Qing on the side couldn't see it, so he gently pulled Lu Chen's sleeve, telling him not to be so blunt: "Baby, can you say something nice?" Shen Qing lowered his voice so that only Lu Chen could hear it clearly.

Lu Chen clenched his fist, but still didn't say anything for a long time.

Forget it, he still can't be expected to turn the situation around.Shen Qing pulled Lu Chen to sit together, and said something else with a smile.

"I haven't been back to the capital for many years. This capital is very different. There are many novelty things. If the queen mother is happy, I will accompany you to go around in a few days."

"Is there anything to play?" The Queen Mother gently wiped the corners of her eyes, and smiled again, "The Ai family has rarely been out of the palace, and I am afraid that you are not as familiar with the capital as you are."

"There are so many interesting things, Xiaobao has only been here for a day, and he is fascinated by the excitement of this capital." Shen Qing said, but his fingers clasped Lu Chen's palm, "Do you think so?"

Lu Chen looked at him and asked me?

"Isn't it?" Shen Qing's face was almost frozen with laughter, Lu Chen was too awkward to coax, and Shen Qing, who was caught between Lu Chen and the Queen Mother, was really struggling at both ends.

Lu Chen paused for a moment before saying, "Probably so." He hadn't been free in the capital, and he hadn't wandered around like Xiaobao did.Ask him and he can only answer in a nutshell.

Of course Shen Qing didn't really want Lu Chen to say something, but as long as he spoke, it meant that he was willing to calm down.Sure enough, upon receiving Lu Chen's answer, the Empress Dowager's voice was full of joy.

"Is Xiaobao the child's name? Very cute name."

"Nickname." Shen Qing smiled, "Xiaobao's nickname is Lu Yunfan, he took it."

The queen mother praised everything she saw: "It's a great name, it's also a good name!"

Lu Chen curled his lips, what's so great about a name.Just thinking about it in my heart made me look a lot happier.Shen Qing could understand that he must be happy after being praised.

Lu Chen softened his heart: "If you want to meet him, I will bring him to see you."

"is it okay?"

"Yes, it's not a big deal." Lu Chen looked disgusted, "But it's okay, the palace is full of smog, and I won't bring him into the palace. You... If it is inconvenient for you to go out of the palace, let the eunuch go to Huan Guogong Say hello, and I will take you out quietly."

"Yes, yes!" The queen mother is a person who is easily satisfied, and Lu Chen's attitude softened, which made her very happy, and hurriedly agreed.

"Also... you should wear more clothes. Look at you, you are not too young, and you only wear this little. I am much stronger than you, and I don't wear less than you..." Lu Chen stopped halfway through his speech , bowed his head, his face flushed a little, and he felt embarrassed.

"Yes Yes!"

Lu Chen raised his head and looked at the Queen Mother: "Is this the only thing you can say? And... Thank you for the things you brought this morning, I like them very much."

The queen mother covered her mouth: "It's my mouth that is too stupid. Just as long as you like it."

The two of them didn't have any nourishment, and Shen Qing was so anxious to hear it.None of these two were frank.Lu Chen asked him to call her mother-in-law last time, but he couldn't say anything.

This kind of non-embarrassing conversation lasted for more than an hour. The two chatted one after another, Lu Chen still had a cold tone, but the Queen Mother looked very happy.Shen Qing didn't help them find topics, just chatting like this was fine.

"I'm going back. It's so late, Xiaobao is going to be in a hurry." Lu Chen stood up suddenly.

"Let's go now?" The queen mother also stood up, full of reluctance, "It's a bit late, then you go back, don't make the child wait."

"Come when you are free..." The Queen Mother swallowed her words halfway through her words, she really had no reason to ask for this or that.She didn't take this child for many days at all.Lu Chen had a large group of court ladies and eunuchs who specially took care of him. The queen mother didn't take care of him often, but she brought up another child with her hands.

But now it seems that the two children are not pleasing.

Pushing open the door of the palace, Lu Chen put back his mask.His hand was on the door, but he didn't push it away for a long time.Shen Qing didn't urge him either, Shen Qing knew that he was making a decision in his heart.

"...Empress... In a few days, I will pick you up from the palace."

When Lu Chen said these words, he seemed to be relieved, and his whole body relaxed.He pushed open the door, completely indifferent to the surprised gazes of the court ladies and eunuchs guarding the door.Walking forward with strides, even the voice of the Queen Mother hastily agreed, as if she didn't hear it.

Shen Qing smiled a little before formally saying goodbye to the Queen Mother.

"He's just a little awkward."

"I know, I know. He's a good boy." Always.

After Shen Qing finished speaking, he ran a few steps to catch up with Lu Chen.Only the empress dowager leaned against the door for a long time, staring at it until the palace servants made a sound, then she calmed down her face and became the empress dowager who was indifferent to world affairs in people's eyes again.

"There is no need for Aijia to remind everyone of the rules of the Compassionate Ning Palace." In the gentle tone of the Queen Mother, the palace staff read the meaning of coldness.

Palace people who have lived in the deep palace for a long time know that every master in this palace is not what they appear to be.Whether it is the wild and charming imperial concubine, or the queen mother who is dedicated to Buddha and does not care about worldly affairs, they cannot guess.

They knew that to live safely in this palace, they had to learn to shut up like a dead person.Everything that was seen that night was silent in the darkness of night.

"Shen Qing, am I not straightforward?" Lu Chen suddenly asked on the way home.He was very quiet along the way.

"Yeah, it's not straightforward, it's really outrageous!"

Lu Chen's fingertips trembled, and he asked again: "Is it really so outrageous?"

"Yes." Shen Qing held his hand, "It's not at all like my cutest general."

Lu Chen stopped, and suddenly apologized: "I'm sorry."

Shen Qing grabbed Lu Chen, stood in front of him, and took off his mask.They stood in front of the restaurant on the side of the road, and the warm orange light of the red lanterns hanging high reflected on Lu Chen's face.Shen Qing knew that Lu Chen was regretting.

Regret for not speaking well, regret for not smiling and talking heart-to-heart as expected.

Many people who are children are like this. When their heads rush, they will always say a lot of things that they regret.

"look at me."

Lu Chen's eyes dodged a few times, but he still looked at Shen Qing.

"It's not frank and straightforward, but baby, you are great." Shen Qing kissed his eyes, "Next time, I will definitely do well. A mother will know your heart, just like me I also know that your heart is the same. I know that your heart is gentle."

"But..." But he didn't say all the words he had imagined.The resentment lingered in his heart for so many years, but it had not completely dissipated.But when I saw her, I felt sad again.

The weak and beautiful woman he had seen in his childhood was also going to grow old now.

"Next time, I'll teach you." Shen Qing held his hand, "As Xiaobao's father, you have to set a good example for Xiaobao."

"it is good."

"Well, let's talk about it. When you do what I taught you, I will reward you."

"Rewards?" Lu Chen didn't know where to go, his tongue immediately became knotted, and tears were shining in his eyes just now, but now his face was flushed, "What reward do you want to give, rascal!"

Shen Qing laughed out loud, my general, where are you thinking.

"The reward I'm talking about is: when you can simply call out mother, I'll call you mother-in-law." Shen Qing watched Lu Chen's expression change from stunned to ashamed, "So, what reward do you want?"

Lu Chen pushed Shen Qing away, stiffly: "What nonsense are you talking about, of course this is what I'm talking about, is there anything else?"

"Nothing else, why are you blushing?"

"I'm hot... ah, you're so annoying!" Lu Chen patted the person who Shen Qing approached, he just thought a little wrong, why did he talk so much nonsense, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

"Yeah, I'm very annoying." Shen Qing hugged Lu Chen, "I'm so annoying, I can't compare to the general who always thinks wrong, Mr. General, don't you think so?...Ah, I said baby, You can't just pinch me if you can't say no..."

"You're the only one who is annoying!" He still calls such a shameful name all the time, do you know that he is already 28!It's so annoying!

At this point, Lu Chen's original sense of loss completely dissipated.Seeing him smiling, Shen Qing felt relieved.