After the rebirth, I became the darling of the tyrant

"I don't know which queen mother it is?"

On the way to the palace, Gu Chen couldn't help but asked Shao An in doubt——after Concubine Xian was brought back, Xiao Tingshen rectified her name and honored her aunt, the empress dowager, the former emperor's empress Wang, as empress dowager , while respecting the biological mother Concubine Xian as the Empress Dowager [1], the two palaces are respected together, the Empress Dowager lives in Shoukang Palace, and the Empress Dowager lives in Ci'an Palace.

Because Gu Chen was studying with Xiao Tingshen when he was young, and Gu Chen later rescued the Empress Dowager from southern Hubei, so Gu Chen could not help guessing that perhaps the Empress Dowager wanted to see him.

However, Shao An replied respectfully, "It's the empress dowager who wants to see you."

Wang...?

Gu Chen couldn't figure out why Wang wanted to see him.Although the Wang family was born in the royal family, and Wang Yongke, the chief villain of the rebellion, is even more related to her, but Wang Yongke's case has been settled, the edict has been issued, and there is no room for maneuver. It is already surprising that the Queen Mother of the Wang family has not been affected. Could it be that she still wants to exonerate Wang Yongke?

Full of doubts, Gu Chen followed Shao An into the Shoukang Palace.He was keenly aware that the number of guards around the Shoukang Palace was more than double that of other palaces—it seemed that although Xiao Tingshen said that "the two palaces respect each other" on the surface, he actually had no regard for the Queen Mother Wang. You're welcome.

He stepped into the main hall.Because he was a foreign minister, a beaded screen was erected in the center of the main hall, and a woman's figure was sitting behind it.Gu Chen then bowed his body and saluted, and said, "My subject, Gu Chen, has seen the Empress Dowager."

"Please get up." A soft female voice came from behind the bead curtain, which was different from Gu Chen's imagination, "Give me a seat."

A court lady came forward and set up a chair.Gu Chen sat on the chair, and the Empress Dowager Wang said: "Tea."

"Thank you, Empress."

Gu Chen picked up the tea, fiddled with the tea bowl, but didn't drink it.The empress dowager seemed to have been observing his movements, seeing him put down the tea bowl, she said with a smile: "Why, isn't this tea not to your lord's taste?"

Gu Chen couldn't help but sneered in his heart.Mrs. Wang killed his elder brother, and almost killed Xiao Tingshen's mother and concubine. How could he be willing to drink this tea... It's just that the other party is the Empress Dowager, and due to etiquette, he had to make a submissive gesture.Thinking of this, Gu Chen slightly lowered his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes, and said respectfully: "No, the minister has been drinking medicine recently, and the doctor ordered him not to drink tea. I also ask the empress dowager to forgive me."

"So that's how it is." The Empress Dowager didn't seem to think it was disobedient.She paused, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty always mentions your lord to Aijia, Aijia is inevitably curious, so he called lord here today, and wants to see you."

Gu Chen said in his heart that Xiao Tingshen might not set foot in Shoukang Palace once a month, because of this matter, Yu Shi wrote a letter saying that Xiao Tingshen was unfilial to his aunt, so why did he "always bring it up"...

But he still didn't say anything, but held his breath and waited for the Empress Dowager's next words.He didn't believe in "just want to see" at all-the empress dowager Wang was not favored when she was still the first emperor and empress, and she had no heirs.Under such circumstances, she can stand out from the harem struggle, which shows that her skills are not simple.

However, to his surprise, the empress dowager just chatted with him about some homely things, and didn't say anything, not even a word about the court affairs.For no reason, he came to Shoukang Palace for a while, and then went out again for no reason.

As soon as he walked out of Shoukang Palace, Gu Chen saw a slender figure standing outside the palace gate waiting for him, it was Xiao Tingshen.His heart warmed up, and he smiled unconsciously, and walked towards him: "Your Majesty."

"Come out?" Xiao Tingshen immediately grabbed Gu Chen's arm, wishing he could check him up and down, "Are you okay?"

Gu Chen let him pull him and shook his head: "It's okay."

"What did she call you for?" The two walked back side by side, Xiao Ting's face darkened, "Do you want to exonerate Wang Yongke?"

"No..." Gu Chen was also puzzled by the empress dowager's behavior, "She didn't say anything, just chatted casually."

Xiao Tingshen paused imperceptibly, frowned and looked at Gu Chen: "Really?"

"really."

"... If there is really something, don't be as bored as before." Xiao Ting stared deeply at Gu Chen, "Tell me, okay?"

Gu Chen couldn't help but laugh: "Your Majesty, I didn't say anything in vain. The Empress Dowager really didn't tell me anything."

Xiao Tingshen looked at him for a while before turning his head: "That's good."

He didn't seem to want to ask any more questions, and he believed what Gu Chen said, but Gu Chen stared at his handsome side face, and his heart sank slightly: The empress dowager is definitely not the kind of person who would ask him to do chores, This woman will not do wasted work.So what is she putting in all this effort for?

Could it be for Xiao Tingshen?

Xiao Tingshen knew better than Gu Chen what kind of person the empress dowager was, and he understood that the empress dowager would not call Gu Chen over for no reason just to say something useless...so when Gu Chen said "she didn't say anything", For a moment, Xiao Tingshen's first reaction was that Gu Chen had something to hide from him, just like when he was transferred to the household secretary...

Is it to arouse Xiao Ting's deep suspicion?Is that all?

After thinking about it, Gu Chen couldn't figure out what the empress dowager's purpose was, so he simply kept his doubts in his heart.It was because he saw the side of the empress dowager that he remembered another thing.

"August Autumn Hunting, is Your Majesty planning to take the Empress Dowager there?"

Gu Chen asked for a reason.According to the Dajing ancestor system, hunting is divided into spring and autumn.The previous spring hunting was canceled for various reasons, but the autumn hunting in August should not be cancelled.Ever since the Empress Dowager was rescued by Gu Chen, Xiao Tingshen would visit her every other day—Concubine Xian did suffer a lot of grievances and hardships back then, and because of the Wang family, the mother and child were separated for so many years. With deep feelings, Autumn Hunting will definitely bring it.

But according to the ancestral system, the aunt is higher than the birth mother.If Xiao Tingshen only took his biological mother to the autumn hunt and not his aunt, he was afraid that he would be overwhelmed by the imperial censor's memorial the next day. If this matter got out, the big hat of "being unfilial to his aunt" would never be shaken off.

But who is Xiao Tingshen?According to his violent temper, all etiquette is ignored, he can really do the thing of bringing only his biological mother but not his aunt.

However, to Gu Chen's surprise, Xiao Ting took a deep look at him and said succinctly, "Take it."

Gu Chen looked at him in surprise.

Xiao Ting took his hand deeply, and the two walked side by side on the long palace road.He understood why Gu Chen was surprised, and explained in a deep voice: "You worked so hard some time ago, I know that you not only screened the officials involved in the case for me, but also tried your best to restore my reputation."

"..."

"You said a lot of good things for me, and I know it all." With a deep smile in Xiao Ting's eyes, he held his hand tightly, "I'm not a person who doesn't know good from bad."

The tips of Gu Chen's ears turned red instantly, and he was so embarrassed that he wanted to disappear in place - he said all the good things at that time, he used all the words and sentences he could think of, which could praise Xiao Ting's deepness, and praise, if In front of Xiao Tingshen, even if he was beaten to death, he would not be able to say these words.

... Isn't this thinking that Xiao Tingshen will never know what he said!Otherwise, how could the thin-skinned Mr. Gu be able to tell!

In the end, Xiao Tingshen still knew everything! !Does he have good ears?

"I have an inner court guard." Xiao Tingshen still looked at him with a smile in his voice, "I am very happy, I didn't even know that my Lord Shangshu had such a high opinion of me..."

He paused intentionally or unintentionally, his words were ambiguous, and Gu Chen could hardly lift his head: "..."

"Those are all your painstaking efforts." Xiao Ting stretched out his hand, brushed away a strand of long hair that fell from his forehead, and said in a low voice, "You think about me, do things for me, and do your best to restore my reputation. I know that , I also understand."

"So I can't waste your hard work." Xiao Tingshen said, "I don't care, but I can't throw away your achievements at will."

Gu Chen couldn't help tightening the hand that was being held by him, so he squeezed it back hard.

"So take her with you." Xiao Tingshen said, "It's nothing more than a few more people eating. I will restrict her activities, and save those officials in the court from making a statement, saying that I... hmph, what are you talking about disrespecting my mother? For being unfilial."

Gu Chen lowered his head and nodded slightly.

"With her, I can justifiably take my mother with me, and save a lot of trouble." Xiao Tingshen said, "My mother entered the palace at the age of 16, and I have never seen the sky outside in the palace. She was almost killed by a traitor... Later she was imprisoned by the Wang family, but she has never seen the vast rivers and mountains in her whole life, I am sorry for her. If it was not for me, she would not be in danger."

Gu Chen looked at him.He knew that the "mother's queen" Xiao Tingshen referred to was Concubine Xian.The two of them, mother and son, depended on each other for life, and had gone through the most difficult period of Xiao Tingshen's youth.It can be said that the only person in the palace that Xiao Ting cares about now is the former Concubine Xian.

"That's right." Xiao Ting suddenly remembered something, and pulled Gu Chen to walk towards Ganquan Palace, "Come on, I have something for you."