The Empress Dowager has actually seen through her identity!

Xu Shu was sure of this. Even if she was flawless, judging from the arrangement of Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager had already suspected her and called her over just to verify that the Empress Dowager did not let go, but confirmed...

Xu Shu thought that the Empress Dowager would expose her identity after confirmation. She had made plans to refuse to admit her death, but the Empress Dowager did not do this. This made Xu Shu a little puzzled. Exposing her identity at this time is not equivalent to grasping the handle of the Zheng family. Can the Zheng family be forced to obey her orders, right?

But why didn't the Empress Dowager do this? Xu Shu couldn't figure it out.

When I arrived at Dingtai Hall, I found Ruoshu Hou was outside the hall, paced anxiously. When I saw Xu Shu coming, I hurriedly greeted her, "Miss Jiu, you are finally here!"

"Why don't you go in?" Xu Shu couldn't help but feel strange as she looked at the palace maids holding brocade boxes waiting aside.

Ruo Shu said, "When I came, Concubine Wen was talking to the Empress, and I dare not disturb me. Concubine Wen had just left, and I thought that I had been waiting for so long, so why not wait for you to come and go in together!"

Ruoshu was afraid that she would not explain clearly to the Empress, so she had to wait for her to join her! But Xu Shu sent him away in advance to want her to report the news, so she would not have any good news to the Empress Dowager. It was obvious that Ruoshu did not understand Xu Shu's intentions. No wonder the Empress relied on Madam Yuan. Ruoshu was really useless...

Xu Shu saw through and didn't say it out loud.

"Let's go, let's go in!"

Xu Shu entered the hall, and there were pleasant sounds of silk and bamboo in the hall, and there were faint sounds of wine, vaguely clinking cups, and the strong smell of alcohol.

Xu Shu looked out from behind the screen to the position where the queen was sitting. After seeing her, Madam Yuan hurriedly whispered a few words to the queen and came to her side.

"Miss Jiu, you are here. The Empress has been waiting for you for a long time!"

Xu Shu explained, "I met Eunuch Lu on the road, and the Empress Dowager also gave it to Concubine Zhen, so I asked me to bring it with me, which was delayed!"

"The Empress Dowager will send people!" Madam Yuan was slightly dissatisfied. Today was the day when King Pingning returned to court. The Empress was busy organizing a banquet that had been held for so long. It would be fine if the Empress Dowager did not give the Empress face and refused to show up. Even the people from Cining Palace did not come. In the end, she even ordered the Empress's family to come. It was really too bullying.

"It's just a slight effort!" Xu Shu called someone to put down the things, "I just saw that although the things given by the Empress Dowager are valuable, they are not as much as the Empress dowager's rewards. In this way, there is no difference!"

Whether it is the Empress Dowager who suppresses the Empress Dowager or the Empress who suppresses the Empress Dowager who suppresses the Empress Dowager, it is a bit inappropriate. This is the best way to avoid distinction between the upper and lower levels.

"Miss Nine, go quickly, the Queen is waiting!"

Xu Shu leaned her head and saw Zhou Jin sitting at the empress dowager's lower head. Unexpectedly, Zhou Jin was about to look up at her, and she was so scared that she immediately retracted her head.

"Miss Nine?" Seeing Xu Shu hesitating, Madam Yuan looked puzzled.

Xu Shu pointed to the hall, "I just seemed to see a man... It's not appropriate for me to go like this..." Xu Shu tried hard to look shy.

"That's Prince Pingning. Miss Jiu didn't recognize it at first sight? The old slave didn't recognize it at first sight. Unexpectedly, Prince Pingning had been with Rouran for more than ten years and was not infected with Rouran's habits at all!"

"Then why didn't he sit with the other princes?" Shouldn't Zhou Jin sit down with King Ji and the others? What should he do when he sits on it?

Madam Yuan explained, "This is what the Empress Dowager specifically ordered, saying that she had not seen each other for many years and wanted to get closer, so the Empress moved Prince Pingning's seat to the Empress Dowager! Miss Jiu, your position is next to the Empress! This is the supreme glory!"

Xu Shu would rather not have such honor...

There were so many royal relatives and nobles sitting below, as well as civil and military ministers and maids of imperial decrees. How could she sit on it with shamelessness? Especially Zhou Jin is still opposite her!

"The Empress is loving, but I really don't have the right to sit there..."

"The Empress also had a good intention. Miss Jiu received a generous reward from the emperor. It was a good time for others to see the style! The Empress at this seat has also asked the emperor for instructions, and the emperor agreed. So it was the emperor who gave him a throne. Why should Miss Jiu belittle herself?"

"I know..." Xu Shu sighed and could only step forward with a tough bullet. She had known for a long time that the queen called her over and was not simply accompanying her, so she could alleviate the embarrassment for the queen...

"My daughter pays homage to the Empress Dowager, and to the Empress Dowager!"

The empress dowager nodded slightly, but the expression on her face was as cold as frost when she saw Xu Shu. Looking at Zhou Jin again, Sure enough, Zhou Jin's eyes fell on Xu Shu without any surprise, and there was a smile on the corner of her mouth, which made her even more annoyed.

The queen smiled and said, "You are here, no gifts, get up quickly!"

Xu Shu stood up and saluted the members of the royal family, "I have met you princes and princesses!" This is natural to see Zhou Jin.

King De was older and asked to be a big man and received a gift for everyone. "Miss Zheng Jiu quickly took the seat, and King Duan sat alone for a long time!" After saying that, he laughed.

Xu Shu watched the queen specially arranged Duan Zhou Xun by her side, while the other princes were standing opposite each other, and she really took special care of her!

Thinking of what the queen had said to her, Xu Shu sat in her seat with some depression. It seemed that the queen could not wait to propose a plan for adoption... It was time for this time. The Deng family pressed forward step by step, and the emperor was helpless. Now Zhou Jin is back. The emperor is attacked from both sides. At this time, a new way out is urgently needed...

Xu Shu sat down, and King Duan suddenly leaned over to her and said, "I didn't expect this position to be left for you!"

Xu Shu asked, "Who did the prince think he left it to?"

Zhou Xun scratched his head, and he didn't know who it was for, but he felt that this position did not belong to Xu Shu. "I don't know, but it seems a bit bad for you to sit here. Look, Concubine Zhen is sitting in the back!"

Xu Shu followed Zhou Xun's point of view and found that it was a seat for the concubines in the harem, and Concubine Wen was among them. The beautiful woman who sat side by side with Concubine Wen, who looked in her early thirties should be Zhou Jin's biological mother, Concubine Zhen. Her eyebrows were indeed quite similar to Zhou Jin. Zhou Jin really looked more like her biological mother!
Chapter completed!