Chapter 116 The Empress Dowager was actually like this!

"Sister Zijuan, Sister Zijuan?"

Zijuan was lost in thought when a series of questioning voices gradually brought her back to reality.

"ah?"

Sheng Sheng, completely oblivious to the awkwardness between the two, repeated, "Sister Zijuan, this is Zhuifeng, he's one of my brother's men, sent to protect Sheng Sheng. Brother Zhuifeng, this is Sister Zijuan, you should know that."

Zhui Feng nodded: "Mm."

He secretly protected Sheng Sheng every day, so he naturally recognized Zi Juan.

To everyone's surprise, when Zijuan realized that Zhuifeng knew her, she mistook him for an assassin and was so embarrassed that she wished she could disappear into the ground.

Zijuan looked up, intending to apologize to him, but then she realized...

This person is actually quite good-looking...

Zijuan was lost in thought for a while and didn't hear Shengsheng speaking again.

Sheng Sheng asked again, puzzled, "Hey, Sister Zijuan, what's wrong?"

"Ah?" Zijuan said, "Oh, perhaps it's because I went to bed late last night and got up early today, so I'm a little tired and keep getting distracted."

With a pained expression, she said, "Then Sister Zijuan should go and rest for a while. Let's give the things to Brother Zhuifeng first, and let him take them to him. Maybe we'll get a clue tonight!"

"good."

Zijuan quickly handed the two items to Zhuifeng, not daring to look him in the eye the whole time.

Chasing the Wind: "?"

Zhui Feng was a little confused. Just as he took the things, he heard Zi Juan say in a very low voice, "Um, I'm sorry about earlier."

Zhui Feng paused for a moment: "Mm."

Actually, she mistook him for an assassin, and Zhui Feng didn't find it offensive.

Even as a competent subordinate, Zhui Feng actually admired her spirit of sacrificing herself to save her master.

Zijuan breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Zhuifeng's wicked gaze, which even held a hint of admiration, she couldn't help but sigh.

The bodyguards are different from ordinary people; even if she takes advantage of you, you'll still be righteous.

Although it was probably her fault...

Zhui Feng always believed in doing more and talking less; he would grab his things and leave.

This great success is all thanks to Xiao Hei.

With a wave of her hand, she readily rewarded him with a large piece of cheese.

Cheese is something that gets greasy when eaten plain, but I don't know why Xiao Hei likes to eat it.

Maybe mice just love sweets?

Little Black munched on his cheese, then picked up the rest and prepared to leave.

"Delicious! I'll take the rest to my brothers and sisters; we owe them a lot this time."

"Yes, Little Black, please say thank you for me too. This little bit of cheese isn't enough for all the hamsters to share, let someone get you some more."

"No need, no need. They don't like this stuff. Just let them try it. Besides, I can't carry any more. I have to go to Kunning Palace later!"

Xiao Hei made a great contribution and felt a sense of accomplishment. He became more and more motivated to work, and even volunteered to work overtime during the day.

Sheng Sheng didn't say anything more. Holding Yan Hu and Xiao Bai, she held their paws on either side and said goodbye to Xiao Hei.

A sound came from outside; it was Huang Ying leading the palace servants in a big cleaning.

Sheng Sheng exclaimed "Eh?" and said, "It's starting so soon? Sister Zijuan, then you can't rest now."

The little dumpling felt a little guilty. If she hadn't talked with Xiao Hei so late last night, Zijuan wouldn't have stayed up with her until she fell asleep.

I got up early this morning to make her glutinous rice balls, which made the little dumpling feel so sorry for her.

Zijuan smiled and said, "Princess, this is my duty. If I can't even do this well, I won't be your personal maid anymore. I can't bear to give this position to someone else."

Sheng Sheng hugged her. During the big cleaning of Yuqing Palace, she and Zijuan first tidied up their own things so that the palace servants could clean up faster.

After finishing tidying up, Sheng Sheng, adhering to the principle of not delaying other people's work, went out to play very conscientiously.

hey-hey.

It's not that she likes to play around, it's just that she can't get in the way of other people's work.

Sheng Sheng stood at the entrance of Yuqing Palace, hesitating between going to Jingyue Pavilion to find Pei Ji and going to find Xie Yunqi.

I decided to go find Pei Ji anyway.

It's not that she doesn't want to find her fifth brother, it's just that what happened at yesterday's palace banquet had such a huge impact. Now many people suspect that Pei Ji and Consort Yue have been working together from the inside out.

Despite the evidence presented yesterday, and Xie Yuxiao's own belief that Pei Ji is innocent, some people may still secretly suspect that there is more to the story.

So Sheng Sheng decided to go and comfort him.

While I'm at it, let's see how her pears are doing, hehe.

Yan Hu followed beside Sheng Sheng, its tail swaying back and forth.

Little White didn't know when it learned this skill, but its four chubby little paws could actually sit steadily on Sheng Sheng's little shoulders.

If you didn't know better, you'd think an eagle was perched on her!

Sheng Sheng scratched Xiao Bai's chin and joked, "You're going to crush Sheng Sheng's shoulders. Tomorrow, Sheng Sheng's shoulders will be higher on the left and lower on the right."

The little white cat meowed and whispered haughtily, "Woman, it's an honor for you that I'm doing this!"

Startled, she exclaimed, "Xiao Bai, what's wrong? Is your voice hoarse? And what woman? Where did you read this storybook? You're talking so strangely, hahaha!"

Xiao Bai turned her head arrogantly: "Hmph, what do you know? This is the most popular novel recently, called 'The Overbearing Crown Prince's Gentle Pampering, the Crown Princess is Sweet and Beautiful'."

Sheng Sheng digested the book title with a strange expression: "Huh?"

"You don't understand, do you? The Crown Prince and Crown Princess in this book were married by imperial decree. They were supposed to keep to themselves, but the Crown Prince gradually became attracted to the sweet and beautiful Crown Princess as they spent time together, and then began his long journey of pampering his wife."

"...I don't want to know the meaning of the content, I just think the title is very, uh, very unusual?" Sheng Sheng chuckled as she recalled Xiao Bai's words. "Also, where would a little boy like you read novels? There's no way the Cining Palace would have something like this, right?"

"There really is."

"ah?"

"It's so boring in this palace, what do you think the Empress Dowager does to relieve her boredom every day?" Xiaobai tilted her head back. "Even if the Empress Dowager goes to Putuo Temple for a year of seclusion, every now and then someone will collect the most popular folk tales and bring them in, so that the Empress Dowager can read them when she comes back."

The sounds were shocking.

So this is what the Empress Dowager was like!

She had always thought that her grandmother would be a rather serious old woman, but she never expected that she would read storybooks like a little girl!

Sheng Sheng blinked, finding it hard to imagine an old woman with white hair holding a copy of "The Overbearing Prince's Pampered Darling, the Crown Princess is Sweet and Beautiful."

"I originally thought that when the Empress Dowager went to Putuo Temple for a year of quiet meditation, she would be the kind who would be constantly spinning prayer beads. It turns out that the Empress Dowager also has a girlish heart."

While Sheng Sheng was still lost in her own imagination, Xiao Bai changed the subject and said, "Oh, but now that you mention it, I suddenly remembered something. I've seen Empress Zheng chanting sutras in front of the Buddha statue several times when I passed by Kunning Palace."