Wu Xiaoran didn't know why, but he seemed to be particularly close to Du Shichu. He was obviously not a talkative or enthusiastic person. He was abused by his father and stepmother when he was young. He was reserved by nature and was indifferent to everyone he interacted with. But for Du Shichu At first, he seemed very familiar.
Every time Du Shichu came to live in the palace, he would come to see Du Shichu. In fact, he had nothing serious to do with her. It seemed that he just came to see her, meet her, and occasionally help her peel and wipe fruits. Wipe your hair, or catch a lion cub from a tree.
But no matter what, he became familiar with Du Shichu.
As for the mother and son who were discovered by Du Shichu in Huiqiu Palace, they were indeed the late emperor's abandoned concubine and his posthumous son. The posthumous son was already three years old. Unfortunately, he had not had a full meal since he was born and was severely malnourished. Although he is still alive, if he doesn't take care of himself, he may not live to see the end of his life.
As for the late emperor's deposed concubine, she was already insane. She only remembered that she had a child and nothing else.
Now that they have discovered their mother and son, the emperor will naturally not keep them in the harem, but will let the imperial physician treat them. After all, they are his concubine and his brother. No matter how big a mistake Feifei has made, everything is now following The late Emperor's departure and her delirium vanished into thin air.
These things were matters of the harem and had nothing to do with Du Shichu. However, since she was the one who discovered the mother and son, the emperor later told her about the situation of the mother and son.
Du Shichu stopped paying attention after hearing it.
Time flies by. More than two years have passed. Du Shichu is almost fifteen years old, and the three-year period of filial piety is coming to an end. The emperor has already begun to think about hosting a banquet for her in the palace on the day of her retirement. .
Du Shichu didn't want to be so public, but unfortunately the emperor seemed to be afraid of treating her badly and insisted on letting the whole capital know about her dismissal.
"Duanyang Festival, you will be a hairpin girl not long after you are discharged from the service. Why don't we hold a banquet to let everyone know that your filial piety period is over? Isn't it just a good time to let everyone know that you have grown up and can choose a county horse?" The queen smiled. Di said to Du Shichu.
Du Shichu was stunned. She didn't expect that the palace would start worrying about her marriage so soon. She raised a smile and said to the queen: "Your Majesty, I'm still young. I'm only fifteen years old. How can I use this method?" Are you anxious to choose a county horse? And even if I never get married, the property of the princess's mansion is enough for me to live a stable and prosperous life."
"Nonsense, how can any girl's family be unmarried? You are so young now that you think so. When you are older, you will become anxious..." the queen teased her.
Du Shichu shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true. If I can't live comfortably by myself when I get married, then why should I get married? Isn't this asking for trouble?"
The queen sighed, looked at her with complicated eyes, and said, "Silly girl, do you think you can stop marrying if you don't want to? There are countless young talents out there who want to win your favor. You can't marry for a day." People can’t find peace for just one day.”
Du Shichu was very smart. She immediately understood what the queen had not said, so she stopped smiling and asked her: "Empress, has someone come to you to mention my marriage?"
The queen nodded and did not deal with her: "There are so many people in the capital. You come to the palace to stay for a few days every month. How many people are watching you. If you are a little anxious, why don't you come to me early to find out whether you are engaged or not?" Yet?"
Du Shichu never expected that she would really become a favorite. Her father had just passed away three years ago. She was only twelve years old when she returned to the capital. She had to observe filial piety, so except for Zhou Yizhu's family and Liu Wei'an, she had to keep an eye on her early. Apart from falling in love with her and wanting to use her as a stepping stone, other people didn't pay much attention to her after they sent her posts at first, so she thought she didn't have many people paying attention to her.
But he didn't expect that she was about to get out of her clothes at this moment, and she was about to get haircut, and she would be of immediate use. So the people outside were like sharks smelling blood, and they all focused on her piece of flesh.
"Empress, Your Majesty promised me that I will make the final decision on my marriage. Do you remember that?" Du Shichu asked the Queen solemnly.
"Of course I remember. Don't worry, I won't agree to anyone who proposes marriage without your consent." The queen said firmly.
"Thank you, empress." Du Shichu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the emperor and the empress were both reasonable people and did not want to use her marriage to win over powerful officials or balance anyone.
"You are the only child of King Qi. Neither I nor Your Majesty will decide your marriage at will. We must help you choose a perfect county horse." The queen herself has no daughter. Over the past three years, she has treated Du Shichu also had some feelings. Of course, the most fundamental thing was that she had no conflict of interest with Du Shichu, so they would not interfere with her marriage.
Du Shichu didn't blush at all when talking about Jun Ma Lai. She said openly: "Then it's settled. I won't marry a perfect man."
"Okay..." the queen agreed happily, thinking that Du Shichu was just joking, but she didn't know that she was telling the truth.
When Du Shichu returned to the palace where he lived, Wu Xiaoran came again. Although he was only fourteen years old, he had been well fed and clothed in the palace in the past few years. He has practiced martial arts, so he has grown very tall at a young age. He is tall and thin, half a head taller than Du Shichu, and visually he can grow half a head taller.
"Are you going to start choosing county horses?" Wu Xiaoran grabbed the little lion, which had become more majestic in recent years, rubbed it all over, and asked Du Shichu pretending to be casual.
Du Shichu said in surprise: "Who did you listen to? I am only fifteen years old, what county horse should I choose?"
Wu Xiaoran looked at her steadily: "So you haven't started choosing yet?"
"Of course not! It's not like I can't think about it. Why did you get married at such a young age? Do you think life is too easy?" Du Shichu rolled his eyes and said. She never paid attention to her image in front of Wu Xiaoran. Wu Xiaoran had already seen her. However, she looked disheveled and disheveled, so she did not hide her true nature in front of Wu Xiaoran.
When Wu Xiaoran heard what she said, a sincere smile immediately appeared on his youthful Qingjun face, and he nodded and said: "It is indeed too early for the girl to get married. It will take at least nine years before she considers this matter." .”
The double ninth year is eighteen years old. This guy knows that it is not advisable to get married and have children early. Du Shichu looked at him with some surprise: "But now many men and women are getting married at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and they have children at the age of eighteen. You Why are you different from others?"
