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When the Old Madame Xu heard the Empress's words, she looked up at her in shock.

She didn't think that the Empress's good attitude towards Dong Shu was one of good temper. Back then, when the crown prince had not gotten into an accident, the Empress had suppressed all the women in the harem to the point where they couldn't leave.

As long as they dared to cause trouble, the empress would punish them mercilessly. It was definitely not like this, where she had such a gentle personality.

But Old Madame Xu did not understand, why does the Empress seem to like her own daughter-in-law so much?

However, thinking about his own daughter-in-law's soft and tender personality, Old Madame Xu felt that it was natural for his daughter-in-law to be so liked.

At this time, Dong Shu had already slowly moved closer to the Queen.

The Queen was very excited. She controlled her emotions and wanted to hide her excitement, but Mama Hu, who had served her for dozens of years by her side, discovered that something was amiss.

Mama Hu was about to ask the empress what was going on when she suddenly heard the empress call out her name excitedly. "Lian'er look, does she look like Mu Er and the crown prince's consort?"

Once the Queen finished speaking, other than Dong Shu and her, the rest of the people in the hall all looked at Dong Shu, who was standing in front of the Queen, stunned.

Dong Shu finally understood that she wasn't a smart person to begin with, so after staring blankly for a long time, she finally realised what the Empress's words just now meant.

She raised her head to look at the empress, opening her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but after thinking for a long time, she still couldn't think of anything suitable to say.

After all, she hadn't seen the Crown Prince or the Crown Princess, so she couldn't say anything.

The Queen kept looking at Dong Shu and seeing her expression, she couldn't help but raise her hand to touch's head.

Before the Queen could even touch Dong Shu with her outstretched hand, she discovered that her withered hand was not really suitable to be placed on Dong Shu's head.

Realizing this, the Queen was just about to retract her hand, but who knew that Dong Shu, who was staring at her, would raise his hand and hold hers.

Dong Shu did not think too much about it, because she did not sense any malicious intent from the empress. Thus, when she saw the empress hesitate, she immediately raised his hand and held her hand.

After holding the empress's hand, Dong Shu didn't think too much about it. Instead, she smiled, bent her crescent eyes, and said to the empress, "The empress's hand is a little cold, let me warm it for you."

Dong Shu spoke seriously, and after she finished speaking, she earnestly lowered her head and held the Empress's hand in her own.

In an instant, the empress felt her cold hands being warmed, and then her weak body suddenly felt a surge of strength.

Thinking about the rumors regarding Dong Shu, the Queen immediately suppressed her excitement and looked at her: "It's so warm."

In fact, Dong Shu's actions were already considered disrespectful, even calling herself 'I' towards the Queen was a crime of disrespect.

But the empress didn't say anything, and liked her very much. This made everyone forget how disrespectful she was to the empress.

The empress was really too weird today. Even though the hall was filled with people that she could be at ease with, Mama Hu still reminded her softly after waiting for a while: "Empress, do you want to invite Old Madame Xu to take a seat?"

Once Mama Hu said this, the empress remembered that she had been too busy looking at Dong Shu just now and had forgotten about him.

"Seeing that I'm really old, you actually forgot about this matter. Quickly, invite Old Madame Xu to sit." After saying that, the Queen looked at Dong Shu and said: "Are you willing to sit by my side?"

The empress herself didn't notice that she'd been a little cautious when she spoke.

Only three people in the hall noticed this.

Mama Hu and Mama Su looked at each other quickly and thought of the Queen's words just now.

The little daughter-in-law of Xu Family looked like the late Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

After the two of them shifted their gaze from each other, they started to seriously size up Dong Shu at the same time.

Mama Hu and Mama Su were very familiar with the crown prince and the princess consort. When they stared at Dong Shu, they could see that there were some shadows of the crown prince and the princess consort on Dong Shu's face.

It was just that no one would think that Dong Shu was like the crown prince or the princess consort.

However, when one combined the faces of the crown prince and princess consort, they felt that it should be someone like Dong Shu.

Thinking of this, Mama Hu and Mama Su couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

So many years had passed, but the empress still couldn't let go of that matter.

But neither of them could forget what happened back then, so how could the empress let it go so easily?

Thinking of this, the two of them sighed in their hearts.

The two of them looked at each other again, then Mama Hu looked at Dong Shu and said: Third Madame Xu, is it appropriate for you to sit here? With that, the Mama Hu pointed to the location beside the empress.

Dong Shu received the Mama Hu's hint, but she was a little stunned, before she could understand, the next seat, Xu Old Madame, suddenly laughed.

The moment she heard Old Madame Xu laugh, the empress did not care that Dong Shu had not sat down in time to get angry. Instead, she looked at her and asked, "What are you laughing about?"

No one could tell whether he was happy or angry.

"This old woman is laughing at this child, Shu'er. She was a little silly in her character, and she looked a little dazed. But Shu'er has a good heart, this old body thought. Fortunately, Shu'er married into our Xu Family. If it was the Evil Granny, she would definitely be bullied. " Saying that, Old Madame Xu's gentle and benevolent gaze fell on Dong Shu.

Hearing her mother-in-law's words, Dong Shu became a little shy. She also understood that she was a little stupid, but she also admitted that her heart was good.

When the Queen heard Old Madame Xu's words, she understood what she meant.

She was telling herself that her little daughter-in-law was a little stupid, and might not have understood what Mama Hu was hinting at.

As she thought up to this point, the corner of the empress's mouth couldn't help but curl up. She was even being pulled a few steps by Dong Shu as she said while looking at her, "Shu'er, I am happy to see you. Can you accompany me for a seat?"

Hearing the Queen's words, Dong Shu nodded at her and then sat down beside her.

After sitting down, Dong Shu looked at the Empress and said, "The Empress looks so intimate." After saying that, Dong Shu paused for a while, then continued while looking at her with a bit of embarrassment: "I was originally worried that the Empress wouldn't like me."

Dong Shu's words were sincere, she did not have any intention to be pampered, but she had simply expressed the truest thoughts in her heart.

Everyone present were smart, and after hearing what Dong Shu said, they immediately understood what she meant.

She was truly worried.

The Empress came from the Madame Hu, and then entered the palace.

In all these years, Dong Shu was the first clean woman she had ever seen.

Although she was a little foolish from being clean, the empress actually liked Dong Shu's stupidity more after all that had happened.

Raising her hand, she caressed Dong Shu's head. Only then did the empress say softly, "Silly child, you can't say these words in front of others in the future."

Just as the Queen finished speaking, Dong Shu suddenly remembered what the Aunt Sister had told him yesterday.

She anxiously looked down at Old Madame Xu. Seeing that her mother-in-law did not have any strange expression, she then lowered her eyelids slightly and said to the Queen, "Yes, this humble woman understands."

The moment Dong Shu said that, the Queen who was seated beside her was stunned.

Even the Old Madame Xu below, who didn't have any change in expression previously, couldn't help but raise his head and look at her.

However, due to the previous Old Madame Xu's reminder, the empress was not angry at Dong Shu's words. Instead, she continued to ask patiently, "Why is Shu'er suddenly nervous again? Wasn't it fine just now? " After saying this, the empress couldn't help but raise her hand to rub Dong Shu's head and continue speaking, "That was very good just now.

Dong Shu heard the empress's words, but did not dare to agree.

She was also confused just now and forgot about Aunt Sister's explanation yesterday.

When she saw the Queen, her husband still had no official position, so he had to call himself a 'commoner'.

But just now, she had forgotten!

Although Dong Shu had always thought that the Empress looked at him with kindness, she really didn't dare to speak up now.

She knew that she should start talking now, but in the past, her husband would always remind her when something happened.

But today, she really didn't know what to say.

Dong Shu's nervous expression was too obvious, even if the empress wanted to ignore it, she couldn't.

She reached out her hand and patted the back of Dong Shu's hand before looking at her and saying, "Shu'er, there's no need to be nervous. I like you, and in the future, as long as there's no outsiders around, Shu'er can get along with me like she did just now, okay?"

After saying this, the empress saw that Dong Shu had not spoken a word, thought for a moment and continued, "Shu'er, I like your personality just now. I am old and don't know how long I can live for, so you should just rely on me and accompany me more. "

The Queen's attitude towards Dong Shu had already surprised everyone in the hall.

They never thought that the empress would actually like Dong Shu so much when they only met each other for the first time.

This doting tone was something that his royal grandson hadn't been able to obtain every time.

But to let them think about it, they felt that Dong Shu was very good too.

She looked soft and tender, and her attitude towards the empress was genuine.

It was precisely because Dong Shu was too real that after the empress spoke, none of the Mama Hu and Mama Su behind her spoke to stop her.

Dong Shu was also thinking about what the Queen said just now.

She was stupid, but she wasn't stupid. Some things, she might not have reacted that quickly, but she could always figure it out.

There were two reasons why she thought the empress would like her so much.

One, of course, was because she was fortunate. After getting close to the empress, the empress felt her body comfortable. This point had already been proven by her mother-in-law and Yanzhu.

The other reason was because of what the Queen said just now. She looked like the late Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

Thinking about how the crown prince and his wife had died for so many years, and how the rest of the princess consort had also left, Dong Shu could not help but feel sorry for the empress.

After understanding these two points, Dong Shu raised her head and looked at the Empress, then nodded seriously: "Since the Empress does not mind, then in the future, I will be more impudent in private." After saying that, Dong Shu laughed and continued: "However, if there are other people present, I still have to pay attention to the rules, I cannot lose face for my husband."

Listening to Dong Shu's previous words, the Empress was all smiling.

However, when he heard her last sentence, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

She truly did not expect that she would actually remember not to embarrass her husband.

"From the looks of it, you seem to like your hubby a lot?" After the Queen asked this question casually, she raised her head and looked towards the Mama Hu, indicating for her to serve some tea.

Before she left, Dong Shu had smiled as her eyes curved into a crescent moon shape, "Hubby, before I was married to him, I didn't eat too much. But after I married hubby, I can always eat my fill at every meal.

When Dong Shu mentioned Xu Shiqiu, she smiled with a face full of happiness.

Thinking about how she was together with her husband, Dong Shu was extremely happy as she narrated the story between him and Xu Shiqiu.

Only after talking for a while did Dong Shu come back to her senses and spoke for a long time. Even the tea cup in front of him had been refilled with tea.

After realising this, Dong Shu's face couldn't help but turn red. In the end, she didn't forget to look at the empress and say, "Empress, hubby is really good."

The Queen looked at Dong Shu's blissful expression when she mentioned him, and suddenly seemed to see the shadow of another person.

In that moment, the Queen retracted her train of thoughts, and looked at Dong Shu again, and laughed: "He is good to you, a person like you should be pampered like this." After saying this, the Empress did not wait for Dong Shu's reply and continued, "I heard that you gave birth to a daughter earlier in the year. Next time, can you bring her to the palace for me to take a look?"

It had been many years since the empress had spoken in such a friendly yet not forceful tone. Mama Hu and Mama Su both knew that the empress genuinely liked Dong Shu, which was why she treated her in such a manner.

They more or less understood Dong Shu's personality, but they were not sure if she would still be able to maintain her personality today in the future.

As long as she could maintain her composure, they didn't mind. They would help their mistress spoil her.

Dong Shu did not know what the Empress and the two Mama were thinking, but she was still thinking about what the Empress had just said.

She could feel that the empress really liked her, so she was in a difficult position after hearing her words.

After thinking about it, Dong Shu looked at the Empress and asked, "Empress, will there be anyone else next time we enter the palace?" After saying that, Dong Shu thought for a while before continuing to speak carefully: "Empress, there are many rules that I have yet to learn, I'm afraid of embarrassment."

The Queen immediately understood what Dong Shu meant. She looked at Dong Shu as if she was extremely cute, but if anyone else saw her like this, they would say that she did not know the rules.

Before she could say anything, she heard Dong Shu continue: "Originally, elder sister also wanted to teach me more, but this time I'm too anxious, there are a lot of things that I haven't learned in time." After saying that, Dong Shu opened her eyes and looked at the Queen in anticipation, continuing, "Esteemed Empress, I am actually very smart. I did not understand a lot of things previously, but I can learn them if I want to."

Seeing Dong Shu obediently winking at her, the Empress's eyes suddenly became sore. She remembered that many years ago, there was such a person who looked at her in such a manner.