The little dark guard who travels between two lives

The fourth prince entered Concubine Shen's room and saw that his mother had just finished copying a scripture. Concubine Shen saw her son enter the room, looked at him with a smile and said, "Jingyu, you are here. Come and sit down."

The fourth prince bowed to Concubine Shen and sat beside his mother. Concubine Shen picked up a scripture she had just copied and said, "Jingyu, you came just in time. I'll give this scripture that my mother copied for the Queen to her later."

She looked at her son guiltily: "Mother was obsessed with evil in the past and neglected you too much. It was because of the Queen's kindness that she took good care of you. Mother can only copy more scriptures to pray for the Queen's blessing."

After experiencing Shen Tuo's abdication, Concubine Shen seemed to have a sudden realization, and finally realized that she was just a pawn in Shen Tuo's plan. What she had been pursuing in the past were just illusions, and she even neglected such a good son around her.

Only then did Concubine Shen realize how precious the Queen's kindness was to her and her son. In the past, when she was arrogant and tried to compete for the Queen's limelight in the palace, the Queen always laughed it off and did not hold it against her. Instead, she took good care of her son. Even after her own Shen family fell, Jingyu was still not treated coldly under the Queen's care.

Whenever she thought of this, Concubine Shen was secretly grateful to the Queen Mother for treating the Fourth Prince even more gently and lovingly, and was determined to give her son all the maternal love that he had lacked in the past.

The fourth prince took the scripture and nodded, then hesitated for a moment and said to Concubine Shen: "Mother, father wants to discuss marriages for several of our princes."

Concubine Shen lived in seclusion in the Empress Dowager's palace and did not care about worldly affairs. However, the Empress wanted to arrange marriages for the princes and had already informed the mothers of the princes in advance, so Concubine Shen also knew about it.

Concubine Shen looked at her son with relief: "The Queen has already told Mother, and Mother has also told the Queen. Our Jingyu does not ask for a high-ranking prince's wife. We only ask for a virtuous child like the Queen, and we can live a good life together."

The Fourth Prince looked at Concubine Shen with a twinkling gaze: "Mother, what do you think of Sister Xin'er? Sister Xin'er and I grew up together, and I..." The Fourth Prince's ears turned red, and his voice became lower and lower.

Concubine Shen saw her son's red ears, sighed, and took the fourth prince's hand: "Jingyu, listen to your mother. If you still want to be good friends with Princess Anyi forever, like now, don't tell this to the Queen and Princess Anyi."

The fourth prince suddenly raised his head: "Why?"

Shenpin sighed, "The Queen treats Princess Anyi like her own daughter. She will not be willing to let Princess Anyi marry into the palace. And Princess Anyi's personality does not allow her to be willing to enter the palace. If you tell her that you love her, given her personality, she will probably stay away from you in the future, and you two won't even be able to be friends."

Although Concubine Shen did not ask about the affairs of the palace, she was very accurate in seeing the thoughts of the Queen and Xinhe. She had long understood the thoughts of her silly son, but she did not point it out because she knew it was just her son's wishful thinking.

The Fourth Prince did not seem surprised by what Concubine Shen said, but after hearing it from his mother's mouth, the Fourth Prince still felt like he had been hit hard. He hung his head in frustration and remained silent.

Concubine Shen was afraid that her son would not listen, so she hesitated for a moment and said, "Besides, mother was not a good person in the past. She did a lot of bad things to Madam Qin. Even if Princess Anyi agreed, her parents would not agree. Jingyu, mother is sorry for you."

The fourth prince quickly shook his head: "No, it has nothing to do with mother. I know what mother said before is right. Sister Xin'er will not be willing to marry into the palace. I am just a little sad in my heart, but I will not tell sister Xin'er my feelings."

The fourth prince smiled when he thought of Xin He. "Sister Xin is very good. After my mother got into trouble, some people looked down on me. When they wanted to bully me, it was Sister Xin who stood up to protect me. I know she only sees me as a good friend. I will get along with Sister Xin as always. We will be good friends for life."

Seeing her son's forced smile, Concubine Shen felt sad and hugged her son. The fourth prince was a little embarrassed and wanted to break free: "Mother, my son is almost as tall as you. If you still hold him, people will laugh at you."

Shenpin smiled: "It's no joke that your mother is hugging her own son. Even if you are old, you are still your mother's child! Let your mother hug you!"

Concubine Shen secretly thanked God for giving her such a good child, pure and kind. She also prayed to the Bodhisattva and asked him to give her son a good daughter-in-law who could treat her son well. If the two of them lived in harmony, she, as a mother, would die without regrets.

Elsewhere in the palace, in Concubine Shu's palace, the Third Prince also came to see his mother. Concubine Shu saw her son coming in, approaching with a playful look, and she was so angry that she picked up an orange from the fruit bowl and threw it at the Third Prince.

This situation was obviously commonplace between the mother and the son. The Third Prince did not dodge and reached out to catch the orange steadily. He broke the orange as he walked and handed a slice of the orange to his mother with a smile: "Thank you for the orange for your son. Try it. It's very sweet."

Concubine Shu glared at her son, reached out to grab the orange and stuffed it into her mouth: "I heard from the palace teacher that you skipped class again yesterday. You are going to get married soon, can you please behave yourself and make your mother worry less."

The third prince leaned on the couch and said lazily, "My prince was in a bad mood yesterday, so I accompanied him to relax. I didn't mean to skip classes. Besides, mother, I am just the third prince. I will just assist my prince and be an idle prince in the future. Why should I strive so hard to be successful?"

Concubine Shu was stunned when she heard her son's words, and looked at the Third Prince: "Jingyi, mother wants you to follow the crown prince and not compete with him. Do you blame mother?"

When the Third Prince saw that Concubine Shu's face had changed, he quickly sat up straight and said, "Oh, my mother, why are you having these crazy thoughts again? Why should I blame you? I am not a competitive person. I can't be like my second brother, who has to compete with the Crown Prince for everything."

Concubine Shu looked at her flustered son, her heart ached, and her voice choked with sobs: "Jingyi, mother knows that you have been wronged. But your maternal family is a military general with military power. The late emperor wanted me to enter the palace as the prince's concubine in order to use me to win over and control your grandfather."

"We hold military power. Even if we have no intention of rebellion, we cannot resist the instigation of those with ulterior motives. The mother and son of Concubine Mei in the previous dynasty are a lesson for us. Only if we sincerely rely on the Empress and the Crown Prince can we ensure the safety of our mother and son and my grandfather's family."

The Third Prince was not afraid of his mother scolding him, but was afraid of her crying, so he quickly begged for mercy: "Oh, my mother, please don't cry, I understand, I am willing to follow my brother, the Crown Prince, and my mother and the Crown Prince are also very good to me."