The Regent's Tender Darling

"Slave..."

Xuemei, who was still dissatisfied with Zhao's attitude, suddenly calmed down and quickly walked to Lin Jiaojiao's side, lowering her chin slightly, as if admitting her mistake.

Seeing Xuemei's appearance, she smiled helplessly: "Okay, I won't do this again."

She didn't know how many times she had said this. This girl had suffered a lot in these years by her side.

Growing up together since childhood, the relationship has long been more than just a master-servant relationship.

She looked at a few maids standing not far away and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "This is the palace, not like the Chen family in Hangzhou. You have to be more cautious in what you say and do in the future."

After all, Xuemei is just a maid no matter what, and sometimes she won't be able to protect her if she's not careful, so she should be careful with her words and actions so that others can't find fault.

Aunt Wang in the palace is not only the old maid beside the Queen Mother, but also the Queen Mother's personal maid before she leaves the palace.

According to some rumors, this Aunt Wang is still the concubine of the Queen Mother, but there is no way to verify this.

Although Grandma Wang couldn't do anything to her, with the support of the Queen Mother, it was not difficult to secretly punish the maids around her.

Xuemei pursed her lips subconsciously, nodded quickly, and promised in a low voice: "I will never talk nonsense again in the future."

"Okay, help me go in and rest for a while."

Seeing Lin Jiaojiao about to stand up, Xuemei quickly put her hand over her.

There was still some time before the next court session, so it wouldn't be too late for her to take a nap for another half hour before getting up.

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"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

I don't know how much time passed, but Lin Jiaojiao heard someone calling her in a daze, and a hazy and ethereal voice appeared in her ears. It seemed to be from near to far, and it seemed to be right in front of her.

"Hmm...?" He opened his eyes slightly, the mist in his pupils had not dissipated, and it was obvious that he had not woken up yet.

Seeing this, Xuemei helped her up and said with a smile: "Madam, the eldest son has been sitting outside for half a quarter of an hour."

This sentence made Lin Jiaojiao sober up immediately.

Big brother is already here? How long will she have to sleep? Looking at Xuemei's smiling face, she said slightly angrily: "Why didn't you wake me up earlier?"

Although the tone was accusatory, it was just a casual remark.

Xuemei, who was arranging her clothes, said a little aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, you have wronged me. I heard Qingtao said that today's retreat is an hour earlier than usual, so the eldest son came earlier."

After everything was packed up, Lin Jiaojiao ignored the rules and walked toward the hall in a hurry. If it weren't for the pain in her body, she would have had to run.

How long has it been since she last saw her eldest brother? Even she couldn't remember it.

In her previous life, she didn't even see her eldest brother for the last time. Now that his eldest brother was still alive, of course she couldn't hide her excitement.

"Big brother!"

A crisp, sweet and joyful voice came. Lin Xingzhi, who was waiting for genuine tea, looked for his voice, but saw no one behind the plum blossom screen.

As usual, I heard his voice first before seeing him.

"Big brother!"

Not long after, Lin Jiaojiao walked out from behind the screen. When she saw her elder brother in a red robe and gold belt standing alive not far away, she couldn't help but stop.

Over the years, she had almost forgotten what her big brother looked like.

In her memory, the eldest brother was gentle and easy-going, with a face like a crown jewel, with the elegance of a scholar and the coolness of a young man from aristocratic families.

The person in front of her covered her memory.

After Lin Xingzhi saw her, he smiled slightly and bowed his hands: "Lin Xingzhi, a humble minister, has met the princess."

Although they are brothers and sisters, the etiquette cannot be discarded.

After Lin Jiaojiao came to her senses, she said to the maids still standing in the hall, "Get out."

After the maids retreated, Lin Jiaojiao could no longer hold back her tears and threw herself into Lin Xingzhi's arms.

Lin Xingzhi was not surprised by this. Instead, he said warmly: "You're already a hairdresser and married. Why are you still crying like before? But you've been wronged?"

Lin Jiaojiao immediately held back her tears when she heard this. She did not dare to say that she had been wronged.

Although the eldest brother is a civil servant scholar on the surface, secretly he has the same martial arts master as Yan Sihan.

This ability to be both civil and military is not something you talk about casually.

She only found out about this later.

In her previous life, after she was forcibly taken away by Yan Sihan, she found various ways to hang herself all day long. The elder brother who had protected her since childhood was naturally distressed.

After proposing to Yan Sihan to reconcile and take her out of the Regent's Palace, because Yan Sihan did not agree, Lin Xingzhi broke into the palace with a sword that day.

This incident alarmed both the Queen Mother and the Emperor!

In the end, she pretended to figure it out after being coaxed by Lin Qinghua, but in fact, she wanted to take revenge before settling the matter.