The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 276 It's Good to Have a Mother
After a while, Xiaolan served some court pastries, including: Empress Dowager Cake, Jujube Paste Cake, Honey Honeycomb Cake, etc., as well as top-quality Xinyang Maojian tea.Webster let Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong enjoy it. When Zhao Gou picked up the Queen Mother's Cake, his face was filled with a happy smile.

Seeing that Zhao Gou picked up the pastry and ate it, Zhao Yougong let go of the doubts in his heart, and also picked up the jujube paste shortbread and ate it. He felt that the taste was sweet and delicious, and it was a little different from what he ate before, but he couldn't tell the difference. He ate it four times in a row. only one is satisfied.

The moment Zhao Gou took a bite of the Queen Mother's Cake, he felt that his mouth was extremely crispy and had a familiar taste, as if he was eating it when he was a teenager.For a moment, Zhao Gou was stunned, because this familiar smell was not made by the imperial chef, but by his mother.

At the beginning, when Zhao Gou read a lot of books, he closed his door and stayed at home to read day and night, hoping to find a way to save the country.Sometimes three meals are not fixed, until a maid brought some pastries, I felt that the taste was a bit special, and I still didn't get tired of eating it every day. Later I found out that it was made by my mother Webster herself.

As a virtuous concubine, Webster's status is very different from that of the past. When serving Empress Zheng, Webster was very ingenious. He was able to make some home-made pastries or palace pastries, but later he seldom did it himself.When Webster saw that Zhao Gou didn't think about eating and drinking, he was so worried about reading and so he did it himself. He also hid it from everyone and couldn't let outsiders know.

"Mother, you..." Zhao Gou couldn't help but his eyes became red again, and the Queen Mother cake in his hand was extraordinarily delicious.

Wei Shi looked at Zhao Gou kindly, saw him eating the pastries he made by himself, and smiled with tears in his eyes: "As long as you like it, you can eat more!" Looking at Zhao Yougong again, "You Gong , eat more too!"

Xiaolan was also very happy to see Zhao Gou's teary face.Because these pastries were all made by Webster himself, and even she was not allowed to intervene. These were all made for Zhao Gou, and it was Webster's mother's heart for her son.

Zhao Gou ate six Empress Dowager Cakes in a row. These were all mother's wishes. How could it make his mother's heart cold? After eating, he drank tea and felt at ease. Looking at Wei Shi, the more he felt that she was three to four points similar to his mother.

"Gou'er, how have you been doing these years?" Seeing Zhao Gou eating and drinking well, Webster showed a satisfied smile, and felt that the hardships of these years were all worth it.

Zhao Gou was stunned for a moment, and said in a serious voice: "Mother, my son has been doing well these years. It is my fault for worrying my mother. Mother, are you in good health?"

"Okay! Alright!..." Webster replied softly, "Gouer, why did you come here today?"

Zhao Gou heard the worry in his mother's voice, and there was a trace of complaint.If you are not in the capital, everything is easy to talk about, but you don't want to see yourself after you come back, which makes Wei Shi somewhat complain.Unlike the queen or other concubines, Webster's Zhao Gou is her only son, and he misses him more and more day by day, especially when he almost dies, the person he wants to see the most is not others, but his own son.

"Reporting to my mother, the situation in the court is still uncertain, and my child is afraid that my mother will be implicated; I am here today, it is also my mother's birthday, and I also want to see my mother." Mentioning this matter, Zhao Gou felt very guilty. Be filial by your side.

When Wei Shi saw what Zhao Gou said, the resentment in his heart disappeared, and he understood the situation in the court to some extent.At this time, Zhao Gou answered himself truthfully, what else could Webster say, and she is not the kind of woman who doesn't know the importance, she still knows the big things.

Her complaint was not that Zhao Gou didn't visit, but that Zhao Gou had been outside for many years. Seeing him eating six Queen Mother cakes in a row, she guessed that Zhao Gou had suffered a lot outside. Thinking of this, Webster couldn't help but leak again Tears made Zhao Gou feel even more distressed.

Seeing his mother crying again, Zhao Gou hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Mom, are you okay?"

Wei Shi smiled lovingly, shook his head, wiped away his tears, and said with a smile: "Mother is fine, don't worry about me! My mother is only so sad when she thinks of some things. It is rare for me to remember my birthday. This is my birthday. To have the best birthday, everything is enough."

Zhao Gou smiled embarrassingly, and replied embarrassingly: "Return to mother, your birthday was told by the father to the child!"

Wei Shi's body trembled, his heart tightened, he forced a smile, turned his head to look at Zhao Yougong, and said with a smile: "Yougong, your mother and I are sisters, I am an older sister, and she is my younger sister. Yours My mother's surname is Song, am I right?"

Zhao Yougong nodded dully, his mother's surname was indeed Song, it was because of this that he felt strange, the two of them didn't have the same surname at all, how could they be sisters!Moreover, her mother didn't say anything about it, and even her father didn't mention it, so she really didn't know.

"In terms of clan, your mother is the daughter of my mother's sister and my cousin. It's just that there are two elder brothers and one younger brother in my family, and no sisters; my aunt and uncle died young, leaving only my cousin , so my cousin has been living in my house and grew up with me."

"Originally, the family was relatively rich, but the family was backward. Father had no choice but to send us two sisters to the palace as maidservants. The two of us entered the palace together. Later, for some reason, the emperor bestowed her on the thirteen Brother, that is, your father and king, also gave you a marriage."

"It's a pity that my cousin's luck is not very good. After giving birth to you, she suffered a blood collapse and died of illness soon." Wei Shi said, looking at Zhao Yougong amiably.

Zhao Yougong was stunned and said nothing, he already believed it in his heart, because Webster's appearance was indeed somewhat similar to his own mother.Moreover, Wei Shi is Zhao Gou's mother and a virtuous concubine, and has nothing to do with him, so it is impossible to deceive himself.

"Why didn't my father say that I still have my aunt?" Zhao Yougong asked bitterly.

Wei Shi was stunned, and sighed: "I can't blame your father for this matter, and Thirteenth Brother also has difficulties, because your mother didn't talk about this matter until after you were born, and he was busy with court affairs after you were born. He died of illness and never told you."

"Mother, why did Auntie tell the truth after her cousin was born?" Zhao Gou asked in bewilderment.

"I'm to blame for this!" Wei Shi recalled the past, shed tears sadly, and sighed: "I entered the palace with my cousin as a maidservant, and after being favored by the emperor, I was promoted from a maidservant, but my family is a commoner. , when the two of us entered the palace, we lost contact with our family, or we could say we were expelled from our family."

"At that time, the two of us entered the palace together, but were served in different places. The empress and I served Empress Zheng and became personal servants; my cousin was doing odd jobs, doing both rough and heavy work. At that time, I would go quietly When I visited her, Liang Shicheng, the chief eunuch, found out that I was exempted from punishment because I was the queen’s maidservant, but my cousin was punished. At that time, we agreed not to talk about our relationship with anyone in private, and we will never see each other again.”

"I don't know why my cousin married my thirteenth brother, but my cousin didn't say anything because I was considering my position. It wasn't until I was seriously ill that I almost died that my thirteenth brother told me about it. And, my thirteenth brother also confessed If there is a chance to meet you, let me tell you about it, and I haven't met you until today."

Only the emperor, Zhao Gou, Zhao Yougong and a few other people knew about the news that Zhao Si was still alive, Webster didn't know about it, and she was just repaying Zhao Si for saving his life.If Zhao Si hadn't saved him that day, Wei Shi's soul would have already returned to the underworld, and there would be no chance to see Zhao Gou again, let alone tell Zhao Yougong these things.

Zhao Yougong shouted respectfully: "Auntie!"

"Okay!..." Wei Shi was very excited, looked at Zhao Yougong with tears in his eyes, and said excitedly: "If your mother knows you, and sees your achievements today, she will be very happy for you."

Webster spoke the truth sincerely, and Zhao Yougong already believed that what she said was absolutely true, without any deceit, so Zhao Yougong's voice was unprecedentedly respectful, and he was still a little excited.Seeing Webster was like seeing his mother, as if his mother was alive, it felt really good to have a mother, Zhao Yougong cried, crying with excitement.

(End of this chapter)