Mu Yexiao was silent for a moment and then spoke: "Speaking of this matter, it has something to do with my brother. Because I said that my brother was a tyrant, he wanted to kill my nine clans. Doesn't my nine clans include you, my brother? This is of course a rebellion."
The emperor's mouth twitched. He didn't think this was Mu Yexiao's humor. Concubine Yan beside him heard it: "Your Majesty, my brother didn't know your identity, so he spoke rudely. Please have mercy on me, Your Majesty."
The Queen Mother suddenly snorted and reprimanded: "I finally understand now. The kid from the Wang family is so bold because you, as his elder sister, spoiled him. He dared to disrespect the prince and wanted to kill all nine generations of his clan. This is not rebellion."
Imperial Concubine Yan could no longer kneel steadily, so she crawled towards the Queen Mother and said, "Queen Mother, please have mercy on me."
Xiaoman glanced at Concubine Yan and suddenly said, "Stop making so much noise. You're not even being honest even when you're kneeling here. Go kneel at the door."
Imperial Concubine Yan glanced at Xiaoman and didn't move, still kowtowing to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother snorted, "Take her out and make her kneel. Also, Jiuer and the others are back, and they still need to meet everyone. Send someone to pay their respects."
Qian Jiujiu looked at the two people singing the same tune, just to let the concubines see Concubine Yan's joke. The Queen Mother looked at Qian Jiujiu and said, "You don't know, when she learned that you were coming back, Concubine Yan often boasted to others that she had a good relationship with you!"
"I just want people to see who you are close to. How could she be so close to someone who is beyond her ability?"
Qian Jiujiu suddenly realized and looked at the Queen Mother: "So it's you who's jealous. Then you can rest assured. I have the best relationship with you, right?"
Xiaoman also nodded: "That's right, the Queen Mother is so good to us, how could she be on good terms with others! I like the Queen Mother the most."
The Queen Mother looked at the two of them and couldn't help laughing: "You guys only know how to make me happy."
News in the palace spreads so easily that soon the news that the King and the Queen had entered the palace spread throughout the harem, and everyone was asked to come and pay their respects.
They all had to put on their good clothes, dress up, and then bring gifts and walk towards the Cining Palace. Concubine Chen was the first to arrive. As soon as she walked to the door of the Cining Palace, she saw Concubine Yan kneeling on the ground.
She was a little surprised. She really didn't know this news. "Isn't this Imperial Concubine Yan? Why are you kneeling here? Did you make the Empress Dowager angry again? The Emperor didn't take you away this time. Did you fall out of favor?"
The concubines who came one after another were all a little surprised when they heard what Concubine Chen said, and they all looked at Concubine Yan. Concubine Yan frowned and began to kowtow to the people in the palace. She didn't believe that the people inside could let her kowtow to death here.
Concubine Chen talked to herself for a long time, but found that Concubine Ren Yan ignored her. Then she felt something was wrong: "What are you doing? You even kowtowed. What big mistake did you make?"
Imperial Concubine Yan ignored her, and Concubine Chen was furious. She looked up at the maid standing next to her and said, "Tell me, what's going on?"
This maid was there to supervise Concubine Yan, so of course she knew what had happened. If it was anyone else, they would not dare to speak rashly. But since it was Concubine Chen who was asking, the maid naturally spoke directly.
"The Empress Dowager has ordered Concubine Yan to kneel here. Concubine Yan wants to plead with the Empress Dowager, so she keeps kneeling. Your Majesty, it's useless for you to kowtow like this."
Imperial Concubine Yan ignored her completely. Ran Er saw this and came to Imperial Concubine Yan. Together with her, she kowtowed towards the palace. The concubines passing by saw this and pointed and talked, but no one knew what they were talking about.
When Concubine Ming arrived, Concubine Yan's head had already started bleeding. If this continued, she would definitely be left with a scar. Is this person crazy? Concubine Ming was a little puzzled.
Following the crowd into the main hall, I heard laughter and joy coming from the main hall, which formed a sharp contrast with Concubine Yan kneeling outside.
Concubine Yan was at the door, so she could naturally hear the laughter from inside. Her expression gradually changed, but she never stopped kowtowing.
After Ming Guifei entered, she saw two young women sitting next to the empress dowager. It was impossible to tell how old they were from their appearance. The expression on the empress dowager's face was a smile from the heart.
From this, we can infer that one of the two women sitting next to the Queen Mother must be Princess Xiao: "I pay my respects to the Queen Mother. I am late, please forgive me."
Qian Jiujiu turned around and looked at the bright and beautiful woman in front of him, raising his eyebrows: "My brother is so lucky."
For some reason, when the emperor heard Qian Jiujiu's words, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine, and a sense of uneasiness.
When the Queen Mother saw Concubine Ming, the expression on her face instantly fell: "Why did you come in so late? Are you also watching the fun outside?"
Concubine Chen came, and the Queen Mother knew that she had not come in, but had been watching Concubine Yan from outside! Concubine Chen was very happy that Concubine Yan had this day, and she wanted to see enough.
Concubine Ming's mouth twitched. She said outside, but she still had to remind her: "Empress Dowager, I wonder what crime Concubine Yan committed? Why did the Empress Dowager punish her like this? Is it because of the death of the little turtle?"
The Queen Mother was a little surprised. She had thought that many people would come to plead for Concubine Yan today, but she never expected that Concubine Ming would be the first one to plead.
"Why? You want to plead for Concubine Yan? How come I remember that your relationship wasn't that good?"
The empress dowager also glanced at Concubine Ya, and Concubine Ya's face instantly turned red. It seemed that everyone knew that Concubine Ya had joined Concubine Yan, but at the critical moment, Concubine Ya was useless and didn't even dare to ask.
Concubine Ming's mouth twitched. The Queen Mother's question was too straightforward. "Your Highness, you have misunderstood. There is no discord between me and Concubine Yan. I am not speaking for Concubine Yan. I just think that if this continues, Concubine Yan will die."
The Queen Mother snorted, "Die? Impossible. With the Princess and Xiaoman here, she can't die even if she wants to. Since she is willing to kowtow, let her continue to kowtow."
These words were quite ruthless. Concubine Ming shuddered and looked at the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother took Qian Jiujiu's hand and slowly introduced her: "This is my daughter-in-law, Princess Bingjian. You all come and pay your respects."
Qian Jiujiu blinked her eyes and asked the concubines to pay their respects to her. To be honest, Qian Jiujiu felt that she could really stand it. But in the eyes of these people, it seemed that she could not stand it.
Everyone's eyes were filled with surprise. The Queen Mother's face was very ugly. She looked at the concubines and said, "What? I asked you to salute. Are you wronged? This is the princess consort of the King of Yizibingjian. She is equivalent to the status of the Queen. She is not worthy of you saluting."
The position of the King of One Word is almost the same as that of the Emperor. It is just a difference in title, so the Queen Mother's statement is really valid. The concubines looked at Qian Jiujiu and saluted: "Greetings to the Princess of One Word."
Qian Jiujiu smiled and looked at Mu Yexiao: "It seems that your title of King Side by Side is still useful. Otherwise, I would have to greet so many people when I enter the palace."
Mu Yexiao was speechless, then turned to look at the emperor: "Thank you, brother."
The emperor resisted the urge to roll his eyes. This couple was too much! You two are the only ones who have status but don't do anything. How dare you tease him
"Okay, what are all these people doing here? Let's all go away."
Everyone was supposed to leave quietly and let today's events pass. But Concubine Ming suddenly asked, "Who is this lady? Should I also pay my respects to her?"
The person Ming Guifei was talking about was Xiaoman. Xiaoman didn't expect that the incident would happen to her. She pointed at herself and said, "Are you talking about me?"
Concubine Ming nodded: "Yes, it's you. Whose wife are you? Why don't you show respect to me when you see me?"
The other concubines looked at Concubine Ming as if she were a fool. Concubine Ming was really like a newborn calf who was not afraid of a tiger. She dared to provoke anyone.
You have to know that in the eyes of these concubines, Xiaoman is a more terrifying person than Qian Jiujiu. Because Qian Jiujiu at least makes sense and ignores them. But Xiaoman, not only does not make sense at all, but also often enters the palace.
Xiaoman blinked and looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, what should I do? Someone wants me to disobey the imperial decree?"
The emperor looked at Concubine Ming and was stunned for a moment before saying, "Send her back to the Cui family."
Concubine Ming was stunned. What did you mean? Just send me back to the Cui family? Concubine Ming suddenly realized and was stunned: "Your Majesty, you want to send me back to the Cui family. Are you going to dismiss me?"
The emperor looked at Eunuch Su beside him with a cold expression: "You go and do this and send the person back to the Cui family."
In a word, send the person back to the Cui family. Concubine Ming, oh no, Cui Mingzhu was puzzled, why did all this happen
Eunuch Su has already walked up to Cui Mingzhu and said, "Miss Cui, please. It's just right that even though you have entered the palace, you are still a virgin!"
Cui Mingzhu's face turned pale, knowing that the emperor was serious. What mattered if she was innocent? She entered the palace and was rejected by the emperor. After returning, her fate could be imagined.
"Your Majesty, please don't treat me like this. Tell me what I did wrong and I will change. You can even send me to the cold palace."
If she was sent back to the Cui family, wouldn't the reputation of the Cui family's daughter be ruined? By then, the Cui family would hate her to death, and even her parents would not be able to protect her.
"Your Majesty, please don't send me back."