Before the Queen and Lin Haihai reached the front hall, they heard a sharp voice saying: "Sister Li Fei, you see, our Queen is so proud that she actually let so many of us wait for her here, what do you think?" Isn’t that too much?”
"That's right, according to me, it's Sister Li Fei who knows the basics of etiquette. After all, the queen is from a small and remote country and can't attend big events!" said another more charming voice.
"Be careful what you say. The queen is not as docile as you think. I was tricked by her. This person is very vicious." Lin Haihai recognized Concubine Li's voice.
"What? Could it be that the Queen was responsible for your last grounding?" a sharp voice asked urgently.
"It was she who spoke ill of me in front of the emperor. The emperor was still injured and unconscious, so he believed her. Fortunately, after the emperor recovered, he immediately asked her to lift my grounding order." Concubine Li said angrily.
Lin Haihai looked at the queen, her expression did not waver at all, as if those people were not talking about her. Lin Haihai once again felt that the harem was really not a place for people to live.
"The Queen is here!"
The Queen and Lin Haihai appeared in the front hall. Lin Haihai felt his eyes light up. There were more than ten or twenty gorgeous and noble women sitting there. When they saw the Queen coming in, they all stood up even though they were reluctant. Lin Haihai recognized the leader. That one is Concubine Li, and I don’t know any of the others.
"Greetings to the Queen!" All beauties saluted together.
"Sisters, please sit down, we are all sisters, so don't be polite!" the queen said with a smile.
"I've met all the royal sisters-in-law!" Lin Haihai was afraid that someone would take the opportunity to make trouble, so he revealed his identity first.
Concubine Li looked at her and said, "You are the woman who was in front of the emperor that day. Didn't you say you were a doctor?"
"Back to the Queen, I am indeed a doctor, but I am also the Sixth Princess!" Lin Haihai said without being humble or arrogant.
"Oh, so you are the Sixth Princess, so we are still a family! But I heard that the Sixth Prince is planning to marry Miss Chen, and the Queen Mother has also agreed! The Sixth Princess should be careful when the time comes. My husband is dead!" Li Fei said angrily.
"Thank you for the reminder, Sister-in-law Huang, but you don't have to worry about me. In the future, Miss Chen's family will only be able to serve the prince. However, the situation of the Sister-in-law Huang is worrying. There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and the Sister-in-law Huang will have to It's especially difficult to hold the emperor's heart tightly!" Lin Haihai looked anxious for her.
"Hmph, you don't need to worry about this. I know whether the Emperor's heart is with me or not!" Concubine Li said angrily.
"Of course, the imperial concubine is pregnant with a dragon, so her status is natural!" Lin Haihai looked at her slightly swollen belly and felt as uncomfortable as a fish bone stuck in his heart!
"Sixth Princess, I heard that your father is a well-known rich man in the city, right?" A sharp and mean voice sounded, and all the concubines laughed. Lin Haihai recognized this sharp voice and just accused the queen. She The voice is particularly high-pitched. Lin Haihai knew what she meant. The concubines present were all noble ladies from official families or daughters of prime ministers, and almost none came from ordinary people. She was roundly teasing Lin Haihai for his low background.
"Yes, there is really no future in being a businessman. Although the family has accumulated a lot of wealth, it almost cost half of his life to get it. Unlike an official, who can just sit there and have a lot of money given to him. Come on. It’s so enviable!” Lin Haihai satirized the current situation of official corruption.
"What do you mean?" The voice was unbearably shrill.
"Okay, Lord Ling, the Sixth Princess has no other intentions, so don't take her seat!" The queen stopped her.
"Empress, if you have nothing else to do, please take your leave first!" Concubine Li stood up arrogantly, without even saluting, and started to leave. The other concubines also stood up.
"Stop!" The queen's voice was not loud, but everyone present heard her clearly. Concubine Li turned around and looked at the Queen with narrowed eyes: "What are the Queen's orders?"
"What time is it now?" the queen asked the maid next to her.
"Go back to your Majesty, it's almost noon!" the palace maid replied.
"Very well, step back!" The queen waved her hand. The maid stood aside and waited!
"Do you sisters know what is the time to greet me at dawn and dusk? The time to greet me is morning time, and it is almost noon now. You sisters must be so busy that you have forgotten the time to greet me. Seeing how hard you sisters are working, I The palace can't bear it. From tomorrow on, we can skip the greetings!" The queen took a sip of tea and said slowly.
"The queen means to blame us?" Concubine Li raised her eyebrows, with a sneer on her lips.
"Queen, why are you talking like this? We will inevitably wake up late to serve the Emperor. The Emperor doesn't blame us. Could it be that the Queen blames us for serving the Emperor too hard?" Ling Guiren said sarcastically. Lin Haihai looked away from her face, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.
"I don't have to pay my respects to my sisters, just to sympathize with you sisters. Why do you say that I seem to have bad intentions?" The Queen frowned slightly, what a troublesome woman!
"I'm afraid the Queen has ulterior motives!" Concubine Li snorted and said coldly.
Lin Haihai held his forehead, feeling a little overwhelmed. The Queen said, "You are all the Emperor's favorite concubines. It is only a conservative etiquette to pay respects to me. It should be abolished, but because the Queen Mother does not allow it, I will not mention it anymore. Now I will exempt you from paying respects in the morning because I promised the Sixth Princess that I will go to her clinic to help out tomorrow and will leave the palace early in the morning. I don't have that much time to wait in the palace for you sisters to pay respects at noon before going, so just exempt it!"
"But does the Queen think we are too late?" Concubine Li said in an overbearing manner.
"Forget it, I won't argue with you anymore. Anyway, let's do it this way. If you want to say hello, please come in the morning to do so. Otherwise, don't come and see your guests off!" The queen said impatiently. She didn't know how to play tricks, so she might as well Say it directly.
"Hmph, Queen, please don't bully others too much! Why don't I greet you later? As for getting so angry at the sisters?" Li Guiren instigated everyone's emotions.
"Yeah, won't it be later?"
"As for this? Why don't you say it directly? Isn't this obviously embarrassing us?" Everyone started talking, and the atmosphere gradually became tense.
Lin Haihai looked at the group of beautiful women blankly. Did the queen's words just now mean to be too deceptive? Why can't she hear it
The queen pulled up Lin Haihai and said, "Let's go to the garden!" Lin Haihai stood up, looked at their angry faces, and left as if running away!