The front hall, which was still lively, was quiet in an instant. Everyone couldn't help but look back at Qin Huaiyuan, waiting for him to make up his mind.
Qin Huaiyuan put down the wine cup and said gently, "In that case, it's the same if the family banquet will be held later. Sister Yi, please follow me to the front hall first. This should be for the purpose of welcoming the ambassador."
Qin Yining immediately understood that, as Lu Heng said, before Princess Tana arrived, she had to learn ancient rituals, so as not to lose face in front of foreigners.
Qin Yining and Qin Huaiyuan got up and went to the front.
The rest of the people looked at each other, thought for a while, and all got up and followed out.
The family left the guest house, the maid led the way with a lantern, and everyone left the guest house in silence and took a detour to the front hall of the palace.
Seeing the people in the hall, Qin Yining smiled and greeted them first, "Manager Cheng."
"Prince concubine is well." Director Cheng saluted with a smile, and then he greeted Qin Huaiyuan and the family behind him. For a person as exquisite as Director Cheng, if he wants to get along well with others, there will be no flaws in his etiquette.
The old lady and the others saw that Qin Yining was familiar with this father-in-law, and that this person was very friendly, and everyone felt relieved.
Manager Cheng said with a smile: "The slaves are here to pass on the imperial edict to the princess. Tomorrow, the princess will be invited to the Kunning Palace, and the empress will teach the etiquette in person until the Tartars and their relatives arrive."
When Qin Yining heard the words, he hurriedly saluted the direction of the palace and said respectfully, "The minister and wife follow the order, thank you Sheng Shanglong."
Manager Cheng immediately smiled and said, "Princess princess is exhausted, please have a good rest today. The slaves will not disturb the reunion of the princess and Lord Qin's family. The slaves bid farewell."
Qin Huaiyuan stepped forward with a smile, and gently sent the Director Cheng out, sending Feng Hong in a place that no one could see.
"Director of hard work."
"Hey, Mr. Qin, thank you so much for the reward, Mr. Qin. This is what the slaves deserve." Manager Cheng said politely, and put Feng Hong into his sleeve, his smile became more and more friendly.
After two more greetings, Director Cheng left.
The Qin family returned to the guest house. Seeing that the atmosphere was a little heavy, Qin Yining smiled and said, "Don't worry, the rules of the Queen's Palace Middle School are not a problem. Besides, I used to have a relationship with the Queen, so it shouldn't be a problem."
When Li Qitian was buried in the underground palace, she took the risk to deliver a letter to the queen mother. It was also because of them that the pregnant queen was nailed to the Kunning Palace by King Li who was pregnant and could be rescued as quickly as possible. Even if you don't get too close, the queen should not have too much ill will towards her, everyone completes their tasks and copes with this period of time.
Qin Yining didn't believe that the queen could teach her any rules and etiquette.
I think Li Qitian came here to put gold on his face, so he made this decree. At that time, there should be someone else who will teach the rules, but he is arranged in the Queen's Palace, right
Qin Yining's guess was correct.
The next day, Qin Yining came to Kunning Palace, and she saw the mama who taught the rules.
The queen smiled and stood up, gently lifted Qin Yining who was saluting, and said with a smile: "Princess doesn't need to be too polite, there are no outsiders here, so you don't need to care about the red tape."
It's only been a year since I haven't seen her, and the queen's temples have a few strands of hair, and she's even more haggard than before. The heavy Chinese clothes and the dazzling pearls on her head did not add to her appearance, but made her look even more haggard, as if she could not afford such wealth at all.
Qin Yining sighed inwardly.
Not being able to match is actually a very embarrassing thing. It's not that the queen is incompetent, but that she has jumped from an ordinary woman from a wealthy family to become the mother of a country. There are too many changes to accept and things to learn to do in an instant.
What's more, there has always been a saying "regret teaching husband and son-in-law to find a marquis", Li Qitian's knees are thin, so the concubines are left and right, and the queen is not a beautiful woman, and she is not young anymore. Before Li Qitian became the emperor, the empress had a lot of fearful days. The women lived unhappily and naturally grew old faster, and Li Qitian loved those young and beautiful concubines more and more.
It's a vicious circle.
But I don't know if it was destined by God, Li Qitian has only one son.
When Qin Yining's thoughts changed, he stood up and stood respectfully with his hands down, "The queen's love, the ministers and wives are very grateful. It's just that the honor and the inferior are different, and the ministers and women dare not make mistakes."
The queen smiled slightly, pulled Qin Yining to sit in the prepared rose chair at her starting position, and ordered the maid who served her to serve tea.
"Prince Concubine, don't be cautious. At the time, the Sage and Prince Zhongshun were brothers who worshipped the boss. The family often communicated with each other, and they got along like a family. It's just that now the dynasty is established, they are separated from each other, and they are busy. not enough."
Realizing that the topic she was talking about was slightly sensitive, the queen turned to smile and said, "Bengong means that, considering the relationship at the beginning, you and I are like concubines in a family, so when there are no outsiders, the princess will There's really no need to be too restrictive."
Qin Yining responded with a smile, and said, "Yes, the ministers understand. The Queen's niece respects the world and has kindness in her heart. This is the blessing of the ministers and the women of the world."
The queen smiled and did not force anything.
Qin Yining was too careful.
And the queen also understood why Qin Yining was so careful.
There is discord between Li Qitian and Pang Xiao, and the queen is not ignorant of it.
It's just that after so many years of ups and downs, especially after ascending to the rear, there are intrigues everywhere, and there is no one in the palace who can be sincere, including my mother-in-law and sister-in-law, not to mention that. Already the emperor's husband.
The queen often felt that she was a superfluous person, and even fantasized about how life would have been if Li Qitian was not the emperor.
Especially after the last palace change, the empress dowager and the eldest princess only cared about themselves, and they didn't care what would happen if she was pregnant with Liujia and locked up by King Li Jun. Princess Zhongshun was an outsider, and she could still venture into the palace with her belly up. I came to send a letter and tell them the news of the saint, but the queen mother and the eldest princess, one is the mother of the saint, and the other is the sister of the saint, but they are all afraid.
She has suffered so much with the saint, but in the end, isn't it graceful to end Aichi
The Sage did not abolish the queen she didn't like, in fact, it was only because the Sage cherished feathers.
With these cognitions and thoughts, the queen was actually disheartened.
Li Qitian arranged for her to teach Qin Yining the rules, but she thought that under her own eyes, she could protect Qin Yining from being bullied. No matter what the struggle between men was, she remembered Qin Yining's help .
The Queen's heart turned back and forth, but she did not reveal the slightest on her face. She gently gossips with Qin Yining, asking about life in the south, and about the situation at home, focusing on the children.
The little prince was three months younger than Brother Zhao and Brother Han, and it was the cutest and most annoying time.
When two mothers who also love their children get together, there are always a lot of topics.
After talking for a while, although it is not enough to be close to each other, it is not so much estrangement.
Qin Yining felt the Queen's kindness towards her, and thought that this woman would be willing to befriend her when her husband's interests were not affected.
The two talked for a while, and seeing that it was almost time, the queen smiled and stood up and said, "You are going back to the palace after coming back today. Although I have arranged for a mammy to teach you the rules, we still have to You have to go to Ci'an Palace and ask the Queen Mother for peace."
"Yes, follow the arrangements of the empress." Qin Yining nodded in understanding, in fact, she had planned to go to the queen mother for a long time.
The queen mother is not as gentle and generous as the queen. She is a woman who is not easy to get along with, and is essentially the same person as Li Helan.
Seeing that Qin Yining had no objection, the queen asked people to prepare large clothes to wear outside, and led them away from Kunning Palace, walking all the way to Ci'an Palace.
Ji Yun and Bingtang followed behind Qin Yining and the queen, and walked with the palace people serving by the queen. The clogs tied to his feet stepped on the snow and made a creaking sound. Qin Yining hugged the hand warmer and chatted with the queen with a smile:
"The capital is really too cold. When I came back all the way back, the closer I got to the capital, the colder it got. When I got to the outskirts of Beijing, I was so cold that I didn't want to get out of the car."
The queen smiled when she heard the words, seeing that Qin Yining had half of her face buried in the collar of white fur, her nose was cold and red, and she was holding a heater in her hand. She was dressed very thickly, and said with a smile, "I Forget, you are an authentic southerner, and you may not be used to the weather in the north for a while. This weather doesn’t feel cold in this palace. In the past, in this season, you still had to work outside chopping wood.”
Qin Yining said with a smile: "The minister's wife is the same as the empress, and she has to do these things. Fortunately, the winter in the place where the minister's wife is located is not so cold, otherwise I might not have been so lucky to grow up."
The Empress also knew a thing or two about Qin Yining's childhood experiences, and she couldn't help but wonder, "Where did you live in the first place?"
"It was near Liangcheng, on the border between Dazhou and Yan Dynasty at that time."
"Border? Isn't there always war?"
"Yeah." Qin Yining nodded and said, "But thanks to the victory of the Holy General's army in Northern Hebei, the common people were slowly allowed to live and work in peace. Hiding in the mountains happened."
The queen smiled and nodded, "You're right."
Talking and laughing all the way to the front of Ci'an Palace, who would have thought that before the palace staff could pass the message, Qin Yining heard a burst of laughter like a silver bell.
Looking along the source of the sound, I saw a group of people walking from the opposite side.
The head of those people was a beautiful woman wearing a red cape and a sable velvet lying rabbit on her head.
The woman looked only two decades old, with curved eyebrows and a cherry-like mouth, she was a very attractive beauty.
"Oh, who am I supposed to be, it turns out to be the Empress!" The beauty in red on the opposite side bowed lazily: "I have seen the Queen."