How could Qin Yining and the queen think that Concubine Yun would act like this, they didn't react for a while.
Qin Yining had really learned the rules in Dayan. He knew what to do in the palace and the rules, and what he did would be laughed at by others. He was really surprised to see such a disrespectful person who was disciplined and only knew how to complain. very.
"Let's go, let's also greet the queen mother." The queen smiled reluctantly, but she still held her face, not losing her bearing as a queen.
Qin Yining said "yes" and followed the Queen's footsteps.
Last night was another night of heavy snow. The spacious courtyard of Ci'an Palace was covered with a thick white blanket. The maid was sweeping the snow, and the broom made a slight rustling noise on the snow.
Seeing the Queen coming, the palace maids put down their staff and bowed in salute.
"See the Empress."
"No gift." The queen smiled and raised her hand gently.
"Empress Empress, please allow the slave maid to pass the message." At the front of the hall, the older palace maid bowed her knees and saluted. Although she smiled, she still showed a bit of majesty.
The queen stopped and nodded.
Qin Yining sighed inwardly. Standing here, he could vaguely hear the sound of weeping coming from the hall. It was obvious that Concubine Yun had already cried in front of the Queen Mother.
Qin Yining looked at the queen inquiringly.
The empress could not hide the helplessness on her face, but she still maintained her demeanor and smiled with Qin Yining.
Qin Yining shook her head secretly again, and turned her head to give Ji Yun a wink.
Ji Yun didn't immediately understand what Qin Yining meant.
However, when the maid came out to pass the news and Qin Yining followed behind the queen to the main hall, Ji Yun understood and quietly landed at the end of the line, guarding in front of the Ci'an Palace.
If something happened, she could rush home and report to the adults.
At this time, in the east side hall, Concubine Yun was kneeling tenderly by the Queen Mother's legs, her little hands were grasping the Queen Mother's royal blue skirt, and the crying pear flowers were raining, like a delicate flower that had been devastated by a storm.
"Cousin, you must be the master of Yuner. Those people will bully Yuner when they see that Yuner is a newcomer to the palace. If they say Yuner doesn't know the rules, isn't that saying that she is not my cousin?"
The queen mother lowered her eyes and said nothing, her wrinkled hands lifted the tea bowl and whisked the floating tea leaves with the white porcelain bowl cover.
This cousin's niece is too worry-free, she has a good skin bag, but she didn't bring her brain into the palace.
Seeing that the Queen Mother did not speak, Concubine Yun became more and more aggrieved, her face was covered with tears, and she pulled the skirt of the Queen Mother and refused to let go.
"Cousin, you love Yun'er! You didn't see how domineering Princess Zhongshun was, and she even mocked Yuner as a concubine! She mocked Yuner because she looked down on the queen mother, such arrogant servants, Shouldn't you give her a lesson?"
The queen mother put down the tea bowl in a irritable voice, and said solemnly: "Can't you stop and stop one day? Why did you mess with her again?"
"She is nothing, but a princess, where is there..."
"Shut up and get out of the way." As soon as the queen mother lifted her foot, she pulled back the hem of the skirt that Concubine Yun was holding in her hands.
Concubine Yun looked at the Queen Mother in disbelief and seemed to wonder why she was being scolded as "go away".
"The Empress Dowager, the Queen and Princess Zhongshun are here to greet you."
"Let them come in." The queen mother straightened her skirt with a sullen face.
As soon as Qin Yining entered the hall, the first thing he saw was the dazzling peony carpet. He bowed his head and bowed respectfully. Out of the corner of his eyes, he caught sight of Concubine Yun, whose eyes were red with tears, feeling rather helpless. The queen mother looked at the queen with a sullen face, then smiled a little, nodded to Qin Yining and said, "Zhixi's daughter-in-law is back."
"Yes, the minister's wife has just returned to Beijing on an order. Has the queen mother been doing well?" Qin Yining was respectful and concerned.
The queen mother rubbed her brows and said, "You can see that Aijia's body is not as good as it was in earlier years. If there is nothing wrong, it will be fine, as soon as something happens, you will have a headache right away."
"The queen mother is just too tired." Qin Yining said with a smile, "Fortunately, the queen mother has the queen to share her worries, so you can take a breath."
The empress dowager smiled, "At my age, I always think about sharing my worries for the saint. The queen is stable, and she has to bring the prince. She also puts down her rake and makes a broom.
"What the queen mother said is." The queen bowed her head and said in accordance with the queen mother's meaning, "Thanks to the queen mother's frequent reminders, this palace can be stable."
The queen mother heard the words, and this gave the queen some good looks.
Qin Yining has had some understanding of the Queen Mother's temperament since the last incident between the Duke of Qingyang and Lijun's palace. The empress dowager has a strong desire for power, but the decisions she made while holding the authority were not very wise.
Now it seems that the Empress Dowager is old and unwilling to let go of power. However, because of the matter of the Marquis of Qingyang, the sage is already dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager and the Zhou family, and it is impossible to support the Empress Dowager in grasping the authority. To make the queen submit is the only way for the queen mother to maintain her current power.
And this concubine Yun, who is arrogant and domineering but very beautiful, is a tool for the queen mother to check and balance the queen. I chose such a brainless person because such a person is easy to control.
After figuring out the key points here, Qin Yining became more and more disgusted with the life inside the palace walls. It's just that she has to live inside the palace walls while she is studying ancient rituals, and she has to be implicated.
While pondering, the queen mother reprimanded the queen a few more words.
Seeing the empress being so respectful, the queen mother felt a lot better, so she stretched out her hand to Qin Yining and said with a smile, "Zhixi daughter-in-law, come to Ai's house."
"Yes." Qin Yining lifted his spirits, walked up to the Queen Mother with a smile, bowed first, and then put his hand on the Queen Mother's.
The Queen Mother's palm was dry and cold, which made Qin Yining very uncomfortable.
She took Qin Yining's white and fat-like hand and patted it, and the queen mother said with emotion, "You guys are still better. By the way, what interesting experiences do you have in going to the south this time?"
Qin Yining's heart was alarmed, and she cheered up: "There is nothing particularly interesting. After the minister's wife gave birth, her body has not been very good, and she has to take care of two brothers. less.
"But what is certain is that the place is much more prosperous now than it used to be. All this is thanks to the goodness of the Holy One to govern the country."
The queen mother liked it in her heart, smiled and nodded, and when she looked down to see Concubine Yun who was no longer crying, but still stubbornly knelt beside her, she felt tired for a while.
"You still don't get up, why don't you know how to make progress? Look at Princess Zhongshun. Sooner or later, Princess Zhongshun will be half smart and sensible, and Aijia will wake up in the middle of the night with a smile! Tell me, what stupid thing did you do today? ?"
Concubine Yun's tears fell again after being reprimanded, and she looked at the Queen Mother with grievance and disbelief.
The queen mother turned to Qin Yining: "Tell me, what happened just now?"
Qin Yining smiled. The queen mother set a trick for her. If the answer is not good, or the direction is wrong, it is very likely to offend one of them, or even both.