"What, you say this is what the queen means?"
Qin Shu frowned, his eyes were dark, Qin Chaoyu nodded, "Yes father, I also think what the empress said is right, instead of hiding in the mansion, it is better to enter the palace to see King Cheng and the imperial concubine. What to do. Besides, they want to make a fuss about the Empress Dowager's illness, just to be on the safe side, it's better for Ninth Sister to stay with the Empress Dowager."
A sharp light flashed in Qin Shu's eyes for a moment, "Did you hear the servants beside the empress say that?"
Qin Chaoyu nodded again, "Yes, it was said by Yun Yan, who is the most trusted by the empress's side. I wanted to avoid it, but the empress said no, and then I heard the plan of the imperial concubine and King Cheng."
The room was silent for a while, and after a long while, I heard Qin Shu sigh, "Okay, I see, you go and tell your ninth sister, tomorrow morning, get ready to enter the palace early."
Qin Chaoyu's eyes lit up, she was afraid of Qin Shu's paranoid insistence, but now Qin Shu is so reasonable that she didn't bother her, so the empress' arrangement was completed.
Qin Chaoyu stood up, "Okay, then I'll go find my younger sister."
Blessed, Qin Chaoyu turned and walked towards the door, just two steps away, Qin Shu said again, "Let your ninth sister follow closely by the Queen Mother tomorrow, and you must not leave the Queen Mother for half a step."
Qin Chaoyu only thought that Qin Shu was concerned about the Queen Mother's safety, so he hurriedly agreed.
After Qin Chaoyu left, Qin Shu sat on the main seat and was stunned for a few moments. On the other side, Qin Yan saw Qin Shu's strange expression, "Father, what's the matter? The queen..."
Qin Yan is more perceptive than Qin Chaoyu, so he is more aware of Qin Shu's abnormality.
Qin Shu said after a while, "It seems a little unusual for Yunyan to report this matter in front of Chao Yu."
Qin Yan changed his mind very quickly, "Father means that the empress did it on purpose?" He couldn't help but said, "But why..."
"In order to let Wan girl enter the palace."
As Qin Shu spoke, he sighed softly, "It seems that I can't hide after all."
Qin Yan frowned, "What does the empress want the ninth younger sister to enter the palace? Also, my father said before that Concubine Su and King Cheng wanted to use the ninth younger sister to establish a relationship between us and His Highness the Crown Prince. Now their plans are not going to work." It's not unreasonable to think about harming Jiumeimei, what is father suspicious about?"
Qin Shu's eyes were dark, and he shook his head after a while, "Perhaps what you said is right, it would be the best if it goes like what you said."
The corners of Qin Yan's lips curved slightly, "Is father worried too much? It's a good thing that the empress trusts my sister so much."
Qin Shu smiled wryly for a few moments, "It's not without price to gain the queen's trust." He said with a long sigh, "But since we have decided to let your sister go this way, we have no choice."
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In the Songfeng Courtyard, Qin Wan was slightly surprised, "Are you going to enter the palace tomorrow?"
Qin Chaoyu nodded, and retreated to the left and right. Seeing this, Qin Wan asked Fu Ling and Bai Ying to retreat too, and only waited for the two of them to remain in the room before Qin Chaoyu said, "Yes, I just entered the palace and learned that the noble concubine Empress Dowager and King Cheng are going to use the Empress Dowager's illness as an issue to frame you tomorrow. To frame you is to frame the Hou's Mansion. They are clearly because His Royal Highness wants to kill the Hou's Mansion. The Empress Dowager said, tomorrow you must enter the palace. Firstly, your medical skills can save the Empress Dowager at any time, and secondly, hiding is not a problem, we are already prepared, if King Cheng dares to do something, we will catch them right away!"
Qin Wan raised her brows slightly when she heard this. It was a trivial matter whether she entered the palace or not, but first Qin Shu randomly made excuses to let her hide in the mansion, and then, now Qin Chaoyu made some rhetoric with a Queen.
She is just an orphan from the Qin family, who only knows a little medical skills, and the status of the queen mother is so noble, how could Feng Lingsu and Cheng Wang take such a risk, just to frame her
Once the matter is exposed, the empress dowager's body is the most important thing for the emperor. When the time comes to become king, let alone the position of prince, even her life will be in danger. Is it worth it to deal with her
Seeing that Qin Wan didn't speak, Qin Chaoyu's eyes narrowed and said, "Father, I've made it clear that you will stay with the Empress Dowager tomorrow. You must ensure the safety of the Empress Dowager."
Thinking of the empress dowager's loving face, Qin Wan didn't reject such an arrangement, and nodded, "Well, tomorrow I will enter the palace, and the one who will guard the empress dowager is—"
Qin Chaoyu was satisfied, and didn't stay in Songfengyuan for a long time. He got up and took some Mo Yi, and left with windy footsteps. Today, the queen praised her so much, and she was anxious to find Mrs. Hu.
Standing in front of the window, Qin Wan watched Qin Chaoyu's red dress disappear at the gate of the courtyard, frowning.
Fu Ling and Bai Ying walked in from the outside, Fu Ling said, "Why did it become so fast, Miss is going to the palace banquet again?"
Qin Wan nodded, "Yes." After speaking, Qin Wan turned around and said, "Tomorrow, Bai Ying and I will enter the palace."
Previously, it was Fu Ling who was the one who wanted Bai Ying to enter the palace together. Fu Ling immediately felt that something was unusual, and she was a little worried, "Miss... nothing will happen..."
Qin Wan squinted her eyes and looked at the snowy scenery outside, "I hope."
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It had been snowing all night, and on the morning of Shangyuan Festival, the snow still showed no sign of stopping. Qin Wan got up early as usual, had breakfast and dressed up before arriving at Renshou Hall.
The rest of the Hou Mansion had been waiting in the Renshou Hall, and when they saw Qin Wan appearing, their eyes lit up.
Mrs. Hu was also dressed up today, looked Qin Wan up and down before nodding and smiling, "Very well, let's go, we will enter the palace later, you must go to Shoukang Palace first."
Qin Wan nodded in response, and Qin Shu told them to go out together.
Three carriages were prepared today, one for Qin Chaoyu's mother and daughter, one for Qin Wan and Bai Ying, another for Qin Chaoyu and Hu's valet, and the carriage slowly moved along the snow-covered Lin'an Long Street, Not long after, Zhenghua Gate was already in sight.
Inside the carriage, Qin Wan said solemnly, "There may be trouble at the palace banquet today, so act vigilantly."
Bai Ying nodded, "Yes, this servant will definitely protect Miss well."
The corners of Qin Wan's lips raised, "I usually bring Poria cocos with me when I enter the palace, because I think that I only enter the palace to treat the empress dowager, which is not too different from going to Meng's mansion, but this time, it is not the usual one. It's as simple as that. His Royal Highness told me that the capital city is dangerous. I didn't know it before, but now I feel it a little bit, but I don't know what is waiting for me today. You know martial arts, and you are much smarter than Fuling. I'm more at ease with you."
Bai Ying hurriedly nodded, her face also full of solemnity, "Miss used to be in Jinzhou, so naturally she didn't know the dangers in the capital, but Your Highness grew up in the royal family. Now your reputation is getting bigger and bigger, the status of people around you is getting higher and higher. Things are no longer simple, so of course you have to be careful, but... it's just that the slaves have never entered the palace, today... "
Qin Wan patted Bai Ying's arm when he heard the words, "Don't worry, maybe nothing will happen, don't be nervous."
Bai Ying nodded. Although Qin Wan told her not to be nervous, she still understood in her heart that Qin Shu's behavior was very strange this time, and she and Bai Feng were raised by Yan Chi as personal guards since childhood, so they naturally had different thoughts. She had already sensed that Meaning of danger.
Soon, the carriage arrived in front of Zhenghua Gate.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Qin Wan heard the neighing of a few horses. After getting out of the carriage, he saw several carriages parked beside the carriage of the Hou Mansion. From the top of the carriage to the next, next to her is Mrs. Yu Shi, the wife of Duke Zhong. The two carriages are parked very close to each other. It can be seen that the carriage of Duke Zhong's mansion wants to occupy the most central position on the main road. In this way, Qin Wan met Feng Chenbi as soon as he got out of the car.
"Ninth girl is also coming to the banquet?"
The grievances of the day before yesterday have not yet dissipated, Feng Chenbi showed a bit of annoyance when she saw Qin Wan's eyes, but at the moment there were many people in front of the palace gate, she wanted to maintain her innocent appearance that day, she just stared at Qin Wan pitifully, and didn't say much , but her mother greeted Qin Wan, and Qin Wan blessed her body, "Exactly."
Yu looked at Qin Wan with a slightly raised jaw, "Ninth Miss's appearance is really attracting more and more attention. In the past, the most eye-catching person in the Hou Mansion was Eighth Miss, but today she has to change her..."
Yu's visit was not kind, and the first thing he opened his mouth was to provoke dissension, Feng Chenbi covered his lips and smiled, "That's right, Ninth Miss is more beautiful than Chao Yu."
Feng Chenbi spoke softly, but not in a low voice. When he spoke, there was a smile on his brows. His wide sleeves fluttered with the cool wind, and the scent was leisurely. Qin Wan wanted to be polite, but he didn't expect that the mother and daughter would deliberately make things difficult.
When she heard this, she raised her eyes, first glanced at Feng Chenbi's hair accessories, and then looked at Feng Chenbi, "Ms. Feng's hair accessories are exquisite, but does Miss Feng know the difference between pigeon blood ruby and suet white jade?"
Feng Chenbi was suddenly taken aback by such a question, and when she saw Qin Wan's gaze on the top of her hair, she immediately raised her jaw. Today she is wearing a white jade hairpin and decorated with a red treasure walker. This jewelry belongs to the emperor. The reward to Feng Lingsu was a tribute. She smiled proudly, "What's the difference? The colors are different, both are high-grade gemstones." She raised her hand and touched the red treasure on purpose Bu Yao, "Only the most honorable people can wear these two things. Girls from ordinary families don't even think about it..."
After saying this, Feng Chenbi glanced contemptuously at the simple decoration on Qin Wan's bun.
Feng Chenbi was self-satisfied, and when the words settled down, she suddenly realized that something was not quite right. Only then did she realize that Qin Wan was making an analogy between herself and Qin Chaoyu. Where does the difference come from? Comparing them makes people seem ignorant. Good things can only be appreciated by those who understand them. I am afraid that some people have a dignified appearance, but they are ignorant and contemptuous in their hearts. If you are such a person, you should be more cautious in your words and deeds, otherwise no matter how beautiful the dress and the most expensive jewelry are, they will not be able to hide her ugliness and stupidity, don’t you think so?”
Feng Chenbi stared, "What did you say?!"
Mrs. Yu also frowned, "What is Miss Nine doing, we are just praising you."
Qin Wan smiled, and before he could speak, Qin Chaoyu's voice rang out, "Madam is honorable, we can't be worthy of your praise, and there is no need for Madam to point fingers at the daughter's family of the Qin family. You should leave these words alone. Say it to the imperial concubine, hey, is sister Feng angry? Such a gentle and charming person, sister Feng, is still angry?"
Qin Chaoyu and Hu's realized something was wrong. She was not a tolerant character, so she fought back even more eccentrically. She was wearing a bright red dress, and her tone and expression were even more edgy. Feng Chenbi wanted to pretend to be weak and gentle, Facing Qin Chaoyu who was in full costume and domineering like a warrior, Feng Shenbi lost before he even made a move.
Feng Chenbi held her breath in her chest, first she was ridiculed by Qin Wan as if she was neither humble nor arrogant, and then she was robbed of her confession by Qin Chaoyu so clearly and aggressively. , although she can't speak sharply like Qin Chaoyu, but she knows how to deal with people like Qin Chaoyu, her eyes turned red immediately, and she said softly, "Chaoyu, why are you so fierce? I just really appreciate Miss Nine. Said, if you can't tolerate your sister being superior to yourself, just say it straight, why are you so angry at me."
Qin Chaoyu frowned even more when he heard this, "Your tears come so fast... they are really expensive..."
Qin Chaoyu wanted to say that he had learned the tricks of the imperial concubine, but before he could say anything, Mrs. Hu pulled her heavily. After this pull, Qin Chaoyu stopped talking, and suddenly realized that the gate of the palace was open. You have to be careful.
Yu Shi was very disappointed when she heard Qin Chaoyu's words, but she couldn't bear it anymore. There were more and more people at the gate of the palace, and she didn't want to quarrel with a junior, so she looked at Hu Shi with a cold snort and said, "Miss Ba's style is really getting bigger and bigger. Could it be that today's Shangyuan Palace banquet was prepared for Miss Ba?"
Mrs. Hu smiled, with a very loving face, "Ma'am, I see that Miss Feng is becoming more and more expensive. This red treasure and white jade hairpin seems to be made by a noble concubine? It is rumored that this thing is a tribute. Is it true?" A few years ago, Northern Qi sent it to the masters in the palace. Although Miss Feng violated the rules with this item, I think His Majesty has shown great favor to the Duke's Mansion, so he will definitely not blame it..."
After Mrs. Hu finished speaking, many eyes were cast in front of the gate of the palace. Mrs. Yu cried out inwardly, and hurriedly said, "What is the imperial concubine's payment system? You misunderstood it. Let's say goodbye first."
After saying this, Mrs. Yu grabbed Feng Chenbi and hurriedly walked towards the gate of the palace, fearing that others would see Feng Chenbi's hairpin clearly, Mrs. Hu stood where she was, still smiling amiably.
Qin Chaoyu snorted softly, turned to look at Qin Wan, and said with some dissatisfaction, "What are you talking about with them? After all these years, when did Feng Chenbi not deal with me sharply? His skin has been torn apart long ago, and there is no need to talk to them." She is hypocritical."
Qin Wan is not Qin Chaoyu, she was not a person of noble birth in the past, even if she entered the capital with her father, she had to act cautiously for her father and mother when she faced those noble girls who showed their teeth and claws. How can there be someone like Qin Chaoyu who is so high and aggressive, as if he could reach out and slap someone in the face at any time, Qin Chaoyu has the confidence to tear himself apart from these people since he was a child, but Qin Wan is different, she will not be as aggressive as Qin Chaoyu , but she will not tolerate others bullying her in front of her. She has her own tolerance and rules of doing things.
"Eighth Sister has Eighth Sister's way, and I have mine too."
Qin Wan didn't bother arguing with Qin Chaoyu. Since it was the word Qin, she would defend what should be defended, but it didn't mean that Qin Chaoyu's aggressiveness was also useful to her. She still suppressed Yan Che's coming to the Hou's residence.
Qin Chaoyu's heart was blocked when he heard Qin Wan's lukewarm words, and he wanted to say more, but Hu sighed, "Yu'er, Guan'er did better this time, then Feng Chenbi never pretended to be pitiful. With so many people, you are so tough, but you gave her a chance to pretend to be pitiful. If she makes a big fuss, your reputation will spread..."
Qin Chaoyu's words were blocked by Mrs. Hu, and she couldn't speak immediately. She was usually calm when there were many people, but she didn't know why she couldn't hold back today. The grievance flashed in her heart, but Mrs. Hu brought Seeing the two of them getting ready to enter the palace, Qin Chaoyu took a deep breath, thinking that today was the Shangyuan Palace Banquet.
After entering the palace gate, Mrs. Hu originally planned to take Qin Wan and Qin Chaoyu to the Chaolu Hall in the inner palace, but unexpectedly, she saw Mother Chen just after entering Zhengyang Gate, and Mrs. Hu also recognized Mrs. Chen. Nanny Chen was guarding at the palace gate, and she suddenly realized that, as expected, Nanny Chen walked straight in front of them.
"I've seen Mrs. Eight, Miss Nine..."
Mrs. Hu nodded to Nanny Chen. Nanny Chen was the most trusted person around the Queen Mother, and she did not dare to be careless.
"Why is Mammy here?"
Mother Chen laughed and said, "The Empress Dowager knew that Miss Jiu was suffering from the cold, so she asked the slaves to wait here to see how Miss Jiu is doing. The Empress Dowager is concerned about Miss Jiu and wants Miss Jiu to go to Shoukang Palace first. Let’s go to Chaolu Hall.”
Today, the Shangyuan Palace Banquet was held in Chaolu Hall. Although Madam Chen's tone was very polite, Mrs. Hu knew that this was an order, so she didn't dare to take it lightly. .”
While talking, he looked at Qin Wan, "Guan'er, hurry up, we'll wait for you in Chaolu Palace."
Qin Wan nodded, and Nanny Chen smiled, "It's as long as Miss Nine is fine, the Empress Dowager is very worried."
With that said, he said goodbye to Mrs. Hu and Qin Chaoyu, and left with Qin Wan.
Hu and Qin Chaoyu stood in place for a while, then turned to go to Chaolu Hall, Qin Chaoyu looked at Qin Wan, who was talking with Chen Nanny, and suddenly felt mixed dissatisfaction in his heart, "Mother, the queen mother likes her very much? "
This is a question, but also a statement. The Empress Dowager does not care about government affairs, nor does she care about the affairs of the inner palace, so even though Qin Chaoyu is a clan noblewoman who often enters the palace, she is not familiar with the Empress Dowager. In the past, she did not care about such a seclusion She is loved by the Queen Mother, but seeing Qin Wan like this now, she feels a little jealous in her heart.
Mrs. Hu also took a look, "It should be, Madam Chen came to pick her up in person." After speaking, Mrs. Hu sighed, "This is also a good thing, although the queen mother doesn't care, it's good that you sisters have one more master who likes you. "
Qin Chaoyu was liked by the empress, Qin Wan was liked by the empress dowager, Hu was very satisfied.
Qin Chaoyu suppressed the thoughts in his heart, "Mother also makes sense in saying so."
Qin Chaoyu's purpose is very clear, and she has never been lazy for so many years. Even if she feels dissatisfied, she knows that Qin Wan is indeed not an ordinary Xiaojiabiyu. Her outstanding generation is over, but so what. In the future, she will be the mother of the world, and she will be the one who enjoys the highest honor in the future. She alone will not be able to win the love of the whole world. If that is the case, so what if she gets a share of Qin Wan's pie
Lifting his chin, Qin Chaoyu walked proudly on the cramped palace road.
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When Qin Wan arrived at Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager was playing chess with Yan Sui. Yan Sui was young enough to be able to hold the chess pieces steadily, but he could not play them. He put all the chess pieces in the small grid on the chessboard. The Empress Dowager unexpectedly With a smile on his face and his efforts, seeing Qin Wan coming, the queen mother smiled.
"Girl, you can be regarded as entering the palace! Are you feeling better?"
Qin Wan saluted and quickly responded. The Queen Mother looked Qin Wan up and down for a moment, then shook her head with a smile, "Today is the Shangyuan Palace Banquet. You are dressed so plainly, and you don't know how to dress yourself brightly. That sister of yours is a A colorful peony flower, you are not affected by her..."
Qin Wan walked up to her, and Yan Sui looked at her with big black and white eyes.
Qin Wan had no choice but to say, "Empress Dowager, I'm not a peony flower, I'm afraid that I'm not good at learning."
The Queen Mother sighed, gave way to the couch, and said, "Come on, you and Xiao Jiu finish this game of chess."
Qin Wan stepped forward and sat next to the queen mother, looked at the unique chessboard, and also placed pieces in that grid.
Yan Sui didn't speak, but just looked at her with big eyes, and when he saw her move, he dropped the chess piece next to her. Such a black piece followed by a white piece should fill the chessboard in black, white and white.
It was obviously very boring and unruly way of playing, but Qin Wan and Yan Suixia had a good time, she still showed a look of hesitation, Yan Suixin believed it was true, but felt that she was too strong, Qin Wan was no match for him, and gradually , a smile appeared on his face, and his eyes were also confident and radiant.
The Empress Dowager smiled, seeing that she didn't know when to play this game of chess, she said with a smile, "Okay, I have to go to Chaolu Hall, Xiao Jiu, how about coming back to play this game of chess later?"
Yan Sui held three sunspots in his hand, and nodded when he saw this, but held the chess pieces in his hands.
The Empress Dowager nodded, she had already changed into her fine clothes today, and now she only needs to get out of the car to leave. The mother Su who took care of Yan Sui stepped forward to ask Yan Sui to let go of the chess piece, but Yan Sui refused to do so. Seeing this, the Empress Dowager Be kind to him, "It's okay, let him hold it, anyway, he is having fun today, he is afraid that what I say will mean nothing."
The people in the room laughed for a while, and after a while, the Queen Mother's guard of honor was ready, and a group of people left Shoukang Palace and headed for Chaolu Palace.
The Empress Dowager ordered sedan chairs to be prepared for Qin Wan and Yan Sui, and they followed the guard of honor. Soon, the Hall of Chaolu arrived. Qin Wan in her previous life had also been to the Hall of Chaolu once. This is one of the few palaces in the palace she knows .
"The Queen Mother has arrived—"
The eunuch at the entrance of the hall let out a long shout, and immediately, the hall was full of voices. Everyone got up together and went outside the hall to salute. The empress dowager's sedan chair stopped, but the empress dowager did not come down. Across a curtain, they only listened to the empress dowager's orders. Said, "Jiu girl, you come to help Ai's family—"