Lady Changning

Chapter 4 The Queen is the Backer

"The Empress Wan'an, the Prince Wan'an, and the Princes Wan'an."

Xi Jian originally thought that only the prince and prince came, but who knew there was a queen.

The eunuch moved the wooden ladder to the front of the carriage, and a beautiful woman got out of the carriage with the help of a court lady. There was a golden phoenix crown on her head. As if flying, the clothes on his body are made of phoenix flowers, a gold silk coat, a winding skirt, and a white fox fur shawl.The face is as gentle as jade, but it is also majestic.

"Get up." The voice was soft but still majestic.

The crown prince and two princes behind him stepped forward immediately.

"Prime Minister Xi, I don't know what rare thing you have in your mansion that makes the prince come here so persistently." The queen's tone was still polite and gentle, but with a bit of a joke.

"Your Majesty is laughing."

What kind of person is Xi Jian? He is old and cunning. The empress's words are obviously not a kind person. The empress may be afraid that he intends to win over the prince. The prince is the heir apparent. Naturally, there are many people who want to win over. I hope everything goes well tonight. The queen empress saw the flaw.

--lobby

The maids and maids waited on the masters and entered the table.Xi Jian also notified the wives and queens of their arrival in time, and they all heard about it outside in a short while.

"Greetings to the empress, the crown prince and all the princes."

Mrs. Zhao knelt at the front, followed by the third concubine, the fifth concubine, and all the young ladies and masters.Naturally, Xi Changning was also there, but she was in an inconspicuous place at the end, which prevented the eldest lady from watching.Beside her is a pair of twins of Wu Yiniang, both eight years old, the girl is called Xi Yueer, and the boy is called Xi Yu. At the moment, the two of them are making faces at her mischievously, they are really cute.Further ahead are the two aunts and Xi Lingyan, and at the front are the eldest daughter Xi Hanxue and the eldest son Xi Lin.

Xi Changning lowered his head calmly, until the queen empress invited her, she also lowered her head and turned the paper aside.Finally, she raised her head and looked around. She was a little uncomfortable seeing these familiar faces after being reborn. The crown prince Huangfu Xuanyi was eighteen now, with handsome looks and resolute features, which neutralized all the advantages of the emperor and empress.Unfortunately, he died in his early twenties.The third prince, Huangfu Shenqian, is seventeen years old, with profound features, but he has a good skin, and the corner of his mouth always has a smile like a spring breeze. In fact, his ambition is so great, this smile is just a disguise.The fourth prince, Huangfu Zihong, was only fifteen years old, and he was young and active. He was very cute, and his eyes were always rolling around. Unfortunately, he was dissatisfied with the third prince's way of fighting for the throne in his previous life. Demoted to the fiefdom.As for the second prince who was not mentioned, Xi Changning didn't know the reason, and she had never seen this person in her previous life.

Suddenly, Xi Changning saw a man at the table that she hated to the bone - Yan Xiufeng.He has a very good relationship with the third prince at the same table.This familiar face used to accompany me day and night, but now I can't wait to go up and tear off his mask when I see you again.This seemingly gentle and smiling face was actually hypocritical to her from the beginning to the end.

Seeing that everyone he wanted to take revenge on was everywhere, Xi Changning couldn't help clenching his hands into fists in his sleeves.It's just that these people were all surprised by Xi Hanxue's beauty, and all of them were fascinated by it. Naturally, Xi Hanxue also enjoyed this pride.

Xi Jian's sharp eyes immediately saw Xi Changning, why is this girl here?Still dressed like that, if he was questioned later, he would be put off.Xi Jian summoned the maid beside him and ordered Xi Changning to be taken away from the hall immediately.

The queen saw all this in her eyes, so she naturally saw that different girl, although she kept her head down, but if you observe carefully, you will find that she is also secretly observing the people around her.With Xi Jian's performance, there must be something wrong with this girl.

"Prime Minister Xi, are all your sons and daughters here?" The queen pointed to where Xi Changning was standing.

"Yes." Xi Jian vaguely felt something was wrong.

The queen smiled but said nothing, stretched out her hand to beckon to Xi Changning, all eyes fell on Xi Changning at once.The madam who was originally happy suddenly became dignified, why didn't she see Xi Changning coming?
Xi Changning met the queen's scrutinizing gaze without fear. She knew in her previous life that the queen and her father Xi Jian were not at odds. Ever since her father had been matching the crown prince and Xi Hanxue, the queen was eager to protect her son and couldn't bear Xi Jian's kind. The method of wooing, but the emperor valued Xi Jian very much, so the queen finally had no choice but to agree to Xi Hanxue as the crown princess, but the prince's sudden death and the queen hated Xi Jian even more.So of course the Queen hates Xi Jian now, so this is her chance to stand up.

Xi Changning walked in front of the queen very calmly, knelt down and saluted, looking very sensible, even a little mature.But the people around her were still intimidated by her calmness, but this eleven or twelve-year-old girl was so calm and composed.All of a sudden those who were attracted by Xi Hanxue's beauty all looked at this girl who was kneeling quietly.

"My daughter Xi Changning pays her respects to the empress." There was no trace of tension in Xi Changning's words.

The queen observed Xi Changning who was kneeling, and didn't call her to get up, but just looked at her. It's rare to have such calmness at this age, much more pleasing to the eye than the vase of Xi's family.

"Get up."

Xi Changning thanked him and got up, with an innocent smile on his lips.

"Why are you dressed so plainly?"

"Mother is frugal from the top."

Xi Changning lowered his head and replied, pointing the finger at Da Furen at once, because in the family, apart from calling Da Madam's mother, everyone who is not a aunt calls her aunt. It means that Xi Hanxue pleases the eldest lady.

The people in the hall saw the grand lady, mother and son dressed in bright and bright clothes, which were very eye-catching, and they obviously slapped them.

The queen understood in her heart that this girl is very smart, so let's help her.

"The eldest lady is really good character." The Queen's tone was not pleasant, but every word made the eldest lady upset.

"Your Majesty is joking, this child is still young, he must have been unhappy when he was punished a few days ago." The eldest lady is naturally not a vegetarian, so she threw the blame on Xi Changning again.

"Punishment? What did this child do wrong?" The queen felt that this must be a good show, but how could this immature child beat the eldest lady?But the child looked down and couldn't see why.

"I'm ashamed to say it, but my concubine's discipline is not strict, and this child's hands and feet are dirty."

"Empress, my sister is still young, maybe she just took it for fun, and it's not a rare thing at all." Xi Hanxue didn't dare to be left out, but instead rushed to show off, so she pretended to intercede and leave a good name for her kindness , Come here to attract the attention of the prince.

With a bang, Xi Changning knelt on the ground.

"Please return my innocence, Empress. My sister has never taken anything. You can check the lost things in my sister's room one by one, and then go to my room to search. My mother has always been frugal, and there are records of everything that was taken from the room. Yes, the empress can check it too."

Xi Changning's words were extremely aggrieved, coupled with sobs, the singing was excellent.

At this time, the eldest lady and Xi Hanxue yelled badly when they heard the records and house search.This record was set by Xi Jian, everything inside and outside the house was done in detail, because he was afraid that the hands and feet of the gardener at home would be dirty, but now he is embarrassing himself.How could the fourth girl's room be comparable to the eldest lady's room, the frugality promised just now is another big rock.

But Xi Hanxue didn't think this way, she gave away the lost jewelry to the old mother in the room in order to wrong Xi Changning.Even if nothing can be found in the room, it is hard to guarantee that they will say something when they press those old women later.

"Please return my innocence, Empress Dowager." Xi Changning said again.But she still lowered her head, and knew in her heart that Da Furen and Xi Hanxue were very anxious.

Xi Hanxue felt that it would be better to act first, so she glanced at the old woman beside her.The old lady understood, and immediately knelt down beside Xi Changning.

"The servant sees the empress, it is the servant who saw the fourth young lady... stealing from the eldest lady." Chen Ma stammered.

Knowing that they would make this move, Xi Changning slowly raised his head and stood up. Everyone looked at the girl in surprise, but his face was surprisingly calm.

Xi Changning walked up to Mama Chen, raised his hand and slapped her.

"Knowing that you are a slave and still so unruly, my sister educated you like this? My sister didn't say that I stole, but you stood up on your own. If you didn't know, you thought it was my sister who asked you to do this."

"No, no." Chen Ma shook her head in a panic.

Xi Changning's slap was not light, it really scared Xi Hanxue, especially what she said later.

Xi Changning raised his foot and kicked the old lady, then knelt on the ground obediently after kicking.

It's just that the old lady beside her fell to the ground in pain, and pulled out a piece of jewelry from the skirt.

Xi Changning knew what it was without even looking at it.After she was punished in her previous life, she accidentally saw the old women in her sister's room showing off the things given by the master. Chen's mother was one of them. The jewelry that Chen's mother took out was exactly what was lost in the room. Mom even took it with her.

"Empress, please forgive my daughter's rudeness."

This sapphire ring fell right in front of the Empress Empress, it would be wrong for Chen Ma to pick it up, and it would be wrong if she didn't pick it up.Mingyu, who was behind her, saw that her daughter was in trouble, and saw the jewelry, so she couldn't help talking.

"It's not jewelry that was lost in Missy's room, and she said Miss Four took it. It turned out that Mama Chen was the thief calling for the thief." As soon as Mingyu said this, the pot exploded.

"Your Majesty, forgive me! It's not a slave, it's not a slave. It's..." Seeing that something bad happened, Chen Ma immediately begged for mercy.

"What do you girl say?" The queen looked at Xi Changning who had kept his head down.

"Today is the Lantern Festival, there shouldn't be anything to spoil the fun, and let the mother decide everything." Xi Changning said very lightly, as if he didn't care.

This girl is so smart, the bad guys are made by others.But a good stuff.The queen nodded and looked at Xi Changning.Then she will be the bad guy for this girl.

"It's hard to guard against house thieves, and you always want to make an example of them. Just kill them with a stick."

When Chen Ma heard the result, she immediately slumped on the ground, but her will to survive immediately woke her up and crawled to Xi Hanxue's feet.

"Miss, save this servant, you gave this jewelry as a reward to this servant, for the purpose of wronging Fourth Miss."

"Presumptuous! I have never asked you to do this before. I also ask your mother to learn from you." Xi Hanxue's face turned pale all of a sudden, and she yelled in her heart that it was not good.

(End of this chapter)