There is a black lotus in the deep palace

Chapter 25 Collusion
Facts have proved that Tang Wanning's guess is indeed correct.

Not only did Gao Liangyuan not dare to poison the dim sum.

I still have to think about how to improve the craftsmanship, so that the princess and concubine will like this craftsmanship, and then hug this big tree tightly.

She finally understood that even if the princess concubine is not favored, this position cannot be shaken for a while.

If you want to keep your position, this master must not offend.

Of course, Concubine Meng can't relax, offending that one... life is even more difficult.

"call……"

Gao Liangyuan sat on the soft couch, looking out of the window with a sad face.

"When will the days in this palace come to the fore!"

……

Concubine Liu is indeed a troublemaker, once she grounded her feet, the whole backyard became quiet.

Tang Wanning was busy practicing arrows, while Concubine Meng was busy managing backyard affairs and hooking up with the prince.

Wives don’t want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and they like to go to Chongming Hall to get a sense of presence when they have nothing to do.

In short, everyone is very busy.

This day is the first day of the new year, and it is the day to greet the queen.

Early in the morning, Tang Wanning took side concubine Meng to Fengyang Palace.

Originally, side concubine Liu would also come, but unfortunately she was restrained, and the other wives were not even qualified to ask for peace, so they could only stay at home honestly.

At that time, the queen was still dressing, and she laughed when she heard the maid's announcement.

"This child is really well-behaved. Who said that the daughter of the general is edgy, but I see that child is not edgy at all!"

Nanny Qi, who had served the Queen for many years, laughed.

"The empress is generous and benevolent, whichever child is good!"

"But as the saying goes, there is no reason for rumors. There must be a reason for such rumors!"

"Your maidservant, look... the rules of this princess concubine are indeed not as good as that of side concubine Meng!"

"That's a young lady from a wealthy family, and there's really nothing wrong with her speech and demeanor!"

The queen stroked the phoenix hairpin on her head, and nodded slightly.

"Yes!"

"How can a child from a Jiangmen family compare with a child from a scholarly family!"

Nanny Qi smiled and said nothing.

The queen turned around and asked again.

"The concubines and concubines around the crown prince are all ready, and we have been observing them coldly for so long. From what you can see, which child is reliable?"

Nanny Qi thought about it.

"Mr. Liu is a smart person. Although she has a bit of beauty, after all, she is not good at brains. She offends people everywhere, and she might be deposed someday!"

"The crown princess was born in the northwest general family. She has no root or foundation in the capital and is not favored. She can't even retain the authority in the backyard, so it's useless!"

"Yi Numai sees that Meng family is..."

The queen nodded thoughtfully.

……

on the main hall.

After drinking two cups of tea in a row, Tang Wanning and Princess Heping finally looked forward to their queen mother-in-law.

Before this, they had been in an embarrassing state of wide-eyed and small-eyed.

The eldest prince, King Ning, went to the fief earlier and was not in the capital. King Ping was the second child, and his biological mother was Concubine Chen.

In his early years, he suffered from a leg problem due to a fall from a horse, and he is still limping now. He was allowed to recuperate in the capital without having to go to the fiefdom.

Princess Ping naturally also lived in the capital.

The first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year is the day to enter the palace to pay respects, and the queen is a serious mother-in-law, so naturally Princess Ping will also come.

Tang Wanning and this nominal second sister-in-law met in Fengyang Palace, greeted each other, and after taking their seats, they didn't have much to say.

One was born in the general family, and the other was a civil servant Qinggui.

One is too lazy to deal with strangers, and the other is to strictly abide by etiquette and abide by the palace rules, not taking a step or saying a word.

The two really had nothing to say. After drinking tea for so long staring at each other, the atmosphere was very embarrassing.

As soon as the queen came out, both of them heaved a sigh of relief and stepped forward to salute.

"Greetings to the empress!" Kneeling behind her were the side concubines they each brought.

The queen glanced down and laughed.

"Get up and sit down!"

"Thank you Empress!"

Several people thanked each other and sat down in their respective seats.

The queen looked at the people sitting under each, and said with a smile.

"It's so early in the morning, it's hard for you to come!"

Tang Wanning looked at Princess Ping, and Princess Ping also looked at herself.

Both of them were not good at words, and they looked like they were eager to accept, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

At this time, Concubine Meng suddenly spoke.

"The Empress has ruined the lowly concubines, it is the blessing of the lowly concubines and others to be able to come to greet the Empress!"

She was sitting next to Tang Wanning, with a decent smile and an elegant posture.

Although it is against the rules, no one will care about this right now.

Especially the queen, she smiled in surprise.

"As expected of being a scholarly family, this child is really courteous and appropriate!"

"No wonder that kid Jue'er handed over the housekeeping power to you!"

It means that the concubine next to you is like an elm lump, but you are clever.

This was a real compliment, and Concubine Meng immediately stood up happily.

"The empress is ridiculous, the concubine is just telling the truth!"

"What's more... If you talk about the scholarly family, who can compare to your mother's family!"

Although the Queen's mother's Qin family has no real power in the court, but Qin Shangyou's father, Qin Shangyou, is a great Confucianist in the Imperial Academy, with disciples all over the world, and has a lot of prestige in the court and even the students all over the world.

In this feudal dynasty where everything is low-grade and only high-study is high, this kind of background can be said to be the best of the best, and it is the most glorious.

And such a flattery just hit the queen's heart.

She laughed.

"This child is really a clever mouth, why didn't I find out before!"

Concubine Meng smiled sweetly.

"In the past, the concubine had just entered the palace and was not familiar with the environment, so she dared not disturb the empress rashly!"

"Now that we are familiar with each other, I know that the Empress is kind and amiable, making people feel close to her involuntarily!"

Her voice was soft but powerful, and almost every word could reach the Queen's heart, which was exactly what she wanted.

The queen's attitude towards her became more and more kind.

The two talked and laughed back and forth, leaving Tang Wanning and Princess Heping alone.

Princess Ping held her teacup with her head down, not doing her own business and not speaking.

Tang Wanning glanced at Concubine Meng coolly, but said nothing.

I just sneered in my heart: "If you want to climb high branches so quickly, do you really think you are blind?" '

Concubine Meng really wanted to climb high.

In her opinion, the Empress is the adoptive mother of His Highness the Prince, who is as big as her kindness.

In the future, when the prince ascends the throne, the empress will be the empress dowager.

If you want to become the future queen, you must have a good relationship with her, at least not let the crown princess get ahead and win the favor of the queen first.

Thinking of this, she became more attentive.

Seeing the queen rubbing her waist from time to time, she said she would sew a cushion for her.

Seeing that the queen coughed occasionally, she immediately said that she wanted to serve herself.

tsk tsk!
Tang Wanning admired this flattery!

(End of this chapter)