Schemes in Royal Palace

Ci'an Palace

The Empress Dowager's bedroom is not far from the hall. When the emperor walked in with Leng Qingyan, the concubines in the room looked at her curiously, with envy, envy, insipid, hatred, ignorance and all kinds of eyes. The expression on Leng Qingyan's face was light and slowly followed the emperor.

"Salute the empress mother, and the empress mother is blessed!" Leng Qingyan saluted and was about to sit down when she was swept by the Empress Dowager. She could only stand.

"My son asked my mother how she is." the emperor said hello to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager is wearing a dark brown palace dress today. Her gray hair falls into her temples. Her gold and silver hairpins are inserted obliquely. Three strings of red beads, agates and jade chains hang straight to her waist. She has a three-point smile on her well-maintained face. Her eyes stay on her cold face for a moment. She looks away in disgust, smiles at the emperor and says: "Your Majesty's state affairs are busy. I'm sorry for my family. Just say a few words to my daughter-in-law. Go back and help you!"

"The empress mother said this. If she knew it, she loved her children and ministers. If she didn't know it, she thought she didn't want to see her children and ministers!" the emperor smiled and sat in the empty seat next to the queen.

Seeing that he was just smiling, the Empress Dowager turned her eyes to Leng Qingyan and asked, "the imperial concubine is very well?"

"Thanks for the Empress Dowager's pity, my concubine has been well." Leng Qingyan said.

The Empress Dowager saw that her expression was faint and she didn't have much gratitude. She frowned and looked at the queen sitting under her head and said, "when the concubine moved into the Queen's yard, the queen should mention her more and teach her some Chen etiquette. Don't lose your Majesty's face."

The Empress Dowager's remark is a pun. One is to beat the queen to serve as a warning, and the other is to beat the concubine so that she doesn't look at the queen with her own identity.

The concubine just smiled and didn't speak. She was a smart person. Naturally, she knew that the meaning of the Empress Dowager's words was quite deep, and the Queen really didn't understand the Empress Dowager's meaning. She hurried to say, "my concubine will teach her sister how to behave."

The Empress Dowager frowned. How could the queen be so stupid. Alas!

The emperor wanted to stay, but the frontier war urgently needed him to deal with, so he left.

After serving tea, the palace maid retreated. Leng Qingyan just reached out to pick up the tea cup. The Empress Dowager asked, "imperial concubine, do you know why your family left you?"

"My concubine is stupid, please express it to me!" Leng Qingyan said with her eyes down.

"The three princesses are no longer white. The imperial concubine Yu Ai's family said how you raised her?" the Empress Dowager patted the table, stood up and asked sternly.

"I know I'm guilty, and please punish the Empress Dowager!" Leng Qingyan stood up and knelt on the ground.

The Empress Dowager glanced at her and frowned. She didn't know how to say the words she had thought of. This cold face is not very powerful. How can she put on two words? How can she be difficult if she doesn't talk back!

"Don't rely on your Majesty's love for you to think that AI Jia doesn't dare to punish you. You instigate the princess to order the royal family to be ashamed. This alone can punish you. Look at your clothes. You look like a dead mother at home. If AI Jia is still alive, you don't want to find the regret of AI Jia." the Empress Dowager glanced at Leng Qingyan's clothes today and found the words to blame her.

Leng Qingyan slowly raised her eyes to the Empress Dowager. She just looked at it and lowered her head again. The Empress Dowager's disgust was clear to her. She is not gold. Where can everyone love her! Your majesty said that the Empress Dowager likes simplicity. She also came out with a plain face today. Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager still disliked her.

If you don't like you, even if you try your best to cater to her like, it's in vain. Look at the way the Empress Dowager dislikes herself, you know she doesn't like herself.

"Empress mother..." Leng Qingyan was interrupted by the Empress Dowager when she opened her mouth.

"Who is your mother? Even a noble imperial concubine dares to be presumptuous in front of the mourning family. It really can't cure you! HMM!" the Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows.

Leng Qing Yan lowered his eyes and said, "the Empress Dowager taught my concubine, and my concubine didn't dare to refute!"

Leng Qingyan's words were lukewarm, and the Empress Dowager was angry and speechless. She glared at Leng Qingyan fiercely. The Empress Dowager's angry body was shaking. Her trembling fingers pointed to Leng Qingyan and said angrily, "OK! Since you don't dare to refute, it's a confession!"

Leng Qingyan raised her head and looked at the Empress Dowager. When did she admit that she was guilty? If she wanted to commit a crime, she had no choice! What do you care about with the Empress Dowager? Your majesty is always filial and will not help herself. She nodded her head, which is the default.

The Empress Dowager was delighted when she saw her statement. She sat on the original seat, took a cup of tea, slowly raised her eyes, looked at Leng Qingyan and said, "Xiyue has seen this child mourning for her family. Unexpectedly, you can't educate her. The mourning family decided to marry her to Han Zimo, the only son of General Han."

Leng Qing Yan Meng stared at the Empress Dowager. Did she hear right? Didn't the Empress Dowager want to punish her? Why did she marry her?

Here!

Who is Han Zimo? She hasn't seen anyone before! Why did the Empress Dowager suddenly have this idea! Her inner doubts turned upside down, but she didn't dare to show half a point on the surface. She just opened her mouth and smiled and said to the empress dowager, "Xiyue's marriage minister and concubine have discussed with your majesty for a long time, so I won't bother you."

"Presumptuous! Since ancient times, marriage is the order of parents and the words of matchmakers. You are not Xiyue's biological mother. Why do you have the right to marry who?" the Empress Dowager said coldly, paused and continued: "Ai Jiasheng is Xiyue's imperial grandmother. Who cares about her marriage?"

"The Empress Dowager's words are wrong! Although this palace is not Xiyue's biological mother, it is the responsibility of education to Xiyue. As the saying goes, a good mother is not as good as a foster mother. Well, Xiyue was brought up by her concubines. She should be punished for her immoral deeds. How can her marriage have nothing to do with her concubines!"

"You... You dare to talk back! Come... Come" the Empress Dowager was livid and shouted.

"What's the Empress Dowager's order!" mother Wang of Ci'an palace pushed the door and entered.

"If the imperial concubine offends me, please give me a hand!" the Empress Dowager pointed to the cold face kneeling on the ground and said angrily.

Mammy Wang was stunned for a moment. She rolled up her sleeves and hit her mouth. "Pa Pa Pa Pa" slapped loudly.

The Empress Dowager frowned and stared at mother Wang, who had followed her for many years. Would she not understand what she meant? She took back her eyes from Mammy Wang, and her eyes fell on Leng Qingyan. "I'm sorry for your family and let you palm your mouth, imperial concubine. You're an old man. Don't listen to me."

"I'm afraid! I'm afraid..." mammy Wang knelt on the ground with soft legs and peeped at the cold face. This is your Majesty's favorite imperial concubine. She's just a slave. How dare she offend the imperial concubine!

"You dare not!" the Empress Dowager sneered.

"Empress dowager, spare your life! Everyone in the harem knows that the imperial concubine has great means. The old slave still has a hundred year old mother to support, and the next year's granddaughter is not weaned. The old slave doesn't want to die! Empress dowager, spare the imperial concubine!" mother Wang said with tears and snot.