Return of the Swallow

Chapter 767

Qin Yining and the Queen did not expect that Concubine Yun would act like this, and they did not react for a while.

Qin Yining really learned the rules in Dayan. He knew what to do in the palace and what the rules were. He was really surprised to see such a disrespectful person who only knew how to complain when being disciplined. very.

"Let's go, let's go and pay our respects to the Queen Mother." The queen smiled reluctantly, but she still looked dignified and did not lose her dignity as a queen.

Qin Yining said "yes" and followed the queen's footsteps.

There was another heavy snowfall last night. The spacious courtyard of Ci'an Palace was covered with a thick white blanket. The palace maid was sweeping the snow, and the broom made a slight rustling sound on the snow.

Seeing the Queen coming, the maids put down their servants and bowed in salute.

"See the Queen."

"No courtesy." The queen smiled and raised her hand gently.

"Queen, please allow me to pass the news." When they arrived in front of the palace, the older maid bowed her knees and saluted. Although she was smiling, she still showed a bit of majesty.

The queen stopped and nodded.

Qin Yining sighed secretly in his heart. Standing here, he could vaguely hear the sound of crying coming from the palace. It was obvious that Concubine Yun was crying in front of the Queen Mother.

Qin Yining looked at the queen questioningly.

The queen couldn't hide the helplessness on her face, but she still maintained her grace and smiled with Qin Yining.

Qin Yining secretly shook his head again and turned to wink at Ji Yun.

Ji Yun didn't immediately understand what Qin Yining meant.

However, when the palace maid came out and Qin Yining followed the queen to the main hall, Ji Yun understood and quietly fell to the end of the team, guarding in front of the gate of Ci'an Palace.

If anything happens, she can rush home to report to the adults.

At this time, in the east side hall, Concubine Yun was kneeling tenderly by the Queen Mother's legs, her small white hands grasping the hem of the Queen Mother's sapphire blue skirt, crying like a delicate flower that had been damaged by a storm.

"Cousin aunt, you must make the decision for Yun'er. Those people see Yun'er as a newcomer to the palace, so they bully Yun'er. If you say Yun'er doesn't know the rules, isn't that talking about your cousin?"

The Queen Mother lowered her eyes and said nothing. She picked up the tea bowl with wrinkled hands and used the white porcelain bowl lid to brush the floating tea leaves.

This cousin is too careless, she only has a good skin, but she didn't bring her brains to the palace.

Seeing that the Queen Mother was silent, Concubine Yun felt even more aggrieved. Her face was covered with tears, and she held on to the hem of the Queen Mother's skirt and refused to let go.

"Cousin aunt, you just love Yun'er! You haven't seen how domineering Princess Zhongshun is. She even mocked Yun'er to her face for being a concubine! She mocked Yun'er because she looked down on the Queen Mother, such an arrogant servant. Shouldn't you teach her a lesson?"

The Queen Mother put down the tea bowl angrily and said in a deep voice: "Can't you just calm down for a day? Why did you provoke her again?"

"She is nothing, she is just a princess, how could she be..."

"Shut up and get out of here." The Queen Mother raised her foot and pulled back the hem of Concubine Yun's skirt.

Concubine Yun looked at the Queen Mother in disbelief as if she couldn't understand why she was being scolded, "Go away".

"The Queen Mother, the Queen and Princess Zhongshun have come to pay their respects."

"Let them in.

"The Queen Mother straightened her skirt calmly.

As soon as Qin Yining entered the palace, the first thing he saw was the peony carpet with dazzling colors. He lowered his head and walked forward, saluting respectfully. From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Concubine Yun, whose eyes were red from crying, and felt quite helpless. The Queen Mother looked at the Queen with a sullen face, then smiled slightly, nodded to Qin Yining and said, "My wife Zhixi is back."

"Yes, I have just returned to Beijing with an order. How is the Queen Mother's health?" Qin Yining's attitude was respectful and concerned.

The Queen Mother rubbed her brows and said, "As you can see, the Ai family's health is not as good as it was a few years ago. It's okay if nothing happens, but as soon as something happens, they will immediately have a headache."

"The Queen Mother is just too busy." Qin Yining said with a smile, "Fortunately, the Queen Mother has the Queen to share her worries, so you can take a breather."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "At my age, I always want to take care of His Majesty's worries. The Queen is stable and has to take care of the Prince. She also puts down the rake and makes the broom. It is inevitable that there will be times when I lose sight of one thing."

"That's what the Queen Mother said." The Queen lowered her head and followed the Queen Mother's wishes and said, "Thanks to the Queen Mother's constant reminders, the palace can be stable."

Hearing this, the Queen Mother gave the Queen some good looks.

Since the last incident between Qingyang Marquis and Lijun Palace, Qin Yining had some understanding of the Queen Mother's temperament. The Queen Mother had a strong desire for power, but the decisions she made while wielding power were not very wise.

Now it seems that the Queen Mother is old and unwilling to delegate power. However, the Holy Emperor is dissatisfied with the Queen Mother and the Zhou family because of the Qingyang Marquis incident, and cannot support the Queen Mother in holding power. Therefore, the Queen Mother can only fight for it herself and suppress the Queen. Making the Queen surrender 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. She chose such a brainless person probably because such a person is easy to control.

After figuring out the key, Qin Yining became more and more disgusted with the life inside the palace walls. It's just that she has to live within the palace walls during the period when she is ordered to learn ancient rituals, and she will inevitably be implicated.

While she was deep in thought, the Queen Mother reprimanded the Queen a few more times. The Queen kept her head bowed and listened to the lecture without saying a word to contradict her.

Seeing that the Queen was so respectful, the Queen Mother felt much better. She stretched out her hand to Qin Yining and said with a smile: "Daughter-in-law Zhixi, come to the Ai family."

"Yes." Qin Yining cheered up, walked to the Queen Mother with a smile, saluted first, and then put his hand on the Queen Mother's hand.

The Queen Mother's palms were dry and cold, which made Qin Yining very uncomfortable.

Taking Qin Yining's fair and creamy hand and patting it, the Queen Mother sighed: "It's better for you young people. By the way, did you find anything interesting when you went to the south this time?"

Qin Yining's heart was alarmed, and he cheered up: "There is nothing particularly interesting. My wife has been in poor health since giving birth, and she has to take care of her two brothers. She has no ability to pay attention to external affairs. There are less.

"But what is certain is that that place is much more prosperous now than before. All this is thanks to the Holy Sage's good governance."

The Queen Mother liked what she heard and nodded with a smile. When she looked down and saw Concubine Yun who had stopped crying but was still kneeling stubbornly aside, she felt a sense of boredom in her heart.

"You haven't gotten up yet, why don't you know how to make progress? Look at Princess Zhongshun, sooner or later you will be as smart and sensible as Princess Zhongshun. The Ai family will wake up laughing in the middle of the night! Tell me, what stupid thing did you do today? ?”

Concubine Yun's tears fell again after being scolded, and she looked at the Queen Mother with aggrievedness and disbelief.

The Queen Mother turned to Qin Yining and asked: "Tell me, what happened just now?"

Qin Yining smiled. The Queen Mother had set a trap for her. If she didn't answer well or went in the wrong direction, she might offend one of the parties, or even both parties.

PS: Today I will post a short post first, because I have gastritis and esophagitis again in stupid month. I am really out of shape and don’t want to fool QAQ.