Su Qing and Yun Ruoxue were once again confined to their homes. Perhaps they were frightened by the incident of stealing the gold medal. This time, the two seemed to have learned their lesson and stayed at home every day!
After all, it was Su Qing who sent someone to find that Taoist priest Yizhen. Even if she jumped into the river, she probably couldn't clear herself of the suspicion!
In addition, the Empress Dowager already disliked her. If she showed even the slightest displeasure in front of the Emperor, not to mention Su Qing herself, even her family, the Su family, would be in trouble!
Therefore, when Yun Xuanzhi pointed out the interests involved that day, Su Qing immediately came to his senses!
Especially Yun Xuanzhi's words that openly and secretly protected them, really moved Su Qing. She thought that even if she lost everyone's hearts, she could not push Yun Xuanzhi away because of her hatred for Yun Qianmeng, so she did not make a fuss about Yun Xuanzhi's punishment!
Furthermore, what frightened Su Qing the most was that Yun Qianmeng had designed a plan to frame her and even disregarded her own life. Su Qing would never let herself be destroyed along with such a desperate criminal!
It would be better to bide your time and wait until you can win Yun Xuanzhi's favor. Are you still afraid that there will be no other opportunities?
After such analysis, Su Qing's originally angry mood gradually calmed down. Although he only listened to his spies reporting the movements of the various courtyards in the Prime Minister's Mansion every day, he was also aware of the developments of all matters, big and small, in the mansion!
After Yun Qianmeng left Fenghe Garden that day, she called Aunt Mi over and questioned her in detail about why she looked so strange at that time!
Unexpectedly, when Aunt Mi heard Yun Qianmeng's question, she knelt down straight, tears streaming down her dry face, and she couldn't help but tell everything she knew!
After hearing this, Yun Qianmeng waved her hand and asked her to leave. She stayed in the room for several days reading and painting, and her expression was no different from usual!
But every time when he looked up and saw the boudoir that could only be described as bare, he sighed softly in his heart and couldn't help feeling sad for Madam Yun!
Who would have thought that the dragon and phoenix jade bracelet that Su Qing wore that day was a reward from the Empress Dowager, who was a noble concubine, when Madam Yun married Yun Xuan!
At that time, the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion gave great importance to marrying off the second daughter, and the dowry must have been very generous!
The Fuguogong Mansion also made great contributions to the Western Chu State. The late Emperor Xijing even ordered the palace craftsmen to make a lot of gold and silver jewelry for Qu Ruoli, which made the unmarried young ladies in Kyoto envious!
But now, Madam Yun has long passed away, and all she left to her biological daughter was a dilapidated and dilapidated building. One can imagine who got the enviable dowry!
And if it weren't for Yun Xuanzhi's tacit approval, Su Qing wouldn't have been so bold!
With a burning fire in her heart, Yun Qianmeng couldn't help but increase the force of her brush. Seeing a large blob of ink appear on the gold-stamped rice paper, Yun Qianmeng shook her head with a wry smile, put down the brush in her hand, and pushed the ruined painting aside...
At this moment, Shui'er walked in anxiously, bowed to Yun Qianmeng, and said, "Miss, the Queen Mother has sent Eunuch Qu to take you to the palace. The carriage is almost at the gate of the Prime Minister's residence!"
Yun Qianmeng maintained a faint smile, but her mind was already racing. Then, she asked calmly, "Do you know what's going on? Is the Queen Mother ill?"
Shui'er had just received the news and could only shake her head. Together with Mu Chunbing'er, she helped Yun Qianmeng change into the new clothes that Aunt Liu had just sent a few days ago!
After getting dressed, Eunuch Qu arrived at the Prime Minister's Residence just in time. After enjoying some tea and snacks in the outer room, he greeted Yun Qianmeng and boarded the carriage, heading towards the palace...
Yun Qianmeng and Shui'er Bing'er sat in the carriage. The streets outside the car were bustling with people, and it seemed very lively. She knew in her heart that the Western Chu Kingdom must be rich and stable!
However, he was sitting in the palace carriage at the moment, and everything had to be based on the royal prestige. So he could only prick up his ears and listen to the freedom of the people in the market, but he did not lift the curtain to take a glimpse!
The carriage took about an hour to reach the palace gate, and then walked inside for another quarter of an hour. Yun Qianmeng got off the carriage and sat in the sedan chair that had been prepared long ago, and then went to the empress dowager's bedroom. After a lot of trouble, it was two hours later when they arrived at the door of the empress dowager's bedroom!
Seeing that Yun Qianmeng still had a faint smile on her face after such a long time, Eunuch Qu nodded in his heart, apologized to Yun Qianmeng, and went into the inner hall to report!
However, this time the wait was not long. After half a cup of tea, Aunt Lan, the most capable maidservant beside the Queen Mother, came out quickly. She smiled faintly and bowed slightly to Yun Qianmeng, saying politely, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Miss Yun. The Queen Mother has been looking forward to your arrival!"
Yun Qianmeng naturally would not accept Aunt Lan's gift. When she saw her halfway through the gift, she immediately knelt down and bowed, returning half of the gift!
After all, Aunt Lan is a favorite of the Empress Dowager, and even Eunuch Qu has to call her Sister Lan. Although Yun Qianmeng is the daughter of the Prime Minister, she has no imperial decree or title, and there are many eyes and ears in the palace, so she cannot be caught in any trouble because of etiquette!
"Thank you, auntie!" Auntie Lan only heard a clear and pleasant voice ringing beside her. She looked up at Yun Qianmeng and her eyes suddenly lit up!
I just felt that the eldest daughter of the Yun family was very different from before. Although she was bowing to a servant like me, she didn't show any reluctance at all! She also didn't show any fawning attitude just because she was a favorite of the Queen Mother!
It just made Aunt Lan feel that this young lady was sincerely greeting her!
This made Aunt Lan look up to Yun Qianmeng slightly in her heart. She bowed and greeted Yun Qianmeng as she walked into the Queen Mother's bedroom...
What Yun Qianmeng had not expected was that several guests had already come to the empress dowager's bedroom. Among them, the woman sitting to the lower right of the empress dowager was wearing a bright red court dress, and her black hair was meticulously groomed. The most dazzling thing on her hair was the dazzling golden phoenix hairpin. Needless to say, this must be the queen of the current emperor!
Sitting below the Queen was Ji Shuyu, who had already met Yun Qianmeng. There was a hint of warmth in her eyes as she looked at Yun Qianmeng!
The other person sitting to the left of the Queen Mother was a charming and graceful woman. However, compared to the more friendly smiles of the Queen Mother and others, this woman's smile was a little cold...
Seeing that everyone was smiling at her as she walked in, Yun Qianmeng immediately stepped forward and knelt down to pay homage to the Queen Mother who was sitting in the center. She said loudly, "Your servant Yun Qianmeng greets the Queen Mother. May she live a long and healthy life! I greet Her Majesty the Queen. May she enjoy endless happiness! I greet all the elders. Elders, you are polite."
The Queen Mother heard Yun Qianmeng's words and realized that there were some people she didn't know, so she smiled and said, "Good boy, get up!"
As she spoke, Yun Qianmeng stood up with the help of the little palace maid beside her!
As soon as she stood firm, she heard an extremely charming voice faintly ringing in her ears, "Sister, maybe this girl doesn't recognize me!"
Hearing this, Yun Qianmeng raised her slightly drooping eyes and saw that the charming woman was staring at her, but was acting coquettishly towards the Queen Mother!
The Queen Mother, however, showed no change in her expression. She beckoned Yun Qianmeng to her side, then pointed at the woman and said, "Meng'er, come and meet Concubine Yuan De, she is Prince Chen's biological mother!"
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