Chapter 59: This Second Miss Deng is Really Amazing
The gift from the Queen Mother is an honor that no one else can even dream of.
"I would like to thank the Queen Mother on behalf of my granddaughter."
Han Qiongyue stood up and bowed slightly.
The Queen Mother picked up the phoenix hairpin and wanted to put it on Deng Youning herself.
Realizing the Queen Mother's thoughts, Deng Youning knelt obediently at her feet, head slightly lowered, like a docile kitten. How could she look like a vicious witch?
Although the phoenix hairpin doesn't match Deng Youning's outfit, she looks good in anything because of her good looks.
"Thank you, Queen."
"I have also prepared a gift for the Queen Mother."
Deng Youning took out an exquisite little box from her arms and handed it to the nanny beside her.
"This is a beauty pill made by me. If the Queen Mother doesn't mind, I hope you can accept it. I wish you a long life and eternal youth."
When the Queen Mother heard this, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.
This little girl's mouth is as sweet as Zhuo'er's.
So pleasing!
"Girl, when did you bring this thing?"
Han Qiongyue was a little panicked.
In order to protect themselves from being assassinated by bad guys, all the belongings of everyone entering the palace need to be checked.
Just now, we didn’t find Deng Youning’s small box.
"It's okay, the child has a heart."
The Queen Mother didn't care about that. She could sense that Deng Youning had no intention of harming anyone.
"You are the most sensible one. Among all the young people in this city, you are the only one who knows to bring me a gift when you first meet me."
There are many rules in the palace, and if the younger generation wants to give gifts to the empress dowager, they usually need to ask their family elders to pass it on. The empress dowager has only seen someone give gifts directly like Deng Youning in all these years.
"Only two?"
Deng Youning was a little curious.
"You are also familiar with the other one, the commander-in-chief."
The Queen Mother told it frankly.
Upon hearing that the man was Li Tianzhuo, Deng Youning nodded slightly and chuckled.
She seemed to have guessed why Li Tianzhuo had climbed to this position in just five years.
The few of them chatted for a while.
The topic turned to the marriage of the younger generations.
The Queen Mother held Deng Youning's hand and asked earnestly:
"I heard that the Deng and He families are planning a marriage. Come, tell me what you think about this marriage. Do you like the young man from the He family?"
Deng Youning didn't know how to answer and glanced at Han Qiongyue.
"Just tell the truth. The Queen Mother just wants to chat with you."
Han Qiongyue's voice was kind and gave Deng Youning a sense of security.
She then slowly said, "I have not been home for sixteen years. Mr. He has already fallen deeply in love with my elder sister, and I do not want to interfere in their relationship."
Seeing Deng Youning looking aggrieved, the Queen Mother felt a little distressed.
She exchanged glances with Han Qiongyue, and then asked Deng Youning, "So what kind of man do you want to marry?"
"I only believe in fate."
"If people are destined to be together, they will be together even if they are separated by mountains and seas."
The Queen Mother thought over her words for a moment and was very satisfied.
"Sister, I will take charge of cancelling Ningning's marriage with the He family and returning the marriage to the eldest daughter."
"Madam Song, go and draft the decree and announce it tomorrow morning."
She is also a person of action and is decisive and resolute.
Deng Youning was overjoyed and immediately knelt down to express his gratitude.
This time with the Queen Mother's decree, let's see how Deng Xuelian can marry the Prince!
"What do you think of Commander Li Tianzhuo?"
The Queen Mother then asked Deng Youning what she thought of Li Tianzhuo.
Everyone understood that this was for them to see each other.
If no one mentioned it, Deng Youning would never have thought about her feelings for Li Tianzhuo.
She thought it was a friendship from their youth, but she saw him die in revenge for her in her previous life. After he was reborn, he helped her many times.
Deng Youning knew that her feelings for him had soured.
But at present, she still has too many things to do, and she dare not covet a peaceful and stable life, and she is even more afraid of involving him.
The more she cared about him, the more she wanted to force herself to stay away from him.
Seeing the complicated expression on Granddaughter Sun's face, Han Qiongyue patted the Queen Mother's arm and said, "We are all old and can't worry about them for a few days. Let the younger generation handle their own affairs."
The Queen Mother also patted Han Qiongyue's arm and said, "You are really open-minded!"
The two old people are old and want to have a private conversation with their old sisters, so they don’t want to go to the front hall to attend the banquet.
The Queen Mother asked her personal maid to take Deng Youning to the front hall.
The garden of the palace is very magnificent, with rare and exotic plants planted inside and outside.
This season is full of development.
As you walk there, the fragrance of flowers sticks to you and you don't want to leave.
"County Master Youning has arrived—"
The eunuch guarding the gate saw that Deng Youning was brought here personally by Nanny Song, so he did not dare to be negligent and greeted her respectfully with a loud voice.
His voice was so loud that the men's seats on the other side of the lake could hear it and stopped to look.
At this time, the royal disciples had not arrived yet. Among the people present, Deng Youning had the highest status, so everyone had to salute her.
The noble ladies surrounding Deng Xuelian bowed reluctantly and greeted her.
Deng Xuelian also followed suit and paid her respects.
"She just met the Queen Mother!"
"It was actually brought here by Nanny Song herself!"
A sharp-eyed girl recognized Nanny Song and was extremely surprised.
"Just a few days after returning to the capital, she has caused a stir in the city and has won the emperor's favor, and has been given the title of county princess. This is truly amazing!"
In addition to Deng Xuelian and others, there were also some people in another group of noble ladies who were dissatisfied with Deng Youning.
That is Prime Minister Jian’s legitimate daughter, Jian Zhiyi.
The last time the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion watched a bear banquet, Prime Minister Jian was also injured by a bear. Although he pretended not to care on the surface, everyone knew that the feud between the Jian family and the Deng family had been formed!
"Xue Lian, you are the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion. Even if they want to confer the title of county lord, it should be you, right?"
Deng Xuelian's close friends spoke up for her.
"That's right. Isn't Deng Youning just relying on her close relationship with Lord Li?"
"I heard that it was Lord Li who asked for this title for her!"
As soon as these words were spoken, even the ladies who had never asked about what was happening here couldn't help but look over here.
Gu naturally also heard about these storms.
She looked in the direction of Deng Youning, and her face showed the peak of her annoyance towards her.
For the title of county lord, she might have made some dirty deal with Li Tianzhuo.
I'm afraid my innocence is gone.
It is a disgrace to her Duke's Mansion to have such a daughter!
The Queen Mother called her over just now, probably to punish her.
Alas, I hope that after the Queen Mother has punished her, she will let the other people in the Duke’s Mansion go!
Deng Xuelian and Jian Zhiyi never stopped talking about Deng Youning.
The two groups of people who originally did not get along with each other actually got together and started chatting because of Deng Youning.
"So what if she's the county lord? She's nothing more than a vicious, evil witch with no upbringing, no rules, and no knowledge!"
"Everyone in the capital speaks ill of her. Miss Deng and Miss Jian, don't worry, the two of you are the most talented women in the capital."
"It's just a pity that Deng Youning has snatched Xuelian's marriage. I wonder which family Xuelian will be betrothed to in the future?"
"But Zhiyi must be the Crown Princess, right?!"
When the Crown Princess was mentioned, all the noble ladies shut up and kept silent.
Look, Deng Youning doesn’t even need to take action, their own infighting is not enough.
At recent banquets, Deng Xuelian and Jun Wenci were close, which was obvious to everyone.
But Jian Zhiyi and Jun Wenci were childhood sweethearts, and she was also the designated prince's wife, and everyone in the court and the country knew it.
There was already some hostility in Deng Xuelian's eyes when she looked at Jian Zhiyi.
She finally figured it out. Jun Wenci didn't give her the position of principal wife because he probably wanted to keep it for her!
"Please don't spread rumors. The prince and I are just good friends."
Deng Xuelian knew that she was not as likely to win as Jian Zhiyi, so she decided to retreat first.
"Marriage is a matter of parents' decision, and we have no influence on it."
Jian Zhiyi also expressed that she did not have much thought about this marriage.
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