Chapter 235 The Queen also accepted it
Even Zhu Songyan, the illegitimate daughter of the family, had been out and attended banquets,
but Zhu Xuntao was an exception.
Today was not only the first time the Queen Mother saw what Zhu Xuntao looked like, but 90% of the people present were in the same situation as the Queen Mother.
If it weren't for Madam Sun hiding Zhu Xuntao from seeing people, anyone
with a brain and who had seen Zhu Xuntao would not have believed the stigma she had given Zhu Xuntao.
Perhaps it was because she knew this that Madam Sun hid Zhu Xuntao so strictly, without revealing a single thing. It was a pity that such a talented and beautiful woman
who could make glass, lay a kang, and grow fresh vegetables in the winter
did not enter the palace. The Queen Mother
sighed in her heart, but she naturally did not show it on her face.
It is a fact that Zhu Xuntao is already a married woman.
If Zhu Xuntao had not married Xiao Jingzhan and was still a girl, then the Queen Mother might be willing to spend some time on this matter.
But Zhu Xuntao has been married to Xiao Jingzhan for half a year. How can the Queen Mother still be interested in Zhu Xuntao like this?
Fortunately, Zhu Xuntao married into the Yongjing Marquis Mansion, which has a very close relationship with the royal family.
The Queen Mother knew that everything Zhu Xuntao did helped the prince gain a lot of favor in front of the emperor.
Therefore, Zhu Xuntao did not have such a regret that she did not become a woman of the royal family.
"Grandmother."
The prince did not want any problems to occur in today's palace banquet and ruin the celebration.
Therefore, whenever a dish was ordered by Zhu Xuntao, the prince would quietly push it away for the queen mother,
so that the queen mother would not eat it by mistake and hurt her body.
Faced with her grandson's filial piety, the queen mother gladly accepted it and advised the prince to eat more:
"I am old, and my appetite is not as good as you young people. I have eaten a long time ago, so don't starve yourself."
"If you don't eat anymore, it will get cold."
Even the queen mother was helpless about this.
In this palace banquet in the winter, the dishes get cold quickly, so you can only eat a few more bites while they are still hot.
Once they get cold, not only will they be tasteless, but they will also easily damage your body.
"Thank you for your concern, Grandmother, I will."
After dealing with the dishes on the queen mother's table, the prince was no longer in the mood to eat.
Now he was eager to have a good chat with Zhu Xuntao. Why could she tell which dishes were problematic at a glance?
How did these problematic dishes avoid the palace servants' poison test and were served to his father's table again and again?
Anyone who could hear Zhu Xuntao's inner voice would have no appetite for the palace banquet and hardly touched their chopsticks.
When the emperor finally felt satisfied and was willing to leave,
Xiao Jingzhan, knowing the prince's anxiety, did not take Zhu Xuntao away from the palace immediately
. Instead, he took Zhu Xuntao to the Empress's palace to meet the prince.
"Are you so anxious?"
Zhu Xuntao, who did not even dare to drink a sip of water, was dragged away by Xiao Jingzhan, looking embarrassed.
She thought that the emperor's banquet was over and she could go back to the Yongjing Marquis's mansion to have a good meal.
"It's late today. It's inconvenient for me to go see the empress and the prince. It's too much of a bother."
Let's do it another day.
Fortunately, Xiao Jingzhan knew Zhu Xuntao's weak spot and he pinpointed it:
"It's cold today, the ground is frozen, and the ice and snow are about to melt, making the road very slippery."
"If you don't go to thank him today, you will have to suffer the pain of going out again the next time you enter the palace."
"If you really find it inconvenient today, shall we go back first?"
"No, no, no, I think you are quite right."
"Thanking him is such an important matter, how can we make him wait?"
"Let the Queen and the Prince wait, how can I have such a great honor, I must go and thank them as soon as possible!"
Although, she didn't know what favor she was thanking for.
"Your humble servant pays respects to the Queen and the Crown Prince. May the two masters be blessed with good health."
"Stand up."
The Crown Prince knew that Zhu Xuntao hated the etiquette of kneeling, and he was anxious to know the answer,
so he exempted Zhu Xuntao from the kneeling ceremony for the Queen.
Zhu Xuntao was secretly happy:
[It's good that I don't have to kneel. Kneeling on the cold ground in the winter will easily cause cold legs. 】
It was not the first time that the Queen heard Zhu Xuntao's thoughts, and she was also affected by her true thoughts:
"We are all family. There is no need to be so polite when there is no one around."
"Come and sit down."
The Queen called Zhu Xuntao to her side and pushed the prince over to join Xiao Jingzhan.
"Taotao, are you willing to call me aunt?"
Zhu Xuntao's pupils were shocked. The last time she entered the palace to see the Queen, did the Queen let her call her like this?
It was...
too sudden.
Since ancient times, the problem of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been very difficult to solve.
In Zhu Xuntao's view, Jiang Yijing is her mother-in-law, and this aunt who is the Queen is equivalent to a second mother-in-law.
Her marriage with Xiao Jingzhan was under the control of these two mothers-in-law, and it was resolved cleanly.
Zhu Xuntao knew how critical the Queen was of her because of Xiao Jingzhan.
So, the last time she had to go to the palace to thank him,
the Queen didn't make it difficult for her. She just said a few words to her and let her go.
Zhu Xuntao was very happy. She thought the Queen might be in a good mood recently and didn't want to find fault with her.
Last time, she just didn't make it difficult for her. Today, she said "family" with a bit of sincerity. How could she not scare Zhu Xuntao?
[Does the Queen mean that I am finally worthy of her best nephew in the world? ]
The prince: "..."
In his mother's heart, shouldn't he be the best in the world?
Xiao Jingzhan: "..."
Zhu Xuntao's words were too exaggerated...
Only the queen was silent for a while, without any intention of refuting.
[So, did I do something good today, or did I step on dog shit when I went out? ]
[This sudden family makes me a little scared. ]
Zhu Xuntao was uneasy, not happy, but scared.
A second mother-in-law who regards her nephew as important as her own son, can she like her daughter-in-law? It
seems like a fairy tale no matter how you look at it.
The prince was so angry that he laughed. He was angry that Zhu Xuntao was so dramatic, and he laughed at Zhu Xuntao's nonsense, which was really predicted by Zhu Xuntao.
Isn't it because Zhu Xuntao did so many good things in just one palace banquet
that his mother had such a contrasting attitude towards her, and even she herself was like this at the beginning.
Facing someone like Zhu Xuntao, it is impossible not to change her attitude.
The queen pushed a cup of warm tea to Zhu Xuntao's hand:
"Take a sip to warm your body. If you have anything to say, don't rush to say it."
The queen has acknowledged the identity of Zhu Xuntao's family, and is willing to let Zhu Xuntao call her aunt.
This is a true acceptance of Zhu Xuntao's attitude, and the queen must show it.
With Zhu Xuntao's dedication and sincerity to the Yongjing Marquis' Mansion, the queen feels that
she can no longer find fault with Zhu Xuntao.