Chapter 637 The Queen Mother Summoned
In the South Side Hall, Madam Liang Er saw the commotion over there and couldn't help but say to Rong Yue, "I saw that the girl from the Xuan family was arguing quite fiercely with Princess Xiangning and the others. Madam Rongguo, why don't you go over and take a look?"
Rong Yue chuckled: "What am I supposed to do when a few kids are arguing?"
Madam Liang Er: "..."
They were already shouting about fighting and killing, and they were still quarreling like children? What kind of child would use the incident of Xiao Yan, the Black Armor Guards, and the Emperor being beheaded to scare others just because they had a disagreement?
Madam Liang Er said tactfully, "This is the palace after all, and Miss Xuan is the niece of the Empress Dowager. If this really gets out of hand, it won't be good for anyone..."
The wife of Marquis Wenxin sat aside calmly, "Tang Ning and the others know their limits, so they won't cause any trouble."
"It's the Xuan family girl..."
The wife of Marquis Wenxin fell on Xuan Qiwen's fancy head and couldn't help shaking her head: "The Queen Mother paved the way for her in vain."
After the Xuan family returned to Beijing, the empress dowager wanted to promote her family members and find good marriages for her nephews and nieces. However, she was also aware that the Xuan family did not have enough financial resources, so she tried her best to bring honor to these children of the Xuan family.
The Empress Dowager has given Xuan Qiwen a lot of good reputations, such as being gentle and virtuous, respectful and filial. However, Xuan Qiwen is not up to the mark. Today's incident is enough to ruin all the Empress Dowager's previous efforts.
Madam Liang Er understood the meaning behind Marquis Wenxin's wife's words and shook her head: "I heard that the Xuan family hates Madam Xuan very much."
"Anyone can despise what she did, but not Xuan Qiwen," Rong Yue said coldly. "No matter what her mother did, she was the one who gave birth to her and raised her. She can be disdainful and contemptuous in her heart, but outwardly she should also be filial."
Anyone would despise the fact that Madam Xuan was involved with Cui Lin. After all, on the surface, she was a widow earning the Queen Mother's gratitude and favor, but secretly she was having an affair with Cui Lin. Not only did she cause such an ugly affair that even low-class people couldn't do, she also used her status as the Queen Mother to help Cui Lin murder others.
No one would be surprised that Mrs. Xuan died of illness later, but no matter what, she was Xuan Qiwen's biological mother.
Even if the Queen Mother did not allow the Xuan family to mourn or bury Madam Xuan in the Xuan family's ancestral tomb after her death, Xuan Qiwen should not have dressed up like a butterfly and not shown any sadness for losing her mother.
Marquis Wenxin's wife shook her head. "Before the Xuan family was exiled to the northwest, the previous two generations were considered respectful. But after they were exiled to the northwest, every one of them is ignorant of etiquette."
Xuan Qiwen is fine, she is arrogant and domineering, and none of the sons that the Xuan family brought back to the capital are presentable. If it weren't for the empress dowager's protection, those families in the capital who don't want to offend the empress dowager would probably not be willing to associate with the Xuan family.
After she finished speaking, she suddenly turned her head and said, "Second Madam, I remember that the Xuan family wanted to marry into the Liang family before?"
Madam Liang's face darkened. "Whoever wants to marry them, they wish!"
After all, the two families are the leaders of the eight great families, and her father-in-law Liang Guangyi is the prime minister of the dynasty. Madam Xuan had previously wanted her son to marry a girl from their Liang family, and she even specifically asked for their legitimate daughter, without considering whether her status was worthy of her.
If they weren’t related to the Queen Mother, the Liang family would have spit in their faces!
Seeing the gloomy look on Madam Liang's face, Madam Wenxinhou and Rong Yue couldn't help laughing out loud.
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On the other side, Xuan Qiwen was frightened by Tang Ning and was in a dilemma.
She originally came to cause trouble for Tang Ning and the others, wanting to avenge the humiliation and death of Madam Xuan by Xiao Yan in the court, but she didn't expect to be scolded by Qian Qiyue first, and then frightened by Tang Ning.
Xuan Qiwen didn't know whether to leave or stay, so she could only turn her head and look at Fu Jinrou.
Fu Jinrou didn't want to stand up for her at all. She was happy to see Tang Ning and Qian Qiyue make a fool of themselves, and was also happy to watch them quarrel with Xuan Qiwen and become embarrassed after alarming others, but she didn't want to get herself into trouble.
Qian Qiyue was clearly about to turn against her just now. If she said anything else, she might not even be able to be friends with Qian Qiyue anymore.
She didn't care about Qian Qiyue, but she was the only one in the capital who would fight with others over a disagreement and was also extremely eager to do good and protect others. She was reluctant to part with this knife that was so easy to use.
Seeing Fu Jinrou remained silent, Xuan Qiwen angrily said, "Fu Jinrou, don't you have something to talk to them about?"
Fu Jinrou didn't expect Xuan Qiwen to use her as a shield. Her face changed. She just opened her mouth to say that Xuan Qiwen came to find them on her own, but she met Xuan Qiwen's threatening eyes.
Thinking of how Xuan Qiwen had spoken well of her in front of the Empress Dowager these days, the Empress Dowager's attitude towards her changed drastically and became quite intimate.
Fu Jinrou didn't dare to really offend Xuan Qiwen, so she could only curse inwardly while forcing herself to take over the conversation: "Tang Ning, I saw that you and Ah Yue hadn't been out for several days, so I wanted to come and see you."
Qian Qiyue sneered.
Tang Ning, on the other hand, had a gentle expression as usual: "The weather is too cold, and the palace is different from the outside world. Sister A Yue and I are hiding in the palace to avoid the cold."
Fu Jinrou said with concern: "I originally wanted to come and accompany you, but the Queen Mother has been summoning me frequently these days..."
Tang Ning smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager's affairs are naturally the most important."
Xuan Qiwen hated Tang Ning's face so much, and coupled with the embarrassment of being frightened just now, she couldn't help but interrupt:
"Of course, Aunt's matter is important. We are busy bringing her medicine every day. However, some people were summoned to the palace to attend to the sick, but they hid in Qiyun Palace and acted cunningly, not even showing their faces."
"Oh, that's not right. Maybe Auntie is tired of you and doesn't bother to call you over."
Tang Ning's smile faded a little when he looked at Xuan Qiwen. "Miss Xuan, do you know what it means to speak ill of others? Do you want me to send someone to tell the Queen Mother what you said?"
Xuan Qiwen's face froze: "You..."
"Madam Ran."
The sudden noise outside interrupted Xuan Qiwen's words, and the people who were bickering stopped.
When Tang Ning looked outside, she saw Nanny Ran, who was beside the Queen Mother, leading a palace maid over, and people were greeting her along the way.
When they arrived outside the East Wing Hall, Ran Mama seemed a little surprised that Xuan Qiwen was here. She asked in confusion, "Why is Madam Xuan in Qiyun Hall?"
The female members of the Xuan family usually lived in Shoukang Palace when they entered the palace to show that the Queen Mother valued the Xuan family.
Why did Miss Xuan come to Qiyun Palace?
Xuan Qiwen dared to be rude to others, but she was very respectful to Nanny Ran.
She knew clearly that the old man in front of her was her aunt's most trusted confidant, and in her aunt's eyes, his status was probably higher than that of the Xuan family. Xuan Qiwen quickly lowered her posture and smiled.
"I just saw it was snowing and went out for a walk. But, Aunt Ran, why are you here?"
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