Chapter 644 Doubts
Everyone knows the current situation of the Princess's Mansion. It only relies on the position of the Princess to maintain the little dignity it has left. Once the position of the Princess is abolished, Le Yang will probably have no place to stand in the capital or in the royal family.
Although the wife of Marquis Wenxin was surprised, after hearing Tang Ning's words, she immediately guessed why the Queen Mother did this. In the final analysis, it was all for Xiao Yan, and the academy in Tang Ning's hands was also of great use to the royal family.
She asked, "Did you reject the Queen Mother?"
Tang Ning nodded.
The wife of Marquis Wenxin suddenly realized, "No wonder the people in Shoukang Palace treated you so poorly."
The Queen Mother's submission also represented the royal family's submission to Xiao Yan. The position of the eldest princess not only represented the royal family's concession and compromise to Xiao Yan, but also meant that the royal family wanted to "reconcile" with Xiao Yan.
If Tang Ning refused, it would be a blatant insult to the Queen Mother. How could anyone in Shoukang Palace give her face?
The wife of Marquis Wenxin couldn't help but say, "She is the Empress Dowager after all. It's not easy for her to do this. Even if you don't want to, you shouldn't refuse directly. Why don't you wait until you leave the palace..."
Tang Ning pursed her lips: "The Queen Mother will not give me the chance to delay."
The Queen Mother's attitude was clear in Shoukang Palace. She had clearly promised her the benefits. She had to either agree or refuse. There was no third option.
Tang Ning whispered, "If the Queen Mother gave me room to maneuver, I wouldn't refuse directly."
"She clearly explained the pros and cons. All she wanted was for me to be grateful and agree without hesitation. Whether I said I'd go back and think about it or just refused outright, it wouldn't make any difference to her. The Queen Mother would still feel humiliated."
The wife of Marquis Wenxin opened her mouth, but was left speechless by what Tang Ning said.
The "favor" of heaven is either directly agreed to or rejected.
Anyone who has come into contact with the royal family knows this truth, but... Marquis Wenxin's wife sighed softly, "But this is still within the palace. If you refuse the Queen Mother and she gets angry, you'll be the one who gets into trouble."
Zhou Yuchang also said: "Mother is right, and what the Queen Mother said is actually not bad for you. The eldest princess is of noble status. If you can become the princess, no one in the capital will be able to bully you in the future. Even His Majesty and others will not be able to embarrass you easily. Tang Ning, why do you have to refuse in person?"
Tang Ning said nothing when he heard this.
Rong Yue knew more than anyone else present. She knew Xiao Yan's identity and naturally understood why Tang Ning rejected the Queen Mother.
Once this matter was agreed to, it would be a humiliation for Xiao Yan, not to mention that Emperor An could be said to be the enemy who killed Xiao Yan's father.
Either Xiao Yan's identity will never be exposed. Once it is exposed in the future, not only will Xiao Yan himself be ridiculed, but even the former crown prince and all the deceased members of the He family will become laughing stocks, as if they have recognized a thief as their father.
Others would do it, but Xiao Yan definitely wouldn't.
Rong Yue didn't try to persuade Tang Ning, but simply answered Zhou Yuchang directly: "The Rong family has been in the capital for many years. The royal family has had their eyes on the Rong family, but when my father was alive, he always refused to be involved with the royal family. Even the relationship between me and Xie Tianyu was forced upon me against my father's wishes."
"Now that we have finally obeyed the will of our ancestors, why should a girl from our Rong family enter the royal family again? Besides, the position of the eldest princess is not that easy to hold."
Rong Yue said in a deep voice:
"Tang Ning is not of royal blood. Even if she were adopted as His Majesty's daughter, she would not be qualified to be the eldest princess. The title and reward mentioned by the Empress Dowager may not pass the test of the royal family."
"Even if Tang Ning agreed to the Queen Mother just now, she will probably be in trouble afterwards. The difficult relatives and elders in the royal family alone will make her overwhelmed."
"Besides, the daughter of a court official becoming the eldest princess puts her above the royal princes and grandchildren. Not to mention how dissatisfied those princes and princesses' relatives will be, thinking that Tang Ning is dividing the interests that should belong to them, even those outsiders will probably think that Tang Ning is relying on her status as the wife of Duke Dingguo to threaten the royal family."
"What will they say about Tang Ning, the Rong family, and Xiao Yan?"
The faces of the wife of Marquis Wenxin and the others changed slightly. They had not thought of this just now.
When I think of those particularly difficult royal relatives and those always arrogant princes, I think of how these people dared not refute the emperor and the empress dowager, but instead put all their resentment on Tang Ning.
Zhou Yuchang's scalp suddenly felt numb, and the thought that it was okay for Tang Ning to agree disappeared completely.
There is really no such thing as free food in this world.
Moreover, if what Lady Rongguo said is true, even if the Queen Mother and His Majesty really surrender, I'm afraid they don't have good intentions. This matter seems to be beneficial, but in fact it is full of pitfalls.
Qian Qiyue didn't have any thoughts on whether Tang Ning would become the eldest princess or not. She was just a little worried:
"So what's the situation now? What did the Queen Mother say after you rejected her? She made things so difficult for you. Does she not intend to let you go?"
Tang Ning shook her head. "The Queen Mother couldn't tell whether she was happy or angry. She didn't embarrass me directly. She just said that we had been in the palace for some time and her health had improved. It was inconvenient to keep us in the palace any longer, so she planned to let us out after entertaining everyone tomorrow."
"Really?" Qian Qiyue was instantly surprised: "We can leave the palace?!"
"That's what the Queen Mother said. She should let others know later."
Qian Qiyue was instantly happy. She had long been unable to stay in this palace, and when she heard that she could leave the palace, her face immediately lit up with joy.
Lady Wenxinhou and Zhou Yuchang were also happy. It would be best if they could leave the palace, as they didn't want to stay in the palace.
Only Rong Yue was worried.
Tang Ning talked with the wife of Marquis Wenxin and the others for a while, and then the two of them left first.
When Qian Qiyue went out to see them off, Rong Yue whispered, "Tang Ning, is the Queen Mother really well?"
Tang Ning pursed her lips and said, "Judging from her complexion, the Queen Mother's health has indeed improved. She is breathing well when she speaks, but..."
She frowned, remembering that when the empress dowager pulled her aside to talk, the place where her fingers had touched felt cold as if a snake had crawled over it. In addition, Xiao Yan had sent news in from outside these two days saying that Shoukang Palace had refused visits from other imperial doctors.
Not to mention that Imperial Physician Jiang and Imperial Physician Sun couldn't come in, even other imperial physicians found it difficult to set foot in Shoukang Palace.
The Empress Dowager only allowed a royal physician named Wu to treat her, and that physician made an exception and lived in a side hall behind Shoukang Palace. In order to be able to see the Empress Dowager from time to time, he had not left the palace for quite some time.
Xiao Yan sent someone to the Imperial Medical Bureau. The daily follow-up records and prescriptions sent by Imperial Physician Wu showed that the Empress Dowager's health had improved. It was also widely rumored in the Imperial Medical Bureau that because Imperial Physician Wu had cured the Empress Dowager's illness, the Empress Dowager valued him very much and even specially rewarded the Imperial Physician's young son by allowing him to enter the palace and study with the prince.
This is an honor that no one in the entire Imperial Medical Bureau has ever had.
But it is this very honor that is even more strange.
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