Chapter 643: The Neglect of Shoukang Palace
Tang Ning knew in her heart that the Queen Mother might not like her very much, nor might she really want her to join the royal family as the eldest princess.
She just realized that she couldn't control Xiao Yan, and felt that Emperor An was retreating everywhere, so she wanted to use the position of "Princess Yongning" to exchange for Emperor An's temporary consideration.
If Tang Ning agreed to become the eldest princess, she would become a daughter of the royal family, and after Xiao Yan married her, he would have to call Emperor An "Father".
Regarding the relationship between father and son, not to mention how the people in the court viewed him, at least in the eyes of outsiders, Xiao Yan had "reconciled" with Emperor An. Xiao Yan would have to be more cautious in doing many things from now on, otherwise he would be scolded by the people of the world. Even the crown prince would probably be so angry that he would break up with Xiao Yan if he knew that he had such a "sister" and "brother-in-law".
The Queen Mother wanted to cut off Xiao Yan's escape route.
When Tang Ning returned to Qiyun Palace, Rong Yue and Qian Qiyue were already waiting anxiously.
Rong Yue was fine. Although she was anxious, she was still calm. The impatient Qian Qiyue had already been standing in front of the east door of the hall, looking around.
"Why haven't you come back yet? It's been over an hour." Qian Qiyue paced back and forth: "The Queen Mother is not really going to embarrass Tang Ning, right? Do you want me to find an excuse to go to Shoukang Palace to take a look..."
Rong Yue said, "Since the Queen Mother only summoned Tang Ning, she won't see you even if you go there now. Besides, Tang Ning is right. Even if the Queen Mother really wants to make things difficult for her, she wouldn't dare to hurt her openly. Perhaps Tang Ning is serving the Queen Mother like the others, serving her medicine."
"Rong Yue is right. The Queen Mother will never stop Tang Ning from coming back."
The wife of Marquis Wenxin also came. Although Marquis Wenxin always insisted that he had never been on good terms with Xiao Yan, his wife and Rong Yue had been close friends for many years and their feelings had never changed. Moreover, before Marquis Wenxin left the capital, the couple had a talk all night.
He told her that she didn't need to distance herself from Jiyun Lane and that they could just get along as usual, and that if there was any trouble that couldn't be solved, she could go to Xiao Yan.
The wife of Marquis Wenxin said to Qian Qiyue, "Don't worry. If he doesn't come back in a while, I'll go over and take a look."
She was different from Rong Yue. Marquis Wenxin was leading troops outside, so the empress dowager would not punish her even if she did not like her going there without permission.
Qian Qiyue stamped her feet and whispered, "Queen Dowager, please don't be confused..."
"The girl is back."
Shi Lan was the first person to see Tang Ning. As soon as she spoke, Qian Qiyue saw Tang Ning and Yue Jian coming in against the wind and snow. Her face immediately lit up with joy and she ran over quickly.
"Tang Ning, you're back. Are you okay?"
"It's okay, go in first."
Tang Ning pressed Qian Qiyue's hand and motioned her to go inside and talk.
Qian Qiyue then noticed that people from the other side halls were looking over here. The Liang family and others also lived in the Qiyun Hall. She quickly suppressed all the questions she wanted to ask and took Tang Ning's hand and said:
"Yes, it's cold outside, let's go inside first."
After Qian Qiyue said that the weather was cold, she realized that Tang Ning's hair was covered with snowflakes.
There was no shelter from the wind and snow outside. The heavy snow almost blocked people's vision. Tang Ning came back from Shoukang Palace. Not only was a layer of silver-white accumulated on his cloak, but even his originally rosy and tender cheeks were frozen a little white, and his fingers were extremely cold.
Qian Qiyue pulled Tang Ning inside while rubbing her hands and complaining softly:
"It's snowing so heavily. What are the people in Shoukang Palace doing? Don't they even know to give you an umbrella? What if you get frozen?"
"How did it become like this?"
Rong Yue also hurried out from the inner room. When she saw Tang Ning, she quickly stuffed the hot water bottle in her arms and said, "Hurry up and warm up. Shi Lan, go add some charcoal to make the room warmer."
"Yuejian, come in and warm up quickly, don't catch a cold."
Yue Jian quickly said, "I am a martial artist, it's okay."
Rong Yue still pulled him inside and said, "What do you mean you're fine? You're just practicing martial arts, you're not made of stone. How can you be fine in such cold weather? Come in!"
"Mr. Yu, please help me pour some hot water."
The wife of Marquis Wenxin quickly stood up, and Zhou Yuchang followed suit to pour water.
Tang Ning took off his half-wet cloak and was pushed to the charcoal basin with the somewhat dazed Yue Jian. When the warm warmth hit their bodies, Zhou Yuchang poured hot water over them.
After Tang Ning and Yue Jian drank the water, the coldness in their bodies was immediately dispelled.
Marquis Wenxin's wife saw Qian Qiyue wipe Tang Ning's half-wet hair with a handkerchief. Her lips were a little white from the cold. She couldn't help but ask, "Tang Ning, did you have an argument with the Queen Mother?"
Zhou Yuchang turned around in surprise: "Mother?"
She didn't quite understand why her mother said that.
Rong Yue understood what Lady Wenxin meant. She said in a deep voice, "Tang Ning is a princess after all, and the future wife of Duke Dingguo. No matter what, the people in Shoukang Palace shouldn't treat her so badly. They didn't even give her an umbrella to protect her from the snow."
Qiyun Palace is said to be next to Shoukang Palace, but it actually takes some time to walk there. Moreover, the roads are slippery in the snow. Even if the people in Shoukang Palace did not send Tang Ning back, they should have prepared something to cover her with snow instead of letting her come back "wet".
This is no longer a question of whether it is rude or not, it is clearly deliberate neglect.
Almost all the people in Shoukang Palace are elderly people in the palace, and they should not make such low-level mistakes.
This was basically the people from Shoukang Palace trying to "show their power" to Tang Ning.
"Did the Queen Mother make things difficult for you?" Rong Yue looked at Tang Ning and asked in a deep voice.
Tang Ning shook his head: "It's not difficult."
Seeing several people looking at her, she said, "The Queen Mother wants me to recognize His Majesty as my adoptive father and enter the royal family as Princess Yongning."
“????”
Rong Yue was stunned.
The wife of Marquis Wenxin and Zhou Yuchang were both shocked.
Even Qian Qiyue, who was wiping Tang Ning's hair, twisted her hand and almost pulled Tang Ning's hair out.
Seeing her cry out in pain, Qian Qiyue quickly let go of the handkerchief in her hand: "Are you okay? Did I hurt you? I, I was just too surprised."
She quickly walked around to Tang Ning, her face full of disbelief.
"The Queen Mother is crazy..."
Qian Qiyue wanted to say she was crazy, but she was afraid of offending anyone, and since the wife of Marquis Wenxin was there, she had to change her words hastily: "Has she been ill for so long that she's confused? How could she have such thoughts?"
Rong Yue and the wife of Marquis Wenxin were also extremely surprised. They both thought that the Queen Mother was making things difficult for Tang Ning, but they didn't expect that she actually wanted Tang Ning to join the royal family and to be canonized as the eldest princess.
Zhou Yuchang opened her mouth: "What about Princess Leyang..."
Isn't there usually only one princess in the royal family? I've never heard of a duplicate title.
Tang Ning said calmly, "The Queen Mother said that if I agree to be the Princess, the title of Princess Leyang will be abolished."
"hiss--"
Zhou Yuchang took a breath of cold air.
Does the Queen Mother want to force Princess Leyang to death?
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