Chapter 167: Blood Relationship
"Push me back."
After a moment, Xie Wanzhou gave instructions softly.
"good."
Ling Qing didn't ask any more questions and pushed Xie Wanzhou away.
When they walked outside the palace gate, Ling Qing suddenly asked, "Your Highness, Miss Shen is injured, don't you want to go over and take a look?"
"There are so many people around. If I pay too much attention to her, it will cause trouble for her."
Upon hearing this, Ling Qing agreed with it and continued to push Xie Wanzhou away.
After a while, Xie Wanzhou suddenly said, "She put drugs directly into Ji Zehai's wine. I didn't expect this. Although her method was not good, she acted cleanly and neatly. She didn't hesitate at all when she sacrificed herself to save the queen mother."
After thinking for a moment, Xie Wanzhou laughed and said, "I'm really curious about what she will do next."
Ling Qing laughed, "If Your Highness is curious, just go and ask them!"
"I would like to ask, but I know she may not tell me."
"Hahahaha...Your Highness is quite self-aware."
Ling Qing couldn't help but burst out laughing.
As soon as he finished speaking, a cold gaze shot over and Ling Qing quickly stopped laughing.
When the two walked away, the imperial physician had already bandaged Shen Ningyuan's wound.
Then he warned: "Madam Ji, the wound is very serious. Remember not to touch water during this period of time to avoid worsening the wound."
"Thank you very much." Shen Ningyuan responded politely.
The imperial physician nodded, stood up and walked away.
Queen Mother Cui pulled Shen Ningyuan to sit in the main seat and looked at Shen Ningyuan with pity.
He warned: "Child, you must listen to the imperial physician. Don't let the wound come into contact with water, or it will leave a scar. "
"I will obey your order. Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern and care." Shen Ningyuan responded obediently.
Hearing her calling her "Queen Dowager" left and right, Queen Dowager Cui felt lost.
He immediately patted Shen Ningyuan's hand and tried softly, "Child, you may not know that according to seniority, you should call me great aunt."
"Grandma?" Shen Ningyuan looked puzzled. "Empress Dowager, you and my mother, could it be that..."
In the surprised eyes of Shen Ningyuan, Queen Mother Cui smiled and nodded, saying: "Your mother is from the Qinghe Cui family, just like me. She is my niece. I have watched your mother grow up since she was a child."
"What?"
Shen Ningyuan looked shocked and stared at Queen Mother Cui with wide eyes.
Then he stood up and bowed to Queen Mother Cui, "Ning Yuan greets my great aunt."
"Get up quickly, get up quickly. You are still injured, so there is no need to go through all this empty formalities."
Queen Mother Cui personally helped Shen Ningyuan up.
No one expected her to be so kind to Shen Ningyuan.
Xie Lixuan stood aside, watching this scene with a very strange look in his eyes.
If he remembered correctly, his mother had treated this relative as non-existent since his cousin refused to marry her decades ago.
Why did the Queen Mother change her attitude towards Shen Ningyuan today?
Under everyone's surprised gaze, Queen Mother Cui asked Chen Ningyuan: "Child, from childhood to adulthood, didn't you know that you have a great aunt who is the Queen Mother in the palace?"
Shen Ningyuan shook her head, "Replying to the Queen Mother, Ning Yuan doesn't know."
Hearing this, Queen Mother Cui's face darkened, and she asked unwillingly, "Has your mother never mentioned me?"
As soon as the words fell, everyone looked at Shen Ningyuan nervously, hoping that she would say something nice.
She was afraid that she might say something wrong and displease the Queen Mother.
Unexpectedly, Shen Ningyuan didn’t care about the Queen Mother’s expression at all, and said directly: “Ningyuan dare not hide it, but this matter… Mother did not mention it.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Empress Dowager Cui's face immediately fell.
Still in an unwilling tone, "Not a single word?"
“Not a single word.” Shen Ningyuan shook her head.
Queen Mother Cui: “…”
After a while, Queen Mother Cui looked gloomy.
He complained in a low voice: "This damn girl is really determined. Doesn't she want to recognize me as her aunt?"
Shen Ningyuan pursed her lips and asked tentatively: "Grandma, is there any conflict between you and my mother?"
"It's because your mother didn't listen to me and insisted on marrying you——"
“Ahem!”
Before she could finish her words, Xie Lixuan coughed twice, interrupting her.
Queen Mother Cui finally reacted and quickly changed the subject, "Forget it, it's all in the past. I don't want to mention it anymore."
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan tactfully stopped mentioning the matter.
Looking at the wound on Shen Ningyuan's arm, Queen Mother Cui couldn't help but ask: "Child, since you didn't know that I was your great aunt, why were you so stupid to rush out to save me regardless of the danger?"
"Maybe it's because the first time I saw the Queen Mother's face, I felt that you were very kind."
As she spoke, Shen Ningyuan carefully examined Queen Mother Cui's face, "But now that I look at her up close, the Queen Mother's face does look somewhat similar to my mother's. No wonder I feel so familiar with her."
“Yes, really…”
As she spoke, Queen Mother Cui subconsciously touched her face.
She and Cui Jin are aunt and niece, sharing the same blood, so of course their faces are somewhat similar.
Thinking of this, a strange emotion surged in Empress Dowager Cui's heart, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously rose slightly.
Looking at Shen Ningyuan again, his eyes were even more loving than before.
At the same time, the other female members of the palace were looking at the two men in surprise.
No one had expected that the current Queen Mother and Shen Ningyuan had this kind of relationship.
Chen was standing at the bottom of the steps, watching the interaction between the two.
After confirming that the Queen Mother's attitude towards Shen Ningyuan was unusual, Chen forced a smile and walked forward to pretend to be concerned and asked: "Ningyuan, are you seriously injured? Are you not frightened?"
After the words were spoken, Queen Mother Cui looked over.
When he saw that the person who spoke was Chen, his face instantly turned cold.
He asked in a deep voice: "Ms. Chen, I haven't looked for you yet! Ji Zehai suddenly lost control just now, what happened?"
Chen knelt down in panic and hurriedly explained, "Your Highness, I don't know what happened to the Marquis. He was fine when he left home this morning."
Hearing this, Queen Mother Cui's face became even gloomier than before. "What do you mean he was fine when he left? You mean the palace's feng shui is bad, causing Ji Zehai to lose control as soon as he entered the palace and ruin my palace banquet?"
"Your Highness, I definitely didn't mean that!" Chen explained incoherently, "What I meant was that my Lord Marquis didn't intentionally mess up your palace banquet. It could be that the wine at the banquet was too good, and he accidentally drank two extra glasses, which led to this situation."
"Being immoral after drinking is an unforgivable crime!" Queen Mother Cui scolded coldly.
Seeing Queen Mother Cui so angry, Chen was really panicked.
He immediately turned his gaze to Shen Ningyuan and begged, "Ningyuan, please say something and help your father-in-law explain a few words!"
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