Chapter 110: Approachable
After this incident, Mo Yi finally calmed down from his previous vanity.
Follow Madam Zhao obediently.
We walked through the garden and around a palace, and it took us a long time.
Finally, they arrived at a huge palace courtyard. The vermilion gate was open and several palace maids were standing at the door.
"Aunt Zhao!" As they arrived, the palace maids bowed to Aunt Zhao.
Nanny Zhao nodded and smiled, then entered the yard and met a woman.
"Madam Zhuang!" Madam Zhao bowed.
Mo Yi followed suit and saluted. When he looked up, he saw that this person was the female official who had gone to the Mo family last time.
At this moment, she no longer had the arrogance she had in the Mo family, but instead looked demure and returned the greeting with a smile: "Aunt Zhao, the queen is in the main hall, she has something to do. Let Aunt Zhao and Miss Mo wait in the side hall."
"Yes." Nanny Zhao replied simply.
"Please follow me!" As Lady Zhuang spoke, she looked at Mo Yi seriously.
She knew it was Mo Yi who came, but she didn't recognize him at first sight!
I was so surprised that I couldn't help but look at it carefully again...
She was well-dressed and had a proper posture. She seemed to have grown taller and her chin became sharper. It was as if she had gotten rid of her immaturity as a little girl and became a lady from a wealthy family!
It seems... Nanny Zhao used all her strength to prevent her from losing face in front of the Empress? !
I thought bitterly, I don't know what the King of Qi is going to do! ?
It was no wonder that she was dissatisfied. Although female officials like her did not come from high-class families, they were all daughters of officials and had good family conditions and some connections with the palace.
Moreover, they are all good-looking and talented.
Spending some money to enter the palace and serve as a female official in front of the empress can be considered as gilding one's status so that one can get a good marriage in the future.
For example, the concubines and wives of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, princes, dukes, etc., all of them were former female officials.
Many of them were granted marriage to civil officials and military generals as their principal wives.
Being by the side of His Royal Highness Prince Qi is of course a good place to go. She had thought that as the current legal mother, the Queen would arrange a few confidants for His Royal Highness Prince Qi, and maybe she would be the one. If the princess doesn't dare to do that, a concubine should be okay, right?
But unexpectedly, the Queen Mother did not even reach out to the Prince of Qi!
But why did the King of Qi take a fancy to such an ordinary little guy?
Normally, she shouldn't talk too much, but she was dissatisfied with Madam Zhao from the bottom of her heart and always wanted to compete with her.
"Aunt Zhao! Miss Mo is completely different from the last time I saw her. You really do have a golden finger that can destroy everything in her!" Her tone seemed teasing but also sarcastic.
Aunt Zhao smiled and said, "Miss Mo is a pure-hearted girl. She just doesn't know much about the etiquette of entering the palace. A little guidance will be enough!"
Lady Zhuang smiled and said nothing more. She entered the side hall, asked them to sit down, and then turned and left.
There were two palace maids in the side hall, standing there like sculptures, motionless.
Zhao Mama didn't look around, she half-closed her eyelids and looked at the front of her knees. Mo Yi sat beside her, his eyes slowly turning, taking advantage of no one's attention to look at this side hall.
This is really... She even wanted to laugh. There is such a huge difference between here and her own little room!
Such a thick carpet, there is no sound even when you walk on it.
Furniture, screens, huge paintings on the wall, flower trees made of colored glaze… God, I could sell each of these flowers for a few taels of silver. If the quality is much worse than this, how much silver would these two large pots get? !
There are also coral ornaments... Wow, such a big basin, and it looks so beautiful.
Does the Queen sleep in a palace like this at night? It's so big, how scary it must be!
The maids are all so pretty, and they all stand in the same way...
Just as she was daydreaming, Lady Zhuang came back, "The Queen has summoned Zhao Hui and Mo Yi to see her!"
Aunt Zhao stood up, looked at Mo Yi solemnly and said, "Let's go!"
Mo Yi suddenly realized that he was not as nervous, curious, or calm as he had thought before...
After entering the side door and walking along the corridor for a while, I finally entered a large hall.
So big!
Smells so good!
Aunt Zhao walked to a place and stopped. Mo Yi also stopped and stood still.
"Your subject Zhao Hui pays homage to Her Majesty the Queen. Long live the Queen!" Nanny Zhao knelt down.
Mo Yi also knelt down.
A gentle and slow voice came: "Get up."
The voice was quite pleasant to hear. Was it the Queen who said that? It was much more amiable than she had expected...
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, this is Miss Mo Yi!"
"I, a humble girl named Mo Yi, kowtow to Her Majesty the Queen! May Her Majesty be blessed with good health!" Mo Yi spoke in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft. She finished her words one by one and kowtowed politely.
"Everyone, get up!"
"Thank you, Madam!"
Mo Yi stood up smoothly. Mammy had repeatedly reminded her that she should gently lift the hem of her skirt before kneeling. Otherwise, she would be pressed down and unable to stand up.
"Your name is Mo Yi?! Raise your head and let me see you."
This time, Mo Yi felt the Queen's kindness even more.
He raised his head and looked at the most noble woman in the world.
A towering bun and a head full of pearls and jade.
The bright yellow dress was embroidered all over and shone brightly. This was probably the extremely heavy dress that Madam Zhao mentioned.
She sat upright on the throne, her posture elegant but not arrogant.
As for his appearance, it’s not that great… When he looked at himself, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he was smiling.
This look cannot be described as good-looking or ugly, it is truly noble.
Mo Yi was convinced at once. A person who is the mother of the country should be so calm and composed, with a broad mind!
"Mo Yi...which Yi?" the Queen asked her.
"My lady, it's the word 'Yi Ren', which means 'Yi' in 'the other side of the water'." Mo Yi was generous and bright, with a perfect smile on her face, and she seemed a little naive...
Nanny Zhao watched from the side and said, well, this girl is doing pretty well so far!
"Well, the name is nice, and the eyes are very bright!"
"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. I am unworthy of it!" Mo Yi replied.
"It was Aunt Zhao who taught you, right?"
Mo Yi glanced at Aunt Zhao and nodded seriously: "Your Majesty, I learned the rules of this common woman from Aunt Zhao."
The queen nodded: "Please take a seat!"
"Thank you, Madam."
Aunt Zhao and Mo Yi thanked them and sat down on the chairs nearby.
"Zhao Hui, you rarely come to the palace. The other day, the Queen Mother mentioned you!"
"It was Zhao Hui who was rude! I was just thinking that Your Majesty is so busy, and I was afraid to disturb the Empress Dowager too much and tire her out. Your Majesty, please remind me that Zhao Hui will pay her respects to the two majesties more often in the future."
The queen smiled and hummed, "How old is Mo Yi this year?"
"My queen, Mo Yi is sixteen years old now. His birthday is in April."
"Oh, how many brothers and sisters are there in your family?"
"There are older brothers and older sisters above me, and younger brothers and younger sisters below me."
"It's really a complete family. What do you do on weekdays?"
"I stay at home with my mother, do some handicrafts, and plant some flowers and plants."
"Can you read?!"
"I went to a girls' school for two years, and my father and brothers also taught me a little when they were free."
The Queen asked a few more random questions and then exchanged a few polite words with Nanny Zhao.
"Zhao Hui, take her to the side hall and wait for a while!"
Nanny Zhao and Mo Yi both stood up, saluted, and then walked out.
This is considered to be seen? Mo Yi couldn't believe it.
We didn't say anything at all, why do we have to meet?
Do you just want to see what I look like?
So Aunt Zhao spent so much time teaching me, and spent so much money on clothes and shoes. And all you did was just chat for a few words?
When the nanny said this at first, I didn’t believe it!
If that is true...
I was thinking about the Queen...she is so approachable!
(End of this chapter)
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