After saying goodbye to Feng Qianjing, Song Qianning walked towards the imperial study under the guidance of the eunuch.
"Your Majesty, Miss Song is here."
Since Qin Ye had specifically reminded her before coming, Song Qianning kept staring at her head after coming in.
Trying hard to recall the way Qin Ye had taught her to salute, she saluted upwards: "Commoner Song Qianning greets His Majesty."
A majestic voice sounded from above her head: "Stand up."
After Song Qianning came in, the emperor put down the memorial in his hand and looked at her secretly.
Generally, rural women would behave disrespectfully to some extent when meeting the emperor.
Before meeting Song Qianning, the emperor was prepared for her to be rude.
To his surprise, although Song Qianning's movements when performing the salute were a bit awkward, there was nothing rude about it.
She waited until he asked her to stand up before she stood up from the ground. Facing his gaze, she behaved calmly and confidently.
He was neither frightened by meeting the emperor for the first time, nor was he overly bold in his actions.
Her unexpected generosity gave the emperor a good first impression of her.
His expression softened slightly, and after Song Qianning calmed down completely, the emperor asked, "Are you Song Qianning?"
"That's right, my lady."
The emperor asked a few basic questions, and Song Qianning answered them all fluently, making him nod.
A rare smile appeared on his face: "As expected, she is the woman favored by the Regent."
In terms of appearance and demeanor, she is no different from the noble ladies in the capital.
The two have been emperor and minister for many years, and the emperor knows a lot about Qin Ye.
In the past, many women wanted to get close to him, but none of them succeeded in catching his eye, including the Sixth Princess.
The emperor had always been curious about what kind of woman Qin Ye would like.
Therefore, when Qin Ye asked him for the imperial decree to grant the marriage, the emperor was very surprised. It was only when he saw Song Qianning that he understood a little.
After asking a few more questions, the Emperor looked satisfied and said, "Yes, you are indeed worthy of being the wife of the Regent."
The only thing that made him dissatisfied was Song Qianning's etiquette.
As the wife of the Regent, she must not fall into the lowest level of etiquette, otherwise she would be ridiculed by the Regent's Palace.
After a brief moment of thought, the Emperor said in a deep voice, "You are the future Regent Princess. You must study etiquette well."
Not understanding what the emperor meant, Song Qianning just nodded in agreement as Qin Ye taught her.
After saying this, the emperor beckoned over a eunuch and gave him a few instructions.
About half an incense stick of time passed before the eunuch returned, followed by a slightly plump woman.
"This old servant greets your majesty."
"Stand up." The emperor nodded and said with dignity, "From now on, you will follow Song Qianning and teach her about etiquette."
"Yes." Mammy replied respectfully, "I obey your command."
"Song Qianning, from now on, you must follow this nanny and learn etiquette well. Don't bring shame to the Regent's Mansion."
Song Qianning almost jumped up after half realizing what was happening.
"Your Majesty means..."
The emperor nodded behind the imperial desk: "She will teach you well."
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After getting a definite answer, Song Qianning quietly turned her head to look at the nanny who looked very well-behaved, and a rare feeling of regret arose in her heart: she regretted agreeing to marry Qin Ye.
Originally, in Song Qianning's view, getting married was just a matter of having a wedding.
I never expected that I would have to learn etiquette first.
This etiquette nanny was given by the emperor. Not only could she not refuse, she had to accept it with gratitude.
Resisting the urge to refuse, Song Qianning bowed and thanked the emperor: "Thank you very much for your grace, Your Majesty."
So, when Song Qianning finally returned, there was an extra nanny by her side.
When Song Qianning returned to the palace with his men, before he could go in, he saw the servants of the palace kneeling outside the palace, each one more respectful than the other.
In front of them, there were several carriages parked, and in the front was a carriage that looked extremely precious.
The first person to come down was a maid. After that, the maid stretched out her hand and carefully helped a noble lady down from above.
"This servant/slave respectfully welcomes the old princess back to the palace."
When she first arrived at the palace, Song Qianning knew that there was an old princess in the palace, but she was not there because she was staying in a Buddhist temple.
When she learned that this person was the old princess, she hesitated for a moment, but decided to go forward and say hello.
After all, she was married to Qin Ye, and the old princess was equivalent to her future mother-in-law, so it was reasonable for her to take the initiative to greet her.
"Old Princess."
The old princess, who was supported by her maid, glanced at Song Qianning lightly: "Who are you?"
A servant immediately stepped forward and explained on his behalf: "Old Princess, this is Miss Song."
Upon hearing this, the old princess's expression was immediately replaced by disgust.
The old princess already knew that Qin Ye had brought a woman back, and she even asked the emperor to grant them a marriage for that woman.
How could a woman from a small place, even a village woman, be worthy of her son?
He was vulgar, rude, and crude. If it weren't for those two children, he wouldn't even be qualified to get close to Qin Ye.
The more he thought about it, the more disgusted he felt with the old princess, and the look in his eyes was full of disdain when he looked at her.
This woman must have used her offspring to gain power and forced Qin Ye to marry her.
The old princess looked down at Song Qianning and said, "Oh, so you are my future daughter-in-law."
The words were full of sarcasm, revealing disgust.
"Since you are my son's future daughter-in-law, why haven't you come to the Buddhist temple to say hello to me even though you've been in the capital for so long? You don't even understand the principle of respecting your elders."
"Disrespecting your elders is a serious offense. In this case, I will punish you by making you copy a few volumes of Buddhist scriptures. After you finish copying, you must personally deliver them to me."
Because Song Qianning was sensitive to people's emotions, and the old princess did not try to hide her feelings at all, she could tell at a glance that the other party was displeased.
It would be strange if Song Qianning was happy about coming here to pay her respects with good intentions but being punished to copy Buddhist scriptures.
Without thinking, he retorted on the spot: "Old Princess, you are far away in the Buddhist temple, how can I go to say hello?"
"It was the old princess who punished me to copy Buddhist scriptures just because we disagreed. Don't you think you went too far?"
The old princess didn't like Song Qianning in the first place, and she punished her by making things difficult for her by making her copy Buddhist scriptures, just to teach her a lesson.
Seeing that she dared to refuse her, the humiliated old princess immediately frowned and said, "Why, my words can't command you?"
After waiting for a while and not seeing her give in, the old princess became furious: "You don't even listen to me. I can't afford such a good daughter-in-law!"
Seeing this, the nanny next to her shook her head in disapproval at Song Qianning and stepped forward to whisper, "Miss Song, the old princess is your future mother-in-law. A daughter-in-law should respect her elders. You shouldn't contradict the old princess."
Because of the words of the old princess and the nanny, Song Qianning's face also turned cold, and her anger was no less than that of the old princess.
The old princess didn't want a daughter-in-law like her, and she didn't want a mother-in-law like her either.
Ignoring the nanny beside her, she sneered, "Since the old princess doesn't like me, I won't be able to kiss her anymore. I'll take the two children away later to avoid being an eyesore to the old princess!"
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