As the eldest princess, Li Mingyue has a special feeling for the palace.
This is where she was born and grew up, and she has left many good and bad memories here.
But now, this place has become someone else's home, and I have become an outsider. I can only come and go in a hurry like a passerby.
This is also the reason why Li Mingyue has been reluctant to come to the palace in recent years. Ever since the incident with the former prince consort, she has lost her sense of belonging here and in the entire world.
She actually has a pretty average impression of the current queen.
In Li Mingyue's opinion, the Daqi Queen's family background was somewhat low, belonging to a small family. When the Queen entered the palace, the highest official in her family was only a fifth-rank official.
Later, thanks to the Queen's connections, their family began to improve slightly.
What's more, the relationship between the sister-in-law and the sister-in-law is inherently delicate, and the complexity of the relationship is second only to the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Therefore, Li Mingyue's relationship with the Queen was very ordinary, and they would try not to meet unless it was absolutely necessary.
This was Li Mingyue's previous mentality. Looking back now, she realized that she was indeed a bit negative.
Fortunately, it wasn't too late for her to wake up. For the future of her and Lu Chen, and for their future children, Li Mingyue had to change herself.
So she took her men and hurried all the way to the queen's bedroom.
While waiting to be summoned, Li Mingyue specifically instructed Zhang Guizhi, "Check again to see if everything is complete."
Empress Qiao had just finished breakfast and was now napping on the chaise longue. When the eunuch came in to announce Li Mingyue's arrival, she frowned slightly and stood up, saying to the maid beside her, "Dujuan, what do you think our eldest princess has been up to today?"
"Who knows? I heard she just came from His Majesty's place. Do you think she had no money to spend, so she ran to His Majesty and cried poor, and then was kicked out by His Majesty?"
Upon hearing this, Queen Qiao immediately became nervous.
"If that's the case, then we have to be on our guard. After all, our lives are pretty tight, and the landlords don't have any surplus food. Your Majesty is right to do this. She's already married, so why is she still trying to take advantage of her parents' family? Dujuan, don't you think that's the truth?"
"Your Majesty is right. Some people just can't see themselves clearly. Your Majesty is also soft-hearted. He should at least give the young lady some brotherly love. Otherwise, based on what that woman has done, it's hard to say whether she is still qualified to enter the palace."
Queen Qiao was quite satisfied with her knowledgeable and thoughtful maid. She waved her hands around and said, "Take away all these fruits and snacks. Don't make the tea too good later. Your Majesty has been worried about money these days. We should all be more frugal to help share His Majesty's worries, okay?"
Seeing everyone below agreeing, Queen Qiao nodded in satisfaction and asked someone to call Li Mingyue up.
As soon as Li Mingyue walked through the door, Empress Qiao took the initiative to greet her and said, "I was wondering why the magpies kept chirping this morning. It turns out it's the Princess! How did the Princess find time to visit the palace today? Come, come, sit down and have some tea."
Li Mingyue didn't care what the Queen thought. Her main point was to put herself first. So in the face of the Queen's false politeness, she sat down and said, "Your Majesty, you are too polite. We are relatives and we should visit each other more often. I didn't do well before. I will have to bother you more often in the future. Please don't find me annoying when the time comes."
Upon hearing this, the queen's heart skipped a beat. She thought to herself, what are you doing? Are you trying to be more aggressive?
This is all we have at home. What do you like?
No wonder people say that you’re not afraid of thieves stealing, but you’re afraid of thieves thinking about stealing. Can life ever be good again?
Although she was hoping that Li Mingyue would leave as soon as possible, the Queen still smiled kindly on the surface and said, "Of course. You are the eldest princess, and this is your home. You can come back and visit whenever you want."
In fact, the fact that she could say such words was enough to prove that the Queen didn't think Li Mingyue belonged here. Whenever parents say such polite words to their children, the more polite they are, the more distant they become.
This may be the root cause of the conflict between the sister-in-law and the sister-in-law. It has always been their home, but one day a strange woman suddenly comes and declares to you that you have to get out of this home. She only allows you to come back occasionally. This is really uncomfortable.
Li Mingyue smiled and didn't respond. If it were in the past, she would definitely feel very uncomfortable. Do I need your permission to go back to my own home?
But now Li Mingyue no longer has this feeling. This is indeed someone else's home. Her home is in the Princess Mansion, and her family is Lu Chen. She will manage the Princess Mansion well in the future.
Seeing that Li Mingyue didn't respond, Queen Qiao smiled awkwardly and said, "Come, come, have some tea."
Li Mingyue nodded, picked up the teacup, took a sip, then put the tea down with a slightly frown.
Seeing this, Queen Qiao hurriedly said, "Is the tea not to your liking? Well, there's nothing we can do about it. You know that the treasury of our Great Qi has been empty recently. All the money from the imperial treasury has been used to fill the treasury. Life in the palace must be really tight."
After saying this, Queen Qiao felt indescribably comfortable all over her body, and her whole body was clear!
After going around in circles, I finally said this. This should stop Li Mingyue from asking for money.
If Li Mingyue is really shameless and still wants to speak, then she has a countermeasure. She will just give him a few hundred taels and then see who is more embarrassed.
But what Queen Qiao didn't expect was that after hearing this, Li Mingyue didn't show any embarrassment on her face. Instead, she nodded at Queen Qiao with a smile on her face, as if to say, "I know your life is not easy."
Queen Qiao's heart skipped a beat, wondering what kind of trick is this?
Just as she was secretly on guard, Li Mingyue said calmly, "It's really not easy for the emperor's sister-in-law to be in charge of the entire harem. But don't worry, when I came to see my brother the emperor this time, I also brought him a dividend of 50,000 taels. I believe that with this money, life in the harem will be much easier."
"By the way, since I'm here to visit the Empress Dowager, I naturally didn't come empty-handed. I brought more than a dozen bottles of perfume, which used to be worth about five or six hundred taels of silver. You can use it to reward the servants in the future."
"We are all relatives. If you have any difficulties in the future, please tell me. When I return, I will tell my subordinates to send a cart of fine tea to the palace. You are the mother of the country, how can you drink such coarse tea? It is totally unworthy of your status, don't you think, my sister-in-law?"
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