Yin'er's explanation did not calm the empress dowager. She still looked at Jiang Ranli with anger in her eyes, "If he is your brother, why do so many people misunderstand you? Instead of explaining the relationship, you let us royal children call outsiders daddy. Isn't this a disgrace to the royal family? What does it mean to disgrace the royal family?"
Hearing the empress dowager's harsh words, Jiang Ranli said, "The empress dowager is right, but I have something to say. Jiang Fan is my brother, and my child should call him uncle. It's just that the child is too close to him, and he is still young, so his words are not clear enough, so he calls him daddy directly. This is my negligence. Now that the empress dowager has corrected me, I will discipline him strictly in the future."
Seeing Jiang Ranli respectfully and sincerely admit his mistake and apologize, the Empress Dowager's expression eased a little, but she was still angry.
"Everyone in Shandong says that you and Jiang Fan are husband and wife. As the Ninth Prince's concubine, why didn't you explain it to the outside world?"
"In reply to the Empress Dowager, I believe that those who are innocent will be innocent. Since the two of them are acting openly and honestly, there is no need to explain to the outside world. But now it seems that I was not careful enough and caused the Empress Dowager to misunderstand me."
Although the Empress Dowager was not Emperor Kangxi's biological mother, she had a very deep relationship with him. Emperor Kangxi treated her like his own mother. In the harem, every word she said was counted. Jiang Ranli did not dare to challenge her authority, so she obeyed her as much as possible at this time.
"Grandmother, you see, Ninth Brother's concubine is so well-educated and sensible. She knows that she was wrong, and all the rumors outside have been explained clearly. Grandmother, please don't be angry with her. It will make you sick, and your grandson will be heartbroken."
As the Tenth Prince spoke, he moved closer to the Queen Mother and took her arm in a very intimate manner.
Hearing the Tenth Prince's words, the Queen Mother smiled again, "You are the one with the sweet talk, and you are the best at making an old woman happy."
"Grandmother, please don't say you are old. In my grandson's opinion, no one is as beautiful as you," the Tenth Prince kept flattering and acting coquettishly.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Ranli was stunned. She had always known that the Tenth Prince was very good at clinging to people, but she didn't expect that he could make the Queen Mother so happy.
After the Tenth Prince's speech, the Queen Mother's anger towards Jiang Ranli dissipated a little. At this time, Emperor Kangxi came to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Everyone saluted Emperor Kangxi and then sat down in their seats.
Dong E looked at Jiang Ranli, who was sitting on the left side of Yin'er, with a gloomy look in her eyes. She had just spent a lot of effort to make the empress dowager and the other concubines dissatisfied with Jiang Ranli, but she didn't expect her to come so late, she didn't expect the Tenth Prince to help her, and she didn't expect Emperor Kangxi to come at this time.
Noticing Dong E's gaze, Jiang Ranli's eyes moved slightly. She knew that there was a reason why the Queen Mother had just been angry.
I'm afraid it will be difficult to enjoy this banquet in peace.
His eyes quietly swept over Dong E and Concubine Yi, and Jiang Ranli felt that there would be another storm soon.
really.
Not long after the banquet began, Concubine Yi spoke to Jiang Ran.
"I heard that you gave birth to a child outside. Why didn't you bring the child here?"
Hearing the voice, Jiang Ranli looked at her and felt that Concubine Yi was indeed a rare beauty. The contours of her eyebrows and eyes would make her a sought-after beauty even in modern times. Although she was over forty years old, she had taken good care of herself and looked only in her thirties. She also had an excellent temperament and was extremely beautiful and pleasing to the eye.
"In reply to Your Majesty, Guoguo has not returned to the capital yet. If she arrives, I will definitely bring her to the palace to visit Your Majesty," Jiang Ranli replied.
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