1051 Kneel down, who is disrespectful?
Apart from the Emperor, the only one who could use the Ming Huang Yi to defend the country was the Empress. Calculating the time, the Emperor was still in court at this time, so the only person who could come was the Empress.
In the harem, Concubine Su was only on good terms with the Queen. The Queen must have come at this time to support Concubine Su. Feng Qingchen stood there with a smile on her face, not nervous at all. Seeing this, the young eunuch behind her took the initiative to slip away and go to get help.
"The Queen has arrived!"
When the eunuch's shrill voice sounded, Concubine Su's face lit up with joy, and a strange smile appeared on her face. She glared at Feng Qingchen with pride, turned around gracefully, knelt on the ground, and said with a choked voice: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, the Empress. May you live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years."
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen..."
Everyone present knelt down, only Feng Qingchen stood there, which was particularly conspicuous.
"Feng Qingchen, you are so brave that you don't even kneel down when you see the Queen." The Queen glanced at her with a sharp eye, and the nanny behind her stepped forward and scolded her.
Feng Qingchen smiled slightly and said calmly: "I would like to kneel down to you, but I'm afraid you can't bear it."
"Can't bear it? Apart from the emperor, who else in this world can't I bear the gift from?" The queen stood there, with a naturally noble look, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Feng Qingchen was mostly one of contempt.
"Your Majesty is right. But today, Qingchen really has no way to kneel down for you. Although your Majesty is the mother of a country, she is not the most noble woman in the world." Feng Qingchen had long understood how much the Queen hated her and how much she wanted to kill her.
On the way back from Shandong, she met many people sent by the Queen. The more the Queen didn't want the baby in Concubine Xie's belly to be born safely, the more she wanted the child to be born.
"Oh... Is there any woman in this world more noble than me?" The queen said contemptuously, obviously not taking Feng Qingchen's words seriously.
Feng Qingchen didn't care, she just smiled and said, "Your Highness, the most noble woman in the world is not the Queen but the Queen Mother. Although Your Highness is noble, she is not as noble as the Queen Mother. Only when Your Highness sits in that position can you say that you are the most noble woman in the world."
The Empress Dowager is the final position for women in the harem. Having a son become an emperor and having a husband become an emperor are completely different concepts. Only when your son becomes an emperor, you can be a woman of inestimable value.
Feng Qingchen's words touched the heart of the Queen. She also wanted to be the Queen Mother, but the Emperor was not going to die soon. What else could she do? The Queen suppressed her thoughts and said, "Miss Feng is right. The Queen Mother is indeed invaluable, but what does this have to do with you not paying respect to me?"
"Of course it is related. I wonder if Your Majesty recognizes this thing?" Feng Qingchen pulled out a hairpin from the middle of her bun and placed it in her palm.
"The Queen Mother's Phoenix Hairpin?" The Queen exclaimed, and saw Feng Qingchen's face change.
Of course, the Queen knew that the Phoenix hairpin was in Feng Qingchen's hands, but since it was used that time, the Phoenix hairpin disappeared. The Queen thought that the Phoenix hairpin was lost or taken back by the Ninth Prince, but she didn't expect...
Still in Feng Qingchen's hands.
"Your Majesty has good taste. It is indeed the phoenix hairpin with the name of the Queen Mother of Dongling that the late emperor said existed." Seeing the queen's expression change, Feng Qingchen smiled brilliantly.
The more unhappy the queen was, the happier she was.
The Queen stared at the phoenix hairpin in Feng Qingchen's hand, her face pale. At this moment, the Queen had no time to think about how to punish Feng Qingchen. She only thought about how to escape unscathed.
Who could have thought that Feng Qingchen would carry such a precious item as the phoenix hairpin with her at all times? It was really unlucky for this group of people to run into her.
"Empress, the late emperor once said that seeing this hairpin is like seeing the late empress. Your Majesty, why don't you quickly pay your respects?" Feng Qingchen shook the phoenix hairpin in her hand and smiled proudly.
The reason why Feng Qingchen only mentioned the late queen was because after the current emperor ascended the throne, he did not posthumously confer a title on the ninth uncle's mother, so it was not appropriate to call her the empress dowager in formal occasions.
Most people who get such treasures would worship them. No one would be like Feng Qingchen, who played with the gift from the emperor in his hands.
The Queen looked at the hairpin in Feng Qingchen's hand, which was irritating to her eyes no matter how she looked at it. She angrily said, "Feng Qingchen, do you want me to kneel down for you?"
Asking her to kneel down to Feng Qingchen is just dreaming.
"Your Majesty, you are wrong. What qualifications do Qingchen have to make Your Majesty kneel? The one Your Majesty is kneeling to is the late Queen. What? Your Majesty, are you going to be disrespectful to the late Emperor and the late Queen?" It is indeed interesting to be bullied by others. Seeing the Queen dare not speak out her anger, Feng Qingchen suddenly felt that she was fulfilled.
At first, she knelt in front of the Queen's palace, naked, trembling, and helpless. But now...
Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. The queen probably never dreamed that one day she would kneel at her feet.
"Feng Qingchen, I am the queen." The queen was extremely angry. She didn't want to kneel, but she didn't dare to bear the crime of disrespecting the late emperor.
Feng Qingchen clearly would not back down, and asked, "Your Highness, was the Empress's honor bestowed by the late Emperor, and is the Phoenix Hairpin representing the Queen Mother of Dongling honorable?"
"Your Majesty, my patience is limited. Whether or not to perform this honor depends on your decision." Feng Qingchen's words were undoubtedly the final blow, which completely shattered the Queen's line of defense.
The huge skirt could not stop the queen's trembling legs. The queen looked at Feng Qingchen with resentment, wishing she could tear Feng Qingchen to pieces alive, but now... she had no choice.
The late queen is not the point. The most important thing is that this phoenix hairpin has a different meaning. It is the order of the late emperor. Even the current emperor cannot disobey the order of the late emperor.
The Queen endured the humiliation and, with the help of the Nanny, half-knelt and saluted Feng Qingchen. She couldn't kneel down in front of Feng Qingchen...
But just a half-bow was enough to make the queen uncomfortable. The queen actually bowed her head to an orphan girl. Even though this bow was for the late queen, she still knelt to Feng Qingchen.
"Hey, what's wrong with Queen Sister?" As luck would have it, this scene was seen by Imperial Noble Consort Xie who had just rushed over. Of course, Imperial Noble Consort Xie would not miss the opportunity to ridicule the Queen.
Noble Consort Xie, who was about to give birth, had an awfully big belly and was extremely heavy. She looked very clumsy and every step she took was quite strenuous. She could only move slowly with the support of two sturdy maids on her left and right.
Feng Qingchen didn't expect that Imperial Noble Concubine Xie would come in person, so she turned around and smiled at her. Imperial Noble Concubine Xie shook her head indifferently. Feng Qingchen was implicated by her. If she hadn't summoned Feng Qingchen into the palace, this wouldn't have happened today.
Just with this one look... Imperial Noble Concubine Xie was stunned, and she understood why the Queen had bowed down to Feng Qingchen.
Noble Consort Xie instinctively bent her legs slightly and saluted respectfully.
The phoenix hairpin is not just an ordinary gift from the emperor. This phoenix hairpin represents the Queen Mother of Dongling. Not to mention the women in the harem, even the emperor would have to show some appreciation when he saw it, otherwise he would be accused of being unfilial by the censors.
After Imperial Noble Consort Xie finished her ceremony, Feng Qingchen also said politely: "Your Majesty, Qingchen has the late queen's belongings on him, so it is inconvenient for me to perform the ceremony. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"I cannot accept your gift." Imperial Noble Consort Xie felt relieved knowing that Feng Qingchen would not suffer any loss.
The Queen knew that she could not gain any advantage over Feng Qingchen today, so she prepared to leave. However, when she asked Concubine Su to leave and they all went their separate ways, Feng Qingchen disagreed.
If you provoke her, she will want to leave. There is no such easy thing in this world.
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