The emperor took Concubine Zhuang and a group of princes and ministers to hunt early in the morning.
Ning Wanyin didn't know how to ride or shoot, so she stayed in the palace.
Although these descendants of nobles were all "daughters of generals", women of that time considered gentleness as beauty and practicing martial arts as vulgar.
The daughters of generals also learn music, chess, calligraphy, painting, etiquette and rules, but are not good at riding and shooting.
Occasionally, there are girls from small families who are not bound by so many rules and have the opportunity to learn riding and archery.
Of course, Ning Wanyin did not think that Concubine Zhuang was vulgar, but rather envied her good skills.
You can survive if you encounter an assassin.
Ning Wanyin now lives in the same palace with the emperor, but she can only serve in the main hall when the emperor summons her. She usually stays in the warm room on one side of the main hall.
Ning Wanyin specifically asked the emperor for permission and received his permission to meet her family in the warm room.
"Master, the old lady and the lady are here!" Xiao Guizi led a group of people in happily.
In the center is Mrs. Ning with a smile on her face.
On the left is Cheng, who is filled with joy, and on the right, supporting Madam Ning is a young girl who is about the same age as Ning Wanyin.
"Wan'er..." Cheng saw Ning Wanyin and was about to speak.
Madam Ning glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs in the room and coughed, "Pay your respects to Lady Ning first!"
"Grandmother and mother, there's no need to be so formal. Xiao Guizi, you all go down first, and Lianrui will stay to serve." Ning Wanyin understood the meaning of the music.
Xiao Guizi and others bowed and left.
There were only people left in the house.
Madam Ning's expression changed instantly, and she stared at Ning Wanyin sternly, "Ning Wanyin, you are being disrespectful to the Queen Mother. Do you know your mistake?"
"This is all because of His Majesty's favor. Wan'er cannot refuse the grace..." Cheng defended.
"Humph! I didn't expect you to be such a superficial person. You used to be cautious and prudent, but now you've become rampant after being favored by His Majesty! You're so disrespectful to the Queen Mother. Do you know that if you offend the Xue family, you won't have a good ending, and the family will be implicated by you?" Madam Ning's eyes were sharp, and every word was like a knife:
"Because you have endangered the entire family, you are the scourge of our Ning family! Your mother raised a wicked daughter like you, and you are also a sinner of our Ning family!"
When Cheng heard the word "criminal", her face turned pale, but she still tried to argue for Ning Wanyin:
"Wan'er must have had many difficulties in the palace..."
Ning Wanyin knew that her grandmother would come to settle the score with her.
My grandmother must have been terrified to have offended the Xue family.
But the Ning family wants the emperor's favor and also wants to make friends with Xue Cen. How can such a good thing happen?
She chose the emperor out of desperation. But even if she wasn't in a desperate situation, among the three, the emperor was the best choice.
If she lived, the Ning family would be safe. If she died, the emperor would give her family a chance to live because of her loyalty.
"Then I wonder what grandma has to teach me?" Ning Wanyin looked at her indifferently.
If you scold her harshly, there must be more to come.
After all, the old lady wouldn't come here on purpose to quarrel with her.
"It's thanks to your father's ability in his work that the Cen family has supported us. As long as you follow Concubine Cen's lead in the palace from now on, the Cen family will naturally protect us." Old Madam Ning looked at Ning Wanyin, her eyes softened a little.
Ning Wanyin pursed her lips slightly, a hint of unsurprising sarcasm flashing in her eyes.
The Ning family once wanted to curry favor with the Xue and Cen families, but they looked down upon them.
Now that she is the emperor's new favorite, which has severely hurt the Xue family's reputation, the Cen family has extended an olive branch to them.
But does she dare to answer it?
If she answered it, she would be the second Wen Baolin.
Once she falls out of favor and loses the emperor's favor, how can she compete with the Xue family? How much use can she be to the Cen family at that time?
Will the Cen family still protect her?
"As my grandmother can see, I am stupid. I admire Your Majesty and am only concerned about Your Majesty. I cannot do well what you ask me to do..." Ning Wanyin refused calmly.
"I knew I couldn't count on you!" Madam Ning glanced at her with disdain, then looked at the young girl who was supporting her and said in a friendly manner, "This is your cousin. Bring her into the palace, and she will naturally share your worries."
"Mother, you didn't say before that you could let Ziyin enter the palace..." Cheng was shocked.
Madam Ning glared at Cheng in a warning manner, then looked at Ning Wanyin and said, "Although you are favored by the emperor for a while, no woman can remain in favor forever. Your cousin's entry into the palace can also help you consolidate your favor. Grandmother is doing this for your own good..."
"How can this be possible! Others will definitely criticize Wanwan! If Ziyin wants to enter the palace, she might as well wait for the selection in three years." Cheng objected in astonishment.
Although the emperor could take a girl into the palace at any time.
But except for the draft, which is orthodox, the rest of the time it is just considered a "contribution".
If Ning Wanyin presented her sister to the emperor, she would be scolded by many people as a witch who had seduced the emperor.
"Ms. Cheng, you are becoming more and more unruly! You even dare to talk back to me." Old Madam Ning glanced at Ms. Cheng coldly, her eyes full of anger.
Cheng bowed and saluted, "That's not what my daughter-in-law meant... Mother, please calm down, but asking Wanwan to offer her cousin is really damaging Wanwan's reputation!"
Ning Wanyin said softly, "Don't worry, mother. Compared with your daughter's reputation, family is the most important. If grandmother thinks that my cousin's entry into the palace will benefit the family, then Wanwan will naturally help my cousin."
"Sister, are you willing to let me enter the palace?" Ning Ziyin was a little surprised.
"As long as my sister is willing, I will lend you a helping hand." A faint smile flashed across Ning Wanyin's eyes.
Ning Ziyin was half-believing and half-doubting, and said something with a hidden meaning, "I entered the palace to help you. I was just afraid that you didn't want me to be favored..."
"Sister, you worry too much. But even if I present it to His Majesty, if His Majesty doesn't like my sister, then grandmother's good intentions will be in vain." Ning Wanyin stated.
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