Chapter 210 Collision
After leaving Fengyi Palace, Yunqin took Tingchun's hand and put it on her shoulder, then half-closed her eyes.
This gloomy day is quite suitable for sleeping. I won’t have breakfast when I get home. I’ll just take a nap first.
Just as she was thinking, the sedan chair suddenly shook. Yun Qin immediately opened her eyes and grabbed the handrail to steady herself.
The eunuch who was carrying the sedan chair quickly put it down and knelt aside to plead guilty.
"My queen, are you okay?" Tingchun quickly hugged Yunqin and asked, then angrily said: "How did Nie Danying look at the road? He almost bumped into Concubine Xi!"
Yun Qin came back to her senses from the dizziness and glanced to the side, she saw Nie Danying standing beside the sedan chair and the palace maid supporting her.
"I didn't mean it. Please forgive me, Madam Xi."
There was some anxiety on her face, which seemed to be the case.
Tingchun refused to buy it, "What do you mean it was not intentional? I saw it clearly. Nie Danying ran straight into the ceremonial staff of the Majesty!"
Nie Danying lowered her eyes and said nothing, but the little palace maid beside her was so aggrieved that she was about to cry.
"Empress Xi, she really didn't mean it." The little palace maid shrank her shoulders. "She didn't have breakfast, so she walked unsteadily and bumped into your procession. I hope you will be more magnanimous..."
Tingchun was so angry at her behavior, "It was the Queen who almost fell off her shoulders, but you are the ones who got wronged first!"
The maid fell to her knees and said, "Madam Xipin, Danying really didn't mean it. I will apologize to you on Danying's behalf. Please calm down."
Yunqin looked at her and found her very interesting.
She hasn't said anything yet, but it sounds like she wants to punish Nie Dan for the death penalty.
Besides, they were the ones who bumped into her first, and now it seemed like she was intentionally making things difficult for them.
Yun Qin glanced at Nie Danying, who was standing like a bamboo pole and looked very stubborn and unyielding.
The drama of one white and one black was performed by this master and servant.
What a pity, she has seen too many scenes of the weak bullying the strong...
She grabbed Tingchun, who was filled with righteous indignation, and said to the master and servant in a cold voice: "Whether you did it intentionally or unintentionally, it is a fact that you have disrupted the procession of the palace. Seeing that you, a palace maid, like to kneel so much, then you should kneel here for half an hour and then go back to the palace!"
"Your Highness, Your Highness, no, Your Highness, she is too weak to kneel. If you want to punish someone, punish me, Your Highness!"
Yun Qin looked coldly at the palace maid who kept kowtowing, thinking that since she had made such a big fuss, the empress should be here soon.
Unexpectedly, the Queen did not come, but she saw Huo Jinchi coming out from the corner, followed by the imperial carriage.
He walked slowly towards here, and he must have heard a lot of what was going on here.
Yun Qin stood up from the shoulder bag and saluted, but her eyes couldn't help but look at Nie Danying who was kneeling beside her.
She thought Nie had put on such a fuss just to lure the empress over, but now it seemed that she had clearly known that the emperor was not far away, and that was why she had turned back and put on such a fuss.
What a scheming person!
Huo Jinchi walked closer, and before he could say anything, the maid knelt down before him and cried loudly.
"Your Majesty, she really didn't mean to bump into Concubine Xi's guard of honor. It just rained here, and she's not feeling well. She really can't kneel for half an hour. Your Majesty, please forgive Concubine Xi."
Huo Jinchi glanced at her indifferently, took a step forward, walked past her and walked towards the two people behind.
Nie Danying raised his head. He looked so cold just now, but now his face was full of grievance, with tears glistening in his eyes.
If Yun Qin saw this, she would definitely applaud.
But Huo Jinchi seemed not to see anything. He walked straight towards Yun Qin and reached out to help her up from the ground.
"The ground is cold." He touched Yun Qin's cold hand and frowned slightly, "Why don't you prepare a hand warmer to hold it."
His soft words sounded like a sharp sword to Nie Danying, piercing her through. The grievance in her eyes turned into disbelief.
Now Yun Qin saw her expression. If she were to describe it, it would probably be "cracked".
"How can I be so coquettish?" Yun Qin's headache suddenly didn't hurt so much, and she gave Huo Jinchi a smile.
At this time, the Queen finally came with her men, and Fang Danying came with her.
When they saw the emperor, they all bowed in greeting.
"Get up."
After the queen stood up, she glanced at the hands of Huo Jinchi and Yun Qin before asking what had happened.
This time, Tingchun learned her lesson. She rushed over to the crying palace maid and told the whole story. She also said at the end, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I saw it with my own eyes. Nie Danying just ran straight into us."
The eunuchs kneeling beside him also nodded hurriedly.
Huo Jinchi lowered his eyes and glanced at Yun Qin.
Tingchun saw this and quickly said, "Your Highness has been feeling unwell since getting up this morning, and she was in a hurry to come and pay her respects to the Empress. She didn't even have time to eat a snack. She closed her eyes and rested as soon as she got on the sedan chair. How could she know what happened?"
"It's a good thing that the queen didn't fall asleep and grabbed the armrest. Otherwise, if Nie agreed to hit her, the queen would have fallen off her shoulders."
Thinking of the thrilling scene just now, Tingchun couldn't help but glare at the master and servant.
Yun Qin couldn't help but lower her eyes to glance at Tingchun, and praised in her heart: He has a really good tongue!
Huo Jinchi held Yunqin's hand tighter, frowned and asked her, "Are you hurt anywhere?"
"No." Yun Qin shook her head. She pursed her slightly pale lips and moved closer to Huo Jinchi. "I was just a little scared."
Huo Jinchi immediately glanced at the eunuch kneeling on the ground and said coldly, "Go down and receive your punishment!"
"Your Majesty, it's not their fault..." Yun Qin quickly grabbed Huo Jinchi's arm and shook her head slightly at him.
She naturally believed what Tingchun said!
Hawking Chi did not pursue the matter further. He just glanced at them and finally his eyes fell on Nie Danying and his servant.
Since the fault did not lie with the eunuchs who carried the sedan chair, the fault lay with the people who bumped into them.
The Queen asked at the right moment: "Nie Danying, what's going on?"
Nie Danying showed her stubborn look again, but tears were falling from her eyes. She looked at the emperor with a sad look, "Whatever Concubine Xi said is what it is. I will accept the punishment!"
"Promise!" The maid cried out, and then kowtowed to the emperor again and again, her forehead bleeding, "Your Majesty, it was me who bumped into you, not me who promised. If you want to punish me, then punish me!"
One is stubborn and cold, the other is tragic, it really seems like they were forced into this state.
The Queen did not say anything, but just cast her eyes towards Hawking Chi. It sounded like both of them were right. In the end, it was unclear who was right and who was wrong, but it was still the Emperor's opinion.
However, Nie Daying did have some skills in putting Yunqin in such a situation.
"But it is true that Nie Danying offended Concubine Xi. Fortunately, the Concubine is fine..." Fang Danying on the side suddenly said.
The reason why Fang Danying spoke up was very simple. Although she didn't like Yunqin, she hated Nie Danying even more because they had entered the palace together but had seduced the emperor first.
Yun Qin raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this, but immediately understood what Fang Danying was thinking.
However, now is not the time to explain the truth clearly.
Who doesn't know how to make a fuss?
Yun Qin leaned over and held onto the emperor's arm, "Your Majesty, just pretend that nothing happened. I am tired and want to go back to the palace to rest."
Her voice was weak and she turned her head to the side, seeming to be extremely annoyed by the scene before her.