Lan Ruo twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, stood straight, looked straight ahead, and pretended not to see it.

The three of them headed eastward from Shouning Palace, passing by many magnificent pavilions and towers along the way.

The palace in midsummer was like a huge furnace; even the air was so hot that it seemed to be burning.

As Nanny Xu walked, she looked at Chu Qianchen, intending to give her a warning, so she deliberately asked, "Is this the third time the princess has entered the palace?"

Chu Qianchen simply said "hmm".

Aunt Xu raised her chin, thinking that a concubine's daughter is a concubine's daughter. She and Chu Qianhuang are both girls from the Marquis' Mansion, but Chu Qianhuang has often been in and out of the palace since she was a child. Now she is the companion of the third princess and is well-known among the noble ladies in the capital. If Chu Qianchen is not extraordinary, she may not even have the chance to see Feng Yan in this life! Aunt Xu smiled contemptuously in her heart and continued, "Princess, don't be afraid. The Queen is a generous person. Even if you have shortcomings, the Queen is generous and will not care about you."

"Princess, as long as you are respectful, the Queen will know people's hearts very well."

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Nanny Xu talked a lot and sounded tolerant, but all she said was praising the Queen and disparaging Chu Qianchen. Her words implied that Chu Qianchen did not know the rules and etiquette.

Chu Qianchen ignored the other party and didn't bother to pay attention to him at all. He didn't say another word.

Lan Ruo knew best what tricks Madam Xu was playing. In the past, the empress used similar tricks to treat those concubines who had just gained the emperor's favor.

It's a pity that the queen's efforts were in vain this time. When it comes to training people, this princess is the best in every way. Her methods are far more sophisticated than those of the queen. The queen's trivial methods are not even up to par.

Thinking about what happened when she first arrived at the Yongding Marquis' Mansion, Lan Ruo's eyes changed constantly. Perhaps only Nanny Yan could understand her feelings.

Alas! Lan Ruo sighed in her heart for who knows how many times. When she came to her senses, she found that they had arrived at Fengluan Palace.

A young eunuch hurried in to report to the queen, then came out and said with a smile: "Princess, please, the queen and several concubines and princesses are waiting for you inside."

Chu Qianchen just nodded slightly, and followed Nanny Xu into the west room calmly.

In the west room, there were a room full of women, all dressed in elegant clothes and wearing jewels.

Half of them were the royal family women whom Chu Qianchen had just met in the Taimiao. As for the remaining half, some were ancestors of various royal palaces, such as the Dowager Consort of Prince Li, the Dowager Consort of Prince Shun, etc., and the other half were women from noble and prominent families.

As soon as Chu Qianchen arrived, all eyes were on her. Some looked at her with apprehension, some with pity, some with ridicule, and some with indifference...

The queen sitting on the phoenix throne looked down at Chu Qianchen from above, her red lips slightly pursed, her expression revealing a hint of coldness.

The emperor lost face in the Taimiao today. As soon as Prince Chen left, the emperor ordered his carriage to return to the palace. As soon as he got on the dragon chariot, he became furious and even took his anger out on the queen.

The Queen also felt that the Prince of Chen was too arrogant. The king is the king and the minister is the minister. To put it bluntly, the Prince of Chen was only relying on the favor of the late emperor and the fact that the Red Di had just been defeated, so he was so arrogant and dared to lead his own troops and commit treason.

It's time for Prince Chen to learn a lesson.

The emperor specially summoned Chu Qianchen here because he wanted to criticize Chu Qianchen in public and demonstrate to Prince Chen.

The queen looked at Chu Qianchen who was walking towards her, her eyes darkening.

The young bride had a face that was so beautiful that it could topple a country. She walked slowly and steadily with a gentle smile, ignoring the burning gazes around her.

The Queen suddenly felt that the bright and elegant girl in front of her seemed different from the timid concubine in her memory, and subconsciously grasped the armrest of the Phoenix Throne.

A palace maid in green quickly placed a cushion more than ten feet away from the phoenix throne.

The meaning of placing this cushion there is very clear, it is to make Chu Qianchen kneel down and pay homage to the queen.

The Great Qi Dynasty had always had a clear distinction between classes and attached great importance to etiquette, but it did not go to the extent of requiring ministers and ladies to kneel at every turn. Kneeling was a formality that was usually performed on specific occasions, or when one accidentally angered the emperor or empress.

Most of the ladies present, including the ladies from outside the royal family and the noble ladies from the royal family, were smart people and could see the queen's intention.

Husband and wife are one, they prosper together and suffer together.

Several princesses exchanged glances quietly, thinking of the confrontation between the emperor and Prince Chen just now in the Taimiao.

Obviously, the Queen wanted to suppress Chu Qianchen, so how would the Princess Chen respond? ! In Fengluan Palace, there was silence. Some people pretended to drink tea, some wiped their mouths with handkerchiefs, and some stroked the pearl hairpins on their temples... Everyone was paying attention to Chu Qianchen and waiting quietly.

Soon, Chu Qianchen stopped and stopped in front of the cushion.

Nanny Xu walked past Chu Qianchen and came to the Queen, and deliberately said, "Queen, I have brought Princess Chen here."

Chu Qianchen bent her knees slightly, and everyone felt as if this was expected, thinking that she would kneel down.

Unexpectedly, Chu Qianchen just bowed to the queen casually and said, "Greetings, Her Majesty the Queen."

As soon as she uttered the last word, she straightened up on her own.

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The queen's face turned pale with anger, and everyone in the room was stunned. Several women who were drinking tea almost choked on the tea in their mouths, and their facial features were slightly distorted.

Perhaps Lan Ruo was the only one who was not surprised at all.

At this moment, Lan Ruo wished that everyone would forget her existence and stand behind Chu Qianchen like a shadow.

Chu Qianchen didn't care what others thought or looked at him. He looked around calmly.

There was complete silence in the hall. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Chu Qianchen, and most of them did not react.

No one had expected that this mere concubine's daughter from a marquis's mansion would be so bold.

These women either frowned, looked surprised, looked scrutinizingly, or smiled with gloating expression.

The second daughter of Marquis Yongding was a stranger to everyone present. The name Chu Qianchen had never appeared in the banquets held by various mansions. She was just an insignificant concubine's daughter who was not presentable.

If the Yongding Marquisate was prosperous, she would still have some value for marriage, but everyone knew that the Yongding Marquisate had been going from bad to worse since the previous emperor and no longer enjoyed the emperor's favor.

If the emperor had not ordered her to marry Prince Chen, she would definitely not be qualified to become Prince Chen's consort.

Some people felt that Chu Qianchen was ungrateful, some people waited and saw, and some people, such as Princess Shun, stared at Chu Qianchen thoughtfully.

Princess Shun had heard from her daughter, Princess Changning, that Chu Qianchen had amazing archery skills. In Hibiscus Garden, he even shot and killed the assassin who was trying to assassinate Crown Prince Nanhao with a single arrow.

Also, when the Emperor and Gu Jue were confronting each other in the Taimiao just now, many people were shocked and lost their composure, but Chu Qianchen remained calm from beginning to end.

Princess Shun didn't take it seriously at the time, but when she thought about it now, she couldn't help but marvel inwardly.

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When she looked at Chu Qianchen again at this moment, her eyes became serious.

The Princess of Chen was graceful and dignified in her every move, and had an extraordinary bearing. She was not at all timid and cowardly like an ordinary concubine's daughter. This young girl might be very extraordinary.

The queen's face looked even worse, and the veins on her forehead twitched slightly.

Before today, the Queen had only seen Chu Qianchen during the Wanshou Festival. At that time, her biggest impression of this little girl who didn't even dare to say much was that she was cowardly and weak.

But now it seems that this girl is clearly very unbridled!

A beautiful woman in her thirties wearing a seven-Di crown wanted to please the queen, so she took the opportunity to scold Chu Qianchen: "Princess Chen, you don't know the rules. Why don't you bow to the queen when you see her?"

Princess Shen Wan of Jing County was also there, with a slightly solemn look on her face.

Chu Qianchen looked at the beautiful woman calmly. In fact, she didn't know her. Seeing that she was wearing a seven-cha crown, she said, "Princess, I have saluted the Queen. Did you fall asleep just now?"

Lan Ruo guessed that Chu Qianchen might not recognize her, so she whispered in her ear, "This is the Princess of Zhuang County."

What's the connection?! Princess Zhuang was so angry that her face turned blue, and she blurted out: "You are confusing right and wrong. It's obvious that you didn't pay your respects to the Queen!"

Chu Qianchen stroked his sleeves and sighed, "It would be best for the Princess to learn the etiquette again from the nanny, so as to avoid being laughed at in public."

"The three kneeling and nine kowtows ceremony is only for heaven, earth, the emperor, the teacher, and the father." Chu Qianchen taught earnestly, "The Queen has always been kind, why don't you give you a foster nanny to learn the rules and etiquette."

In fact, the Queen had people place the cushion so that Chu Qianchen could perform the kneeling and bowing ceremony, but Chu Qianchen deliberately interpreted the "great ceremony" mentioned by Princess Zhuang as the three kneeling and nine bowing ceremony.

Princess Zhuang was speechless for a moment, thinking that this concubine's daughter was really cunning.

Feeling that everyone around her was looking at her, Princess Zhuang felt her face burning. She was not willing to suffer this loss, so she said forcefully, "You are such a silver tongue! You are clearly taking advantage of this situation to make a point."

If she really brought a nanny from the palace back to the Prince's Mansion, she would lose all her dignity and face today. It would be like losing the rice while gaining the chicken!

"Taking advantage of the situation?" Chu Qianchen smiled playfully and deliberately looked towards the Queen on the Phoenix Throne, his eyes moving meaningfully across the Queen's face.

Hey, since they have said so, if she doesn't "take advantage of the situation", wouldn't it be a great disappointment to them! Chu Qianchen looked down at Princess Zhuang and asked casually, "Princess Zhuang... No, niece, why don't you bow to me?"

In terms of rank, Chu Qianchen is the princess of a royal prince, while Princess Zhuang is only the princess of a county prince.

In terms of seniority, Prince Zhuang’s grandfather was the late emperor’s cousin, so Princess Zhuang should call Chu Qianchen "Imperial Aunt".

Regardless of national etiquette or family etiquette, Princess Zhuang should pay respect to her.

Princess Zhuang was rude to her elders, so she should kowtow.

Chu Qianchen's words were logical and reasonable, and there was nothing wrong with them.

She married Gu Jue, and as a wife is honored by her husband, her status and seniority rose accordingly. Even the Crown Princess was her junior.

"..."Princess Zhuang's face turned pale, then blue.

At her age, she could almost be Chu Qianchen's mother, but she really couldn't kowtow to such a young girl in public.

She was so angry that her chest tightened, but if she didn't kowtow and bow her head now, she would be slapping herself in the face.

Moreover, even if she knelt, she would not get any good results. Next, would it be the Crown Princess' turn to pay respect to the Imperial Aunt Chu Qianchen?

If it really develops to this point, won't the Crown Princess bear a grudge against her? Princess Zhuang was in a state of confusion and didn't know what to do for a moment.

Chu Qianchen was very casual, and smiled and said, "Niece-in-law, do you want to greet me?"

Anyway, the prince is of high seniority, so it would be a waste if we don’t use it.

She was sure that they couldn't do anything to her, so what? !

The smile on Chu Qianchen's face deepened, his eyebrows and eyes curved like a crescent moon, forming a sharp contrast with the stunned expressions of the others around him.

(End of this chapter)