Whether it was the news brought by Nanny Jin from the Ministry of Internal Affairs or Aunt Lanruo, they all said that Chu Qianchen was a cowardly concubine's daughter who had never had much presence in the Marquis' Mansion.

The Queen had also tentatively asked Chu Qianhuang about Chu Qianchen, and her words were similar, saying that Chu Qianchen had a gentle and docile personality and usually stayed at home.

Now it seems that Chu Er is not a cowardly and taciturn person at all, but a sharp-tongued person! The queen's eyes were uncertain.

Originally, the Queen specially summoned Chu Qianchen on such an occasion with the intention of teaching Chu Qianchen a lesson and making Gu Jue embarrassed. After all, husband and wife are one.

Once this is accomplished, she can kill two birds with one stone. On the one hand, she can please the emperor, and on the other hand, she can proceed with the next plan and let Chu Qianchen do things for her and the emperor.

But now, the development of the situation was completely beyond her expectations. Not only did she fail to suppress Chu Qianchen, but Chu Qianchen took the lead instead.

The queen glared at Lan Ruo with a gloomy look. Lan Ruo lowered her head and stared at the tip of the shoe outside her skirt, like a soulless puppet, motionless.

Shen Wan was also stunned, her bright red lips slightly curved at an angle that the Queen couldn't see, thinking: The concubine's daughter of my eldest sister is really amazing, I wonder if my eldest sister knows this...

The situation had come to this point, and both the Queen and Princess Zhuang were feeling embarrassed.

In the end, it was Princess Li who spoke up to ease the atmosphere: "We are all relatives, there is no need to follow so many rules."

Other female members of the royal family also echoed in twos and threes, and the scene was put to rest.

Chu Qianchen smiled without saying a word, he was noble and graceful, calm and composed, yet there was a hint of mystery that was hard to fathom.

The atmosphere became a little awkward, and it no longer had the liveliness it had before Chu Qianchen came.

Chu Qianchen seemed to be completely unaware and finished her tea. Then, she stood up amid everyone's strange gazes and said, "If the Queen has nothing else to do, I will take my leave."

The queen disliked Chu Qianchen, but she was unwilling to let her go so easily.

After all, if we miss the opportunity today, we will probably have to wait until the New Year's Day celebration next time if we want to have an occasion like this again.

The queen's mind raced. She bent her fingers, hiding the bright red nail polish in her fist, and said with a smile, "Ninth brother's sister, the show hasn't even started yet, and you just arrived. Why are you leaving?"

The queen smiled slightly, but her tone was very firm, as if to say, "She has to agree whether she agrees or not."

Everyone else in the hall could also hear that the queen was still trying to save face, so she couldn't let Chu Qianchen leave like that.

Most people were still watching, and some wanted to use this opportunity to show off in front of the Queen, but thinking of Princess Zhuang who had just lost more than she gained, they did not dare to say anything too harsh, and said tactfully: "Princess Chen, today is a big day, and the Queen specially asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to invite the Lu family troupe to sing "Ming Feng Ji". You must not let the Queen down."

The Lu Family Troupe was a well-known opera troupe in the capital. Normally, if the various mansions wanted to invite the Lu Family Troupe to perform at their mansion, they had to make an appointment several months in advance. Moreover, it was a big deal for a folk opera troupe to perform in the palace. They had to go through layers of screening and had strict rules. They could only perform once or twice a year at most.

Soon after, several princesses and wives of dukes and marquises also echoed the sentiment.

The implication is that if Chu Qianchen insists on leaving, he would be ungrateful and not presentable enough.

Chu Qianchen stood elegantly and smiled faintly, "Queen, please be at your leisure. I came to the palace to serve tea to the Queen Mother."

Everyone was silent, once again rendered speechless.

Just as Chu Qianchen said, today is the second day of the wedding, the day for the daughter-in-law to serve tea to the mother-in-law, so naturally everything is given priority to the mother-in-law.

Although the Queen is the head of the harem and her status as the eldest sister-in-law is one generation higher than Chu Qianchen, the Queen Mother is still here, and the Queen is not qualified to act like a mother. The Queen and Chu Qianchen are both daughters-in-law, so how can a sister-in-law drag her younger brother and sister-in-law to embarrass her mother-in-law! There are some things that the Queen can do secretly, but she can't blatantly tell the female relatives present that she doesn't take the Queen Mother seriously.

After all, the emperor still wants to rule the world with filial piety!

The queen has to be the mother of the country, so she cannot give way to criticism on major issues, and cannot be accused of being unruly and disrespectful to her mother-in-law.

Queen: “!!!”

The queen's face looked extremely ugly, and she could hardly maintain her usual grace and elegance.

Since the death of the previous emperor, the current emperor ascended the throne, and the Empress, the former Crown Princess, naturally became the Empress. Although Queen Dowager Yin was still alive, she was often drowsy and sick, and spent eight out of ten days lying in bed, which was no different from when she was not there. Without the control of her mother-in-law, the Empress often forgot that there was a Queen Dowager in the palace.

The queen was used to being the boss in the harem, and no woman had ever dared to say no to her.

Everyone raised their eyes to look at the Queen sitting on the Phoenix Throne, and the atmosphere in the palace underwent a subtle change.

The Queen was once again suppressed by Princess Chen's words.

The female members of the family had different thoughts. Some of them, such as Shen Wan, looked at the queen with unusually strange eyes. Each of them had their own stance and their own thoughts.

In fact, many mansions are not in a hurry to take sides.

After all, they, the royal family, are relatives of the emperor and the prince. As long as they do not plot rebellion and do not involve matters of life and death, there is no need for anyone to go all the way to the end. After all, no matter who is in power, those with the surname Gu will not suffer any loss.

Chu Qianchen completely ignored the queen and everyone else, bowed casually, and left.

The Queen on the Phoenix Throne looked at Chu Qianchen's departing back with a frustrated look on her face. The corners of her mouth trembled with anger, and the fire of anger in her heart burned more and more fiercely. Her chest felt slightly stuffy and she almost couldn't breathe.

Chu Qianchen didn't care about the angry, amazed or sighing looks behind her. She walked slowly and leisurely, as if she was not in the palace but in her own yard.

When she stepped out of the door, Aunt Xu's terrified cry came from behind: "Madam... Imperial Physician! Call the Imperial Physician quickly!"

Of course Lan Ruo heard it as well. She paused for a moment and looked back. When she looked at Chu Qianchen again, she felt that he was unfathomable. He was not at all inferior to the angry queen just now.

The emperor will regret it...

Lan Ruo sighed in her heart for who knows how many times, and suddenly she saw Chu Qianchen in front of her stopped in front of the white marble steps and smiled at her.

The rosy clouds in the sky are not as beautiful as her smile.

A sentence suddenly emerged in Lan Ruo's mind: One smile makes her look charming, and all the beauties in the palace pale in comparison.

Then, a chill came over her heart.

Every time Chu Qianchen smiled at her like this, it was definitely not a good thing.

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Lan Ruo thought about it for a moment and understood.

The Queen couldn't do anything to Chu Qianchen, so she would definitely send someone to tell him about it soon.

This is not difficult to deal with. She should be able to get away with it as long as she pretends to be deceived by Chu Qianchen. After all, too many people have been deceived by Chu Qianchen's docile appearance.

Even if the Queen had doubts about what she said, she could not punish herself without Chu Qianchen's approval.

The trouble is Nanny Yan.

Before her, Nanny Yan had gone to the Yongding Marquis' Mansion to "teach" Chu Qianchen. Now Nanny Yan is still in charge of the Queen Mother's ginseng tea. If the Queen becomes suspicious of herself, she will inevitably become suspicious of Nanny Yan as well.

Without Nanny Yan, other maids like Nanny Zhao, Nanny Qian, and Nanny Li would be sent to Shouning Palace one after another. Therefore, Nanny Yan must stay there safely and the Queen must not be aware that anything has gone wrong with Nanny Yan.

In just a moment, Lan Ruo had thought it over and figured out the key point.

She replied honestly: "Don't worry, Princess. I know how to reply."

Chu Qianchen smiled. She liked talking to smart people because it saved her time and effort and she could save words.

Chu Qianchen paused for only a short while before walking down the white marble steps.

Lan Ruo, who fell behind, looked at her slender back bathed in the sun and clenched the handkerchief in her hand.

She had been following Chu Qianchen for less than a month, and she gradually began to understand this unfathomable girl a little bit.

This Princess Chen is simply fearless! Chu Qianchen walked back along the way he came, with the corners of his lips slightly curved.

Even if Lan Ruo couldn't hide the truth from the Queen, she didn't care much. At most, Nanny Yan was treated as an abandoned child by the Queen.

All the queen could do was to send another nanny to the queen mother, but she had to train another person for this, which was really a bit troublesome.

The two of them returned to Shouning Palace in silence. Lan Ruo always kept a distance of three steps from Chu Qianchen and followed her closely.

Seeing Chu Qianchen returning unharmed, Queen Dowager Yin felt completely relieved.

Thinking of what she had just told her son, Queen Mother Yin glanced at him and told him not to forget it.

Although she had said everything that needed to be said, she still felt a little uneasy.

Her son has always had a high opinion of himself. When he was young, he was very intelligent. Not only did he have a photographic memory, but he was also able to draw inferences from one instance. All the tutors praised him highly, saying that he had the talent to be the top scholar. He almost secretly ran away to take the imperial examination.

A genius naturally has his pride. He has been arrogant and conceited since he was a child. He appears to be well-mannered, but in fact he does not take others seriously at all.

Since he joined the army at the age of fifteen, his temperament gradually began to change. The battlefield had worn away some of his edges. When the late emperor was alive, he also praised him for his bravery and good fighting skills, and called him the war king bestowed by God on the Great Qi.

However, this army is full of men, and Gu Jue has become accustomed to living on the edge of a knife and being strict with others... To put it bluntly, he is just a rough man who doesn't understand romance.

Therefore, Queen Mother Yin patiently gave him some advice in private, telling him how to please his wife and asking him not to use the army's system of rewards and punishments at home.

Little girls are meant to be pampered!

(End of this chapter)