172. Ask for some favors
Qiao Ran has been pulled out for the past few days, except for what he said that day he wanted to practice how to serve the psychology of being afraid of water, and he taught her some self-defense skills alone. Although Qiao Ran is smart, she is not a genius, she has never practiced martial arts, and it is impossible to learn it at once like them on the other side, she can only learn some ways to defend herself in a short time, and if she encounters any danger in the future, she can also get out.
In addition, she usually tinkers with some poisons, and if she doesn't meet some masters, she will be about to escape with her own ability.
Anyway, it was only a few quiet days, and I received a summons from the queen early in the morning, saying that it was for the matter of rewarding the lotus that day, and I wanted to accompany her! Sure enough, I really had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and this kind of thing still needs her to be compensated by the queen herself? Besides, the person who pushed her is Dongfang Zhidie and not the queen, and if you want to compensate her, it is also Dongfang Zhidie!
I don't blame the queen for this, it's just the meaning of the Tanglin Emperor, saying that Qiao Ran is also the princess of Shaohua who sealed the Southern Xia, and if this matter is spread to the Nanxia side, the Southern Xia Emperor will be able to pursue it? So this matter has been pushed to a new level, and it is related to the friendship between the two countries! The queen is the mother of a country, and it is very good for her to come forward in person.
It's just that the queen herself has what intentions, then I don't know, let her be a mother of the country to pull down her face to compensate a little girl, how can she not pull down this face! So when Qiao Ran came to the queen's Fengyi Palace, the queen still looked high, saying that it was a compensation, but looking at the situation, how could it be like Qiao Ran to compensate her?
Ling Xueqing sat beside the queen, and when Qiao Ran came in, she didn't see her say anything ugly, but her face was a little impatient, thinking that she had been warned by the queen, and she didn't dare to make a mistake at this time.
"Qiao Ran has seen the queen mother. Qiao Ran saluted the queen first, and as for Ling Xueqing, she just nodded to her, she didn't have to salute her. She only brought the other side today, Feng Shu said, but whenever she enters the palace, she must take the other side with her, in fact, she doesn't need to say it, Qiao Ran also knows. Qiao Ran doesn't like this palace, she feels too depressed, and she has too many calculations, when she comes to the palace, she is not vigilant, even the people who summoned her into the palace are thinking about how to calculate her.
"No courtesy, second lady sit down!" After the queen asked her to take a seat, she picked up the teacup on the side and took a sip.
Qiao Ran sat obediently, bowing her head and quietly waiting for the queen's next words, she would not be stupid enough to speak first, so that she seemed to be very passive.
The queen glanced in the direction of Qiao Ran, and then slowly opened her lips for a long time before she said, "Second Miss, do you know why this palace summoned you?"
Qiao Ran didn't know. She lowered her head, and even if she knew, she had to pretend she didn't know!
"In that case, this palace will talk to you. The last time you fell into the water, Princess Rui was just frightened, and she didn't mean to push you into the water, and the second lady still has to be treated. Although the queen's words seem polite, the tone is a little irrefutable, as if she is coercing.
"This matter is also a matter between Qiao Ran and Princess Rui, how dare you bother Niangniang to come forward in person. Qiao Ran looked deferential, but what was revealed between the lines was that the matter of falling into the water was between her and Dongfang Zhidie, the matter between this little girl, you are the queen of the palace, the mother of a country, what kind of excitement is there to make around!
As soon as the queen heard this, she suddenly held back a fire in her heart, but she couldn't send it out, and she had to pretend to be very calm, "Princess Rui is the daughter-in-law of the palace, she is close to the palace on weekdays, and the naturalized in the house cannot come out, so naturally the queen of the palace should come forward." The pregnant woman was shocked, and the scene at that time also scared her, so she would make such a move, and the second lady didn't blame her. ”
At this time, Qiao Ran finally raised her head, looking at the queen's smile on her face, which suddenly made the queen a little confused, what does she mean by this?" "Niangniang, Princess Rui's unintentional move, but almost cost me my life, if it wasn't for the timely departure from His Royal Highness, I'm afraid that my little life will be left there, where can I stand here and talk to Niangniang like today, Niangniang said yes?"
She just thought it was funny, Dongfang Zhidie was scared? She was so scared that she was going to push her into the water? If something really happened to her, how could she say it so easily?
Seeing her so unyielding, the queen became angry, did she personally compensate her, but she still didn't appreciate it?" "Second Miss, is this unwilling to accept the palace's apology?"
"Niangniang, the person who did the wrong thing is not you, why do you have to apologize to me? Even if as you said, Princess Rui is your daughter-in-law, and as the queen mother, she should come forward, but Niangniang, Princess Rui is no longer a child, and she has to bear the consequences for doing something wrong. Qiao Ran's words were also intended to tell the queen that Ling Xueqing was not the child who had done something wrong and had to be sorted out by her elders.
The queen was so angry with Qiao Ran that her face turned pale at this time, she didn't expect Qiao Ran to dare to talk to her like this, and before she could reply, Ling Xueqing couldn't help it. "Qiao Ran, don't take an inch, my queen mother will personally compensate you, what do you want? Don't think that now that you are a princess, you will go to heaven, don't forget that my queen mother is the mother of a country, you dare to talk to my queen mother like this, you ......"
"Qing'er!" Ling Xueqing wanted to say something, but was stopped by the queen, she was really afraid that this unrelated daughter would say something ugly at this time, but don't make another thing after this matter is over. Then the queen looked at Qiao Ran again, "What does the second young lady want?
Qiao Ran smiled before saying, "Now that Princess Rui is in the palace, how dare Qiao Ran disturb." ”
"And what do you want?"
"Niangniang should know that my father was originally a businessman, and since this is the case, he naturally follows the merchant's method. ”
The queen knew that Qiao Ran meant to ask for money. "How much do you want?"
"It's not much, just 10,000 taels! But this can't be done by you, since Prince Rui and Princess Rui are husband and wife, then King Rui will come out!" Qiao Ran said with a relaxed face, as if he was talking about an inconsequential matter, and dared to openly offer money to the queen, it seems that she is the only one. In fact, Qiao Ran also saw that this queen was so unrelenting, just to keep her from pursuing Dongfang Zhidie's matter, and this matter was nothing, but the queen was still chasing this matter, thinking that there must be someone behind the pressure, who else was that person besides the Tanglin Emperor? Since the Tanglin Emperor did this, she should ask for some benefits.
"You are a lion with a big mouth, why don't you fall into the pile of money!" As soon as she heard Qiao Ran say 10,000 taels, Ling Xueqing scolded in disbelief, she actually opened her mouth and asked for 10,000 taels, she really dared to say it.
"In this case, Niangniang, Qiao Ran is just talking casually, Niangniang doesn't have to take it to heart. ”
The queen was angry again, and casually said that you can also say 10,000 taels?" "Okay, this matter should be compensated to the second lady." ”
"Queen Mother......" Ling Xueqing saw that the queen actually agreed, and she was anxious on the side, 10,000 taels was not a small amount, so she entered Qiao Ran's pocket, how could she be willing? She was only deceived by Qiao Ran last time 1,500 taels, and this time it actually went to her imperial brother's head again.
Qiao Ran didn't care about Ling Xueqing, and said directly, "Then Lao Niangniang will pass it on to King Rui, if Niangniang has nothing else to do, Qiao Ran will retire?"
If you get cheap, you have to sell well, and now Qiao Ran's attitude is much better.
The queen nodded, ten thousand taels, although it wasn't her, her mood was not much better!
"Queen Mother, how can you agree, Qiao Ran is clearly trying to kill the emperor's brother!" After Qiao Ran left, Ling Xueqing took the queen's arm and said unwillingly.
"What can this palace do? Your father said that no matter what, he would let Qiao Ran and that girl not pursue your sister-in-law's affairs. You too, and your imperial sister-in-law can't cure that girl, and now you have to turn around and offer others as ancestors. "The queen really said in a more tone, if it weren't for the two of them, would she be able to bear Qiao Ran's anger today?