Chapter Twenty-Eight
Ling Xi got up early in the morning to dress up, she also deliberately took down those heavy phoenix crowns, only wore a small phoenix hairpin, dressed elegantly, she was going to ask the queen mother for peace, this is the first major thing she has to do after entering the palace. Don't look at how Xiang Hongxuan doesn't want to see Ling Xi, but after all, Ling Xi, the queen, is personally determined by Xiang Hongxuan, and Xiang Hongxuan won't do anything to her, but the Queen Mother is different, she occupies the back position of the Wang family's daughter, if something goes wrong, the Queen Mother will definitely not show mercy to her subordinates, and she can't wait to pull her down.
Although Ling Xi doesn't want to marry into the harem, being a queen is definitely better than being a queen. Ling Xi didn't dare to slack off, she came to Yixiang Palace early in the morning, and the inner hall of Yixiang Palace was already full of other palace concubines. After a while, Mama Qin helped the Queen Mother to the main seat of the inner hall, and after the Queen Mother slowly sat down, Ling Xi and everyone immediately saluted the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother glanced at Ling Xi. She couldn't help but be surprised, Ling Xi was not as ugly as rumored, although she was not a stunning beauty, but she was also dignified and virtuous, a trace of disappointment immediately flashed on the Queen Mother's face, but soon she smiled again.
"Let's all be exempt, come and give a seat, queen, you can sit next to the mourning family."
Ling Xi couldn't believe her ears, she tossed and turned last night, thinking about it for a long time, she didn't know how the Queen Mother would make things difficult for her today, but she didn't expect that the Queen Mother would actually be kind to her, let her sit close to her, maybe the woman who controls the empire is so incomprehensible.
Ling Xi cautiously came to the Queen Mother's side, she sat beside the Queen Mother like a needle, suddenly the Queen Mother looked at Yang and Qi, she frowned, and said, "Yang Meiren and Qi Meiren, why are you here too?" How do you remember that you should still be grounded, right? β
When Qi Meiren and Yang Meiren heard the Queen Mother's words, they were very frightened, and the two of them quickly got up and knelt down in front of the Queen Mother.
"Queen Mother, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are married, and the whole world celebrates, and Your Majesty has lifted the grounding of the Queen Mother and the two of us." Qi Meiren replied cautiously.
Ling Xi glanced at the Queen Mother, although her mother-in-law did not have much anger on her face, and her tone was gentle, but it made people feel a little creepy.
"It turns out that there is His Majesty's support, no wonder Qi Meiren dares to be so bold and reckless. After you provoked the abolition in the imperial garden, I won't talk about the following crimes, yesterday was the queen's wedding night, and you hooked up with Your Majesty to go to you, Qi Meiren, don't you take the mourning family in your eyes, don't you plan to put the queen in your eyes? β
"Queen Mother, the concubines don't dare."
Qi Meiren had already been frightened by the Queen Mother, and Yang Meiren on the side was also trembling, thinking that they had been punished and grounded for so long, and after the new queen entered the palace, Liu Manzhi's matter would be able to turn the page, but I didn't expect the queen mother to be unwilling to let them go, and today I am afraid that the queen mother will settle accounts after the autumn.
"Queen Mother, calm your anger." Yang Meiren also hurriedly begged for mercy.
Ling Xi was stunned, she realized that after Xiang Hongxuan left the Jiaofang Hall last night, Qi Meiren went to bed. On the day of the emperor's wedding, the palace concubine dared to sleep, did this Qi Meiren feel that her life was too long? Or do you think that you can abolish a queen if you are favored, and then you can abolish a new queen?
Before, she felt that it was too unbelievable for the queen to fight with the palace concubine in the harem, this kind of brainless thing, how could a dignified and virtuous concubine do it. Now it seems that the favorite concubine Qi Meiren is so shallow-eyed, and she can still defeat the waste queen, and the waste queen is a worrying IQ and a little naΓ―ve and straightforward person. Looking at it this way, what is the difference between this and those things in the inner courtyard of thousands of deep houses? Of course, Xiang Hongxuan's harem, there are palace concubines who can come to things, and the queen mother who is cold everywhere, and Xiang Hongxuan, the emperor who loves beauty, his inner courtyard of the palace is much more lively than the inner courtyard of others.
"The mourning family can't control you, now that the queen is here, what's the use of you begging for mercy with the mourning family? You have to ask the queen for guilt. As she spoke, the Queen Mother cast a concerned look at Ling Xi, and the smile on her face was still amiable.
"Queen Mother, forgive your sins." Qi Meiren and Yang Meiren immediately begged Ling Xi for mercy.
Ling Xi, who was still in a trance just now, suddenly came back to her senses, and the Queen Mother of Affection asked her to come forward to rectify the two palace concubines. This thing is a little difficult to do, the second day after she entered the palace, she punished Xiang Hongxuan's beauty heavily, it is estimated that Xiang Hongxuan will lift her Jiaofang Palace, even if she doesn't lift it, she will be suspicious and jealous by Xiang Hongxi, you must know that a slap doesn't make a sound, if Xiang Hongxuan doesn't want to spoil other palace concubines on their wedding night, even if Qi Meiren throws herself into her arms again, it is estimated that it is useless.
But if she is not punished, it is not good, Qi Meiren dared to sleep on her wedding night, and she was indeed a little too inattentive, if she could ignore it, it was estimated that she would be in this harem in the future. There really is no one who takes her as a queen in their eyes. The Queen Mother seemed to be helping her, but in fact, it was a problem for her.
"The two younger sisters are indeed a little out of proportion, and they should have been punished heavily, but they are all old men who serve His Majesty, and they also have some hard work, so they will be punished for another month, and they will not be allowed to sleep, the Queen Mother, you think it's good."
The Queen Mother originally had a smile on her face, and there was a slight trace of displeasure, Ling Xi knew that her answer did not satisfy the Queen Mother.
"The queen is still inexperienced, and if this palace concubine commits a crime, she must be punished severely, otherwise how can she serve the public? Last night was the night of the emperor's wedding, Qi Meiren charmed the monarch and let the queen keep the empty boudoir alone, that is, Qi Meiren's great disrespect to the queen, and someone dragged Qi Meiren out and beat him 20 times. β
The chamberlain in the hall hurriedly walked to Qi Meiren's side and pulled her out of the hall, and Yang Meiren was already so frightened that she couldn't possess her body and sat aside.
"How did the mourning family forget Yang Meiren, you and Qi Meiren are sisters, you will be blessed and enjoy hardships together, and people will drag Yang Meiren out and beat her 20 whips."
Before Yang Meiren could react, she was inexplicably convicted by the Queen Mother. So Qi Meiren and Yang Meiren were dragged to the outer hall by the inner attendants, and after a while, there were bursts of Yang Meiren and Qi Meiren's ghost crying wolf crying pleas outside the hall, and the queen mother's face leaked an amiable smile.
"Queen, you just entered the palace, and you don't understand many of the rules of the palace, it doesn't matter, go back to the mourning family and ask Mama Qin to go to the Jiaofang Palace to familiarize you with the inner courtyard of the palace, and by the way, tell you about the etiquette of the palace. Don't be afraid, this harem is the harem of the Son of Heaven and the queen's harem, as long as the queen is not immoral, she will not be abolished. β
Ling Xi didn't know if she was frightened by the cries of the two beauties just now, or because of the Queen Mother's words, in short, her hands began to tremble slightly. Suddenly, the Queen Mother held one of Ling Xi's hands in her own hands, she gently patted it, her eyes and smile were still amiable, but Ling Xi's hand was shaking more and more unconsciously.
"By the way, Queen, there is a newcomer in the harem today, who is Your Majesty's newly crowned Mrs. Wang. It just so happens that the queen is here today, so let her come out to meet the queen. After saying that, the Queen Mother waved her hand, and Mama Qin took out a woman from the inner room.
"The concubine visits the queen."
Wang Shuyue slowly came to Ling Xi's eyes, she was slightly blessed, a light blue palace dress and the white jade on her head swayed decoratively, looking like Wang Shuyue is indeed not as good as Qi, Yang is two beauties, and this new palace Mrs. Wang is probably Wang An's second daughter.
"Sister, please get up, and often come to the palace in the future to walk around." Ling Xi said enthusiastically to Wang Shuyue.
Wang Shuyue glanced up at Ling Xi slightly, she was also a little surprised, Ling Xi was not as ugly as rumored in Yicheng, let alone the fact that he was divorced because of ugliness. Although Ling Xi is not as beautiful as her, she is the queen.
"Mrs. Wang has just entered the palace, and she has not yet arranged a place to live, queen, where is it more appropriate for Mrs. Wang to live?"
The Queen Mother mentioned Wang Shuyue's residence, Ling Xi had just entered the palace, how did she know how many palaces there were in the harem, the Queen Mother asked her so, it didn't mean that she asked in vain.
"The queen mother, the concubine has just entered the palace, and she is not very familiar with the harem, so the queen mother is in charge."
"Okay, the mourning family will call the shots and arrange for Mrs. Wang to live in Yinghua Palace, the queen thinks it's feasible?"
Although Ling Xi really doesn't know much about the court, at least her etiquette system is still clear, for example, in this harem, except for the concubine who can sit on the throne of the first palace, how can the lady live in the palace with the title of a third-grade wife in the harem? Obviously, the Queen Mother deliberately elevated Wang Shuyue's identity, and also hinted to Ling Xi not to despise this Mrs. Wang.
"It's all up to the Queen Mother's arrangement." Ling Xi could only respectfully accept the order.
At this time, Qi Meiren and Yang Meiren, who had been punished, were also put in the inner hall by the inner attendants, and the two beauties who were still beautiful just now had pale faces, not to mention, and their backs were already bloody. Their mouths are still chattering, the Queen Mother is gracious.
The Queen Mother glanced at the two beauties who were prostrate on the ground, and said lightly: "Since the queen just said that she would ban Qi Mei and Yang Meiren, then punish you for a month of grounding, and it just so happens that you can also recuperate from your injuries." After saying that, a strange smile leaked from the Queen Mother's face.
Qi Meiren and Yang Meiren almost jumped up happily when they heard the Queen Mother say that they should recuperate from their injuries, of course, they couldn't even stand up, but they still dragged their scarred bodies and kept kowtowing to the Queen Mother to thank them.
Suddenly, Ling Xi shuddered, it turned out that no matter how she dealt with these two beauties, Qi Meiren and Yang Meiren couldn't escape today's beating, the Queen Mother was not to support herself, she was for Wang Shuyue's niece, she wanted to establish a harem and deter those restless palace concubines, the Queen Mother was paving the way for Wang Shuyue to favor the concubine. Ling Xi couldn't help but sigh, maybe these women in the harem are not a thing, only she, the mother-in-law, behind the lovely smile makes people shudder.