Chapter 231 Do You Kneel or Not Kneel
Even if Su Wan didn't know much about the etiquette system in the palace, she could still see at a glance that Su Jin was dressed in auspicious clothes with a very high position, embroidered with a gorgeous nine-headed phoenix, with long tail feathers scattered on the corners of the skirt, embroidered with delicate gold threads and jade, jewels, and very gorgeous.
"Su Jin, you should be wearing an auspicious dress that can only be worn at the canonization ceremony of the concubine." Su Wan didn't pay attention to Su Jin's cynicism, but said with a word: "There have been a lot of disasters in the palace recently, you have no taboos, is it appropriate to go on such a rampage?" ”
Su Jin covered half of his face with a white fan, smiled lightly and unscrupulously, and said, "Sister, haven't you always been smart about ice and snow?" Why do you know that I am a concubine, but you still don't bow your head to me to congratulate? ”
Rao is Su Wan's good temper, and after seeing Su Jin's provocation that he didn't know how to advance or retreat, he also became angry, and said sharply: "The canonization ceremony has not been held yet, and the queen's edict has not been promulgated, you just wear this dress, what kind of concubine is it?" ”
Su Jin didn't get angry, but narrowed his eyes slightly, like a fox waiting for the enemy to fall into a trap, and said with a smile: "Oh? Sister, is this saying that I am not qualified to let you kneel? ”
Before Su Wan could answer, he heard a majestic voice behind him say, "Then the palace tells you to kneel, do you kneel or not?" ”
The queen came from the other side in a sedan chair, and said in a cold voice to Su Wan. It seems that she is determined to stand on Su Jin's side and deal with Su Wan in everything.
Su Wan couldn't understand the brain circuits of the women in the palace, and when she was in the main hall of Cining Palace in the afternoon, the queen also spoke out against letting Su Jin be directly named the imperial concubine, why is she like a sister now?
The queen has been able to dominate the harem for so many years, and she is certainly not a good stubble. It stands to reason that she has already regarded the position of the imperial concubine, second only to her, more important than her life, how can she directly shake hands with Su Jin and make peace?
"The Empress is blessed with Jin'an." Su Wan bowed slightly, gave a standard courtesy, lowered his head and didn't say much.
Although the queen is the mother of a country, Su Wan is also the princess of Tangtang Chen after all, and she is also the first-class lady canonized by the old emperor and his son. Except for special grand occasions, according to the rules, there is no need for her to bow to the queen.
"This palace told you to kneel, don't you understand?" The queen did not intend to let Su Wan go, but further interrogated and said.
Seeing that the queen supported herself like this, Su Jin laughed even more rampantly, and the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were uncontrollable smugness. Now that she and the queen have reached a strategic alliance, they will naturally support and help each other.
Su Wan clenched her fists slightly, tried to suppress the anger in her chest and said: "The queen mother is full of words, it is naturally okay for me to kneel, but I still have the heavy responsibility of serving His Majesty on my shoulders, I am afraid that I can't delay it for too long." ”
Su Wan thought that by pointing out the importance of her work, she would let the queen and Su Jin know that she would be restrained, and who knew that people who were bent on making trouble with her would never retreat from the difficulties.
After hearing this, the queen sneered, and said with a disdainful smile: "I don't know where I learned the half-hung medical skills, do you dare to be a divine doctor in front of this palace?" If you want to go, you can kneel down first and apologize to the concubine before leaving. ”
Speaking of this, Su Wan couldn't bear it anymore, she raised her head suddenly, anger flashed in her eyes, and she was ready to fight the queen to the end.
"Hail to the Queen Mother."
A slightly cold voice sounded behind him, and everyone was stunned and immediately looked for prestige. Under the cover of the setting sun, a clear figure is slowly walking towards this side.
Because the light was too dim, the queen didn't see the face of the visitor clearly for a while, and she was suddenly a little nervous. If he happened to run into Xiao Mochen, then the matter would not end well, after all, with King Chen's temperament, he would not take the majesty of the queen in his eyes.
Su Jin was also startled, the hand holding the feather fan tightened unconsciously, and a somewhat jealous look appeared on his face for the first time.
Only Su Wan felt in an instant that the person who came was not Xiao Mochen, but the culprit who made her blush and heartbeat and couldn't stay where she was.
Ye Ziyu came to everyone with elegant steps, inadvertently glanced at Su Jin, then at the queen, and said with a smile: "Why did the queen mother stay here?" The night wind is blowing, be careful of catching a cold. ”
When the queen saw that the person who came was the second prince, she immediately relieved herself, but she still maintained the majesty of Fang Cai on her face and said: "This palace is just a routine discipline." ”
"Oh?" The second prince took a few steps idly, slowly walked to Su Wan, who bowed his head, and then turned his head to look at the queen and said, "Is the queen blaming Su Xiaozhu for being out of line in his dressing and steps?" This should be considered a great disrespectful crime, right? ”
"You!" Su Jin's face was a little annoyed instantly, the queen's target for Su Wan was already very obvious, and she didn't understand why the second prince who met for the first time wanted to embarrass herself.
"The palace is in charge of Princess Chen, the second prince, don't be troublesome." The queen's eyes lit up, and she said with an imposing attitude. She was also a little surprised why this usually stuffy gourd-like medicine jar took care of her affairs.
Ye Ziyu deliberately showed surprise, looked at Su Wan, then turned to look at the queen and said: "That's right, I just met King Chen in front, he should come to this palace road to patrol immediately, and when the time comes, you can tell him about the princess's mistakes." ”
As soon as she heard that Xiao Mochen would come later, the queen's heart "chuckled", but she still maintained a calm face and said: "Even if King Chen comes in person, I'm afraid I can't apologize to the concubine for Princess Chen." ”
"Concubine?" Ye Ziyu scratched his head, looked around with a blank face, and finally looked at the queen and said, "I don't know when there was an extra concubine in the palace?" ”
Seeing that Ye Ziyu was determined to get involved in this matter, although the queen was in a bad mood, she couldn't ignore him, so she replied in a deep voice: "In accordance with Your Majesty's will, this palace has already drawn up a decree, and tomorrow it will announce to the world the news that Su Jin is the imperial concubine." ”
"I see." Ye Ziyu showed a smile of sudden realization, looked at Su Jin and said, "Then congratulations to the concubine first." ”
Ye Ziyu's sudden change of attitude made Su Jin a little overwhelmed, and the muscles on her face unnaturally pulled into a smile, and she didn't want to say anything.
"However, since this decree will be announced tomorrow, which imperial concubine did Princess Chen offend today?" Ye Ziyu's words changed, and there was a cold blade in his voice, and he looked at the queen and asked.
"This ......" The queen was stunned, she didn't expect Ye Ziyu to ask like this, and she was speechless for a while.
"If my understanding is not wrong, Xiao Zhu Su is still Xiao Su today, and he will not be the imperial concubine until tomorrow." The smile on Ye Ziyu's face turned from warm to cold, and she said slowly: "And Princess Chen, no matter today or tomorrow, is a dignified lady." ”
Su Wan looked at Ye Ziyu with some surprise, her heart was mixed, she couldn't understand why he suddenly came to the rescue of her, could it be that there are really such warm-hearted good people among the descendants of the Xiao family?
"Dare to ask the queen mother, what etiquette should Su Xiaozhu do when he foresees a fateful life as a palace woman?" Ye Ziyu looked at the queen with burning eyes, and then looked at Su Jin and said, "Dare to ask the little master, as a palace maid, wearing a concubine's auspicious clothes, what palace rules should I take?" ”
After finishing the words, the queen and Su Jin were a little embarrassed on their faces, and Ye Ziyu's words hit their death holes, making them instantly indistinguishable.
"Empress, let's go, it's time to go to Cining Palace to guard the Queen Mother's spirit." Su Jin saw that the queen's face couldn't stand it, so she reminded her in time.
"Well, it's really not too early." The queen straightened her sideburns, tried her best to stabilize her mind, and then shouted: "Get up and drive Cining Palace." ”
"Yes." The eunuch replied loudly, and walked forward leisurely with the queen's sedan chair. Su Jin glanced at Su Wan and Ye Ziyu faintly, and also ordered his subordinates to get up and follow the queen.
Looking at the back of the embarrassed two people leaving, Su Wan felt angry and funny, and muttered to himself: "It's really strange, as long as someone wants to go against me, they will automatically form a gang, right?" ”
Ye Ziyu heard Su Wan's muttering, smiled and said lightly: "Oh? My hostility towards you as a queen and concubine is just a special case, but I didn't expect that Princess Chen actually has so many enemies? ”
Su Wan was stunned for a moment, then remembered that there was Ye Ziyu next to him, his face turned red, and he said curtly: "Sort of, I am already under the enemy on my back and embattled." ”
In King Chen's Mansion, Su Wan and Fu Yanran have not dealt with this hot potato, and right now, if Su Jin gains power in the palace, I am afraid that she will not be given a peaceful life.
As soon as the words came out, Su Wan realized that he had inadvertently confided in the second prince who he was not familiar with, and suddenly became even more embarrassed, took a step back slightly, widened the distance between him and Ye Ziyu, bowed his head and said, "It's really embarrassing to let the second prince laugh." ”
Ye Ziyu smiled faintly, looked at Su Wan quietly and said, "You are my savior, where do you need to thank me?" ”
"Where, where, I dare not be ashamed." Su Wan waved his hand again and again and said, "After you fainted, it was King Chen who sent you to the Tai Hospital, I just arrived, and you woke up." I didn't really help. ”
In fact, Ye Ziyu knew everything Su Wan said, but he wanted to maintain this gratitude to Su Wan, not Xiao Mochen.
"Oh? In this way, I also have to thank King Chen for a special time. Ye Ziyu said with a smile: "The princess is also in a hurry to go to the Heart Cultivation Palace now, so I won't bother." ”
"Yes!" Su Wan was excited, and then remembered that he still had important business to do, so he hurriedly smiled gratefully at Ye Ziyu and said, "The second prince will help you today, and Su Wan will repay you well in the future." With that, she quickly turned around and trotted away.
"Return?" Ye Ziyu reached out and touched his chin with interest, looked at Su Wan's back as he gradually moved away, and said with a deeper smile: "What I want is only you from beginning to end, are you willing to give it?" ”
The queen and Su Jin's steps stopped at the gate of Cining Palace, and the maids and grandmothers who came out to greet saw Su Jin wearing a big red concubine dress, and they all showed surprised looks, but because the queen was present, it was not good to say more.
After the two of them entered the main hall one after the other, Su Jinping retreated from the rest of the room and shared a room alone with the queen.
"It's just weird." The queen paced a few steps in the main hall, and said with a puzzled look on her face: "Why did the second prince suddenly stand on the united front with Su Wan? Could it be that Xiao Mochen also colluded with the rest of the princes behind his back to form an alliance? ”
Su Jin frowned, shook his head and said, "Even if Xiao Mochen wants to form a gang, why do you want to use your brains on the second prince?" He was weak and didn't have a few years to live, and he had no right to speak in the government and the opposition. ”
"Hongu can't figure this out either." The queen lowered her head slightly, fiddled with her long tail nails and said, "The second prince is so clever today, it really opened my eyes." ”
"Those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black. The second prince is willing to stand on Su Wan's side, which dooms him to be a person who plays tricks like her. Su Jin hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled coldly, and said slowly: "In this case, after our plan succeeds in the future, he will not want to leave a way for himself to live." ”
"Yes, anyone who dares to disobey this palace will not be allowed to survive." The queen raised her head slightly, and her eyes flashed with murderous intent.
"Empress, if Your Majesty still can't wake up tomorrow to participate in the early dynasty, you will go to court with a decree to announce that you will crown me as the imperial concubine." Su Jin looked at the queen with a vague smile and said.
"This palace knows, I don't need you to remind me." The queen was stunned for a moment, feeling offended, and replied with some anger.
Even though the queen was bewitched by Su Jin and had decided to stand by her, it was inevitable to be angry when she heard that she dared to give orders to herself.
"My sister didn't dare to offend my sister." Su Jin smiled slightly, lowered his head, Shi Shiran knelt on the cushion, a pitiful appearance with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, and said: "It's just that the queen has also seen that if my identity is not justified one day, Su Wan and others will not obey me for one day." ”
After that, Su Jin raised her eyelids slightly, looked at the queen with a smile and said, "After all, it is nothing if Princess Chen doesn't look at me in her eyes, if it hurts your face, it will be a real sin." ”
When the queen heard this, she turned her head slightly in anger. When Su Wan saw her, her attitude was really not respectful, in the final analysis, this little girl was not relying on the majesty of King Chen.
At the end of the day, only by frustrating Xiao Mochen's sharpness and completely defeating him, Su Wan will bow his head in front of the queen with his tail between his legs, and the third prince will have the opportunity to win everything that originally belonged to the prince.
"Xiao Mochen, Su Wan, no one wants to ride on the head of the palace!" The queen gritted her teeth and said this, and the green tendons on her forehead loomed.
Su Jin looked at the queen with a smile, lowered her head and straightened the hem of her skirt, and did not speak again.
On this side, as soon as Su Wan returned to the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, he saw that the old emperor had woken up and was putting on his robe to have dinner under the service of his father-in-law.
Seeing Su Wan coming, the old emperor said lightly to his subordinates: "Add a pair of dishes and chopsticks to Princess Chen." ”。
"Not necessarily." Su Wan waved his hand, walked to the chair next to the old emperor and sat down a little tiredly, and said, "I'm not hungry yet." ”