The antechamber, which was originally bustling, was quiet for a moment. Everyone couldn't help but look back at Qin Huaiyuan, waiting for him to come up with an idea.

Qin Huaiyuan put down the wine cup and said gently: "In this case, the family banquet will be held later, Sister Yi'er will go to the front hall with me first, this should be for the purpose of welcoming the ambassador." ”

Qin Yining immediately understood that it should be as Lu Heng said, before Princess Tana arrived, she still had to learn ancient rites, so as not to lose face in front of foreigners.

Qin Yining and Qin Huaiyuan got up and went to the front.

The rest of the people looked at each other, thought for a moment, and then got up and followed.

The family left the guest house, and the maid carried a lantern to lead the way, and everyone left the guest house in silence and detoured to the front hall of the palace.

Seeing the people in the hall, Qin Yining smiled and spoke first: "Manager Cheng." ”

"The princess is well." Manager Cheng smiled and saluted, and then greeted Qin Huaiyuan and the big family behind him. For a person as delicate as Mr. Cheng, if he wants to be good with others, there will be no flaws in the number of courtesies he treats people.

Lao Taijun and the others saw that Qin Yining was familiar with this father-in-law, and saw that this person's attitude was very kind, and everyone was slightly relieved.

Manager Cheng said with a smile: "The slave maid is here to pass on the holy message to the princess, and tomorrow the princess will be invited to enter the Kunning Palace, and the queen will personally teach the etiquette until the Tatar and the pro-team arrive." ”

When Qin Yining heard this, he hurriedly saluted in the direction of the palace, and said respectfully: "The courtiers obey the order, thank you to the Holy Lord." ”

Manager Cheng immediately smiled and said: "The princess is tired of traveling and driving, and she is still invited to rest today, so the slave and maid will not disturb the reunion between the princess and Lord Qin's family, and the slave and maid will leave." ”

Qin Huaiyuan stepped forward with a smile, and gently sent the chief manager out of the door, sending the seal red in a position that everyone could not see.

"Mr. Cheng of hard work."

"Hey, Lord Qin, thank you Lord Qin for the reward, this is all what the slave and maid deserve." Manager Cheng said kind words, put Feng Hong into his sleeve, and his smile became more and more friendly.

After a few more pleasantries, Manager Cheng said goodbye and left.

The Qin family returned to the guest house, and seeing that the atmosphere was a little heavy, Qin Yining smiled and said: "Don't worry, the rules of the queen palace middle school are not a difficult thing, plus I still have a relationship with the queen mother in the past, it should be nothing." ”

When Li Qitian was buried in the underground palace, she took the risk to send a letter to the Queen Mother, and it was because of them that the pregnant queen was crucified to death by King Lijun in Kunning Palace to be rescued as soon as possible. Even if she doesn't get too close, the queen shouldn't have too much bad feeling towards her, everyone completes their tasks and copes with this time.

Qin Yining didn't believe that the queen could teach her any rules and etiquette at all.

Thinking that Li Qitian also made this will in order to put gold on his face, and there should be someone else who teaches the rules at that time, but he is arranged in the queen's palace, right?

Qin Yining's conjecture was not wrong.

The next day, Qin Yining came to Kunning Palace, and sure enough, he saw the grandmother who taught the rules.

The queen got up with a smile, gently helped up Qin Yining, who was saluting, and said with a smile: "The princess doesn't have to be polite, there are no outsiders here, so you don't have to care about those red tapes." ”

I haven't seen her for a year, and the queen's sideburns have a few strands of hair, and she is even more haggard than before. The heavy dress and the bright pearl on her head did not add to her appearance, but made her look more haggard, as if she could not afford such wealth at all.

Qin Yining sighed secretly in his heart.

It is actually a very embarrassing thing to be able to match. It's not that the queen is incapable, but from an ordinary woman from a small rich family to the mother of a country, there are too many changes to accept and things to learn to do in an instant.

What's more, there has always been a saying "penitent husband looking for a marquis", Li Qitian's knees are thin, so the concubines are one on the left and one on the right, and the queen is not a woman with a stunning appearance, and she is not young anymore, when Li Qitian was not the emperor in the past, the queen followed a lot of worrying days, women did not live well, and naturally aged faster, Li Qitian will love those young and beautiful concubines more and more.

It's a vicious circle.

However, I don't know if it is destined by God, Li Qitian has only one son-in-law so far.

When Qin Yining's mind was spinning, he had already stood up and stood respectfully with his hands down, "The queen is very loving, and the courtiers are grateful." It's just that there is a difference between respecting and humbling the lord, and the courtiers dare not make a mistake. ”

The queen smiled slightly, pulled Qin Yining to sit down on the rose chair she had prepared in her lower position, and ordered the palace maid who served her to serve tea.

"The princess doesn't have to be restrained, at the beginning, the saint and the prince were brothers who worshiped the son, and the family often came and went, and they got along like a family. It's just that now that the dynasty has been established, they are all on different sides, and they are all busy, so there are fewer opportunities to get along like before. ”

Realizing that the topic she was talking about was a little sensitive, the queen turned to smile and said: "What this palace means is that in terms of the relationship at the beginning, you and I are like a family, and when there are no outsiders, the princess really doesn't have to be too restrained." ”

Qin Yining responded with a smile and said, "Yes, the courtiers understand." The queen's mother is the world's mother, and her heart is kind, which is the blessing of the courtiers and the blessings of the women of the world. ”

The queen smiled and didn't demand anything more.

Qin Yining was too careful.

And the queen also understood the reason why Qin Yining was so careful.

There is a discord between Li Qitian and Xiao Xiao, and the queen is not unaware.

It's just that after so many years of turbulence, especially after ascending to the back seat, there is a lot of deception everywhere, and there is no one in the palace who can treat each other sincerely, including his mother-in-law and sister-in-law, let alone the husband who has become the emperor.

The queen often feels that she is a superfluous person, and even fantasizes about how life would be if Li Qitian was not the emperor.

Especially after the last palace change, the queen mother and the eldest princess only cared about themselves, and they didn't care what would happen if she was pregnant with Liujia and was locked up by King Lijun, the princess of Zhongshun was an outsider, and she could venture into the palace with her stomach to send a letter and tell them the news of the saint, but the queen mother and the eldest princess, one was the saint's mother, and the other was the saint's sister-in-law, but they were all afraid, and in the end, they didn't want the saint to wait for someone to rescue?

She has suffered so much with the saint, but in the end, is it not grace and love?

The saint did not abolish her, the queen who did not like her, in fact, it was only because the saint cherished feathers.

With these cognitions and thoughts, the queen is actually discouraged.

Li Qitian arranged for her to teach Qin Yining the rules, but she thought that under her nose, she could protect Qin Yining from being bullied, no matter what the struggle between men was, she remembered Qin Yining's kindness at that time.

The queen's heart turned back and forth, but her face did not show anything, she gently gossiped with Qin Yining, asked about the situation of life in the south, and asked about the situation at home, focusing on the children.

The little prince is three months younger than Brother Zhao and Brother Han, and it is the cutest and most pestering time.

Two mothers who also love their children get together, and there is always a lot to talk about.

After talking for a while, although it is not close to each other, it is not so much estrangement.

Qin Yining felt the queen's kindness to her, and thought that this woman was willing to befriend her when she didn't touch her husband's interests.

The two talked for a while, and when they saw that the hour was almost up, the queen stood up with a smile and said, "You are going back to the palace after you come back today." Although I have already arranged for the grandmother who teaches you the rules, we still have to go to Ci'an Palace to greet the Queen Mother. ”

"Yes, it's all at the mercy of the mother's arrangement." Qin Yining's understanding of the head, in fact, she had already planned to go to the Queen Mother to say goodbye.

The Queen Mother is not as gentle and generous as the queen, she is a woman who is not easy to get along with, and Li Helan is essentially the same kind of person.

Seeing that Qin Yining had no objection, the queen asked someone to prepare a big coat to wear outside, and left Kunning Palace with people, walking all the way to Ci'an Palace.

Jiyun and Bingtang followed behind Qin Yining and the queen, walking together with the palace people who were waiting beside the queen. The clogs tied to his feet stepped on the snow and made a creaking sound, Qin Yining held the hand warmer and chatted with the queen with a smile:

"It's really cold in the capital. When I came back this way, the closer I got to the capital, the colder it became, and when I was about to reach the outskirts of Beijing, I was already cold and didn't want to get off. ”

The queen smiled when she heard this, and saw that half of Qin Yining's face was buried in the white hair collar, her nose was red from the cold, and she was holding a stove in her hand, and the whole person was wearing a particularly thick dress, and said with a smile, "I forgot, you are an authentic southerner, and it is also possible that you are not used to the weather in the north for a while." This weather does not feel cold. In the past, I still had to chop wood outside to do my work. ”

Qin Yining said with a smile: "Courtiers and mothers are the same as mothers, they also have to do this. But luckily the winters in the place where the courtiers are located are not so cold, otherwise I might not have been so lucky to grow up all the time. ”

The queen also knew a thing or two about Qin Yining's experience when she was young, and she couldn't help but be a little curious when she heard the words, "Where did you live back then?" ”

"It was near Liangcheng, on the border between the Great Zhou and the Yan Dynasty at that time."

"Border? Isn't there always war? ”

"yes." Qin Yining nodded and said, "But thanks to the victory of the Holy Shuai's army over Northern Hebei, the people are slowly allowed to live and work in peace and contentment." I don't think there will ever be another thing like forcing people on the border to hide in the mountains. ”

The queen smiled and nodded, "You're right. ”

Talking and laughing all the way to the gate of Ci'an Palace, who knew that before the palace people could spread the word, Qin Yining heard a burst of laughter like a silver bell.

Looking along the source of the sound, I saw a group of people walking from the opposite side.

The leader of those men was a beautiful woman wearing a red cloak and a sable bunny.

The woman looked to be no more than twenty years old, with curved willow eyebrows and a cherry-like mouth, and she was a beauty that attracted people's attention.

"Oh, who should I be, it turns out to be the queen's mother!" The red-clothed beauty on the opposite side saluted lazily: "I've seen the queen." ”