Entering the palace this time, Shi Fuxin was mentally prepared to be embarrassed, but she never expected to run into her third sister, Shi Fuyin, at the palace gate.
Shi Fuyin smiled and bowed to Princess Guan, then said hello to Guan Xiuyan, and then pulled Shi Fuxin and said: "Brother Fu, Brother Lu were playing in Shoukang Palace. The two of us were feeling a little uncomfortable the past two days.
, the Queen Mother knows that you are going to the palace, so she wants you to go over and show your body to those two-skinned brats."
Shi Fuxin's own sister came over specially to help her out. She smiled and responded: "Sister, I have to go with my mother and concubines to meet the Queen Mother first."
Shi Fuyin smiled and took over the words: "It's been a long time since I paid my respects to the Queen Mother. If it's time to go over and kowtow, let's go together."
When the palace attendants saw that Shi Fuyin was using the banner of the Queen Mother, they had nothing to say, so they could only take the four of them to Cining Palace together.
Soon, Cining Palace arrived.
The Empress Dowager has been out of the palace to pray for blessings for more than three years, but Cining Palace has been empty. Now not long after the Empress Dowager returned, Cining Palace has become the busiest palace in the harem.
As soon as Shi Fuxin and the four of them arrived at the palace gate, a stern-looking old woman came out and looked at Shi Fuxin with an unkind look.
Seeing this, Shi Fuxin was a little surprised. She didn't expect the Queen Mother to be so tough. She hadn't even met her and hadn't said a word. She was about to be dealt with.
Shi Fuyin's heart skipped a beat, and she said before the old nanny could speak: "The Empress Dowager has been talking about the Queen Mother these two days, and said she wanted to talk to the Queen Mother. I will return to Shoukang Palace later.
Tell the Queen Mother about her complexion."
The old grandma glanced at Shi Fuyin, her expression calmed down, but she still said sternly to Shi Fuxin: "The Queen Mother orally issued an order, the Shi family, the wife of Chu Yao in Prince Rong's palace, did not abide by the rules of women, and attracted bees and butterflies. She will be punished specially."
Kneel down for an hour at the entrance of Cining Palace to serve as a warning to others!"
As soon as these words came out, even Princess Guan frowned.
Shi Fuxin's eyes turned cold and she looked at the old woman: "I deny these charges. I want to meet the Queen Mother to defend myself."
The old mama immediately shouted angrily: "How dare you disobey the Queen Mother's decree!"
Shi Fuxin looked directly at the old nanny: "The emperor in the court is unknown, and the ministers also have the opportunity to sue themselves. The minister thought, the emperor is like this, and the harem should be like this too. The queen mother has not returned to the palace for a long time, I am afraid it will be wrong for her.
My wife has some misunderstanding."
Shi Fuxin's eyes were intensely oppressive. Even the old nanny who was accustomed to using the power of the Queen Mother to do things like a fox and a tiger felt a little guilty, her eyes wandered, and she didn't dare to look at her.
Princess Guan finally looked like a mother-in-law this time, and she also helped Shi Fuxin and said: "Mommy, my daughter-in-law here is a bit shameful, but she doesn't dare to be unruly, so please tell her to the Queen Mother.
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The old nanny was sent by the Empress Dowager to humiliate Shi Fuxin. She failed to intimidate Shi Fuxin and made her kneel down in public. How could she dare to go back and recover? There was a dilemma for a while.
At this moment, another nun came out of Cining Palace.
"The Queen Mother has ordered that Princess Guan and others come into the palace to speak."
Shi Fuyin glanced at Shi Fuxin worriedly, signaling her to calm down her temper later.
Shi Fuxin gave a reassuring look and followed Princess Guan into the main hall.
I originally thought that the Queen Mother was a stern old woman, but when I saw it with my own eyes, I found that she was actually a kind-hearted old lady with a rather kind appearance. She had a different image from the powerful person in power who had just tried to accuse Shi Fuxin of being unruly.
They are not alike.
"Meet the Queen Mother, may the Queen Mother be blessed and safe."
The Queen Mother sat high on the throne and did not scream. She just looked lazily at the four people kneeling below. Her eyes first fell on Shi Funin: "Why is Mrs. An Guogong here?"
Shi Fuyin quickly repeated what she said at the palace gate: "I was supposed to come here every day to pay my respects to the Queen Mother, but this time I shamelessly came together."
The Queen Mother laughed, noncommittal, and made Shi Fuyin stand up, and then started talking to Princess Guan again.
Next, Princess Guan and Guan Xiuyan were both called out, leaving only Shi Fuxin still kneeling on the ground.
Shi Fuxin suppressed the irritability in her heart and thought depressedly that after the eldest prince ascended the throne, she must get an amnesty so that she could enter the palace without having to kneel down!
"Princess Guan, this girl you raised is really adorable. The Ai family likes her very much every time they see her."
The Queen Mother took Guan Xiuyan's hand, touched it with a smile, and her words were full of praise.
Guan Xiuyan lowered her head shyly, her face turned red after being praised.
The Queen Mother glanced at Shi Fuxin and pointedly said to Princess Guan: "When looking for a wife, you still have to find someone gentle and pleasant. If you find a wild girl who doesn't know etiquette, it will be the source of chaos in the family." p>
Princess Guan knew that the wild girl the Queen Mother was talking about was Shi Fuxin, so she smiled. After all, she was concerned about Chu Yao's face and did not agree with the Queen Mother's words.
Guan Xiuyan saw her and said a few joking words to attract the Queen Mother's attention.
Shi Fuxin, who was kneeling on the ground, saw the Queen Mother pulling Princess Guan and Guan Xiuyan looking like she was going to talk. After thinking about it, she decided to take the initiative to speak.
"The Queen Mother, I must defend myself."
The smile on the Queen Mother's face disappeared in an instant, and she looked at Shi Fuxin below expressionlessly: "Oh? What do you have to say to defend yourself? First, you had gossip with the second son of the Liu family, and then you provoked the prince. You always abide by the rules of women.
, how could such rumors spread?"
Shi Fuxin raised her eyes and looked at the Queen Mother, knowing that the Queen Mother did not care about her reputation, so she could only talk about the interests in the court.
"The second son of the Liu family suddenly came to ask me to be his concubine, not because my wife had any contact with him, but because the officials who were attached to the Liu family were arrested by my brother. They had no ability to cause trouble for my brother, so they could only direct their anger at me.
Allow me."
"If the Queen Mother doesn't believe it, she can ask Duke Wei Guo. Given the power of the Wei family and her understanding of the Liu family, she must know this."
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother's eyes suddenly narrowed.
Shi Fuxin continued: "As for provoking His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this is even more unfounded."
"The prince's status is valuable, and the women in the backyard are mostly noble daughters from prominent family backgrounds. The wives of courtiers are not from prominent family backgrounds. The only thing they can do with it is to make some money."
"But who is the prince? The prince of Chu, how can he value such a small amount of money?"
"The reason why there are those rumors about the courtier's wife and the prince is probably because some unworthy people want to smear the prince's reputation."
"For the prince, the wife can only avoid him, and there is no reason to actively provoke him."
The Queen Mother laughed out loud: "So, you are the most innocent one?"
Shi Fuxin shook her head: "My wife is not innocent. It's my fault that she is so outstanding that she managed to fall in the eyes of the prince and the second young master of the Liu family at the same time. No other girl would have this chance even if she wanted to."<
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This answer.
It attracted the attention of Princess Guan and Guan Xiuyan.
As for the Queen Mother, her eyes were a little more solemn than before.
These words are a bit arrogant, but they also reveal the essence.
For men who are obsessed with power, only useful women will make them spend some time.
Seeing that the Queen Mother no longer looked at her like an ant, Shi Fuxin asked directly: "Your Majesty, can I get up?"
Making people fearful is also a way to protect yourself.
The Queen Mother looked at her: "The Ai family has long heard from the Queen that you are very courageous. Now that I have met you, I find that it is indeed the case."
Shi Fuxin smiled and said: "Thank you, Queen Mother, for the compliment."
The empress dowager's kind face was a bit unbearable. This time she summoned the Shi family with the intention of embarrassment, but she had not returned to the palace for a short time, and there was no conclusive evidence of the Shi family's crimes in her hand, so it was difficult to impose punishment.
She scorned methods such as verbal humiliation and suppression that could not cause actual harm.
After seeing Shi Fuxin's eloquence, the Queen Mother was too lazy to talk nonsense to her. She waved her hand and asked her to get up: "Okay, since the Queen Mother wants to see you, just follow Mrs. An Guogong there, sorry.
I won’t keep you here anymore.”
Seeing that the Queen Mother let her go so easily, Shi Fuxin was a little surprised.
Seeing the Queen Mother joking with Princess Guan and Guan Xiuyan again, Shi Fuxin felt a little solemn. She and Shi Fuyin were a little silent on the way to Shoukang Palace. It was not until she saw the smiles of her two little nephews that she felt better.
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However, this good mood did not last long, when a palace official from Shoukang Palace suddenly came to tell her that the Queen Mother had just issued an order to assign Guan Xiuyan to Chu Yao as a concubine.
Shi Fuxin's expression changed, she spoke to Shi Fuyin, and hurried to Cining Palace.
Along the way, she saw many palace people discussing the Queen Mother's gift to Chu Yao, and Shi Fuxin's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
When Fu Xin arrived at Cining Palace, she happened to see Princess Guan, surrounded by several palace people, leading Guan Xiuyan out with a smile on her face.
What the palace servants are holding are all the makeup added to Guan Xiuyan by the Queen Mother.
Seeing Shi Fuxin, Princess Guan and Guan Xiuyan's smiling faces suddenly stopped, and their expressions became uncomfortable.
At this time, the old nun who had ordered Shi Fuxin to kneel down stood up and said loudly: "The Queen Mother has decreed that the girl of the Guan family is extraordinarily smart, humble and filial, and she is specially given to Young Master Yao San as her concubine."
Shi Fuxin glanced at the old nanny indifferently, and went straight to Guan Xiuyan: "Cousin Guan, do you still remember what I said to you before entering the palace?"
Guan Xiuyan bit her lip and said nothing.
Shi Fuxin took her wrist: "Come on, come with me to see the Queen Mother and tell her that you already have a sweetheart."
Guan Xiuyan was pulled by Shi Fuxin and immediately struggled violently.
Shi Fuxin never thought about using force against her, and just let her go when she saw her struggling.
As soon as Guan Xiuyan was out of trouble, she suddenly knelt in front of Shi Fuxin: "Cousin, I have been fond of my cousin for many years. Please help me. Don't worry, I will never compete with you for favor. I just ask you to give me a place to stay."
place."
Shi Fuxin smiled and looked at her indifferently: "I think highly of you after all." As she said that, she bent down, looked into her eyes, and said in a low voice, "What do you mean you will never compete with me for favor?
Do you have that chance?"
"It's not that I look down on you. Just because you and Chu Yao have been together for so many years, you haven't been able to win his heart. Where do you have the confidence to think you can compete with me?"
Guan Xiuyan looked at Shi Fuxin blankly, her face a little pale.
Shi Fuxin ignored her and straightened up to look at Princess Guan.
Princess Guan felt guilty when she looked at her and turned her head away from her.
But Shi Fuxin approached her and said in her ear: "As Chu Yao's biological mother, you really spared no effort to make him live a good life. With a mother like you, I feel sad for him."
Princess Guan was furious and pulled Guan Xiuyan up: "The Queen Mother is right, you are just a young education person. I recognize Xiuyan as my daughter-in-law, and you have no right to say no here."
After saying that, he took Guan Xiuyan to the palace gate.
Shi Fuxin watched them leave, then turned back and glanced indifferently at the main hall of Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother was also looking at Fu Xin. The palace door was closed, but when Fu Xin looked over, the Queen Mother suddenly fell into a trance and her body swayed.
"The Queen Mother."
The Queen on the side quickly supported the Queen Mother.
After the Queen Mother stabilized her body, she looked at the palace entrance again. Unfortunately, there was no one at the palace entrance.
The Queen Mother patted her chest: "It's really weird. Just now, the Ai family actually felt that Shi's eyes had passed through the palace door and saw the Ai family from a distance."
That look is really scary!
The queen smiled and said: "I think the queen mother made a mistake."
The Queen Mother nodded, then shook her head with a sneer, looked at the Queen and said: "What's the use of taking advantage verbally? If you want to take action, you must implement it. Did you see that when Chu Yao had an extra side room, the Shi family completely sat down?
I can’t stand it anymore.”
"That cousin girl from the Guan family is also a scheming person. She is used to showing weakness to gain sympathy, and most men are pitiful towards the weak. Just wait and see, she will sometimes have a headache in the future."
The queen quickly complimented: "The queen mother still has the means."
The Queen Mother: "It's not that the Ai family has any means, it's that you are easily angered by others. When dealing with people like Shi, don't say too much and just deal harshly is the right answer."
The queen was convinced that the usual method of smearing reputations against ordinary women was of no use to Shi. This person was too thick-skinned and didn't care about other people's strange looks.
Princess Guan returned to the palace with a smile on her face, carrying the Queen Mother's instructions and a bunch of rewards.
As soon as he entered the mansion, he immediately took Guan Xiuyan to see the old princess.
After the old princess found out, she was not as happy as Princess Guan and Guan Xiuyan imagined, and her reaction could be said to be a little cold.
This surprised both Princess Guan and Guan Xiuyan. You must know that for the sake of the prince's heirs, the old princess had expressed the idea of giving Guan Xiuyan as a concubine to Chu Yao.
Especially Princess Guan, when she saw the old princess looking at her with unclear meaning, her mind immediately recalled what Shi Fuxin said to her at the gate of Cining Palace, saying that she felt sad for Brother Yao to have a mother like her. p>
At this moment, the old princess’s eyes are so similar to Shi’s!
Princess Guan's heart was shocked, and she became confused instantly. Xiuyan has a good temper, and she will definitely be able to follow Brother Yao's wishes in everything. With her taking care of Brother Yao's daily life, Brother Yao can be more relaxed. She is really here for Yao.
Hello, bro!
But thinking of Shi's indifferent tone and the old princess's complicated eyes, she was a little unsure, not sure if she had done the right thing?
"Since it is the Queen Mother's decree, let's carry it out. I'm tired and want to rest. You can step back."
If Princess Guan walked out of Rongxin Hall dazed and confused, then Guan Xiuyan felt extremely heavy.
It seems that her concubine is not as valued as she imagined.
If no one takes her seriously, how can she wait for an opportunity to find a bargaining chip?