Stepping into Fushou Palace, the Queen Mother was already sitting on the main seat waiting for her.
"Your Majesty, you feel better." She didn't even bother to bow, so she walked over and sat down next to her.
The Queen Mother frowned slightly, then sighed softly, forget it, if she had known that this woman didn't know etiquette, why bother with it.
"Fortunately, you are well dressed today."
"Absolutely, I think it's a little simpler. It's just that the day is special and wearing so many things on your head is tiring, so just stick to it for one day."
After she finished speaking, she saw that the Queen Mother couldn't help but smile.
"You girl, you dare to tell the truth. How many women want your outfit, but they still can't get it."
Xia Bingyan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said nothing.
"The Ai family heard that you opened a private school. This is a good thing. But the clothes are a bit weird, aren't they?" The day she first came back, she saw what Yuhua was wearing. Isn't it no different from being naked? She was only wearing a pair of clothes.
The obscene pants, although they were black, almost made her breathless.
"What's here, there's no exposed flesh. It's so hot in the summer, so you have to wear less clothes to stay cool." There's no air conditioning here, no tank tops, tube tops, shorts, or sandals. What can I do?"
Wearing it like that makes it easier to move around, otherwise the skirt would be in the way."
Just like she is wearing four layers now, even though it is an autumn-like August day. This is because she tried to reduce the number of layers as much as possible. Otherwise, I really don't know if she would have fainted from heat stroke at the end of the day.
"You kid, you are just like your savage father, you don't know etiquette." The Queen Mother laughed and scolded.
"Is there something unusual happening between you and my father? Tell us." She winked at the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother turned pale when she heard this. She could just talk about such things casually.
"You, you, you..." She is the Queen Mother. She is said to be like this, so she has to hang herself from the beam?
"Okay, I'm just kidding, there's nothing to be afraid of. Really." It was just an unintentional remark that scared her like this.
"You can just make a joke like this. If others hear it, you will be embarrassed by the Ai family." The queen mother made a serious face and stared at her hard.
"Yes, please don't get so angry. Nangong Mo and I want a mother. I can't afford to pay for it."
"How can you call the Emperor by his first name if you don't understand the rules?" The Queen Mother corrected her again. This was against the rules.
"Why? Isn't his name Nangong Mo?" Xia Bingyan felt a little unhappy.
"Yes, but he is the emperor." She didn't even know how to call her son by his name.
"Okay, there are so many rules everywhere. Fortunately, you went to the Buddhist realm to practice for three months. Buddha said that all living beings are equal, but you are so nervous when you call your name? You are sincerely trying to make me hate you, right?"
Bingyan retorted very rudely.
Jade beside her clasped her hands in front of her, and after hearing her words, she almost stepped forward to stop her.
The Queen Mother was also stunned, and it took her a while to come back to her senses, with a grimace on her face.
"You crazy woman, the Ai family didn't ask you to come. You came on your own." After saying this, she felt a little inappropriate and looked at hers again, "You are the queen, the mother of a country in the Yulong Dynasty.
How can you be so vulgar? I want to become a virtuous and dignified queen respected by all people..."
"Old woman, if you say one more thing, I will never come to see you again." Xia Bingyan picked up a piece of hibiscus cake from the side and stuffed it directly into the Queen Mother's mouth, which silenced her.
"Queen Mother...Queen..." Jade was shocked.
"Okay, do whatever you like, I don't care about you." The Queen Mother took a bite and chewed slowly. This crazy woman really dared to do such a thing, but she was very sincere.
Liu Xu and Chun Hong were on the side, their cheeks were red from holding back, but they didn't dare to laugh out loud.
"Queen, Ai Jia has been away for three months, and you have changed a lot." You used to be cold and cold, and you didn't care much about the emperor. Unexpectedly, when you came back this time, you became much livelier. Not only did you call the emperor by his name, but you also dared to
Call her old woman.
Xia Bingyan lazily retorted, "You're not the same."
"Ai Jia is a disciple of Buddha, so naturally he must be sincere."
"Oh, then I'm much better than your Buddha. I don't need to worship the Buddha, but I still understand more than you."
The Queen Mother looked a little depressed, "You are sincerely here to piss off the Ai family, right?"
"Buddha said that only by having a calm mind and having no desires or desires can you live a long life. There is so much anger."
The Queen Mother blinked and ate the remaining half of the hibiscus cake in her hand, "Did the Buddha say such a thing? Why didn't the Ai family know about it?"
"I am Buddha." She curled her lips and smiled.
The Queen Mother almost choked to death from the mouthful of hibiscus cake. Jade hurriedly brought tea to the Queen Mother and pressed it down.
After she swallowed it, she took a few more sips of water before rudely accusing her, "You girl, you don't understand any rules."
"Yes, you've said it many times. Elderly people are really wordy."
"You..." How dare you blatantly call her wordy? You really should be beheaded.
"The Queen Mother, all the empresses are waiting outside the door." A little palace maid walked in.
"Let them all come in."
After a while, a group of beautifully dressed women, including Pinting, walked in enchantingly.
Saw two people, elegant and blessed luggage.
"I, my concubine, see the Queen Mother, see the Queen."
The Queen Mother smiled and waved to them to get up, "Okay, stop following so many rules and just do it. The Emperor is also busy right now, so you can have a good chat with the Ai family."
Xia Bingyan seemed to be aloof from the incident and drank the tea in front of her.
"The Queen Mother looks very good, she feels more than ten years younger." Concubine Yu covered her lips and smiled softly.
"The Ai family is old, no matter how young they are, they can't compare to you." The Queen Mother replied cheerfully.
"If so, you..."
"It's really the truth, the crow's feet are all showing out." Xia Bingyan opened her mouth to stop this series of flattery, she was too lazy to listen.
"You crazy woman!" The Queen Mother's face turned pale. Really, it was too direct.
The women below were sitting there without speaking. Some of them were worried, some were scared, and of course some were happy.
Let's make a fuss, let's make a fuss, it's best if the emperor knows about it, that will be a wonderful event.
"Old woman, if others praise you a few times, you will be so beautiful that you can't be found in the east, west, east, west, or west. Time is not forgiving. No matter how young you are, you will only get older day by day. I really don't know what you think, or praise you.
Just a few words and you are really young."
It's not that she likes to meddle in other people's business, what she hates most in her life is lies and words that go against her will and make her upset.
"If you die, girl, you will have trouble with the Ai family. If you praise me a few times, won't you also grow old?" The Queen Mother was very unhappy, extremely unhappy.
"Yes, I will also grow old. If that day comes, and someone dares to say flattering words in front of me, I will definitely make her unable to open her mouth forever."
The atmosphere became a little tense, and everyone felt it.
"The Emperor is here!" someone shouted, and you knew it was Zhu Li's without even asking.
Immediately afterwards, Nangong Mo, who was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, came in, knelt down on one knee and greeted the Queen Mother, "Sir, see you, Queen Mother."
"Your Majesty, if you don't receive the envoys at the front court, why are you here at the Ai family?"
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty." The concubines stood up and gave Nangong Mo a blessing with a smile.
"Without ceremony." He walked to the queen and sat down, grabbing her hand in his. "Come to bring my queen. This time the emperors of two countries are coming to court, and the queen must attend."
"Xuanyuan Qingyang is here too?" Xia Bingyan raised her eyebrows.
Nangong Mo held her hand and tightened slightly, "Queen, are you interested in that man?"
"Well, there is one thing." More than just one thing, it was simply a big thought. She used their money secretly, and she would have to pay back even the interest. Some time ago, she heard from Zhao Qingzhu that the disaster relief funds had been paid out in full. She
I haven’t asked specifically yet.
"Empress, listening to your words, is the person you are talking about better than the emperor?" Concubine Wan covered her lips and asked with a smile.
Xia Bingyan glanced at her lazily and said, "It's okay. If my sister is interested, let's go together."
Concubine Wan was stunned, "Thank you very much, sister. It's just that my sister is not suitable to attend such a grand ceremony."
"As for my sister, it's better that I don't inquire as much about my affairs." With these cold words, Concubine Wan shrank and stopped talking.
"Let's go!" Nangong Mo stood up and pulled Xia Bingyan away.
Concubine Wan endured it desperately and breathed a sigh of relief after watching the two people leave.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is so majestic." Concubine Li pouted.
Looking at the two people walking away, the Queen Mother laughed and said, "Yes, what a majestic Queen."
"That's right, even the Queen Mother didn't take her seriously, and even said in front of the Emperor that she had feelings for other men."
"I'm afraid this is a bit inappropriate."
The Queen Mother looked at the woman below with a smile, and an incomprehensible light flashed in her eyes.
"Just stop saying a few words. The queen is the master of the harem, and the Ai family no longer cares about the harem."
After saying that, he stood up and left with the help of Jade.
Everyone was stunned. They were all women who had been involved in conspiracy in the harem for a long time. How could they not understand what the Queen Mother said.
This means that no matter what, she will always be the queen. Even if she goes too far, the queen mother will not interfere.
And they need to be careful. If they accidentally fall into Xia Bingyan's hands, then the sky will really be at a loss and the earth will be at a loss.
"Jade, that girl is the real person with great wisdom." Even a difficult woman like Concubine Zhen was easily beaten to the Huanyi Bureau by her. It has been difficult to regain her position as a concubine, and the emperor still doesn't care.
Regardless, this is not something ordinary people can do, so she is not afraid that the emperor will not show favor to her. After all, when she did not receive favor, Concubine Zhen was the most favored concubine by the emperor.
How she dared to do this and make the emperor favor her even more, she didn't understand.
"But Queen Mother, will the Queen be too powerful and end up being attacked by the crowd?" Jade frowned.
The Queen Mother sighed and thought for a long time before shaking her head, "This situation is unlikely."
She didn't know why she thought so, but she just felt that that girl was definitely more than this.