Yin Le raised her eyes and saw that the Queen Mother looked indifferent and did not look at her. She only fiddled with the silver thread on her sleeves to embroider pear blossoms. After the nanny shouted, she slowly raised her head. When she raised her eyes, her eyes were still bright.
It was faint, but when it fell on Yin Le's face, he suddenly turned serious.
Yin Le did not kneel down, but just smiled slightly, "Daughter of the people, see the Queen Mother!"
The Queen Mother showed a sarcastic smile and said, "A citizen's daughter? Are you acting like this with the etiquette that a citizen's daughter should have?"
Yin Le raised her eyes slightly and said: "People's girls don't understand etiquette. People's girls think that the Queen Mother is a kind and tolerant person, and she will not care about this with people's girls."
The aunt behind her was about to shout angrily, but the Queen Mother did not turn around, as if she already knew that she was going to speak, she stretched out her hand to stop her.
She looked at Yin Le indifferently and said, "If you really don't understand etiquette, the Ai family can tolerate you. I'm afraid there are some people who are arrogant and domineering and don't take the Ai family seriously at all."
Yin Le said solemnly: "People's women naturally don't take the Queen Mother seriously." Seeing the Queen Mother's face change slightly, she smiled and said: "People's women respect the Queen Mother in their hearts."
The Queen Mother still maintained her indifferent expression, but with an added coldness, "You are sharp-tongued, well, the Ai family will not argue with you, so as not to appear to be a petty Ai family."
Yin Le did not let down her guard. The empress dowager intercepted her this time to give her a warning. She is the current empress dowager, not to mention whether her son is in power. Even if Chu Ye is on the throne, she is still the empress dowager.
Her power and majesty cannot be ignored.
But Yin Le is also such a fool. If people respect her, she might give her some face. If someone belittles her first, even the emperor, she will lose face in the same way.
The Queen Mother did not allow her to sit down. She just looked at her condescendingly and said leisurely: "I heard that the emperor granted you the title of Imperial Concubine Yi."
Yin Le said: "The women of the people have never seen the imperial edict. The imperial edict was only issued to the Liu family, and there is no one in the Liu family who can make decisions for the women of the people."
In other words, it was as if she had not accepted this imperial edict.
The Queen Mother looked at her with some doubts, her eyes were sharp and focused. If she understood correctly, Long Yinle didn't care about being the concubine Yi? She quickly denied this possibility. Concubine Yi was almost a powerful concubine.
In the Qing harem, everyone in the world knows that the emperor's newly appointed queen is not favored. In the harem, even if it is just a noble concubine, the queen will not be taken seriously. Now Concubine Chen is the only one who is in charge of the six palaces and treats the queen as if she is nothing.
.Once she, Concubine Yi, enters the palace, she will be above Concubine Chen.
The Queen Mother said slowly and calmly: "Being a commoner's daughter as a noble concubine shows the emperor's favor towards you. You just don't know how to praise her by saying this. Of course, if you don't care about her, the Ai family will not force you."
The Queen Mother was testing her. If she wanted to be a concubine, she would be able to make excuses. If she didn't want to, then it would be as she wished and she would only be grateful.
Yin Le smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your thoughtfulness." She didn't say too much. The Queen Mother was a smart person, and some words could only be limited to a few words. If she said too much, it would only increase her disgust.
The Queen Mother was speechless and looked at her with a frown. When a person reaches a certain age and has a certain amount of experience, one can see people's hearts at a glance. Especially those who stand out in the harem have the ability to see into people's hearts. However, now she
I can't see clearly the inner thoughts of the woman in front of me. All women in the world have the beautiful wish to fly to the branches, especially if the emperor has personally made her a concubine. It means that there is no need to fight for it. You only need to reach out and pick it up, and you can get what many women in the world dream of.
s things.
And she actually chose not to.
Then, the reason why she entered the palace today is worthy of examination.
Did she enter the palace in person to refuse, or did she have other intentions? She was so calm, it didn't seem like she came to resist the decree, but more like she had the conditions for negotiation in hand.
The Queen Mother was guessing Yin Le's thoughts when a sound of footsteps came from the palace door. She looked up and saw Chu Kun walking in quickly.
Her face darkened, and she came in without asking anyone to inform her, regardless of etiquette.
Chu Kun stepped forward and said, "See my mother!"
The Queen Mother looked at Chu Kun and said calmly: "Isn't the Emperor busy with political affairs today? How come he has time to come over and pay his respects to the Ai family?"
Chu Kun glanced at Yin Le and smiled, "I'm worried about my mother's health. Come and see if my mother is feeling better."
"The Emperor has not come for several days in a row, but he came today when the ministers are entering the palace to discuss affairs. The Emperor is really filial," the Queen Mother said with a pun.
When Chu Kun saw the Queen Mother talking like this, he did not hide anything and said bluntly: "I heard that the Queen Mother ordered someone to summon Long Yinle to the palace, so I came over to take a look."
The Queen Mother smiled calmly and said, "The emperor made a mistake. It was not the Ai family who summoned her to enter the palace, but she entered the palace herself."
When Chu Kun heard Chang Ping's report, he was anxious for a moment and did not hear it clearly. He thought it was the Queen Mother summoning Long Yinle to come to the palace to question the crime, so he came over without even thinking about it, leaving all the ministers behind.
Now when he heard the Queen Mother's somewhat displeased words, he didn't know how to defend himself. He just stood there for a while and then said, "Has the Queen Mother finished speaking to her? If so, I want to take her away. I have something to say."
You have to tell her."
He knew that his mother would be even more displeased if he said this, but at this moment, he didn't want Yin Le to stay here. There were things that others didn't know, but he knew it very well. I once heard someone say that the more beautiful something looks on the surface, the more beautiful it is.
It was poisonous. Even if the person in front of him was his biological mother, he would not deny that her mother was a cruel and ruthless woman. If not for this, it would not be his turn to sit on the throne today.
He was grateful to her, but at the same time he was afraid of her.
This kind of mentality made him very conflicted. It was better before, but since he came to the throne, he ruled the world, and his temperament became stronger than before. He began to feel very disgusted with this kind of days of being restricted by others. In government affairs, there are
Chu Ye is against him; even in this harem, she has to ask which concubine he favors. He is still powerless against Chu Ye for the time being. But he has already started various measures to resist her.
Just like at this moment, he knew that he did not dare to go against her will, but he still wanted to challenge her so-called authority.
Naturally, Yin Le didn't know the emotional knot between mother and son, but seeing that they couldn't even maintain superficial harmony, he could guess a little bit.
Chu Kun pulled Yin Le away, but she did not break away. At this time, it was better for him to remain passive on the surface, lest the Queen Mother would have any objections to her.
The two of them walked until they reached the imperial garden before stopping.
In the imperial garden, the flowers are blooming, red, pink, pink, purple, and bright yellow, which is dazzling.
Yin Le did not look at the flowers greedily, but just stared at the water of a lake ruffled by the east wind, waiting for Chu Kun to speak.
Chu Kun seemed a little restless. He didn't look at Yin Le and just sat down on the stone chair next to the osmanthus tree.
The golden osmanthus originally only bloomed in August, but now in July, the tree is full of pink and yellowish flowers. When blown by the wind, they quickly fall down like golden rain, and they are spread on the stone table.
A light layer of yellow.
Chu Kun spoke in a sharp tone, "You should know that I have opened my mouth and will not take it back."
Yin Le said: "Your imperial edict was sent to the Liu family, but you should know that I did not accept the edict that day."
Chu Kun smiled sarcastically, "Is there any difference?"
"No? I was not present, and the person you sent announced the decree. I, the client, did not accept the decree. Who in the Liu family is qualified to accept the decree for me? Since I have never received such an decree, then I will not