Su Chong looked serious, and he couldn't help much in this matter.
Su Xiaolu nodded: "Brother, don't worry, nothing will happen. The queen doesn't dare to do anything to my sister."
The imperial edict had just been issued, and the queen would not do anything stupid at this time, but it was easy to dodge open guns and hidden arrows. What she was worried about was that Su Xiaoling could not cope with the queen's darkness, and she was afraid that she would be tricked in the dark.
Su Xiaolu left immediately after saying that. Time was tight, so she had to hurry up.
Seeing Su Xiaolu leave in a hurry, Su Sanlang and Mrs. Zhao held hands and sighed.
Su Chong said calmly: "Father, mother, let's go back to the house."
He can't help, but he can take good care of his parents.
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Su Xiaoling sat calmly in the carriage. Although she was worried in her heart, the journey from home to the palace was enough for her to calm down and treat the meeting with the queen calmly.
She has never met the queen and doesn't understand her, but she knows how to protect herself.
The queen may not like her, but she will never attack her blatantly. Therefore, she only needs to be on guard against things in the dark, whether they are poisoned or something. She must always be vigilant.
Once at the gate of the palace, carriages could not enter.
"Miss Su, please get off the carriage and enter the palace."
The father-in-law's voice was high-pitched and respectful.
Su Xiaoling took off the money bag from her waist and found more than ten taels. It may not be enough to win people's hearts, but it is enough to explore the road.
Su Xiaoling got off the carriage and put the money bag into her father-in-law's hands. She asked gently: "Father-in-law, how come I'm here for the first time? I haven't met the Queen Mother yet. I'm afraid I might have done something wrong and made her unhappy. I hope you can
Father-in-law, could you give me a few words of advice?"
No one knows the queen's temperament better than the eunuchs and maids who are on duty in the palace.
This father-in-law looks to be only about forty years old. Judging from his clothes, his position in the palace is not low.
The father-in-law collected the money and said with a smile: "Then I would like to thank Miss Su for the reward. The Queen has an easy-going temperament. If the girl is gentle and submissive, everything will be fine."
The Queen's temperament is that she likes people to obey her.
Su Xiaoling is a daughter of the people. No matter what she does, the Queen will never like it, but it is always better to go with things the other way than the other way around.
Su Xiaoling smiled slightly and nodded: "Thank you very much, father-in-law for the suggestion."
Although it was just a sentence, it was of great help to her.
"Miss Su, please come into the palace."
After collecting the money, her father-in-law's attitude improved a lot. Su Xiaoling didn't give this much, but her move made people feel comfortable. This means that Su Xiaoling is a smart and flexible person. After all, she is the eldest prince's true concubine, and she will definitely be a good wife in the future.
There is contact.
After leading Su Xiaoling to Zhengyang Palace, the father-in-law withdrew.
Su Xiaoling was led in by the maid of Zhengyang Palace.
Wei Ling has been waiting for a long time.
Su Xiaoling behaved in a gentle and elegant manner. The Queen looked over her as soon as she entered the palace. Su Xiaoling approached without being humble or overbearing, and then she bowed and said, "Folk girl Su Xiaoling, I have met the Queen, and I wish to pay my respects to the Queen."
Wei Ling didn't speak, so Su Xiaoling could only keep bending her legs.
Su Xiaoling's expression was calm. She could bear this small amount of suffering. The suffering she had ever endured was much worse than this.
After a quarter of an hour, Wei Ling said jokingly: "Look at me, you are so absorbed in looking at me that I forgot you haven't gotten up yet. Sit down, don't be formal."
Su Xiaoling nodded and then sat down according to Wei Ling's instructions.
Wei Ling smiled: "You and Heng'er are childhood sweethearts. Although you are a few years older than him, it doesn't matter. Being older will hurt people."
"That's what the Queen said."
Su Xiaoling agreed gently.
Wei Ling looked at Su Xiaoling and felt that she had no temper. She lowered her eyebrows and looked at her with ease. She smiled with satisfaction and said: "Xiaoling, you are really a gentle woman. No wonder Heng'er likes you, but you
Have you ever thought that his liking for you is a mistake? Maybe he doesn’t even know whether he really likes you."
Su Xiaoling raised her eyes and looked at the queen, seemingly puzzled.
Wei Ling gently explained to Su Xiaoling: "Think about it, since ancient times, women have matured earlier than men, and they have always been several years behind them mentally. Since ancient times, people have treated their sisters with the same respect as their mothers. Heng'er left the palace.
He died early, and I couldn't accompany him. You are gentle and sensible, and you often accompany him, which makes up for these shortcomings for me."
Wei Ling smiled slightly and almost said, "Zhou Heng treats you as his mother."
Su Xiaoling is so smart, how could she not understand.
She smiled slightly and said gently: "My queen has misunderstood. When we didn't know his identity, my mother and my brother treated him as a family member. My brother has his own, and he has mine."
My mother remembers all the things he likes to eat, so if I want to say who made up for those shortcomings for my mother, I think it should be my mother."
Su Xiaoling spoke softly and gently, but she also made it clear to the queen that there was no mother-child relationship between her and Zhou Heng.
Zhou Heng liked her because he liked her, not because of a lack of maternal love. Even if there was any lack of maternal love, Zhao made up for it. The queen should be grateful, and she should also be grateful to Zhao.
Wei Ling frowned, and Su Xiaoling's meek counterattack made her feel stuck in her throat. She had misjudged it. She thought it was a good one, but she didn't expect it to be Mianli Zhen.
"Then what do you mean, the relationship between you and I, Heng'er, is mutual admiration, a relationship between a man and a woman?"
Wei Ling sternly criticized.
Su Xiaoling lowered her eyes and replied calmly: "The daughter of the people and the eldest prince have never done anything out of the ordinary, so the daughter of the people does not understand what the empress means."
She and Zhou Heng had a promised marriage, and the queen was pursuing this just because she wanted to ruin her reputation. How could she admit it?
Wei Ling only felt that the punch had hit the cotton, which made her very unhappy.
"You're such a smooth-tongued person, I'm looking down on you."
Wei Ling's eyes showed disgust.
Su Xiaoling lowered her head and did not respond.
"You don't even know what your status is. Among the wealthy ladies of the civil and military families of the Manchu Dynasty, who is not better than you, and you are the one who takes the position of the concubine? You were born poor and humble, and you are not good at playing, playing, playing, chess, calligraphy and painting, what do you do with it?
Compared with others, what are you using to stop the world from saying that you have no talent or virtue, and you are not worthy of being Heng'er's concubine, do you understand?"
"I never want to see you. No matter if you go back to your corner or whatever, you should never appear in front of me. Do you understand?"
Wei Ling stared at Su Xiaoling and said fiercely.
She was too lazy to deal with Su Xiaoling. If Su Xiaoling was smart, she would know what to do.
Su Xiaoling swallowed her throat. She raised her head and looked at Wei Ling. There was no timidity in her eyes. She calmly said: "Queen, please forgive me for not obeying my order! Brother Heng and I were married by imperial decree, and I also promised to Heng."
Brother, we must accompany him until we both grow old and die."