Although Ning Qian holds the Queen's Seal, she is only a person who has been in the palace for less than two years. She does not know much about many things in the palace, so it is a bit difficult to deal with them. However, Ning Qian is not a stubborn person.
, if you encounter something you don’t understand, go to Shuya Palace to find Concubine Shu or directly go to Weiyang Palace to discuss with the Queen.
Ning Qian always kept her attitude very low, but Concubine Shu was fine. Concubine Shu was considered a gentle person on the outside, but whenever Ning Qian asked, she would always talk to Ning Qian carefully.
Said briefly.
It's just that the Queen's temperament has not been very good recently. The first time Ning Qian went to Weiyang Palace, she entered the main hall and waited in the hall for about half an hour before the Queen came out with a not so good look on her face and asked casually: "What do you think?
Get up and pay your respects to me? I am a patient now... ha..." That last chuckle made even Qian Xin feel a bit sarcastic.
Ning Qian hurriedly said: "Two days ago, His Majesty ordered me to temporarily hold the Queen's seal. I have never known anything about things in the palace. Today, I encountered a problem, and Concubine Shu didn't know what to do."
If you want to deal with it, I have no choice but to take the liberty of disturbing the Queen’s rest.”
Ning Qian said, then raised her eyes to take a look at the queen's face. Although her face was a little pale, it was not the sallow color after a serious illness, and her domineering look was really unlikely to be achieved by a seriously ill person.
As soon as Ning Qian finished speaking, there was a sudden silence in the palace for a moment, and then the queen suddenly laughed: "Ha! That's great. It turns out that he actually gave the queen's seal to you and not to Concubine Shu. Haha, relieve your anger...
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Ning Qian never thought that the Queen would suddenly lose her composure in front of her, and she was a little stunned. After a while, she heard the Queen's voice returned to coldness: "Are you here to show off to me?"
Ning Qian shook her head quickly, "I don't dare. It's just that I have only been in the palace for a short time and I know nothing about the affairs of the palace. It is really difficult to deal with it now."
When the Queen heard what Ning Qian said, she laughed again, still with a somewhat sarcastic smile: "I am currently recuperating from illness and will not deal with anything. Please come and ask Concubine Xiang to come back."
Ning Qian hit a snag as soon as she arrived. When she left Weiyang Palace, her face was still full of astonishment. In Ning Qian's impression, the queen had always been a dignified and gentle person. Although she was afraid of being scheming, she
She never showed any emotion on her face that should not belong to the queen.
But why, in just two or three days, the queen changed so much.
Ning Qian only heard that the queen had a dispute with Xia Huanyu. Xia Huanyu was so angry that he ordered the queen to reflect in the Weiyang Palace. She didn't know why the two were arguing. She just looked at the queen's behavior and it was really strange.
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However, even though she encountered a problem the first time, Ning Qian never gave up. For several days, she went to Weiyang Palace with her things to look for the queen. Later, even Xia Huanyu couldn't help but ask her.
Ning Qian just smiled and said: "I have just accepted the affairs of the palace, but there are many things that I don't understand, so I had to go to the Weiyang Palace to disturb the Queen and recuperate."
Xia Huanyu frowned slightly when he heard this and said nothing. Ning Qian guessed that Xia Huanyu had an eyeliner in the Weiyang Palace and that the conversation between her and the Queen had already been carried out word for word.
The ground fell into Xia Huanyu's ears.
Ning Qian went there every day, which naturally made the queen extremely bored. Later, she simply hid in the inner hall and never came out.
The queen did not want to see her, but the affairs still had to be dealt with, so Ning Qian had to go to Shuya Palace. Concubine Shen Shu handed her the booklet she had brought two days ago, and took two more booklets from the side and said:
"You have missed one thing. His Majesty has always prayed at the Temple of Heaven on the Spring Equinox, praying for a good harvest this year. This matter can be arranged smoothly without any mistakes. I have the preparations for praying at the Spring Equinox in the past two years.
Take it and have a good look at it."
Ning Qian quickly responded, took the booklet from Concubine Shu, and returned to the palace.
Returning to the Xiangzhu Hall, when I opened the booklet given by Concubine Shen Shu, I saw on the first page: On the day of the spring equinox, the queen designed the fetus in Concubine Xiang's belly to be aborted.
Ning Qian was startled and almost threw away the booklet in her hand.
It took me a while to come back to my senses, but I felt that the handwriting was vaguely familiar. I took it over and looked at it carefully, and then I realized, Princess.
Ning Qian frowned and her eyes fell on those few words. The eldest princess was being hunted everywhere, but she could still deliver a letter to her, which meant that the eldest princess was still in Jincheng. And this letter was passed through
Concubine Shen Shu came here. Concubine Shen Shu really did what Yun Shang said and cooperated with the eldest princess and the seventh prince.
Ning Qian thought about it secretly in her mind, then quietly took out the paper sandwiched on the title page and threw it into the charcoal basin.
The next day, Ning Qian went to Weiyang Palace early in the morning. As she expected, the maid at the entrance of Weiyang Palace said that the queen had not gotten up yet. Yun Shang didn't care at all, so she sat in the hall and waited.
Fortunately, when she went out, she picked up a list of preparations for sacrifices submitted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
As soon as the queen woke up, she heard that Ning Qian had come again, and she was instantly angry.
She had a big quarrel with Xia Huanyu in Weiyang Palace before. Even though the nanny said she was too impulsive and her parents sent letters to the palace to reprimand her, she still didn't feel any regret at all.
She was born in the Su family, which was envied by everyone, and she was the most outstanding in appearance and talent among the daughters of the Su family. She had been pampered since she was a child, and there was never anything she could not get, except for Xia Huanyu.
She has liked Xia Huanyu for a long time and has forgotten when she started falling in love with her. However, her reserve as a daughter prevents her from talking to her family easily. Her father said that she is going to marry the most noble man in Xia Kingdom.
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But when Xia Huanyu became the most noble man in Xia Kingdom, he already had someone he loved.
She was still waiting, thinking that her father had never lied to him, and she would definitely get what she wanted. Later, less than two years later, she entered the palace and took the coveted position, but found that he did not even have the slightest warmth.
Not willing to give.
She was taught by her father how to be a queen since she was a child. She was dignified, noble and beautiful, but she could only smile and watch him add people to the harem one by one.
This high red wall has already turned her into another person, with her heart full of calculations and her hands stained with blood.
Now, she just wants to be willful for once. Although she also understands that she no longer has the capital to be willful. He said that she should learn to be satisfied, because she still has the Xia family behind her.
"This Concubine Xiang is also a concubine in the palace. As the master of the harem, I really shouldn't be treated like this. Even if she doesn't like it, she shouldn't show it like this..." The nanny sighed softly, her voice
Ramble.
The Queen sneered, with a hint of coldness: "She has snatched my Queen's Seal. Shouldn't I still face her with a smile?"
The nanny was speechless for a moment. After a moment of silence, she said softly: "If the queen doesn't like that Concubine Xiang is in charge of the queen's seal, the queen can take the seal back."
Grabbing it back, the queen's pupils suddenly shrank, and she immediately started laughing.
"Robbing? Of course I want to rob..." Then he said to the nanny: "Give me some makeup. I want to see what she wants to do?"
When the queen walked out of the inner hall, Ning Qian had already noticed it, but she pretended to be completely unaware, lowering her head and quietly looking at the book in her hand.
The nanny frowned and coughed slightly. Ning Qian did not move. This time, even the nanny was a little angry, "Mother Xiang, the queen is here."
"Huh?" Ning Qian then turned around and looked at the queen who was being supported by the palace servants with some surprise. Then she quickly stood up and saluted: "I'm paying homage to the empress. There are really too many things to do. I'm concubine."
I didn’t come back to my senses for a moment, so please forgive me.”
When the Queen heard this, her eyes fell on the book in her hand. She just smiled faintly before walking to the chair and sitting down: "You are pregnant now, and His Majesty still allows you to take a palm print. It's really hard for you.
.Tell me, why do you come to see me?"
Ning Qian smiled repeatedly and said: "Thank you, Queen. It's like this. On the day of the Spring Equinox, Your Majesty will offer sacrifices. Concubine Shu gave me a list of things that I had prepared in the past few years. I knocked carefully and found that the items on the list were
Although the things are almost the same, there are some differences. For example, the animals used for sacrifices were horses, cows, sheep, dogs, and hogs the year before, but last year they were horses, cows, sheep, chickens, and hogs. What's the difference?
exquisite?"
The Queen then raised her eyes and said calmly: "You are quite careful. The year before last was Rooster, and last year was Dog. Sacrifices cannot use animal signs as sacrifices because they conflict with each other."
Ning Qian nodded lightly and understood a little, but then said: "On the day of the sacrifice, His Majesty ordered me to accompany you to the main ceremony. Previously, it was the empress who did this. I feel that the sacrificial robes passed down by the empress are only afraid of me.
Concubines must not wear them, but I don’t know what kind of sacrificial robes should I wear?"
The queen's hands in her sleeves clenched suddenly, with a cold look in her eyes, "The Ministry of Rites has regulations. You should ask the Minister of Rites. I don't know much about it either." She said fiercely.
He stood up and walked away.
Ning Qian looked at the angry back of the queen, lowered her head and looked at the book in her hand, with a slight smile on her lips.
Ning Qian was silent for a moment, then handed the booklet in her hand to Qian Xin: "Go to the palace, get the Queen's seal, stamp it, and send it to the Ministry of Rites."
Although the words were spoken to Qian Xin, Ning Qian's gaze was directed towards the inner hall. She knew that the queen in the inner hall must have heard it clearly.
Qian Xin responded and left the inner hall. Ning Qian stood up and walked slowly towards the outside of Weiyang Palace. However, before she could walk out of the main hall door, her body swayed and she suddenly fell to the ground.
