Today is the Queen's canonization ceremony for Xie Mingxi, and Xie Mingxi is the unique protagonist of today's palace banquet. It is Xie Mingxi who should give orders for the palace banquet, or instruct the capable maids around her to act.
Empress Dowager Yu opened her mouth and left the matter to her, the former empress. Wouldn't this make her and Xie Mingxi embarrassed?
This move to stir up dissension is indeed extremely skillful!
Xie Mingxi also had to admire Empress Dowager Yu for finding such an opportunity. However, things like these tried to make her feel alienated from Xiao Yuhan, and Empress Dowager Yu underestimated her broadmindedness.
"Thank you, Mrs. Huang!" Xie Mingxi opened her mouth and smiled slowly under Xiao Yuhan's slightly astonished eyes.
Xiao Yuhan hesitated for a moment: "It seems a little inappropriate to act like this..."
"There is nothing wrong." Xie Mingxi took over the conversation with a smile: "This harem can only have one queen in the middle palace. But in my heart, the emperor's wife will always be the person I respect the most."
"The imperial sister-in-law is willing to help me with the palace banquet today. I am extremely grateful and have no other thoughts."
"Please also relax, Sister-in-law. Please don't listen to any villain's gossip and drive a wedge between our sisters-in-law."
Empress Dowager Yu, who was very deep in the city, was ridiculed in a subtle way. She didn't show any anger on her face and said with a smile: "Okay, okay. Your sisters-in-law love each other. The Ai family sees it and is very happy."
Xiao Yuhan couldn't refuse, so he could only accept with a smile.
Xie Mingxi spoke clearly and clearly.
This harem can only have one middle palace queen.
She wants to live in the palace safely and with dignity, and to protect her daughter from growing up safely. No matter how much Xie Mingxi respects her, she must be cautious and self-controlled, and she must never make a mistake.
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The queen's canonization ceremony was attended by all the noble ladies. All concubines in the harem also went to watch the ceremony today. Empress Dowager Yu remained unmoved and sat in the Jiaofang Hall.
Xiao Yuhan also did not go to watch the ceremony, so as not to be moved by the scene.
Princess Lu and Princess Fujian were both placed under house arrest in the palace and could not show up.
Therefore, the most distinguished person who appeared at the canonization ceremony was Princess Changping.
Princess Changping has not entered the palace for several days, so she had to come today. She went to Jiaofang Hall to pay her respects, but she left the Jiaofang Hall after a while without looking at or talking to Empress Dowager Yu.
All kinds of situations are in the eyes of everyone, and the ladies are not allowed to secretly speculate and criticize.
"It seems that it is true that the Queen Mother rewarded the palace maiden to go to the princess's mansion. Otherwise, how could Her Highness the Princess be at odds with the Queen Mother?"
"Actually, it's nothing to reward two palace maids. If it were any other woman, she would have only had one daughter after marrying into the Gu family for more than ten years. I'm afraid the concubines would have already been lined up."
"Isn't that right? Speaking of which, Prince Consort Gu is a bit pitiful. He is over thirty years old and he doesn't even have any heirs. He can't even look at the maids and palace maids, lest Her Royal Highness become jealous and angry."
"How can a prince-in-law be easy to do? Hearing that the two palace maids were placed in the inner chamber, Prince-in-law Gu didn't pay attention to them at all and only focused on guarding the princess."
"The Queen Mother did this to win over the Gu family..."
The ladies took advantage of the leisure time of watching the ceremony to chat in low voices to relieve their boredom.
Princess Changping seemed to notice something and glared over fiercely.
The noble ladies immediately looked at each other with eyes, nose and heart, looking as if nothing had happened.
Princess Changping looked calm on the face, but she was already so angry that she was about to burst into flames. In the past, these noble ladies never dared to joke with her and their mother. Now, they dare to gossip in front of her...
In the final analysis, it was because the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Yu were not of the same mind.
The young emperor was at the height of his powers, and the incomparably intelligent Empress Xie also showed her skills that were no less impressive than those of Empress Dowager Yu. No matter how powerful Empress Dowager Yu was, she was already old.
Xie Mingxi, on the other hand, is young and prosperous.
No one is a fool. After a little reflection, you will know how to surrender and which side to stand on.
Her honor and status as a princess are all due to Queen Mother Yu. Once Queen Mother Yu becomes weak, she will be the first to be affected.
How could she endure the desolation of the setting sun after having tasted the feeling of being superior to others? Empress Dowager Yu had to seize the power in her hands to avoid ending up like Empress Dowager Li, who was allowed to be rubbed around.
Princess Changping's heart was full of bitterness. She had accumulated resentment towards Empress Dowager Yu for several days and quietly dissipated it.
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Among the ladies who entered the palace to watch the ceremony today, two women stood out the most.
It's eye-catching because these two women have no rank at all.
One of them has a wrinkled face, a mediocre appearance, a smile on his face, and a tacky look on his face. To put it bluntly, even the famous women in the house are much better than her.
The other one had a reserved look on his face, he was at a loss, his body was stiff, and he didn't dare to move. It was obvious from a glance that he had never been to any big occasion, and his performance was really shabby.
How could these two people be qualified to enter the palace to observe the ceremony?
That’s right!
Indeed qualified!
Because they are Queen Xie's natal family, one is Queen Xie's grandmother Xu, and the other is Queen Xie's aunt Que.
Xie Jun is also a wonderful man. He has already become a minister, but he never thought of asking his stepmother for an imperial edict. When everyone met Mrs. Xu, most of them addressed her as Mrs. Xu.
However, Que's husband Xie Ming was born in white and had no official position at all. Naturally, Que's husband also had no royal title.
When one person achieves enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. This sentence is not a joke at this time, but a fact. When Xie Mingxi was the princess of Shu, Mrs. Zhonggaoming met the Xu family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. She was polite to her face, but she couldn't help but feel a bit contemptuous in her heart.
At this time, Xie Mingxi became the queen of the middle palace, and her mother-in-law was unparalleled in the world. Xu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also rose to the top. No matter how shabby they were, no one dared to laugh at them.
It’s too late for everyone to fawn over!
All the ladies nodded and smiled to show their goodwill. Mrs. Que resisted the urge to hide behind Mrs. Xu and smiled stiffly.
Xu almost rolled her eyes.
What are you afraid of!
My granddaughter and your niece are already the queens of the middle palace. We are the serious family of the queen. On an occasion like today, who can not support us and respect us?
Mrs. Xu quietly stretched out her hand and gave Ms. Que a squeeze quietly.
Caught off guard, Ms. Que almost screamed in surprise. She was stared back with a fierce look from her mother-in-law.
If you dare to embarrass yourself, go back and see how I deal with you.
Mrs. Que secretly trembled, straightened her back decisively, and tried to show off that "Actually, I am also a noblewoman".
Xie Mingxi caught this scene out of the corner of her eye and didn't feel embarrassed. Instead, she smiled slightly.
Her biggest regret in her previous life was that she never became a queen and never wore a red queen's dress. Unexpectedly, in this life, she became a serious queen of the middle palace.
A group of noble ladies, according to their rank, took turns to kneel down and pay homage: "I have seen the Queen!"
Xie Mingxi smiled and said steadily: "Madams, you are free to bow down."
