Soon we arrived at Concubine Jing's palace. There were already two maids waiting at the door. When they saw the man appearing, they smiled and turned towards the palace, probably to report to Concubine Jing.
Lin Qingwan followed Xuan Qianchen, knowing that it would be another tough battle with Concubine Jing. Thinking about how many people he would have to deal with later, his whole head was buzzing.
She walked slowly, and finally followed the man through the door.
I saw a middle-aged woman sitting next to the window. From the side, I could see that she was not fat, and was even thin. Wearing a delicate beaded hairpin on her head, the tassels swayed with every slight movement.
At this moment, her back is turned to the two of them, so her face cannot be seen, but from behind, she was probably a noblewoman with outstanding temperament when she was young.
In fact, it can be seen from Xuan Qianchen that Concubine Jing must have outstanding appearance, otherwise how could she have given birth to such a handsome son.
"Your Majesty, the prince is here." The nun next to her had a smile on her face. Seeing that the concubine Jing didn't look back, she reminded her in a low voice.
Hearing this, the middle-aged woman quickly turned around. When her eyes fell on Xuan Qianchen, her eyes lit up instantly, "Qianchen, you are here!"
As soon as this sound came out, she naturally noticed Lin Qingwan standing behind Xuan Qianchen. The moment she saw the woman, the previous light in her eyes disappeared and the expression on her face turned cold. It was obvious that she had no good impression of Lin Qingwan at all.
How could Lin Qingwan fail to see the middle-aged woman's attitude? Her face was calm and her heart was untroubled. After all, she doesn't need anyone to like her or look down upon her. These people can do whatever they want.
"This is the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Palace, right? I haven't seen you many times before. After you and Qian Chen got married, you never came to the palace to see me. Why did you not even know how to salute when you entered the palace today? ?”
Concubine Jing gave Lin Qingwan a slap in the face when she came up. As she spoke, she turned her head and looked to her side.
Only then did Lin Qingwan notice that Princess Yuanmin was sitting next to Concubine Jing, with a gentle and shy smile on her face. The two of them sat very close to each other, but Yuan Min's stool was shorter, giving the impression of being nestled in the concubine Jing's arms, very intimate.
Her lips moved, but the expression on her face still didn't change much, "Greetings to the Imperial Concubine, Imperial Concubine Jin An."
After finishing speaking, he stood up and said in a calm tone, "After I got married to Your Highness, I have been suffering from some illnesses, so I didn't come to the palace to pay homage to your Majesty. I also asked your Majesty to pay my respects."
Concubine Jing was a little surprised by Lin Qingwan's attitude.
You know, before Lin Qingwan and her son got married, the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion ran to the palace all day long to come and see her. She knew what Lin Qingwan was thinking, so she refused every time because of illness. . After all, no one wanted their son to marry an arrogant, domineering and defiant woman, and since she was quite satisfied with Bai Ruiyi, she naturally didn't want to accept Lin Qingwan's overtures.
She originally thought that Lin Qingwan would quit after her son got married to Bai Ruiyi, but unexpectedly she actually married directly and forcibly married into Prince Zhan's Mansion.
Although Concubine Jing holds the title of concubine in the palace, her power and status are far inferior to those of the other concubines. Her mother's family has long been in decline, so she has no support. In the early years when she had no son, she was walking on thin ice, fearing that if she made a mistake, she would fall into a situation that would never recover.
Although Xuan Qianchen was later given birth to, and thanks to Xuan Qianchen's sensibleness and determination, the emperor gave her the title of concubine, he still did not dare to offend others too much over the years.
So after learning about Lin Qingwan's substitute marriage, she almost blacked out and almost fainted. She originally wanted to go to the emperor to talk about the matter, but unexpectedly, news came directly that the emperor had agreed to the substitute marriage.
She knew that this would inevitably involve giving face to Prime Minister Lin. She had no power and could only grit her teeth and accept the marriage.
The more Concubine Jing thought about it, the more angry she became. She was a royal concubine, and her son was a famous war king. In the end, she became a family member with such a woman with no talent or virtue.
She directly did not respond to Lin Qingwan's words, but turned to look at Princess Yuanmin beside her, "You have lost weight these days in the palace, but you don't eat well or sleep well? What if there is something you don't adapt to?" , you must tell Qian Chen."
"You two are childhood sweethearts. I have watched you grow up, and you are both my beloved children."
These words were full of implications, and it was clear that he wanted to have a relationship between Yuan Min and Xuan Qianchen.
However, this was indeed what Concubine Jing had in mind. Princess Yuanmin was her brother's daughter. Most of the men of the Yuan family died on the battlefield that year, leaving only this daughter.
She was distraught and brought Yuan Min close to the palace. The emperor hesitated for a long time before giving Yuan Min the title of princess.
She originally planned to ask Yuan Min to be Xuan Qianchen's wife, but Xuan Qianchen had a heart for her, so she decided to do it in the end.
Therefore, everything Yuan Min has done all along has the tacit approval of Concubine Jing.
"Thank you, aunt. Yuan Min understands." Princess Yuan Min deliberately showed a happy smile, and then rubbed her head on Concubine Jing's arm, "Auntie has been caring about me the most since I was a child. Brother Chen has nothing good to offer. Give them all to me and spoil me rotten.”
"Listen to what you are saying. You are so knowledgeable and generous, why are you spoiled? Girls should be pampered. Auntie, you love us Yuan Min."
The two seemed to be acting out the love between aunt and nephew, but in fact they said openly and secretly that Lin Qingwan didn't understand the rules.
It's not that Lin Qingwan couldn't understand the meaning of this, but she was no longer the original owner and would not get angry because of this taunt. After all, if she wanted her opponent to break through his defense, she had to calm down first.
Xuan Qianchen had already sat down, and Lin Qingwan followed him and sat next to him, and then started staring at the ground in a daze.
When can she go back? She is really sleepy and wants to take a long nap.
When I was drowsy, a slightly confused voice from a middle-aged woman suddenly came to my ears, "I don't know what's going on, but my eyes have been feeling uncomfortable these days, as if something is stuck in them."
Hearing this, she reacted almost subconsciously, turned around and reached out, and opened Concubine Jing's eyes with two fingers.
No one expected that Lin Qingwan would suddenly make such a move. Concubine Jing retreated instantly, but Lin Qingwan had already made a move and she could not dodge. Princess Yuanmin on the side was even more stunned, then her pupils dilated and her lips opened slightly.
Several nuns on the side strode forward and just wanted to control Lin Qingwan, but she had already let go.
"What...what are you doing? You are so presumptuous!" Concubine Jing stood up immediately, took a few steps back in fright, stuttered a little, pointed at her and yelled curses.
