"Confused, you are so confused!" The Queen Mother pointed at Concubine Jing's head and couldn't help scolding her, "Even if Qian Chen was married by any means, she is still the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Palace, and the marriage was approved by the Emperor himself. !”
"Is it possible that you think the emperor's decision is not good?"
Concubine Jing's pupils dilated, "Queen Mother, you know that's not what I meant!"
"Of course I know what you mean, but do others know? She is the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Lin. Prime Minister Lin plays an important role in the court. If you win over her well, you might support someone in the future."
"What's more, although Qingwan was arrogant and domineering in the past, he never had the courage to marry someone else. Have you ever thought about why Qingwan got married to Qian Chen, and Bai Ruiyi got married to Prince Jin?"
The Empress Dowager's tone was serious, and she seemed to hate the iron.
Seeing Concubine Jing stop crying, she couldn't help but sigh.
The nun behind the Queen Mother stepped forward and took out an object similar to a memorial from her sleeve, "Your Majesty, please take a good look at it."
Concubine Jing took it with both hands and moved her brows slightly.
It records in detail what Bai Ruiyi did the night before Bai Ruiyi and Xuan Qianchen were to get married, and what Lin Qingwan did.
I don't know where she saw it. Concubine Jing's brows suddenly tightened, and then she raised her head sharply. Her tone was a bit unbelievable, "Why did Bai Ruiyi go to the Prime Minister's Mansion? Why did you stay there for so long?"
The Queen Mother did not speak, and the nanny at the back said: "My dear concubine, don't be impatient. You can continue to look down."
Looking further down, Bai Ruiyi left the Prime Minister's Mansion, while Lin Qingwan smashed a bunch of things and got married the next day.
"Bai Ruiyi is not an ordinary woman in the capital. She grew up under the upbringing of her father. What kind of simple woman do you think she is?" The Queen Mother spoke out and moved forward, looking like she was lecturing her.
"If she really wanted to marry Qian Chen, she could have waited peacefully the night before the wedding. Why did she go to the Prime Minister's Mansion? Not to mention how easily she was replaced. Didn't you Have you thought about it?"
"If it weren't for Qingwan's replacement marriage, Qian Chen would probably have become a joke in the entire capital!"
The Empress Dowager spoke every word, and Concubine Jing's body softened and she sat directly on the ground. She frowned and looked at the things in her hands carefully, her face full of disbelief.
so……
The substitute marriage was probably arranged by Bai Ruiyi? She doesn't want to marry Ye Bai?
"But... why?"
"You still don't understand?" The Queen Mother was a little angry, "Concubine De is the favorite in the harem, and her mother's family is very powerful. There have been a lot of rumors in the court. Bai Ruiyi is not a simple woman, and she naturally has some tricks in her heart. Intestines, otherwise why would you reject those wealthy young men over and over again and get close to the princes?"
At this moment, Concubine Jing seemed to be waking up from a big dream. Her pupils were dilated and she struggled to accept the reason.
"So that's it..."
The Queen Mother glanced at Nanny, who immediately understood and stepped forward to lift Concubine Jing up from the ground.
"And your niece Yuan Min, I don't know how you think about things when things happen to the Ai family. That girl has been raised by your side since she was a child. She has been raised by your side. Now she is the princess. Why don't you find someone for her? A good marriage? I am determined to send her to the palace."
Concubine Jing pursed her lips, "Queen Mother, I just want to keep her by my side. At least... at least Qian Chen is a person worth trusting..."
"You are confused! The Yuan family are all brave soldiers who shed their lives and blood for the country. Now that Qian Chen has a wife, you actually let the daughter of the Yuan family be a concubine for your own son? If you spread the word, what will others think of the emperor? , how do I miss you?"
After so many years of teaching, Concubine Jing is still as slow and dull as ever, as if she can't teach her well.
"You should choose a good family for Yuan Min, who must be neither high nor low in terms of character and family background, and then send her out as a daughter-in-law, so that people in the world will not dare to look down on your Yuan family anymore. Her husband's family should not dare to slack off on her! As a concubine, even if she stays with you, can you protect her for a while or for a lifetime? "
Concubine Jing was so enlightened that her previous thoughts were completely overturned at this moment. She looked into the Queen Mother's eyes and opened her mouth, but in the end she said nothing.
"My dearest concubine, you are like a biological daughter in the eyes of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother is telling you these things for your own good." Mammy spoke up, saving the cold situation in time.
The middle-aged woman knelt down again and kowtowed to the Queen Mother, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your teaching. I will remember it."
Outside the door, Lin Qingwan was hiding by the window, and all the words the Queen Mother just said to Concubine Jing fell into her ears.
She couldn't help but purse her lips. The Queen Mother was worthy of being the Queen Mother. After so many years in the harem, she still had some skills and wisdom.
As for the concubine...
I really don’t know how she survived in the palace for so many years.
No brains at all.
However, what surprised Lin Qingwan was that the real reason behind the original owner's replacement marriage was actually Bai Rui's instigation. This woman was really hiding her secrets. While telling Xuan Qianchen pitifully that she was being coerced by her family, she also engaged in Something like this happened.
However, she was also surprised by the Queen Mother's insight. She did not expect to be able to investigate so deeply.
Hearing footsteps coming from the house, she quickly left the window and disappeared behind the big tree in the corner.
In order not to be discovered that she was eavesdropping, she went to the small kitchen openly and came back with a plate of snacks.
When she entered the palace, Concubine Jing had already gotten up from the ground and was sitting on a chair. Her face was as usual, and she looked nothing strange.
But when he saw Lin Qingwan, his eyes lost the dissatisfaction before, and instead became a little softer.
After the Empress Dowager's reminder just now, she suddenly realized that if Lin Qingwan hadn't come to marry him as a substitute, Bai Ruiyi would probably have found other ways to refuse the marriage, and who knows what trouble would have occurred.
Or maybe while she was getting married to her son, she was having an incomprehensible affair with King Jin at the same time, so she was stepping on two boats to make preparations for herself.
No matter which one of these two it is, it is an ending she does not want to see. And Lin Qingwan was the one who broke the situation.
"The Queen Mother, the kitchen said that breakfast will be ready soon. I was afraid that the Queen Mother would be hungry, so I brought a plate of snacks over." Lin Qingwan pretended not to know anything, walked directly to the Queen Mother, and put down the snacks in her hand. .
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "You are serious."
After speaking, he glanced at Concubine Jing and said, "Now that you have married Qian Chen, you don't have to be so polite with Concubine Jing. From now on, you can just call Concubine Mother."
