In the Queen Mother's tent.
Zhu Sijia entered her tent, bowed to her, and then knelt on the ground peacefully.
Zhang Yin's mother and daughter were also present, but they were all sitting, chatting affectionately with Queen Mother Zhang about home affairs.
Half a stick of incense had passed, but Queen Mother Zhang still had no intention of asking her to get up.
Zhu Sijia knew that she was venting her anger for Zhang Yin and her daughter, and also knew that sooner or later such a day would come, so she felt extremely calm.
She silently observed her surroundings, and when her eyes touched Zhu Siyi, she forced herself to hold back her smile.
A few days have passed, and Zhu Siyi's mouth is still not healed. Although the redness and swelling have gone away, the circle around her lips is now turning blue and purple. This shows how ruthless Aunt Duan and her gang are. Even though Zhu Siyi is a rich man, they still say the same thing.
There was a slight tingling sensation on both knees, and the calves began to become congested and swollen. These were nothing compared to the suffering Zhu Sijia had suffered in her previous life. Isn't it just kneeling?
After all, in the previous life, in the winter of the year when Zhu Siyi became the queen, she and Yan Xing were invited to attend a so-called family banquet in the palace.
It was at this family banquet that she was framed by the palace maid and accidentally broke a pair of Zhu Siyi's favorite bracelets. Those bracelets were the love tokens given to Zhu Siyi by Yan Xing.
After returning to the palace, Yan Xing did not get angry and said an extremely cruel sentence in the gentlest voice: "Go and kneel in the snow outside the house, facing the direction of Jiaofang Palace, until this time tomorrow, listen to do you understand?"
It was not that Zhu Sijia had not defended herself and argued hard, but the result was that she was left wearing only a middle coat and kneeling in the front yard where most men came and went.
Zhu Scarlett knelt for four hours that time. She couldn't remember whether she fainted because she was too cold or too tired.
When she woke up, the doctor told her that her leg was broken. If she could not recover after three months, she would not be able to walk for the rest of her life.
Fortunately, she managed to stand up later.
From then on, her body became ill and she was extremely afraid of the cold. She was still lingering until her death.
"Tsk, we were so excited about talking, how could we forget about this girl Scarlett?" Queen Mother Zhang put down the teacup in her hand, "Aunt Zhao, help Beauty Zhu up."
All the memories of the past life were interrupted by the Queen Mother Zhang's voice.
Aunt Zhao used brute force to lift Zhu Sijia from the ground: "Beauty Zhu, I have offended you."
After saying that, she pinched Zhu Sijia's arm hard in the dark.
Zhu Sijia's face turned pale, and her breathing did not even get heavier. She smiled generously at Aunt Zhao and said, "Thank you Aunt Zhao."
She sat motionless opposite Zhu Siyi.
Empress Dowager Zhang leisurely said: "I didn't think Scarlett was so outstanding before, but now that she has become Xuanzhi's beauty, the Ai family is really more and more pleased with it. Princess Yan, tell me, when she was in the mansion, was she a pearl?" Covered in dust?"
The pearl was covered in dust, which meant that Zhu Sijia was originally a pearl, but it was buried in Prince Yan's palace and under the hands of her mistress. How could Zhang Yin be happy after hearing this?
But due to human feelings, she could only reply with a smile:
"When Zhu Meiren was still in the palace, she and Siyi were praised by the prince as twin sisters. However, she grew up in the north and did not understand the sophistication and strict rules of the people in the capital, so I often let her stay. Learn the rules at home."
"Rules?" Queen Mother Zhang raised her eyebrows with contempt in her eyes, "In my opinion, Zhu Meiren hasn't learned enough of the rules."
The two of them were trying to bring the topic to this point by playing a red face and a bad face.
Zhu Sijia stood up quickly and knelt back on the carpet: "Please forgive me, Queen Mother."
When she heard the word "mother", Queen Mother Zhang paused and said with a delicate mood: "Get up, how can the Ai family be a small-minded person?"
She walked to Zhu Sijia, half-bent, and took out the tassels in her hair, keeping them out of Zhu Sijia's hair:
"Since you are Siyi's sister, if Siyi calls the Aijia aunt, the Aijia will also be your aunt. This hairpin was given to the Aijia by the late emperor. With the vision of raising the case and raising the eyebrows, the Aijia has worn it for nearly twenty years. Now give it to you.”
"The etiquette system of the Great Qin Dynasty emphasizes the most important thing: don't forget the roots. Since you come from the Yan Palace, you must always remember your identity. Don't live up to the Yan Palace's sincere teachings to you."
This is a blatant slap in the face and then a candy. First, she kneels down to make her remember, and then uses some external things to try to win her over.
Unfortunately, Empress Dowager Zhang herself could not have imagined that in a few years, Yan Xiu would send her to the Dongdu Palace to spend her old age in peace in the name of "taking care of herself", thus ending her reign in the harem.
I hope Scarlett will not surrender to a loser in the political struggle.
The one who always needs her to please is the only God in this world.
She lowered her eyes and replied: "I will remember the Queen Mother's teachings and will never be ungrateful. Everything I have done today is a gift from Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, and I have been educated by Prince Yan's Mansion. How I behaved myself and respected my father in the Prince's Mansion in the past will be the same in the future." In the palace, Your Majesty is also respected. Your Majesty is my heaven and everything to me. I will live up to the trust of my mother and Prince Yan’s palace, and I will not bring shame to my mother and Prince Yan’s palace.”
After a lot of gossiping, she successfully transferred the conversation to Yan Xiu, but after careful consideration of her words, there was really nothing wrong with them. It was just right.
Empress Dowager Zhang seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "In this case, I wish you to be beautiful and considerate of everything so as not to disappoint Your Majesty and the Ai family. After Qiu Lie returns to the palace, you will come to the Ai family palace every day to learn the palace rules and etiquette."
It is not easy to control this woman who can speak so impeccably at such a young age.
I wish Scarlett another salute: "I sincerely comply with the Queen Mother's decree."
As soon as she stood up, there was a noise outside the Queen Mother's tent: "Why are you stopping me? Your brother asked me to come."
A blue-robed young man walked into the tent and greeted the Queen Mother Zhang: "Wei Chen has met the Queen Mother! How come we haven't seen you for a few days? Why has the Queen Mother become so young again? At first glance, Wei Chen thought you were a rich man from some house. Where's the lady?"
One sentence made the Empress Dowager Zhang very happy.
"His Majesty said that Beauty Zhu has stayed with you for too long. He thought carefully and asked the ministers to come and take her back."
"Your Majesty and Zhu Meiren are barely in love and newly married, but he is almost in love with his wife! The Queen Mother should be able to forgive this young couple, right?"
Only Yan is the only person in this world who can plausibly say these shameful words.
Empress Dowager Zhang had always been helpless with this dandy and prodigal son, so she could only reluctantly smile and said: "In this case, please ask King Xiang to take Zhu Meiren back, and don't keep your majesty waiting for a long time."
Yan Wei smiled happily: "Okay!"
Yan repairs his account.
A palace maid lowered her head and reported to him in a low voice.
A closer look revealed that she was none other than Hongmei, a first-class maid in the Queen Mother Zhang's palace. In addition, Hongmei also had a little-known identity - Dragon Guard.
"Did she really say that?" Yan Xiu smiled and asked.
Hongmei clasped her hands and said, "It's absolutely true. I dare not hide anything."
"People are clever."
The mouth is also very sweet.
