Zhen knew that now was not the time to break up with Duke Zhen.
Although the current Zhen Guogong is idle at home, he still has considerable influence in the court.
Fan Shijie, a powerful official in the current dynasty, was the son-in-law of the Zhenguo government.
But when the Bai family arrived in the capital, everything had not yet established itself.
No matter from the perspective of strength or Bai Panmei's future, this is not the time to put the past conflicts on the table with the Zhenguo Government.
What's more, there is no concrete evidence for what the eldest brother of the Zhen family did to the second brother of the Zhen family.
No, the old lady is pretending to be confused, and there is no concrete evidence for her to admit it.
"Fu'er, yesterday we were at our door. Ji Qiu and Zhuang Yuan... the two children had a conflict over a trivial matter. As the saying goes, we don't know each other until we fight. We folded our arms and hid them in our sleeves. We will all be a family from now on. .”
The old lady knew that yesterday's events could not be hidden from the Queen Mother, so it was better to be a good person in front of the Queen Mother and take the initiative to mention yesterday's events to cover up the past.
Mrs. Zhen sneered, her eldest aunt was so scheming. Yesterday, Zhen Jiqiu openly let her servants scream and kill Bai Panmei, the imperial official. In her words, it turned into "a little conflict between the two children."
"The Ai family has also heard about this." The queen mother said directly, "Sister-in-law, it's true, Qiu'er is young and ignorant, what about you? The Ai family heard that you were sitting in the carriage. Because of the collision of a child, Just shouting and killing. But it’s my fault, it’s my fault that I sit in this position of Queen Mother and allow my family to bully others.”
What the Queen Mother said was straightforward and serious.
The old lady was so frightened that she knelt down, while Zhen Jiqiu knelt beside the old lady and shivered.
It's all the fault of that Bai Panmei.
It's not like Feiyang has never been domineering in the past. If Bai Panmei hadn't made this matter a big deal, it would have been impossible for the news to reach the ears of the Queen Mother.
"Your Majesty, you are offending me by saying this. My wife... I am guilty." The old lady kowtowed to plead guilty and gritted her teeth and said, "In order to make amends, I decided to punish myself by copying the Pure Heart Mantra a hundred times."
The Queen Mother said calmly: "You can realize your mistakes, which is more effective than being punished by copying the scriptures 10,000 times."
Then the Queen Mother turned to Bai Panmei and said, "You did the right thing yesterday."
Bai Panmei raised her hand to thank the Queen Mother for her affirmation.
The old lady's face felt hot, and she felt that the Queen Mother was slapping her in public.
But at the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief. At least the Queen Mother did not continue to entangle herself with the matter of Zhen being sold to Yangzhou.
Then the Queen Mother chatted and laughed with Old Mrs. Bai again, hugging Little Fuyuan without letting go, and asked the small kitchen to prepare food for Little Fuyuan.
"Queen Mother, you have held Little Yuanbao for so long, don't get tired." Old Mrs. Bai said.
"It doesn't matter, this child is blessed. I liked him as soon as I saw him," said the Queen Mother.
"I like my great-aunt, too." Xiao Fukuoka said.
"I just heard from your sister-in-law that you also read and read. What books have you read?" asked the Queen Mother.
"I'm reading The Analects of Confucius." Xiao Fukuoka said.
"Where did you read the Analects of Confucius? Let me tell you." The Queen Mother smiled.
"I read that wealth and honor are what people want. If you don't get them by the way, you can't get them. Poverty and lowliness are what people hate. If you can't get them by the way, you can't get them. A gentleman should be benevolent. , Is it bad to become famous? A gentleman will always violate benevolence, and he will do it if he makes mistakes, and he will do it if he makes mistakes." Xiao Fuyuan's crisp voice sounded in Yuqing Palace.
Old Mrs. Bai looked at little Fuyuan. Although she didn't understand, her little granddaughter could memorize such a long paragraph like Yourong.
"Okay, not only do you have to read it, but you also have to keep the principles in mind." The Queen Mother touched Xiao Fuyuan's head.
Xiao Fuyuan nodded.
When the old lady of the Zhenguo Palace heard this part of Xiao Fu Yuan's recital, she always felt that the Queen Mother and the little girl were mocking her when they sang together, and she looked a little embarrassed again.
At the same time, I was wondering, who is this child?
Why do you please the Queen Mother so much?
Calling the Queen Mother great-aunt, could it be that she is Fu'er's daughter?
"Sister-in-law, this is Fu'er's little daughter Xiao Yuanbao." The old lady looked at her with doubts.
Unable to avoid the Queen Mother's gaze, the Queen Mother answered her doubts.
"Ji Qiu, this is your cousin. Look, your cousin knows how to read and understand principles at such a young age. You should also learn from it. Don't just dress up and behave arrogantly all day long. The flesh and blood of our Zhen family cannot be given to you. The Zhen family has lost someone." The Queen Mother did not wait for the old lady to react, and directly scolded Zhen Jiqiu who was standing aside.
Zhen Jiqiu's face turned pale.
The Queen Mother usually treated her and Fan Lingyi indifferently, and would not directly reprimand them.
But today she was reprimanded in Yuqing Palace in front of the palace and the Bai family. If these words were spread from Yuqing Palace, she would become the laughing stock of the noble ladies in the entire capital.
Just as embarrassing as my cousin Fan Lingyi.
"Yes, thank you for your teaching, the Queen Mother." In front of the Queen Mother, Zhen Jiqiu naturally did not dare to be presumptuous, so she had to obey the instructions.
Zhen Jiqiu saw the Queen Mother turning to talk to Xiao Fuyuan with a smile.
Xiao Fuyuan, a country girl, won the favor of the Empress Dowager when she first came to the capital. She even called the Empress Dowager grandma, but Zhen Jiqiu was not convinced.
The nails clenched in the palm of the hand and almost bled.
"Mr. Furong, this is the Queen Mother's favorite chestnut cake, please try it." Grandma Chang personally brought the newly produced chestnut cake from the small kitchen to Xiao Fuyuan.
The eyes of the old lady of Zhenguo Palace and Zhen Jiqiu were filled with disbelief at the same time.
This country girl had only been here for one day and she was named the head of the village.
This shows the Queen Mother's favor towards the Bai family.
As for Fan Lingyi, the old lady has not given her a title despite begging her so many times.
This little girl overwhelmed all the girls in the Zhen family and the Fan family.
"Sister-in-law, look at how handsome the little girl from the Fu'er family is. I fell in love with her as soon as I saw her. Don't say I'm partial. She, the head of Fulong Village, wasn't sealed in the past two days. She was sealed as early as the year before last. Before finding Fu'er, Xiao Yuanbao was granted the title of village head because of the discovery of Yanshu seeds. Speaking of which, it's all fate." The Queen Mother glanced at Zhen Jiqiu and said lightly, "So don't worry about the village head, sir. Princess, if you can afford it, the emperor will grant you the title."
The old lady felt angry.
In other words, her grandson is not worthy.
Zhen Jiqiu was also very embarrassed because she mentioned that Princess Yun'an was a fake several times behind her back.
"Sister-in-law is getting old. She will definitely be heartbroken when she sees Fu'er. I won't let you eat in the palace anymore." The Queen Mother fed Xiao Fuyuan a piece of chestnut cake and turned to the old lady.
"Eunuch Hong, please send the old lady out of Zhen Guogong Mansion, and give my sister-in-law some of the paper I used to copy scriptures on." The Queen Mother waved to Eunuch Hong.
The old lady of Zhenguo Palace almost lost her breath.
What does it mean to give her the paper to copy scriptures?
Isn't it just to punish her openly?
But she couldn't care so much anymore. She wanted to return to the house quickly and tell her son about the affairs of Zhen's house.
After the old lady left, the Queen Mother left the old lady and others to eat. Naturally, Aunt Chen, mother and daughter were also
