Ye Yuqing glanced at the two princesses who were dragged out from the corner of her eye, trembling with fear.
She followed Mrs. Hou with her head lowered, not daring to raise her head until she sat down.
I prayed in my heart that Ye Yutong couldn't see her, and also hoped that Mrs. Hou wouldn't push her out to flatter her today.
But her hopes may be dashed.
Madam Hou finally found an opportunity to show her face in front of the Queen, so how could she give up so easily?
Just now she wanted to take Ye Yuqing to greet Li Wenxiu.
Unfortunately, Li Wenxiu arrived late, and there were too many people around him to flatter him.
Before she could find a chance to get closer, the Queen's Empress arrived.
When Ye Yutong first came in, he saw Ye Yuqing in the crowd.
Seeing her submissive look behind Madam Hou, she couldn't help but curl her lips.
Ye Yutong changed his dignified attitude towards the two princesses and smiled kindly at everyone:
"Everyone, please take a seat. This is the first time for me and many of the ladies here to meet. I would like to take this opportunity to get to know you and talk about our daily life."
Everyone felt relieved when they saw her smiling face and speaking so easy-going.
But the smarter ladies were more cautious.
How does this look like a peasant girl who has never seen the world? Even the ladies who have been carefully cultivated may not have such means.
Moreover, the Queen seems to be only seventeen years old this year, but she handles things so maturely and skillfully, and she has no fear.
Thinking of this, they were shocked. No matter when, the harem and the former dynasty are closely connected.
The queen dares to do things without scruples. If she is not very favored, then it is the emperor's instruction.
After understanding this, everyone put away their little thoughts and complimented Ye Yutong and Li Wenxiu with every word.
Song Jingyan saw the changes in these people before and after, and quietly gave Ye Yutong a thumbs up.
She has always known that this girl is powerful, brave, resourceful, and very skillful in doing things. The one who burned the fire today is really clever.
Among all of you here, who has the status of these two princesses?
For such a noble person, Tongtong dared to have them dragged out.
In the future, among these courtiers and wives, who would dare to be presumptuous in front of the Queen?
Ye Yutong saw Song Jingyan's movements and winked at her playfully when no one was paying attention.
The two smiled at each other in tacit understanding and then looked away.
After the wife of the Minister of Dali Temple introduced herself, she said a few auspicious words to Ye Yutong and then left with a smile.
At this time, it was the turn of Pingyuan Houfu to come forward to pay homage.
The old lady and Madam Hou from Pingyuan Hou Mansion came up with Qin Xiuyun and Ye Yuqing.
After several people knelt down and saluted, Mrs. Wu Zunxian, Minister of Rites, and Ye Yutong introduced them.
"Your Majesty, these are Mrs. Han and Mrs. Hou from the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. The two following are the Crown Prince's wife Qin Xiuyun and..."
When she saw Ye Yuqing, she was stunned for a moment. Isn't the second daughter-in-law of the Pingyuan Hou family the eldest daughter of the Yongping Hou family?
But who is this person? Why has she never seen it?
Suddenly it occurred to me that this was probably the Queen's divorced cousin.
She had long heard the man talk about the affairs between the two families, and she secretly scolded Mrs. Pingyuan Hou for being stupid.
She was blinded by power, and she didn't even think about it. If the Queen really took the Ye family in her eyes, how could she have such an indifferent attitude?
She really didn't want to talk to this family, but she was helping the Queen introduce the ladies today, so she could only ask responsibly: "Mrs. Han, who is this?"
Ye Yuqing was almost scared to death. She had just excused herself to go to the toilet, but Mrs. Hou and the old lady both told her to wait.
I thought I could leave after bowing, but who knew that this person insisted on introducing her to Ye Yutong.
Now she just prays that Ye Yutong can take the overall situation into consideration and not expose her in public.
Mrs. Hou saw Ye Yuqing lowering her head, so she smiled and took her hand, "Mother, I am Ye Yuqing, the second eldest child in my family."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Ye Yutong, who was sitting in the seat, with some flattery and expectation in her eyes.
She originally wanted to say that it belonged to Han Chengyu's wife, but thinking that the female relatives of the Yongping Hou family were all here today, she was afraid that it would cause trouble later, so she changed her explanation tactfully.
Ye Yutong raised the corners of his lips coldly, and asked her pretending to be confused, "How did I hear that your second daughter-in-law is the eldest daughter of the Yongping Marquis Mansion? Am I remembering it wrong?"
Mrs. Pingyuan Hou was shocked, a layer of cold sweat broke out on her back, and she stayed there in embarrassment.
Mrs. Han is now awake and knows that she may have made the wrong move today.
But she had to answer this question, so she could only pretend to be calm and said: "Ms. Qi, Qing'er is the concubine of my brother Cheng.
I heard her say a few days ago that she was my queen's cousin, and I got separated from her on the way to escape, so I brought her to the palace today, hoping that my queen would not blame her. "
At this time, Mei Lan said sternly: "How outrageous! Your Pingyuan Marquis Mansion is so brave, you dare to bring your concubine to pay homage to the Queen. Her status is such that even cats and dogs can see her."
The four women from the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion knelt on the ground with a plop, "The Queen, please forgive me, the Queen, please forgive me."
Ye Yutong glanced at them lightly, and then said slowly: "Mrs. Han, Mrs. Han, you are wrong about something.
Ye Yuqing and I didn't get separated on the road to escape, but his father and her grandmother wanted to sell me for money.
They also took away the little food our family had, and finally wrote a letter of renunciation.
Now my family has nothing to do with theirs. Don't say she is my cousin in the future, otherwise I will suspect that Pingyuan Hou Mansion has some ulterior motives. "
Mrs. Han and Mrs. Hou were so frightened that they knelt there and kowtowed.
They never expected that Ye Yuqing would be so bold and dare to deceive them about such a thing.
The ladies who often visited Ye Yuqing's shop during this period were also scared to the point of having chills running down their backs.
At this time, Li Wenxiu wiped his red eyes with a handkerchief, "If only what happened on the road to escape was just what happened, our family wouldn't be so heartbroken..."
After Li Wenxiu killed his mother-in-law, what happened to Ye Dafeng when he was young.
There are also the sufferings she suffered during her marriage, and how her three children worked as cattle and horses for the family so that Ye Daqing and Ye Mingxiang could study in the town.
In the end, Ye Dafeng went to join the army on behalf of his brothers, and their mothers were kicked out by those who had left home.
“At that time, we mothers had no food, water or shelter, so we had to dig wild vegetables in the mountains to survive.
Even so, the old lady of the Ye family and Ye Yuqing's father did not let us go.
While my two sons and I were digging wild vegetables in the mountains, we wanted to drag my daughter away and sell her.
Tongtong discovered their evil thoughts and struggled desperately. In the end, she was almost beaten to death by the two of them. She was in a coma for several days and lay in bed for several months before she could get out of bed. "
When she finished calmly describing her experiences in those years, all the ladies present were stunned.
Then they all looked at Ye Yuqing who was kneeling there, how shameless.
He has such deep hatred and dares to come together to take advantage. He is really courageous.
