Princess Huan was really frightened by the Queen Mother's words. She ignored her exquisite attire and just knelt on the ground and kowtowed with "bang" and "bang". The hairpin on her bun almost fell to the ground.
Seeing that the Queen Mother didn't respond at all after knocking for a long time, her face was still full of anger.
Princess Huan could only turn her head and point at Fu Jinrou who was kneeling over there.
"Empress Dowager, I know that I was offended just now, but I and Rong Yue were sisters-in-law in the past. Even if I really said something offensive, it was just a few words in a casual chat. I would never lose my composure like this, but she is a I am a junior with a low status, but I directly pointed at Prince Huan’s Palace and insulted me."
"Concubine and Rongyue are of the same status, and there is no harm in bickering. But as for her, she insulted Prince Huan's palace like this. If I don't teach you a lesson, how can I and Prince Huan gain a foothold in the capital in the future? What do others think of me?"
"Moreover, this bitch was already disrespectful to me when we were in the side hall, and now she is even more insulting. I..."
Before Princess Huan finished speaking, she wiped away her tears in grievance, looking like she wanted to blame Fu Jinrou all at once.
Fu Jinrou suddenly panicked.
She didn't expect Princess Huan to be so shameless. After being reprimanded by the Queen Mother, she would use her as a shield. Seeing the Queen Mother's eyes falling on her, she quickly fell to the ground and wanted to say that she was not the one who spoke just now, and she had never insulted Princess Huan.
Before she could speak, Qian Qiyue was protecting her again as before.
"Princess Huan, you have to be more conscientious when you speak!"
"When we were in the side hall, everyone saw with their own eyes that you were the one who made trouble for Jinrou. It was you who scolded her for her low status, scolded her for clinging to nobles in the palace, and almost hurt someone. But now you bite back and say that Jinrou is disrespectful to you. , do you think everyone is blind?"
Qian Qiyue was young and lively, and she cried in grievance as soon as she knelt on the ground.
Compared to Princess Huan's wailing look, her stubborn face with red eyes was even more distressing.
"Empress Dowager, Jin Rou and I have both heard that you are seriously ill. Even if there is no call from the palace, I want to go to the palace to show my filial piety and serve you. I hope you can recover soon. However, Princess Huan has repeatedly cursed and embarrassed her. Please make the decision for me and Jinrou."
When the others looked at Qian Qiyue, they felt that she was really good to Fu Jinrou, protecting her at all times and blocking everything in front of her.
The two young girls next to him were a little envious when they looked at Fu Jinrou. Such a good close friend in the boudoir was really rare.
Fu Jinrou's figure lying on the ground was frozen. She pinched her palms hard, and all her words of crying and grievances and trying to show weakness were snatched away. However, Qian Qiyue was full of sincerity and wholeheartedness for her, and even held her in his hand. He defended her to the death, and even said that he had entered the palace without an imperial edict in order to advance and retreat with her.
Fu Jinrou was a little angry that Qian Qiyue's words just now had troubled her, but she had to accept her kindness. She could only kneel down next to Qian Qiyue and cry softly with full of grievance.
Tang Ning pursed her lips and looked extremely unhappy.
"Empress Dowager, you must have heard about Sister Qian's temperament. She likes liveliness the most. But ever since she found out that you were ill, and heard that Marquis Wenxin and others led their troops south to suppress the rebellion, she refused all banquets and closed the house. I stayed in the mansion for more than half a month, worshiping Buddha and chanting sutras every day. I just hope that you will be well soon and that Marquis Wen Xin and the others will return victorious."
"Today, the palace has announced a call to serve the sick. I know that Sister Qian cares about you, so I specially ordered someone to go to the Qian family to pick her up and bring her into the palace. Even if it is not for the sick, I can still bring this care to Shoukang Palace. As for the Fu family Sister, although she is not like Sister Qian, she still visits the palace on behalf of Mrs. Fu."
Tang Ning felt a little aggrieved, but continued:
"Although the palace ban is strict, if the Queen Mother can recover, Sister Qian and I are willing to be punished. However, this punishment can only be rewarded by the Queen Mother herself. It is not Princess Huan's turn to speak out and humiliate her."
"Don't say that Sister Qian is devoted to being the queen mother. Even if she is a sister of the Fu family, she is a member of the Fu family and is now raised under the knees of Mrs. Fu. Princess Huan called her a lowly and a bitch. Where did she put the Fu family? Where? And where will Mr. Fu in the Ancestral Temple be placed?!"
Princess Huan suddenly became anxious after hearing Tang Ning's words: "The Queen Mother, I am not..."
"you shut up!"
The Queen Mother scolded her. Although her voice was not loud, Princess Huan did not dare to speak.
The Queen Mother then looked at Qian Qiyue: "The Ai family knows that you have a fiery temper, so you recited sutras for the Ai family?"
Qian Qiyue: "..."
She recited the Sutra and bowed to the Buddha, but she was reciting the King's Eight Sutras and bowing to the Angry-Eye Vajra Buddha. Several wooden fish were smashed...
Qian Qiyue glanced at Tang Ning and felt that Xiao Haitang was indeed better at telling nonsense than she was, but her face was red and she lowered her head: "I don't dare to deceive the Queen Mother. It was my mother who told me that my father went south to provide food for the army." I'm so worried, and the Queen Mother has been in poor health, so I don't want to go out and be around people, so I just stay in the house and recite sutras and meditate."
The Queen Mother's eyebrows softened.
If Qian Qiyue directly said that she was chanting Buddhist scriptures for her, the Queen Mother would not believe it. However, Qian Qiyue took the credit and only said that she was meditating in the mansion, which made people believe what Tang Ning just said.
The Qian family is also a high-ranking family, and many people in the house are watching. The daughter of the Qian family has a fiery temperament and has always had good relations with the girls from many families in the capital. She is almost indispensable for banquets and polo in the capital. She has If you don't leave the house and what you do in the house, people can know it by asking.
The Queen Mother was worried, looking at the pretty girl with strong eyebrows, her tone softened.
"Good boy, you have your heart. The ground is cold. Get up quickly."
Qian Qiyue did not get up: "But Jinrou..."
Only then did the Queen Mother's eyes fall on Fu Jinrou.
She had some impression of this girl. The old lady of the Fu family had come to the palace earlier and mentioned Fu Jinrou to her. She said that she was sent from the Fu family's old house and that she was the granddaughter of Mr. Fu's cousin. For some reasons, she would meet her in the future. When she stayed in Beijing, Mrs. Fu also took great care of her.
Last time when the old lady came to the palace, she mentioned that this girl was not only affectionate with her words, but also came to her specifically to ask for permission to let her enter the palace for the banquet.
The Queen Mother's eyes were quite gentle when she looked at Fu Jinrou: "You are Fu Jinrou, raise your head and let the Ai family see."
Fu Jinrou raised her head obediently.
"Your great-aunt and uncle have mentioned it to the Ai family several times, saying that you are good-looking and good-tempered, and indeed you look..."
The Queen Mother habitually uttered compliments, originally to show Mrs. Fu's face, but who knew that when her eyes touched Fu Jinrou's face, she only had time to clean it up, and the color of her eyes, cheeks and mouth was completely uneven.
She stuttered.
The sentence "She looks really good" suddenly stuck in her mouth.
