The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Thanks to you, the Ai family is much better. However, the illness has been chronic for a long time and it is difficult to get rid of the root cause of the disease at once. The imperial doctor said that we must continue to take medicine to support him in the future."
Tang Ning's face showed joy: "That's great. The Queen Mother will definitely live a long and prosperous life after this."
The Queen Mother suddenly laughed: "You are such a sweet-talking kid. Come, sit next to Aijia."
Tang Ning, like a careless little girl, sat directly next to the Queen Mother.
She spoke with the Queen Mother with a smile, without being too restrained or out of bounds. The Queen Mother also had a kind face, as if she liked Tang Ning very much, and she would make her laugh out loud from time to time.
The palace attendants guarding outside couldn't help but be surprised when they heard the laughter inside.
"The person who went in was the Princess Xiangning, I guess. The Queen Mother seems to like her very much."
"Yes, in the past few days, other ladies and ladies from other houses have come to wait on me. The Queen Mother has never laughed so much. Even Princess Huan and Prince Ji's side concubine, the Queen Mother only treats them indifferently. I didn't expect that Xiangning The princess can actually make the Queen Mother so happy."
"The Queen Mother has never invited Princess Xiangning and Mrs. Rongguo to come over to serve her. I thought the Queen Mother didn't like them..."
"Hey, listen to this sound. Doesn't the Queen Mother seem to like it?"
As several palace people outside were talking, they heard faint laughter coming from inside again. Someone whispered: "This Princess Xiangning is really the Queen Mother's heart. Even Lady Xuan is not as good as her."
"Shh, be careful if she hears you..."
When the speaker thought of Miss Xuan's temper, his face suddenly changed and he hurriedly shut up.
…
Inside, Tang Ning chatted with the Queen Mother for a while, chatting all over the place. At the same time, she was thinking about the Queen Mother's intention of calling her here alone. She would not really just "like" her, so let her come and talk with her. ?
Tang Ning was thinking about it in her mind, but she didn't show any signs of it on her face. She just kept smiling and looking extremely patient.
The Queen Mother had intended to take the exam for Tang Ning, and had been paying attention to her expression. She had seen her come in for half an hour, but she did not show any anxiety at all. Instead, she was very comfortable, as if she didn't care at all that she had other thoughts.
The Queen Mother sighed, no wonder Song Tangning was liked by Xiao Yan.
I originally thought he was a simple and easy-to-coax person, but now I'm afraid he's not easy to fool either.
The Queen Mother originally wanted to suppress Tang Ning's momentum and wait for her to take the initiative to speak, but now that she was afraid that there was no chance, she lost her mind of gossiping and said directly to the side: "The memory of the Ai family is poor as we get older. Forget about having people serve you tea, Nanny Ran.”
Aunt Ran quickly came over with tea: "It's my fault. I saw that you were chatting happily with Princess Xiangning and forgot about it for a while."
She placed the tea in front of Tang Ning: "Princess, try this tea."
"This tea was sent by Your Majesty before. It is called Wen Yuan Tea. It grows on a high peak in the North. It is shrouded in fog all year round and only has one or two hours of sunlight every day. This tea is also because of As the sun is short, only a few can grow."
"This year, all the people in the palace received less than two kilograms of Yuanyuan Tea. Your Majesty sent most of it to the Queen Mother in filial piety. The Queen Mother is usually reluctant to drink it herself. Today, she specially ordered her servants to bring it out to entertain the princess."
Tang Ning was flattered when he heard this: "Thank you, Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "Try it quickly and see if it suits your taste."
The tea was deep red in color. After it was poured into the cup, the color was heavy at the bottom, but the top was clear and dust-free.
Tang Ning held the tea to her lips, her throat rolled slightly under the cover of her sleeves, and then her eyes lit up: "It is indeed good tea."
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "If you like, I can ask Aunt Ran to get some for you and take it back later."
"How can that be done!"
Tang Ning quickly put down the tea cup and said: "This tea is not only precious and rare, but also reflects Your Majesty's filial piety towards the Queen Mother. How can I win over the Queen Mother's heart? It's an honor for me to have a cup of it in Shoukang Palace. The Queen Mother is so beautiful." Don’t offend Tang Ning.”
When the Queen Mother saw this, she was annoyed: "You, at such a young age, are just like your grandfather, you are very disciplined."
"The Ai family remembers that when Taifu Rong was walking in the palace, both Taizu and the late Emperor valued him very much, and granted him special permission not to be polite everywhere. However, he said that there would be no rule without rules. Even when he was in a high position, he would respect the etiquette of the emperor and his ministers. Engraved into my bones.”
"Your child is just like him, and the Yi family likes it."
Tang Ning's face paused.
The Queen Mother said: "You are young and don't know. Back then, the late Emperor and Grand Tutor Rong joked about getting married. When your mother married into the Song family, the late Emperor felt it was a pity. Fortunately, the second girl Rong married Prince Cheng. But who knew that King Cheng was a bastard and didn’t know how to cherish it.”
"Later, when you were born, the late emperor liked you when he saw you. He said that you should be the daughter-in-law of our royal family. He never thought that the Lu family would take the lead. Later, the Lu family committed suicide and broke off the marriage with you without waiting for mourning. The family is about to start, and Duke Dingguo shows up and snatches you away."
Tang Ning's expression remained unchanged, but the smile in her eyes faded a bit.
The Queen Mother said with a smile: "I have been sorry for the Ai family for a long time. It would be great if a good child like you could join the royal family."
"The Queen Mother is joking."
Tang Ning said: "There are many girls with both talents and virtues in the capital. I am not as good as many of them. Besides, when my grandfather was still alive, he often said that everyone has his own fate in life, and there are many things that cannot be forced."
"Although my marriage has had twists and turns, it has achieved a good result. I would like to thank Your Majesty for granting me a smooth marriage."
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "Yes, you and Duke Dingguo are indeed a good match for their talent and appearance."
"Ding Guo Gong is a young and talented young man. He is the pillar of the great Wei Dynasty. Not to mention the other princes in the royal family, even the prince is not as good as him. For such an exquisite and beautiful child like you, if you marry one of them, you will be wronged."
Tang Ning pinched her fingertips, wondering what the Queen Mother wanted to say.
She first pointedly mentioned her marriage to Xiao Yan, as if she wanted to break them up, but now she changed her tone to praise Xiao Yan, and even went so far as to belittle the prince and other princes.
What does the Queen Mother want to do?
She lowered her head and said, "Tang Ning cannot be so ridiculous as the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother said: "Since Ai Jia said so, then you certainly deserve it."
"You don't need to be humble. If you weren't that good, Duke Dingguo wouldn't have treated you differently so early. He couldn't wait to propose marriage to the emperor as soon as his status was restored."
After she said something meaningful, she looked at Tang Ning.
"The Ai family originally wanted you to be the granddaughter-in-law of the Ai family, but now it seems there is no hope. Duke Ding Guo treats you so dearly. If the Ai family robs you, he is afraid that he will directly expose you. This palace."
"Ke Ai's family really felt a little regretful, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be nothing. Although the granddaughter-in-law is gone, the Ai's family still lacks a lovely granddaughter like you."
"I wonder if you wish to fulfill your wish for the Ai family?"
