Everyone knows the current situation of the eldest princess's mansion, which only relies on the position of the eldest princess to maintain the little dignity left. Once the position of the eldest princess is abolished, Leyang may no longer have a place in the capital and the royal family.
Although Mrs. Wenxinhou was surprised, after hearing Tang Ning's words, she immediately guessed why the Queen Mother would do this. After all, it was just for Xiao Yan, and the academy in Tang Ning's hands was also of great use to the royal family. .
She asked: "You rejected the Queen Mother?"
Tang Ning nodded.
Mrs. Wenxinhou suddenly said: "No wonder the people in Shoukang Palace neglect you so much."
The Queen Mother bowed her head in submission, which also meant that the royal family bowed in submission and submission to Xiao Yan. The position of the eldest princess not only represented the royal family's concession and compromise with Xiao Yan, but also meant that the royal family wanted to "repair" with Xiao Yan.
Tang Ning's refusal was tantamount to a clear loss of the Queen Mother's face. How could anyone in the Shoukang Palace give her face?
Mrs. Wenxinhou couldn't help but said: "She is the Queen Mother after all. It is not easy to do this. Even if you don't want to, you shouldn't refuse directly. Why don't you wait until you leave the palace..."
Tang Ning pursed her lips: "The Queen Mother will not give me a chance to delay."
The Queen Mother's attitude in the Shoukang Palace was very clear. She clearly promised the benefits and benefits. She would either agree or refuse. There was no third way to go.
Tang Ning whispered: "If the Queen Mother gives me room for maneuver, I will not refuse directly."
"She explained the pros and cons clearly, and all she wanted was for me to say yes with gratitude. Whether I said I wanted to go back and consider it or refused directly, it made no difference in her eyes. The Queen Mother would still feel that she had lost all face."
Mrs. Wen Xinhou opened her mouth, but was speechless after what Tang Ning said.
Tianjia's "kindness" means that if you don't agree directly, you will refuse.
Anyone who has been in contact with the royal family can know this truth, but... Mrs. Wenxinhou sighed softly: "But this is still in the palace after all. If you reject the Queen Mother, if she gets angry because of this, you will still be in trouble. "
Zhou Yuchang also said: "What Aniang said is true, and what the Queen Mother said is actually not harmful to you. The eldest princess has a noble status. If you become the princess, no one in the capital can bully you. Even Your Majesty and the others can easily I don’t want to embarrass you anymore, Tang Ning, why should you refuse in person?”
Tang Ning said nothing when he heard this.
Rong Yue knew more than anyone else present. She knew Xiao Yan's identity, and naturally understood why Tang Ning rejected the Queen Mother.
Once this was agreed to, it would be humiliating for Xiao Yan, not to mention that Emperor An could be said to be Xiao Yan's father-killing enemy.
Either Xiao Yan's identity will never be revealed. Once it is revealed in the future, not to mention Xiao Yan himself will be ridiculed, even the first prince and the deceased He family will become the butt of laughter.
Others can do it, but Xiao Yan definitely can't.
Rong Yue did not persuade Tang Ning, but directly answered Zhou Yuchang: "The Rong family has been in the capital for many years, and the royal family has never had any ideas about the Rong family, but when my father was alive, he always refused to get involved with the royal family. Even the matter between me and Xie Tianyu was against I forced myself to get it according to my father's wishes."
"Now that I have finally obeyed the ancestral wishes of the Rong family, why should I, the daughter of the Rong family, join the royal family again? Besides, the position of the eldest princess is not that easy to hold."
Rongyue said in a deep voice:
"Tang Ning is not of royal blood. Even if she is adopted as an adopted daughter by His Majesty, she is not qualified to be the eldest princess. The reward mentioned by the Queen Mother may not be beyond the lineage level."
"Even if Tang Ning had just agreed to the Queen Mother's promise, I'm afraid she would be in constant trouble because of it. The difficult clan elders in the royal family alone would make her very anxious."
"Besides, the daughter of a courtier becomes the eldest princess, surpassing the princes and grandsons of the royal family. Not to mention how dissatisfied the relatives behind the princes and princesses will be, thinking that Tang Ning has refuted the interests that should belong to them. Just those outside, I'm afraid everyone will think that Tang Ning is using her status as Duke Dingguo's wife to intimidate the royal family."
"How will they talk about Tang Ning, and how will they talk about the Rong family and Xiao Yan?"
The expressions of Mrs. Wenxinhou and others changed slightly. They had not thought of this just now.
Thinking of those extremely difficult royal family members, as well as the always arrogant princes and princes, thinking that these people did not dare to refute the emperor and the queen mother, but all their resentment fell on Tang Ning.
Zhou Yuchang's scalp went numb instantly, and her earlier thought that it was okay for Tang Ning to agree was completely gone.
There really is no such thing as free food in this world.
And if Mrs. Rongguo's words are true, even if the Queen Mother and Her Majesty really bow their heads, they may not have good intentions. This matter may seem to be beneficial, but in fact it is full of pitfalls.
Qian Qiyue had no idea whether Tang Ning should be the eldest princess or not. She was just a little worried:
"So what's going on now? What did the Queen Mother say after you rejected her? Does she not intend to let you go if she makes things difficult for you?"
Tang Ning shook her head: "The Queen Mother could not tell whether she was happy or angry, and she did not directly embarrass me. She just said that it had been some time since we had been in the palace, and her health had improved and she could no longer keep us in the palace, so she planned to do it tomorrow. After a banquet for everyone, let us out of the palace."
"Really?" Qian Qiyue was instantly surprised: "We can leave the palace?!"
"That's what the Queen Mother said, and others should be informed later."
Qian Qiyue instantly became happy. She couldn't stay in this palace for a long time. She immediately beamed when she heard that she could leave the palace.
Mrs. Wenxinhou and Zhou Yuchang were also happy. It would be best to leave the palace, and they did not want to stay in the palace.
Only Rong Yue was worried.
Tang Ning talked with Madam Wenxinhou and the others for a while, and then they left first.
When Qian Qiyue went out to see them off, Rong Yue asked in a low voice: "Tang Ning, is the Queen Mother really well?"
Tang Ning pursed her lips: "Just by looking at her face, the Queen Mother's health has indeed improved, and her breathing is strong when she speaks, but..."
She frowned, remembering that when the Queen Mother pulled her to talk, the place where her fingers touched was as cold as if a snake had crawled over it. Moreover, in the past two days, Xiao Yan had sent news from outside, saying that Shoukang Palace refused to say goodbye. The imperial physician visited.
Not to mention Imperial Physician Jiang and Imperial Physician Sun who couldn't get in, even other imperial physicians couldn't even set foot in Shoukang Palace.
The Queen Mother only asked an imperial physician named Wu to diagnose and treat her, and that person made an exception and lived in a side hall behind the Shoukang Palace. In order to be able to see the Queen Mother from time to time, he had not left the palace for several days.
Xiao Yan had people go to the Imperial Medical Office. The daily follow-up records and prescriptions sent by Imperial Doctor Wu showed that the Queen Mother was getting better. There was also a rumor in the Imperial Medical Office that it was because Imperial Doctor Wu had taken care of the Queen Mother's illness. He valued him very much and even specially rewarded the imperial physician's youngest son to enter the palace and study with the prince.
This is an honor that no one in the entire Imperial Medical Office has ever had.
But it is this honor that makes it even more strange.
