Qin Yining helped the members of the Sun Clan up. After bowing and bidding farewell to the old madam, they left first. Behind them were Cao Yuqing and Qin Huining.
Qin Huining smiled and held Cao Yuqing's arm. "Adoptive mother, this visit to the garden is a great thing. Can adoptive mother bring Daughter along? Daughter can also broaden her horizons. "
When Qin Yining heard Qin Huining's voice, she felt sick of it. The members of the Sun Clan's complexion was already unsightly, so they quickened their pace.
However, the voices behind them still entered their ears without any obstruction.
"I'm only a concubine. How can I be qualified to bring someone along? It's already an exception for the old madam to bring me along. I'm just an accessory. How can I bring another accessory? "Cao Yuqing smiled and said," Miss Huining, why don't you ask the madam? "
The members of the Sun Clan felt their hearts burn with anger. They inwardly cursed this b * tch for being pretentious!
Ever since Madam Cao married into the family, Qin Huining had long stopped coming to Xingning Garden to pay her respects. When they met, she wasn't even willing to call her mother. Now that there was a problem, she actually instigated Qin Huining to come find her to solve it. She was clearly trying to block her heart!
The members of the Sun Clan slowed down and wanted to flare up, but they were stopped by Qin Yining.
"Mother, are we going to walk back or take a carriage?" After Qin Yining asked, she smiled and said, "Mother's body is a bit better. How about Daughter accompany you for a walk? Walking is also good for your body."
If Qin Huining wanted to ask for help, then let her do it in public. In any case, she shouldn't even think about entering Xingning Garden.
The members of the Sun Clan didn't understand Qin Yining's meaning, but today, they had been dragged by Qin Yining to walk every day. If they didn't walk, their bodies wouldn't be relaxed. Thus, they suppressed their anger and nodded, "Let's walk back."
Cao Yuqing, who was behind them, glanced at Qin Yining. With a smile, she took down the small sunny pouch at her waist that contained snacks and put a candied date in her mouth. She didn't take the carriage but walked behind the members of the Sun Clan and Qin Yining.
Qin Huining's expression was somewhat unsightly.
Madam Cao had married into the family for a few days. and understood Qin Huining's habits very well. She always carried snacks with her.. when she saw a good show, she would habitually eat something..
She felt that it was time for her to put on a good show. She wanted to see how she would beg Madam Sun?
Qin Huining's mind. ....... Of the Of, Of the Sun.. of the Of of of the Family. of the Of the Sun Family of Chang Garden. and of the Sun wanted to see her make a fool of herself.
. of the Of The Of's Of Xa................ Even if the men of the noble families weren't invited to this outing, her dignified character would leave a good impression on the noble ladies. This way, there would be more opportunities for marriage talks in the future.
Qin Huining made up his mind. He smiled and took two quick steps forward, "Madam, you …"
"Don't call me that." The members of the Sun Clan didn't wait for Qin Huining to finish speaking and coldly reprimanded, "You've long wanted to be someone else's daughter. When people make things difficult for me, you've never said a word for me. I've doted on you like a pearl and treasure for fourteen years. You can fall out with me just like that. How can you have the nerve to beg me now?"
"You've misunderstood. Your daughter is …"
"I'm not your mother now. Although you're your father's adopted daughter in name, you can count it yourself. How long has it been since you've paid your respects to me? How long have you stopped calling me 'mother'? Hm? Even when I was terminally ill, I didn't see you come to take care of me. When I was about to be beheaded, you hid in the estate. Qin Huining, you have the nerve to call me 'mother'? "
The Sun Clan's voice wasn't soft. Even the Second Madam and Third Madam behind Cao Yuqing, as well as the other young ladies, heard it clearly.
Qin Huining didn't expect the Sun Clan to be so merciless. Her footsteps paused as tears welled up in her eyes. She looked at Cao Yuqing for help, "Adoptive Mother, you …"
Cao Yuqing pouted and spat out a date pit. She then stuffed a candied date into her cherry mouth and held it. Only then did she say, "Young Lady, don't be anxious. The Empress's banquet has only invited some of the capital's respectable noble ladies and their womenfolk. It's said that only eight families have the right to attend. Those who have a legitimate daughter naturally have to bring their legitimate daughter. If they don't have a legitimate daughter, then they can choose an outstanding concubine's daughter. Young Lady is the adopted daughter of the eldest branch, so you naturally don't have a chance. But now that the weather is warm, there are many opportunities to go out and play. It's the same if Young Lady goes out next time. "
Cao Yuqing spoke slowly, but Qin Huining felt as if she had been slapped in the face.
She was clearly saying that she wasn't a legitimate daughter or a concubine's daughter. She wasn't the daughter of the Family at all, so it was normal that no one would bring her!
Qin Huining lowered her eyes and shed tears of grievance.
Cao Yuqing put away the bag of snacks.
She didn't expect the Sun Clan to have improved. They didn't shout at Qin Huining and even learned to use reason to suppress her. There was no show to watch, so eating snacks was meaningless.
Everyone went back to make preparations, and the people who would go out were decided.
In addition to the servants, the Old Madam would bring Cao Yuqing, and the Sun Clan would naturally bring Qin Huining. The Second Madam didn't have a legitimate daughter. The Seventh Young Lady was raised under her name, so she would bring the Seventh Young Lady. The Third Madam didn't have a noble title, so she naturally didn't have the opportunity. However, her legitimate daughter, the Third Young Lady, Qin Jianing, was already engaged and would get married in June this year. The concubine's daughter, the Eighth Young Lady, Qin Baoning, was still young, so there was no hurry. Therefore, the Third Madam was rather peaceful.
Qin Huining and the Sixth Young Lady, who couldn't go, huddled together and cried bitterly for a long time.
The next morning, when the sky was bright, there were already caravans ready in front of the Marquis of Anping's Estate. The first caravan was a sapphire blue brocade carriage with a tassel roof. The second was a blue-red flat-headed carriage, and the third was a large black carriage for the servants.
The Old Madam took Cao Yuqing's hand and sat in the first carriage. She turned around and glanced at the Sun Clan, then called the Second Madam with a smile, "Bring Seventh Young Lady and sit with me. We can also talk."
Her intention to isolate the Sun Clan and Qin Yining was very obvious.
Qin Yining brought a footstool over to serve the Sun Clan and got on the second blue-red flat-headed carriage. He also jumped on and pulled Mother Jin and Bing Tang onto the carriage. He then pulled the Sun Clan's hand and advised in a low voice, "Let's sit together. It'll be more comfortable."
The Sun Clan smiled bitterly, "You can see this. People, ah, all have their eyes on the top of their heads. Flattering the strong and stepping on the weak can be seen everywhere."
Qin Yining, who lived in the marketplace, understood this principle since he was young. Therefore, he always forced himself to be strong and to become strong. Now that she saw that Sun shi was so depressed, she held her hand and comforted her in a gentle voice.
The caravan slowly drove towards the south gate. When they arrived outside the city, they saw that the Empress's imperial carriage and the other women of the seven noble families had already arrived. Basically, each family had three or four carriages.
The Empress's imperial carriage was at the front. The eight women's entourage, as well as the accompanying servants and guards, seemed to stretch endlessly. It was grand and imposing. The Empress was most particular about grandeur. When she gave the order to depart, ceremonial music played. Immediately, there were guards from the palace running all the way to the back. They stood outside the caravan, one guard every ten feet.
Qin Yining lifted the curtain and looked outside. The fields were green, and the potholes on the official road had long been filled in. In addition, there was this grand procession.
If the Qingtian Alliance wanted to kill the Demon Empress, this was a good opportunity. They might even be able to kill all the women of the eight great families in the capital.
However, they didn't encounter any assassins on this trip. Everything went smoothly.
Because the Empress was going to leave, the Emperor had already ordered people to check the road to Everlasting Spring Mountain. The road was flat. Therefore, at noon, the caravan slowly came to a stop.
A small eunuch wearing the grey uniform of a eunuch ran over from the front and told the women to get off the carriage.
Qin Yining helped the members of the Sun Clan off the carriage. Looking at the green mountains and the picturesque peach trees on both sides of the road, they felt refreshed.
"Are we here already?" Qin Yining asked the eunuch beside her.
The eunuch smiled and said, "Replying to Young Miss, the Empress said that the air here is fresh and the scenery is pleasant. She plans to walk up the mountain. First, it is convenient to see the scenery. Second, it is also a bit of a picnic. Therefore, she asked the madams and young misses to accompany her on the walk."
Qin Yining smiled and nodded, "The Empress is truly in a refined mood."
As soon as she finished speaking, someone behind her echoed, "The scenery here is so beautiful. Only the Empress can receive the Emperor's favor."
"Yes, the Empress is blessed by the heavens. She is always favored. It is truly enviable."
Qin Yining didn't recognize the noble women around her, so she didn't interrupt.
On the other hand, the members of the Sun Clan, because of their childhood environment, were able to socialize with ease at this time.
The members of the Sun Clan pointed at a woman in her forties wearing a red embroidered robe and said, "This is Duke Anguo's Madam Li."
"Greetings to Madam Li." Qin Yining gracefully saluted.
Duke Anguo's Madam smiled and nodded. She pulled over a seventeen or eighteen year old girl and said, "This is my youngest daughter, Yanyan."
Li Yanyan walked forward with a smile and curtsied to Qin Yining. Qin Yining held her hand and returned the greeting.
"Greetings to Older Sister."
"Greetings to Younger Sister Qin. I have long heard that Younger Sister Qin is devastatingly beautiful. Now that I have seen you, even Older Sister can't help but want to take a few more glances. "Li Yanyan smiled like a flower and held Qin Yining's arm.
When the other noble women who were chatting with the old madam saw that the Sun Clan had brought Qin Yining to chat with the women of Duke Anguo's Madam, they seemed to have found the right direction and came forward to exchange greetings.
The Sun Clan brought Qin Yining to meet many people in a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing.
Qin Yining's memory was extremely good. He only needed to greet them to remember them in his heart. He discovered that the lowest rank present today was a marquis. The only one without a noble rank was Cao Guojiu's wife, the Empress's sister-in-law.
Qian Clan, Qin Yining, and the Sun Clan naturally remembered them. Last year, Qin Yining received an imperial edict to enter the palace. He actually encountered Cao Guojiu with his wife and son at the Empress's residence. Cao Guojiu's son, who was also the Empress's nephew, actually dared to take liberties with her in front of her. If it wasn't for her quick reflexes and weeping on the spot, causing the Emperor to know that he was in the wrong, she probably would have married into the Cao Family.
Now that he saw Cao Guojiu's wife again, Qin Yining's heart was very subtle. However, on the surface, he pretended to have forgotten about this person and was well-mannered.
The Empress looked at Qin Yining and recalled Pang Xiao's rudeness in front of the Emperor and the Emperor's concession. She couldn't help but snort lightly and lazily said, "Let's go. When we reach the garden, the banquet will begin."
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