This time, the imperial edict to enter the palace came very suddenly. Qin Yining originally thought that after entering the palace, she would think of a way to contact her father or have someone by her side help pass on the message. However, she didn't expect that as soon as she left the room with the official, she would run into Qin Huaiyuan, who had just rushed back to the fu.
When he saw Qin Huaiyuan, the official's attitude was extremely respectful.
"Greetings to Lord Qin."
"This gonggong may dispense with the formalities." Qin Huaiyuan smiled and reached out to support him.
Zhong Guan stood up. As he was covering his sleeves, his arm bumped into Qin Huaiyuan's sleeve. He immediately felt something heavy fall into his sleeve pocket.
The official pinched it without batting an eyelid. It should be a silver ingot!
Or rather, this was a high-ranking official who was rich and overbearing!
The official was very happy. He almost couldn't hide his smile. He softly said, "Many thanks to Lord Qin."
Qin Huaiyuan smiled and said, "There's no need to be so polite. My daughter will have to trouble you to take care of her in the palace. "
"I don't dare, I don't dare. Serving the Princess is this servant's duty. "
After the two sides exchanged some pleasantries, Qin Huaiyuan smiled and said, "Could you please delay for a moment? I still have some words to instruct my daughter."
The official pinched the silver ingot in his sleeve and nodded with a smile before walking to the side.
Qin Yining walked in front of Qin Huaiyuan and said in a low voice, "Father."
Qin Huaiyuan stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Your Majesty has chosen you to serve Consort Shun niangniang. This is your good fortune and also because he thinks highly of you. After entering the palace, you must strictly abide by the palace rules and serve with all your heart. Do you understand?"
Qin Yining immediately nodded respectfully and responded, "Daughter will follow father's instructions."
Qin Huaiyuan nodded and pretended to continue telling Qin Yining the rules. In fact, he said in a low voice, "There is an official who serves tea in the imperial study. His name is Jiang Yuan. He is someone that Zhixi and I have trained. If you encounter an emergency and really can't do it, you can find him."
Qin Yining's pupils constricted, and his panic gradually spread.
She had never known that Qin Huaiyuan had planted spies in the palace. Now, for her to enter the palace this time, Qin Huaiyuan even told her this secret. It was clear that Qin Huaiyuan was the same as her. He was not optimistic about her trip to the palace this time.
"I understand." Qin Yining replied in a low voice. Then he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Father. I know what I'm doing. But you have to promise me that no matter what happens, Father has to remember that you're here to guard the safety of the two families. Don't only care about me at critical moments. I'll think of a way to deal with everything in the palace."
Qin Huaiyuan looked at Qin Yining. When she spoke, her bright eyes were filled with sincerity.
This child looked 70% similar to him when he was young. After experiencing so many things, there was an unconcealable wisdom and sharpness between his brows, making people feel that he was different from others.
This girl was smart. When she encountered something, she would be able to adapt to the situation.
Qin Huaiyuan comforted himself like this, but he still instructed in a low voice, "No matter what happens, you only have to remember that protecting your own life is the most important thing. If you lose your life, everything else will be in vain. "
"Don't worry, Father." Qin Yining nodded again.
The father and daughter looked at each other. After a while, they both sighed softly.
Qin Yining didn't say anything more. Although he still didn't know what would happen when he entered the palace to face Princess Tana, Qin Yining didn't regard this trip as a serious matter. At worst, he would just deal with whatever came his way.
Qin Yining got on the carriage and left the Prince's Mansion.
When Qin Huaiyuan went to see the old madam, he only said that Qin Yining was praised by the nobles in the palace and wanted her to teach the Tatan Princess the rules.
The old madam's mood relaxed a lot after hearing Qin Huaiyuan's words. She also praised Qin Yining for being promising. After coming to Da Zhou, she had brought honor to the Family Qin. Now, she could even teach the Tatan Princess the rules.
Qin Huaiyuan had a smile on his face, but his heart was bitter.
Today, he just heard the news from the servants. When he learned that Your Majesty ordered Qin Yining to enter the palace to accompany the Tatan Princess, the string of sandalwood Buddhist prayer beads that Qin Huaiyuan had been wearing for more than ten years suddenly broke. The beads fell to the ground with a crackling sound and rolled everywhere. The attendant who followed carefully looked for it, but there was still one bead missing. He didn't know where it had fallen.
Qin Huaiyuan's heart was not at ease. He had a bad premonition.
Tossing and turning in bed like this until late at night, Qin Huaiyuan was still worried and couldn't sleep. He simply got up and put on his clothes, ground the ink, and wrote a letter to Pang Xiao. He explained the situation here and ordered people to send the letter day and night to the old capital.
After sending the letter, Qin Huaiyuan felt a little relieved.
At this time, Qin Yining also didn't rest.
Tonight, Li Qitian turned over Concubine Yun's plate.
Princess Tana was dressed up, but she was working for free. She was sulking in her bedroom alone.
In the middle of the night, Princess Tana didn't sleep. She also didn't allow the palace servants around her to sleep.
Qin Yining had already been settled down, but Princess Tana's palace servants were ordered to drag him out of the bed.
A flickering candlelight illuminated the hall, making it dim and warm. The orange light shone from Princess Tana's chin, making her look slightly fierce.
Qin Yining stood with his hands by his side, listening to Princess Tana cursing Concubine Yun in Tatan.
Qin Yining wasn't fluent in Tatan. He could only speak some simple words. It was better to listen than to speak, but if the other party spoke too fast, she couldn't keep up.
However, this didn't prevent Qin Yining from being a "pillar" here.
Princess Tana cursed while secretly observing Qin Yining's reaction. She was waiting for Qin Yining to show the slightest sign of impatience. Then she could use it to show Qin Yining her power.
But who knew that after staying up until the middle of the night, Qin Yining was still the same. She was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes.
"Concubine Prince Zhongshun, what do you think?" Princess Tana asked in Tatan.
Qin Yining actually understood, but he just pretended to be confused.
When Princess Tana saw this, she knew that Qin Yining didn't understand what she was saying.
She sneered and continued to curse in Tatan: "Slut, seducing Si Qin Khan and causing the death of A Nari Khan, yet you still have the nerve to stand in front of me."
Qin Yining understood most of it and guessed what she meant, but he still pretended not to understand.
After listening to Princess Tana's curses for a while, Princess Tana finally couldn't take it anymore and everyone dispersed.
Returning to the side chamber, Qin Yining untied his long hair and lay down with his clothes on.
Ji Yun and Bing Tang sat on the left and right of the bed. "Concubine, how are we going to live? She's too good at tormenting. I think she's ten thousand times worse than Concubine Yun!"
"She has a noble status, so she's naturally different. Everything must be guarded against arrogance and rashness. Just be patient. "
Bing Tang wanted to give people itchy medicine again.
But this was the Imperial Palace. Bing Tang had been forced to leave the bottles and jars outside the palace before entering the palace.
"Concubine, you should rest well. We don't know what she's going to do tomorrow."
"En, you should all quickly go to sleep. Don't take off your clothes first, so as not to wake us halfway."
Qin Yining was right. She had just fallen asleep for less than two hours when a palace servant came to invite her to come to the palace. The palace servant was obviously very sleepy. He covered his mouth and yawned. When he saw Qin Yining, his eyes were full of tears.
Qin Yining was too lazy to argue with him. Even if he argued, this was Li Qitian's inner residence and Princess Tana's territory.
The more she did, the more mistakes she made. The more she said, the more mistakes she would make. She just had to abide by the rules until she could leave the palace.
Therefore, Qin Yining didn't ask much and directly followed the palace servant to Princess Tana's bedroom. However, Qin Yining only stood in front of the door of the bedroom and spoke through the grille.
"Concubine Shun, if you have any orders, please don't hesitate to say it. This official's wife, Prince Zhongshun, Qin Clan, is listening with respectful attention. "
Princess Tana's long hair was combed into two long braids. She stood in front of the door in her pajamas. As long as she took a step forward, she would be able to see the person outside through the crack of the door.
She looked outside and gestured to the servant inside the room. Then, she walked a little farther and whispered, "Come in and talk."
Qin Yining didn't move.
"Concubine Shun, please think twice. It's late at night. Although you and I are both women, rumors are fiercer than tigers. If this official's wife enters your bedroom to talk to you at this time, it's very likely that someone will use this matter to attack you. Not to mention other things, if someone accuses you of having a close relationship with an extramarital affair, you may lose the emperor's heart. Please think twice. "
Princess Tana didn't think too much. She didn't want to directly take Qin Yining's life. She wasn't crazy. If she killed Qin Yining like this, wouldn't all the blame be on her?
But she also couldn't let Qin Yining be so arrogant. If she couldn't kill her, then she'd rather let her live a life worse than death.
There were so many punishments in the palace, and many of them were the kind that didn't leave scars.
As long as she entered this door!
She didn't believe that Qin Yining, a dignified princess, would spread the news outside if she was treated that way. At that time, wouldn't she have to suffer in silence?
But Qin Yining refused to come in from the beginning.
Princess Tana said in a deep voice, "You just entered the palace, and you're already not listening to this princess's orders."
Qin Yining was also impatient with Princess Tana's pestering. She sneered and said, "It seems that Princess Tana's Da Zhou dialect needs to be learned more. This official's wife is only here to teach you the rules. This official's wife is a woman with an order, not a maid who can be ordered around at will.
"You didn't settle down properly in the middle of the night, but asked this official's wife to enter your bedroom. This official's wife doesn't feel that she's so familiar with Princess Tana that we can talk for a long time.
"This official's wife advises you to be quiet. You're always jumping up and down. You should be careful."
"You!"
Duke Tana was so angry that he pulled open the palace door.
Qin Yining saw Princess Tana angrily striding out. She pointed at Qin Yining and said, "You dare to be disrespectful to this princess!"
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