At this time, the Empress Dowager was talking with the Empress. Seeing Imperial Concubine Yun and Princess Ta Na walking side by side, followed by Qin Yining, they both looked over.
When Imperial Concubine Yun saw the Empress Dowager, she was like a delicate little butterfly rather than a flower. She happily walked to the Empress Dowager: "Aunt, when did you get up this morning? Chenqie sees that you have dark circles under your eyes. Did you not rest well last night? "
The Empress Dowager lowered her eyes and lightly said: "Aijia is already in spring and autumn. How can aijia be as carefree as you people of your age. Of course, aijia is not like you who fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow."
The smile on Imperial Concubine Yun's face froze and she awkwardly smiled: "Yes, chenqie is stupid and cannot help aunt."
She had felt the Empress Dowager's alienation and dissatisfaction countless times.
The Empress Dowager did not like to see her. She did not like to discuss matters with her and did not let her do anything. Although Imperial Concubine Yun relied on her beauty to become an imperial concubine, she knew in her heart that if she was not the Empress Dowager's niece, she would not have reached her current position.
Now that the Empress Dowager was alienating her, it was equivalent to taking away her advantages. In the future, she will completely lose Your Majesty's favor. She will also lose her value to her maternal family and be abandoned like a pair of worn-out shoes …
Imperial Concubine Yun's heart was terrified. If the Empress and Imperial Concubine Shun were not present, she would definitely kneel and beg for the Empress Dowager's forgiveness.
But in front of the enemy, she could not show weakness.
The Empress Dowager glanced at Imperial Concubine Yun and turned to look at Princess Ta Na with a smile, "Imperial Concubine Shun should be used to life in the palace?"
"Yes." Princess Ta Na unconsciously nodded. Then she remembered the rules of the palace and bent her knees. But her Da Zhou accent was still strange, "Replying to the Empress Dowager, chenqie has adapted a lot."
The Empress Dowager slightly frowned. She was very dissatisfied with Princess Ta Na's stiff posture and strange accent. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and looked away: "Sit down." Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Qin Yining and added, "Oh, Qin Clan also sit down."
"Yes, thank you, Empress Dowager." Qin Yining bowed respectfully and then took a seat at the end of the table.
The Empress Dowager continued to ask the Empress, "Why did the expenses in the palace increase so much this month? As the Empress, you should also think of ways to share the Emperor's burdens. We are in the imperial harem and cannot expand our territory. At the very least, we should know how to be frugal and let the Emperor have fewer worries."
The Empress knew that the Empress Dowager said this because she wanted to show her authority in front of everyone. She said, "The Empress Dowager is right. Chenqie also thinks that the most important thing is to increase income and reduce expenditure. First of all, the profits from the concubines and concubines are inexhaustible … "
The Empress then spoke of many examples of extravagance and waste in the palace, and many places where the silver could be spent.
Didn't the Empress Dowager say that she wanted to know how to be frugal and help the Emperor reduce his troubles?
The Empress simply followed the Empress Dowager's wishes.
Right now, there were more and more people in the palace, and the expenses were increasing. The concubines had long gotten used to it. If the monthly allowance was suddenly reduced, it was inevitable that they would complain behind their backs. Then, the first person they would scold would not be the empress who carried it out, but the empress dowager who had brought it up.
The Empress Dowager frowned and felt a throbbing pain in her temples.
She found that ever since the Empress came into contact with Qin Yining, she had become more and more difficult to deal with.
When Qin Yining saw the Empress like this, he couldn't help but want to laugh. It seemed that although the Empress was cold to the imperial family, she had to settle down and fight for the Eldest Prince.
Qin Yining didn't interrupt the matter between the Empress Dowager and the Empress. He just lowered his eyes and drank tea, listening to the confrontation between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the palace.
However, after arguing for a while, the Empress Dowager became more and more irritated.
"Okay, okay, you can all leave." The Empress Dowager urged irritably, "Doesn't the Qin Clan still need to teach Concubine Shun the language and rules of Da Zhou? I don't think your teaching is very good. "
"Yes, Chenqie will teach her with all her heart." What Princess Tana learned had nothing to do with the Empress Dowager.
Princess Tana understood the Empress Dowager's words, and her face instantly flushed red. If it wasn't for the Empress Dowager's identity and her purpose in coming to Da Zhou for a political marriage, she really wanted to take out her whip and give this vicious woman a good beating.
Concubine Yun naturally saw the Empress Dowager's irritation. She didn't dare to stay in front of the Empress Dowager for too long to avoid offending her. She turned and followed the Empress and the others out of Ci 'an Palace.
Who knew that as soon as she left the palace, the Empress Dowager's head palace maid came up to her and curtsied: "Concubine Yun, the Empress Dowager asks you to speak."
Concubine Yun's footsteps paused, and she almost laughed out loud.
Was her aunt finally not annoyed with her anymore?
Concubine Yun's footsteps flew back into the palace.
The Empress and Princess Tana both saw it, but Concubine Yun was the Empress Dowager's niece. They used to get along like this, so the two didn't take it to heart.
When the group reached a fork in the road, the Empress smiled and said to Qin Yining, "Wangfei is now living in Chuxiu Palace. Is there any inconvenience? If there's anything, just tell me. There's no need to be polite. "
"Yes, this subject's wife thanks the Empress for being considerate." Qin Yining smiled and thanked her.
Princess Tana coldly snorted, "It's a pity that no matter how close you are, you still have to live in this palace."
After saying this, she didn't care about her status or etiquette, turned and left.
Qin Yining helplessly smiled at the Empress, curtsied and said: "This subject's wife will retire." Then she led the others to catch up with Princess Tana's footsteps.
The Empress frowned worriedly.
On the way back to the palace, Sun mama comforted her: "Niangniang doesn't need to worry. Prince Zhongshun's consort is intelligent and courageous. Even in Concubine Shun's palace, she shouldn't be at a disadvantage. This servant is worried about niangniang. "
"Everything is fine with this palace. What is there to worry about?" The Empress asked in confusion.
Sun mama said: "Niangniang's temper is too good. Originally, with Concubine Yun, she always used the Empress Dowager's power to harm niangniang. Now, with the addition of Concubine Shun, who is usually favored by the Empress Dowager, wouldn't niangniang be surrounded by enemies? "
The Empress shook her head, "No matter how many favored concubines there are in this palace, this palace's days won't be easy. Just like what Prince Zhongshun's consort said to this palace before, if I don't work hard, this palace's Hao ge will only be bullied in the future because of this palace's cowardly and useless mother. So for this palace, having a few enemies is the same thing. "
Sun mama smiled, "Niangniang is more open-minded than before."
"Yes, this palace also feels that this is all thanks to Prince Zhongshun's consort."
Qin Yining followed Princess Tana back and heard a lot of her complaints.
However, she was different from Princess Tana and the Empress. She was very concerned about the matter of Concubine Yun being deliberately left behind by the Empress Dowager. Qin Yining's sense of crisis was very strong. Once in the mountains, she relied on a sense of crisis similar to that of a beast to avoid many dangers. This time was the same.
She always felt that something would happen when she entered the palace this time.
This night, Li Qitian turned over Princess Tana's card.
Qin Yining was able to have a good night's sleep.
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