The Empress Dowager said with a smile, "Now that spring has arrived and the weather is warm, aijia doesn't want to stay in Ci 'an Palace and wants to walk around. I just don't know if you are willing to accompany this old woman? "
"What is the Empress Dowager saying? Chenqie being able to serve the Empress Dowager is the good fortune of eight lifetimes. "Concubine Yun said with a smile.
Princess Ta Na also said, "That's right, chenqie often accompanied the elders of the family in the past and likes to talk with them the most."
The Empress Dowager smiled and nodded lovingly and gently, "You are all good children. Now that spring has arrived and it's time for farming, Your Majesty said a while ago … "
The Empress Dowager talked about farming. After all, she had farmed in the past and was very familiar with these things.
Princess Ta Na, Concubine Yun, and Li Helan all listened and often added a few words.
Qin Yining sat quietly with her head down and tried to reduce her presence as much as possible.
After chatting for a while, the Empress Dowager faintly looked at Qin Yining.
"What, the Prince Zhongshun is not interested in the topics aijia is talking about?"
Qin Yining was called and felt helpless. She stood up and respectfully said, "Replying to the Empress Dowager, chenqie is listening attentively to what the Empress Dowager is talking about farming and also remembered what I saw in the countryside when I was young. The warm atmosphere of life that the Empress Dowager talked about makes chenqie yearn for and miss the days when I was young. "
Qin Yining's words resonated with everyone present. No matter who it was, no matter if they were of noble or humble birth. Perhaps the most carefree time in one's life was one's childhood. What one wanted to return to the most but could not return to was also one's childhood.
Even the Empress Dowager couldn't help but be moved by Qin Yining's words.
But the Empress Dowager's expression was still cold, "Oh. So the days in the palace have made Wangfei's life so Ru Yi that you can't go back to when you were young? "
Qin Yining's heart tightened and felt that something was wrong.
Usually, the Empress Dowager was very polite to her, and sometimes she could even feel that the Empress Dowager was deliberately trying to win her over because of Pang Xiao.
But today, the Empress Dowager was deliberately finding fault with her!
Qin Yining tensed up and became extremely careful. She respectfully replied, "Empress Dowager, you've misunderstood. This subject's wife doesn't think so."
"You still dare to talk back?" The Empress Dowager put down the bell lid in her hand. The white porcelain bell lid made a tinkling sound.
"Empress Dowager, please calm down. This subject does not dare. "
"Don't be angry, don't be angry. How can I not be angry when you contradict me like this!" The Empress Dowager scolded with a ferocious expression. "I think you're here to anger me to death!"
Li Helan was a little surprised to see the Empress Dowager so angry, but he finally came to his senses. He gloated and said, "Apologize to the Empress Dowager! If my mother's health deteriorates due to anger, can you bear the responsibility? "
Qin Yining had no choice but to kneel down and say respectfully, "Please calm down, Empress Dowager."
Ji Yun and Bing Tang also knelt down and kowtowed.
Li Helan patted the Empress Dowager's chest and comforted her, "Mother, please calm down. Don't be angry and harm your health. It's not worth arguing with this hussy."
Qin Yining lowered her eyes as if she didn't hear it.
The Empress Dowager said coldly, "Your rules are so bad, but you're still teaching Consort Shun etiquette. No wonder Consort Shun has become like this after so long."
Princess Tana was called out and scolded for her poor etiquette. Her face immediately turned red like a big red cloth. She suppressed her anger and didn't argue for herself. She just stood up and respectfully listened to the scolding.
Consort Yi looked at the Empress Dowager and said with a smile, "Aunt, please calm down. In this subject's wife's opinion, Prince Zhongshun's rules are good and her etiquette is thorough. She even learned from Mama Zhan in the Empress' palace. It's just that this subject's wife is slow-witted and not as clever as her. "
"Is that so?" The Empress Dowager snorted, "So, she learned well, but she doesn't want to teach Consort Shun?"
Consort Yi covered her mouth and said in surprise, "How could that be? If she can't teach Consort Shun, she can't leave the palace. If she can't leave the palace, she has to walk around the inner palace. This … "
Consort Yi seemed to have discovered a great secret. She lowered her voice and said, "Prince Zhongshun, could it be that Consort Shun has the intention to stay and scheme something?"
This big accusation was enough to crush a person to death.
She was following the imperial edict to teach Consort Shun etiquette, but she didn't do her best. That was defying the imperial edict.
Finding an excuse to stay in the palace, what could she be scheming? This inner palace was the Emperor's inner residence.
She was a married woman, but she stayed in the Emperor's inner palace and didn't want to leave. Or did she deliberately plan to stay and not leave …
If these words were spread and outsiders knew, how would she deal with it!
"Consort Yi, please be careful with your words. This subject's wife is following the imperial edict and doesn't have the same thoughts as Consort Yi. "Qin Yining raised her eyes and her cold gaze fell on Consort Yi.
Consort Yi was glared at by her stern gaze and forgot the words she was about to say.
When the Empress Dowager saw this, she secretly scolded Consort Yi for being useless. She coldly said, "Since it's like this, your rules are very good? You also taught etiquette? Consort Shun's current rules and etiquette are not up to standard. Is that because she's too stupid? "
Princess Ta Na was so angry that her face turned red. She gritted her teeth, but her Da Zhou words weren't working well at this time. The more anxious she was, the more she couldn't say anything.
Qin Yining bowed and said, "Replying to the Empress Dowager, this subject's wife doesn't dare to judge Consort Shun's qualifications, but this subject's wife did teach her seriously. If the Empress Dowager feels that this subject's wife's teaching isn't good, why don't you ask Nurse Zhan to teach Consort Shun? After all, this subject's wife also learned from Nurse Zhan. Now that Consort Shun's Da Zhou words are normal, Nurse Zhan's teaching won't affect her. "
Li Qitian came to accompany Consort Shun because Consort Shun was on a whim. Li Qitian pushed the boat with the current. Now that the Empress Dowager wasn't satisfied with her, she simply took the opportunity to leave the palace.
When the Empress Dowager heard Qin Yining say this, she couldn't find the words to respond for a while.
She gritted her teeth and cursed in her heart: This sly girl is really clever. She actually took the opportunity to come up with such an excuse.
Li Helan saw that the Empress Dowager had nothing to say and immediately reprimanded, "Bold! The Empress Dowager has the highest position in the harem. You actually dare to talk back! "
"This subject's wife doesn't dare." Qin Yining lowered her head.
At this time, Consort Yi finally remembered the Empress Dowager's secret instructions. She gently smiled and hid the excitement in her eyes.
"Aunt, in this subject's wife's opinion, how about letting Prince Zhongshun perform a bit? Whether or not the rules and etiquette are good, won't we know once we see it? "
As soon as this coquettish voice came out, Li Helan couldn't help but laugh.
Li Helan pointed at Consort Yi with her tortoiseshell armoured hand and said in a good mood, "It's rare for you to make such a meaningful suggestion. Imperial Mother, this subject's son thinks it's very good. How about letting Prince Zhongshun perform for us all? "
The Empress Dowager's face was cold and she pretended to hesitate. Then she gave a long "En" sound as if she agreed. She turned to look at Princess Ta Na and said, "Consort Shun, why don't you test her?"
The Empress Dowager's words were clearly giving Princess Ta Na a chance to humiliate Qin Yining.
Princess Ta Na's etiquette and etiquette were all learned from Qin Yining and she wasn't qualified. How could it be her turn to test others?
However, since the Empress Dowager had spoken, Princess Ta Na could naturally be justified.
Qin Yining saw through this point and simply didn't argue, lest others find more fault with her.
Although Princess Ta Na didn't like being used as a tool by the Empress Dowager, she was still willing to teach Qin Yining a lesson if she couldn't refuse.
"Okay." Princess Ta Na stood up and played with the gemstone tassel hanging in front of her chest. She raised her chin and said, "When I see the Empress Dowager, how should I bow?"
Qin Yining stood up and respectfully knelt on the ground. She crossed her hands and raised them to her eyebrows. Then she bent down and put her hands on the ground. She put her eyebrows on the back of her hands and said, "This subject's wife pays respects to the Empress Dowager."
"Wrong. Again."
Qin Yining stood up and performed the standard bow again, "This subject's wife pays respects to the Empress Dowager."
"Wrong. Again."
"This subject's wife pays respects to the Empress Dowager."
…
She knelt, kowtowed, got up, and knelt again. She repeated this sixty or seventy times. Qin Yining's ivory white dress had long been stained. Her spring dress was thin and there were signs of abrasions on her knees.
The Empress Dowager held the tea and squinted at Qin Yining's bow over and over again.
Li Helan had already covered her mouth and laughed, "What? She's like this and still wants to teach others. She may not even get it right once if she bows seventy or eighty times."
Imperial Concubine Yi frowned and pretended to hesitate, "Aunt, should we let her rest for a while?"
"Rest? Do you have the face to rest? "Li Helan sneered.
Imperial Concubine Yi didn't say anything else and hid the excitement in her eyes. She simply calmly admired Qin Yining's appearance as she knelt again and again. She felt that she had already avenged half of her humiliation when she was grabbed by the wrist in front of the Empress.
Princess Ta Na had Qin Yining kneel another twenty or thirty times. Then she turned to the Empress Dowager and said, "Empress Dowager, why don't we have him kneel three times and kowtow nine times in the direction of the Palace of Heavenly Purity for you to see?"
The Empress Dowager nodded, "Okay. Do as you see fit."
Princess Ta Na smiled and said, "Did you hear that? Why aren't you doing it?"
Qin Yining's knees were numb from kneeling, but she still stood up as she was told. She turned in the direction of the Palace of Heavenly Purity and bowed seriously, cheering loudly.
Ji Yun and Bing Tang knelt behind the chairs by the window. Their eyes were already red from anxiety, but they couldn't cry. It was taboo to cry for no reason in the palace. They also couldn't plead for Qin Yining. Their status was low and it wasn't their place to speak …
She knew that the Empress Dowager didn't have good intentions today, but she didn't expect the Empress Dowager to think of this kind of method to torture people.
Qin Yining's heart was very calm. This kind of trouble was only physical. If the Empress Dowager had only prepared this level of trouble, she would have to thank her.
Qin Yining bowed seriously. Her skirt was dirty, her knees were numb, and her hair was late. She looked very embarrassed. Li Helan was in a good mood and couldn't help but clap her hands and laugh.
When the Empress Dowager saw Li Helan laughing like that, she also laughed. She even pretended to reprimand, "Look at you. You're too ignorant. The Prince Zhongshun is just performing a bow. She's not playing with a monkey. Do you have to laugh like this?"
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