bookrandom Chapter 202: Palm
Chapter 202: Palm
Cining Palace.
The Dowager Queen was sitting on a chair in the main hall of the Cining Palace. Standing behind her were Nanny Yingchun and a group of palace maids and nannies. It looked very solemn. Now, she was receiving greetings from the Empress and a large group of concubines behind her.
Huang Ye had met the empress dowager before, so she kept her aunt's teachings in mind and followed the others to pay her respects without raising her head, her main purpose being to remain low-key.
"Everyone, get up." The Queen Mother's voice rang out, and Huang Ye stood up with everyone else. The Queen Mother looked very young, probably in her early forties, which was very different from what Huang Ye had imagined the Queen Mother to look like. In his previous life, the Queen Mothers played in TV dramas were all white-haired.
At this time, the seats had already been arranged on both sides, and palace maids came over and led everyone to their seats.
"Rou'er, this is your first time in this palace. Are you adapting well?" In order to show that Xu Rou was one of her own, the empress dowager asked her with concern in front of so many people.
Huang Ye almost laughed out loud. Xu Rou had been to the palace countless times since she was a child, and this was her first time. In order to elevate Xu Rou's status, the Empress Dowager had disregarded her dignity and lied with open eyes.
"Aunt, Rou'er is fine. Thank you for your consideration." Xu Rou felt proud and looked at Lady Gao provocatively. What happened in Kunning Palace was nothing. In Cining Palace, she had to keep her mouth shut. If you have the guts, try talking dirty in Cining Palace.
Concubine Gao ignored this idiot. She was just a bad-mouthed person but she was not stupid. The Queen Mother was unreasonable and was always looking for trouble. Maybe she was looking for someone to establish her authority. If she was caught by the Queen Mother, she would be in trouble.
The empress dowager looked at the two rows of people sitting below. Except for Xu Rou and the new talented person Shi, there was no one who suited her taste. Not to mention the empress. The two had been fighting for several years. She felt disgusted when she saw the empress's face. Not only was she ugly, but she was also very strong. She was really blind to think that she was a gentle and virtuous woman and found herself such a mortal enemy.
The more the Queen Mother thought about it, the more upset she became. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She had to find someone to vent her anger on, otherwise she would be in a bad mood all day.
"That Concubine Huang, stand up so I can see." Apart from the Queen, she disliked Concubine Huang the most. She had caused disunity between mother and son before she even entered the palace, and even the Third Prince was on her side, which made her angry whenever she thought about it.
Huang Ye stood up respectfully: "Your concubine Huangpin pays homage to the Empress Dowager." The rules and etiquette were exactly as planned, and she didn't believe that the Empress Dowager could find any fault with it.
In fact, Huang Ye underestimated the empress dowager. She was just as stubborn as Xu Rou: "I saw you laughing secretly just now. What were you laughing at? Are you laughing at the fact that I'm old and not as young and good-looking as you guys?" From the voice, one could tell that the empress dowager was angry.
Huang Ye bowed again calmly, and did not kneel down in fear as everyone imagined: "The Empress Dowager has wronged me. I was just delighted by your beauty and couldn't help smiling." If anyone wanted to put the blame on Huang Ye, she had to accept it.
"You..." The Queen Mother was stuck. How should she refute? Should she say that she was not good-looking, or say that everything she said was right? Anyway, nothing she said was right. This feeling of knowing that the other party was talking nonsense but being unable to refute it was too awful.
Just now in Kunning Palace, Xu Rou ignored Huang Ye. She didn't know how the bitch escaped that night. She had been waiting for the killer to reply to her for the past two days, but she never saw that person coming. Xu Rou suspected that the killer might have been killed by the Huang family, which made her hate him even more. She had finally used her sex appeal to make that person work for her, but ended up failing. It would be unfair if she didn't use her aunt's power to deal with her in this Cining Palace today.
"This Huangpin is always so sweet-talking. Aunt, you must not be fooled by her." Xu Rou covered her mouth and smiled falsely: "She might be laughing at you, aunt, for deliberately trying to be decent to Rou'er in front of so many people."
Huang Ye: She actually guessed it right. No wonder they say that the person who knows you best is your enemy.
"Concubine Huang, is this so?" The Queen Mother had no awareness of being exposed, and this person was none other than her niece from her natal family whom she deliberately promoted, and she was still questioning Huang Ye.
Huang Ye sincerely thought that the aunt and niece were both stupid. They wanted to play a trick on others but didn't find a good reason: "No, I just smiled because I thought the Queen Mother was pretty. If the Queen Mother doesn't like it, I won't smile next time."
"It seems that you don't admit it. You will not be tolerated to act wildly in my Cining Palace. Come, slap me in the face. I want to see how hard your mouth is..." The empress dowager slammed the long table in front of her, furious.
Huang Ye was also angry. This queen dowager had been picking on her again and again. If she dared to have someone beat her today, she promised that she would be made to wish she were trapped in a state of misery. She didn't care whether she was the queen dowager or something else.
Hongdou, who was standing behind the chair where Huang Ye sat after coming in, also held down her belt. If anyone dared to hit the young lady's mouth, she, Hongdou, would be the first to disagree. She didn't care where this happened.
The nanny following the empress dowager was about to step forward when a voice rang out from outside at the right moment: "The emperor has arrived."
The emperor walked in from outside, followed by Prince Fu and the third prince. She walked up to the queen mother and simply bowed: "Greetings, mother."
The Queen Mother had to stand up. There was no other way. Even if the child was her own, the person standing in front of her was the Emperor, so she had to stand up and answer.
"The emperor is here, Yingchun, please quickly seat him." She had a smile on her face. If you didn't know them, you would think they were a loving mother and a filial son.