Chapter 51(1/2)
Di Yulian said: "The girl from the people thanked the Empress."
Qi Yue smiled faintly, thinking that Miss Chen was still outside, and she should have called Miss Chen here at this time.
Xunxue came in, and Qi Yue ordered: "Go to the small garden to call Xia Lian and Miss Shen."
Xunxue got the order and went out again quickly.
She didn't look at people in the small garden and asked the palace maids who were caring for plants and trees in the garden. One of them said: "The girl who was following Sister Xia Lian seemed to be in a bad mood. She thought our garden was too small and said she was going out for a walk. Sister Xia Lian had already taken her people out of Changchun Bridge."
Xunxue had to walk out.
Xia Lian didn't like this Miss Chen very much. At first, Chen Qiujun respected Xia Lian very much and always called Xia Lian sister. She carefully stumbled on the Queen's preferences.
Xia Lian ishaved in a regular manner, so she naturally would not disclose anything to outsiders about the queen.
Xia Lian just said that she was just a palace maid who was cleaning up in the courtyard. She only entered the house today if she had something to do. She didn't meet with the Queen, so she didn't know anything.
After hearing this, Chen Qiujun became even more dissatisfied. She felt more and more that the queen was neglecting herself, and even the palace maids who accompanied her were inferior palace maids.
Chen Qiujun dared not show it on her face. She looked at Xia Lan. This time she looked much bolder. Xia Lan didn't like gorgeous decorations and dressed up in a normal manner, but her face was beautiful.
Chen Qiujun said: "The Empress must be kind and peaceful. Sister, you dress so decently even if you do some chores in the yard."
Xia Lian said: "After all, it is Qifeng Palace, and the palace maid is also one of the facades of the empress."
Chen Qiujun was depressed. She thought that she didn't know what the queen was saying to the inexperienced Di Yulian. Chen Qiujun, who was spoiled since childhood, was inevitably unwilling to accept it.
She sighed and said, "The Empress drove me out, but left Miss Di in the hall. She must have disliked me. Sister, tell me, did I do something wrong?"
"Miss Chen, don't think too much." Xia Lian said, "The scenery in the palace is not visible outside. The Queen asked you to come out to appreciate the flowers, not to rush you, nor to dislike you. You should not underestimate yourself."
Chen Qiujun doesn't believe it.
She suddenly remembered that the queen seemed to have a better relationship with the third son who was born in illegitimate, and she called the third son into the palace some time ago. Since Di Yulian was going to marry Qi Yu, would the queen have to secretly give Di Yulian something good to her without hiding it?
The more I think about it, the sadder I feel in Chen Qiu.
She didn't want Xia Lian to see it, so she forced a smile and said, "Sister, I saw the beautiful scenery here and wanted to be quiet alone. Can you leave me alone?"
Xia Lian knew that Chen Qiujun was a lady from a noble family and would not do anything out of the ordinary. Xia Lian said, "Okay, I will go to Changchun Bridge to wait. If Miss Chen calms down, she will go to Changchun Bridge to find her."
Chen Qiujun wandered alone on the path. She saw a huge rock not far away. She went over, leaned against the stone, took a handkerchief and wiped her tears.
I still feel unwilling to think about it. I was obviously from a better family than Di Yulian and knew etiquette. Why didn’t the queen keep her?
Chen Qiujun thought hatefully, what if the queen prefers Qi Yu? Qi Yu is just a concubine's son, and the position of Duke Ding in the future will definitely be Chen Qiujun's future husband Qi Huai.
When she looked at the queen, she looked weak and sickly, and she was not easy to raise. So what if she looked good? If she couldn't give birth, she would definitely end up as lonely as Queen Mother Qi, and maybe she would be even more miserable than Queen Mother Qi!
After cursing, Chen Qiujun's mood calmed down a little.
She wiped her eyes clean and took out a rouge box with a mirror from her sleeve, adding a touch of color to her lips and cheeks. When she saw the queen later, she still had to respect her and try her best to make the queen like her.
Suddenly, Chen Qiujun heard the footsteps, and the man's voice came to his ears: "I didn't go to Qifeng Palace yesterday, the queen must have missed me."
Fang Lu echoed, "Of course, our Empress likes you the most. If you don't go there for a day, the Empress will not be able to eat."
Chen Qiujun poked her head out from behind the huge rock and looked at it. She had excellent eyesight. It could be seen that she was a handsome and upright man wearing a white cloud pattern robe with a faintly captivating momentum.
It's Emperor Yuanshou!
Chen Qiujun never thought about entering the palace, but to be honest, the status of the Duke Ding Mansion has been declining repeatedly in the past two years, and she also looked down on the Qi family a little.
Chen Qiujun's family was willing to agree to this marriage. First, the relationship between the two families was good, and second, Qi Huai was so beautiful and was also the top scholar in martial arts. No matter how declining Dingguo Duke's Mansion, two queens still had some background.
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Qiujun gritted his teeth hatefully.
She still couldn't swallow the anger just now. Why should the queen look down on her? Why should she drive her out and not let Di Yulian come out?
Chen Qiujun heard his father say that His Majesty was a person with clear rewards and punishments. Even if he was a minister favored by His Majesty, he would be punished if he made a mistake. She had also heard some princesses whispering about things in the palace, saying that Concubine Yan was favored, but once Concubine Yan committed a crime, he was scolded by the emperor in public.
It can be seen that this is a wise king.
Chen Qiujun was called into the palace by the queen, but the queen did not treat her well, but instead drove her out. It was reasonable and the queen did nothing right, obviously wronging her.
Chen Qiujun was smart and quiet, and had elegant manners. Why did the queen complain about her but not Di Yulian? It must not be just because of Qi Yu. Chen Qiujun thought secretly that women hate beautiful women. It is precisely because she is beautiful and intelligent that the queen is afraid and deliberately neglects herself.
The emperor is usually busy with national affairs, and his father said that the emperor was addicted to the harem. An emperor should care about the queen's character most. If he knew that the queen was inappropriate, he would definitely scold the queen.
She tiptoed forward for a few steps and moved from the huge rock to a big tree.
Chen Qiujun picked up the veil again and started crying cutely.
Li Yi saw something passing through the dense forest not far away, and he didn't care. When he got closer, Li Yi heard a woman's crying.
Li Yi is most annoying about women crying, and he is even more annoying when he hears it.
Fang Lu was about to come forward to drive the person away, but Li Yi made a gesture and passed by himself.
He thought that this place was not far from Qifeng Palace, and the person who cried here was probably the palace maid of Qifeng Palace.
When Li Yi walked in, he saw a girl crying with her face covering her face. The girl was wearing a new light green silk skirt, not like a palace maid.
Li Yi didn't remember that he had such a concubine.
Li Yi frowned: "Which palace do you belong to? Why are you crying here?"
Chen Qiujun wiped his eyes with a veil, but he couldn't see anyone: "I'm fine, I just suffered some grievances in the Queen's Palace, and I felt uncomfortable. Thank you for your care."
She took the veil appropriately, looked up as if she was obsessed. She looked at Li Yi for a while, then pretended to be like a dream before she woke up: "You... who are you? How could there be a man in the palace?"
Li Yi: “…”
Such acting skills are considered superb among the little girls, but Li Yi didn't know how many dramas the old foxes in the court played, and he instantly saw through Chen Qiujun.
Chen Qiujun suddenly opened his eyes wide and covered his lips in surprise: "Are you... Your Majesty?"
Li Yi sneered: "What do you think?"
Chen Qiujun quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed with his head: "My daughter is guilty. The daughter should not slander the queen, and should not cry in the palace..."
"What happened in Qifeng Palace?"
Chen Qiujun wiped his tears and said, "The Empress invites the daughter of the minister and the daughter of the merchant, Miss Di, to the palace. The first time I saw the Empress, I should have acted improperly and made the Empress angry, so I was driven out. The woman was delicate and shed tears here, but I didn't expect you to see it."
Xunxue and Xia Lian also came over. Because Chen Qiujun was talking, the two did not salute Li Yi.
Li Yi's deep eyes first looked at Chen Qiujun, and then looked at Xia Lian and Xunxue behind Chen Qiujun.
Chen Qiujun suddenly realized it and continued, "It is the minister who is guilty. He should not blame the queen for being accused of being accused of being in good health. The minister who is a low-key person is just a daughter of Hanlin. He should be called around. Your Majesty, I hope you don't take it to heart."
Chen Qiujun stopped talking, and she didn't dare to look up at Li Yi. But she thought she was pitiful and unsparing. If Li Yi was as fair as Chen Qiujun heard of a fair emperor, she would definitely be disgusted with the queen.
The queen was not well treated by the guests and was so ignorant of the general idea. Li Yi should feel that he had lost his face, right?
In fact, Li Yi felt that Chen Qiujun's crying in front of him was disgusting.
He didn't think it was wrong for the queen to drive her out. The queen was angry and even dared to beat him, the emperor. What is it to be snublished by this woman?
However, Li Yi found that the queen's confidant palace maid showed an incredible look and realized that there was something wrong with it.
He said, "Xia Lian, what happened?"
Chen Qiujun turned around and saw Xia Lan, her face suddenly turned pale. She exaggerated everything, and didn't know how much Xia Lan heard it.
Chen Qiujun said: "Your Majesty, you don't need to ask anymore. It's all the ministers who are wrong. You shouldn't blame the Queen in your heart. This sister is from the Queen's harem. She now knows that the ministers and daughters are disrespectful to the Queen, so she must want to kill the ministers."
Xia Lian was so angry that she was about to tremble.
She twisted Xunxue's arm: "Go and talk!"
Xunxue was confused: "I don't know what to say? But when did the Empress drive the person out? Why did he ask me to invite her back again?"
After hearing Xunxue's words, Chen Qiujun covered her face and cried bitterly, as if she was wronged.
"Clog her mouth." Li Yi had no idea of pitying the fragrance and jade, "I cried for a headache."
Xunxue was very strong, so she pulled Chen Qiujun's clothes and tied her mouth.
Xia Lian said: "The Empress invited Miss Chen and Miss Di in, and first politely let the two have tea. The Empress and Mr. Qi had a good relationship, so she wanted to talk to the third son's fiancée alone. The scenery in the small garden was good. In order not to make Miss Chen boring, I asked my servant to take Miss Chen to enjoy the flowers. In front of the maids, the Empress was always polite and gentle. How could she be called what Miss Chen said to drive her away?"
"Your Majesty, Miss Chen, a girl who is not married, is meeting again for the first time. The Empress has no grudges and no grudges with her. She kindly invites her to the palace to play, but she bites her. If the Empress knows, how disappointed it would be!"
Li Yi's face was cold: "Fang Lu, send someone out of the palace immediately!"
Chen Qiujun sobbed and struggled, but was still dragged down.
Li Yi said: "The Queen is in the palace now?"
"The Empress and Miss Di have a tea together." Xunxue said, "Miss Di is a very good person, and the Empress is in a good mood today."
Since Qi Yue was in a good mood, Li Yi would not tell her about Chen Qiujun, which would make her angry again.
Li Yi said: "You will say later that woman sprained her ankle and left early."
He thought that Qi Yue was entertaining people, so he didn't bother and waited until the evening to come again.
In order not to affect Qi Yue's mood for the time being, Xia Lian and Xunxue followed Li Yi's instructions and said.
Although Qi Yue doubted the truth of the matter in her heart, she didn't ask much. It was not until evening that Di Yulian was sent away that Qi Yue called Xia Lan and asked in detail.
Xia Lian told Qi Yue everything that happened today. Seeing Qi Yue silent for a long time, she couldn't help but say, "From the beginning, I thought this Miss Chen was not very good. Now when I see it, it's true."
Aunt Jing said, "Chen Qiujun is too sensitive. She looks like a noble girl on the surface, but in fact she is stupid and bad. Today's incident happened. Even if we don't spread anything, when she leaves, the palace maids passing by will arrange some words and spread them out, and others will definitely look down on her."
To be continued...