Zhou Xiangyun has long been accustomed to the arrogance of this queen's aunt.
My aunt never paid attention to them, concubines, and only loved Zhou Changle, who was also a legitimate daughter.
Seeing Concubine Zhou's lowered eyebrows, Empress Zhou stood up under her service and respectfully asked her to help her change her clothes.
These concubines do not have the character of their family of military commanders, they are so timid!
Empress Zhou patiently said coldly: "Although you, a concubine, will not be able to become a queen in the future, King Qin and the Zhou family are your backers. You have to help my son with your life so that you can have a place in the palace in the future. Do you understand?"
Zhou Xiangyun lowered her eyes, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and she said respectfully: "Yes."
Zhou Hou picked up her face and looked at it for a while, then said with a bit of disgust: "You don't have a stunning face like Changle, but Ming Lanruo has a good-looking face like that little bitch, so she is your mortal enemy. If she dies, you are here
My son will have a good life there, do you understand?"
That kid Hongye must have been confused by Ming Lanruo's face, and he actually married that bitch!
Zhou Xiangyun still nodded: "Yes, aunt."
Zhou Hou said coldly: "During the Double Ninth Festival banquet later, you will be the first to occupy the honorary seat on the left side of Hongye, do you understand?"
Zhou Xiangyun was stunned. This court respects Zuo: "But I am just a concubine. Concubine Ming is an equal wife like Princess Qin..."
"I asked you to sit down, so you take your seat. How can there be so much nonsense? Changle will never question my arrangements." Zhou Hou said with disdain.
It's really not clever. Today, His Majesty the Emperor is going to inspect the camp on the outskirts of the city with Jiu Qiansui to reward the representatives of the Zhou family army who "repelled" the Northern Mongolians. This is a good opportunity to harvest Minglan Ruojian's life.
Zhou Xiangyun pursed his lower lip and squatted down to salute: "Xiangyun is stupid..."
"Okay, I didn't have much hope for you originally, but since your surname is Zhou, I will still support you. Today, if you take the seat on the left, Ming Lanruo will never be able to compete with you. Do you understand?"
Empress Zhou put on her phoenix crown while being served by the female officials, and looked at Zhou Xiangyun coldly.
Zhou Xiangyun hesitated for a moment, then nodded meekly: "Yes, empress."
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During the Double Ninth Festival, enjoy chrysanthemums, drink wine, and eat crabs.
The autumn wind blows, and it is the time when the crabs are fat. In order to show that she is different from the splendid chrysanthemum feast of the noble concubine, the queen specially holds an elegant banquet with the theme of crabs and autumn chrysanthemum wine.
The chrysanthemums are just decorations, and the various ways of making crabs, reciting poems and painting are all elegant.
The banquet was filled with various dishes made of autumn chrysanthemums and crabs, as well as various delicacies from Suzhou and Hangzhou.
As soon as Ming Lanruo entered the Queen's Palace, she felt that it was decorated in the style of Suzhou and Hangzhou gardens. The courtyard was decorated with rockeries and rocks, and the banquet was spread out among them. It was indeed very elegant.
only……
The people inside are not so elegant.
"It's hard for the Duke's wife. It's not from her own belly that she raised such a wolf-hearted woman." An old princess shook her fan and shook her head at the Duke of Ming's wife.
Mrs. Yangcheng Hou and a group of noble ladies who were attached to the Zhou family also talked a lot -
"Who would have thought that the Duke of Ming Dynasty was more caring than raising his own daughter, but she raised a white-eyed wolf who doesn't recognize her mother."
"That's right, an unchaste and unfilial person actually became the Queen's daughter-in-law. It's really..."
Mrs. Qin, the Duke of Ming Dynasty, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, looked at the queen with tears in her eyes and said -
"The stepmother is embarrassed. I think it's because I didn't do a good job as a mother, so I asked my daughter to divorce me. It's a waste of time for you, my queen. How can she be qualified to be a princess with her status? She doesn't have a white silk ribbon.
Killing her is all a favor from the royal family."
Queen Zhou sat at the table and said gracefully and gently: "We are all mothers. I naturally understand Mrs. Qin. You will feel uncomfortable if you give birth to a rebellious girl."
Ming Lanruo turned around and wanted to leave in front of the palace. She was so busy that she came to see these women who were just waiting to die and complained about her behind her back!
What the hell is she?
But the female official on the side has already started singing - "Ming Fei has arrived."
Ming Lanruo looked at her expressionlessly, led Jinghe into the palace, and saluted Queen Zhou according to the rules.
Empress Zhou looked at her, with spiteful hatred flashing in her eyes, but with a gentle smile: "Come here quickly, let your mother take a look, and stand closer."
Ming Lanruo stood up and stepped forward. Zhou Hou held her hand intimately and looked her up and down: "Why, you didn't expect me to come out so soon, did you?"
Zhou Hou's voice was not loud, only the people around her and Ming Lanruo could hear her.
Ming Lanruo said calmly: "Yes, your Majesty is really good at it."
"You are so capable, you turned from a bastard who gave birth to a bastard and was imprisoned, to become the princess of my son, and even harmed my niece." Zhou Hou patted her hand gently,
He leaned forward and smiled.
In the most polite and elegant tone, he spoke the most vicious and harsh words into Ming Lanruo's ears.
Chunming stood close and couldn't help but clenched his fists when he heard it.
What kind of queen is this? She is simply a vicious shrew in the market.
Ming Lanruo was a little surprised. Queen Zhou was so angry that she spoke without any scruples. She even lost the basic qualities of a lady?
She narrowed her eyes and said, "Yes, so, Queen, are you going to be defeated? Are you so angry? You are old, so be careful, don't miss the sun tomorrow."
Queen Zhou suddenly leaned back and showed an incredibly sad expression: "Ming Fei, why are you talking like this? I just want you to make amends with the Duke and Madam, but you cursed me to death?"
As she spoke, she swayed and fell backward.
"Queen Mother!" Ming Lanruo heard Shangguan Hongye's voice coming from behind him. He rushed over from behind him and supported Queen Zhou.
Shangguan Hongye supported Queen Zhou and couldn't help but look at Ming Lanruo angrily: "Ming Lanruo, why are you so angry with your mother!"
She raised her eyebrows: "..."
Here we go again, it’s so easy to engage in these low-level palace fights in public. Is Empress Zhou planning to sow discord between her and Shangguan Hongye? Exactly!
"What did I say? I just told my mother not to worry about her poor health. Your Highness, don't you agree?" Ming Lanruo had a hint of impatience in his eyes and gave Shangguan Hongye a warning look.
If you really like her son, you can still do this. If you don't like her son, who are you, mother and son?
Ming Lanruo's cold, arrogant and indifferent attitude actually made Shangguan Hongye choke up: "You..."
"You rebellious girl, how dare you be so disrespectful to the Queen and His Highness, why don't you kneel down and apologize!" Mrs. Qin stood up immediately upon seeing this and pointed at Ming Lanruo righteously.
Ming Lanruo looked at Mrs. Qin, thinking that Ming Yueying was still working for her, so she endured it and said nothing, just turned away and ignored Mrs. Qin.
However, Mrs. Qin suddenly swayed, and with the support of the people around her, she pointed at Ming Lanruo with a look of hatred for steel.
"Your father is still lying in the Northeast Territory. He is critically ill and cannot come back... Are you going to make your father and me angry to death? Why did our Ming family have a rebellious girl like you? It's no wonder, the master said at the beginning that you are not
biological……"
Ming Lanruo's eyes turned cold, she looked at Mrs. Qin coldly, and said sternly: "Aunt, what are you talking about!"
Mr. Qin is afraid that he has colluded with the Queen to throw dirty water on himself!
Ming Lanruo suddenly understood in her heart that Qin's play was intended to completely reduce her, the eldest daughter of the Ming family, to a "bastard"!
The name is not justified, let alone the concubine who is not known, this is a capital crime for deceiving the emperor!
Mr. Qin was stared at by Ming Lanruo's cold gaze, which made her whole body shiver, and she was speechless for a moment.
But the banquet, which had been silent for a moment because of Mr. Qin's "gaffe," suddenly came to their senses, but they couldn't help but scream in surprise because of this explosive news.
"What, the Duke's wife just now said that Concubine Ming was not the biological father of the Duke of Ming?"
"Where did Concubine Ming come from? Could it be that Mrs. Xiao is stealing people outside..."
"Oh my god, no wonder this concubine is not at all as gentle and elegant as the Duke!"
When Shangguan Hongye heard this, he instinctively retorted: "This is impossible!"
He had seen with his own eyes how much Duke Ming Guo loved Ming Lanruo, how could he not be his biological child!
This Qin family saw that his memorial stated that the Duke of Guo was "severely injured, comatose, and unable to recover" in the Northeast, so he thought that the Duke of Guo would die in the Northeast, so he dared to throw dirty water on Lan Ruo and wanted to steal the family property.
?!
But Empress Zhou squeezed Shangguan Hongye's arm hard and interrupted him in a low voice: "Son, do you want to make your mother angry to death? Why don't you keep silent!"
Shangguan Hongye choked, and Empress Zhou immediately said to Mrs. Qin: "Mrs. Ming Guo, please tell me what's going on?!"
She must have confirmed Ming Lanruo's identity as a "bastard"!
Ming Lanruo squinted her eyes and looked at Mr. Qin, her eyes cold and filled with murderous intent.
Mrs. Qin received the order and listened to the various comments from people around her, and immediately felt confident. If Minglan became a bastard today, her daughter would become the only daughter in the Duke's mansion!
In this way, the prince dare not touch Yueying! For the sake of Yueying's prosperity, wealth and safety, she must kill Ming Lanruo!
Ms. Qin looked at Ming Lanruo with a distressed look before she opened her mouth: "You..."
"Qin, shut up!" A slightly old but majestic voice sounded, followed by the sound of a cane hitting the ground, interrupting Qin's words.
Everyone looked at the door of the palace and saw the Queen Mother walking in, supported by a nanny, escorted by people from Ci'an Palace.
They all stood up and saluted: "See the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother nodded coldly, raised her hand casually, walked up to Mrs. Qin, and said sternly: "Come here, drag Mrs. Qin Guogong down and slap her!"