Mrs. Qin was stunned and looked at the Queen Mother in disbelief: "The Queen Mother..."
"Mother, what are you doing?" Zhou Hou did not expect that the Queen of Heaven would come to her banquet.
After all, the Queen Mother had been at odds with her for many years, especially after she was imprisoned, and the Queen Mother did not even allow her to come to pay her respects.
"What are you doing? When it comes to human affairs, the Ai family can't stand looking at dirty things like you!" The Queen Mother looked at Queen Zhou rudely, not hiding the disgust in her eyes.
Empress Zhou was disgusted and afraid of the Queen Mother, so she was suffocated by the Queen Mother's retort.
Mrs. Qin refused to give in, and knelt down pitifully with a look of grievance: "Empress Dowager, I am just..."
The Queen Mother once again interrupted her rudely and harshly: "From the pregnancy to the birth of Mrs. Xiao, the first wife of the Duke of Ming Dynasty, to when Lanruo was three years old, the Ai family witnessed it with their own eyes. Are you saying that the Ai family was dim-sighted and was fooled?"
, is a useless old thing?!"
Who dares to accept these words? The Queen Mother supported the late emperor to ascend the throne, assisted the late emperor, and then experienced palace changes and a serious illness!
In the end, he supported the sick body to stabilize the harem and the front court, so as not to cause chaos in the world. Who dares to say that the Queen Mother is an old fool?!
Mr. Qin was speechless for a moment, and cold sweat broke out on his head: "No...it's not like that!"
Ming Lanruo couldn't help but feel warm in her heart. She stood behind the old lady obediently and looked aggrieved——
"The Queen Mother, I don't know why my aunt is like this. I never thought about competing with her for the property of the Duke of Ming Dynasty. I just got my dowry back, and my aunt is not happy. Now that my father is not here, she is going to fight against her.
Should I kill them all?"
It's a good thing to have someone to protect and pamper you, you don't have to fight alone!
As soon as Ming Lanruo said this, everyone at the Double Ninth Festival banquet remembered the incident where Qin had forcibly kept Ming Lanruo's dowry, and they couldn't help but suspect that Qin's words were for the sake of the family fortune of the Duke's Palace.
The Queen Mother looked at Ming Lanruo and felt aggrieved. She used her dragon-head crutch to stamp on the ground and said sternly——
"How dare you, a stepmother who has to perform the concubine ceremony in front of the memorial tablet of the late Madam Xiao, dare to slander the late Madam and Concubine Ming here! Why don't you drag this bitch down and gag her and slap her fifty times in the face so that no one will hear her and annoy her!
"
Come on, the number of slappers has increased again!
Ming Lanruo watched Ms. Qin's eyes widen as she was gagged by the palace servant, struggling desperately, and waiting for her with anger and resentment.
She smiled mockingly at the other party. She originally wanted to not argue with Mr. Tan for Ming Yueying's sake, but unfortunately, someone didn't understand.
When everyone saw this, they immediately fell asleep and there were many of them.
The Queen Mother has made it clear that she is supporting Ming Lanruo, so who dares to talk too much and cause trouble for Ming Lanruo!
Even Queen Zhou changed her attitude. She came down elegantly and saluted, saying: "Queen Mother, please don't be angry for that ignorant woman Qin. Please take a seat and try this whole crab feast."
The queen mother gave her a cold look: "When the Ai family sees you, they are afraid that they won't be able to eat. They are tossing about you day by day, and they don't want to live their lives. If you don't want to be the queen, don't be one!!"
With that said, the old lady held Ming Lanruo's hand and walked to the upper seat, taking the queen's seat without any courtesy.
Queen Zhou's face turned blue and red, and this old man had never given her a good look in decades! She even always felt that she was not worthy of the position and was not worthy of being the queen!
She hates this old thing so much!
But soon, Queen Zhou pressed her temples and regained her composure.
It doesn't matter, she will not let go of anyone who makes her unhappy today, except for that old thing like the Queen Mother!
Shangguan Hongye persuaded in a low voice: "Mother, why are you doing this?"
He is not a fool, he can see that his mother is involved in this drama.
Queen Zhou withdrew her hand coldly: "If you don't kill that dirty little bitch and leave, don't call me Queen Mother."
After saying that, she turned around and left, while whispering something to the female officer beside her.
Shangguan Hongye had no choice but to return to his seat.
The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been an unsolvable problem since ancient times.
It seems that only by allowing Ming Lanruo to bear him a son can both the queen mother and the emperor father accept her.
With this thought in mind, he looked towards his superiors.
Ming Lanruo was being held by the Queen Mother, and she was asking in a low voice: "The Queen Mother, why are you here?"
"It's not because of you. As soon as the Ai family guessed that Zhou was hosting a banquet and giving you clothes, they knew she had bad intentions. It was her turn to make the final decision in the harem!" the old lady said proudly.
Ming Lanruo was a little funny and patted the old lady's hand gently: "Thank you, Queen Mother."
"Come on, come on, hurry back and sit down. That silly grandson of the Ai family is always staring at you. It's a pity that the child came out of Zhou's belly, otherwise he would be a good match for you!" the Queen Mother said with disgust.
Ming Lanruo almost laughed out loud. Is there anyone who dislikes his grandson so much?
Shangguan Hongye can be regarded as the most outstanding among the princes.
But she was still ready to go down and sit down on the left side of Shangguan Hongye.
But she didn't expect that a graceful figure suddenly stood in front of her, and the two of them bumped into each other.
Ming Lanruo then felt a note being stuffed into her hand.
Then, the other party held up the hem of her skirt and blessed her: "Ming Fei, I'm sorry."
After saying that, Zhou Xiangyun simply walked to the left side of Shangguan Hongye and sat down, occupying the position of the princess.
Shangguan Hongye glanced at her and raised his eyebrows. Why was the concubine, who had always lowered her eyebrows and was gentle and coquettish, suddenly so rude today?
He wanted to say something, but Ming Lanruo walked to the seat on his left without any objection and was about to sit down.
Shangguan Hongye wanted to reach out to help her, but Ming Lanruo suddenly stepped back and took several steps away.
At the same time - "Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"
Several long swords were directly nailed to Ming Lanruo's original position. If she hadn't temporarily retreated, she might have become a hedgehog.
But the first attack failed, and several arrows were shot fiercely towards Ming Lanruo's whole body!
Shangguan Hongye was furious: "Catch the assassin!"
He reached out to touch his waist, but found that he did not have a sword, so he could only use the tableware and chopsticks with his backhand to smash the arrows that fell down!
"Ahhh!"
"There's an assassin!"
"Run away!"
For a moment, the entire banquet was in chaos!
The dancers who were originally dancing in masks suddenly shook the long silk in their hands and shook out a long sword. The leader shouted——
"We are the orphans of the Red Blood Legion. Today, we will follow the orders of the Ming Concubine to kill you and other despicable royals and avenge Xiao Shuai's whole family!"
Ming Lanruo instantly looked at the masked woman with cold eyes.
They are bullshit Red Blood Legion orphans! This is a frame-up!
But the other party had already sneered at her, made a respectful look, raised his sword and charged in the direction of the Queen Mother with murderous intent.