flstandardbreds Chapter 136 The Queen Mother invites you
Chapter 136 The Queen Mother invites you
Chapter 136 The Queen Mother Invites
No one knew what was going on, just like no one knew that just now, Ye Wenyan's hand was hidden in his sleeve, quietly crushing a petal of wintersweet.
Ye Chulian didn’t know, Old Madam Ye didn’t know, and all the people who were watching the fun didn’t know.
People just thought that Old Madam Ye had gone crazy, which confirmed what Ye Wenyan had just said: Grandma didn't take her medicine today, so her mind was not clear.
Come to think of it, the death of her husband and son in succession is a blow that no one can bear. Old Madam Ye is lucky. If she wasn't stronger, she would have died with them.
Then people began to sympathize with Old Lady Ye, and some even stepped forward to persuade her: "Don't be too angry. The dead cannot be resurrected, and the living must always live well. Look at how filial your granddaughters are. One of them did not get angry when you spread rumors about her, and another one endured being beaten and scolded by you in public. What else can you not be satisfied with with such good granddaughters? Today is New Year's Eve, and a good family is better than anything else, and it is also a comfort to the dead."
Old Madam Ye just stood there, enduring the pain all over her body, wondering over and over in her mind why all this was happening.
At this time, someone came out from Chaofeng Gate. It was a senior palace maid, followed by two young eunuchs.
People only felt that this maid looked unfamiliar, and almost no one knew which palace she was from. But no matter which palace or courtyard she was from, she was from the imperial palace after all, and she was either checking the invitations to let people into the palace, or looking for someone.
So he automatically made way for them and watched the three people walk step by step from Chaofeng Gate to the Ye family.
"I am Congwen, my servant, greeting Miss Four Ye." The head maid introduced herself as Congwen, and someone remembered that this was the maidservant who used to be the concubine Yu. But now she couldn't be called Concubine Yu, but the Empress Dowager.
Ye Wenyan had an impression of Congwen. On the first night she came to this world, she went to the palace to treat Quan Qingcheng's throat. Outside the Fairy Palace, it was this palace maid who accompanied Concubine Yu at the time, never leaving her side.
So she smiled, nodded and said, "No need to be polite, but what does the Queen Mother want?"
Cong Wen stood up and smiled, "I'm sorry to hear your order. The Empress Dowager invites Miss Ye to enter the palace first and have a chat at Changxin Palace." After that, he turned to Mu and Ye Qingmei and said, "Madam Ye and Miss Ye are also welcome to come. The Empress Dowager has prepared some good tea. Please enjoy it."
These words made everyone focus their attention on Ye Wenyan again. They soon remembered that on the night when the late emperor passed away, Ye Wenyan cured the current emperor's throat, allowing him to speak again after being mute for more than ten years.
I think the good karma was formed from that moment on.
But, are we only inviting Miss Ye Si and her family of three? What about the old lady?
Someone with a quick mouth asked, "Is Madam Ye going with you too?"
Congwen turned his head and looked in the direction of the voice. Although the smile on his face was still there, it was no longer as lovely.
"The Empress Dowager has only prepared three cups of tea, and it is not up to you to decide who to invite and who not to invite. I hope this lady will respect herself." After saying that, she said to Ye Wenyan, "Miss Four, please go in!"
Ye Wenyan nodded, took Mu and Ye Qingmei and walked forward. After walking two steps, he seemed to remember something and stopped to say to Jiang Wanting, "My grandmother might be ill today. Please help me keep an eye on her. Don't let her cause any more trouble. It's embarrassing to be at the gate of the palace, but if she makes trouble again after entering the palace, the royal family will investigate."
Jiang Wanting knew what he meant, so she answered immediately, "Don't worry, Wen Yan, I will take good care of Madam Ye and will never let her cause any more trouble. But remember to give the old lady medicine later. Who can stand her making such a fuss all the time?" Then she said to Ye Chulian, "Fifth Miss, come to my side quickly, so that your grandmother won't beat you again."
Mu also remembered Liu Yan's instructions before leaving, so she said to Madam Jiang, "Please take care of this child for me, and don't let her grandmother beat her again." After saying that, she also glanced at Ye Chulian's face, which was completely swollen because of the slap she received at the gate of the mansion. Even her hair couldn't cover it. She couldn't help but sigh, but didn't say anything else.
Ye Wenyan thanked Jiang Wanting and Madam Jiang, and also followed Mu's gaze to look at Ye Chulian.
The three of them ran towards Fengmen. With the fragrance of flowers blowing past, Ye Chulian felt that her face, which was originally burning with pain, suddenly didn't hurt that much. Even the injuries on her body caused by the old lady's beating and pinching were much better...
Li Yanran saw this coming and going, plus the farce before. At first, she was just watching the fun, but now she saw the maidservant beside Queen Mother Yu personally coming out to welcome Ye Wenyan into the palace, and she felt a little uncomfortable. Just now, she rejected her aunt's invitation and spoke for Queen Mother Yu. Unfortunately, Queen Mother Yu didn't take her seriously at all and didn't know who she was.
But there are still some talkative people who are muttering in a moderately loud voice: "Alas, you don't even know whose relative you are. You don't flatter the ones you should, but you have to flatter the ones who are not related to you at all. I really don't know what you are thinking."
She glanced over and saw that the person who was talking was a little girl standing with Jiang Wanting. She looked younger than Jiang Wanting, about thirteen or fourteen years old. She was not good-looking, but very cute. Her face was round and looked a little chubby, but not bloated. She looked like a baby, which made people couldn't help but take a few more glances.
But such a lovely girl spoke in a harsh and unforgiving manner like Jiang Wanting. The few sentences she just said were clearly directed at her. She was obviously a relative of Empress Dowager Li, but she turned around and tried to curry favor with Empress Dowager Yu. Anyone who saw this would have to think twice.
She had no choice. The Sixth Prince was fine in the past, and everyone thought that the Sixth Prince would be able to inherit the throne in the future, so the Li family had no other plans. They just wanted to run the business well and rely on the Sixth Prince for a living in the future.
But they didn't expect that the wind would turn and the Seventh Prince would ascend the throne. Although Empress Dowager Li was still the Empress Dowager, and the Regent was also on the side of Empress Dowager Li, the Li family believed that all this was only temporary. Once the Emperor took power, the Regent would no longer exist. Without the deterrence of the Regent, who would care about an Empress Dowager who was not the Emperor's biological mother?
If the Li family wants to survive, they must make a choice. In the current situation, instead of following Queen Mother Li to dream of overthrowing the New Deal, it is better to turn around and take another relatively stable and less risky path.
To put it bluntly, it was too dangerous to follow Queen Mother Li, and if things went wrong, the family would be destroyed. If Li Yanran were to get close to the new emperor, the worst that could happen was that the new emperor would not like her and would not want her, which would not be a big loss for the Li family.
As for whether Queen Mother Li would be angry, the Li family couldn't care less. Besides, Li Xiaohan also depended on the Li family. Without the Li family, the Queen Mother would be a toothless tiger and would be powerless.
Li Yanran calmed down and didn't want to pay attention to the sweet and lovely girl. She had already recognized that she was the youngest daughter of Lin'an Prefecture Governor Chi Hongfang. She had always been close to Jiang Wanting and Ye Wenyan, so it was normal for her to ridicule her at this time.
Mrs. Tao, the wife of the Li family, was very satisfied when she saw her daughter's emotional change.
This was the daughter she had raised. She could get angry and feel unhappy, but nothing would show on the surface. No matter how much her heart was in turmoil, to outsiders, she was still the elegant and dignified daughter of the Li family, and still a royal relative known to everyone in Lin'an City.
There is just one thing... Tao looked in the direction of Fengmen, and just happened to see Ye Wenyan and his party entering the palace gate.
The royal palace invited officials' families to the palace for a banquet, and it was not allowed to bring servants. None of them brought maids or servants, and all the servants were waiting in their own carriages. But why was Ye Wenyan followed by a servant? And no one stopped him when he entered the palace?
On the way to Changxin Palace, Congwen reminded the three people from time to time to walk slower as it had snowed during the day and the road was a bit slippery.
It was not the first time for the Ye family members to enter the palace. Even Ye Qingmei, who had always been low-key, was the eldest daughter of General Ye. She was always a must-invite guest at the annual palace banquet.
So everything in the palace was familiar or new to them, except that this was their first time in Changxin Palace, and it was also the first time they met Empress Dowager Yu in private.
Mu held Ye Wenyan's hand tightly all the way, fearing that she would get lost again.
Ye Wenyan could understand her feelings, and she felt a little guilty. No matter what, she should go back to the Ye Mansion in person and explain the matter to her mother, instead of just letting Madam Ji pass on the message and not letting Madam Mu see her for half a month.
This mother had a very difficult life. First she lost her husband, then she lost her daughter. Later, even though she knew that she was a fake soul living in a real body, she still opened her arms and accepted her.
Just for this reason, she must be filial and kind to her mother throughout her life.
So she gently patted the back of Mu's hand and said in a very low voice: "Don't worry, mother. I am blessed with a long life. I can't get lost or die. The fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month was an accident. I promise you that such an accident will never happen again."
Mu sniffed. She had imagined countless times how her daughter would reappear before her. But she never expected that she would be sent directly into the carriage she was riding by a ball of red light, as if she had fallen from the sky, mysterious and magical.
Ye Qingmei was so frightened that she almost cried out. Even she was frightened enough. However, Nanny Ji was very calm and just told them that this was a common magic used by the person in Yanhua Palace and there was no need to make a fuss.
Then she said that it was Lord Yunchen who asked the Emperor to send her back to accompany the Ye family to put on a good show. It was indeed a good show, and it drove the old lady crazy right at the palace gate. As for the matter of His Royal Highness Prince Chen, even if a crazy grandmother asked the Emperor to grant her a marriage, how could it count?
Mu was thinking randomly in his mind, and then he smiled, "It's good that you are by my side. When you are by my side, I feel at ease."