boyutpedia Chapter 56 My Rescuer Has Arrived
Chapter 56 My Rescuer Has Arrived
The girl was her old master after all, but she didn't even show any courtesy to her and didn't take her seriously at all. Based on what she did to the girl, it would be reasonable for her to beat her to death. But the girl just drove her out of Taoyuan, which was a bargain for her! She really didn't know what was good for her!
Mu Qingyan was able to enter the palace smoothly with the eunuchs accompanying her.
But the eunuch seemed to have received an order and was deliberately making things difficult, "The Queen Mother has ordered that to show that Miss Mu is sincere in wanting to be treated, please kneel three times and kowtow nine times before entering the Queen Mother's Shouxiang Palace."
what!
Before Mu Qingyan could do anything, Yuzhan was shocked first.
The palace is so big that it takes less than half an hour to walk from the palace gate to Shouxiang Palace!
If she kneels three times and kowtows nine times before going in, wouldn’t the girl’s forehead and knees be broken?
Do you want the girl to be cured, or do you want her life?
Mu Qingyan laughed out loud, "Eunuch, you also know that I have had a bad fate since I was young. I once met an expert in Cangzhou who said that I have a strong fate and can do anything in this life, but I cannot kneel down to anyone casually, especially the three kneelings and nine kowtows. I am not cursing the Queen Mother, but if my knees touch the ground, the person receiving the gift will suffer a bloody disaster."
The eunuch's expression changed. "How dare you curse the Queen Mother!"
Mu Qingyan raised her eyebrows, "Eunuch, you don't believe me? Fine, I'll kneel. If anything happens to the Queen Mother, it's not my fault. It was Eunuch who insisted that I kneel." She pretended to kneel down.
The eunuchs were also afraid.
It is better to believe that this kind of thing exists than to believe that it does not exist.
Even if it was fake, he couldn't let Mu Qingyan kneel today. Otherwise, if something really happened to the empress dowager, the heads of his nine clans would be chopped off!
So he hurriedly stopped him.
"Since you say so, then you wait here. I will report to the Queen Mother and then make a decision!"
Mu Qingyan nodded obediently, "Go ahead, Grandpa. I'll wait here and definitely not run around."
The eunuch hurried back to Shouxiang Palace and exaggerated what Mu Qingyan had just said to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother was so angry that her face turned pale. "How ridiculous! She is cursing me to have a bloody disaster!"
"Cough cough cough..."
The nanny hurried over to help her smooth her back.
"Don't be angry, Queen Mother. You are a precious person. You don't need to bother with a country girl. You won't hurt yourself."
Mu Ruge also advised, "Queen Dowager, my sister grew up in the countryside and doesn't know the big picture. Please don't bother with her."
The Queen Mother finally recovered and said, "You go there in person, take the ruler, take off her shoes and socks, and beat her with thirty strokes of the cane. Then let her come back to see me!"
Mu Ruge appeared calm on the surface, but was actually very proud.
My mother has suffered a lot from her elder sister in the mansion, and she is worried that she can't find a reason to teach her a lesson!
At the moment, she was following the Queen Mother's order, so it couldn't be considered as an act of insubordination.
So he took his men from the Silisi and went to the palace gate with a large entourage.
Mu Qingyan really just stood there, not moving at all.
When she saw Mu Ruge coming out with people, she knew that this matter would not end well.
The Queen Mother was deliberately looking for trouble.
"Mu Qingyan's outrageous words offended the Queen Mother. By the Queen Mother's order, she will be punished with thirty strokes of the foot as a small punishment and a big warning! Go ahead!"
Mu Qingyan looked at the maid who was trying to take her down, but she said to Mu Ruge, "It seems that the Queen Mother is not seriously ill enough, and she still has the energy to let people torture her."
A hint of mockery appeared on Mu Ruge's usually calm face. "Today is the anniversary of the death of the late Empress Xiaolie. Your Majesty and Prince Ling have both gone to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Who do you think can save you?"
Mu Qingyan looked behind her, a smile on her face, "My rescuer is here..."
"The Queen has arrived——"
Mu Ruge's expression suddenly changed.
Queen!
The Empress was always sickly, and even the power of the six palaces was handed over to Concubine Xian. Unless there was a major sacrifice that required the Emperor and Empress to be present at the same time, she rarely even stepped out of the gate of Qingluan Palace. Today, she actually went against the Empress Dowager for a mere Mu Qingyan?
No matter how shocked you are in your heart, you have to suppress it and salute respectfully.
No matter how bad she is, she is still the Empress of the Central Palace.
"I am here to meet the Queen..."
The Queen, Qin, was the niece of the Minister of the Central Secretariat, Mr. Qin. She was born gentle and generous, and although she looked a little haggard due to a long-term illness, she had her own aura for being in a high position.
Her father died early, and she was raised by Old Master Qin since she was a child.
However, after entering the palace, they had to avoid suspicion and rarely met. Old Master Qin would not attend informal state banquets or palace banquets, and Queen Qin would not attend either.
Queen Qin looked at Mu Ruge who was bowing and saluted, and said lightly but sharply, "Lord Shangyi is so arrogant. Even the future Princess Ling, who was personally married by His Majesty, needs to see your face when she comes to the palace to see the Queen Mother?"
Mu Ruge's expression remained unchanged. "Your Majesty, Mu Qingyan's outrageous remarks offended the Queen Mother. I am following the Queen Mother's orders to punish her severely."
Queen Qin said sarcastically, "So this is the etiquette cultivation of Shangyi, who is in charge of the inner court's rituals and music. Your Majesty governs the country with benevolence and filial piety, and our Da'an is even more of a country of etiquette. You keep calling your eldest sister by her name. Do you know that there is an order of seniority and distinction between the noble and the humble?"
"Your Highness, I am in the inner court, so naturally I must put the inner court system first. Outside the palace, she is my elder sister, so I will naturally treat her with respect. But within the palace, I have the duty to discipline the palace maids. Moreover, she was the one who offended the Queen Mother first, and I was ordered to punish her later. Could it be that Your Highness thinks that I should bend the law for personal gain and disobey the Queen Mother's order?"
Queen Qin smiled in a mysterious way, "You are really sharp-tongued. No wonder the Queen Mother likes you... If I were her today, I would definitely protect her. Are you going to torture me as well?"
Mu Ruge took a step back and said, "I dare not..."
"That's good. I hope that Lady Shangyi will remember one thing. No matter what you intend to do in the palace, and no matter who has promised you, you'd better put your mind at ease before your wish comes true. You are not the only smart person among these red walls and green tiles..."
After saying this, Queen Qin stopped looking at Mu Ruge and took Mu Qingyan's hand affectionately and walked inside. "I have some private words to say to my future sister-in-law. Since the Queen Mother is still energetic enough to order the torture, I believe she is not seriously ill. Let her wait a while... After I finish speaking, I will personally send Miss Mu over."
Watching Queen Qin taking the person away, Mu Ruge gritted her teeth in hatred.
However, there is nothing that can be done.
After all, she was the queen and she was just a female official.
She was a second-rank official, but in the harem, even when she saw a little beauty, she had to bow and greet!
Although the Queen Mother keeps saying what will happen in the future, now she still treats her as a servant, to be summoned when needed and dismissed when not!