Chapter 027 Tea
Rong Que looked at Su Qingqing.
Su Qingqing didn't wait for him to speak, and smiled and said, "If I'm not sure that what I want to do is exactly what you want to do, then even if I want to come to Great Yan State again, I won't use you to your advantage!"
Rong Que pondered over Su Qingqing's words until the carriage arrived at the palace gate. He suddenly realized something and cast an angry glance at Su Qingqing.
What using each other!
It was obvious that Su Qingqing was using him unilaterally!
However, they had never met each other before. How did Su Qingqing, as the legitimate princess of Zhao State, know that he was investigating General Su's case?
However, there was no chance to ask this question now.
Su Qingqing stood up and got out of the car with a gloating smile.
The morning sun was shining brightly. Rong Que got out of the car and walked into the palace with Su Qingqing. Before they reached the palace gate, he suddenly said, "If you have the ability, you can live a few more days."
Su Qingqing turned and smiled at him, "Your Highness, are you reminding me that today's tea ceremony is not easy to handle? Thank you for your kind advice, Your Highness. You see, we can still coexist peacefully, right? It would be great if we could talk nicely in the future."
Rong Que gritted his teeth but didn't say anything.
The Queen Mother's bedroom.
The Queen was dressed in a bright red palace dress, looking elegant and graceful. She sat below the Queen Mother, her fair fingers gently fiddling with the lid of the cup in her hand, "Mother, this Crown Princess is not quite the same as the rumors said. Yesterday she even threatened not to comb her hair, and forced the people in front of me to kneel down before she dressed up. This was a bit too rude."
When she tilted her head to speak, a golden phoenix-shaped hairpin on her head swayed gently, shining brightly.
The Queen Mother is now in her sixties, but she has maintained herself extremely well, with delicate skin and almost no wrinkles.
The appropriate crimson purple palace dress further highlights her extraordinary demeanor.
"Why are you so angry with a little kid? Didn't Xiang Zheng say that this kid is innocent and simple-minded?"
The queen was a little displeased, "Mother, this is not a simple and honest person. From what I see, he is probably very smart!"
The Queen Mother laughed and said, "Whether you are smart or not, we will know when we meet later. It's not even a big deal yet, but you've already made yourself angry. When will you change your impetuous habit?"
As she spoke, the Queen Mother turned her head and looked at the nanny beside her.
Standing next to her was her personal nanny, Nanny Gui.
Meeting the Queen Mother's gaze, Nanny Gui hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Madam. Everything has been arranged."
The Queen Mother nodded in satisfaction, her eyes falling to her feet again, "Well, you've been busy for quite a while, get up now."
Su Yunyun was massaging the empress dowager's legs. She raised her eyes and smiled lightly, looking at the empress dowager in a flattering manner.
"I am not as capable as my sister Wanru. I am good at the tasks that don't require much thought. Your Majesty, please let me show more filial piety."
Wanru, Qin Wanru, the second prince’s wife.
As soon as she said this, the Queen burst out laughing and said, "If we talk about being honest, this is the real one!"
Su Yunyun lowered her head with a red face in shame.
The Queen Mother said to the Queen, "Wanru's belly is still not moving? She has been married for more than a year."
The queen sighed and shook her head helplessly, "Not yet." She looked at Su Yunyun, "Next month, Yunyun will enter the palace, and perhaps I will be able to become a grandmother."
The Queen Mother glanced at Su Yunyun and said nothing.
After all, the eldest son should not be born out of wedlock.
But it was not easy to say this in front of Su Yunyun. Unfortunately, the Queen did not have such awareness and was still thinking about asking Mr. Su Yunyun to come out.
The Queen Mother lowered her head and fiddled with the Buddhist beads in her hand. She said to Su Yunyun, "I heard from Xiaoqi that your family is arranging a marriage for your second sister?"
Xiaoqi is the queen's legitimate daughter, the seventh princess, and is given the title Duanhe.
Su Yunyun kept moving her hands, her eyes flashing with autumn water, and she said obediently: "To answer the Queen Mother, I don't know much. I think I heard mother mention it once."
The Queen Mother said, "I have a good candidate. I wonder if your mother is satisfied with him."
Su Yunyun smiled and said, "Then I will help the Queen Mother pass on the message."
"Prince Jingyang will be back in Beijing in a few days. He has been asking me to find him a suitable second wife. I am not a matchmaker. There are not many suitable girls around. They must be of decent status, decent character, and decent appearance."
When Su Yunyun heard the name King Jingyang, she almost laughed out loud.
Everyone knows that Prince Jingyang is a drunkard and a playboy.
He has been single since his wife died at an early age. Now he is over 60 years old and still carries a wine bottle with him all day long.
It would be a great pleasure for Su Jinghe to marry such a person.
"I just don't know whether King Jingyang is willing. After all, our family has such an ignominious person, and he and Jinghe are brothers from the same mother." Su Yunyun said with a bit of embarrassment.
General Su, the eldest daughter of the Su family, surrendered to the enemy and betrayed her country!
The emperor was grateful to his father Su Yunhe for his meritorious service in reporting the crime, so he exempted his family members from the crime and did not implicate them.
The Queen Mother glared at her and said, "What do you mean by dishonorable? You are you and that person is that person. The Emperor has taken down the plaque of your General's Mansion and awarded it to the Su Mansion. You and that person have nothing to do with each other anymore."
Su Yunyun was so moved that she choked up with sobs and sobbed softly. Without saying anything else, she massaged the empress dowager's legs even more vigorously.
As they were talking, the maid outside reported back, "Madam, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Princess are here to serve tea."
The Queen Mother hummed nonchalantly and said to Su Yunyun, "Get up."
Su Yunyun stood up with red eyes, lowered her head, and stood obediently behind the queen.
The Queen Mother drank a cup of tea slowly before she asked the maid, "Have they been to the Emperor?"
The maid replied, "Your Majesty is discussing matters with the Minister of War. The chief eunuch said that His Royal Highness should come to the Empress's place first. It is not a big deal to serve tea here before going to the Imperial Study. Who knows, if the Emperor can catch up, he may come directly here."
The Queen Mother slowly put the teacup in her hand on the small table beside her and said, "Let them in."
This delay lasted for at least half a quarter of an hour.
After receiving the message, Su Qingqing and Rong Que looked at each other and walked into the hall. The moment they entered the hall, Su Qingqing grabbed Rong Que's hand and held it.
Rong Que:!
Huo turned his head to look at Su Qingqing. Just as he was about to shake his hand away, he saw a few words in Su Qingqing's bright eyes: pretend to be affectionate.
Rong Que took a breath and said nothing more, and the two of them entered the hall.
Seeing that the two of them actually came in holding hands, the Queen and the Queen Mother both frowned and looked at each other.
Didn’t they say that Su Qingqing snatched this marriage by climbing into bed with him?
Why does Rong Que still look like he likes it very much?
Suspicion flashed through her mind. When Rong Que and Su Qingqing finished their three kneeling and nine kowtows, the Queen smiled lovingly and asked, "Have you paid homage to our ancestors?"
Rong Que responded respectfully, "In reply to my mother, I have not left yet."
The queen couldn't help but frown, "If you didn't go, why did you come at this hour? Is there something going on at the mansion?"
Su Qingqing lowered her head and said nothing.
She didn't expect to meet Su Yunyun here!
"I slept a little late last night, and encountered some accidents when I got up early this morning, so I came late." Rong Que said with embarrassment in his voice and a slightly red face.
Even with anger boiling in her heart, Su Qingqing couldn't help but silently rolled her eyes.
Wow, he’s just short of saying the all-nighter.
I didn’t expect that this person who looks so cold could be so coquettish when he gets excited!
Can't compare.
The Queen did not expect Rong Que to speak so bluntly. She immediately blushed and coughed, "Serve tea."
Immediately, a maid brought over a cup of tea.
In front of Su Qingqing and Rong Que, each had a cushion. They both knelt down and took the teacups from the nanny.
Each person was given a cup of tea and they respectfully served tea to the Empress Dowager and the Queen.
According to royal rules, the younger generation serves tea and the elder generation bestows tea.
When the palace maid brought the teacup to Su Qingqing's hand again, she was stunned by the aroma of tea.
This tea...
