Chapter 199: 199 too ugly
Chapter 199 199 Too Ugly
The queen pursed her lips tightly and hesitated for a moment.
This Chu Qianchen easily blocked her mouth with just a few words, and now she couldn't answer it correctly.
If she continued to ask Chu Qianchen about Wuhejial Tower, it would be a self-defeat for a woman to interfere in politics. It was even more impossible for her to tell Chu Qianchen that the emperor did not want to make the prince of Nanyang the new king of Nanyang.
The East Side Palace fell silent, and the people in the palace held their breaths, and the air solidified.
Chu Qianchen was still smiling, his smile bright and bright.
The queen's eyes fell on her face, and the two looked at each other.
Chu Qianchen's smile never changed, and his expression did not waver in the slightest.
Silence spread.
Gradually, Queen Lian was a little unsure whether Chu Qianchen really didn't know or was deliberately blocking himself.
The madam tightened her grip on the beads in her hand and tensed up all over.
Madam Tai was also summoned to the palace today by the Queen, and she just arrived a stick of incense. She was a little trepidatious at first, but she didn't expect the queen to treat her kindly and kindly, praising the Chu family every word:
"The Chu family's tutoring is really good. I see that the imperial concubine is gentle and generous. Qianhuang is also a good child. Mrs. Chu really teaches well."
"Marquis Yongding went to the northwest this time for his hard work. The emperor also praised Marquis Yongding several times in front of me. He said that Marquis Yongding is one of the few capable ministers in the dynasty. This time he goes to the northwest, he will not be disappointed..."
Although the queen's words were cryptic, the implication was clear. If Chu Lingxiao did well in his mission in the northwest, the emperor would definitely reuse and promote him when he returned to Beijing.
Just as Mrs. Tai was about to say a few nice words for her eldest son in a tactful way, Chu Qianchen came.
This girl is simply a disaster. She has just arrived, and after only saying two or three sentences, the Madam can feel that something is not right about the Queen's expression, and her heart sinks little by little.
If she were in Fengluan Palace at this moment, Mrs. Tai would probably have lost her temper.
This girl Chu Qianchen is really ungrateful. If she talks to the queen with this attitude, she will only make the queen feel that she can't even take care of a granddaughter.
This girl is probably an enemy of the Chu family in her previous life, and she must have come here specifically to collect debts in this life!
As the silence continued, the Dowager's face became increasingly ugly, and she looked nervously at the Queen on the Arhat's bed.
She wanted to say a few words to ease the situation, but she was afraid that it would be self-defeating and the Queen would anger her instead.
The queen's expression was gloomy and uncertain, as if something was raging and clamoring under her skin.
I don't know how long it took, but the queen finally moved, picked up the teacup at hand, and took two more sips of tea.
Aunt Shan had served the Queen for many years, and she could tell at a glance that the Queen's fingers painted with red cinnamon were tight. Since she ascended the throne, the Queen's life has been smooth sailing, but she has only suffered two painful losses from Chu Qianchen.
After the queen put down the tea cup, her expression returned to normal and she suppressed her displeasure.
She turned her eyes to Mrs. Chu again and stiffly changed the topic: "Mrs. Chu is really lucky. Both of her granddaughters are well raised."
"An Le often praises Qianhuang in front of me for everything. Two days ago, when Princess Jingjun came, she even told me that thanks to Qianhuang personally going to Wuwei Temple to ask for talisman water from Hui'an County Lord, Hui'an County Lord My body is getting better."
When the lady heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up and she said with a smile: "The queen is so complimentary. My eldest granddaughter has always been well-behaved and kind-hearted."
Madam Tai had always liked Chu Qianhuang, the eldest granddaughter, and felt that she had the demeanor of the eldest daughter of the Hou family. Now that she heard the queen praising her eldest granddaughter, she felt that Chu Qianhuang was much better than the arrogant Chu Qianchen. Chu Qianchen was really ruined by Aunt Jiang and had no Chu family in his heart.
Chu Qianchen: "..."
Chu Qianchen, who had been smiling all the time, changed her expression slightly. She had just visited Duke Mu's mansion the day before yesterday, but she had never heard Mrs. Shen talk about it.
The Queen's words were clearly saying that Gu Zhiyan had suffered from dementia again a few days ago, and it was Chu Qianhuang who went to ask her for talisman water and cured her.
Thinking of Gu Zhiyan's illness, Chu Qianchen frowned slightly, his eyes dark.
Gu Zhiyan's illness is a heart disease, and the medicine treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and can only relieve Gu Zhiyan's symptoms.
This heart disease still needs a heart medicine doctor. If she wants to cure Gu Zhiyan, she still has to start from the "fundamental". However, she never knows the cause of the disease, so she can only use incense to ease Gu Zhiyan's mood.
Gu Zhiyan was ill, but after taking the talisman water Chu Qianhuang asked for, his illness was relieved. So what kind of talisman water Chu Qianhuang was seeking from Wuwei?
Chu Qianchen was immersed in his own thoughts and didn't listen to the empty polite words between the Queen and the Dowager... It wasn't until Amber quietly pulled Chu Qianchen's cuffs from behind that Chu Qianchen Come to your senses.
"Do you think so, Ninth Brother and Sister?" the queen asked Chu Qianchen with a smile.
Chu Qianchen looked at the queen, smiled and said nothing.
In fact, she didn't hear what they were saying in front of her, but her face didn't show anything, and others couldn't tell that she was distracted just now.
Just looking at Chu Qianchen, the anger in the queen's heart rose slowly.
The queen put her hand on her knee, hid it in her sleeve, and pinched her palm with her fingertips.
Thinking of the purpose of summoning Chu Qianchen today, the queen finally recognized it again, with a graceful smile on her face, and continued: "The nine younger brothers and sisters are really lucky. When they are in their parents' home, they have elders to look after them and sisters to help them. This life is natural. It’s comfortable and appropriate.”
The lady on the side nodded with concern.
Amber curled her lips mockingly, feeling that the Queen's words such as "good luck" and "comfortable" were extremely harsh. My own princess has suffered so much grievance in the Hou Mansion in the past ten years, where does the blessing come from!
The Queen acted like a eldest sister-in-law and she continued: "Now that you are married, the population of Prince Chen's Palace is very small. The Queen Mother supports the palace, and there are few people in the Palace to care for you. As the eldest sister-in-law, I also serve as the nine-year-old sister-in-law." My siblings are worried."
"Last month, I asked Aunt Jin from the House of Internal Affairs to send several maids to the palace to serve the Ninth Brothers and Sisters, but the Ninth Brothers and Sisters confiscated them..."
Of course it was the emperor's intention to send people to Prince Chen's palace, but he just borrowed the queen's name. At that time, all the palace guests that Grandma Jin had brought were returned. The emperor was furious about this, and he couldn't do anything about it, but Gu Jue could not do anything about it. We can only let it go.
The Queen winked, and Aunt Shan gave her two high-fives.
The next moment, five palace maids in the same color palace clothes walked in from outside the palace. Their movements were neat and uniform, elegant and beautiful, and their manners were no worse than those of the noble ladies from noble houses.
"..." Mrs. Tai's expression changed again. It was only now that she knew that Chu Qianchen dared to refuse even the people given by the queen. She disliked Chu Qianchen again in her heart, and her heart was rising.
The Queen continued: "Ninth brother and sister, you have just become a wife and have never managed a house before. I am afraid you don't know that there are so many people in the outer and inner courtyards of a prince's palace and there are so many things to do without anyone to help."
"I have personally selected a few people for the Ninth Brothers and Sisters this time. All of them are outstanding, one in a hundred. Today the Ninth Brothers and Sisters will take them back to the palace."
"The Ninth Brothers and Sisters will take these people back today. If you feel good about them, please make them concubines in a few days and serve the Ninth Emperor Brother and Ninth Brothers well in the future."
What she meant was that the palace maids sent to Prince Chen’s Mansion by Aunt Jin last time were too mediocre, so it’s no wonder Chu Qianchen didn’t like them, but this time the palace maids were all carefully selected by her, and they were all good. of.
The queen raised her chin slightly and talked to herself for a while. After finishing everything she wanted to say, she symbolically asked Chu Qianchen: "What do you think, the ninth younger brother and sister?"
The queen's attitude towards Chu Qianchen was somewhat condescending. In her mind, she never thought that Chu Qianchen was qualified to refuse.
Recently, the emperor has been unwilling to see the prince, blaming the prince for asking Gu Jue to **** Wuhe Jialou back to Hao. During this period, the emperor has been blaming the prince a lot. The queen naturally feels sorry for her son and is aggrieved for the prince.
The queen felt that Gu Jue's absence in the capital was an opportunity.
Without Gu Jue's support, could Chu Qianchen, a weak woman, still be able to support Prince Chen's palace? !
She is a dignified queen and Chu Qianchen's eldest sister-in-law. Her eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. No matter where she goes to send people to Prince Chen's Mansion, it is reasonable and reasonable, and Chu Qianchen has to accept them even if they don't want to.
If Chu Qianchen didn't want to accept it today, he would have to please himself.
If Chu Qianchen accepted her offer, he would not only have one step ahead of Chu Qianchen and suppress her momentum, but he would also be able to successfully bury an informant in Prince Chen's Mansion.
No matter what, she was invincible.
The Queen smiled confidently and picked up the tea cup again, but this time, her movements showed a bit of leisurely contentment.
Chu Qianchen patiently allowed the queen to finish, without even moving his eyes or eyebrows, and refused without saying a word: "No."
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There was a dead silence in the side hall, which made the chirping of cicadas outside particularly sharp and harsh.
"..." The tea cup in the queen's hand slipped and she almost lost her grip. The smile on her lips finally couldn't be maintained.
Chu Qianchen calmly added two words: "Too ugly."
The queen placed the tea cup heavily on the coffee table. Her movement was too big and it made a rattling sound, which scared the surrounding palace people's hearts and skipped a beat.
The five palace maids couldn't help but look at Chu Qianchen.
The well-dressed girl's eyebrows are slightly curved, and her eyes are like stars, like a delicate flower bathed in the sun, delicate and fragrant; and like a bright and moist pearl, dazzling.
Her appearance and temperament are all outstanding, and she is born with a dazzling brilliance that makes others eclipse.
The maids had different expressions, but they all lowered their heads.
The five of them were carefully selected by the Queen from hundreds of maids. They were all beauties. Some were gorgeous and charming, some were playful and cute, some were gentle and steady, and some were weak and shy. They could be described as fat and thin. Each has its own merits.
They are all beauties, but they are just beauties. Compared with Chu Qianchen, they are more than a little bit different.
Amber tried her best to suppress her laughter and applauded her princess secretly in her heart.
With Chu Qianchen's stunning appearance, she said that these palace maids were ugly. Strictly speaking, she was right.
In other words, he was a bit more frank and didn't save anyone any face at all.
However, the Empress and Prince Chen's house had already broken up with each other, so why bother showing any mercy!
Before the Queen said anything, the Madam finally couldn't suppress the irritability and anxiety in her heart, and scolded Chu Qianchen again: "Sister Chen, what are you talking about? How can you be so unruly!"
"The Queen is so kind-hearted that she specially selected someone to share your burden with you. How can you judge it based on appearance?"
The madam's chest was heaving and she was very angry.
She really didn't know what this granddaughter was thinking. Did she want to completely offend the emperor and bring trouble to the entire Chu family? !
"Grandma is right." Chu Qianchen nodded seriously and agreed, "It's time for the imperial concubine and aunt to take over the Queen's worries and take on more palace affairs, so that the Queen will not be overworked."
Chu Qianchen fought back in four ounces.
Since the Dowager Lady said that the concubine rewarded by the Queen is to share her worries, then as the emperor's "concubine", the concubine should also share the worries of the Queen, the main wife.
The atmosphere was tense again, and the word "unbridled" was on the Queen's lips.
The heads of the palace people lowered their heads.
How could anyone be allowed to snore on the side of the bed? Of course it was impossible for the Queen to delegate power to Concubine Chu.
Concubine Chu had given birth to a second prince and was a noble concubine. She seemed to be noble. However, everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Chu had only an external honor. In fact, she was neither favored by the emperor nor had any influence in the palace. What real power.
Therefore, Concubine Chu always obeyed the Queen's orders in the palace, and she also ordered the second prince to listen to the prince in everything. Not only the people in the palace, but also the courtiers and nobles all knew very well that the status of the queen and the prince was as secure as a mountain.
The madam was angry, scared and uneasy, but Chu Qianchen was smiling, with a bright and carefree smile.
She looked at the queen with a smile and asked: "Queen, is that what I said?"
"..." The queen was once again silenced by Chu Qianchen, and was in a dilemma.
If she said that the concubines were just playthings, Chu Qianchen had already said that those palace maids were too ugly - indeed, without comparison, these palace maids could still be seen, but compared with Chu Qianchen, they looked superior. Not on the table, to put it bluntly, it is impossible and impossible for silk flowers to compete with the real king of flowers, peonies!
However, she could not support Mrs. Chu's remarks.
If she said that Mrs. Chu was right, it would be equivalent to agreeing to decentralize power to Concubine Chu.
This girl Chu Qianchen was so cunning that she blocked her words.
Ignoring the Queen's livid expression, Chu Qianchen suddenly covered his mouth and whispered: "Queen, is the internal treasury tightening recently?"
What she said was tantamount to saying that the palace had no money and the queen could no longer afford to support her, so she thought of sending her to the palace for free food.
Amber nodded secretly with deep approval.
The princess is right, these palace maids are too ugly, they are an eyesore if you look at them for a long time, and they cannot share the business for the princess. They are just freeloaders. They really accept all the smelly and fragrant ones in Prince Chen's palace!
This last sentence was like a sharp arrow piercing the queen's chest.
The queen's heart ached, and anger surged in her eyes.
Such a concubine dared to speak to her majestic queen, it was beyond belief!
Not only did the queen dislike Chu Qianchen, she also held a grudge against him.
If you think about it carefully, what these grandparents and grandchildren said was almost in harmony, one was playing the bad guy and the other was playing the bad guy. Did they discuss it in advance and wanted to take the opportunity to help Concubine Chu decentralize power from her own hands? !
The more the queen thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
As a grandmother, Mrs. Chu has not said a kind word to her granddaughter Chu Qianchen since she entered the palace. This is obviously unreasonable.
The Queen looked back and forth between Chu Qianchen and the Madam with suspicion. She saw that the Madam's scalp was numb and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
Chu Qianchen was calm and composed.
She didn't care what the Queen was thinking at all, and asked and answered to herself with a smile: "If it's not convenient for the Queen to say it, forget it."
She looked like "I don't force others to do anything". As she spoke, she stood up and said, "Queen, it's rare for me to enter the palace. I have to pay my respects to my mother."
At the end, she added: "The Queen must be in good health recently, otherwise the Queen would not be in the mood to entertain my grandmother and me."
She was blessed and said goodbye. She didn't give the queen a chance to speak again and left alone.
The madam was dumbfounded again. She couldn't believe that Chu Qianchen walked away in such a blatant manner, not caring about the queen at all.
The Madam's lips moved slightly, and her heart became even more confused. Her eyesight suddenly turned black, and she secretly cried out "sin", and she hated Aunt Jiang even more.
Before she shouted, another voice called out: "Chu, Qian, Chen."
The queen called Chu Qianchen by his first and last name. She was so angry that her whole body was shaking uncontrollably and her face turned pale and blue.
Chu Qianchen stopped and turned around.
"Don't forget, the Nine Emperors Brother is not in the capital now." The queen said slowly, her voice was so cold that it almost dropped from the ice, and her eyes were as cold as the winter of the twelfth lunar month.
Did Chu Qianchen really think that her majestic queen had nothing to do with her? !
Chu Qianchen smiled as if he heard some joke.
Chu Qianchen asked: "Fengtai has a beautiful scenery. Has the Queen ever been there?"
Her words sounded totally wrong. The Madam didn't understand and her brows furrowed even more, but the Queen understood.
Gu Jue is not here, but the 30,000 Xuanjia troops are still in the capital.
Now Fengtai Camp has become the base of Xuanjia Army, and Xuanjia Camp is only dedicated to Prince Zhongchen's Mansion.
Chu Qianchen's words were a clear threat, making the queen consider them carefully.
"You..." The queen felt as if she heard the sound of something exploding, her head was buzzing, and her chest seemed to explode with anger, and her body trembled even more.
Her throat felt sweet and she vomited a mouthful of blood.
The bright red blood left two puddles of blood on the carpet, which was shockingly red.
All the palace maids' eyes widened with fear, and their minds went blank.
"Queen!"
Madam Tai, Aunt Shan and others shouted at the same time, but Chu Qianchen remained motionless.
The madam suddenly stood up from her chair, sweating profusely, and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down!"
The madam hurried over to express her loyalty and wanted to help the queen, but before her hand could touch the queen's sleeve, she was already pushed away by the queen.
"roll!"
The queen said coldly, with deep anger and disgust in her voice, venting all her dissatisfaction with Chu Qianchen on the madam.
The madam was wearing heavy makeup and was running in a hurry. She had not yet regained her footing. She was suddenly pushed by the queen and lost her balance. Her feet stumbled and she fell to the ground.
Even her bun was loosened, a few strands of gray hair were scattered around her cheeks, and her luxurious hairpin was tilted to one side, making her look like a mad woman.
The madam was even more panicked, thinking that the queen must have gone to the Chu family because of Chu Qianchen's hatred.
The madam's whole body felt like she had fallen into an ice cellar.
Now Chu Qianchen is just a mere concubine, but if the emperor and queen know that Chu Qianchen is the real eldest daughter, then what future will the Chu family have? !
Just thinking about it, Mrs. Tai felt that her eyes were darkening and her limbs felt slightly cold.
Before a cup of tea, she thought her eldest son had a bright future, but now, she felt as if she had fallen from heaven to hell. The Chu family seemed to be standing on the edge of a cliff. If she was not careful, she would fall into the abyss and be doomed.
It’s over, the Chu family is over!
The madam's mind turned into a ball of mush, and she couldn't think at all. She shouted: "Imperial doctor, please declare the imperial doctor quickly!"
Aunt Shan also shouted, asking the imperial doctor to come over.
Fengluan Palace was in chaos.
No one noticed when Chu Qianchen went out. They all gathered around the queen. Some went to call the imperial doctor, some helped the queen to the inner room, and some went to pour tea and water...
Chu Qianchen, who had already walked out of Fengluan Palace, also heard the commotion inside, but did not stop at all.
Chu Qianchen's steps became more brisk and he went to Shouning Palace happily.
Of course, Chu Qianchen's entry into the palace could not be hidden from the Queen Mother Yin. The Queen Mother Yin had been waiting eagerly for a long time. However, the palace was full of the eyes and ears of the Emperor. She could not send someone to pick up Chu Qianchen, so she could only be patient. Xingzi is waiting in Shouning Palace.
Queen Mother Yin thought she would have to wait for an hour, but she didn't expect Chu Qianchen to arrive at Shouning Palace without even a stick of incense.
Chu Qianchen felt the pulse of Queen Mother Yin again. Compared with two months ago, the Queen Mother's body was much better. Although Queen Mother Yin still appeared dizzy to the outside world, in fact, the remaining medicinal properties left in her body had been almost removed.
Even with Aunt Yan around, no one noticed that Queen Mother Yin's health was getting better day by day.
When Chu Qianchen came to the palace this time, she brought her special pills and asked Queen Mother Yin to take them. She also told her something about Gu Jue.
For example, Jingfeng told her how Gu Jue saved her little black cat with a tea lid;
For example, when she and Gu Jue went to watch a sideshow together, she caught two goldfish and gave them to him;
For example, she recently planned to help Gu Jue renovate the courtyard of the outer study room...
She also specially brought the revised drawings and showed them to Queen Mother Yin, who also gave her some ideas.
Queen Mother Yin smiled happily and was in a good mood just by looking at her.
After Chu Qianchen had lunch with the Queen Mother at Shouning Palace, he left the palace and did not go to Fengluan Palace to say goodbye to the Queen. The Queen probably didn't want to see her anyway.
She thought that the Queen was obviously very angry today and would probably not call her into the palace again for a while. So, how would she go into the palace to see the Queen Mother next time?
Well, the Double Ninth Festival is not far away. In more than a month, it will be the Queen Mother’s birthday.
There will always be opportunities.
Chu Qianchen was in a good mood and went to Mu Guogong's mansion for Gu Zhiyan.
Although according to the Queen's words, Gu Zhiyan should be fine now, Chu Qianchen was still a little worried and planned to ask again.
Mrs. Shen was originally going to take a nap. When she heard that Chu Qianchen was coming, she was overjoyed. She didn't change her clothes anymore and asked the maid to lead Chu Qianchen to the inner room.
"Sister Chen, why are you here?" Mrs. Shen looked at Chu Qianchen in surprise, pulled her to the couch and sat down, looking up and down at Chu Qianchen's makeup, "Did you enter the palace today?"
Chu Qianchen had just arrived the day before yesterday and had originally made an appointment to come back to the Duke's Mansion tomorrow.
Chu Qianchen nodded first and said, "Mom, I just came out of the palace. I heard that Qiniang's absence syndrome had another attack before?"
Speaking of Gu Zhiyan's fright, Mrs. Shen showed a sigh of relief. She mentioned that ten days ago, a woman named Furong stopped the carriage of the Prince's Palace, threatened her, and finally committed suicide in front of the carriage. Gu Zhiyan suffered for this. Frightened.
This matter was related to the private affairs of Jingjun Prince's Palace, so when Shen saw that Gu Zhiyan was fine, she didn't tell Chu Qianchen.
Mrs. Shen asked strangely: "Sister Chen, did you meet your third aunt in the palace?"
Chu Qianchen shook his head, "I heard from the Empress that Chu Qianhuang went to Wuwei Temple to ask for talisman water from Qiniang, and Qiniang's apathy was relieved."
Mrs. Shen grabbed Chu Qianchen's hand and asked with some worry: "Did the Queen make things difficult for you when you entered the palace today?"
Mrs. Shen could guess that Queen Xuanchu Qianchen's entry into the palace must be someone with bad intentions and must have some agenda.
Chu Qianchen knew that Mrs. Shen was always worried about her bad life, so he smiled and talked about the affairs in the palace in a relaxed tone. He even didn't hide the fact that she made the queen so angry that she vomited blood. Finally, he said jokingly:
"Mom, don't worry, who can bully me?"
If she is easily bullied, wouldn't she be living up to the teachings of the prince in her previous life?
Amber felt the same way and nodded frequently.
It's different from before. The girl used to be alone in the Hou Mansion, but now the girl is Princess Chen. Behind her are King Chen, Prince Chen's Mansion, and so many soldiers of the Xuanjia Army.
(End of chapter)