After finishing the morning meal, the sun had just revealed half of its face. Amid the earnest instructions from Mr. Qin and others, Qin Xiaoxiao got on his horse, left Qingshan Village with Eunuch An and others, and rode quickly towards the capital.

The horse under your seat is Dabai, which has been kept at the Princess's Mansion. This time, Eunuch An received Jingheng's instructions and took a detour to the Princess Protector's Mansion when he arrived, and took Dabai to Qingshan Village.

The moment she saw Dabai, Qin Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that even if she could not reach an agreement with Empress Dowager Jing when she entered the palace this time, her life would not be lost in the palace.

Riding a horse was much faster than riding a car. In less than two hours, the four of them saw the majestic palace gate.

In the past, Jingheng took Qin Xiaoxiao to climb the mountain behind the palace and took in all the gorgeous palaces. At that time, he thought it was extremely spectacular. Now standing in front of the palace gate in person, the feeling of solemnity and solemnity is even more overwhelming.

Come on, people will unconsciously hold their breath and concentrate, not daring to make mistakes.

Eunuch An took out the warrant from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the four of them came to the inner palace without any obstruction. After the two guards went to Qinzheng Hall to report their orders to Emperor Yuanhe, Eunuch An took Qin Xiaoxiao and went straight to Yongning Palace where Queen Mother Jing lived.

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The eunuch guarding the gate learned of Eunuch An's intention and immediately went in to report. While waiting for the summons, Eunuch An whispered: "Miss Xiaoxiao, do you still remember what we told you on the road?"

Qin Xiaoxiao nodded slightly: "Remember the daughter of the people. Thank you so much, father-in-law for the suggestion."

Eunuch An said with a smile: "It is our family's honor that Miss Xiaoxiao is willing to accept this love. However, our family will not be able to accompany you in when the Queen Mother announces her visit to you."

Qin Xiaoxiao said quickly: "I have harassed my father-in-law a lot along the way, and I don't dare to trouble my father-in-law anymore."

Eunuch An looked around and said as if unintentionally: "The Queen Mother was straightforward when she was young, and she also likes people with straightforward personalities even when she is older. The young master can win the favor of the Queen Mother because of one thing. The young master is straight-forward and obedient."

Don’t tell lies.”

Qin Xiaoxiao's heart moved slightly, and she bowed to him deeply: "Thank you, father-in-law."

Mr. An waved his hands, but smiled and said nothing.

After all, it was at the entrance of Yongning Palace, and people from Empress Dowager Jing were coming and going around. The two of them could not say anything more, so they stood quietly at the door and waited.

They didn't know whether they wanted to teach Qin Xiaoxiao a lesson, or Queen Mother Jing didn't have time for the time being. The two waited for about half an hour, but there was still no one who came to communicate, only the palace people looked at them as though they were absent.

Qin Xiaoxiao has been fishing all day long, so naturally she can endure it and wait silently. Besides, given her status, she has no other choice but to wait here.

Fortunately, there was no wind today and the sun was shining brightly. She had to ride a horse when she came, and she wore thick clothes, so she didn't feel cold standing outside. But her legs were so tired that she had to shift the weight back and forth between her left and right legs.

A moment of relaxation.

In Yongning Palace, Queen Mother Jing put down the white fungus soup she had taken two sips of, took the handkerchief, pressed the corner of her mouth, and asked lightly: "Aunt Tan? How do you do?"

Aunt Tan, who was standing on the left, replied: "Are you still waiting outside? You don't seem to be impatient. She is a girl with a calm mind."

The corners of Queen Mother Jing's lips moved, whether it was a smile or a sarcasm.

Upon seeing this, the palace maid Jinxiu standing on the right gritted her teeth and smiled softly: "Mommy, how has a girl from a commoner family seen the dignity of the heavenly family? Is she lucky enough to be favored by the young master? I am afraid that this is a blessing that will never be achieved in a few lifetimes.

.Don’t say let her wait for an hour and a half? Or let her wait for three days and three nights? I’m afraid I’d be willing to do so.”

These words seemed to be flattering Tianjia and Jingheng, but in fact they were relegating Qin Xiaoxiao to the dirt. Even though she had a beautiful face and a gentle smile, she could not hide the jealousy leaked in her tone.

Queen Mother Jing's face suddenly turned cold, and she threw the handkerchief heavily on the ground: "Are you saying that the young master is blind and has fallen in love with someone who is as good as a dragon or a phoenix?"

Jinxiu's face turned pale, and she knelt on the ground with a plop, begging for mercy again and again: "I don't dare, I don't dare, please forgive me, the Queen Mother!"

She was careless. She was careless. How could she have forgotten that the Queen Mother was extremely protective of her shortcomings and would not allow others to say anything bad about the young master? In the Queen Mother's view, she had belittled the woman who came out of who knows where in the ravine. No.

Are you belittling the young master?

Empress Dowager Jing's expression did not soften at all, and she said coldly: "The Ai family put you in front of them and gave you countless opportunities. You are so incompetent that you can't get even the slightest pity from Li'er, but you are just trying to make the harem jealous.

I learned something that is 100% unsatisfactory!"

Jinxiu's face turned completely pale, and Liu Ruofufeng's body was shaky: "The Queen Mother, slave, slave, I beg you to give me another chance, I will never dare to do it again!"

Aunt Tan on the side couldn't bear it, and knelt down to plead for Jinxiu: "The Queen Mother, this child Jinxiu has grown up in front of you. For the sake of her words, I beg the Queen Mother to spare her this time."

Seeing Jinxiu who was so frightened that she wanted to cry but did not dare to cry, Queen Mother Jing reluctantly spared her because she had served her for many years and had no merit but hard work: "You are not allowed to serve her closely within this month. Just go down."

When Jinxiu heard this, her heart suddenly went cold. It was the beginning of the month now, and she couldn't be close to her for a month. When she comes back, will there still be a place for her to stand in front of the Queen Mother? Young Master, there is even less hope for Young Master.

No matter what she was thinking in her heart, she did not dare to show it on her face and kowtowed hurriedly to thank her: "Thank you, the Queen Mother, for your forgiveness! Thank you, the Queen Mother, for your forgiveness!"

Empress Dowager Jing didn't even look at her, and picked up the white fungus soup on the table again.

Jinxiu bit her lip, not daring to say any more, stood up and retreated hastily.

Empress Dowager Jing shook her head in disappointment and said to Aunt Tan: "The Ai family picked her out from dozens of little girls and put her in front of them to serve. All these years of growing taller and not having a brain have been a waste of time for the Ai family.

Hard work."

Aunt Qin apologized and said with a smile: "This girl is too disappointing. The palace ladies on the right and left are outstanding in appearance and gentle in temperament. It would be cheap for the Queen Mother to pick two more and put them in front of her."

Empress Dowager Jing waved her hand and sighed: "Back then, the Ai family picked the six-year-old Jinxiu because of her good character. They thought of putting her next to Li'er to keep her company, but Li'er didn't want to look at her more.

Take a look. Now that Li'er has grown up, he would rather find a country girl outside than someone carefully selected by the Ai family... That's all, the Ai family is too old to bother with it anymore."

At this point, her face turned ugly again: "I wonder what kind of ecstasy soup that person outside poured into Li'er. It's really going to piss off the Ai family to death."

Aunt Qin had served Queen Mother Jing for many years, so she could naturally tell whether she was really angry or half angry and half curious, so she carefully suggested: "The Queen Mother wants to know, why don't you let people in and have a look with your own eyes? Maybe inside and outside the palace.

I can still find one that looks similar."

These words reminded Empress Dowager Jing. She thought for a moment and then ordered: "Let her come in."

Aunt Tan smiled happily: "Yes."

While the master and servant were talking, Jinxiu ran out of the palace with red eyes. She originally wanted to go back to her residence to calm down before thinking of countermeasures, but halfway through, she felt really unwilling to do so, so she retreated.

Walk along the verandah towards the gate of Yongning Palace.

Qin Xiaoxiao stared at the little ant at his feet with all his attention. When he saw it struggling to move forward with food many times bigger than him, he couldn't help but want to pick up a small stick and poke its food away, and then mix it with the food.

Put a barrier between them and see how it reacts.

At this time, she noticed that someone was looking at her, so she subconsciously raised her head and met Jinxiu's jealous eyes.

Qin Xiaoxiao was a little confused. She glanced at Jinxiu and then withdrew her gaze, continuing to stare at the hard-working little ant on the ground.

In Jinxiu's view, this move was a naked indifference. Xiumei's face suddenly turned red with anger, and she gritted her teeth and said, "You, don't be proud!"

Originally, she just wanted to take a look and see why this foxy girl charmed the young master and what she couldn't compare with. But now when she saw the real person, she didn't know how to describe her feelings.

She prides herself on being the maid of the palace, and she considers herself to be the second best in appearance. No one dares to call her the first. Even if the wild girl in front of her wants to be more attractive than her, it would be difficult for her. However, when she just glanced at the wild girl, she felt a sense of inferiority for no reason.

Human inferiority complex.

How could she accept this!

Qin Xiaoxiao frowned, and just as he was about to speak, Eunuch An bowed to Jinxiu and asked with a smile: "Miss Jinxiu, but the Queen Mother has time to announce her presence to Miss Qin, so she ordered you to come and take Miss Qin in?"

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Jinxiu's face turned green, and she gritted her teeth and said, "No, the Queen Mother is not free, just wait!"

How could a country girl have the face to come out to pick her up in person? The bitch named An is also ridiculous. She is obviously serving the Holy Emperor, but she is so dog-tied that she even wants to fawn over such a person. Do you really think that this wild girl will marry into this country?

The fate of Princess Protector’s Mansion?

"Since the Queen Mother is not free, I wonder if Miss Jinxiu has any advice?" Eunuch An seemed not to notice the contempt in Jinxiu's eyes, and still smiled like Maitreya Buddha.

These words stopped Jinxiu from questioning, she glared at Mr. An and said angrily: "It's none of your business, so stop talking!"

Eunuch An shook his head and took a step forward to block Qin Xiaoxiao tightly: "That's not possible. Your Majesty ordered our family to invite Miss Qin. Our family must not send Miss Qin to the Queen Mother in full force?"

Otherwise, if a hair is missing, it will be difficult for our family to report to the Holy Lord! Miss Jinxiu also serves the master, so she must understand our family's difficulties."

If the previous words were considered polite, then these words are a clear reminder to Jinxiu that you and I are slaves serving the master, and no one is nobler than the other. Don't think of being arrogant in front of me and doing anything to hurt Miss Qin.

thing.

"You!" Jinxiu's lungs were about to burst with anger. She glared at Eunuch An, but she did not care that he was the person serving Emperor Yuanhe. She had just lost the favor of Empress Dowager Jing, and she did not dare to continue to meet him in front of the Yongning Palace.

When he had a conflict, he was afraid that it would be reported to Empress Dowager Jing by a troublesome person.

There was no gain in staying any longer. Jinxiu glared at Mr. An, then reluctantly gouged out Qin Xiaoxiao, turned around and left quickly.

From watching the two of them come and go, to Jinxiu gradually falling into a disadvantage, and finally escaping, Qin Xiaoxiao had already determined that Jinxiu was hostile to him. However, the two of them had never crossed paths, and he couldn't understand why Jinxiu

Where does the hostility come from.

Xu Shi saw her confusion, and Eunuch An smiled and said, "It's not an important person, so Miss Xiaoxiao doesn't need to bother her."

Qin Xiaoxiao had been careful in her words and deeds since she stepped into the palace. Seeing that he had no intention of saying more, she didn't ask any more questions and just said thank you: "Thank you, father-in-law, for helping me."

"You're welcome, Miss Xiaoxiao. This is a matter within our family." Mr. An bowed and refused to accept the thanks. When he was about to say something more, he saw a little palace maid walking over from the corner of his eye, so he stopped talking.

He winked.

Qin Xiaoxiao understood that the Queen Mother should be "free" and wanted to summon her.

Sure enough, the little palace maid was blessed and said to Qin Xiaoxiao: "The Queen Mother has summoned me, please come with me."

Qin Xiaoxiao was very grateful to Eunuch An for his advice. She blessed him and then followed the maid through the gate and headed towards the main hall where Queen Mother Jing was.

Eunuch An watched her back disappear, then he breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and left Yongning Palace.

Yongning Palace is not very big, so Qin Xiaoxiao quickly arrived at the entrance of the main palace, waiting for another call inside. This time she did not wait long, the palace maid guarding the door came out after a while, and bowed to invite her into the palace.

The hall was silent. As soon as Qin Xiaoxiao entered, she noticed two sharp eyes falling on her. She walked steadily to the center of the hall, knelt down to Empress Dowager Jing who was sitting on the throne and said, "Greetings, daughter of the people."

The Queen Mother, may the Queen Mother be blessed and safe."

On the way to Beijing, Eunuch An gave him a rough lesson in court etiquette several times during his break. She remembered that she learned quickly, and although her movements were not as elegant as those of a noble daughter from aristocratic families, she could still make no mistakes with her fluency.

Seeing that she behaved calmly, without any hint of pettiness, and her voice was clear and crisp, Empress Dowager Jing was quite surprised. Her face couldn't help but soften a little, but her tone still showed a sense of majesty: "Raise your head and let the Ai family take a look."

Qin Xiaoxiao slowly raised her head. When she saw Queen Mother Jing's chin, she didn't lift it up anymore. Instead, she was attracted by the fair and fair lower jaw without any trace of fat. She couldn't help but think about how to maintain it in order to achieve the same goal in her seventies.

This effect.

Empress Dowager Jing didn't know what was going on in her head. When she saw this round face, which was no bigger than a palm and looked a bit childish and cute, it was completely different from the coquettish and charming look she had imagined. She couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

All he wanted to say was: "How old are you?"

Qin Xiaoxiao was also stunned for a moment, and then said respectfully: "To tell you the truth about the Queen Mother, the daughter of the common people is almost sixteen."

Empress Dowager Jing, who almost thought her grandson was abnormal and liked a young girl with yellow hair, breathed a sigh of relief and said in a less serious tone: "Get up."

Qin Xiaoxiao, who originally thought she would have to kneel for a long time, breathed a sigh of relief, and her voice became a little cheerful: "Thank you, the Queen Mother!"
Chapter completed!