There is Room For the Poor Daughter

Daohua walked behind Madam Yan and Madam Li with her head bowed, and followed the wives of each family towards the Cining Palace.

Not long after, the Cining Palace arrived.

Looking at the magnificent Cining Palace, Daohua's eyes flickered a little, and the scene of seeing Granny Gu and Gu Jian for the first time flashed in his mind involuntarily.

At that time, my mother-in-law and master lived in a dilapidated courtyard of the temple. Apart from sheltering the wind and rain, the yard didn't even have any decent furniture. The most objects she saw were medicine jars.

Even the later Taohua Nunnery was not in the slightest comparable to the Cining Palace in front of him.

Stepping into the Cining Palace, watching the endless stream of life women, as well as the palace servants coming in and out, Daohua saw the glory and pomp that Empress Dowager Jiang enjoyed as the emperor's nominal mother.

Thinking of the mother-in-law buried in Taohua Village alone, I can't tell.

Afterwards, Daohua, Mrs. Yan and Mrs. Li entered the hall with the other women, bowed down to the Queen Mother and the Queen, and then quietly retreated to the side.

The queen mother sat high on the main seat, and saw the people below clearly. After seeing the female family members of the Yan family, her eyes paused on Daohua, and then she looked away lightly.

After that, the queen mother spoke to the wives of each family one by one, but the Yan family was the only one left.

Seeing the Empress Dowager like this, everyone present had their own thoughts, and invariably distanced themselves from the three old Madam Yan.

In Yanxiaoyanyan's hall, the Yan family was excluded from the excitement.

In this regard, Mrs. Yan, Mrs. Li, and Daohua looked very calm. Before coming, they had already made various preparations.

Daohua secretly looked at the queen mother a few times.

Compared with the graceful and comfortable Empress Dowager Jiang, the ruined old mother-in-law is much older, especially after being tortured by illness for many years and forced to be separated from her children, her mother-in-law's eyes always have a trace of worrying of sorrow.

Seeing all the Queen Mother enjoyed, thinking of all the things that her mother-in-law has endured silently over the years, Daohua felt a sense of injustice in her heart. She couldn't go up or down, which made her very uncomfortable.

"Qi to the Empress Dowager, the eldest prince has brought the princes, princesses and concubines to greet you." Someone from the palace went to the palace to report.

Hearing this, the Queen Mother immediately smiled: "Let them in!"

Soon, the princes, concubines, and princesses headed by the eldest prince and the eldest prince entered the hall.

"Grandson (grandson-in-law) greets the imperial grandmother!"

Seeing all the princes and princesses kneeling at the feet of the Queen Mother, Daohua felt that her breathing was a little uncomfortable, and secretly took a deep breath before she let the turbid air out of her chest.

"I wish the royal grandmother a healthy Dragon Boat Festival, this is a gift from my grandson."

The princes and princesses began to compete to express their filial piety.

The life wives present were also very discerning and praised the filial piety of the prince and the princess, and the blessing of the queen mother.

"Emperor grandmother, is the county lord of Shengping here? Hurry up and let's see if she is really worthy of cousin Yeyang?" The eldest princess said suddenly, with obvious contempt in her tone.

The queen mother smiled without saying a word, but her eyes fell on Daohua.

Daohua said in her heart, what should come is still here, this eldest princess should be the one whom the queen mother pushed out to embarrass her.

According to the information given to her by Xiao Yeyang, the eldest princess had a low status as her biological mother and died not long after she was born. After that, the eldest princess lived by the queen mother and spoke for the Jiang family on various occasions.

Under everyone's attention, Daohua calmly stood up: "Shengping greets you all."

The eldest princess glanced at Daohua, smiled and said to the queen mother, "It really is a good color."

The empress dowager said with a smile, "What Ye Yang likes is naturally good."

Seeing it yourself, rather than the elders in the family, is in secret that the two of them will privately decide for life.

Daohua just said that she didn't understand the words of the queen mother, and directly ignored the various eyes that fell on her body.

The eldest princess said again: "I heard that the Yan family came from a peasant family. We don't know much about the peasant family. Why don't the county head of Shengping tell us about the peasant family. Anyway, everyone is idle and bored now."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Daohua.

The request of the eldest princess is not fundamentally different from that of Mrs. Jiang's previous performance at the Princess Huijia's mansion by the county magistrate of Shengping in public.

In the past, the county magistrate of Shengping was arrogant to the two ladies of the Jiang family. Now, in front of the empress dowager and queen, would she dare to do so?

Everyone looked at Daohua curiously, guessing her reaction.

Daohua glanced at the eldest princess with a calm expression: "What does the eldest princess want to know about the farmhouse?"

The eldest princess smiled and said: "I heard that there is a saying in this farmer that the more cheap the name given to the child, the better the child will be able to support the child. I heard that the baby name of the county owner of Shengping is called Daohua, is it because of this? ?"

Daohua: ".It's just random."

The eldest princess smiled: "I thought it was Yan's family who thought 'Rice Flower' was cheap and easy to support, so they married you with such a nickname." After speaking, she looked at the Queen Mother with a smile, "If you want to say this 'Rice Flower' Hua' ah, it's really cheap, even a cat or a dog can step 'Rice Flower' into the mud."

Daohua was silent, holding back the anger in her heart, and looked directly at the eldest princess: "Dare to ask the eldest princess, since you think 'Daohua' is cheap, can you usually eat rice?"

The eldest princess's expression changed slightly, but she did not speak.

Daohua continued: "First there are rice flowers, then there is rice, and then there is the rice on our table."

The eldest princess twitched the corners of her mouth: "The Yan family is indeed worthy of being a farmer. What you know about this rice flower, rice and so on is clear."

Daohua looked at her: "The eldest princess was born in the royal family, and she has been enjoying brocade clothes and jade food since she was born. Naturally, she does not understand the life of the people at the bottom. The blooming of rice flowers means a bumper harvest, which means that you can eat and wear warmly, and that you can live."

"So, the eldest princess, don't say that 'rice flowers' are contemptuous. The things you don't like feed thousands of people, that is, the support of these tens of thousands of people, and you have the eldest princess. Brocade clothing and jade food."

The eldest princess can't accept this. Her father loves the people and attaches great importance to agriculture. If she wants to use the 'Rice Flower' to lower the Shengping County Lord and spread it to her father, it will definitely make her unhappy.

Mrs. Jiang saw that the eldest princess was speechless, she secretly said 'trash' in her heart, and then smiled at the queen mother: "The queen mother, I'm not mistaken, this Shengping county owner is very articulate."

The queen mother looked at Daohua and gave a faint 'um'. In front of so many life women, she didn't want to lose her identity, she waved her hand and signaled Daohua to step down.

Mrs. Yan and Mrs. Li looked at Daohua worriedly, and Daohua smiled, indicating that she was fine.

Afterwards, the queen mother had another conversation with the women, and then led everyone out of the Cining Palace and walked towards the palace where the banquet was held.

Because of the Queen Mother's dislike, Mrs. Yan, Mrs. Li, and Daohua were isolated and walked at the end.

After arriving at the palace where the banquet was held, everyone took their seats.

During this period, Mrs. Yan, Mrs. Li, and Daohua had to keep a low profile, but still, some people would not let them go.

"Shengping County Lord, since the emperor has given you and the little prince a marriage, why don't you come over to see your mother-in-law?" Ma Concubine suddenly spoke, drawing everyone's attention back to Daohua.

Daohua looked at Ma Concubine expressionlessly: "This lady, you have lived in the palace for a long time, I am afraid that you do not understand the affairs of Prince Ping's mansion. My mother-in-law, did not enter the palace today."

This answer is unceremonious, this is the meaning of not recognizing Princess Ma as her mother-in-law at all.

Princess Ma looked at Daohua with anger on her face: "Does the county lord of Shengping feel that this princess is not worthy of being your mother-in-law?"

Daohua looked indifferent: "It's not originally, why is it not worthy?"

Hearing this, the expressions on everyone's face were different.

Ma Concubine immediately looked at the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, look at the county magistrate of Shengping, my sister is Prince Ping's concubine.

The queen mother looked at Daohua and hated Xiao Yeyang for not giving the Jiang family face. She would rather choose the Yan family from a small family than marry Wanying. Knowing that Xiao Yeyang disliked the Ma family, she thought if The wife he had chosen to serve tea to Ma Shi in public should be able to slap him hard in the face, so he acquiesced to Ma Concubine's statement.

When the eldest princess saw it, she immediately became the vanguard: "Shengping county magistrate, Princess Ma is the concubine of Prince Ping, then she is your mother-in-law. Now in front of the queen mother and the ladies, you should go over and pay her respects. Tea." There was no room for negotiation in his tone.

Daohua took a deep breath, got up, and knelt down: "The Queen Mother forgives her sins, Shengping can't do this. Shengping has only one mother-in-law, who is Xiao Yeyang's biological mother."

The queen mother was slightly startled, and the others were also shocked.

Apparently the Queen Mother acquiesced in letting the county magistrate of Shengping serve tea, but she dared to dismiss it in public!

After the queen mother recovered, she was furious. Xiao Yeyang disobeyed her and looked down on the girl from the Jiang family. This Yan Yiyi was given the title of county head because the Yan family donated some medicinal materials and food. To disobey her, do you really think that she will not take care of her when she is good?

The queen mother glanced at the princess.

When the eldest princess received the Queen Mother's signal, she immediately reprimanded: "Shengping County Lord, you are so bold! It is the Queen Mother's order to serve tea to Princess Ma, you dare to disobey?"

Daohua knelt still and glanced at the eldest princess lightly: "The queen mother forgives her sins."

The queen mother's face was completely sullen. When the eldest princess saw it, she stood up and pointed at Daohua: "come here, the magistrate of Shengping County has committed a crime, disrespectful to the queen mother, palm"

At this moment, everyone heard the voice of Eunuch An, the head of the Qianqing Palace: "The emperor is here!"

Daohua turned her head slightly, and saw the emperor with extraordinary majesty in a dragon robe walking towards the empress dowager.

Fifth Master

Thinking of the old mother-in-law who was thinking about the emperor before her death, Daohua's nose was inexplicably sour.

The emperor walked in, looked at Daohua, who was kneeling on the ground with red eyes and a stubborn face, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"

Ma Concubine immediately said: "Your Majesty, you are here at the right time, this Shengping County Lord has committed a crime, and dared to reject the Queen Mother's order, you can do well"

Looking at the emperor looking at him with a smile, Ma Concubine's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally she hurriedly closed her voice before she even finished speaking.

Although the emperor was smiling at this moment, she instinctively sensed the displeasure in the emperor's eyes.

The emperor ignored Ma Concubine and looked at the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, this Yan girl, this is the first time you enter the palace, and you don't understand the rules of the palace, so don't know her in general."

Hearing the emperor's address, the expressions of the people present moved.

The empress dowager's eyes flickered slightly, and she pulled the corner of her mouth and smiled: "The emperor said yes." After saying that, she looked at Daohua, "Get up."

The eldest princess immediately said: "Father, the grandmother didn't want to embarrass the county magistrate of Shengping, but Princess Ma was the first-mother of Yeyang's cousin. The Lord refuted the imperial grandmother twice."

The emperor looked at the eldest princess lightly, until she saw that the eldest princess lowered her head, and then said to the queen mother with a smile: "The queen mother, Xiao Jiu is over, we don't need to participate in his family affairs."

As soon as these words came out, Princess Ma's complexion changed greatly, what does the emperor mean?

Does it mean that even if he is the prince's concubine, he is not qualified to drink the tea of ​​Xiao Yeyang and Shengping County Lord?