Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 404 Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law

Since this was the case, Daiyu also showed some kindness: "Crown Princess, you are too kind. This is our responsibility."

Seeing her like this, Tanchun smiled, leaned towards the Queen Mother, and said jokingly, "Sister, you are too polite! If I were you, I would -

"I was picked up by the Empress Dowager, and I ate and drank for free at her side! If I don't serve her attentively, am I going to be kicked out?"

This sentence made the queen mother laugh out loud. She slapped her, hugged her in her arms, and pinched her nose affectionately:

"As an aunt, you can say such rude words in front of your nephew's wife!"

Then he smiled and said to Daiyu, "The daughter-in-law chosen by the emperor for the prince is very good. She is well-educated, polite, gentle, generous, and extremely filial.

"You are also a lover of poetry and books. When you are free, you can chat with her and talk about your experiences and knowledge. That would be great."

This is what he meant by wanting to entrust the Crown Princess's teachings to Daiyu.

Daiyu was a little surprised: The Queen Mother actually attached so much importance to this Crown Princess?

While smiling modestly, he looked closely at the Crown Princess.

Just as he was about to speak, someone outside came to announce: "The Queen is here."

Everyone was startled.

Didn't she be told last night not to come and to stay in Daming Palace, so she came here with the scriptures early this morning?

Why are you still here?

Daiyu's gaze subconsciously fell on the Crown Princess.

Although everyone was a moment slow, they all looked at the Crown Princess at the same time.

The Queen Mother asked her, "When you went to pay your respects to the Daming Palace in the morning, did you not tell your mother-in-law that you were coming?"

The Crown Princess's face immediately turned red.

Of course she did. But Queen Wan rejected it directly, telling her that the Queen Mother needed to rest, and asked her to send someone to tell her and not to disturb her easily.

Since her mother-in-law had spoken, she had no choice but to agree.

But how could the prince care about these things?

After hearing about this, she was extremely worried when she thought about the anger and sadness of the Supreme Lord. After finding out that the Supreme Lord had returned to the Ganlu Palace, she immediately took her to the Taiji Palace.

But in this long series of matters, firstly, there was the Queen's selfish motives, secondly, there was her own fault for not following her mother-in-law's orders, and thirdly, there was the Crown Prince's disrespect and contempt for the Queen. She really didn't dare to speak out.

The Crown Princess had no choice but to stand up and answer with her head down: "Yes. My granddaughter-in-law neglected it."

The Queen Mother knew there must be a reason for this, she sighed and shook her head, "It's okay. Go and greet your mother-in-law."

The Crown Princess left in a hurry.

The Queen Mother looked at Daiyu, pointed at her back with a wry smile and said, "She is a pedantic person, and she and the Crown Prince are a couple who have been through thick and thin together.

"You are fine now, so please teach her some more principles for me."

A couple in adversity cannot be separated, so even if it is a rotten wood, one has to reluctantly carve it a little more.

Daiyu refused, but smiled and said, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Who knows, there may be an emperor and empress in the future. You should just enjoy your life."

She took Zijuan's words to heart.

In Yanjia Palace, she could show her filial piety in every possible way. But outside Yanjia Palace, it had nothing to do with her.

When the Queen Mother saw her attitude, she felt relieved and laughed. She patted Tanchun who was still in her arms, then looked at Daiyu and said:

"You have a point."

Looking up, she saw Empress Wan rushing in. Her smile became wider and her voice became higher. "I have a good son and a good daughter-in-law who are filial to me. I should not worry about anything. I should just take care of myself and live out my days."

Wan's pace suddenly slowed down, and Zhu Ying, who was holding her arm, pinched it gently, and then she resumed her hurried pace.

She came in with a smile on her face and bowed to the Queen Mother first: "Daughter-in-law pays respects to mother-in-law! I just heard the Crown Princess say that you are all well, and the daughter-in-law finally puts her mind at ease."

The Queen Mother clearly knew that she was here to challenge the Crown Princess. Disdain flashed in her eyes and she called out to her calmly. She suppressed her temper and listened to her earnest words, then looked at Daiyu:

"I've been sitting here for a long time and I'm tired. Yimin's arm is still injured. Please help me get some sleep."

Empress Wan had been secretly glancing at Daiyu's ornaments while she was talking. When she heard the empress dowager's words, she realized that she had been too obvious.

His face froze, he forced a smile, and stood up: "Since my daughter-in-law is here, it is my daughter-in-law's turn to serve me."

"You are wearing too thick clothes. It's not comfortable." The Queen Mother pointed at the queen's dress she had deliberately put on without any courtesy, and never looked at her again.

He held the hand that Zijuan handed to him, stood up, let Daiyu support his arm, and turned to go into the inner room.

Tanchun and Hongchang stood up as well, making way for the Queen. Seeing that she did not move, they followed the Queen Mother, saw her to the door, and then came back.

Queen Wan relaxed a lot towards the two of them. She didn't even glance at them, but instead sneered at the Crown Princess:

"Crown Princess, you have really good hearing! You can't hear a single word I say. But every piece of news from the Taiji Palace cannot escape your ears!"

In front of Tanchun and Hongchang, the Crown Princess was ashamed and angry, but she had no choice but to grit her teeth and kneel down: "I know my fault, please punish me, mother."

"Oh! How dare I punish you? You come to pay respects to the Queen Mother, which is a pure filial piety, and it is so touching!

"It was me who told you not to bother you in the morning, and now I am guilty of stopping you from fulfilling your filial duty!"

Queen Wan became more and more angry.

Tanchun and Hongchang looked at each other.

Zhu Ying was standing nearby. Seeing that the two did not come forward to persuade them, she knew something was wrong, so she calmly supported Empress Wan's hand and whispered:

"Don't be angry, ma'am."

Empress Wan was reminded by her and had to temporarily suppress her anger. She threw her sleeves and turned around to walk out:

"Come out, answer the call from the main hall!"

Tanchun glanced at Hongchang.

Hong Chang then stepped forward and helped the Crown Princess, who was already in tears, up: "Calm down, Crown Princess. The Crown Prince will be here soon."

This was to remind her not to deepen the rift between the Crown Prince and the Queen at this time because of the grievances she had suffered.

The Crown Princess knew what was going on, and hurriedly wiped away her tears, thanking her in a low voice: "Thank you, sister Hongchang. The Queen is still in the main hall, I will go and serve her first."

Hongchang turned around to look at Tanchun.

Tanchun had no choice but to step forward and said, "The Queen must be worried about the Queen Mother, and you don't know the details. The two of us will go with you and explain everything."

The Crown Princess looked at them both gratefully: "Thank you, Aunt Yimin, thank you, Sister Hongchang!"

The three of them walked slowly towards the main hall.

Only at this moment did the room outside the Empress Dowager's bedroom finally become quiet.

The palace servants went in and out, and in just a few blinks of an eye, the outer room was empty.

Emperor Zhaoming walked in slowly from the side door and sat down in the place where Daiyu had just sat, with an expressionless face.

Tao Xingjian stood beside him, looking at his clenched hands on his knees, which were already throbbing with veins. After a while, he whispered:

"never mind.

"There are endless grudges between the ladies in the palace."

After a long while, Emperor Zhaoming asked in a rigid voice, "No news about Zhitong yet?"

"He has come out of the Jia Mansion and is waiting to see you in the Imperial Study." Tao Xingjian glanced at Emperor Zhaoming and asked, "Do you want to go to the Daming Palace now, or should you ask him to come here?"

Emperor Zhaoming pondered for a moment and said: "There are many people in Yanjia and Ganlu.

"Hasn't the Zhaoqing Palace in the back been cleaned out?

"I have been asking questions there these days."