46 Mother and Daughter East Palace

The heavy rain continued to fall for another three days before gradually coming to a stop. The sun, which had not shown itself for a long time, appeared in the sky, and the capital was finally bathed in the warm sunlight.

Since the matriarch had returned to her home, her days had been rather uncomfortable. After a long time, another steward suddenly appeared on her head. No one would get used to it. Madam Qin, who was standing under the eaves and basking in the sunlight, thought that she would have to pay respects to the matriarch soon, so she felt a wave of annoyance. An Jinxiu son had already been born, but this old lady still refused to return to retire.

At this moment, a matron led a mama from the palace one after the other into the courtyard of Madam Qin.

Madam Qin recognized this mama. She was an old man serving beside An Jinyan. Without waiting for the mama to pay her respects, she asked, "Why is Su mama here?"

"Madam, the Crown Princess misses you. She summoned you to the Eastern Palace," Su mama said respectfully. "Please come with this servant."

An Jinyan wanted to see her early in the morning? Madam Qin wouldn't believe that An Jinyan was thinking of her as a mother. Could it be that something had happened to her daughter? Thinking that An Jinyan might have met with trouble at the palace, Madam Qin became a little flustered.

"Grand Preceptor's wife," Su mama seemed to notice Madam Qin's panic and added, "Esteemed wangfei misses you."

"Alright." Madam Qin tidied up her own hair and said, "I'll follow you to the palace."

After Madam Qin returned to her room and changed into a set of clothes, she hurriedly left with her servants and servants, following Su mama. Grand Preceptor An and Matriarch hadn't woken up yet, so by the time they got up, Grand Preceptor An had come to pay respects to the matriarch. It was only then that the mother and son knew An Jinyan had summoned Madam Qin into the Eastern Palace.

After Matriarch dismissed everyone in the room, she said, "I heard you say that the crown prince's situation isn't looking too good right now. You should keep an eye on Madam Qin, who doesn't have much brains, so she won't cause any more trouble!"

It had been so long since the incident at the Fragrant Garden had angered her, but Matriarch still couldn't get over it. "Your son knows now," Grand Preceptor An said helplessly. Her mother was an inner chamber woman of the Qin family. How could she interfere in the matters of the imperial court? Rest assured. "

The matriarch gave a cold snort. "Our princess consort is asking for trouble. What can her mother say to comfort her by inviting her into the palace?"

"Mother …"

"Where's An Jin?" Matriarch didn't even listen to what Grand Preceptor An had to say. After recounting it, she asked An Jinxiu, "Do you know what she's doing now?" Shangguan Yong has been gone for so long, is she still being honest? "

Grand Preceptor An patiently said to his old mother, "Ah Jinxiu is the kind of life in which one lives peacefully at home. She is very peaceful. Don't worry, mother."

"Don't worry, I won't worry about anything!" "What's going on in the estate now that makes me feel relieved?" Matriarch asked. Say one for me to hear! "

Grand Preceptor An didn't speak. The situation in the imperial court was disadvantageous for their family. Not long ago, his first daughter in law, the Ning Family, had given birth to another daughter, causing the entire estate to be filled with sadness. The matriarch was holding back her anger and wanting to vent it on him.

Madam Qin sat in a carriage and hurried to the Eastern Palace. As Su mama led the way to An Jinyan's bedroom, they heard some music coming from the western side of the eastern palace side hall. Who's playing and dancing so early in the morning? " Madam Qin asked Su mama.

Senior Servant Su didn't even glance as she walked forward. She told Madam Qin, "That's when a geisha from the Eastern Palace is practicing." As for the crown prince's words, Su mama wouldn't tell Madam Qin about them no matter what.

Madam Qin wanted to ask something else, but Su mama told her, "Madam, it's better to be cautious around the palace."

Madam Qin shut her mouth and followed the old nanny into An Jinyan's bedroom. When she saw An Jinyan's face, she was shocked. Although there was a layer of makeup covering it, An Jinyan's eyes turned blue. It was obvious that she hadn't slept well for a few nights.

After Su mama led Madam Qin into the bedroom, she left with the other palace maids.

"What happened to the Crown Princess?" After An Jinyan and her were alone in the bedroom, Madam Qin quickly asked: "Did something happen in the palace?"

An Jinyan let Madam Qin sit beside her. "Something has happened, that's why I called my mother to come to the palace to discuss it."

After Madam Qin sat next to An Jinyan, she whispered, "I don't know what's going on outside when I'm at home, but I heard your brother talk at home. Right now, the crown prince's life isn't too good. Is this what the esteemed wangfei was worried about?"

An Jinyan smiled. "So Big Bro knows how to care about me."

"He, your brothers, and your father all care about the Crown Princess?" Madam Qin hastened to say, "Everyone is worrying at home, but I don't know how to help you. How can we, as subjects, meddle in the affairs of the imperial family?"

An Jinyan said, "The crown prince isn't having a good time right now, so we're planning to give His Majesty something as a token of our filial piety. It's just that this gift isn't easy to give."

Madam Qin said, "What kind of gift? If it's something His Majesty likes, the crown prince can just hand it over. "

"Mother," An Jinyan patted Madam Qin's hand. "His Majesty fell for something."

"What is it?" asked née Qin.

"He's fallen in love with An Jinxiu."

An Jinyan's words caused Madam Qin to jump up in fright. She stared at An Jinyan with her eyes wide open, unable to say anything for a long time.

An Jinyan sat on the luxurious bed with a composed expression, waiting for Madam Qin to come back to her senses.

"Esteemed wangfei." After a long time, Madam Qin finally said to An Jinyan, "Y-you're joking with this official's wife, right?"

An Jinyan said, "Your Majesty's chief eunuch has sent word that we can go to His Majesty's imperial study and take a look inside." As a daughter-in-law, how could I enter His Majesty's royal study? Therefore, the Crown Prince entered once for the sake of offering a new cup of tea. When the Crown Prince returned, he told me that there was an embroidery hanging on the wall next to the desk in the royal study. The Crown Prince drew this embroidery item. Mother, take a look at it, "An Jinyan said as she handed a rolled up painting to the Qin family.

When Madam Qin opened the painting to take a look, her vision turned black. She had forgotten about all the other embroidery items, but she would never forget this one either. How, how could it be? " Unable to stand, Madam Qin fell and sat next to An Jinyan.

"This is indeed embroidered by An Jin?" An Jinyan asked the Madam Qin.

"Yes, it was in the Fragrant Garden that day …" Madam Qin suddenly gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty was that little hoof you saw in the incense garden that day. Did Your Majesty take a fancy to her at that time?"

"I don't care when Your Majesty took a fancy to An Jin," An Jinyan rearranged the painting and placed it back on the table. "The eunuch by Your Majesty's side said that His Majesty would often look at the embroidery and sigh. He seemed to have fallen in love with it."

"An Jin is already married!" Madam Qin didn't believe. "How can a married woman be a treasure no matter how beautiful she is?"

"What you can't get is always the best," An Jinyan said. "Besides, my little sister is really beautiful."

"You," said Madam Qin, "what do you want to do?"

An Jinyan gave a faint sigh. "I don't know what His Majesty plans for the crown prince, but it's the same whether we're talking to the empress or sending people. We have to make His Majesty happy."

"That's a married woman!" Madam Qin's voice trembled, barely able to utter words clearly to An Jinyan: "Can you do such a thing? If this gets out, you will be scolded to death! "

An Jinyan smiled. "Mother, do you think that so many beauties in the palace have a clean background?"

"What?"

"His Majesty doesn't have many hobbies, doesn't love gold or silver, doesn't love songs or dances, and likes only beauties," An Jinyan said. "The princes have sent many women to the palace over the years. Who knows how many of them were wives?"

"Jin, Jin Yan, ah, Jin Yan." In her panic, Madam Qin forgot to call out the crown prince's consort's name. She called out An Jinyan's maiden name. "You can't say such crazy things!"

"You are my mother. If I don't tell you, can I tell others?" However, An Jinyan said, "Mother, even my Eastern Palace is very dirty!"

Madam Qin stared blankly for a long time before shaking her head, "An Jinxiu will not agree."

"It's not up to her," An Jinyan coldly replied. "She was originally useless, but now that I'm able to use her, she should be happy."

Madam Qin still shook her head. "Your father will not agree."

"Mother," An Jinyan looked at Madam Qin and said, "Only when the crown prince is good position, our An clan can be good. Once the crown prince loses his power, our An clan's wealth will be like the moon in a mirror. This matter couldn't be settled by her, nor could it be done by father. "I didn't want to harm her either, but who told her to be lucky and get chosen by His Majesty?"

The handkerchief in Madam Qin's hands was about to break. "Even His Majesty wouldn't do something like snatching away this subject's wife."

"Stealing wife?" An Jinyan giggled. "What 'Stealing wife'? You can just call her a 'slut wife'."

Madam Qin was rendered speechless by An Jinyan. In her opinion, An Jinyan had gone mad.

"Actually, I really do hope that Your Majesty will be able to see a An Jinge in the Fragrant Garden," An Jinyan continued. "Based on our An clan's influence, she'll at least be a imperial concubine once she enters the palace. It's a pity that Your Majesty has taken a fancy to An Jin. This is fate."

"I won't allow Jinge to enter the palace," Madam Qin immediately said. "The Matriarch and your father won't agree."

An Jinyan said, "Yes, An Jinge is a treasure of the family, and I'm the daughter that was given away."

Madam Qin almost kneeled down to An Jinyan. What An Jinyan said today had already exceeded the scope of her understanding. What do you want? Even if you want to send An Jinxiu up, can you let a mere official's wife enter the palace? " Madam Qin asked An Jinyan, "There are so many people in the palace. How could Your Majesty accept An Jin in front of so many people? "Jinyan, aren't you afraid that His Majesty will kill you?"

"That's why I invited mother to come to the palace to discuss things," An Jinyan spoke this way, but Madam Qin could tell from the princess consort's calm expression that her daughter had already planned everything out.

"An Jinxiu will definitely hate you. If she gets pampered in the future, won't this little hoof go against you?" Madam Qin asked An Jinyan.

"Can a woman be a treasure again after she succeeds?" An Jinyan pursed her lips and said, "I don't plan on giving this opportunity to her either."

Madam Qin no longer tried to persuade An Jinyan. A feeling of despair rose in her heart. How could her daughter turn into such a state?