Palace Scheming: the Queen In the Cold Palace I

Chapter 7 From now on, the wind and cloud are passers-by (3)

"Let's go, Bitao, if the emperor knew that you said he was a peacock, he would probably..." Yun Qing smiled lightly and put down the car curtain. As expected, he heard Bitao stamping his feet angrily outside: "Miss, I hate it! You clearly know what I'm talking about. who!"

With a slight smile, Yun Qing's strange feeling just now dissipated.

Perhaps, he is just a person who is curious about his own identity. Anyway, he will have to adapt to other people's strange eyes in the future. Just think that you are still the third young lady of the Yun Mansion before. Only by being unfazed by favors and humiliations can you live a peaceful life in the turmoil!

Yun Mansion was just like Bitao imagined, there was no very lively welcoming ceremony, and there were no masters or ladies from each room at the door. Only the old housekeeper Yun Bo and some servants of the mansion were waiting at the gate of the mansion.

"Miss, we're here!" Bi Tao opened the curtain for Yun Qing, carefully helped her get out of the carriage, and then ordered the two accompanying servants to carry the gifts they brought in.

"Common people, please see the queen, she is a thousand years old!" After seeing Yun Qing get out of the car, the servants led by the housekeeper knelt down and saluted, and no longer called Yun Qing their lady.

Although Yunqing is just a well-known empress who has fallen out of favor, no one dares to fail to observe this etiquette.

Besides, the servants in the mansion usually like the third lady's quiet temperament, so they don't pay attention to the rumors from the outside world. When they see the gentle-faced Yun Qing again, their faces are filled with happy smiles.

 “No courtesy!”

"Mother, I'm waiting for you in the study!" Yun Qing smiled slightly and ordered everyone to get up. On the side, Uncle Yun led Yun Qing into the house without leaving a trace, and informed Yun Qing in a low voice with a calm face.

"Dad?" Yun Qing was slightly startled. He didn't know why his father, who had always been indifferent to him, let him go to the study that he never let him enter as soon as he came back!

I remember that even Yunxiu and Yunya were no exception. In my impression, only the second brother Yunxiao, who is a man, can enter and exit there.

When he walked all the way to Yun Tianhai's study with a puzzled heart, Yun Qing saw his father's tall figure standing quietly in front of the desk with his back to him in the backlight.

 The door of the room was gently closed by Yun Bo, blocking out the sunlight from the outside world and Bi Tao's doubtful eyes.

“Father.” Yun Qing called out softly, and saluted Yun Tianhai as always. She did not wait for her father to salute her because she was already a queen.

Unexpectedly, Yun Tianhai was not in a hurry to stop Yun Qing's movements, but turned around slowly, with a deep look on his handsome young face.

As if he wanted to take a closer look at Yun Qing's appearance, Yun Tianhai just looked at Yun Qing quietly, turning a blind eye to her salute.

After a long time, he gently raised his sleeves, and a faint smile that Yunqing rarely saw appeared on his face, and said gently: "Qing'er has really grown up, and she is becoming more and more like your dead mother."

Yun Qing’s eyes moved, looking slightly surprised.

However, the warmth that just rose in my heart was quickly broken by reality. Yun Tianhai's voice paused for a moment, and when he spoke again, it was as calm as autumn water: "It's just that your temperament seems to be more like hers, and it's just as useless."

 “Dad!” Yun Qing tightened his palms, and the emotion he just felt was shattered by the indifferent man in front of him.

 How could dad think of mom for no reason? Because there was never a figure of mother in his heart, and even at the rare family banquet, there was never a place for mother.

I'm afraid that in the entire Yun Mansion, I am the only one who can remember my mother's appearance!

"Okay. Today is the day for you to come home. Dad doesn't want to embarrass you. After all, you are my daughter, Yun Tianhai, and the queen who is personally designated by the Queen Mother. Do you want to set an example for my two-sleeved breeze by dressing so shabbily? ?" Yun Tianhai cast his eyes coldly on Yun Qing's light makeup. Although his voice was calm, his words were full of reproach.

“Dad has always been cool, so why should Yun Qing be pretentious!” The palm of his hand suddenly relaxed, and Yun Qing knew that the reason why his father, who had never cared about his life and death, summoned him in the study today was just because he was now the queen.

 Still an incompetent queen who fell out of favor and made others laugh at her!

After saying that, Yun Qing laughed silently in his heart.

My last name is Yun and my first name is Qing. It seems that this name will never be separated. Growing up, in front of Yun Tianhai, Yun Qing called himself Yun Qing, never like Yun Xiu and Yun Ya, he only called himself Xiu'er and Ya'er.

 As a daughter, she is an exception. But she didn't want to enter the palace, she still had to call herself Yunqing.

 Because the man who hated him said that she was not his wife, so she was not worthy of calling herself a concubine.

 Hehe, there is only one person in this world who has ever called him softly - Yun.

Yun Tianhai gave her a cold look. Although he heard the irony in Yun Qing's words, he didn't seem to care.

Slowly walking to the side desk and sitting down, he casually opened a manual on the desk and said calmly: "The emperor's establishment of a queen is a major event that is well known to the whole country. I expected you to come back alone now. However, , as the daughter of the prime minister, you can fall out of favor, but you cannot be deposed. Otherwise, where will my Yun family's face go, and how can you afford the loss of Xiao'er and Ya'er's future!"

As if feeling Yun Qing's slightly stiff body, he raised his eyes to look at her lightly, and continued: "So, you must remember what I warned you today and guard your position! Otherwise, I will definitely be here Before you are crippled, let you be crippled completely.”

The palm of my hand suddenly hurt. Those ice-like words didn't hit my body, but stabbed my heart, which had already lost its warmth.

Yun Qing had always known that she was not favored at home, but her father, although he rarely interfered with her affairs, had never treated her so ruthlessly.

Hehe, maybe it’s just because, all this time, he has simply forgotten that there is a daughter like her in this world!

Yun Qing didn't know how he walked to the living room and sat in the most distinguished VIP seat of the Yun family, receiving sharp looks from the room full of sarcasm and laughter. She just ate the food in the bowl silently, ignoring the warm atmosphere as an ordinary family dinner.

It’s just that she moved from an inconspicuous corner to an extremely conspicuous position.

"Sister, don't you have enough to eat in the palace? Why do you just keep your head down and eat without talking?" A playful chuckle broke the murmurs in the room, making Yunqing want to listen but couldn't.

She didn't need to raise her head to know that it was the fourth sister who was the favorite of everyone in the Yun family, one of the three most talented ladies in Tianque, her fourth sister - Yun Ya.

The eyes around her changed from intentional or unintentional to all focused on her face. Everyone had a smile on their face, as if Yunqing was specially made for them to make fun of.

Among these people, apart from Yun Tianhai whose expression remained unchanged, there was another person who looked at Yun Qing as curiously as the others. That was Yun Qing's second brother, Yun Xiao.

"Fourth sister must not be rude. Third sister is now a queen. How can we commoners still joke around casually?" Seeing Yunqing still eating quietly, the married Yunxiu curled her lips without leaving any trace. Di snorted and pretended to scold Yun Ya who was sitting next to him.

“Sister, I’m so annoying. People just talk casually...”

"Ya'er, please don't mess around. The Queen is the Queen, so why should you call me a sister? If you continue to be so disrespectful and make the empress angry, I will punish you for your rude words!" Yun Ya was complaining. The second lady had raised her thin voice bitterly, clearly to reprimand Yun Ya, but the ridicule in her eyes was clearly aimed at Yun Qing.

Bitao stood behind Yun Qing and couldn't help but blushed. She really didn't expect that these ladies and ladies would bully the young lady like this.

In the past, when no one cared about the young lady, they could not find anyone to vent their boredom, so they would trouble the young lady every day.

Even though the young lady has fallen out of favor, she is still the queen of a country. Do they treat the queen like this?

 “The second mother is having an affair!” Just when Bi Tao’s chest was heaving with anger, Yun Qing spoke calmly. Then, as if she couldn't hear the second lady's biting sarcasm, she smiled softly on her lips and continued to eat.

It seems that only the food in the bowl of Yun Mansion suits her taste, and all other people and things are excluded by her.

Finally, someone couldn't help but let out an obvious sneer. When Yun Qing ignored it, the eldest lady of the Yun Mansion, who had always been a dignified person, lazily spoke: "A humble woman is born as a humble woman, and she will be what she is." The daughter of a bastard, even if she becomes a queen, she will never escape this despicable fate!"

Yunxiao's handsome eyebrows raised, and he looked at the aunt with a look of contempt in surprise, then turned his eyes to his father who remained calm, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

 It seems that Yun Qing's status in the family will never be improved.

"Mom, please respect yourself!" Just when everyone thought that Yun Qing would remain silent, they heard a "pop" sound, and the jade chopsticks in Yun Qing's hand were placed crisply on the table, making a crashing sound. , making everyone’s heart skip a beat.

Yun Qing did not stand up, but just raised his head steadily, looking directly at the arrogant lady. There was no smile on her gentle face: "Yun Qing knew that he was virtuous and incompetent. Although he was lucky enough to be named queen, he fell out of favor. It's normal. In Yun Mansion, Yun Qing is just a concubine, and her mother left early. My aunt, second mother, elder sister, and younger sisters, if you see my eyes, I can hide at the west courtyard gate and not step out. You are so happy. But you should never, ever, insult my dead mother! Yun Qing can tolerate my mother laughing at Yun Qing, but I will never allow you to laugh at my mother."

Yun Qing spoke calmly, with no trace of anger on her beautiful face, but those plain words suddenly caused ripples in the room.

　　Everyone in the room was startled and their eyes seemed to want to see clearly whether the woman who was so cold and cold at this moment was the usually silent girl who would never say a word in reply even if someone slapped her in the face.

"Yunqing lost his mother when he was three years old. With just one word, my aunt threw Yunqing alone into the west courtyard with no vegetation. There was only a nanny with limited mobility. She was the only old girl who was close to my mother during her lifetime. Two years later , the wet nurse died of illness, I cried and ran to beg the aunt to bury her properly, but she said, "It's just a wet nurse, let the servants wrap up a straw mat and throw it away." At that moment, Yun Qing watched as he was carried by the servants. The wet nurse who went out cried and ran up to hug her, but Yun Qing was pulled away mercilessly by the aunt. She still remembers that the aunt said that Yun Qing was the nemesis! If the mother is killed and the wet nurse is killed, it is best to die early. Reincarnate and go on the road to accompany my mother who died long ago!"

Yun Qing slowly stood up. Even though she was a gentle movement, everyone felt that she had brought a chill to the room.

“Mom, we are nothing like grass and trees, but you are not even as good as grass and trees!”

She walked gently to the eldest lady, curled her lips, and no longer looked at her hands that were shaking with anger. She walked directly behind the second lady beside her. The beautiful figure stopped and said, "Second mother, Yun Qing has been quiet since she was a child. She is not as innocent and lovely as her sister Yunya, nor is she as generous and lively as her sister Yunxiu. Therefore, Erniang always calls me stupid every time she sees me, and Yunqing always laughs at it. Erniang, do you know that every time I hear your words. , Why does Yun Qing always laugh?"

After saying that, Yun Qing smiled again, but her beautiful eyes fell directly on the back of the second lady's round hand. She smiled softly and loudly: "Because, Er Niang, your plump wrists always make me follow you." The red pig’s trotters remind me of something.”

"You!" The second lady threw away her chopsticks, her eyes sparkling with anger, but her hands subconsciously retracted into her sleeves, and she was speechless.

"Ahem, Qing'er must not be rude!" Yun Tianhai, who had been silent all this time, finally coughed lightly, seeming to realize that the atmosphere in the room had changed drastically.

He glanced at Yun Qing indifferently, his voice was calm, but his bright eyes revealed a hint of majesty.

Yun Qing raised the corner of her lips slightly, and her eyes glanced at Yun Xiu and Yun Ya, whose expressions had changed, and finally fixed on the serious face of Yun Tianhai.

She knew that she talked too much today, but if she didn't say some words when they should be said, she would never need to say them again in her life.

"Dad, in fact, Yunqing has always loved his father. When he was seven years old, one day Yunqing sneaked out of the house to pay homage to his mother and nanny, and accidentally bumped into his father for the first time. At that time, his father recognized After Yunqing became your daughter, he accidentally pointed out a little girl to Yunqing. From then on, the lonely Yunqing finally had a companion... Even when he asked a Taoist priest to read the fortunes of his eldest sister and fourth sister, his father suddenly Thinking of Yun Qing, I also cleared up a hexagram for Yun!"

Smiling a little, Yun Qing looked at Yun Tianhai, who seemed to have strange colors flowing in his eyes. He raised his voice again and looked directly into those shrewd and sharp eyes: "Dad, Yun Qing always thought that even if the entire Yun Mansion has forgotten Me, at least dad still remembers me. But I was wrong, dad never remembered Yun Qing! Because, how can a man who has forgotten his wife’s appearance remember the child he had with that woman? So Yunqing doesn’t blame dad, today’s family dinner tasted very good, and Yunqing will remember it for a lifetime. Just like what dad told Yunqing today, Yunqing will never forget it!”

After finishing speaking, she no longer cared whether the people at the table behind her were shocked or angry, and gracefully waved her sleeves: "Bitao, let's go back to the palace."

"Yes!" Bi Tao, who had been stunned by Yun Qing's performance, finally came to her senses at this time and looked at the back of the young lady striding towards the sunshine outside the house, lightly covered with a layer of gold.

“Stop!” Several shouts sounded at the same time, including the angry eldest lady, the excited second lady, and the unconvinced Yun Ya... However, everyone's voices were drowned out by Yun Tianhai's cold shout.

 For a moment, the expressions on everyone's faces changed rapidly, from angry and surprised just now, to secretly happy and proud.

Yun Qing calmly stopped and did not turn around: "What else do you have to say, Prime Minister?"

The light dress covered with gold suddenly became extremely beautiful in the eyes of Yun Xiao, who had been silent all this time.

Yun Tianhai's eyes darkened. From Yun Qing's father to the Prime Minister at this time, he knew that Yun Qing's attitude towards him had changed.

However, this is exactly what he wanted.

His eyes darkened, and a strange color flashed across Yun Tianhai's young face, and he said coldly: "Your Majesty behaved very much like a queen today. I hope your Majesty will be as majestic as she is today in the palace. In that way, A queen can always be a queen!”

After saying that, under everyone's puzzled gaze, Yun Tianhai actually raised a surprising smile, and respectfully gave Yun Qing's back the standard courtesy of a monarch and his ministers, saying: "Your Majesty, your Majesty." Your Majesty, please go away! May your Majesty be a thousand years old!”

 “Master?”

"Dad..." For a moment, the others were shocked. Under Yun Tianhai's respectful farewell, although they were unwilling to do so, they had to kneel down.

Looking at that beautiful figure with her back turned unmoved to the crowd, some people almost gritted their teeth and tongues with secret hatred.

Yun Qing's palms tightened, a feeling of extreme sarcasm made her stand silently by the door without saying a word.

 Then, she lifted her clothes and left decisively.

 (End of this chapter)