Chapter 37 The Queen Mother Is Strange

The Queen Mother frowned and slowly turned to look at her with an unhappy look: "You are a princess, how can you be so startled all the time?"

Princess Jiahe was stunned: "I..."

Madame Wei also felt strange, lowered her head and whispered in the Queen Mother's ear: "Queen Mother, the Regent Princess beat Princess Jiahe before and forced the princess to kneel down and admit her fault. Have you forgotten?"

The Queen Mother frowned slightly and looked at Shen Ning expressionlessly. Suddenly, a sharp pain flashed through her mind. Her face turned pale and she subconsciously raised her hand to touch her forehead. Just as she was about to call for help, she was surprised to find that the pain disappeared without a trace in an instant.

It was as if nothing had happened and the pain just now was just her illusion.

The Queen Mother calmed down and was silent for a long time before she spoke coldly: "Regent Princess, do you know your mistake?"

Princess Jiahe's expression relaxed, thinking that this was the normal reaction that the Queen Mother should have.

So she turned her head and stared at Shen Ning angrily, waiting for Shen Ning to confess and beg for mercy, or for her to continue to resist and let her mother drag him out and beat him up.

However, Shen Ning looked straight at the queen mother.

To be precise, she was looking at the queen mother, with a dim gaze and a soft tone: "Queen Mother, please allow me to report. On the day of my wedding with the Regent, Princesses Jiahe and Jiayu rushed into the bridal chamber and ridiculed, abused and humiliated me. As an elder, shouldn't I teach them a lesson?"

Princess Jiahe sneered: "Who are you——"

"You should." The queen mother's expression was slightly stiff, and her eyes were slightly shaken, "You should indeed be taught a lesson."

"Mother!" Princess Jiahe stood up in shock and looked at her in disbelief, "What's wrong with you?"

Madam Wei's expression changed slightly, and she looked at the queen mother uneasily. She couldn't help but look at Princess Jiahe in doubt.

The queen mother's reaction was too strange.

They obviously wanted to discipline the Regent Princess, to let her know that the imperial power cannot be offended, and those who humiliate the princess will only die.

But how could the Queen Mother...

"The eunuch who delivered the decree said that the Emperor asked me to go to the palace to get the antidote for the Regent." Shen Ning continued to look at her, "Queen Mother, can I go to the Emperor now?"

I don't know if her "Queen Mother" was too gentle, as gentle as the whispers between lovers.

The Queen Mother looked at Shen Ning's eyes that seemed to be able to accommodate everything, and nodded involuntarily: "Go."

"No!" Princess Jiahe shouted anxiously, her eyes fixed on the Queen Mother's face, "Mother, what's wrong with you? Didn't you say you would seek justice for your son? Shen Ning is a lawless sinner, you should order her to be arrested, dragged out and whipped! Caned! Pull out her nails one by one! Mother-"

"Princess Jiahe." Shen Ning turned her eyes slightly and looked at her coldly, "As the daughter of the Queen Mother, a princess of the royal family, you should be dignified and kind, gentle and virtuous, and maintain the dignity of the royal family everywhere, instead of roaring without manners in front of the Queen Mother."

Jiahe was furious: "Shen Ning, what kind of magic did you use on the Queen Mother? You can't play tricks in the palace, come! Take her down!"

"Outrageous!" The Queen Mother was headached by the noise, and couldn't help rubbing her eyebrows, "The Regent Princess has something to do, let her go."

The eunuchs and palace maids retreated together, not daring to stop them.

Princess Jiahe was almost furious. She had no idea what was wrong with her mother. Was it easy for Shen Ning to enter the palace?

If the Regent had not had the poison attack today, they would not have found Shen Ning alone.

With the Regent accompanying her, it was not easy for them to move Shen Ning. If Shen Ning stayed in the Regent's mansion, they could not do anything to her.

Today was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If she missed this time, she didn't know when she would have to wait for the next time. Why was her mother so confused?

"Then I'll leave first. The Queen Mother should have a good rest." Shen Ning turned and left, ignoring the shock and confusion in the eyes of the nanny and the maid.

The unwilling voice of Princess Jiahe kept coming from the palace behind her: "Mother, I was still angry with her in the Prime Minister's Mansion today. Shen Ning humiliated me in public. I lost all my face..."

Shen Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly, a hint of mockery flashed across his eyes, and he walked out of the palace gate without looking away, only to find that the eunuch Hu who had just delivered the decree was waiting outside.

He clearly didn't follow her just now, but now he is waiting for her here?

"Princess Regent?" Seeing Shen Ning coming out so quickly, Eunuch Hu's eyes flashed with suspicion, "You...you came out so soon?"

"What?" Shen Ning looked cold, "Very strange?"

"...That's not what I meant." Eunuch Hu laughed awkwardly, "What I meant was that the princess had just entered the palace, and the queen mother didn't ask you to talk for a while?"

"Didn't the emperor want to see me?" Shen Ning said calmly, "It's most important to get the antidote for the regent. There will be many opportunities to talk in the future."

Eunuch Hu subconsciously looked inside the palace gate, and didn't see anyone coming out to stop him. He couldn't help but feel suspicious, but still raised his hand and said, "Princess, please come this way."

Shen Ning followed him out of the harem, and as she walked, she noticed a gaze from the side and back falling on her face, as if full of inquiry and consideration.

Shen Ning tilted her head to look at her, and met Shiqin's thoughtful eyes, with her eyebrows slightly raised. Shiqin realized that she was being rude, and quickly lowered her eyes, silently asking for forgiveness.

Eunuch Hu was unaware of the subtle eye contact between the two, and just led the way in front. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he even deliberately slowed down his pace, probably waiting to see if anyone from Shou'an Palace would catch up.

After walking for a while, he made sure that no one was chasing him, and then he quickened his pace.

Shen Ning pretended not to know and followed him all the way to Mingde Hall.

The emperor was only fifteen years old and had not yet taken charge of the government.

All important affairs of the court were handled by the regent. If the regent was occasionally unavailable, he would order the left and right prime ministers to take several important officials to handle the affairs together. Then the left and right prime ministers would go to the regent's mansion in the evening to report on important matters.

Ji Jin was sitting at the desk reading a book.

His handsome face still had some of the immaturity of a teenager, but he was always used to pretending to be mature in front of others, revealing aloofness and innate nobility.

The heirs of the royal family, who had lived in a pile of splendid things since childhood, were naturally noble, but how long this nobility could last depended on their personal luck.

When the young emperor heard that Eunuch Hu had reported that the Regent Princess had arrived, he was shocked for a moment, then realized that he had lost his composure and put on a calm demeanor: "Let the Regent Princess come in."

"Yes."

After receiving a signal from Eunuch Hu, Shen Ning calmly stepped into the Mingde Hall and saw the young emperor sitting behind the imperial desk. She bowed slightly: "Your Majesty."

Ji Jin's eyes darkened, displeased with her perfunctory and contemptuous manner, but her face showed no strange expression: "Have you met the Queen Mother?"

Shen Ning nodded: "Yes."

Ji Jin glanced at Eunuch Hu, and when he saw the other party nod affirmatively, he asked again: "Did the Queen Mother say anything?"

Shen Ning said calmly: "She said a few words."

Ji Jin tightened his hand holding the scroll, quietly watching Shen Ning's neither humble nor arrogant demeanor, even with a bit of alienation that kept people at a distance, and couldn't help frowning: "Has the princess never learned the etiquette of paying homage to the king?"

"Your Majesty means that I need to kneel?" Shen Ning raised his eyes to look at him, seemingly puzzled, "According to the rules of the royal family, shouldn't the emperor call me the imperial aunt?"