Rebirth of the eldest daughter

Chapter 653 Entering the Palace (End)

After Emperor Yuan Zhen announced the reward, he flicked his sleeves and left the court.

The servant's sharp voice sounded: "Retreat!"

The officials spent several hours in fear. When they left the court, their legs were weak, and some even needed to help each other to leave.

Shen Zian slightly nodded to Bai Mingwei, then turned and left.

Just now, he spoke uprightly and was not afraid of the imperial power. This was his defense of justice, and it was also his way of making up for his guilt of not being able to help Bai Mingwei and his party when they returned to the city.

He did not congratulate Bai Mingwei.

In the prosperous times, serving as an official in the government and the public is a good thing to honor one's ancestors and bring honor to the lintel of one's family.

But in troubled times, those who serve as officials are in danger, let alone those who stand in this position with dignity.

Bai Mingwei and Bai Yu saluted Shen Zi'an, and then saluted Song Chengzhang.

They did not deliberately distance themselves from these two people. After all, these two people's behavior, no matter how they kept their distance, in the eyes of outsiders, these two people have been divided into their sphere of influence.

Song Chengzhang looked calm and did not make any statement. In the end, he left the words "take care of yourself" and left.

The other courtiers did not come forward to congratulate him. Everyone was not a fool. Everyone knew Emperor Yuan Zhen's attitude towards Bai Mingwei.

Some felt sorry for Bai Mingwei, so they did not want to come forward to congratulate her for receiving such a reward; some shared the same hatred with Qin Fengye, and did not want to say a word to Bai Mingwei.

The Queen Mother was supported by the palace servants, stood up slowly, and walked to the two brothers and sisters. Her old voice sounded: "Mingwei, Seventh Young Master, would you like to have a cup of tea in the Ai family's palace?"

How could the brother and sister refuse? They immediately saluted and said, "Yes, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother nodded, and then walked towards the door with slow steps.

Qin Fengye was still kneeling at the door of the hall, and there were some people around him. These people all showed worried looks, which showed that they were people who relied on Qin Fengye for food.

Seeing the Queen Mother passing by, she quickly saluted with fear and fear, but she did not dare to intercede for Qin Fengye.

The Queen Mother looked at the chamberlain who was guarding Qin Fengye: "When the Grand Master wakes up, you will watch him personally, send [-] heroic souls to the Ancestral Temple, and ask him to burn incense and kneel in worship from today on."

The chamberlain took back the hand that was holding Qin Fengye's spine, and Qin Fengye immediately fell to the ground softly.

The chamberlain saluted the Queen Mother respectfully without even looking at her.

Faced with this situation, the brother and sister followed the Queen Mother calmly, without showing any proud gesture.

Qingning Palace.

The Queen Mother did not sit down immediately. When the palace servants made the tea and brought it to her, she personally picked up the tea cup and handed it to Bai Yu: "Seventh Young Master, drink tea."

How could Bai Yu dare to answer? He quickly knelt down and said, "Queen Mother, I don't dare."

The Queen Mother's voice was very light, but mixed with a bit of sadness: "You have suffered a lot. The Ai family offers you tea. You deserve it."

When Bai Yu heard this, he no longer hesitated and reached out to take it respectfully: "Thank you, Queen Mother!" The Queen Mother smiled, and then held another cup of tea in front of Bai Mingwei: "General Zhenbei, you are the benefactor of Dongling. , Aijia respects you."

Bai Mingwei knelt down and took the tea cup from the Queen Mother with both hands: "Thank you, Queen Mother!"

Seeing that both brothers and sisters accepted it, the Queen Mother showed a slightly relaxed look.

She staggered towards the phoenix seat, held on to the armrests of the seat, and sat down slowly: "Get up, how can you drink while you're kneeling? Sit down and talk to the Ai family for a while."

The brother and sister immediately stood up and sat on the small stools brought by the palace attendants.

The tea was fine tea. Before the tea cup was opened, I could smell a light fragrance, which was refreshing.

Bai Mingwei took a sip and looked at the tender green buds in the tea cup. Then he raised his head and smiled on his cheeks: "It's really good tea. Thank you Queen Mother for the reward."

The Queen Mother smiled, with a kind and gentle expression, like a kind ordinary old lady: "You are willing to accept the Ai family's tea, the Ai family is very happy."

Bai Ming's smile remained unchanged: "It is my honor to receive tea from the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother was beaming with joy, but after a moment, her smile quietly disappeared, and she felt a lot of helplessness for no reason:
"The Ai family knows that the emperor did something wrong because the Ai family failed to teach him well. The Ai family apologizes to you on his behalf."

Bai Mingwei and Bai Yu heard this but said nothing.

Of course they knew that the Queen Mother's move was to appease them.

If they don't accept this kindness, it will still hurt the Queen Mother's heart.

After a moment of silence, the Queen Mother slowly said: "It's also useless for the Ai family. They know clearly that the mastermind behind Li Xianzhao is Qin Fengye, but they can't deal with him and clarify the law."

Bai Mingwei and Bai Yu said in unison: "I don't dare."

The Queen Mother showed an understanding smile: "It's not that I don't want to, it's that I don't dare. You are very honest."

Bai Ming said slightly: "In front of the Queen Mother, I should not hide anything."

The Queen Mother nodded: "Drink it quickly, the tea won't taste good when it gets cold."

Bai Mingwei and Bai Yu drank the tea one sip at a time as instructed.

After taking a few sips carefully, the two handed the tea cup to the palace attendant.

At this time, the Queen Mother said slowly: "First the Yinshan battle report, then Wei Yong's incident, then the sacrifice of your second sister-in-law, and then the death of Qingzhou Zhizhou Zhao Qingyuan."

"If you say that you don't have any thoughts about each of these things, wouldn't the Ai family believe it?"

"But what makes the Ai family admire is that even though you faced such injustice, you still chose to protect Dongling. The Ai family understands this bravery and loyalty."

"So on behalf of the people of Dongling and the thousands of people who are protected by you, the Aijia would like to say thank you."

(End of this chapter)