Chapter 429 Hello, hey, hey! I'm the Queen Mother. Who are you?
The late emperor passed away too early. Many ladies in the inner and outer court actually watched Shi Li grow up since she was a child and are all her elders.
But now he had to enter the palace and pay homage to her respectfully.
Even with such a huge gap, the lady from outside the royal family was able to adjust her emotions and accept it.
But many of the self-esteemed ladies in the imperial court could not do so. When the late emperor was alive, they could only give Shi Li a little respect as the empress out of consideration for her feelings.
But now it has been a year since the death of the late emperor, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that Shi Li, the empress dowager in name only, has no one to rely on.
She had neither a powerful maternal family nor a son who shared the same ideals with her, so people gradually began to treat her with contempt.
This kind of disrespect is also reflected in the monthly visits to the palace for worship.
There are at least twenty ladies in Xian Dynasty who are qualified to enter the palace to pay homage to the Empress Dowager. However, there are only a dozen or so ladies who actually arrived at Chengyang Palace on time today, and most of them are ladies from outside the court and noble ladies.
Most of the ladies who did not come simply declined, citing health complaints as an excuse.
"These ladies are really going too far."
Xin Tang was combing Shi Li's hair in the inner hall. When he heard the report from outside, he frowned slightly.
"Nothing, I'm used to it. I don't have much to say to them anyway."
Shi Li actually wished that they would not come so that she wouldn't have to get up early.
Because she hadn't woken up yet, she looked very listless and kept her eyes lazily closed while Xin Tang was dressing up.
She was telling the truth, but Xin Tang took it as helplessness and discouragement. She pursed her lips and gave a covert wink to the palace maid standing beside her.
Shi Li closed her eyes and had no idea what was happening.
When her hair was done and she was ready to put on jewelry, she habitually picked up a silver bell-shaped hairpin on the dressing table.
The hairpin head was even a little round from long-term playing and stroking, but she still couldn't let it go.
Walking out of the inner hall, Shi Li looked at the sparse crowd of ladies outside as if accustomed to it, and smiled slightly.
Just as he was about to say a few polite words to send the person away as he did before, he saw Zhou Chenghao walking in from outside.
There was another person following behind him.
He was dressed in dark clothes and had a sword on his waist. His awe-inspiring aura made the ladies present bow their heads and avoid him.
It turned out to be Qi Changchuan.
Shi Li blinked in surprise, then looked at Zhou Chenghao, "Your Majesty?"
She especially wanted to ask, what was he thinking of pulling Qi Changchuan here early in the morning?
After all, the two of them are on the same boat now, so why should he make things difficult for her?
But with Qi Changchuan present, he definitely couldn't ask these questions.
When Zhou Chenghao saw her looking at him, he reached out and touched his nose awkwardly.
"I came to visit the Queen Mother, and I didn't expect that there are so many women who are ill."
This suggestive remark made the ladies present shudder in their hearts, and they were all glad that they were here today.
The emperor is clearly looking for trouble. Those noble ladies who didn't come will be in big trouble.
Shi Li blinked and said nothing.
I'm a little surprised what happened to Zhou Chenghao today. He actually remembered to support me. Isn't he afraid of offending his loyal ministers?
"Your Highness is terrified."
When the emperor was angry, everyone trembled.
Even this emperor is just a mascot now.
The ladies present all knelt down.
The only people who could still stand upright were Shi Li and Qi Changchuan, who had remained silent since entering.
Shi Li wanted to glance at him secretly, but as soon as her eyes swept across that cold face, the other party noticed it and looked back at her with cold eyes.
Shi Li accurately read the anger and blame in his eyes.
Can't go wrong.
So this is her fault for mobilizing so many troops and asking Zhou Chenghao to support her?
She felt so wronged. It was Zhou Chenghao who wanted to come, and she didn't let him come.
Shi Li pursed her lips, feeling very aggrieved.
"Okay, it's none of your business. Remember to be respectful to the Queen Mother in the future."
Zhou Chenghao didn't want to punish the honest people present. He snorted, turned around and left.
Qi Changchuan fell behind, looked at Shi Li meaningfully, and followed.
Only Shi Li and the noble ladies who were kneeling on the ground and had not yet had time to stand up were left.
Shi Li: "Did you see that? He just glared at me. I'm not suffering from paranoia, am I?"
[…It seems so.]
【It seems not. 】
[Qi Changchuan's eyes just now were indeed a little strange...]
This time, most of the comments finally agreed with Shi Li.
Shi Li felt a little relieved, but out of the corner of her eye she saw a girl in plain clothes stand up and stare at Qi Changchuan's back which had already gone away.
That look and eyes are almost as good as the one at the Husband-Waiting Rock.
If she was not mistaken, this girl seemed to be the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor, Su Yanshi.
Oh my god, she got into big trouble again!