The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 626: Kneel Down

Lou Qinghan felt particularly uncomfortable when Ye Wenyan looked at him. She was obviously just a teenage girl, but why did she give him such a strong sense of oppression? Although he had guessed that this girl might be the future empress, the one with spiritual power and coercion was the emperor, and the empress was just a mortal who could only live for sixty years. Why did she make him feel pressured?

He snorted coldly, expressing his disdain, but also a little bit to give himself courage. He did not accept the words handed over by Ye Wenyan, but asked back: "Are you Ye Wenyan?"

As soon as these words came out, Fourth Miss Ye slammed the table, "How can you talk like that? Do you think you are allowed to call her Ye Wenyan? Do you still have any respect for seniority? Are all of you Suyuan people like this? An old woman started crying and making a scene when she was called aunt, and a prince can't even tell the difference between a big prince and a small prince. What the hell are you!"

Quan Qingcheng and Quan Qingyun both looked at Miss Ye Si, but they were thinking: What's wrong with Miss Ye Er today? This is too strange. Isn't this Miss Ye the most annoying daughter in the Ye family? Why did she change so much today?

But no matter what, Second Miss Ye entered the palace with Ye Wenyan today, and if they understand each other, then they are one of us.

So Quan Qingcheng cleared his throat and said, "Don't be angry, Second Miss. The Suyuan people are just like that. They don't know etiquette."

"You don't know how to learn!" Miss Ye glared, "Is not knowing an excuse? When he was just born, he didn't know how to eat, didn't he also learn? You can't just let it go because he doesn't know. If that were the case, he would have starved to death long ago."

Ye Wenyan nodded, "Second sister is right, that's the truth." After that, he turned to look at Wu Fei, "Tell them to send two lecturers from the Imperial College to give a lesson to Prince Su Yuan." Wu Fei turned around and left. "Fourth Miss Ye!" Regent Quan Ji frowned and called her, intending to remind her and express his dissatisfaction.

Ye Wenyan didn't respond to him, but shook her head and said, "Since I'm sitting here and speaking in this manner, the Regent can no longer call me Fourth Miss Ye, but Empress Dowager."

Quan Ji suppressed his anger and said, "You and Lord Emperor haven't married yet, doesn't Miss Ye Si know the etiquette?"

"Of course I understand." Ye Wenyan smiled, "But the Emperor is anxious. A few days ago, he said in front of all the civil and military officials and the people of Lin'an on the street that when you see me in the future, you must respectfully call me Empress. What do you think?"

"I……"

"Third Prince." Ye Wenyan spoke again, "Please go to Yanhua Palace and call Lian Shi to come to me, and let Lian Shi tell him in person whether the emperor said such words. If the regent still does not admit it, then please ask Lian Shi to bring him to Yanhua Palace to ask the emperor in person." At this point, she looked at Quan Ji again, "But I have to remind you, it is easy to go up Yanhua Mountain, but it is difficult to go down Yanhua Mountain. It is easy to enter Yanhua Palace, but it is difficult to leave Yanhua Palace."

Quan Qingyun stood up and was about to leave, but Quan Ji immediately stopped him: "Wait!" Then he stood up, and although he looked reluctant, he still bowed respectfully to Ye Wenyan and called out: "Empress Dowager."

Ye Wenyan ignored him and looked at Lou Qinghan again. Lou Qinghan didn't care at first, but gradually he became more and more nervous, until he had to stand up and greet Quan Ji together, calling out, "Empress Dowager."

Ye Wenyan smiled and shook her head, saying, "No, no, since you call me Empress, you must kowtow to me properly, not just bow like you do now. We in Northern Qi value etiquette, and I value etiquette too. Prince Su Yuan doesn't care. People in the wild land don't know the rules, so they can learn slowly. But if you, the Regent, don't understand, you have to take classes with Prince Su Yuan. When the lecturer from the Imperial College comes, you can report together." When she said this, she glanced at Quan Qingcheng again, and asked thoughtfully, "Do you also have to go to class every day now?"

Quan Qingcheng nodded, "Yes, sister. Apart from the morning court, most of the rest of the time should be spent in study. The teacher at the Imperial College said that even though I am already eighteen years old, I still cannot rule the country before I finish my studies."

"Oh, so that's it!" Ye Wenyan thought about it again and said, "Then this means that schoolwork and government affairs conflict with each other. Well, this is good, students should behave like students, and they can't go to court without even understanding their schoolwork. That would be irresponsible to the world of Northern Qi. So the regent should do the same!" She changed the subject and turned to the regent, "Please study your schoolwork well, and put the government affairs aside for the time being. Let the emperor handle it himself. It can also be regarded as an opportunity for the emperor to gain experience. When you have learned everything you should learn, then consider the matter of regent."

Quan Ji looked up at her and said, "Your Majesty, are you trying to interfere in government affairs? According to the rules of Northern Qi, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs."

"I don't want to." Ye Wenyan immediately answered him, "But not wanting to doesn't mean I can't. Do you understand what I mean?"

Quan Ji's brows furrowed even more tightly, "Your Excellency the Emperor has never interfered in government affairs in the past four hundred years."

"That's the same thing. Just because he doesn't want to doesn't mean he can't. Just because he didn't do it before doesn't mean he won't do it in the future. After all, there was no such thing as a regent in the Northern Qi court. Even if there were ministers who assisted in the administration, no minister would put his status above that of the emperor. I didn't ask too much about these things in the past. Firstly, my relationship with the emperor has not been made public, and I have no position to get involved. Secondly, I also think that the regent has not done anything too much, and we are all family behind closed doors, so family matters can be discussed easily.

But today’s situation is different. There are outsiders here, and the Regent is helping outsiders to bully the Emperor, so I have to ask about it.”

She curled her lips and looked at Quan Ji, "If the Regent thinks that a little girl like me cannot speak to you here, then please ask the people from Yanhua Palace to come. Or if you think that even Shi is not enough, then ask the Emperor to come in person. I heard that the Regent was seriously injured when the banquet hall collapsed on New Year's Eve, but maybe he forgot the pain after the scar healed. I don't think you have learned much from it."

Ye Wenyan's words came out one by one, and Quan Ji finally broke into a sweat. Even Lou Qinghan, who was standing next to him, frowned.

Quan Qingyun was going to Yanhua Palace to invite someone again. Quan Ji could no longer bear it and knelt down, "Empress Dowager."

Ye Wenyan smiled, "It seems that for the regent, government affairs are the most important. He would rather give up his dignity than give up government affairs."

Quan Ji did not dare to respond, and only apologized: "It is my fault, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Ye Wenyan nodded, "Okay, stand up! Regent, although we have met before, that was when I was the fourth Miss Ye, so it was not formal. Today is a formal meeting, and we will follow this etiquette when we meet again in the future. You don't have to compare yourself with others. I will discuss with others how others perform etiquette. Anyway, you just have to remember this, okay?"

Quan Ji gritted his teeth in anger. Does that mean he has to kneel down to greet Ye Wenyan every time he sees her? Even on the street? Where is his dignity? If outsiders saw this scene, wouldn't they laugh their heads off?

But he only dared to complain about this in his heart but didn't dare to say it out loud. He only felt the burning pain on his face but didn't even dare to rub it.

Just now Ye Wenyan asked him to get up, and he did. But before he had stood up for a while, he heard Ye Wenyan say again: "This is my second sister, you should meet her too!"

"Huh?" Quan Ji was confused. What do you mean? What do you mean this is your second sister, and you want me to meet her? She is just the second daughter of a general's mansion, why should I meet her? Besides, she should come to meet me, right? You are the empress, not her.

"Didn't I make it clear?" Ye Wenyan repeated, "I said that the person sitting next to me is my second sister, the second young lady of the First Rank General's Mansion. Come and pay your respects!"

"Why?" Quan Ji's voice became much louder. "Miss Ye Si, don't go too far!"

"Tsk tsk! You should call me Empress, how come you forgot again? Is it because you are too old and your brain is not working well? How can you assist in government affairs with a brain that can't even remember a sentence? Or you should stop attending court and retire at home! I will talk to the emperor and ask him to give you more salary, how about double it? No more, or others will be dissatisfied."

"You are a silver-tongued lady, and I cannot argue with you." Quan Ji snorted, "But it is not in accordance with the rules of Northern Qi to ask me to pay respects to a servant girl. Even if your family members have risen to prominence with you, they will not all rise above me. Even the Li family did not become more noble than the first-rank officials of the dynasty because they had a queen. Please do not force others to do things that are difficult for you, and do not use your power to oppress your subjects."

"What's wrong with this?" Ye Wenyan shrugged. "Besides, how can the Li family compare with the Ye family? How can Yong'an Palace compare with Yanhua Palace? What the Li family can't do, my Ye family can do. No matter how dissatisfied you are, you can't do anything to the Ye family. Quan Ji, listen, today I'm going to put my words here. My sister, Ye Wenyan, the emperor has to respect her when he sees her. What's the matter, you are more noble than the emperor?" "I... this is two different things!"

"This is the same thing! I said it is the same thing, and it is the same thing. Quan Ji, kneel down!"

As soon as he said this, Quan Ji suddenly felt a pressure coming down from above. He was standing straight, but as the pressure came down, his knees bent involuntarily. He held on for a few times but couldn't hold on any longer, and fell to his knees with a plop...