The Queen of the TV Series: Take turns to sit in my house this year

The Queen Mother developed a detailed stand-in training program for Qing Ning. After more than a month of training, Qing Ning was finally reborn!

At the New Year's Eve family dinner, the Empress Dowager prepared a dance piece called "Plum Blossom Fu" for the Emperor.

"Watching the flowers bloom and fade in the spring breeze~"

"The shy spring buds are lovely..."

Accompanied by pleasant singing, a group of dancers danced gracefully. The female lead appeared like the moon surrounded by stars. As her sleeves waved, her pure and delicate face was half-hidden, making the onlookers stare in amazement.

"Qingying?" Looking at the familiar face, Hongli stood up suddenly, feeling excited and ecstatic in his heart: Qingying is okay?

"Your Majesty, please sit down quickly. Ulanara has spent a long time preparing this dance. Your Majesty, please do not let this beautiful lady down."

The empress dowager spoke with a smile, and she deliberately spoke vaguely so that Hongli would mistakenly believe that the person leading the dance was Qingying.

Not only Hongli, but also everyone present except Huang Qiying and A Ruo probably thought that the person below was Concubine Xian who should be recuperating in the Old Summer Palace.

Huang Qiying knew that was because Hongzhou's encounter with Qingning was not an accident! She was involved in the whole process.

As for Ah Ruo, it's because she's too familiar with Qingying. Compared to Qingying, Qingning has more temperament and is more pure and fresh.

Of course, the most important thing is that Qingying doesn’t have such a pair of delicate hands!

Qing Ning's dancing skills were good, but Gao Xiyue hated her and couldn't appreciate it at all. She looked away, shaking the small wine glass in her hand and whispering in Huang Qiying's ear, "Isn't this noble lady Xian self-righteous and disdains such flattery and seeking favor the most? Why is she dancing now?"

"Isn't this dance good? I think it's quite pleasing to the eyes."

"The dance is good, but I don't like someone!" Gao Xiyue did not hide her dislike for Qingying at all.

Hearing this, Huang Qiying clinked her glasses with a smile and said, "Sister, do you really think this person is Concubine Xian?"

"Who else could it be if not her?"

"Then let's make a bet. I bet she's not Qingying. If I win, sister, you'll help me get the painting 'Water Village' (by Zhao Mengfu, with a bunch of seals stamped on it by Mr. Zhang) that the emperor acquired a few days ago. How about that?"

"Okay! What if you lose?"

"If I lose, I'll take Jingsi with me to the Emperor's place and ask him to polish his Tang Dynasty mother-of-pearl and red sandalwood five-string pipa for me!"

(There is only one mother-of-pearl sandalwood five-string pipa currently extant, in Nara, which was given to Japan by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty a thousand years ago.)

"It's a deal!" Gao Xiyue's eyes lit up. She had been coveting the pipa for a long time, but thanks to Jingqin and Jingyuan, they had been busy with the two sisters' martial arts training recently and had neglected the emperor, so she was embarrassed to ask the emperor for it herself.

Qing Ning's "Plum Blossom Fu" is still going on.

"Who is so graceful under the setting sun~"

"A hundred charming poses, all in one beautiful pose~"

"Beauty doesn't compete for spring..."

After the song, Hongli could no longer contain his inner surprise, and he got up from his seat and went to help his beloved personally.

"Qingying, how many surprises do you have that I don't know about?" It was the first time he saw Qingying dance, and it was very fresh.

But the "Qingying" in front of him shyly avoided his hand and said, "Your Majesty, your humble servant, Ulanara Qingning, greets you. May your Majesty live a long and happy life."

"You, are not Qingying?" Hongli was a little stunned, but soon he realized: Yes, Qingying's voice was rougher and not as lively as the person in front of him.

Gao Xiyue also looked at Huang Qiying in surprise, and her eyes seemed to be asking: It really isn't Qingying, did you know this a long time ago?

Huang Qiying chuckled and whispered, "I accept the loss. Sister, don't forget my "Water Village Painting."

This girl really knows! Gao Xiyue rolled her eyes at her unhappily, "Don't worry, you'll be there!"

"Your Majesty, my name is Qing Ning, and Qing Ying is my eldest sister."

After confirming that this person was not Qingying but a substitute sent by the Queen Mother to deal with her, Fucha Langya was the first to breathe a sigh of relief, thinking: It's just a substitute. I have already sent the real one away, why should I be afraid of a substitute?

The Queen Mother interrupted, "Your Majesty, Qing Ning is also the daughter of the Ulanara family. I see that she is very smart and I want to let her enter the palace to serve you, so as not to bury her great talent."

"Qing Ning, Qing Ning, what a nice name. You just danced to 'Ode to Plum Blossoms'. Do you like plum blossoms very much?"

"Yes, I love plum blossoms, especially the red plum blossoms in the snow. I love their noble character of blooming in the cold."

Hongli immediately asked, "Then are you willing to stay in the palace and be by my side?"

"Your Majesty is willing!"

"Okay! Since you like plum blossoms, I will make you the Plum Consort, okay?"

"Your Majesty!" Fucha Langya couldn't help but exclaim. It was fine for the Emperor to favor Qingying's substitute, but how could he give her such a great honor? Her first title was Consort, so would the next step be Imperial Consort and then Empress?! She disagreed!

"Sister Qing Ning is young, and she's already overpowering the elders since she first entered the harem. Isn't that inappropriate?"

Gao Xiyue followed the Queen's steps and said, "Your Majesty, I think what the Queen said makes sense. Concubine Chun has been with you for five or six years and has given birth to your children, but now she is only a concubine."

"Yes, Your Majesty, how old is she?" Huang Qiying also joined in the fun, "My two elder brothers both passed the imperial examinations, and my younger brother even won the third place in the imperial examination. They also gave birth to five children for you, and only then did they become your concubines. But she has nothing, yet she can be on equal footing with me. I will not accept that~"

The others didn't say anything, but the expressions on their faces were not very good either.

While Zhen Huan was secretly happy, she also felt that the position of concubine was too high. She was only a small concubine when she first entered the palace. Qing Ning was her chess piece to check and balance the queen, so she couldn't be praised too highly right from the start.

Otherwise, it's easy to lose control, just like A Ruo. So after the Queen and others strongly opposed the appointment of Qing Ning as a concubine, she also said, "Your Majesty, I think what the Queen said makes some sense. After all, the Ulanara family has a declining family background, so it's not easy to give them a high position. Why not make her a concubine first, and then promote her to a higher position after she has made meritorious contributions to the emperor?"

"The Empress Dowager is right. Then I will confer upon Ulanara Qingning the title of Meipin and grant her the right to live in Chengqian Palace!"

"Your Majesty, I thank you."

"Hmm? Still calling yourself a subject? You should change your tune."

"Ah, Your Majesty, thank you so much."

"Haha, good. Hurry up and get up. The imperial concubine has prepared fireworks today. I will take you to watch the fireworks outside the palace."

Hongli started to show his affection as if no one was around, and Gao Xiyue's face turned pale!

Her fireworks were used to please the emperor, not for the emperor to use to please other women!

Huang Qiying quickly added more food to divert her attention, "Sister, this is delicious, eat more!"

Then, she lowered her voice and spoke in a whisper, "Calm down, calm down. It's not worth it during the holidays. Sister, please bear with it. The Emperor is out, but the Empress Dowager is still here!"

Gao Xiyue was both angry and aggrieved, and she also replied in a whisper, "I can't stand it anymore! It's so infuriating! Where did the Queen Mother find such talent? With a face like that, wouldn't the Emperor be reminded of Qingying when she went crazy?"

"Shhhhh-"