Back to the day I married my second wife, I turned around and married my ex-husband's uncle

Jinkui immediately stood in front of her and said sternly, "Princess, kneel down and speak first!"

"If I haven't seen the phoenix carriage yet, who should I kneel to? You? You are just a palace maid, can you bear my kneeling?" Jiang Ningwan's eyes suddenly turned cold.

Meeting that gaze, Jinkui's heart trembled, "This is the Queen's order! How dare the Crown Prince's Consort contradict it?"

Jiang Ningwan stood straight, her aura imposing. "I haven't heard the Queen's order. Do you have a written order?"

Jinkui was terrified. She had been serving the Queen for several years and had never seen such a rude and arrogant person. He was not even afraid of the Queen and dared to talk back to her!

The Ling family is gone, why is she so arrogant?

At this time, a majestic figure in gorgeous clothes walked out of the hall and said, "The eldest lady of the Jiang family is well-known for her eloquence. I am here, how dare you not kneel?"

Jiang Ningwan knelt down and saluted without hesitation, "May the Queen be blessed with good health."

"Just kneel down, no need to get up." The queen's face was slightly cold. She glanced at her and turned back.

Jiang Ningwan's calm voice rang out slowly, "Although I don't know why the Queen has punished me, I will obey the Queen's orders!"

The queen paused, her face grim.

It's really a tough nut to crack.

“When you know where you went wrong, that’s when you can get back on your feet.”

Kneeling for a whole day and a whole night, I don't believe her bones can still be so strong.

The sky is cloudy today and the wind is bitingly cold. After kneeling on the ground for a while, my body became stiff.

But Jiang Ningwan never touched the paper or pen.

The Lu family had no foundation, so even if Lu Lingsong had made military achievements, he would not have been named the General of the Nation. This was of course because he had the Queen as his backer.

The queen's mother's family only has a commander of the imperial guards, but no military generals. She wants to build up power for the prince, and she cannot do without the support of military generals. The Lu family was supported by the queen.

As the first female general of Daning State, Lu Qingheng was both powerful and influential. Now that she has been demoted, how could the Queen not be angry?

Naturally, she had to be operated on.

Amidst the whistling cold wind, there were noisy footsteps, and from outside Fengqi Palace came a loud shout: "The Queen Mother has arrived! Concubine Rong has arrived!"

Everyone in Fengqi Palace knelt down and saluted.

Jiang Ningwan turned around and said, "Greetings to the Empress Dowager."

The Queen also hurried over to pay her respects. "Your servant pays her respects to the Queen Mother. It's so cold, why are you here?"

Concubine Rong bowed to Queen Yingying, but was glared at by the Queen.

The Queen Mother didn't even glance at the Queen. She walked up to Jiang Ningwan and said, "Your face is pale from the cold. Get up quickly."

Jiang Ningwan was flattered, but she didn't dare to get up. "The Queen has punished me. It's not time yet, so I dare not get up."

The queen mother's face darkened, and she bent down to support Jiang Ningwan's arm, "I asked you to get up."

Jiang Ningwan quickly stood up and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother."

"Queen, I wonder what mistake Jiang Ningwan made?" the Queen Mother asked coldly.

"she……"

The Queen Mother interrupted directly: "From what I know, the two brothers and sisters of the Lu family are at fault, right? Lu Qingheng was demoted, so why is the Queen venting her anger on Jiang Ningwan? The demotion was my idea. How does the Queen intend to punish me?"

The queen's face suddenly changed, and she immediately knelt down, "Her Majesty, you are wise. How dare I disrespect you?"

"The Qin family incident was indeed the fault of the Lu siblings, but Jiang Ningwan wasn't completely blameless either. As the saying goes, family disgrace shouldn't be made public, yet she made a big fuss about it, even bringing it up before the Emperor, which is disgraceful to the royal family."

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "Unfair treatment undermines the majesty of Heaven! It chills the hearts of the people of the world!"

"As the mother of a nation, the Queen should be fair. Your actions today are petty and mean-spirited. You will be confined to Fengqi Palace and allowed to reflect on your actions."

The Queen Mother looked at her disappointedly and turned away.

Concubine Rong quickly pulled Jiang Ningwan along and left with the Queen Mother.

The queen was left with a face ashen with rage.

As they walked out of Fengqi Palace, Concubine Rong asked with concern, "How's your leg? Is it okay?"

Jiang Ningwan shook her head. "It's okay. Thank you for your concern, aunt."

The word "Aunt" made Concubine Rong feel a pang in her heart, and she couldn't help but think of the Ling family.

After the Ling family got into trouble, she was unable to take care of herself. In addition, she had always avoided suspicion and rarely interacted with the former court and the harem. She was unable to take care of Jiang Ningwan, which caused her to suffer so much grievance in the Qin family.

Concubine Rong secretly clenched Jiang Ningwan's cold hand.

When they arrived at Shouchun Palace, the empress dowager immediately had someone prepare a bowl of ginger soup for Jiang Ningwan to drive away the cold.

Charcoal was added to the stove in the hall, and Jiang Ningwan quickly warmed up.

The Queen Mother looked at her trembling and felt extremely distressed. "If your aunt hadn't come to me, I wouldn't have known that the Queen had made things difficult for you. I'm sure you've suffered a lot during this period. Tell me, and I'll take care of it for you!"

"With the Queen Mother's words, this servant does not feel wronged."

No matter how much grievance she felt, she couldn't really tell the Queen Mother.

Who is the Queen Mother? She is Qin Beihuang’s great-grandmother!

How could you say anything bad about her grandson in front of the empress dowager?

No matter how pitiful or wronged she was, she was still an outsider to the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother felt even more distressed after hearing this and said regretfully, "What a sensible child! Bei Huang really shouldn't have let you down!"

"When he wanted to marry Lu Qingheng, I disagreed. Now that Lu Qingheng has been granted the title of general, she should cherish it. With the precedent of women serving as generals, perhaps women will be able to enter the government in the future. She should continue on the path of leading women across the world."

"However, the two of them are deeply in love, and I can't break them up."

"Who would have thought she would do something so devastating that it would kill someone? And yet we still expect her to be a role model for women everywhere? With such low character, how can she shoulder such a heavy responsibility? I really overestimate her."

"I cannot allow her to tarnish the reputation of a female general, so I ask the emperor to remove her from office."

The Queen Mother's tone was full of disappointment.

After saying that, he looked at Jiang Ningwan again and said, "Beihuang has let you down. If you have any grievances in the future, feel free to come to me. I am not unreasonable."

"Beihuang Aijia has also warned him that he will control Lu Qingheng from now on."

"This kind of thing will never happen again."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan couldn't feel happy.

She was nearly murdered in the Qin family, but the Queen Mother still tacitly accepted that she would stay in the Qin family, tacitly accepted that she was a member of the Qin family, and advised her to relax about the future.

The Queen Mother thought so, and so did everyone else.

But why does this is the only way for her to go?

She immediately stood up and knelt, "Empress Dowager, I wish to see the Emperor."

Hearing this, the Queen Mother frowned, "I know you requested an audience with the Emperor twice, but he refused."

"The Emperor cannot grant you what you requested, so he won't see you."

"You are a smart child, you should understand."

Jiang Ningwan was puzzled. "I didn't say anything. How did the Emperor and the Empress Dowager know what I was asking for?"

The Queen Mother sighed helplessly, "I know you are the legal wife. Bei Huang brought his concubine into the palace and you have been wronged. But their marriage is a foregone conclusion. If the Emperor forces Bei Huang to divorce Lu Qingheng, it will chill the hearts of the generals."

Jiang Ningwan's heart trembled, and she raised her head and spoke anxiously and firmly -

"What I'm asking for isn't for Qin Beihuang to divorce Lu Qingheng."

"It's me who wants to divorce Qin Beihuang!"