However, he didn't know that because of his calling "Chen Qingtang" last night, Li Qiulian rushed into Chen Qingtang's yard early in the morning and questioned Chen Qingtang face to face: "Why did Lord He call your name in my bed?"
Chen Qingtang was not at all flustered. She put down the spoon in her hand and looked up at Li Qiulian: "Why do you think I should personally teach you the rules and etiquette, and even ask you to recite a few poems? Do you think that just because you are the daughter of a merchant, you can really catch He Yuanzhou's eye?"
"What do you mean?" Li Qiulian felt like she was about to explode: "Mr. He likes you? But you are a married woman, and you still dare to seduce her."
"Shut up." A cold voice suddenly came from outside the door.
Li Qiulian and Chen Qingtang turned to look outside the door at the same time, and saw two figures walking in.
The woman in the lead was wearing a light pink long dress and a phoenix hairpin on her head, and following behind her was a man in armor.
Li Qiulian had never seen the two men before and didn't know who they were, but she felt that they exuded an aura of nobility that was impossible to match.
But Chen Qingtang immediately stood up from the chair, and Aunt Yao also quickly helped Chen Qingtang up, walked in front of the man and woman, and saluted to the woman: "Your Highness, I greet the Queen."
"The Queen?" Li Qiulian's eyes suddenly widened, and she quickly stepped forward to salute Xie Jinyun: "I pay my respects to the Queen. I pay my respects to the Queen."
"Get up quickly." Xie Jinyun said to Chen Qingtang.
Li Qiulian thought she could get up, but when she did, Xie Jinyun coldly scolded her, "Kneel down."
Li Qiulian looked up at Xie Jinyun. Seeing Xie Jinyun's fierce eyes and expressionless face, and the majesty of a high-ranking person, Li Qiulian was frightened and knelt heavily on the ground: "Empress, I, I, I, I didn't know that the Empress was coming..."
Xie Jinyun glanced down at Li Qiulian, then walked past her.
Following behind Xie Jinyun was Xie Ci. He stepped forward and supported Chen Qingtang's body. After Xie Jinyun sat down, Xie Ci also helped Chen Qingtang sit down.
Li Qiulian walked into the hall on her knees, trembling all over.
She was used to the domineering Li family in Jiangping County. The highest-ranking official she had ever met was Chen Taifu. The Li family had been lax in educating her. Now facing the queen, Li Qiulian's true colors were revealed. She was afraid that she would accidentally offend the queen and lose her life.
Xie Jinyun did not immediately accuse Li Qiulian of being disrespectful to Chen Qingtang. Instead, she turned to Chen Qingtang and said, "Sister-in-law, explain to her in detail what you just said."
Chen Qingtang was moved.
I have to say that the appearance of Xie Jinyun and Xie Ci was just right.
only……
Chen Qingtang looked at her husband to thank him, but she still had some concerns in her heart.
Xie Ci saw Chen Qingtang's worry and said, "Your Majesty, let me go and talk to my cousin Qiulian."
He stood up and walked to Li Qiulian: "You have probably never seen me before. I am Qingtang's husband Xie Ci. You can look up at me when you talk. If you have any questions, I can answer them for Qingtang."
Li Qiulian was very shocked. She looked up at Xie Ci and was deeply shocked by his heroic demeanor. He had a restrained and steady temperament, his eyes were as sharp as torches, and he looked extremely noble. He and He Yuanzhou were two handsome men with completely different temperaments.
Li Qiulian only took a glance and was frightened by the fierce look of Xie Ci, a battle-hardened general. How could she dare to talk nonsense anymore? Besides, what happened with He Yuanzhou last night was not a glorious thing.
"Since you won't tell me, I will help Qingtang answer the question you asked just now." Xie Ci lowered his eyes and stared at her coldly: "He Yuanzhou did covet my wife Qingtang, but it was not Qingtang who seduced him. It was he who was so audacious that he tried to tarnish my wife's reputation."
When Li Qiulian heard this explanation, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Xie Ci again, and asked bravely, "So, I was used by my cousin."
Xie Ci asked back in a cold voice: "If you don't want to marry He Yuanzhou, can your cousin use you? Did your mother ask you to go to the hooligans in Heiao Alley, or did your cousin arrange for someone to act with you for He Yuanzhou to see?"
"I..." Li Qiulian was speechless, but she was still holding back her anger: "No matter what, my cousin shouldn't treat me as her replacement."
"Isn't it He Yuanzhou who treats you as a substitute?" Xie Ci asked again.
Li Qiulian opened her mouth, but was speechless again. Then she found another excuse: "Why did my cousin ask me to imitate her in everything? Isn't it to attract Mr. He's attention that she asked me to imitate him?"
"Aren't you going to marry He Yuanzhou? You and your daughter came to the Xie Mansion to ask for help. If your cousin refuses this marriage and it doesn't go as you wish, will you blame Qingtang instead?"
Li Qiulian opened her mouth and was stunned for a long while: "..."
Xie Ci really didn't want to discourage her, but he had to clarify the facts with her: "He Yuanzhou likes beautiful and talented women who are well-educated, dignified, virtuous, gentle and pretty. You are lucky to be a little like Qingtang. Qingtang just took advantage of your own advantages to tailor the name of a talented woman for you and sent you to He Yuanzhou. This not only fulfilled your wish of marrying into the He family, but also fulfilled He Yuanzhou's wish. The two of you are a match made in heaven. How can you turn around and point your finger at Qingtang and scold her?"
"I..." For a moment, Li Qiulian actually felt that she had done something wrong.
She looked up in the direction of Chen Qingtang and said, "Brother-in-law, I didn't know that my cousin had such good intentions for me."
"Then tell me, why is He Yuanzhou so special to you? Do you really think that he lacks women around him? Or that he can't find a noble lady with a better family background, more beautiful, and more talented than you?" Xie Ci's words completely defeated Li Qiulian's resentment.
But this was still not enough, Xie Ci continued: "Why do you want to marry He Yuanzhou?"
"I..." Li Qiulian shuddered.
Of course it was He Yuanzhou, who held a high official position, was young, had lost his wife, was handsome, and had superior conditions in all aspects.
Xie Ci read out Li Qiulian's thoughts one by one: "Because he is handsome and talented, and he is also a close minister to the emperor, his future is bright. Your Li family wants to rely on you to marry He Yuanzhou to leap to another level. He covets your beauty. Cousin, why do you need to worry about whether you are a substitute? Good days are earned by yourself. Qingtang and I love each other very much. I personally facilitated this marriage. I don't want you to cry every day and worry about this matter. With power and wealth, you and the Li family will have good days ahead."
After saying that, Xie Ci turned around and sat next to Chen Qingtang.
Chen Qingtang stared at Xie Ci in a daze. She had never expected that her husband had such a cunning side. Today was truly an eye-opener for her...
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