When Li Bin and Cao Qinmo were happy when they heard the summons from outside, they saw Nian Shilan coming out.
"Greetings to Concubine Hua."
"Get up."
When Nian Shilan looked at the two people, how could he not guess that they were here to find him?
But she doesn't want to see these two people now.
"The Queen Mother is waiting inside, please go in quickly."
After Nian Shilan finished speaking, he didn't give the two people a chance to react. He picked up the first one and left.
Li Bin didn't expect that she had followed her from Yikun Palace, but still couldn't talk to Nian Shilan, and she was a little anxious.
"Hua Fei, please wait a moment."
Nian Shilan turned around after hearing Li Bin's words, but did not speak. He just stood there waiting for her to speak.
"I haven't seen your Majesty for a long time. It's rare to see her today. I don't know if your Majesty will be free soon. I want to go to Yikun Palace to talk to your Majesty."
Li Bin spoke carefully.
"Let's go some other time. I have been very tired these days and don't like to talk much. I will look for you in a few days."
There was something in what Nian Shilan said, and he left after saying it.
After hearing Nian Shilan's words, Li Bin quickly glanced at Cao Qinmo. Cao Qinmo just stepped forward to support her, shook his head gently, and said nothing.
Yes, now is not the time to talk, the Queen Mother is still waiting inside.
The two of them gathered their emotions and hurried in to pay their respects to the Queen Mother.
"Your Majesty, the New Year is coming soon. I wonder if you have been preparing for the palace banquet on New Year's Eve in the past few years. Do we have to start making preparations in advance?"
Songzhi said thoughtfully while supporting Nian Shilan.
Nian Shilan shook his head and said: "As I said just now, I have been feeling very tired recently. Let the Queen do the hard work for these things, so I can rest."
"But.."
Songzhi didn't understand what Nian Shilan meant, but Nian Shilan listened to her but understood what she wanted to say.
In the past, I always liked to hold power so that I could reflect my status, but not anymore.
Nian Shilan patted Songzhi and said, "Sometimes, if you do more, you will make more mistakes. If you don't do more, it will be good. It still makes sense."
Nian Shilan said so, but she knew that if she hadn't prepared it, there would have been no plum blossoms at the dinner, and the emperor and Zhen Huan might not have met. She had to think of something here.
The next morning, Nian Shilan got up unusually early and went to Jingren Palace to pay his respects to the queen, but unexpectedly, Shenmeizhuang did not come.
"I'm late to greet you, my concubine. Please forgive me, the Queen."
As soon as Shen Meizhuang came in, he quickly apologized.
"Please be considerate. It's okay. It's cold and the roads are slippery. It doesn't hurt to be late sometimes."
The queen was very good at saving face, but now that Shen Meizhuang was favored, it would be strange for her not to hate him.
Nian Shilan thought that in her previous life, Li and the others had someone pour water on Shen Meizhuang's body. Could it be the same this time?
Thinking of this, Nian Shilan also looked at Li Bin and Cao Guiren.
It's just that the two people looked at Shen Meizhuang with boredom in their eyes, but they didn't feel guilty.
"The Queen is indeed considerate. It's just that the Queen loves Shen Guiren so much that she may have broken the rules of the Sixth Palace."
Nian Shilan felt funny in her heart when she heard Concubine Qi saying the same words as her previous life.
Without answering, he picked up the tea at hand and took a sip.
"Yes, I am just joking. In the future, as long as you say you are serious, you will be able to pay your respects to the palace without following the rules?"
Li Bin was as angry as ever.
"Replying to the Queen, our young master did not come late on purpose."
After listening to Concubine Li's words, Caiyue quickly said for Shen Meizhuang: "When we came out in the morning, a young eunuch accidentally poured water on our young master, which delayed some time."
"Go to the little eunuch..."
"It's just a little late,"
Li Bin wanted to continue speaking, but unexpectedly she was interrupted by Nian Shilan as soon as she answered.
"Furthermore, Shen Guiren also said that he didn't mean to do it, and he apologized when he came in. The Queen didn't hold her accountable anymore. Li Bin, you didn't take the Queen's words seriously, did you?"
It's been a long time since Nian Shilan spoke like this in front of the queen. He was sarcastic and threatening, and even his eyes were full of momentum.
Libi suddenly became silent.
But Concubine Qi was still there and said desperately: "But the rules are the rules, and they can't be broken just because of what she said."
"Then when I usually come late, why don't I see Concubine Qi being so righteous?"
Nian Shilan became more energetic and spoke in a higher tone: "The Queen is kind and can't bear to blame you. It's better for you. Is it possible that you want to help the Queen make a decision? Rules are dead, people are alive, Concubine Qi, You’d better value yourself.”
After saying that, regardless of Concubine Qi's face, she stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I got up early and felt unhappy, so I can't talk to you anymore."
"Since you feel unwell, go back and rest quickly, and you should all disperse."
After listening to Nian Shilan's words, the queen had long been used to her like this, so she simply sent everyone back.
As soon as everyone heard this, they all stood up quickly, bowed and walked out.
The atmosphere just now was so tense. It had been a long time since Nian Shilan had been seen like this, so everyone had forgotten what she looked like before.
So when they came out, they all looked at Li Bin with some sympathy.
"Jingpin, Sir Shen, you two come with me. I have something to tell you."
Nian Shilan saw Feng Ruozhao and called them over.
Nian Shilan would not have believed Libi's performance today without the Queen's guidance.
But Libi's defection was too quick, and I just don't know what role Cao Qinmo played in it.
Does Nian Shilan know how selfish Cao Qinmo is? When he saw himself losing power in his previous life, he immediately brushed aside everything he had done and blamed it all on Nian Shilan.
Fortunately, in this life, he hasn't let her know too many things, so even if she changes sides, Nian Shilan is not afraid.
But she was very thoughtful, so she still had to guard against it.
Originally, Nian Shilan thought that he would not host the palace banquet and let the queen do the work. But after today's incident, Nian Shilan changed his mind. Feng Ruozhao and Shen Meizhuang could also handle it.
In this way, there will be a chance to apply for Feng Ruozhao's title.
