"I was thinking about it in the palace, and this is the only explanation."
Zhen Huan lowered her head as she spoke and sighed: "Fortunately, the emperor still trusts me, otherwise the three of them would become tigers, and I would probably die without a burial place."
"That's true. But everything else doesn't matter, as long as the emperor still believes in you."
Nian Shilan said comfortingly: "When we get here, there are many newcomers in each palace, so you have to be extra careful."
"I know, I will go to Sister Mei's place and talk to her soon."
After Zhen Huan finished speaking, she was about to leave. Unexpectedly, Nian Shilan said again: "When you leave, tell her not to trust newcomers easily."
"Concubine knows."
After Zhen Huan left, Nian Shilan took Songzhi to the Queen Mother.
"Is the Queen Mother still used to living here?"
Nian Shilan went in with Shu Yue in his arms and greeted the Queen Mother with a smile.
"It's cooler here than in the palace, how can I not get used to it."
The Queen Mother smiled and pointed to the ice in the corner and said, "It's hard for you to miss the Aijia."
Nian Shilan really ordered Huang Guiquan to let go of that ice, but she didn't take any credit.
"This is all done by people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it's all my concubine's credit."
As he said that, he smiled and put Shu Yue on the cave: "I don't think the Queen Mother has not seen the princess for a long time. The princess also misses the royal grandmother."
"Good boy, let Grandma Royal hug you."
The Queen Mother stretched out her hand to tease Princess Shu Yue. The little guy was not afraid of strangers. He smiled at the Queen Mother with his chubby little face, which made the Queen Mother melt.
"She looks a lot fatter than when you first brought her back to the palace."
"Yes, Xin Changzai and Concubine Jing often go to help the concubines. With three people taking care of such a little girl, she is naturally fat."
Nian Shilan looked at Shu Yue with a smile on his face. Although he was not his own child, he was the child who was by his side every day, and he had some feelings in his heart.
The Queen Mother listened to Nian Shilan's words and nodded in her heart. After all, she had not misjudged the person. Nian Shilan had an open temper and a kind heart.
"You would rather let Xin Chang go."
"I am not blessed to have children, but I know that giving birth to a child is like leaving behind a ghost gate, so I really don't have the heart to snatch other people's children away."
Nian Shilan said with some helplessness: "The Queen Mother allows Shu Yue to accompany me, which is already my blessing. Xin Changzai is also grateful to the Queen Mother for her great kindness."
"Shu Yue is already over 2 years old, and she hasn't had a proper first-year birthday party. When she turns three, the Ai family will make the decision and they will definitely give her a big one."
It's true that a son is more valuable than his mother, but Nian Shilan didn't say anything. Instead, he took this opportunity to mention Princess Wen Yi for the first time.
"Speaking of this, I thought that in half a month it will be Princess Wen Yi's birthday. There are not many children in the palace, so it is natural to celebrate her first birthday properly. The emperor means that even though he is not in the palace, he cannot be simple. , we must make it lively. Although this matter has been handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Chen Concubine thought that it was the first time for Sister Duan Fei to celebrate Wen Yi's birthday, and she might have many ideas, so I was thinking if I could let Sister Duan Fei take care of it, so that I can be lazy too."
Nian Shilan really thought so. The emperor meant Daban, so since Daban Concubine Duan has the most say, but the Emperor never mentioned that it was himself who proposed to let Concubine Duan raise Wen Yi, so Nian Shilan said It was not easy to mention Lan to the Emperor, so I thought of coming to the Queen Mother to have a look.
Fortunately, the Queen Mother didn't think too much after hearing Nian Shilan's words. Instead, she felt that she was very thoughtful.
"Who said you are flamboyant and careless? I see you are the most careful."
The Queen Mother nodded, very satisfied with Nian Shilan: "In a moment, you will pass on the Ai family's wishes and ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to discuss with Concubine Duan what to do about Princess Wen Yi's birthday."
"I thank the Queen Mother for Concubine Duan on behalf of Wen Yi."
Nian Shilan was extremely happy when she heard the Queen Mother's words.
The Queen Mother looked at Nian Shilan and felt happy. She had really changed.
The Queen Mother likes Shilan very much now that she can think of others everywhere and take other people's happiness as her joy.
"Come here, the Ai family has something for you."
The Queen Mother said and asked Zhuxi to bring a box.
"This step was given to the Ai family by the late emperor when they first became concubines. The Ai family is getting older and it looks a bit flashy to wear. If you don't mind it, take it."
The Queen Mother's words were so polite. How could Nian Shilan dislike them? It was too late to be happy.
"Your Majesty, this is too precious."
Although Nian Shilan refused, the happy look on her face made the queen mother feel the same.
"I am not accompanying the Queen Mother for these things."
Nian Shilan immediately thought, what if the Queen Mother misunderstood that she wanted something? So as soon as I said it was too expensive, I quickly explained.
"The Ai family knows it, and everyone in the Ai family knows it."
If the Queen Mother had doubts about Nian Shilan's plans at the beginning, but it was almost a year later, she should have shown it already.
But Nian Shilan not only never asked the Queen Mother for anything, but also rarely talked to the Queen Mother about matters in the palace.
On weekdays, when she came, she would either bring Shu Yue to accompany the Queen Mother to worship the Buddha, or accompany the Queen Mother to listen to music. In short, she would simply accompany the Queen Mother, without any purpose.
But it was precisely because of Nian Shilan's actions that the Queen Mother found it even more valuable.
"It's precisely because you don't want to do anything that the Ai family wants to fulfill your filial piety."
Aijia took Nian Shilan's hand and said, "The emperor is busy on weekdays, and the queen is always in poor health. If you hadn't come to Aijia to accompany Aijia every day, Aijia would have been alone."
As she spoke, the Queen Mother put Bu Yao on Nian Shilan's head.
Nian Shilan saw that she couldn't refuse, and this was really an unexpected surprise for her. It seemed that the Queen Mother really liked her now.
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
Nian Shilan touched Bu Yao on the head and felt very happy.
"The Queen Mother is alone. When Shu Yue grows up in another two years, I will let her live with you every day and accompany you every day."
After saying that, Nian Shilan paused and said, "That's not possible now. She is too noisy now. I can't bear to have you take care of her day and night."
The Queen Mother laughed at Nian Shilan's words, but did not refuse.
Concubine Duan was as happy as anything when she heard the Queen Mother's decree in the palace. She thought that the Emperor had already ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to arrange Wen Yi's birthday, but she didn't expect that the Queen Mother would think of her.
"It was Concubine Hua who went to see the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother agreed to let you handle it."
Huang Guiquan is from Nian Shilan, so naturally he has to favor Nian Shilan at this time.
Another thing is that he knew that he was not only trying to gain favor with Nian Shilan, but also showing his face in front of Nian Shilan. After all, after Concubine Duan heard this, it was impossible not to go to Nian Shilan.
