"Yes, the Ai family is getting old after all."
The Queen Mother nodded and said something, then went to take a nap.
When Nian Shilan returned to the palace, she asked Songzhi to quickly put away the pair of bracelets that the Queen Mother had rewarded.
"The queen is very excited about this bracelet. When they are older, I will wear it for them to play with every day."
Nian Shilan said a little proudly. Anyway, if the queen was not happy, she would be happy.
"Mother, are you going to the banquet tonight?"
Songzhi knew that Nian Shilan had promised the Queen Mother just now, so she was afraid that she didn't want to go out.
It's just that the new clothes Nian Shilan prepared this year are more plain, which is not suitable for such an occasion.
Unexpectedly, Nian Shilan smiled: "Of course I want to go. Didn't I make a new rose-red dress last year? Take it out and wear it."
"Empress, didn't you say you should be more low-key? Is that dress too bright?"
Songzhi couldn't understand Nian Shilan.
"It's New Year, we have to add some trouble to the queen, otherwise wouldn't my life be in vain? Go ahead and find some clothes."
Nian Shilan said and went to lie down inside.
Tonight's palace banquet was probably going to be very lively, so I had to keep myself energetic.
But before evening, the emperor came.
"Greetings to the Emperor, why is the Emperor here at this time?"
Nian Shilan had just changed her clothes. She had originally planned not to go to Concubine Duan, but to visit Qi Yuebin later and then go to the palace banquet together. Unexpectedly, the emperor came.
"In the afternoon, Waifan's New Year's gift arrived. I picked out some novel things because I thought you would like them, so I asked someone to bring them to you."
The emperor said with a smile: "Zhungar sent a fine red blood coral, it's very beautiful."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for still thinking about me."
Nian Shilan smiled, but she didn't know what to think.
"Also, Chao Gui specially sent you a silver fox fur cloak. I thought you could wear it at night, so I hurried over."
When the emperor mentioned Chao Gei, there was a smile on his face. It seemed that Chao Gei was doing well.
"I didn't expect that the princess still remembers my concubine."
Nian Shilan was also surprised. She touched the cloak handed over by Su Peisheng and said, "This silver fox fur is so beautiful. I have never seen such a pure color."
"Yes, Chao Gei put his heart into it."
The emperor nodded, with some relief on his face: "This is also your credit for reminding me that day. Otherwise, I don't even know what Chao Gei would be like now."
"It's all thanks to my concubine."
Nian Shilanjiao said angrily: "This is all the Emperor's own consideration. Your Majesty, if you do this, you will spoil your concubine."
"Haha, okay, whatever you say will be whatever it is, as long as you are happy."
The emperor smiled and said: "Shu Yue and Minghui are awake. Let me take a look at them. Don't hold them during the palace banquet later. They will get cold again."
"Minghui is still young and can't eat, so don't go. Shu Yue is now able to run and play and loves to be lively, so let her go. She can also play with Wen Yi, and the two of them have company."
Nian Shilan usually tries his best to be impartial and treats the two children equally, so what he said at this time is sincere.
Especially when she thought about what the Queen Mother said today, it was not unreasonable.
The emperor looked at Nian Shilan carefully and found that she was really not faking, and said with emotion: "In a blink of an eye, you have become a nian. I still remember your appearance when you first entered the palace. In my eyes , you seem to be the bright woman in every song."
Nian Shilan felt panicked when she heard the emperor mention the past events.
I spent the first half of my life loving him, but what did he do to me?
Aborted his own child and destroyed the entire Nian family.
Without him, how could his brother help him get the throne?
Nian Shilan tried his best to suppress his emotions, and then used the emperor's words to act coquettishly and said angrily: "Does the emperor dislike my concubine for being too old? If he dislikes me, then he should go to Mr. Qian. Sister Liu is young. She is so beautiful that she can naturally catch the eye of the emperor."
"Look at you, you are already a mother-in-law, but you are still so angry."
However, the emperor just thought that Nian Shilan was jealous about Liu Yinyin, so he patiently coaxed her and said, "I am just lamenting that time flies by so fast. Look at you, you are becoming more and more petty in love."
Nian Shilan glared at the emperor, but that glance contained so much charm that the emperor forgot to blame him.
Nian Shilan didn't go to Yanqing Palace after all, and went to the palace banquet with the emperor and Shu Yue.
When they arrived, everyone had already arrived. The queen looked at Nian Shilan who was following the emperor. The expression in her eyes was too much to explain.
"May your Majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity."
Everyone stood up and saluted the emperor.
Nian Shilan brought Shu Yue to her place, which was on the other side of the emperor.
"Everyone, get up. There is no need to be restrained when we gather together tonight to watch the New Year."
The emperor said and sat down.
"Why didn't Old Seventeen come?"
The emperor looked around and found that all the princes were here, but Prince Du Duguo did not arrive.
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
Su Peisheng quickly replied: "Prince Guo sent a message early in the morning, saying that he was not feeling well, so he could not come over tonight."
Nian Shilan felt something was wrong after listening to Su Peisheng's words. Even if she was feeling unwell, she couldn't delay watching the New Year's Eve with the emperor, right?
Nian Shilan looked at the emperor without any doubts or asked the reason. He probably understood in his heart, fearing that this was something the emperor and Prince Guo did secretly.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Qian also came to send a message in the afternoon, saying that he was not feeling well and the imperial doctor ordered him to rest in bed, so he could not come over."
The queen took advantage of these words to quickly tell her that Liu Yinyin didn't come either.
The emperor frowned when he heard that Liu Yinyin was not coming.
This Liu Yinyin is becoming more and more ignorant now.
What the emperor was thinking was that it wasn't Chun Yuan after all. If it was Chun Yuan, he wouldn't be so ignorant.
Because Liu Yinyin said before that she didn't want to see Nian Shilan, she was probably looking for an excuse because Nian Shilan would also come today.
"Since you feel uncomfortable, just keep it. You don't have to ask her to ask for permission in the future."
The empress and Nian Shilan's expressions changed after hearing the emperor's words.
The emperor did not mention Liu Yinyin again and let the palace banquet begin.
Nian Shilan came to Concubine Duan on the pretext of taking Shu Yue to play with Wen Yi.
