She simply didn't want to bother with so much trouble, and she didn't have a few years to live, so she should enjoy herself in time. Even if she couldn't save herself in the end, she would still have to spend these few years easily.

In the next few days, Meng Jiayi was still ill and stayed indoors. In the end, she didn't even see her guests.

But Xu Anan still ran in both directions. After having lunch with Cheng Huai, he met Ziwei Palace and had another meal with Shen Sisi and the others.

Five days passed quietly. In the past few days, Shen Sisi had gained weight visibly, but she didn't know it and even ate more. Her entire face became rounder.

It does look a bit like Hu Cairen's round face.

Tomorrow is the day when Empress Dowager Cen returns to the palace. The palace looks very calm, but in reality there are dark clouds. Even Meng Jiayi, who had been ill for nine days, has recovered.

Not to mention the Duke Cen's Mansion, which has been looking forward to the return of the Queen Mother. After all, their entire honor and disgrace lies with the Queen Mother and Cen Xingluo.

Cen Xingluo was originally trained as a quasi-queen, but she didn't expect that she would only become a concubine in the end. Now it's good that she doesn't even have the title of concubine. If it weren't for the Cen Guogong Palace behind her, she would be worse than a low-level palace maid.

Not to mention that in the cold palace, apart from living in a miserable place, he had no other worries about food and clothing, because the Duke of Cen's family was spending money to support him.

None of them came to Ziwei Palace today, they must have all gone to prepare the clothes that the Queen Mother will wear tomorrow. Xu Anan finally had some leisure time.

Fu Ling was not idle either. She was rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find clothes for Xu An'an. While searching, she muttered: "Madam, it's time for you to make winter clothes. These winter clothes were all worn last year. You should be picking out cloth to make clothes in a while."

Xu Anan was afraid of the cold, so she asked: "Are there any clothes made of fox fur?"

Poria was ashamed: "No one can use fox fur to make clothes. Even if there is, you have to wait for the emperor, the queen mother, and the empress to choose before it's your turn."

"It would be nice to get a piece of rabbit fur."

After all, the best furs have been picked out early.

Xu Anan lost interest in an instant, and Fu Ling rummaged through the box to find some alizarin blue clothes: "My Lady, let's dress more modestly. The Queen Mother especially hates women who dress seductively. It's better to do less than to do more in front of her. Let's keep a low profile. Don't let her catch any little tails."

Xu Anan didn't understand. Which of her clothes was immodest?

She didn't have any clothes that were too glamorous. The only one who wore glamorous clothes in the palace was Lan Jieyu. She wore flowers, but had a cold face and a very contradictory temperament.

This time, Queen Mother Cen returned to the palace one day early. She must have received a letter from Duke Cen, so she came back in a hurry.

Meng Jiayi was dressed in the queen's formal attire and was waiting at the entrance of the palace with all the concubines. Cheng Huai also appeared in a chariot. Behind him was Cheng Qingqiu.

After all, it was such a big deal for the Queen Mother to return to the palace. As the nominal legitimate sons and daughters of the Queen Mother Cen, they had to welcome her into the palace at this time.

Xu Anan stood there, looking at his nose, his nose and his heart, just like a melon-eater.

The guard of honor when the Queen Mother returned to the palace was very large. The carriage in front was very ornately decorated, and there were guards on both sides, protecting the carriage airtight.

A eunuch's shrill voice sounded from ahead.

"The Queen Mother has arrived."

The gorgeous carriage stopped.

The curtain of the carriage was opened, and a graceful and elegant woman in her fifties got out of the carriage.

Her hair was combed meticulously, with mixed black and white, and there were wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, but her entire face was so young that no one could tell that she was already in her fifties.

Her eyes were introverted, her mouth was straight, and she looked very serious. The first thing she looked at when she came out was Cheng Huaiye.

Cheng Huai also bowed and said in a calm tone: "I respectfully welcome the Queen Mother back to the palace."

The corners of Queen Mother Cen's straight mouth finally showed a gentle smile: "Huai'er is interested."

"I respectfully welcome my mother back to the palace."

Meng Jiayi brought the luggage of all the concubines. Empress Dowager Cen nodded slightly and said in a neutral tone: "The queen is interested."

Empress Dowager Cen looked around at everyone, and finally paused for a second on Xu Anan, who was standing at the back with his head lowered, then turned to Cheng Huai and asked with a smile: "Where is Xing Luo? Why didn't she come?"

Cheng Huai also looked directly at her and said very naturally: "She committed a crime, and my son sent her to the cold palace."

The Queen Mother smiled gently: "Xingluo has been spoiled by his family since he was a child. He has an innocent look that is not familiar with the world. It is inevitable that he will be deceived by the Diao slave. Since the Diao slave is dead, just give him a small punishment and a big warning.

, She has also stayed in the cold palace for so long, and she must have realized the consequences of indulging a slave, so why not let her out, she already knows that she was wrong, Your Majesty, what do you think of what the Ai family said?"

In just one sentence, Empress Dowager Cen put all the faults on the servants, and completely blamed Cen Xingluo.

This was expected. Cheng Huai had no intention of keeping Cen Xingluo in prison all the time. His purpose was just to deprive her of her position as concubine.

So he replied coldly: "I will listen to you, I will let her go back to her Tangli Palace today."

Empress Dowager Cen then smiled from her heart: "Let's go back to the palace."

The welcoming ceremony for the Queen Mother was very simple, but it took only a moment to complete.

Meng Jiayi stood at the entrance of the palace for a while, then slowly looked at the people behind her: "After a year's absence, the Queen Mother returns to the palace today. I hope all my sisters will come to Fengyi Palace early tomorrow. Let's go to pay our respects to the Queen Mother. The day after tomorrow

It’s Mrs. Lin’s birthday, sisters, please don’t forget it.”

Regarding Concubine Lin's birthday, because she was going to celebrate it in the palace, Meng Jiayi sent someone to prepare it early in the morning.

The only good thing about Meng Jiayi being in the palace is that she takes the lead in everything.

Concubine Lin's birthday was disguised as a large-scale palace banquet, so almost all the people attending the banquet were princes and nobles, and no omissions could be made.

Although Meng Jiayi has been ill these past few days, she has not failed to make preparations.

She left these words calmly, sat down and walked away.

Shen Shensi glanced at Meng Jiayi strangely: "Strange, why do I feel that the queen, who has always been gentle and courteous, seems to have changed a little, and suddenly she has an indescribable feeling."

She looked away, looked at Xu Anan and asked, "What is the birthday gift you prepared this time?"

Xu Anan was walking in the palace road. When she heard the words, she said truthfully: "I didn't think about it."

Shen Shensi held her slightly rounded chin in her hand: "I heard that Mrs. Lin is a believer in Buddhism. Why don't you give her a squatting Buddha statue? Giving a Buddha means a good meaning and is easy to make mistakes."

Xu Anan raised her eyebrows slightly: "What about you? What do you want to give?"

Shen Shensi chuckled: "My second brother sent me a famous painting from Youzhou this time. Since I have no use for it, why don't I borrow flowers and present them to Concubine Lin this time?"
Chapter completed!