Seeing that Su Lanzhi also agreed, the Queen Mother called the top few women over. No matter who she fell in love with, this way everyone would be together to avoid people thinking too much about it, and the reputation of those women would also be damaged.

Otherwise it will be a loss.

"See the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother..." Several beautiful women came over one after another and bowed politely, with smiles on their faces. Some of them treated them like this because they had won the ranking today.

Some of the marriages are also excellent, and some are because the Queen Mother summoned them, so they feel honored and naturally happy.

"Haha, please get up. We are not in the palace now, so you don't have to be so restrained!" She asked a few people to get up with a smile. The Queen Mother glanced at the faces of these women one by one and found that from a close distance, these

The women became more and more attractive, and the Queen Mother's eyes narrowed when she saw them. She wished she could marry all these women to Qin Zhiyan.

"Thank you, Queen Mother!"

"The Ai family has also seen your performance today. The Ai family has seen that each of you is dignified and virtuous, and you are a role model for women. Now the Ai family has given you something to each of you, and I hope you can continue to do so.

In my current state, I will be a virtuous woman in the future."

"Thank you, Queen Mother!" He accepted the gift from the Queen Mother with a smile. The gifts from the Queen Mother seemed to have been prepared in advance. They were all wrapped in purses, but no one present knew what was inside.

A few people knew about it. But Su Lanzhi knew it well.

The Queen Mother smiled as she watched several people receive the gifts. She was delighted to find that the women she and Su Lanzhi had chosen were not as elated as others when facing the gifts she had given them. They all seemed very calm.

The vice-royalty's unfazed look made the Queen Mother feel even more satisfied.

Sure enough, they are all good, and only such a woman is worthy of Yan'er. Otherwise, how could Yan'er like the ordinary rouge fan? Looking at several people with a smile, the Queen Mother especially found that one of them had outstanding temperament,

Isn't this person her favorite?

"Haha, Queen, is this your niece? The young lady of the Shu family?" She looked at the Queen with a smile. She knew what the Queen had in mind. But the Queen Mother felt that Qin Zhiyan was not so easy to win over.

Now the people she has chosen for Qin Zhiyan are the daughters of many ministers, which is a kind of balance. She believes that Qin Zhiyan will handle these relationships well.[

"Returning to my mother, this is my concubine's niece, Shu Xiangxiang." In fact, the queen also asked people to say a lot of good things about Shu Xiangxiang in front of the queen mother, and Shu Xiangxiang is indeed a woman with both talent and beauty. The queen believes that with the queen mother's love,

Qin Zhiyan's temperament will definitely fall in love with Shu Xiangxiang's.

"Well, it looks like you are also a smart one. You are so lucky!" She praised the other party with a smile. The Queen Mother paid attention to Shu Xiangxiang's face and found that the other party did not show much surprise, which showed that his temperament was also the same.

He was a steady man. When the Queen Mother saw him, she felt even more satisfied.

In fact, it would be good to let Yan'er marry the daughter of the Shu family. Now the emperor is too partial to Concubine Guo, and the queen is also severely suppressed. It would be good for her to win over her. It is better than letting Concubine Guo sit on the sidelines.

Good, otherwise it will be difficult for this harem to have any peace in the future.

"Thank you very much, Queen Mother." At this moment, I don't know what the Queen Mother means. The Queen has been working hard in front of the Queen Mother these days, but the Queen Mother has never promised anything openly, so the Queen always has some feelings in her heart.

Uneasy.

"The Ai family looks at these girls today. It seems that the Ai family did not come here in vain." She smiled and asked a few more women. The queen mother also asked some common questions, but she was also checking out those women.

The results are naturally satisfactory. These women have been well-educated since childhood, and they speak well and are very peaceful. Although they are a little nervous when facing her, they are still decent in the end.

It seems that nothing can go wrong this time.

"Okay, you were tired just now. There will be a banquet later, so you can join us too. The Aijia will also have fun with you today." The Queen Mother was in a particularly good mood today, with a lot more smiles on her face.

Everyone was naturally happy to see it and responded with smiles.

"Queen, you have a lot of work to do today."

"Mother, this is what a concubine should do." The queen was actually eager for Qin Zhiyan to take a concubine. This would prevent Su Xiang from becoming more powerful, and sometimes it would be very inconvenient for them to do things.

"Well..." The Queen Mother is quite satisfied today. Now she is waiting for Qin Zhiyan to come back. When the time comes, she will get Qin Zhiyan's consent and just grant her a marriage.

During the meal, the Queen Mother ate a lot because she was happy. Looking at the women during the meal, the Queen Mother's mood naturally became better and better. "Lan'er, what do you think? But they are all satisfied?" What is it for?

When Qin Zhiyan took a concubine, the Queen Mother naturally cared about the opinion of Su Lanzhi, the concubine. Especially since Su Lanzhi was so sensible, the Queen Mother naturally felt partial to Su Lanzhi.

"The imperial grandmother has very good taste, and Lan'er thinks they are all very good. Now we just wait for the prince to come back. When the prince comes to see us, everything will be perfect." Can these people enter Prince Qin's Mansion? Su

Lan Zhi knew it best. Now that she was trying to make the Queen Mother happy, Su Lanzhi was really worried about whether the Queen Mother would vomit blood after being rejected by Qin Zhiyan.

But this is no longer something she should care about. Since the other party insists on doing this, let herself hit the wall, lest the other party always refuses to give up.

"Haha, that's right. Yan'er, I wish you had troubled to persuade me. This child's temperament is really a bit stubborn sometimes, which makes people have a headache."

"Don't worry, Grandmother Royal. The prince is the most filial person. He will definitely understand Grandmother Royal's thoughts."[

"Well, it's best if he understands." The goal was basically achieved, and now it was confirmed that Su Lanzhi was a sensible person. The Queen Mother was very happy, and it was best to leave happily. She also asked Su Lanzhi to go to the palace more often if she had nothing to do.

I sat down and went to talk to her. Su Lanzhi naturally agreed and went back home with a smile.

When they arrived at the palace, Su Lanzhi got off the carriage and saw Shangguan You and Qin Xuan walking over. Shangguan You occasionally glanced at Su Lanzhi, as if observing Su Lanzhi's mood, but she didn't see anything.

Finally she gave up, "Second Madam, let's go greet the princess. The princess has been waiting for us for a long time, and she may be anxious."

"Um!"

"By the way, Second Madam, do you want to tell the princess about today's affairs?" Looking at Su Lanzhi's worried expression, Shangguan You returned to the palace and continued to pretend.

"It's better not to tell my mother and concubine about this matter. I don't want her to worry."

"But this is a big deal, and nothing can stop the fire. If the princess and sister find out about it, and the second lady keeps it secret, I'm afraid the princess and sister will blame her."

"Now only the three of us know about this matter. If I don't say it, if you don't say it, if sister Xuan'er doesn't say it, how will the concubine know about it? The concubine has been in poor health recently, and the concubine must not want the concubine to do this for these little ones.

Are you worried about things?" Looking at Shangguan You, how could Su Lanzhi not know what the other party wanted to do?

The princess loved her so much, so naturally she couldn't bear to see her wronged. If the princess found out about this, she would probably have to blame herself again. This was something Su Lanzhi definitely didn't want to see.

"Second Madam, that's not what I meant. I'm just worried that if the princess sister finds out about this matter from someone else's mouth, she might be very sad. We are all hiding it from her. I'm worried..."

"As long as we don't talk about this matter, the mother will not know, or does the concubine want to tell her secretly? Doesn't the concubine know that the body of the concubine is the most taboo for being sad?"

"Of course I know this, I just feel..."

"Since the concubine knows, then don't tell the mother about this matter yet!" Su Lanzhi didn't want Princess Qin to worry about something that would never happen.

"Then what should we do if the princess and sister find out in the future?"

"Don't worry, Concubine, I will find an opportunity to tell my mother. But today is not a good time, does Concubine know?"

"I know that the princess's body should not be overworked, let alone overthinking."

"Then I'll ask Concubine Concubine and Sister Xuan'er to keep this matter a secret for me for the time being, okay?"

"Since this is what the Second Madam wants, I will not say anything nonsense." At this moment, Shangguan You only felt that Su Lanzhi was very sharp-tongued and did not give her any chance at all. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and agreed.

"In that case, thank you, Second Madam. And sister Xuan'er, what about you? You won't tell the truth and make the mother-in-law worry, right?"

"Haha, second sister-in-law, don't worry, I won't say anything nonsense!" She said so, but Qin Xuan was eager to say it.

It would be best if he was so popular. When the time comes, her mother will be the legitimate Princess of Qin, and she will be the legitimate eldest daughter of the Prince of Qin. When the time comes, marrying that person will naturally become more and more logical.

"Thank you, sister Xuan'er." She looked at Qin Xuan with a smile. Qin Xuan was originally thinking about how to tell Princess Qin about this without getting into trouble, but she saw Su Lanzhi's half-smiling smile.

His expression seemed to see everything about him, and Qin Xuan suddenly felt his heart tightening, as if he was hiding.

Her second sister-in-law is actually really scary sometimes, her eyes seem to be able to see through people, which makes her sometimes afraid to get close to them.

"Okay, let's go see the mother and concubine as soon as possible. We have been out for a long time, and I believe the mother and concubine is also anxious." Su Lanzhi never had any hope that the two people in front of her would really keep secrets for her.

But with what she just said, these two people will at least be restrained temporarily and won't talk right away.

And when the two people wanted to talk, she would naturally have a way to prevent them from having time to gossip.

"The Second Madam is right, let's go as soon as possible. I don't know how the princess and sister are doing today." Shangguan You originally wanted to be happy about the "good news" of Princess Qin right away. Then she could see Princess Qin's face.

She had an expression of pain and guilt. But Su Lanzhi had already said that, so she could only change it in another way to avoid making it too obvious.

But it doesn't matter, that person just doesn't know today, and he will know tomorrow and the day after. By then, if time has been delayed for a long time, maybe the effect will be better?

Haha, my daughter-in-law has suffered so much grievance for her own sake and she still has to bear it alone. I wonder if her condition will get worse after that person knows about it?

…

Several people went to Princess Qin's yard with their own thoughts. Princess Qin had just gotten up. When she heard that several people were coming back, Princess Qin smiled and let them in, "How are you today? Everything is fine.

Is it going well?"

"Don't worry, concubine, everything is fine."

"That's good, Xuan'er, are you tired today? You go back and rest first, and we'll have dinner together later!"

"Concubine, I'm not tired. I'll just talk to you here!" Qin Xuan is not a fool. Princess Qin must have wanted to discuss her marriage with Guan You by letting her leave alone. As a client, she naturally

Want to know something.

The man had promised her that he would marry her, but she didn't know exactly what he had done. It was better to hear it with her own ears now, otherwise she would always feel that it was not true.

"Xuan'er, be obedient and go back first!" Shangguan You looked at Qin Xuan, still angry, thinking that if it weren't for her daughter's willfulness, why would she be like this now?

"Mother..." Sensing Shangguan You's anger towards her, Qin Xuan became a little unhappy.

"Be obedient and go back!" It's true that as the child grows older, she becomes more and more helpless. She has raised her carefully over the years, but why is her daughter like this now?

Thinking of the hardships of being pregnant for ten months, and then thinking of the hard-earned child Qin Xuan, Shangguan You's heart really ached.

"Mom..." Qin Xuan really wanted to personally verify what Su Mingyou promised her, otherwise she would really not be able to sleep!

"Xuan'er, you go back first!" Princess Qin frowned when she saw Qin Xuan like this, and she was also a little dissatisfied with Qin Xuan's current behavior.

This Xuan'er, something has been really not quite right recently. Could it be that she did something she shouldn't have done? Otherwise, why is she so ignorant of the rules now?

"Mother Concubine..." Although Princess Qin didn't look angry, her frown had already proved that she was displeased. Qin Xuan looked at Shangguan You and shook her head at her. Although she was unwilling to do so, she also knew that,

Now he has no way to resist, "Concubine, Xuan'er will go back first." Forget it, it's okay to ask your mother when the time comes, so I won't come here to suffer that person's anger.

"Well, let's go back!" Nodding, Princess Qin's attitude towards Qin Xuan was obviously a bit lighter now, and she no longer had the same love as before. It's just that Qin Xuan has been immersed in her own love recently and didn't notice it.

That’s all.

…

Princess Qin watched Qin Xuan walk away. Then she looked at Shangguan You and asked about today's situation, "You, what do you think of today? Do you like it?" Now it's not just Shangguan You, but also Qin.

The princess also wanted to marry Qin Xuan as soon as possible to avoid doing those scandalous things that would affect the reputation of the Qin Palace.

"Sister Princess, I didn't notice you." Shangguan You didn't say anything about Su Mingyou, and now Shangguan You was hesitant in his heart.

Although Su Mingyou is a prince, after all, Prince Qing's Mansion has fallen into decline without the support of Su Qinglan. Especially before, Su Qingxiu was too ridiculous, and the reputation of Prince Qing's Mansion was also ruined. According to Shangguan You's arrogance, naturally he didn't want to

Marrying your daughter to a family like that.

But Qin Xuan didn't tell her anything, and still interacted with Su Mingyou alone. Shangguan You knew his daughter, so he naturally knew that Qin Xuan had gone out recently and must have met Su Mingyou. Who knows what will happen when a man and a woman live together?

What about things?

Now, just for the sake of her daughter's reputation, Shangguan You had to think about it, but she would never dare to tell Princess Qin about this matter. Otherwise, she would not know what Princess Qin would do.

"Isn't there any one? Isn't there anyone who went today who is comparable to Xuan'er?" The word "quite" was used, which showed that Princess Qin did not intend to marry Qin Xuan. Shangguan You felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this. Especially

Thinking that Qin Xuan would treat Princess Qin like her own mother all these years, Shangguan You even felt that Princess Qin didn't understand her, "Sister Princess, I don't care about this matter.

I really don’t know what to think. Why don’t you ask the princess sister to help you look at her? I’m sure the princess sister can help Xuaner choose a husband.” Shangguan You chose a husband, which shows that she still has high expectations for her daughter.

It's very big. Although Su Mingyou had an accident with her now, but now that Su Mingyou really has a backer as she thought, then maybe he will be brilliant in the future?

Especially since his daughter has now identified with each other, Shangguan You doesn't know how far the two have progressed. But just for the sake of his daughter's reputation, it seems that Su Mingyou is the best choice.

At worst, she can just support him more in the future. As long as he treats his daughter well, there is still room for improvement in terms of his status.

Thinking like this, Shangguan You felt that it was not completely impossible for Qin Xuan to marry Su Mingyou. After all, the other party was also a hereditary prince. If his daughter could marry him, and Su Mingyou was a promising person, it would not be an injustice to his daughter.

Already.

Shangguan You had already thought about various things along the way, and now Shangguan You had some vague decisions in her mind. However, she would not tell Princess Qin about these. Now she offered to let Princess Qin show Qin Xuan a candidate.

, it’s just retreat in order to advance, she knows very well that Princess Qin, Princess Qin has never been able to pass some things.

There was a lot of interference. Just like now, Princess Qin heard her answer and quickly refused, "You are Xuan'er's biological mother after all. It's better for you to take care of this matter yourself. I didn't meet a suitable person today."

, then you should choose slowly, Xuan'er is still young anyway, find a good one for her, and she will suffer less in the future."

"Sister Princess..." Shangguan You looked at Princess Qin with an expression of being touched, and that expression really meant what he said.

"You have to choose carefully when it comes to Xuan'er. Don't miss out if you find the right one. The most important thing is character. As for other things, we can also help you in the future. Don't worry." Princess Qin and Shangguan Youyou

The concept is different, in her

It seems that happiness comes first, and status comes second. She originally wanted Qin Xuan to be happy in the future, but to Shangguan You's ears, she felt that Princess Qin thought her daughter

She is only worthy of marrying an ordinary person.

I was very dissatisfied, but Shangguan You didn't dare to show it, "Sister Wangfei, I understand. I will look at Xuaner carefully and choose a suitable one for Xuaner. I also hope that the princess will have a lot of love."

Just help me take a look. After all, I am alone and sometimes my vision is not very accurate."

"I trust your vision. Xuan'er is your daughter. I believe you know it in your heart, so I won't say more."

"Sister Princess, please don't say that. You watched Xuan'er grow up. I am very grateful to Sister Princess for her love for Xuan'er!" Although the Princess loves her Xuan'er, she can't compare to her own legitimate son.

?

So what if it's not your biological child, or even if you love her dearly? Now you're still refusing to help with your marriage?

In fact, Shangguan You also wrongly blamed Princess Qin. Princess Qin didn't help. Firstly, he felt that Qin Xuan had been a bit shameless recently, and she was afraid that the other party would not appreciate her help. Secondly, Princess Qin was not stupid. Shangguan You just said

Although she concealed it perfectly, Princess Qin still noticed something was wrong. How could she do this and cause herself a headache?

After all, it is Shangguan Youyifang who wants to disappoint Princess Qin first. Otherwise, Princess Qin has loved Qin Xuan so much over the years, so how could she not give Qin Xuan a good choice? But if she doesn't appreciate it, what can you do?

"I am naturally concerned about Xuan'er's affairs. There are many young talents in Kyoto nowadays. There will always be someone suitable for Xuan'er. Let's just watch carefully." Princess Qin actually wanted Qin Xuan to marry her.

Okay, but the way Qin Xuan is acting now, she obviously doesn't want her to worry about it. She is not a person who has nothing to do, so she just wants to worry about it.

So, it depends on what Shangguan You will do about this matter. Now Shangguan You's actions have disappointed Princess Qin. Of course, Princess Qin will not interfere too much.

Anyway, as long as it does not affect the reputation of Prince Qin's palace, the other party can do whatever they want. Since it is their choice, it is not up to her.

"Then I'm sorry for bothering Sister Princess. Xuan'er is sometimes not sensible. Sister Princess, please don't take it personally." This was to say good things to Qin Xuan. Shangguan You knew that Princess Qin had also been treating Qin Xuan recently.

She was a little dissatisfied. Shangguan You also knew the specific reason, but she had only just found out about it. Now it seemed that she couldn't stop it, and she had no choice.

"Yes." Nodding, Princess Qin asked some more about the Hundred Flowers Festival. When she learned that the Queen Mother also went to the Baiyuan Garden, Princess Qin was still a little surprised, "The Queen Mother also went to the Baiyuan Garden?" How could it be? These

The Queen Mother is not very concerned about the Hundred Flowers Festival, right?

"Yes, the Queen Mother said that she was tired after staying in the palace for a long time, so she came out for a walk. The Queen Mother is very happy today!" Su Lanzhi just said that she did not mention that the Queen Mother wanted to take a concubine for Qin Zhiyan.

You are not allowed to talk about anything else. So, didn’t Shangguan You reveal it unintentionally? Anyway, this was originally what Princess Qin asked, and Su Lanzhi said that she couldn’t be blamed.

on the head.

"The Queen Mother is in good health. Did you say anything today?"

"The Queen Mother is very good-looking, but she didn't say anything. She just said some common things and asked the second lady to go to the palace to accompany her more often." These Shangguan You didn't lie, they were smiling.

After hearing this, Princess Qin frowned.

, I was a little worried, but Shangguan You was here, and Princess Qin couldn’t ask more questions. Finally, after asking some more questions, she said she was tired and wanted to rest. Shangguan You left wisely, and Princess Qin didn’t try to persuade her to stay. She just asked Su Lan to

Zhi stayed to wait for her to rest.

This was the first time that Princess Qin asked her to wait for her to rest. Su Lanzhi knew very well that Princess Qin wanted to ask something, "Concubine, what's the matter?"

"Lan'er, tell me the truth, what did the Queen Mother ask of you? Is it difficult for you?" Princess Qin has been worried about Su Lanzhi since one of Xia He and Dong Xue died and the other was betrayed.

.She has also suffered a lot of grievances from the Queen Mother over the years. She is very aware of the pain, and naturally she does not want Su Lanzhi to experience it again.

"Concubine, don't worry, the Imperial Grandmother didn't say anything."

"Really? Lan'er, you can't hide it from me. I'm not a fool, and I'm not mentally disabled because of illness. The Queen Mother has hardly been out of the palace in recent years, and she has also been to the Hundred Flowers Festival in recent years.

None of them participated. Why did you go suddenly today?"

"Concubine, don't worry. I'll be fine, and I won't suffer any grievances." Su Lanzhi smiled without any reluctance at all, because she believed in herself and Qin Zhiyan.

"You kid, you don't have to be so strong sometimes. You can tell me some things and I will help you if I can." Even if she is disliked by the Queen Mother again because of this, she will accept it.

Anyway, no matter what she did these years, the Queen Mother would not like it, so Princess Qin also looked away.

She had no choice but to take a concubine to the King of Qin back then, and as a result, she has never felt better over the years. She doesn't want her daughter-in-law and son to experience the same pain as her, and experience that kind of pain again.

People who truly love each other really only have each other in their eyes and hearts, and other people are just floating clouds. How can they have the slightest stain in their eyes? It's just a blasphemy against love.

"Concubine, I know it in my heart. I believe in Yan, and concubine must also believe in us. Even if something happens, we will handle it well. Concubine, you just need to take good care of your health now. These customs will be fine."

I don't need you to worry about it, my concubine." He gave Princess Qin a firm look, and Princess Qin naturally saw Su Lanzhi's firmness from Su Lanzhi's eyes.

Princess Qin also knew that her son would not compromise easily, so Princess Qin stopped asking, "Well, I believe you are, but if there is any trouble then, you don't have to hide it from me. Although I

If I am not liked by her, I still have the identity of Princess Nanzhao, and there is nothing she can do to me. Even the emperor will take my face into account and will not make it too difficult."

At this moment, Su Lanzhi saw that Princess Qin had the courage of a country's eldest princess. Su Lanzhi looked at Princess Qin at this moment, and actually felt a little regretful in her heart.

In fact, the mother-in-law is also a person who can't tolerate sand in her eyes, right? If she hadn't had to do it back then, how could the mother-in-law give up her beloved man to someone else?

Hey, the mother-in-law is also a miserable woman. I hope that after all this is over, the mother-in-law and the father can be happy, right?

"Don't worry, concubine, we will take care of it."

"Well, I know that it is a very happy thing for Yan'er to marry you." The most important thing for two people in love is trust. There can be such a big trust between Su Lanzhi and Qin Zhiyan.

Even she couldn't do it back then.

If she had been more trusting and firm back then, would the ending be different now?

It's just a pity after all. In this world, there is no "medicine" for regret.

"Okay, concubine, let's have a good rest."

"Well, okay." She knew that she was worrying too much. These two children were not masters who would be bullied. Princess Qin saw her former self in Su Lanzhi, even better than her former self.

Even more determined, Princess Qin believed that even the Queen Mother could not do anything to these two people.

In this way, she felt relieved. She hoped that her son-in-law could be happy and not follow her old path.

Princess Qin is an enlightened mother-in-law. Her own experience makes her view Qin Zhiyan and Su Lanzhi different from many people. In her opinion, the happiness of her son is the most important. As for whether to take concubines,

Actually it's not the most important.

…

Su Lanzhi helped Princess Qin fall asleep and checked Princess Qin's pulse. Princess Qin's pulse was still relatively stable, but the poison had not been completely eliminated. After all, it was still a problem. Su Lanzhi was really worried.

.

"Yan, when will you come back?" He sighed, arranged Princess Qin's quilt, sat there for a while and then left. On the way back to her yard, Su Lanzhi looked at Miao Jiang's

Direction, thinking about Qin Zhiyan who had disappeared for a long time, the uneasiness in Su Lanzhi's heart became more and more intense.

Yan, are you safe? If so, why didn't you even bring back a message?

Where are you now? But have you found the cure? Do you know that the situation in Kyoto is unchanging and will change soon, so you have to come back as soon as possible.

I need you, and Prince Qin’s palace also needs you.

Yan, come back quickly!

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