After a house full of cannon fodder read my voice, the whole family went crazy.

After Lin Yue'er got married, she also heard Qiao Jingchen talk about Fang Yan'er's life and events.

A few days ago, people were still rumoring that she had died in childbirth, leaving one dead and two dead.

Suddenly, he saw an identical woman standing in front of him. If he said he wasn't shocked, that would be a lie.

But after a brief shock, she chose to remain calm.

Just on the outermost edge of the crowd, he carefully probed for information about the woman.

Soon, from the chatter among the ladies, the two sisters learned some news.

The women who looked exactly like Fang Yan'er were said to be sent to serve the queen from a branch of the queen's family.

Because the Queen Mother had always admired Liu Zhan and felt pity for his newly bereaved concubine and heir, she planned to marry this woman named Nie Yuanyi to him.

Even though the woman was just a member of a branch of the Queen's family, matching Liu Zhan in terms of status was a compliment to him.

After all, Liu Zhan only came from a poor family, while Nie Yuanyi, even though she was a daughter of a collateral lineage, was also the daughter of a noble family, and her status was much higher than him.

The Queen Mother's decree has not yet been issued, so the news is only circulating in a small area.

[The queen’s people want to promise Liu Zhan to be their official wife? It seems that the queen couldn't win over our Qiao family, so she turned to Liu Zhan. 】

[Yes, Liu Zhan is also ambitious and capable, and the emperor still wants to use him. The queen wanted to make the prince's position more stable, so it was normal for her to win over him. 】

Soon, Chen also saw "Nie Yuanyi".

She was shocked, and when she heard Lin Yue'er whispered the news, she instinctively became more vigilant towards "Nie Yuanyi".

After a while of tea, the emperor ordered someone to send a message, asking all the female family members to go to the Qingfang Hall in the imperial garden for a banquet.

All the civil and military officials have already taken their seats on the male guests' side of the palace. The banquet can officially begin after the female guests are seated.

Ever since the emperor grounded the queen for a period of time because of the birth mother of the ninth prince, there had only been a superficial peace between the two.

Even though they were sitting side by side, they didn't even look at each other.

When they really need to talk, their eyes will meet in a hurry, and the smile on their faces will float at the corners of their lips, not reaching their eyes.

The prince, who was sitting next to the two of them, looked even more worried and distracted. He accidentally spilled some wine when he was carrying the wine glass, soaking his cuffs and part of his clothes.

The Qiao family all noticed the "Nie Yuanyi", but they only glanced at him from the corner of their eyes and did not show any more concern in words or actions.

However, during the banquet, the queen specially brought out this collateral woman and introduced her to everyone.

"...Because the Queen Mother and I both love flowers, and Yuan Yi is also good at growing flowers, we invited her to the capital to be by our side. I also hope that she can get along happily with you all in the future."

Qiao Wanshu noticed that "Nie Yuanyi" flirted with Liu Zhan from time to time, and the queen seemed to be very happy to see it.

She knew that the words she heard while admiring the flowers were probably not groundless.

The queen is now paving the way for the future of those two people.

But Qiao Wanshu couldn't do anything now. She could only eat and drink as she should, and then wait and see what happens.

The only thing in the palace that Qiao Wanshu felt nostalgic about was the delicacies made in the imperial dining room.

But there was something else she couldn't resist today, which was the plate of lychees on the table.

Lychee is a tropical fruit that becomes familiar especially in summer.

It is already the middle of winter, but it is incredible for Qiao Wanshu to still be able to eat fresh lychees.

Although she was a little baby, when the women at the table shared the small plate of lychees, each of them could only get one.

Qiao Wanshu hugged her own one and ate it with great treasure.

I heard that in order to honor the Queen Mother, the prince specifically asked Liu Zhan to find planting experts from all over the country and use some technology such as greenhouses to cultivate lychees that bear fruit in winter.

That Liu Zhan can still do some good things, but he is not so bad that he is completely useless.

Seeing that one lychee was about to be finished, Qiao Wanshu was reluctantly chewing the lychee core when suddenly a small bowl appeared in front of her eyes, containing three unshelled lychees.

The Ninth Prince put the small bowl into Qiao Wanshu's hand and said somewhat unnaturally: "I don't like this kind of fruit that is too sweet. Since Miss Qiao likes it, let's eat them all."

"Thank you, Ninth Prince, you are the best! You are handsome, caring, and such a good person!"

Qiao Wanshu's eyes lit up, and she took photos of Rainbow Fart for free.

Chen and others silently drew three black lines on their foreheads.

Who would have thought that one's precious baby could not only be kidnapped by jewelry and beauty, but could even be lured away by a few lychees.

The corners of the Ninth Prince's lips curled up several times, as if he was trying hard not to laugh.

Mrs. Chen secretly patted Qiao Wanshu's little buttocks. The little girl, who was so excited that she was carried away, restrained herself a little, but she still did not forget to give one to each of Mrs. Chen and Lin Yue'er the three extra lychees. pellets.

This made Chen feel somewhat relieved.

It's rare that a little girl can still miss her mother and sister-in-law, and she's not too attached to wealth and sex.

Halfway through the banquet, the queen suggested that Bai Xiaosheng lead the troupe to sing two performances for everyone.

This proposal just catered to the Queen Mother's preferences. The Emperor glanced at the Queen, with a flash of disgust in his eyes, and agreed to the proposal.

The troupe was quickly summoned and began to sing according to the music chosen by the Queen Mother.

It was a piece that Bai Xiaosheng had recently rehearsed, and it was very popular with the Queen Mother. She listened to it almost every day without getting bored.

The emperor also heard about this, so he spoke out before the troupe started singing.

As long as you can sing to the delight of the Queen Mother, you will be rewarded heavily.

The atmosphere at the banquet was immediately pushed to a climax.

But the prince stood up quietly and walked quickly outside the Chengfang Hall.

The guard behind him wanted to follow, but he raised his hand to stop him. They could only watch him leave the Chengfang Hall alone.

Qiao Wanshu glanced at "Nie Yuanyi" from time to time.

That woman was exactly the same as Fang Yan'er. Even though she was smiling extremely tenderly at her, the uncomfortable feeling in her heart was accumulating more and more.

[Laugh, laugh, laugh, why are you laughing? Smiling like a flower still makes people feel disgusting! 】

[It’s not good to look like anyone, but it looks like that Fang Yaner! It’s so unlucky! 】

Although Qiao Wanshu knew that there were indeed some unrelated people in the world who looked exactly the same, but that "Nie Yuanyi" made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

She was lost in thought when she suddenly heard a commotion outside the Chengfang Palace. Someone hurried in, his face covered with snot and tears, and he reported in panic: "It's not good, Your Majesty, the Queen, the Crown Prince... His Highness the Crown Prince... …died!”