When I opened my eyes, Zhen Huan knelt in front of me and had a miscarriage

They never met again after that, and fate played a trick on them until one day her father came to her and told her that he hoped she could enter the palace.

And the portrait has been selected.

Only then did she realize that she would have to enter the palace to become the concubine of the old man who could be her father.

She is the daughter of the governor, the most favored youngest daughter in the governor's family, and the apple of her mother's eye.

Naturally, thousands and millions of them were unwilling to do so.

But her father said that the imperial concubine in the palace had chosen her, so she had to go even if it meant death.

It's not like she hadn't threatened her father before, even threatening to commit suicide.

"Is father going to abandon his daughter to a dangerous place like he did when she was a child? Father has already abandoned his daughter once, is he going to abandon her a second time?"

Her father's eyes turned red, but he could only say cruelly, "Even if you die, your body must be sent to the palace!"

Then he rolled up his sleeves and left.

She cried and was in pain, but her brother told her that her father had stood in her yard all night.

She knew that her words deeply hurt her father's heart.

How could she not know this when she was in the deep palace, beside the Queen Mother?

The parents and brothers who were away only regretted that they could not be slaves and servants of the emperor, obeying his orders and fearing that something bad might happen to their precious daughter in the palace.

This royal family, this deep palace, has never been decided by anyone.

Because she is the daughter of the governor and the only legitimate daughter in the family, she must go to the palace even if her mother's eyes are swollen from crying.

But she was unwilling...

"What are you looking at, young lady?" The little maid who followed Yan Ruofan was not tall, but she was very smart.

Its name is Yaocao.

Yaocao was curious when she saw her young mistress looking around with her big, watery eyes.

Yan Ruofan came back to his senses and realized that he was being rude. "No, nothing."

"My lady, we have arrived at Shoukang Palace."

"Well, let's go in."

Although the Queen Mother was in poor health, she was willing to see people, especially when she saw Yan Ruofan, she immediately recalled her youth.

When people get older and are plagued by illnesses, they have no energy to do other things and start to think back to their youth.

As he thought of these, he looked at Yan Ruofan with a little more love.

It always seems like I'm seeing myself when I was younger.

"Be good, come to me."

As soon as Yan Ruofan finished her greetings, the empress dowager called her to her side and looked at her carefully.

"Good, good boy, Zhuxi, look at him, he hasn't changed since he was a child." The empress dowager sighed, her loving eyes full of nostalgia.

Yan Ruofan smiled sweetly, "The Queen Mother and I are the same as the Queen Mother I met when I was a child. She hasn't changed."

The Queen Mother laughed loudly, "Girl, you just ate some honey secretly, why are you so sweet-mouthed?"

Several people were laughing together. Yan Ruofan remembered something and deliberately changed the topic.

"I still remember that when I was little, I loved to go to the small kitchen in the Queen Mother's Palace and steal cakes. When the maids found that the cakes were missing or short, I was the first one to be suspected."

Thinking of her childhood, the Queen Mother said, "It was not stealing at all. You little brat, you thought you had hidden it from everyone, but in fact the maids were just pampering you and coaxing you."

Yan Ruofan was surprised, "So you were just trying to coax me. I still remember that I often shirked responsibility and let the innocent Fourth Prince take the blame for me."

"Xiao Si is an honest person. She lost her mother when she was young. How could she dare to argue? And you can only bully her." The Queen Mother tapped her smooth forehead.

Yan Ruofan laughed, "Speaking of which, I haven't heard from the Fourth Prince for a long time. I wonder if he is doing well now and is he still in the Old Summer Palace?"

Zhu Xi replied, "My lady, the Fourth Prince has been taken back to the palace a long time ago, and is now being raised as an adopted son by Concubine Hua of the Yikun Palace."

Yan Ruofan frowned, "Madam Hua Guifei? But Madam Hua Guifei is older than the Fourth Prince..."

Seeing that she was about to say something wrong, Zhuxi immediately stopped her, "Age is not important, blessings are important, my lady, don't you agree?"

Yan Ruofan's face was embarrassed. He had subconsciously said the wrong thing and was so scared that cold sweat broke out on his back.

I was so nervous and careless that I almost forgot that this was not at home, but in the palace.

"Yes, yes, aunt, look at me, I am really confused."

……

Yikun Palace.

Fu Dong brought over some cakes and said, "Your Majesty, these are freshly made cakes from the kitchen. Would you like to try them and see if they suit your taste?"

Nian Shilan snorted lazily and asked Fudong to bring it over, but she was not ready to eat yet.

The young eunuch came to report that Concubine Chen had come to pay her respects.

“Forget it, forget it,” Nian Shilan wiped the cake crumbs off her hands.

"Let people come in."

Soon, Concubine Chen and her maid Qingzhu came in together and bowed before her.

Nian Shilan didn't listen carefully, but what she was thinking was, this girl is quite tall.

It was only when Songzhi poked her secretly that she finally reacted.

Look at Tong Jiarubi who has been kneeling on the ground.

"Get up."

"Yes."

"Songzhi, please take a seat and serve tea."

"Thank you, ma'am."

Nian Shilan narrowed her eyes. She was not used to beating around the bush, so she spoke directly.

"Today, the Empress appreciates you so much, and the Emperor has bestowed you with such an honorable title. You are valued by both the Emperor and the Empress. You must be very capable."

Faced with the sudden tit-for-tat, Tong Jiarubi managed to maintain her composure.

Stay calm.

"I am valued by the Emperor and Empress, and I have to thank the Imperial Concubine for that."

Nian Shilan chuckled and leaned forward slightly, "Thank you, great. Please tell me. If I know you are framing me, you better be careful with your mouth."

Qingzhu's face immediately turned pale. He looked at his mistress cautiously and prayed in his heart.

My lady, this imperial concubine doesn't seem to be easy to get along with, you must talk to her nicely.

We must not fail as soon as we enter the palace.

Tong Jia Rubi straightened her back and said calmly, "The Emperor does not want to hold a general election, thinking it is too extravagant and wasteful. The Empress is busy with the affairs of the six palaces. If it were not for the Imperial Concubine's proposal to select a beautiful woman to enter the palace, no matter how capable I am, without the Empress's action, how could I have made a name for myself?"

"You are very eloquent," Nian Shilan sneered, "but the person I like is not you. You were chosen by the Queen, so how can it be attributed to me?"

Qingzhu's heart skipped a beat and his face turned even paler.

Songzhi and Fudong were also puzzled. They looked at each other, feeling the dead silence, and had no idea what their queen was going to do.

"If the Imperial Concubine did not like me, why would she let me live in the Yikun Palace? It's because the Imperial Concubine is kind and appreciates me and is willing to promote me. Otherwise, even if I got a good title, it would be in vain if I didn't have the opportunity to meet the Emperor."

After Tong Jiarubi finished speaking, Qingzhu's heart rose to his throat, waiting for the superior to speak again.