The eldest sister was reborn and the younger sister traveled through time. I just want to survive.

Inside the house, everyone waited quietly for Yan Mujun to take Yan Muqing's pulse.

After a moment, Yan Muyun withdrew her hand and put Yan Muqing's hand back on the quilt.

"Don't worry, big sister! Being too sad will damage your body and make your family sad too."

Understanding what Yan Muyun meant, Yan Muxi patted his chest and said exaggeratedly: "Fortunately, fortunately, I was scared to death!"

Qian Manman glared at her daughter and wanted to scold her but felt it would be inappropriate.

Yan Muxi once again doubted whether her mother was her biological child. The direction of her elbow was not right.

Su's heart finally settled down, but when she saw her daughter who was so heartbroken, her original guilt became even worse.

As a mother, she was so irresponsible that she didn't realize how deeply her daughter loved her nephew.

If I had known this earlier, I would not have given hope and then extinguished it, doubling the torture of unrequited love.

There are differences between men and women. Father Yan asked anxiously from behind the screen, "What's wrong? Is Sister Qing all right?"

"Master, don't worry. Sister Qing is fine! Let's all go back and let her have a good rest." Not wanting her daughter to be disturbed, Su asked them to leave.

When only the mother and daughter were left in the room, Su stroked Yan Muqing's back and advised, "It's come to this, there's no point in being sad. Qingjie, listen to your mother's advice, don't be so serious and make things difficult for yourself, think more positively and look forward! Chang'er is a kind and loving child, he certainly doesn't want to see you like this for him..."

A steady stream of warmth flowed down her back, and Yan Muqing's emotions slowly calmed down. She choked up and looked at Su.

"My daughter, can I still marry Cousin Chang? My daughter doesn't mind that he has ruined her appearance, and she is not afraid of being unlucky. My daughter wants to marry him!"

Su sighed deeply, "Alas~ Don't be too obsessed with impossible people and things. Only by moving forward can you live comfortably!"

Yan Muqing turned around and held her hand tightly, "Mother, can you think of another way? Please, my daughter wants to marry cousin Chang, and I can't abandon him, I can't..."

Su was almost burned by the gleam of hope in her daughter's eyes, but she couldn't do what her daughter asked, let alone do it.

Silence is the most powerful answer. The light in Yan Muqing's eyes went out, and she let go of Su's hand, "Mother, please go out! I want to be alone for a while."

Seeing Su's worried look, she smiled bitterly, "Oh! Don't worry, mother. My daughter won't commit suicide."

Now that her cousin has been pushed into this thorny situation, how can she have the right to just walk away?

A Niang and the Su family are still waiting for her to save them, how can she just give up?

But she didn't know what to do next, what could she do?

She originally thought that her intervention changed the original course of events, but things went back to the way they were and her cousin still couldn't escape the fate of being disfigured.

Tomorrow is the New Year’s Eve palace banquet. Can she escape the fate of entering the East Palace?

……

In previous years, only officials of the third rank and above and meritorious officials with titles were allowed to bring their wives into the palace for the New Year’s Eve banquet.

This year, the emperor issued an edict early, requiring officials of the third rank and above to bring their daughters who have reached the age of marriage to the palace for the banquet.

Although the imperial edict did not clearly state the reason, anyone with a reasonable degree of intelligence could guess the reason. The palace was probably going to select concubines for several adult princes.

Put a daughter out to bet, if the bet is right, you will be extremely rich, if the bet is wrong, you will be sacrificed. The palace selection is a sure-win business for all ducal families.

Long before the decree was issued, many dukes' families who had heard the news had registered their concubine's daughters with good looks under the name of their legal mothers.

The fictitious status is not enough to be the main wife, but the status of concubine and maid can be achieved. As long as the daughter in the family can catch the eyes of the princes, the concubine can also bring infinite glory to the family.

According to the order, all three daughters of the Yan family had to go to the palace for the banquet. However, Yan Muqing was bedridden due to illness, so her absence was inevitable.

For fear of causing unnecessary trouble, Yan Muxi and Yan Muyun, who have already reached marriage age, have no choice but to go to the palace.

Beppu made a big effort to prepare jewelry and clothes for his daughter two months in advance, but the Yan family did not make any move.

Yan Muqing, who has the greatest hope of being selected, is sick, Yan Muxi is mediocre, and Yan Muyun is not of high enough status.

The two women of marriageable age are just obvious foils, so there is no need to make a big fuss.

Su was distracted by Yan Muqing's illness and did not realize something was wrong with her two daughters until she got on the carriage to the palace.

Yan Muxi wore a scarlet coat with dark patterns, a grass green skirt, and an indigo-colored cape with gray fur edges today. Her high bun was still covered with pearls and jade. At first glance, she looked a bit older than her mother Qian Manman who was standing next to her.

Yan Mujun wore a lavender cape and a beige skirt. There was only a silk flower pinned to her lily bun. There was a faint dark blue under her eyes. She looked like she was going to a funeral with her bare face.

The two sisters' outfits look okay when viewed individually, but when put together they are particularly eye-catching and it is hard not to attract attention.

Su pinched her brows tiredly and told Mother Qu beside her, "Help the third young lady put on makeup."

Yan Muyun quickly waved her hand to refuse, "Don't bother mom, I've put on makeup!"

Thinking of her care for her daughter, Su patiently reminded her, "Wearing plain makeup is disrespectful to the superiors, and you have to use the right method to hide your shortcomings."

Hearing this, Yan Muxi, who was watching the fun, withdrew his gaze guiltily, feeling a little nervous.

She secretly thought that she was still not calm enough. Su was talking about the third brother, not her. Why should she be panicked?

Mother Qu was an old lady who served the Su family. She was very skilled in applying makeup and she had beautified Yan Muyun's face in less than half a cup of tea.

At first glance, her makeup looks delicate, but the color after makeup is not as good as her haggard appearance before makeup, which perfectly weakens Yan Muyun's stunning beauty. She is neither too beautiful nor ugly, and fits perfectly among the group of noble ladies with mixed colors.

Just before noon, the open spaces on both sides of the palace gate were already filled with carriages from various governments.

The Yan Mansion's carriage stopped in front of the palace gate on the left. After getting off the car, the palace servant in charge of reception led the way.

After entering the palace gate, the palace maid who led the way handed the female relatives over to the palace maids in the inner courtyard, who then led the female relatives to Changchun Palace where the queen lived.

No one was allowed to bring servants to serve them when entering the inner courtyard of the imperial palace, and they were not allowed to ride in sedan chairs. After walking for half an hour, many young ladies were so tired that their legs became weak.

Yan Muxi was young and in good health, so he didn't feel tired after walking a few steps. The one who was tired was his dear mother who was pressing down on half of his body.

Qian Manman grew up in luxury and had never suffered any hardship in her thirty years except for childbirth. If it weren't for the honor of being the legitimate wife, she would rather die than enter the palace to suffer.

Carrying hundreds of kilograms of weight, when Yan Muxi arrived at Changchun Palace, his inner clothes were almost soaked with sweat.

At this time, many ladies and young ladies were waiting in the flower hall. Seeing the women of the Su family, Mrs. Su led everyone and walked straight over.

Because of Su Huachang's incident, Old Madam Su also fell ill. Today, only Xue and her sisters-in-law brought several daughters of marriageable age into the palace.