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As soon as he finished speaking, a slender figure came out from outside.

She was wearing a smoky blue brocade dress with wide sleeves and a golden-winged hairpin with two phoenixes holding pearls on her head. The hairpin swayed slightly as she walked, and golden light flowed.

The beauty had exquisite makeup on and a peony flower was painted on her forehead. She looked around gracefully and had already arrived in front of Shen Qinglan and the Queen.

Shen Qinglan quickly stood up and bowed to the visitor, saying:

"Jia Shun has met Concubine Yan."

Concubine Yan glanced at Shen Qinglan, smiled sweetly, raised her hand and said:

"Get up."

Concubine Yan's voice was gentle and she spoke slowly. Then she looked at the queen and said with a smile:

"The Queen is here so early in the morning to see her off? It seems like she really dotes on Princess Jiashun."

Concubine Yan had no intention of bowing to the Queen, but the Queen was used to it.

Concubine Yan, relying on her favor, has never taken anyone seriously.

Even though he didn't salute the Queen, the head of the harem, it was not just this time and it was nothing strange.

Besides, the Queen always maintained the generosity of a queen when facing Concubine Yan, so when the Queen listened to Concubine Yan's words, she just smiled gently and said:

"Princess Jiashun's mother has passed away. As the head of the harem and the mother of the world, I should love her more."

Concubine Yan sneered, looked the queen up and down, and said:

"If the Queen really thinks she is the mother of the world, why would she push my Thirteenth Prince to entertain the envoys?"

The Queen heard this and asked in surprise, "Why did Concubine Yan say this? When did I do this? The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. How could I break the law knowingly?"

When Concubine Yan saw the Queen's innocent face, she was furious.

Everyone knows that entertaining envoys from four countries is definitely a thankless job.

The four countries have not yet submitted to Dayong. If they come to Dayong, there will definitely be chaos. They are definitely not easy to deal with.

But during the morning court session today, the Queen's people were in the court and nominated the Thirteenth Prince to take on this responsibility. Isn't this deliberately pushing the Thirteenth Prince into the fire pit?

The reason was also very plausible. It was said that although the Thirteenth Prince was young, he was still a prince and should experience some skills to share the worries of the Emperor.

Besides, even if something went wrong, the delegation could not blame an eight or nine-year-old prince. The emperor thought it made sense, so he asked the Ministry of Rites and Prince Zhan to help the Thirteenth Prince welcome the envoys.

"What the Queen said sounds nice, but I don't believe it." Concubine Yan looked at the Queen coldly.

The Queen glanced at Imperial Concubine Yan, and her eyes grew a little colder. She was still dissatisfied with Imperial Concubine Yan's repeated offenses.

Just when the Queen was about to say something, Shen Qinglan spoke at the right time:

"Why is the Imperial Concubine so angry? The ministers in the court can recommend the Thirteenth Prince because they think that although the Thirteenth Prince is young, he can take charge of things on his own. This is a good thing."

"It is the Thirteenth Prince's blessing to be able to help His Majesty solve his problems. Even if it was not done by the Queen, it shows that the Queen values ​​the Thirteenth Prince."

Concubine Yan listened to Shen Qinglan speaking for the Queen, squinted her eyes and looked at Shen Qinglan, then looked back and forth between Shen Qinglan and the Queen, sneering:

"I would like to ask you why the Queen is acting so boldly now. It turns out that she has such a close relationship with Prince Zhan's Mansion. Humph!"

Concubine Yan did not stay any longer. She just left with a cold face and waved her sleeves. It was obvious that she seemed to hate Shen Qinglan as well.

The Queen watched Concubine Yan leave, sighed helplessly, shook her head, looked at Shen Qinglan and said:

"I blame myself for getting you into trouble."

Shen Qinglan smiled, shook his head and said, "Jiashun is just telling the truth."

The queen looked at Shen Qinglan deeply, smiled, and did not say whether she believed it or not. She just glanced at the sky and found an excuse to leave.

Not long after the Queen left, Concubine Yan came back through the back door.

"What exactly do you guys in Prince Zhan's Mansion want to do? Are you trying to play a trick on me?"

After Concubine Yan came back, she sat next to Shen Qinglan, looked at Shen Qinglan and asked with a frown.

The reason why she cooperated with Prince Zhan's Mansion was to have a chance to compete.

But if the Thirteenth Prince was killed before the fight even started, it would be a loss.

Shen Qinglan gently smeared lip balm on her lips, looked at her lips as red as roses, curved her eyebrows, turned her head and looked at Concubine Yan and said seriously:

"Your Highness, this mission is indeed dangerous, but it also comes with great opportunities."

"Opportunity?" Concubine Yan pondered and looked at Shen Qinglan.

This was the first time Concubine Yan and Shen Qinglan sat together and talked.

In the past, messages were either passed on through Huo Zhanting’s mouth or communicated through letters.

Even on her first day in the palace, Concubine Yan's so-called being possessed by an evil spirit was just a message spread by Yan Ji.

Concubine Yan was a little anxious at first, but when she saw Shen Qinglan's calmness and lack of worry, she suddenly calmed down a little.

Shen Qinglan saw that Concubine Yan's expression had eased, and then he spoke:

"My Lady, what I just said was not just to trick you. If you want to seize the throne, you can't just hide behind the scenes. If you want to seize the throne, the first thing you need to do is to let people see you."

"Have you ever thought about why, Concubine Yan, you are a noble concubine, but no one has thought of nominating the thirteenth prince?"

When Concubine Yan heard this, a trace of loneliness and helplessness flashed in her eyes. She sighed and nodded:

"It was my humble origins that harmed Zhiheng."

"wrong."

Shen Qinglan's words made Concubine Yan raise her head involuntarily and look at Shen Qinglan in surprise.

Is not it?

Shen Qinglan smiled faintly, grabbed a hairpin and held it in her hand, then clenched her other hand into a fist and placed it in front of Concubine Yan.

Concubine Yan didn't understand what Shen Qinglan meant, but Shen Qinglan asked:

"My Lady, guess which of these two things in my hands is more precious?"

Concubine Yan looked at the hairpin made of fine sapphire held in Shen Qinglan's left hand, then looked at Shen Qinglan's right hand which was tightly clenched with no visible content, and frowned and said:

"I don't know what's in your right hand, how can I compare?"

Shen Qinglan smiled and spread out her clenched right hand, revealing a luminous pearl about the size of a longan. Its value was obviously higher than that of the agate hairpin.

Concubine Yan's mind flashed with lightning, and she seemed to understand something in an instant.

Shen Qinglan saw that Concubine Yan's eyes showed some realization, so she smiled and said:

"I think Imperial Concubine Yan has figured it out. No matter how good something is, if you don't put it in front of others for comparison, who would know what good thing you have hidden? Just like the Thirteenth Prince."

"What really made the ministers of the previous dynasty or His Majesty put the Thirteenth Prince in the position of a possible choice for the crown prince was not the background of the Imperial Concubine, but that everyone did not see the Thirteenth Prince."

"Everyone thinks that adult princes have the best chance, but throughout history, it is not uncommon for emperors to ascend the throne at a young age."

Therefore, if one wants to compete for that position, the first step is to make the Thirteenth Prince an option for everyone!

Seeing is the most important thing.