When Nian Shilan heard Cao Qinmo asking for a meeting, her originally happy mood instantly dropped to the bottom. The aftermath of the backstabbing seemed to blow from the dream into reality, which made Nian Shilan realize that there was such a cunning and unwilling lurker around her.

"What are they doing here?" Nian Shilan did not ask anyone to call them in, but just asked them why they came.

Songzhi's distinctive voice came again: "They said they came to pay their respects to Her Majesty and to discuss the matter of Princess Wen Yi's first birthday banquet with Her Majesty."

Before arriving at the Old Summer Palace, the emperor ordered that Wen Yi's first birthday be celebrated there. This was also the first formal banquet held by the emperor after he ascended the throne, except for New Year's Eve, and he also specified that it should be a grand event.

Nian Shilan had heard a little about this matter, but she had not managed palace affairs for a long time. She would only talk about these things when Huang Guiquan tried to please her, and she knew nothing about the rest.

Thinking of Wen Yi, this little brat, Nian Shilan thought of Wen Yi who was tortured beyond recognition by her in her previous life. Good jade chooses trees to live in, and Wen Yi's name is good jade. It is a blessing or a disaster for him to cling to her.

Nian Shilan, who had no literary accomplishment, didn't realize that he had used the wrong word a long time ago. It was obvious that an acquaintance should choose the right tree to roost in.

Perhaps it was because she was going to be a mother, or perhaps she wanted to atone for herself in her dream, Nian Shilan's face looked better, and she asked, "Since it's for Wen Yi's first birthday party, then please invite them in." After Nian Shilan said that, she sat down next to Yu Ying'er, twirled the corner of the quilt for her, and turned on the fan.

Not long after, Fei Yunyan and Cao Qinmo walked in one after another.

"Your servant pays respects to Her Majesty Concubine Hua." The two seemed to be quite well behaved.

Nian Shilan waved her hand and said, "Get up, Yazhi, and ask someone to bring two stools."

After they sat down, Nian Shilan did not greet the two of them, but only pushed the warm water in her hand, which was the right temperature for Yu Ying'er, to Yu Ying'er: "You are not able to drink tea, this warm water is just right, drink more, I will ask Songzhi to make you your favorite snacks later."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yu Ying'er smiled happily, and looked at the two former favorites of Nian Shilan at the table with a provocative look, feeling extremely proud.

Fei Yunyan was provoked by this look and was furious. She said directly: "Roupin, what's wrong with that look of yours?!"

Cao Qinmo was speechless and subconsciously moved the bench to get away from Fei Yunyan who was courting death. Knowing that Concubine Hua cared about Yu Ying'er now, she still dared to yell at Yu Ying'er and challenged Concubine Hua's bottom line. To be honest, Cao Qinmo admired Fei Yunyan very much, but she was afraid of being implicated by Fei Yunyan.

As expected, when Concubine Hua saw Fei Yunyan's appearance, she slightly frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "Lipin, do you really think this is your Siyi Study? You don't know any rules at all!"

Fei Yunyan immediately looked hurt and confused.

"Empress!" Fei Yunyan almost screamed.

"Well, if it weren't for Wen Yi, I would not be happy to see you." One was as stupid as a pig, and the other was as meticulous as a hair, both made Nian Shilan extremely unhappy, and she even lost some patience. What's more, she had long given up competing for the throne, so naturally she was unwilling to go along with them.

Although she knew very well that she was the filthy one in the past, this did not affect her decision to turn back, put down her butcher knife, and become a Buddha right away.

Fei Yunyan was successfully sad. She felt that she was despised by Concubine Nian. Although Concubine Nian also despised her in the past, she had never said such words to her. She began to doubt her life.

When Cao Qinmo saw Nian Shilan mention Wen Yi's first birthday party, she asked cautiously, "Does the queen have any plans for Wen Yi's first birthday party?"

The reason for this question is that Zhen Huan is in favor now. Cao Qinmo believes that the jealous Nian Shilan will definitely take some action, but she cannot achieve results in small matters. The biggest thing now is Wen Yi's first birthday party. As her biological mother and Nian Shilan as her adoptive mother, they can always do something at the party.

Cao Qinmo also felt sorry for her daughter, but... living under someone else's roof and depending on him, this was all she could do.

Nian Shilan looked at Cao Qinmo, who was so cautious and depended on her for her life, and suddenly understood why she stabbed her in the back.

Thinking of this, Nian Shilan sighed and said, "Forget it. I will ask the emperor to give you a concubine position. As Wen Yi's birth mother, it's not good for you to always be a noble. As for Wen Yi, it's better for her to be raised by her birth mother."

Cao Qinmo couldn't help showing her joy after receiving such a surprise. She immediately knelt down to thank him and shouted, "Thank you, Madam."

"Well, get up. As Wen Yi's mother, you should at least consider her, right? You can't always rely on me to gain benefits. You have to win the emperor's favor so that the emperor will pay more attention to Wen Yi. How can the emperor like you if you always dress so old-fashioned?" This is all Nian Shilan can do to help Wen Yi. She just needs to stop there. What happens to Cao Qinmo in the future will have nothing to do with her. It is best not to have any contact with her.

Hearing that he was asked to compete for favor, Cao Qinmo was really shocked. The reason why he had been dressed maturely all these years was because he was afraid that Nian Shilan would think that she was competing for favor, suppress her, and take Wen Yi away. Now... Cao Qinmo was silent.

After Nian Shilan gave Cao Qinmo some advice, she turned her eyes to Fei Yunyan, who was pouting and unhappy with the dahlia on her head, and said unhappily, "And you! You are not an old concubine in her forties or fifties. Do you think it looks good with such a big dahlia on your head? Instead of being jealous and making no sense all day, you might as well spend some time to dress yourself up. No wonder the emperor stopped going to your palace after the newcomers came in. Lipin, Lipin, you were once the most beautiful woman in the entire palace, why did you become so depraved?"

"But the emperor said that dahlias are extremely beautiful when paired with me?" Fei Yunyan looked at Nian Shilan in confusion.

Yu Ying'er watched Nian Shilan scolding his subordinates, and then heard that the dahlia was only worn by Concubine Li because the emperor said he liked it, and she couldn't help but complain in her heart. This is like the pink and tender color of Concubine Qi. How old are you now? After watching the whole plot, Yu Ying'er felt that the emperor was a complete playboy and was rotten to the core.

Nian Shilan was also speechless because of Lipin, and her tone became worse and worse: "The emperor said that dahlias are bright and suitable for a delicate beauty like you, but he didn't ask you to wear them on your head. You said that making a few exquisite hairpins or raising a few unique potted plants would be better than wearing this big flower and embarrassing yourself."

Fei Yunyan was stunned by what was said and didn't know whether she heard it or not.

Yu Ying'er looked at Nian Shilan with curved eyebrows and admiration. She felt that Nian Shilan, who had awakened, was much more comfortable to watch than that arrogant concubine Ye Lan'yi.

At least Nian Shilan has family, and he has feelings for the people around him, but Ye Lanyi... just because of her arrogance of not having any members of the nine clans, she looks down on everyone except Prince Guo, and she bites anyone she catches. It's really hard to like her.

But that was also a disguised form of protecting one's own shortcomings, and Yu Ying'er couldn't say anything.

Besides... Ye Lanyi also had her own spring. It was that stinky emperor who deprived her of the right to pursue true love. If anyone is wrong, it is the emperor's fault.

Because of their inconsistent values, Yu Ying'er and Ye Lan'yi are destined not to be friends. At most, they can only be brothers in distress in the deep palace. As for whether Ye Lan'yi can enter the palace in the future when Concubine Hua is still around, that is another matter.

"Forget it, if you have nothing else to do, just go away. I'm tired too, and I don't have the time to give you any advice here." Nian Shilan looked at the two of them in deep thought, and simply sent them away so that she could chat with Yu Ying'er to pass the time. By the way, maybe she could learn about what happened after her death that she didn't know about.

Her intuition told her that Yu Ying'er should know. After all, she knew very well what would happen between her and the Nian family, so there was no guarantee that she would know what would happen in the future.

"I'll take my leave." The two were thinking about something, and when they saw that Nian Shilan had ordered them to leave, they simply took their leave one by one.

After sending the people away, Nian Shilan turned around, looked at Yu Ying'er with a smile, and said, "Good sister, I have something to ask you."

Yu Ying'er felt a little scared when Nian Shilan stared at her like that, and asked hurriedly, "Madam, please tell me."

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