Chapter 431: The show is about to start

"Perhaps you are feeling uneasy, so you came to my palace first."

Seeing her like this, Concubine Lan patted her again and said, "You seem to be alienated from me now."

There was still anger in his eyes.

"No, no," Song Qingyan explained hurriedly, "I just feel that my sister is in charge of the harem now, I..."

Seeing that she was really panicking, Concubine Lan hurriedly grabbed her hand and said, "I personally think that we are friends, so you can't be estranged from me."

"If you are alienated from me, then I will ask His Majesty to appoint another queen."

Song Qingyan finally laughed out loud, but then realized that they were close to the Rongle Palace, so she quickly stopped talking: "It's just that Xingyun is old now, it's time for him to go to school."

"In fact, it was us who neglected it. Xingyun is already nine years old now, and we have been delayed for three years."

Concubine Lan also nodded hurriedly: "Now that Concubine Lin has found you, it is natural to make arrangements as soon as possible."

Song Qingyan nodded quickly: "That's what I meant."

The two reached a consensus on the matter and went to Rongle Palace chatting and laughing.

As soon as they entered Rongle Palace, the Queen Mother had already taken her seat, waiting for them to arrive. She said with a smile, "It's great that you two have come together."

"Hurry up and sit down."

The two of them smiled and greeted each other. Song Qingyan then spoke, "It seems that the Queen Mother is in much better shape than in the past two days."

The Queen Mother nodded: "The dead cannot be resurrected, so we still have to live a good life."

"The Queen Mother is right." The two people spoke at the same time.

Lu Xingwan had already come to the Queen Mother's side a long time ago. The Queen Mother had naturally prepared her favorite snacks for her and was just waiting for this little girl to come.

"Wanwan is a foodie."

After saying this, the Queen Mother turned to look at the two people in front of her and said solemnly: "You have also heard about Concubine Yao's affairs."

The two nodded.

"I was thinking of asking you to come tomorrow, but now I want to settle this matter as soon as possible, so I called you here at night."

"When the Empress was still alive, I mentioned this to her. There are too few concubines in the harem now. And now that Concubine Yue is pregnant, there are not many who can serve the Emperor."

"I can't always count on you."

[Mother is unwilling to serve Father, so please find someone else! ]

[There is also a noble lady named Ru, let her sleep with you more often, and don't let go of Concubine Lin. ]

[Forget about my mother, she still has to accompany Wanwan! ]

Lu Xingwan was extremely opposed to Song Qingyan sleeping with him.

Song Qingyan said, "The Queen Mother means to select beauties."

The Queen Mother nodded heavily and said, "Qingyan is a smart girl, but Your Majesty is now old and is not willing to hold a grand selection anymore."

"I mentioned this to him today, but he seemed reluctant."

"The Empress Dowager is right. There are too few people serving Your Majesty in the palace now." Concubine Lan quickly took over the conversation and continued.

From the bottom of her heart, Concubine Lan felt that someone of her age was too old and not suitable to serve His Majesty anymore.

"Since Your Majesty is unwilling to hold a grand selection, then I will notify the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ask them to select some suitable girls from official families and send them to you. After I have selected them, the Empress Dowager will decide on the one, okay?"

Seeing that Concubine Lan was so sensible, the Queen Mother was naturally very happy.

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "You are all sensible. With Concubine Lan in charge of the harem and Qingyan assisting you, I couldn't be more relieved."

Having said this, the Queen Mother suddenly sighed.

This caused Lu Xingwan, who was eating nearby, to turn around and look over.

[Why is the Empress Dowager so moody now? She was so happy just now, but now she is sighing suddenly.]

[Are you thinking about the Queen again? ]

[Isn’t this force a bit strong? ]

Thinking of this, Lu Xingwan put the cake in his hand on the small table, wiped his hands on his clothes, and then paused.

[I swear, this action just now was really unintentional. ]

[I really didn’t think about rubbing it on my clothes.]

[It seems that children are really a bit... a bit dirty. ]

[No wonder I didn’t like children before.]

Thinking about this, Lu Xingwan had already moved to the side of the Queen Mother and rubbed his hands on her body again.

Because of what Lu Xingwan said just now, Song Qingyan's eyes were fixed on Lu Xingwan's hands, and she saw with her own eyes that she wiped the residue on her hands onto the Queen Mother's clothes.

She is not a germaphobe. After all, as someone who used to fight on the battlefield, if she cared about these things, she would have starved to death long ago.

But too late...

Song Qingyan couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand, but the empress dowager didn't mind at all. She picked Lu Xingwan up and even wiped her hands with her own handkerchief.

Then he continued to speak: "Now that the Queen has encountered such an incident, the ministers of the previous dynasty will not mention the matter of establishing a Queen for a while."

"Both your Majesty and you can live in peace."

It was not appropriate for Song Qingyan and Concubine Lan to interrupt on the matter of enthroning the queen, so they just nodded and did not say anything else.

The selection had already been arranged, and the Queen Mother heaved a sigh of relief. She stood up with the help of the nanny beside her and said, "I have already told you all, and I will not keep you any longer."

After hearing what the Queen Mother said, the two of them hurriedly stood up and bowed to her.

"It's hard work for you to make this trip so late at night."

"Princess Lan, please pay more attention to the selection of beauties. If there is anything you need, please discuss it with Qingyan. If you really can't make up your mind, you can ask me."

The Queen Mother gave a few more instructions before ordering them to be escorted out of the palace.

After leaving Rongle Palace, Song Qingyan finally remembered what she wanted to report to the Queen Mother and sighed, "My brain."

Concubine Lan naturally wanted to ask further questions.

Song Qingyan turned to look at Concubine Lan: "The Crown Prince's wedding is coming soon. I was thinking of going back to the Dingguo Marquis' Mansion to ask my mother and sisters-in-law if there is anything I need to prepare."

"His Majesty has agreed. I wanted to tell the Queen Mother about it, but I forgot."

Concubine Lan nodded: "We should ask the old marquis and his wife what they think. They were worried about Xing Ruo's marriage before."

Lu Xingwan, who was in Jin Xin's arms, suddenly shuddered.

[Why does the palace look so eerie at night?]

[Didn’t the storybooks say that there was a lot of resentment in the palace?]

[Pooh, pooh, pooh, I am from Xuantian Sect, how can I be afraid of ghosts and gods! ]

[Now I am a person with spiritual powers, how can I be afraid of these things? 】

Unfortunately, it was not as Lu Xingwan had expected. The journey was not completely peaceful.

The group returned to Qingyun Palace safely.

Seeing her own queen coming back, Jinyu hurried over and asked, "The queen is back?"

There was a gleam of anticipation in his eyes.