Could it be that she has some thoughts because of her ugly face?
But she knew that her gaze was not very friendly.
An Qingran couldn't help but feel alert. In her previous life, she really had no impression of this woman.
In this life, she has to get to know her again.
However, she had to admit that Murong Lanxin was really beautiful, with very good skin, except that her eyebrows were a little thick. She looked very powerful, a woman with a bit of heroic spirit.
Dongfang Jin was beside her and didn't notice her changes at all. He just introduced the people of the royal family to her. His voice was very low, just ringing in her ears. The actions of the two people seemed a little too intimate to other people. Empress Dowager Murong glanced at them and left without stopping. Then she had a faint smile on her face, just like a kind old lady.
An Qingran felt very uncomfortable at the banquet. She always felt that people's eyes would be cast on her intentionally or unintentionally. Fortunately, she was not the protagonist of this banquet, otherwise she would not be able to bear it.
During the banquet, everyone took turns to toast. Of course, the Queen Mother didn't need to drink. She just took a sip symbolically and then handed it to Lan Xin, who then poured some more. Everyone was respectful to each other, and of course the banquet was very tense.
Fortunately, the party soon dispersed. On the way back to the mansion, An Qingran didn't say a word. Dongfang Jin gently held her hand and said, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy to see the Empress Dowager?"
"Of course not, but does Princess Lanxin have to live in the palace forever? Is she betrothed to someone?" An Qingran asked sensitively.
"Why do you ask that?"
"Just chatting."
"She is not betrothed yet. The Queen Mother cannot do without her now. She is her right-hand man."
"Then she has to get married eventually?"
"Of course, there is no reason to stay in the palace forever." Dongfang Jin said with a smile, "You don't want to propose marriage to her, do you?"
"I don't want to. By the way, the palace is still decocting medicine. Let's go back quickly." An Qingran didn't want to continue discussing this topic.
"I don't want to drink the medicine, it's too bitter..." Dongfang Jin started to act coquettishly and make trouble.
"It's not bitter. I added rock sugar to it." An Qingran stared at him seriously.
Finally, Dongfang Jin asked again: "Can you feed me?"
An Qingran didn't answer and just walked forward with her lips pursed. Dongfang Jin took two quick steps from behind and held her hand again, with a smile in his eyes, and a happy light flashing in his eyes...
The first ray of morning light shone into the room. An Qingran opened her eyes. The arm around her waist made it difficult for her to breathe. As soon as she moved, the arm tightened and held her back in his arms. An Qingran looked at Dongfang Jin's closed eyes, not knowing whether he was pretending to be asleep. She wanted to get up, but looking at his long eyelashes, she became interested and counted them one by one. It was the first time she saw such long eyelashes, even comparable to An Mingchen's, and still curled. She blew gently, and her eyelashes flickered like butterfly wings, once, and then twice. She opened her eyes, and the pool of autumn water reflected An Qingran's playfulness.
Dongfang Jin smiled and held her in his arms, buried his head in her shoulder, and murmured, "Let me sleep a little longer..."
An Qingran then steadied herself and dared not move. She gently patted his back, like coaxing a baby. Dongfang Jin burst into laughter, raised her head from her arms, and gently kissed her hair: "Okay, let's not sleep anymore, let's get up...but have you decided what to do today?"
"Anyway, we can't leave the palace because of those things... By the way, in addition to paying my respects to the Queen Mother, I also want to go to Ci'an Palace to pay my respects to the Royal Grandmother." An Qingran vaguely felt that something would happen when Empress Dowager Murong returned to the palace.
She felt that she had a bad premonition.
Dongfang Jin didn't think anything of it, he just smiled and said, "If you go to see the Empress Dowager, I won't accompany you..."
An Qingran nodded.
The fact that the two of them are inseparable has caused people to talk about them.
Ci'an Palace.
When An Qingran arrived, Concubine Ru and Concubine Yu were already there. She stepped forward to pay her respects first to the empress dowager, and then to the two concubines.
The Queen Mother seemed to be in a good mood today. She smiled and said, "Jin'er is married now. Time flies. When you entered the palace, Jin'er was still a child..."
She was speaking to the two concubines.
The two concubines Ruyu apologized with a smile: "Yes, the teachings of mother at that time are still in my mind."
"Well, it's not really teaching. I just saw that you were young and didn't understand some things, so I just reminded you so that His Majesty wouldn't worry. I've been in the palace for so many years, and I hate those conspiracies and calculations the most, so I remind everyone I see. You don't want these things in this harem."
"Yes, mother is a very compassionate person and cannot bear to see this." Concubine Yan said.
At this moment, the Queen Mother seemed to remember: "Come here, why don't you give the Crown Princess a seat? I am old, are you old too?"
Princess Lan Xin immediately gave a look, and the little palace maid beside her hurriedly brought an embroidered cushion. An Qingran thanked her and sat on the cushion. The Queen had to pay her respects every day, but the Queen Mother had ordered that she loved quietness and did not need to pay her respects every day. However, An Qingran knew that she had just entered the palace and could not make a mistake. People would not blame her if she was more polite, although she did not want to appear in front of the Queen Mother all the time.
Fortunately, they got along well in the previous life and there was no problem. Therefore, in this life, although she was cautious, she also followed the normal rules.
The Queen Mother looked at An Qingran who was sitting down and said, "I heard that you saved the Queen's life?"
An Qingran felt overwhelmed when she mentioned this, but she still smiled and said, "This... If I hadn't come to the palace, the imperial physicians in the palace would have come up with a solution. I only learned some minor details, but I just happened to be able to help a little."
"I like kids like you, capable and humble."
An Qingran smiled and said, "Thank you, Grandmother, for the compliment."
"Someone, serve tea to the Crown Princess." The Queen Mother said with a smile.
Lan Xin was standing beside the empress dowager, her beautiful eyes staring at An Qingran intentionally or unintentionally. She was also staring at An Qingran when she was drinking tea. An Qingran felt as if needles were pricking her back and was very uncomfortable.
No matter why she looked at herself like that, it was definitely not because she liked her.
An Qingran felt that her intuition was very accurate.
After leaving Ci'an Palace, An Qingran came to Feng Palace.
Queen Yun was leaning on the bedside. When she saw her coming, she smiled weakly, "How was it? What did you talk to your grandmother?"
"My Queen Mother, it's just a family matter. The Empress Dowager only asked me to have some tea. Soon Concubine Shu brought Prince Kang to pay their respects, and then my daughter-in-law returned." An Qingran sat at the head of the bed, his hand casually resting on her wrist, but his brows unconsciously furrowed. The Queen's pulse was becoming increasingly unstable. She was probably at the end of her strength and would not last long.
Thinking of this, a sad expression appeared on her face.
"Child, don't be sad, didn't we agree on this? Half a year is half a year. The life span I borrowed from God is coming to an end. I have to pay it back. Besides, I have done a lot in the past six months and fulfilled my wishes. Now I am only worried about you and Jin'er. If you are well, I will be able to close my eyes even if I am gone..." Queen Yun smiled lovingly.
An Qingran couldn't laugh, she just grinned. Her sadness was seen by Queen Yun, and she was moved: "Qingran, your mother has let it go, you should also let it go, but after your grandmother returns to the palace, there are some things you need to pay attention to..."
Having said this, Queen Yun stopped, she didn't want to say more.
An Qingran understood, so she changed the subject: "Mother, you are feeling unwell somewhere right now, let me give you acupuncture..."
The queen nodded: "I don't dare to move my lower back right now, but in front of the emperor, I have to endure it. If you can relieve the symptoms, that would be great..."
An Qingran then gave her acupuncture.
Both of them acted very carefully and sent all the palace maids away. An Qingran gave her acupuncture. Although Queen Yun was in pain, her expression was still calm. It was just that she looked too pale, which made An Qingran feel sour and painful in her heart.
Finally returning to the East Palace, she sat on the bed and pounded her legs. She was exhausted after a day's work. Giving acupuncture to Queen Yun was very tiring. She racked her brains to find the right remedy in her cousin's medical book, but most of them were only for pain relief. She really had no power to save the situation. Thinking of this, she couldn't help feeling depressed.
Just as she was thinking, Dongfang Jin came back. He came closer with a small object in his hand. Instead of giving it to her, he stared into her eyes and asked, "What's wrong? Did someone bully you?"
An Qingran laughed hurriedly: "Am I born to look like someone who is being bullied?"
"Then you missed me?" Dongfang Jin pulled up a wicked smile, walked forward, kissed her quickly, and then jumped away.
Honeysuckle saw this from behind, held back her laughter, and gave the palace maids a look, and everyone retreated.
Dongfang Jin saw that An Qingran was not as lively as usual, so he sat down next to her and said gently, "Look what I bought for you?"
Seeing that thing, An Qingran burst out laughing: "Are you giving this to me? Is it for An Mingchen?"
Dongfang Jin smiled: "I will give it to that little guy when he can call me brother-in-law."
An Qingran took the rattle, shook it twice, and smiled: "Mingchen lost interest in this when he was three months old. If you want to please him, think of other ways."
Dongfang Jin was not in a hurry, he just smiled ambiguously: "Then let's keep it, it can always be used."
An Qingran immediately understood what he meant, and her face became a little hot: "Didn't we agree on this?"
"Yeah, you're not planning to never sleep with me in this life, are you?" It was difficult for Dongfang Jin to ask such a silly question.
An Qingran's sadness was forgotten by his interruption. She stood up with a smile and said, "We have been married for less than a month. Are you regretting marrying me?"
"How could that be? By the way, what do you talk to mother every day? Have you ever told her about me?" Dongfang Jin approached her and put his arms around her waist with a mischievous look on his face.
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