Speaking of King An, Shen Shensi continued to gossip with Xu Anan in a low voice: "Wang An is so good-looking that he can compete with the emperor, but unlike the emperor's cold temperament, His Highness An Wang smiles very evilly and is very seductive at heart. .”

Xu Anan was silent for a moment and then glanced at her: "Observe so carefully?"

When Shen Shensi was asked, she couldn't help but glared at Xu An'an: "Being so good-looking is for admiration. As far as I know, more than half of the women in the capital have a crush on him. Unfortunately, he is already engaged. How many women are there?" Fang’s heart is broken.”

Shen Shensi's tone was thoughtful, with a hint of pity. Xu Anan smiled and passed it by. Shen Shensi was still chattering: "If it weren't for Lin Xueluo's poor health, he would have been married by now, but he is quite professional. It's so affectionate that he has only been guarding his cousin for so many years."

Lin Xueluo and Xu Anan knew that she was the niece of Concubine Lin. During the late emperor's generation, the entire Lin family was exterminated because they were falsely accused of collaborating with the enemy. The newly born Lin Xueluo was hidden by Concubine Lin. Escaped.

At that time, Concubine Lin was on the verge of giving birth and was deposed by the late emperor and locked up in a cold palace. She gave birth to her son Cheng Si alone and carefully raised him in the cold palace.

It wasn't until Cheng Si accidentally saved the late emperor when he was ten years old that Concubine Lin attracted attention again. Concubine Lin was also a beauty sensation in Qijing when she was young. Ten years later, her beauty has not diminished, but has become even more beautiful. With her charm still lingering, she naturally received favor again.

Taking advantage of the situation, the Lin family's unjust case was overturned. The late emperor felt sorry for them and treated Lin Taifei mother and son very well. Her popularity was almost equal to that of the most favored Empress Dowager Cen at that time.

However, both sides had the momentum to seize the direct heir, and in the end the throne fell to Cheng Huaiye, who lost his mother early in his life.

Xu Anan knows all these things.

Cheng Si gave her the illusion that she was familiar to her bones, but when she came back to her senses, she realized that she didn't know him at all.

Lin Xueluo had been suffering from poor health since she was a child and had been raised in Prince An's Mansion, so she did not often appear in front of people in the capital. This time for Mrs. Lin's fiftieth birthday, she was bound to appear.

Seeing Xu Anan stunned, Shen Sisi pushed her: "Anan, what are you thinking about?"

Xu Anan came back to her senses: 'I thought the palace would finally be lively after being quiet for so long.'

Shen Shensi thought she was thinking something, so she said, "We can just sit down and eat and drink after giving the gifts. We are just there to accompany you."

"It makes sense." Xu Anan admitted that it really had little to do with them.

The two of them went back to their respective palaces to prepare the gifts that they should give tomorrow. Xu Anan did not give a Buddha, but a jade ornament that looked very normal. She didn't need to overwhelm the guest, just meant it.

Fu Ling was happily picking up clothes for her, while Xu Anan lazily leaned on the imperial concubine's couch and looked at the small collector's edition picture book presented by Shen Sisi.

While looking at it, Cheng Huaiye's smooth abdominal muscles suddenly came to mind. Even though he was thin, he was full of material and had great tension.

"My dear, what do you think of this outfit?"

Xu Anan casually glanced at the pink palace dress, and she vaguely replied: "Okay."

Fu Ling happily helped her hang up the clothes: "Tomorrow you will be the most beautiful! I promise to dress you beautifully."

She looked at Xu Anan, who was reading a small picture album openly, and thought of Forsythia, who had always been a transparent person.

She still wanted to ease the relationship between Xu An'an and Forsythia, so she said: "My dear, my servant's hair-twisting skills are not good. Let Forsythia do it for you tomorrow?"

"OK."

Seeing that Xu Anan agreed, Fu Ling breathed a sigh of relief. During this period of time, she could see that the relationship between Xu Anan and Forsythia had become tense. She was worried but there was nothing she could do, but as long as Xu Anan gave Forsythia a chance, she would

alright.

She couldn't understand Forsythia either. Her ideas were too radical. She didn't know her master's temperament, and her relationship with the Hou Mansion was also on the same level. But she kept mentioning it, not to mention Xu Anan, Poria.

Somewhat angry.

It's not like she couldn't see how her mistress was treated since she was little. Forsythia just preferred the Hou Mansion, so Fuling decided to give her some advice when she went to bed at night.

At night, everything is silent.

Xu Anan took out the pointer that Hei Wuchang gave her and fiddled with it. No matter where she placed it, the needle inside did not move, just like a fake.

She couldn't break it open even if she tried hard. The material was very hard, so Xu Anan gave up. The pointer ball jumped up and down in her hand like a toy.

"Is this here?"

"The master's scent comes from here."

Two rustling sounds came from the door, and soon two Ah Piao came in through the crack in the door.

It was the two ghosts who helped Xu Anan pull the rope that day, named Xiaofu and Xiaogui. They poked their heads in and saw that Xu Anan had not rested yet. They fawningly greeted Xu Anan: "Master, good evening."

Xu Anan held the glass pointer, looked at the two of them and asked, "What's the matter?"

Xiaofu said: "Master, didn't you ask us to wait for the newly imprisoned empress in the cold palace? She was picked up by a group of father-in-laws in the afternoon, so I came here to inform you."

Xu Anan thought it was something. When Empress Dowager Cen came back, she would definitely release Cen Xingluo no matter whether she was guilty or not. The Cen family girls could not allow any mistakes. They were targeting the rear position.

"I understand. If there is any trouble in the palace, you all have to come and inform me. Do you understand?"

Xiaofu Xiaogui quickly responded and left the Ziwei Hall floatingly.

*

The next day, maybe because of the lively atmosphere today, the sun shone for a while in the morning. When the Queen Mother returned to the palace yesterday, they had to go to Xiangning Palace to pay their respects to the Queen Mother.

Led by Meng Jiayi, several concubines in the palace followed closely behind.

The interior decoration of Xiangning Palace is classical after all. There are paintings and calligraphy on the pavilion as well as cultural relics that have been passed down for a long time. It can be seen that Queen Mother Cen is a very particular antiquities lover.

Everything in her house is worth thousands of gold and is very luxurious.

The celebrity around Queen Mother Cen was called Aunt Liu. She had been with Queen Mother Cen when she was still a little beauty, and she was very valued by her.

Aunt Liu raised her head slightly, her eyes falling on Meng Jiayi: "The Queen, please go in, the Queen Mother is waiting inside."

Meng Jiayi nodded slightly: "Thank you."

Aunt Liu turned sideways and said, neither humble nor overbearing: "Please come in."

Several people came in like a fish, and Xu Anan immediately saw Cen Xingluo, who had been sitting next to the Queen Mother.

She was next to the Queen Mother, and it could be seen that Queen Mother Cen loved her very much.

However, her condition was a bit haggard. It seemed that she was quite frightened during the past few days in the cold palace.

After Queen Mother Cen returned to the palace, she was brought out again, highlighting that her status in the palace was still there.
Chapter completed!