Xin He didn't care how unlucky the Third Princess was, nor was she afraid of becoming an enemy of the Third Princess. Without the Third Princess being an eyesore at the banquet, Xin He felt much more relaxed and happy.

While stuffing delicious food into her mouth, she chattered to the Queen about interesting things that had happened recently, and even added gestures when she was happy.

The queen kept looking at Xinhe with a smile, and her eyes could not help but glance at Ji Wanran and her daughter who were sitting below. Ji Wanran kept looking at Qin Qingyan with concern, adding a piece of food to Qingyan from time to time, and seemed to be seriously introducing various dishes and snacks to Qingyan.

Qin Qingyan also looked at her mother with admiring eyes. The mother and daughter looked more alike and the intimacy between them made the Queen feel inexplicably worried.

She looked at Xinhe who was eating with great interest, hesitated for a moment and asked: "Xin'er, how are you getting along with your sister?" Xinhe had just put a piece of sweet dessert into her mouth when she suddenly heard the queen ask her, and was a little stunned.

How do I get along with this sister? It seems to be pretty good, but there seems to be something missing. Because of the things in my past life, I can never get close to this sister, but I won't show it. Besides, my parents have given my sister a lot of precious things.

When we are outside, I always protect my sister and prevent her from being bullied.

It’s just that this new sister doesn’t seem to be willing to get close to her, and she always speaks to her in a strange tone, as if everything that belongs to Xinhe was taken away from her. So Xinhe doesn’t want to pay much attention to her.

For the sake of her parents, Xin He is still willing to maintain the current status with her sister, as long as the family is harmonious. This is exactly the family warmth that Xin He longed for in her previous life. Xin He will not destroy it.

Xin He looked up and saw the Queen's worried look, and she smiled quickly, "It's great. Xin Er and Nan Er suddenly have a sister. My brother and I are very happy."

"It's just that my sister has just returned home, and there may be many things that she is not familiar with or does not understand, but she will get better slowly. Madam, please do not worry about Xin'er."

At this point, Xinhe winked at the queen mischievously: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that Xin'er is a little fairy that everyone loves!"

The Queen was amused by Xin He's shamelessness: "What do you mean by being loved by everyone? Why doesn't the Third Princess like you? She starts to quarrel with you as soon as she sees you."

Xin He raised her head proudly: "Humph, those who don't like Xin Er must be their fault, Xin Er is just a little fairy."

The queen smiled even more happily, and the trace of worry hidden in her heart was temporarily thrown away.

As parents, they are indeed more concerned about their long-lost child now that he or she has returned to their side. It is also normal for Mrs. Qin to care and love the eldest daughter more.

How could any parent not love such a lovely child like Xin He? It must be that I cared too much and messed up everything. Thinking of this, the queen shook her head in self-mockery and picked up another piece of the new dessert for Xin He.

Xin He stuffed it into her mouth in one gulp, and ate it with great sweetness. She even recommended it to the Queen: "It's delicious, Your Majesty, this snack is delicious, you should try it too."

The intimate interaction between Xinhe and the Queen was seen by all the ladies sitting below, who were secretly amazed in their hearts: It has been rumored in the capital for a long time that Princess Anyi was favored by the Queen when she was in the palace. For some ladies, today was the first time they saw Princess Anyi in front of the Queen.

Seeing her today, the rumors were indeed true. Princess Anyi was at ease in front of the Queen Mother, talking and laughing, while the Queen Mother looked at Princess Anyi with eyes full of doting.

From this perspective, Princess Anyi and the Queen looked as intimate as mother and daughter. Even the Emperor, who was sitting high up on the throne, had a gentle smile on his face when he saw the Queen and Princess Anyi chatting and laughing. The three of them seemed more like a family.

The ladies also heard from their husbands that there was a conflict between the Third Princess and Princess Anyi in the Imperial Garden, and they also saw with their own eyes how the Queen severely punished Concubine Xi and her daughter without showing any mercy.

From this, it can be seen that Princess Anyi's status in the palace seems to be higher than that of the princess. The ladies secretly calculated in their hearts that they must go back and warn their children at home not to go against Princess Anyi in the future, otherwise no matter how high their parents' official positions are, they will not be able to save them.

Qin Qingyan was enjoying her mother's meticulous care and was secretly delighted in her heart, but when she looked up, she saw the Queen Mother touching Xinhe's forehead affectionately, and her sister unruly threw herself into the Queen Mother's arms, acting coquettishly.

Qingyan sneered inwardly, humph, she doesn't look like a lady from a noble family at all. When the palace nanny her mother hired to teach her all kinds of etiquette was teaching her, she despised her sister's behavior the most.

But the Queen Mother didn't seem to care about Xinhe's rudeness at all. Instead, she hugged Xinhe and smiled. Even the Emperor and the Crown Prince watched Xinhe and the Queen Mother laughing and joking without any blame or disgust.

Even the silly Third Prince and Fourth Prince were grinning at Xinhe. Qingyan was puzzled. Why was her sister, who was not good at music, chess, calligraphy or painting, so popular in the palace?

Humph, you all have no vision and just can’t see your own good.

Qingyan's heart was filled with sourness again. She whispered to Ji Wanran beside her, "Mother, isn't it too rude for my sister to behave like this in front of the Queen?"

Ji Wanran glanced at her little daughter. This was a common occurrence in previous palace banquets, so she didn't find it strange.

She smiled and touched the hairpin on her eldest daughter's head: "Your sister has loved being with the Empress since she entered the palace at a young age. The Empress also likes our daughter. The Emperor and the Empress will not blame us."

Qingyan lowered her head sadly: "It's all my fault that I can't please the Emperor and the Empress. The Empress just said a few words to my daughter and ignored her. It's obvious that it's my fault."

When Ji Wanran saw her daughter was sad, she immediately panicked and quickly held her daughter's hand to comfort her: "Of course my Qingyan is fine. This is your first time in the palace, and the Queen is not familiar with you yet. In the future, I will bring you to the palace more often to meet the Queen. The Queen will definitely like you."

Qingyan took out a silk handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes gently: "If my daughter had not been stolen after she was born, she could have been with mother since she was a child like her younger sister, and could be closer to the queen. Mother and the queen would definitely like my daughter."

Ji Wanran felt even more upset: "It's mother's fault. Mother didn't think highly of Qingyan, and the bad guys took advantage of her and harmed Qingyan. My Qingyan is so good, mother likes Qingyan, and the Queen will like Qingyan too."

Qingyan showed a hint of sneer under the cover of the silk handkerchief. As expected, what Lin's mother said was right. She should remind her mother of her suffering all the time. Naturally, she would win her mother's love and care, and then she could snatch her sister's position in her father and mother's hearts.

I am better than my sister in every way. One day, I will be like my sister. No, I will definitely get more love and honor than my sister.

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