The little dark guard who travels between two lives

Mother Lin winked at Qingyan, who understood. She helped Ji Wanran sit down, then snuggled up to Ji Wanran and said, "Yes, mother, I should spend more time with my sister. The longer we spend together, the better our relationship will become. Then you don't have to worry about us, mother."

Ji Wanran looked at her eldest daughter with relief: "Mother knows that you are a sensible and considerate child. Your sister has been spoiled since she was a child. As a sister, you should bear more responsibility."

Qingyan once again flattered her sister in front of her mother, secretly feeling proud in her heart, and pretending to be modest, "It's all because of mother's kindness to her daughter! By the way, mother and daughter heard that the palace will hold a palace banquet in a few days, inviting many ladies and noble ladies in the capital. I wonder if mother will also go to the palace to attend the banquet? Will sister go too?"

Ji Wanran nodded: "Yes, this time when mother goes back to the palace banquet, Xinhe is the princess, so she will naturally attend." Seeing her daughter's dim eyes, Ji Wanran touched her daughter's face and said: "Yan'er, don't be sad, this time mother may..."

Qingyan knew what her mother meant. She had just received a reprimand from the Queen, so how could she possibly have the opportunity to enter the palace to attend the banquet? However, if she could not attend the banquet, how could she fight for the position of Crown Princess according to King Cheng's instructions?

Qingyan's tears immediately flowed down: "Mother, I know that I have just received a reprimand from the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother will definitely not let me enter the palace. But, mother, everyone in the capital is watching, and other noble ladies in the capital are going to attend the palace banquet. If I can't go, won't they laugh at me? How can I live in the capital in the future? It's so embarrassing. I might as well follow Mother Lin back to that small mountain village."

Qingyan became more and more sad as she spoke, and couldn't help crying in Ji Wanran's arms. Ji Wanran hated to see her eldest daughter crying. Her daughter had suffered so much, and as a mother, she wanted to give the best to this eldest daughter who had been wronged.

Seeing her daughter crying like this, she couldn't help shedding tears. After thinking for a while, she said to Qingyan, "Good child, don't cry. Mother will definitely find a way to let you follow her into the palace."

After hearing her mother's assurance, Qingyan burst into smile, wiped her tears, and obediently snuggled up to Ji Wanran, gently massaging her legs.

Ji Wanran looked at Liu Niang and said, "Liu Niang, go ask the second young lady to come over and tell her that I have something to say to her." Liu Niang knew that the eldest young lady must have something to ask the lady since she was crying like that.

The Madam always responded to the eldest daughter's requests, no matter what they were. She sighed secretly and had to go out to find Xin He.

Xinhe sent Qingyan away and called Nianliu to help her try on the clothes for the palace banquet. The little maids in the yard crowded together to watch her try on the new clothes, chattering and praising the young lady's new clothes for being so beautiful.

Nian Liu looked proudly at the young lady she had dressed up herself, and said happily, "I am not bragging, look at the new hairstyle I combed for the young lady, paired with the new dress, how beautiful it is!"

Xinhe looked at herself in the mirror, twisting her head and turning. The self in the mirror was wearing pearls and jade, brocade clothes, with bright eyes and white teeth, and her eyes were full of smiles.

Xinhe recalled that in her previous life, she was a substitute for the lady and was also dressed in gorgeous clothes. However, she was full of worries and her face was full of sorrow. When would she be able to be so bright and outspoken again?

Xinhe secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, everything was different. She must cherish everything she had and not let the tragedy of her previous life happen again.

Xin He tapped Nian Liu's forehead and smiled, "Yes, yes, you are the best. Hurry up and bring a cup of tea to your sister Nian Liu. She has worked so hard!"

A clever little girl beside her cooperated and brought a cup of tea, respectfully placed it in front of Nian Liu, and said with a smile: "As the young lady ordered, please have some tea, Sister Nian Liu!"

Nian Liu's face flushed immediately, and she patted the little girl's head in a scolding tone: "You silly girl, the young lady is teasing you, but you really listen!"

Xinhe and a group of little girls all laughed. Liu Niang stood by the door and looked at the laughter in the room, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.

The Second Young Lady had always been like this, never beating or scolding the little maids in the house, and usually rewarding them generously. The maids and servants in the entire Qin Mansion were willing to work in the Second Young Lady's courtyard.

Several little maids have come to her and begged Liu Niang to let them go to the Second Young Miss's courtyard. They are willing to serve her not because of the high reward but because she is a kind person.

Liu Niang looked at the second young lady whom she had watched grow up. The second young lady was also very kind to her and never treated her as a servant. In Liu Niang's heart, the second young lady was much better than the eldest young lady.

For some reason, Liu Niang felt a little uncomfortable looking at the eldest lady, even though the eldest lady was always humble and looked very well-behaved in front of the lady and her.

But when she met me alone, the eldest lady acted like a lady, and her contempt for me was very clear in her eyes. It was only because I was someone close to the lady that she had to respect me more.

Moreover, since the eldest lady came back, she has been very strict with the servants in her yard. She absolutely does not allow the servants to act unruly in front of her. They would say that the slightest thing is disrespectful to her and would cry to the lady to complain, saying that the servants look down on her.

But the lady always punished the servants without asking any questions, and Liu Niang refused to listen no matter how many times she tried to persuade her.

"Mother Liu, you're here. Come on, find a seat for you." Xinhe's smiling voice sounded beside Mother Liu's ear, interrupting her thoughts.

When Liu Niang looked up, Xin He had already jumped in front of her and asked her with a smile: "Liu Niang, look, does my dress look good? This is the dress that the Queen asked the palace to make for me."

Liu Niang smiled and nodded: "The second young lady is already pretty, and she looks even better in this dress." The greedy little chubby girl from the past has grown into a graceful young lady. Standing in the sunlight, her eyes are full of smiles, which makes people feel warm in their hearts when they look at her.

Liu Niang thought of Qingyan in the Madam's room, sighed secretly, and had to continue: "Second Miss, Madam asked you to go to the front hall. I have something to tell you."

Seeing Liu Niang's expression, Nian Liu put away the smile on her face. She waved her hand and asked the other little girls to leave. She walked up to Xin He and said worriedly, "Miss, did the eldest lady go to Madam to complain after she left us just now, saying that she was wronged?"

Xin He was stunned, and looked at the worried Nian Liu, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. My sister always complained about me, and always went to my mother to cry about how I had wronged her. But my mother...

Xinhe looked at Nian Liu and comforted her with a smile: "It's okay, we haven't done anything bad, what are we afraid of?" Xinhe gestured to Nian Liu to help her change her clothes, and followed Nian Liu to Ji Wanran's room.