The little dark guard who travels between two lives

When the Qin Mansion's carriage arrived at the palace gate, the carriages of various mansions coming to the banquet had already gathered at the palace gate, waiting for the eunuchs at the palace gate to check their identities before entering the palace one after another.

Today is a grand banquet in the palace. First, the Saint Maiden of Southern Xinjiang is coming to the palace to pay tribute. Second, it is rumored that the Emperor and the Empress want to use this banquet to secretly observe the noble ladies of various families in order to select concubines for the Crown Prince and the other princes.

Therefore, the ladies of each family brought their daughters to the event in their best attire, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to have their daughters chosen, to bring honor to the family, and to soar to the sky.

When the eunuch at the palace gate heard that Prime Minister Qin's carriage had arrived, he hurriedly put down the list of people entering the palace, trotted over to Qin's carriage, and greeted Qin Mingxuan who had already got off the carriage.

Qin Mingxuan smiled and greeted the adults around him, while handing out the invitation from the palace for the eunuch to check. The eunuch smiled and said, "Oh, Master Qin, you are too polite. How can I check you? Please come in. The emperor is waiting for you."

Then, the eunuch turned around and looked at Ji Wanran and Xin He who had just stepped off the carriage. He stepped forward to pay his respects and said to Xin He, "Greetings to Princess Anyi. The Queen Mother specifically instructed that the Princess should go to Kunning Palace first after entering the palace. The Queen Mother wants to see you first."

She ignored all the noble ladies in the court and wanted to meet Xinhe before the banquet. There was no doubt that this was the Queen Mother showing her preference for Xinhe in front of everyone again.

Xin He was grateful for the kindness of the Empress, and knew that the Empress was trying to make her proud. So Xin He smiled and thanked the eunuch: "Thank you for telling me, you have worked hard."

Being treated like this by Princess Anyi in front of everyone, the eunuch naturally felt that Princess Xinhe was really amiable, and even his back straightened a little.

The smile on his face became even brighter, and he personally led the Qin family to the palace gate. Along the way, the ladies of various families also greeted Ji Wanran and Xinhe one after another.

The mother and daughter, one got the title of first-rank imperial edict thanks to her husband, and the other got the title of princess thanks to the favor of the queen. This is an honor that no other noble ladies in the capital have.

What's more, before leaving, their husbands and fathers had specifically warned their wives and daughters not to act unruly with Princess Anyi when they entered the palace, as that was the princess who had saved the Empress and was personally conferred by the Emperor.

Although the Queen is kind and benevolent, she protects Xin He very much. If you offend Xin He, you will not be able to get past the Queen.

Qingyan followed behind her mother and sister, listening to the endless greetings and praises for Xinhe. She hated them to death in her heart, but she couldn't show the slightest dissatisfaction on her face.

Obviously, she was the eldest daughter, and she should have been by her mother's side, accepting everyone's greetings and envious looks. But because her sister was a princess, she could only lag behind them.

But there was a noisy little fat boy next to her, mumbling: "Wow, sister, the princess is so majestic, those young ladies have to bow to you, so powerful! But I am the princess's brother, no one can bully Nan'er!"

Qingyan glared at Xinnan fiercely: "Shut up, don't talk, no one thinks you are dumb." The little fat boy closed his mouth unwillingly, quietly walked a few steps away from his elder sister, walked up to him and pulled Xinhe's sleeve.

Big sister is too scary, she is always so mean to me, it is better for me to follow her. Xinhe felt her sleeve being pulled, she looked down and saw the little fat boy pulling her sleeve, grinning at her flatteringly, and complaining softly: "Big sister is too mean, Nan'er wants to follow her to find the Queen."

Xinhe glanced at Qingyan and saw the uncontrollable displeasure on Qingyan's face. She understood what was going on, so she reached out and took her brother's chubby hand and slowly walked forward.

The ladies from various families looked at Xinhe's pomp and show, some were envious and some were jealous, but they did not dare to say anything.

Everyone saw that none of the girls who had criticized Xin He with Qing Yan some time ago showed up at the palace banquet. It was said that the Queen said that those girls who criticized others behind their backs were not worthy of being the prince's consorts, so she didn't invite any of them.

All the noble ladies knew that offending Xinhe was equivalent to offending the Queen, which was a serious sin.

Several young ladies saw Qingyan follow Xinhe into the palace and couldn't help but whisper, "I heard that the eldest young lady of the Qin family was specially reprimanded by the Queen Mother, so how could she enter the palace?"

The person next to him curled his lips and said, "She was the one who started all the trouble some time ago. She got so many people into trouble that she was punished by her father and brothers. This time, she can't even attend the palace banquet. How dare she, a troublemaker, come into the palace so brazenly."

"It's because she has a good sister. I heard that Princess Anyi went to the palace to ask the Queen Mother for permission to let her enter the palace."

"Princess Anyi is pretty good. She was criticized behind her sister's back, but she was still so generous to plead for her sister. It shows that the rumors about Princess Anyi some time ago were not true!"

"Humph, the eldest daughter of the Qin family talks about her sister behind her back. Now she has to rely on her sister to stay safe. What is this called? Yes, I heard my cook say that this is called eating with the bowl in hand and cursing when the bowl is put down!"

"Hush, we are noble ladies. How dare you say such vulgar words? Be careful that your mother will punish you." Several little girls covered their mouths and laughed secretly.

Although their voices were not loud, Qingyan, who had just walked up to them, heard everything clearly. Qingyan was so angry that she tightened the handkerchief in her hand. It was all Xinhe, the damn sister.

She remembered what Mother Lin told her before she entered the palace, and secretly suppressed her anger. Mother Lin was right. Only by bringing disgrace to Xin He could her brilliance as a sister truly emerge.

Thinking of this, Qingyan quietly pinched the package of medicine hidden in her sleeve, with a sneer on her lips. She looked at Xinhe, dear sister, let you be proud for a while, don't blame me for being ruthless. It was wrong to let us two be sisters.

Regardless of Qingyan's reaction, Xinhe entered the palace and took Xinnan to Ji Wanran and said, "Mother, please take my sister with you first. Xiner and Naner will go and pay their respects to the Queen first."

Ji Wanran knew that the Queen was still angry about Qingyan's mistake some time ago, so she deliberately gave Xinhe face. She looked at her eldest daughter, and Qingyan smiled sadly at her mother: "Don't worry, mother, we will go first, and my sister and brother will be here soon."

Seeing her eldest daughter so sensible, Ji Wanran felt relieved and walked towards the palace banquet hall with Qingyan with a smile. Xinhe had already gotten used to her sister's teasing look in front of her mother, and she didn't bother to care so much.

Xinhe took Xinnan and followed the little palace maid sent by the Queen to the Queen's Kunning Palace.