The little dark guard who travels between two lives

Xin He's sudden action attracted the attention of the entire hall to her. Some people looked at her in confusion, some were puzzled, and some just looked at her in a state of excitement.

Those sitting closer had already begun to whisper, "Princess Anyi is really brave. She actually stood up so brazenly in such an occasion. There are envoys from Southern Xinjiang here. How rude!"

"That's right, but then again, who can blame the princess for being favored? None of our young ladies dare to be like her. I heard that she always hangs out with princes and young masters. Oh, it's really hard to describe!"

Xin He heard this, and it was not the first time that someone made fun of her like this, but Xin He did not take it to heart. She would be brave enough to do what she thought was right.

But when Ji Wanran heard this, she couldn't accept it. She was a famous lady in the capital, and was always praised for her dignity and courtesy.

But now that her daughter was being talked about like this, Ji Wanran remembered that her eldest daughter had always reminded her that her younger sister was surrounded by a lot of criticism outside, but she had never cared about it before.

But today, she heard such words with her own ears, and she felt uncomfortable. Her daughter, Ji Wanran, should also be a humble and polite lady, how could she be like this!

Ji Wanran covered her mouth with her sleeves in embarrassment and gently reminded Xin He: "Xin Er, don't be rude, sit down quickly!"

Qingyan saw the embarrassment on Ji Wanran's face and secretly felt happy in her heart: "Humph, now you know how unruly your daughter can be outside, right? She dares to be unruly in such an important occasion. She should just wait for the emperor to punish her."

Qingyan was secretly happy in her heart, but she said nicely: "Don't worry, mother. My sister has always been so casual. The emperor and the empress will not blame me."

After hearing what her eldest daughter said, Ji Wanran became even more dissatisfied. She thought it was the Queen who spoiled her younger daughter. She would summon her younger daughter to the palace at every turn and let her daughter mingle with her princes. She didn't care about her daughter's reputation at all.

Seeing Ji Wanran listening to her words, Qingyan felt even more resentful and satisfied. Turning her head smugly, Qingyan saw the prince's concerned look towards Xinhe, and her hatred grew stronger. She hoped that the emperor would punish Xinhe quickly and make Xinhe completely lose face in public.

Xin He also heard the criticisms from the people around her. But she couldn't give up. She glanced at Ji Wanran, ignored her mother's gesture of stopping her, took a step to the side, and bowed to the emperor.

The emperor was really moved just now. Since Nanjiang was so sincere, it would not be a big deal for him to make that saint a concubine.

At this moment, Xin He stood up, obviously with something to say. The emperor was a little surprised. The emperor knew that although Xin He was loved by the queen and himself, she was not a spoiled child, and would never do anything out of line by relying on the love of himself and the queen.

In an occasion like today, Xinhe's behavior was a little inappropriate, especially with the Southern Xinjiang envoys here. However, the emperor was not angry, but smiled and asked Xinhe: "Oh, Princess Anyi, do you have anything to say?"

Xin He looked at the Emperor, then glanced at the Empress sitting next to him, and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Your Majesty, I want to say that I once saw the portrait of the late Empress in the Empress's Palace, and today I discovered that the Saint and the late Empress look very similar, and..."

Xinhe shifted the focus from the saint's resemblance to the queen to her resemblance to the previous queen, thus diverting everyone's attention away from the queen.

Xin He continued, "I often heard the Queen recall that the late Queen treated the Queen very kindly, and that the late Queen and the Queen were a pair of good sisters with deep affection and loyalty."

"The Queen often said that the late Queen died early and she couldn't share the deep sisterly love with the late Queen. She felt very sorry and often missed the late Queen."

Xin He looked at the Saint, and said with a smile: "There are so many wonders in this world. The Saint presented by Nanjiang today looks so much like the late Queen. God must have been unwilling to let the Queen miss the late Queen for so long, so he sent the Saint to make up for the Queen's longing for her sister."

"I think it would be better to recognize the Saint as the Empress's adopted sister. The Empress's adopted sister is your maternal aunt. Your Majesty, please be generous and give the Saint a big mansion. In the future, you can find a good husband for the Saint. Wouldn't that be great!"

"This will also better demonstrate your majesty's favor to Southern Xinjiang. If the people of Southern Xinjiang knew that the emperor and empress could recognize the saint as their adopted sister, they would be even more grateful to the emperor."

After Xin He's words, the Saint Lady and Master Wu's expressions became more and more ugly. Their ultimate goal was to make her a concubine and let her live in the palace. They also had many important things to do.

If I was recognized as a step-sister, I would have to move out of the palace, and then I wouldn't be able to accomplish anything. This Princess Anyi was just causing trouble.

The Empress Shufei had long disliked the Saintess, who looked like a troublemaker. She heard from her chief palace maid that the Saintess was very disrespectful to the Empress in the Imperial Garden just now.

If such a little devil were allowed into the palace, with her appearance similar to that of the Queen, Concubine Shu could not guarantee that the Emperor would not be tempted.

After hearing what Xinhe said, Concubine Shu also thought that this was a good idea. She could adopt a younger sister and leave her in the mansion outside when she had nothing to do. It would be nice for her to get married off when the time came.

So Concubine Shu also spoke up, "Your Majesty, Empress, I also think that what Princess Anyi said is quite right. If the Emperor appoints the Saint Girl as a concubine, she will still be a concubine after all. How can it better demonstrate the Emperor's great favor to Southern Xinjiang than to make her the Empress's adopted sister?"

After saying that, Concubine Shu cast a sharp look at Yao Qi: "Saint, what do you think?" This question made Yao Qi open her mouth but she didn't know how to answer.

Should I say that I just want to enter the palace and be the emperor's concubine, and give up the dignified position of the queen's sister and be willing to be a concubine? Why does that sound so despicable?

King Cheng had been sitting quietly drinking, but when he heard what Xin He and Concubine Shu said, he was annoyed. The reason why he asked Master Wu to bring Yao Qi to the capital to present the Saint Girl was to arrange for Yao Qi to enter the palace.

He searched for a long time before he found the old nanny who used to serve his mother. The old nanny said that when his mother died, she left important things in his palace. He was still young at that time, and before his mother could hand the things over to his uncle, he was sent to the cold palace and never left it until his death.

Since it is an important thing left to me by my mother, I cannot ask Concubine Xi and her son for help. I can only arrange for someone I trust to find that thing.

Now this little girl Xinhe is going to ruin his plan with just a few words. This won't do.