The little dark guard who travels between two lives

Since Xinhe had a little brother named Nan'er, she was even more excited than Qin Mingxuan and his wife. Xinhe showed off everywhere. Especially when she entered the palace and met the Empress, the Crown Prince and several other princes, she was even more proud. It was as if she, Qin Xinhe, was the only one in the world who had a little brother.

The Empress and Consort Shu were very envious when Xin He always told her how cute and smart her fat brother was.

There haven't been any babies in the palace for a long time. Ever since the birth of the fourth prince, the emperor seemed to have lost much interest in the affairs of the harem, perhaps because of the busy court affairs. In short, no princes or princesses have been born in the palace after the fourth prince.

The Crown Prince and several other princes in the palace have grown up and each has to learn martial arts. They are very busy and can no longer stay around the Queen like before.

Therefore, when the Queen saw such a clingy fat girl Xin He, she naturally liked her very much. Now she heard Xin He chattering in her ear about how lovable this fat brother was. The Queen finally couldn't help it, so she picked a warm day and summoned Ji Wanran and her son to the palace.

The Queen was afraid that the cold winter wind would harm the baby, so she sent Zi Yuan with a sedan chair to wait at the palace gate. She picked up Ji Wanran and her two children and took them directly to Kunning Palace.

Kunning Palace was very lively today, with all the concubines present. Shen Yining was released from her confinement, sincerely admitted her mistakes, became more honest and low-key, and began to pay respects to the Empress according to palace rules.

Because the New Year was approaching, the crown prince and other princes also stopped their classes. Hearing that the fat girl's beloved brother was going to enter the palace today, several princes simply came to Kunning Palace together, curiously waiting for Xinhe and her brother.

There was no way. In Xinhe's words, her brother Nan'er was a rare treasure that was unrivaled in heaven and on earth, which aroused the curiosity of the ladies and princes in the palace.

In the sedan chair, Xin He was holding her chubby brother's hand, telling him to behave better today and to conquer the ladies and princes in the palace with his cute charm like his sister. He must not let her down and embarrass his parents, especially himself, the little celebrity in the palace.

The fat brother couldn't understand how his sister valued his first appearance in the palace, and he still looked at his sister and laughed happily, even drooling. Ji Wanran and Zi Yuan, who was walking beside the sedan, couldn't help laughing after hearing Xin He's little thoughts.

Ziyuan quickly comforted Xinhe: "Miss, don't worry. I think the young master is so cute. The queen will definitely like him very much." Xinhe also quickly followed Ziyuan's words and nodded: "That's right. Aunt Ziyuan is absolutely right. The queen and the prince will definitely like Nan'er."

When they arrived at the gate of Kunning Palace, Xinhe considerately helped her mother get off the sedan chair. As soon as she entered the hall, she saw the Queen sitting in the middle seat, looking at her with a smile.

Xinhe wanted to run up immediately and hug the Queen and act coquettishly, but she saw that several other queens in the palace were there. In addition to Concubine Shu, Concubine Shen and Concubine Xi were also sitting nearby, as well as some other uncommon beauties and noble ladies of lower ranks.

Ever since Concubine Shen offended the Emperor and angered the Empress, the Empress confined Concubine Shen to her home for 49 days. All the concubines in the palace, big and small, knew that the Empress's position was still unbreakable.

Therefore, on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month when the empress was supposed to pay her respects, the concubines who had always been perfunctory in the past dared not neglect the empress anymore. Even the favored Concubine Shen was punished, so who else in the harem could be more favored than Concubine Shen?

Today happens to be the day when all the palace concubines pay their respects to the Queen. The Queen also chose today to let Ji Wanran enter the palace in order to let all the concubines see clearly how much she values ​​Madam Qin, so as to prevent anyone from being so blind as to provoke Ji Wanran in the future.

When Xinhe saw that all the concubines were there in the palace, she knew she had to behave dignified and gracefully. She was the eldest daughter of the Qin family and could not embarrass her father and mother.

Xinhe immediately straightened her skirt and touched her bun. On her head was a butterfly pearl hairpin that she had specially asked Qingqiu to put on her before she went out in the morning.

Xin He felt that she was already beautiful, so she followed her mother and bowed to the Queen and the other ladies. Her movements were quite standard, but it was strange for Xin He's chubby body to act like a dignified and polite lady. As soon as Xin He bowed, she heard a chuckle coming from where the princes were standing.

Xin He immediately glanced over there and saw that it was indeed the Third Prince who was covering his mouth and laughing at her. She hated this Third Prince the most, always teasing and laughing at her.

Xinhe rolled her eyes at the Third Prince. She thought she was so dignified, so why was the Third Prince still laughing? Xinhe decided not to let the Third Prince see her precious brother for a while.

The Queen and Concubine Shu looked at Xin He, who was always unruly, and was able to act properly when there were outsiders. If there were no other concubines in the palace, the fat girl would have rushed over to hug the Queen and acted like a spoiled child. The Queen couldn't help laughing when she saw the fat girl, who was always clever, trying to act like a little lady. But since the little girl was so polite, she had to support her and couldn't laugh at her. Concubine Shu glared at the Third Prince, who immediately stopped laughing and stood properly.

After Ji Wanran and the other two paid their respects, the Queen quickly signaled Zi Yuan to help Ji Wanran up, and gave her a seat next to her, letting Ji Wanran sit next to her holding her son.

At this time, Nan'er, who had been sleeping soundly since getting on the carriage from Qin's house, finally woke up. The little guy was not shy in the new place, staring around with the same black eyes as Xinhe, and first saw his mother, the fat guy grinned immediately, turned around and saw his sister, he was even more excited, waving his little hands and babbling at Xinhe.

The Queen Mother looked at Xin He and her brother, two fat kids hugging each other intimately, and her eyes were filled with love and envy. She couldn't help but reach out to Ji Wanran to hug the fat guy.

Ji Wanran looked at the queen worriedly and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, this little guy is very heavy. Let me hold him so that you don't tire yourself out."

Nan'er was in his mother's arms, watching someone reaching out to him and looking at him with a smile. The little guy stared at the queen for a while as if inquiring, and suddenly grinned at the queen, and struggled to get from his mother's arms to the queen's arms.

When the Queen Mother saw that Nan'er actually took the initiative to ask to be held in her arms, she was extremely happy. She reached out and held the little fat boy in her arms. He was indeed a heavy fat guy.

The Concubine Shu was delighted when she saw it: "This little guy is really just like his sister. He gets very close to the Empress when he sees her. I remember when Xin He first entered the palace, he also treated the Empress very closely!"

Seeing that her brother did not cry or make a fuss today, Xin He was very proud and pulled the Queen's sleeve to praise herself: "My Queen, Xin'er often praises you in Nan'er's ear. Nan'er must have heard it all, so she was so close to you today."

The Queen smiled: "Then I have to thank Xin'er for speaking well of me! Otherwise, how could Nan'er like me to hold him!" Xin'er shook her big head, even more proud: "No, no, it's Nan'er who is smart and sensible! He must know that you are the best Queen!"

All the concubines present were amused by the two sisters. Nan'er saw that everyone was happy, so the little one also laughed to join in the fun.

The concubines looked at Ji Wanran and the two fat kids, secretly envious. Madam Qin was really lucky, she married a husband who loved her wholeheartedly. Now, Master Qin was a first-rank prime minister, and he didn't even have a concubine or a maid.

Not only did Madam Qin give birth to a son and a daughter, but the key point was that the queen loved her children so much. It was said that the chubby girl was so popular in the palace that she overshadowed those quiet princesses, and the emperor loved her very much.

It was a perfect life for a woman to reach the level of Madam Qin. The concubines were secretly envious, and of course some were secretly jealous, but they did not dare to show it on their faces. They just followed the Queen's wishes and praised Xinhe and Nan'er.

Shen Yining, who had been watching all this silently, had already been filled with hatred. Because of Ji Wanran's daughter's words, she was actually confined for more than 40 days. Not only did she have to copy scriptures every day, but the Queen Mother repeatedly taught her to control her temper and not to conflict with Ji Wanran, the bitch.

Especially during this period, I heard that my father, Shen Taiwei, was repeatedly suppressed by Qin Mingxuan in the previous dynasty and had a very hard time. Shen Taiwei had sent letters to the palace several times, and his words became more and more severe, urging me to quickly please the emperor and regain his favor as soon as possible.

But the emperor didn't know what was wrong with him recently. Although he had lifted his house arrest, he had not come to his palace for a long time. Instead, he favored a few nobles and beauties in the palace who had no background, and left himself aside.

The eunuchs and maids in the palace were all sycophants. Seeing that the emperor ignored them, they treated them with far less respect than before. How could Shen Yining not hate him! In the final analysis, all this was caused by Ji Wanran.

Shen Yining looked at Ji Wanran with her son and daughter around her knees, and the concubines all surrounding her with envy. Hatred surged in her heart, and she had long forgotten the empress dowager's instructions.

Shen Yining suddenly pulled the Fourth Prince, who was about to go forward to talk to Xin He, back to her side, glared at him, forbidding him to move, glanced coldly at Ji Wanran, and said in a veiled tone: "It's so lucky to see Madam Qin give birth to a baby boy today! I'm sure this child will make up for Madam Qin's pain of losing her eldest daughter? I wonder where the soul of the child who died in the deserted village is now!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the whole room fell silent. Everyone present knew that Mrs. Qin had given birth to her eldest daughter in a small mountain village outside the city due to an accident in her early years. Mrs. Qin was depressed and sick for many years. Fortunately, her husband loved her and her little daughter was adorable, so she was able to get over the pain of losing her eldest daughter. Now she has a son, which is a good thing.

Who would have thought that Concubine Shen would openly poke at someone's old wounds in such an occasion? Her malicious intentions were obvious. Ji Wanran was looking at her two children with a smile on her face, but when she suddenly heard Shen Yining mention her eldest daughter who had died young, she felt as if a knife had been stabbed into her heart, and her face turned pale.

Xin He hurried forward and held her mother's hands, which were already icy cold. Xin He knew that the death of her eldest daughter was a heart-wrenching pain in her mother's heart that she could not mention. Although she had herself and her little brother, the scar was still in her mother's heart and could not be mentioned. Once mentioned, it would be a painful pain.

Xin He's dark eyes widened as she looked at Shen Yining with hatred. It was this vicious woman who teamed up with Su Peiyun to harm her mother and hid the stolen child with ulterior motives.

Shen Yining did such a bad thing, but she didn't repent. Instead, she used this incident to poke the pain in her mother's heart. It was so hateful. Xinhe looked at Shen Yining's secretly proud look and felt so angry that her teeth itched. Even the fourth prince beside her was extremely annoying at this time.

Xin He glared at the Fourth Prince fiercely again, hugged her mother and comforted her softly, not looking at Shen Yining and her son again. The Fourth Prince's face immediately fell when his mother said that, and when he saw the look in Xin He's eyes, he opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything, so he could only lower his head and stand aside in silence.

The Queen was making Nan'er laugh happily when she heard Shen Yining exposing someone's scars like that. She looked at Ji Wanran and saw that she had turned pale and her body was trembling slightly. Nan'er in her arms seemed to have sensed the abnormality in the palace and she also burst into tears.

Ji Wanran hurriedly took Nan'er from the Queen's hands, and held Nan'er tightly in her arms, finally unable to hold back the tears that fell from her eyes.

Concubine Shu couldn't help but stand up and glared at Concubine Shen: "My Lady, it seems that you copied the Buddhist scriptures in vain!" As a mother, she actually used someone else's dead child to make excuses. Concubine Shu couldn't tolerate Concubine Shen's behavior. She slapped Concubine Shen's sleeve and said: "It's shameless!"

Shen Yining said these vicious words, and seeing Ji Wanran's painful appearance, she felt much better. She couldn't help but think of the good idea Su Peiyun gave her. The dead child could only make Ji Wanran suffer once.

It would be a great idea to use this child as a sharp blade to hurt Ji Wanran many times in the future.

But when the pleasure wore off, Shen Yining looked at everyone in the palace who were looking at her quietly without saying a word, and felt that she had been a little reckless. Thinking of the Queen Mother's instructions, she couldn't help but secretly regret it.

Shen Yining originally wanted to apologize to redeem herself, but the Concubine Shu scolded her in front of all the concubines in the palace. It was too disrespectful of her, and Shen Yining could not tolerate it.

She looked at Concubine Shu coldly and said disdainfully: "Concubine Shu, you are accusing a noble concubine like this, and you are committing a crime against your superiors. Do you still have palace rules in your eyes?"

When Shen Yining finished speaking, the queen had already put away the smile on her face. When she saw Nan'er crying, Ji Wanran hugged her son and cried quietly, and Xinhe rushed to her mother and brother silently, her face full of anger.

The Queen looked at Shen Yining and asked her coldly: "If the Concubine Shu cannot blame you, then can I, the Queen, hold you, the Imperial Concubine, accountable?"

When Shen Yining saw that the queen was angry, she immediately knelt down and apologized: "Please calm down, Queen! Queen, you know that I always speak my mind. I spoke too quickly at the moment, please forgive my mistake."