After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

"Uh... ah..."

Wan Ning slowly opened her eyes, her body felt so light that she could hardly feel her limbs, as if she had received a full body massage. As usual, she opened the quilt with sleepy eyes, and immediately found that she was naked, so she widened her eyes and hurriedly covered herself with the quilt.

"I don't remember sleeping naked last night. Could it be that I have subconsciously felt so safe here? Forget it, I can't stand being so honest with each other." Wan Ning shook her head to clear her mind, turned to look for her clothes, and found neatly folded clothes on the cabinet beside the bed.

She covered the quilt with one hand and reached out to grab it, but it was just a little bit away. She heard a "clang" and fell to the ground. Fortunately, the quilt cushioned it - only internal injuries. One leg was on the bed, and the other leg was on the ground. The whole body was covered by the quilt, and the hair was messy. Fortunately, no one saw such an embarrassing state.

The door was suddenly pushed open. The sunlight shone on my face and I couldn't see who was coming. I could only hear Wan Tao's worried voice: "Princess, what happened?"

"Hehe," she laughed awkwardly, "If I said I was attacked by aliens, would you believe it?"

"Aliens? Aliens, I don't know what that is. I only know that if the princess doesn't wash up quickly, she will be attacked by the queen mother." Wan Tao put down her clothes and hurried forward to help Wan Ning up.

"Empress Dowager, why did she come to see me?" Wan Ning sat on the bed and looked at the clothes Wan Tao brought today. She blinked and asked her for confirmation: "What event is today? Do you have to wear such formal clothes?"

"They only said they had something important to discuss with Madam. We should pay more attention to it to be on the safe side." Wan Tao glanced at the food box on the table while speaking. She was relieved to make sure that the food had not been touched. "Princess, you drank a few more glasses of wine yesterday. How do you feel today?"

"Very good. Zhu Ying is very good at making wine. My head doesn't hurt at all after the hangover." Wan Ning let Wan Tao put on her makeup. Suddenly she remembered something and asked, "When did I get drunk?"

"During dinner yesterday, the princess teased Zhu Ying that her wine was sweetened with water, and then she fainted." Wan Tao picked up the red hairpin and inserted it into her hair bun, and asked with concern, "Why did the princess think of asking this?"

"No, I just blacked out and asked out of curiosity, were you the ones who sent me back to my room?"

"Zhu Ying and I, you went to bed early." Wan Tao noticed something was wrong and asked, "Princess, are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I'm as strong as a bull, how can I feel uncomfortable?"

Wan Tao's hands were very skillful. She combed the hair into a bun quickly and beautifully. In a short time, a perfect hairstyle appeared. Wan Ning looked around to admire it, reluctant to leave, and praised Wan Tao's craftsmanship.

"Princess, please don't look in the mirror anymore. I'm afraid the maid in the front hall will be waiting anxiously," Wan Tao reminded.

"Oh, I almost forgot. Let's go." He turned around, put the comb in Wantao's hand into the dressing box, took her hand and walked out quickly.

In the past, when the Queen Mother sent someone to invite her, she would specifically ask the princess to come along. Today, every time Wan Tao asked if she could follow, she would be rejected. But she persisted and asked every time. Fortunately, this time the nanny did not refuse, and unexpectedly smiled and made a gesture of invitation. Without a moment's hesitation, Wan Tao immediately stepped forward and followed Wan Ning.

The Queen Mother's Buddhist temple was still quiet. Before entering the gate, one could smell the scent of incense. But once one entered the gate, one could hear the continuous sound of wooden fish and the whispering of sutras in the side hall. Without Mengzhu's company, the Queen Mother had become more and more devout in recent days in her devotion to Buddhism. She was almost always reciting on the days she was not in public, and she participated in these activities more frequently. The scent of incense could be smelled within a kilometer of the entire Buddhist temple.

"Mammy, what's happening to the Empress Dowager?" Wan Ning asked, gently pulling the mammy's sleeve.

"The Queen Mother dreamt about Concubine Lan a few days ago. She was so heartbroken that she missed her even more. She specially chanted sutras and prayed for Concubine Lan."

Wan Ning counted on her fingers. According to the time when Concubine Lan died, if she had been reincarnated and was now a beautiful young lady, how could she appear in her dream? Most likely, she had learned about what the Queen Mother had done to her daughter and came to settle accounts with her.

"Princess," the nanny saw Wan Ning standing there in a daze and not coming forward, so she called out, "Don't make the Queen Mother wait anxiously. Please come this way."

"Yes, lead the way. Mammy, please go first."

As soon as she stepped into the main hall, the Queen Mother was already sitting there with a smile on her face. She looked at her with a sticky look in her eyes, and her half-smile was scary. Wan Ning thought, could it be that she dreamed that Concubine Lan missed her sister, so she called her over? It's over, she has become a substitute again. Forget it, since she is here, it is a blessing, not a disaster. If it is a disaster, it cannot be avoided. Today, she will focus on being a supporting role and give the Queen Mother enough face and emotional value.

So I put on a bright smile before entering the door. As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. I tried all of them out to see if they were useful.

"Queen Mother, my dear aunt, I heard that you missed me? That's why Yan'er came here?"

Wan Ning was disgusted by her own voice and whispered to Wan Tao beside her: "Isn't this a bit too much?"

Wan Ning nodded and replied implicitly, "A little bit."

"Forget it. The Queen Mother is getting older and less sensitive. She might fall for this. If you are sincere in managing people, she will be happy if you are willing to spend time on her." Wan Ning finished her self-conquest and put on a brighter smile. She trotted to the Queen Mother and saluted: "Yan'er greets the Queen Mother. I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"

The Queen Mother was obviously in a good mood today. She pretended to be angry like a lovely old lady. She was always more comfortable as long as the Emperor was not around. She pursed her lips and said, "Yan'er knows that it will be a long time in the future. Do you know that I miss you too? Why aren't you wearing a pink cloak today?"

"Pink cape, isn't that Concubine Lan's old thing? Do you really think of me as a substitute? Why don't you wear it? Guess why, because it's hot, what kind of weather is it!" She naturally didn't dare to answer so directly. She smiled lightly and put on a well-behaved look, and replied: "Your Majesty loves Yan'er. The palace has sent a lot of new materials. Naturally, Yan'er wants to wear new clothes to visit you. Queen Mother, do you think it looks good?"

Le Yan held up the hem of her skirt and spun around. The layers of her skirt turned around and around like a double-petaled rose, blooming in different colors. This was a special design launched by her factory in spring. Once it was launched in Pan's Cloth Shop, it was snapped up like crazy. Even many people in the palace asked for connections to go outside the palace to buy it for them.

"It looks good, Yan'er is so lively. This skirt suits you. You look more like your mother." The Queen Mother's eyes were full of admiration, yet she also indulged in the past with some nostalgia.

Seeing that the groundwork for reminiscing about the past was almost laid, Wan Ning began to cue today's business. She knew that she had not yet given an explanation to the Queen Mother about the talent show, and she was worried that she would make a fuss about it.

"That's good. Although I have never seen my mother, everyone says that I look like her. I think it's because God has pity on me and my mother loves me. Every time I look in the mirror, it's a moment of time with my mother. If I am happy in the mirror, then my mother is happy. If I am sad, then my mother is also unhappy. So, Yan'er must be happy and must not let this love down."

The Queen Mother pulled the corner of her mouth but did not speak, surprised at how Yan'er could be so eloquent today.

Without giving the Queen Mother a chance to catch her breath, Wan Ning asked straight to the point, "By the way, Queen Mother, why did you call me here today?"