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

A cute girl holding a zither in her hands, skipped to the door, her round face pouting but full of smiles. Three steps behind her were two other pretty women, one holding a wine vessel and the other holding a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. The ink on the paper had not yet dried, soaking through the back of the paper.

"Second sister, who is this?" The woman in pink walked happily to Concubine Ru's side, took her hand and looked up and down at Wan Ning who was standing next to her.

Concubine Ru also teased her intentionally, and introduced with a smile: "This is the famous Princess Le Yan that you think of every day. Princess Le Yan, these are all the sisters of Wuming Palace." She pulled out the woman in blue behind her and introduced: "This is Concubine Yu, who is ranked third."

Concubine Yu stood opposite with her arms folded. Now I could see her face clearly. Her face was not gentle at all but rather heroic. Her calm temperament gave people the illusion that even if the emperor died in front of her, she would not lend a hand to help him. But when she heard the name "Concubine Yu", she frowned slightly and showed an imperceptible expression of disdain.

"We usually call her the third sister, and you can also call her Princess that," Concubine Ru added, "and this is the fourth sister - Concubine Qin. Concubine Qin is not only an expert in playing the zither, but she's also an expert in growing vegetables. Most of the vegetables we eat every day are grown by Concubine Qin." Concubine Ru walked to the woman in green, took the wine jug from her hand and put it on the table. She passed by the woman in pink and gently touched her nose with her hand. The woman in pink laughed happily, with a bit of childishness still on her face. She looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old.

"What's your name, sister?"

"I am the retired emperor's concubine Xia. When I entered the palace, the princess had just left Nanye for Beiqi, so I have never met the princess." After saying this, a shy smile appeared on her face.

"Beast, beast. This is still a child!" Wan Ning cursed in her heart, forced a smile to respond to Concubine Xia, and looked at Concubine Ru meaningfully.

Concubine Ru understood what she was thinking and quickly explained, "Sister Xia Fei was the youngest. She was originally waiting for her canonization in the palace, but she received the news of the emperor's abdication first. With nowhere to go, she had to live in the nameless palace. Poor sister, she has not seen the outside world yet."

"Living in the Nameless Palace is not a bad thing. Concubine Xia is still young and has not been canonized yet. She was not registered when she lived in the Nameless Palace. She will be completely forgotten in some time. Or she can leave the palace when the master shows mercy." A woman standing on the outermost side spoke, her voice as soft and steady as the wind.

Wan Ning looked over subconsciously, and surprisingly, the woman's appearance was not as young as her voice. She was obviously older than the other sisters, and there were faint fine lines at the corners of her eyes. If you look closely, you can see a few white hairs in her black hair. But these can't affect her beauty. A beauty in her twilight years is still a beauty, and she will never be associated with ugliness in her life.

Even when a beauty grows old, her beauty will not fade, but will be more refined, and she will be gentle and patient. Thinking of this, Wan Ning could not help but criticize the emperor again: such a beautiful person, others would be heartbroken just thinking about her time trapped in this nameless palace, not to mention that she would have to witness her own life gradually withering away. The old emperor is really a sinner!

"I forgot to introduce her. This is the eldest sister in Wuming Palace—Concubine Yi. Concubine Yi was the first to move into Wuming Palace. All the sisters who came in have been taken care of by her." Concubine Ru turned to Concubine Yi and introduced Wan Ning to her: "Sister Concubine Yi, this is Princess Le Yan, whose name I have heard of for a long time."

"Princess Le Yan?" Murmuring, Concubine Yi walked towards her happily, held Wan Ning's hand affectionately, and looked at her current appearance carefully.

Wan Ning was confused by the sudden enthusiasm. She opened her red lips slightly and spoke in a very gentle and caring tone, as if greeting an old friend: "It's been a long time since we last met, Princess Le Yan has grown up so much. The last time I saw her, she was still a little kid who had only come here. She was scared and hid behind the prince, nervously grabbing her sleeves. Now she has grown into such a graceful and elegant girl."

"Empress Yi, you have seen me?" Wan Ning was very happy. "I can't remember it, but do you still remember the scene at that time?"

"I remember, that was fifteen years ago." How could Concubine Yi forget? It was at her enthronement ceremony, she was carried into the palace by people, as if everything she wanted was within her reach. Now she has no place to go and no one can find her. How can this not make people sigh?

"The princess must have been less than five years old at the time. She had been timidly hugging the queen, and she burst into tears when she saw my hair full of pearl hairpins. The queen tried to comfort her for a long time but to no avail. Finally, she stopped crying when she saw the prince coming back from school. You followed him wherever he went, like a little tail, so cute."

Wan Ning smiled embarrassedly: "I don't remember, but why did Concubine Yi live in this nameless palace?"

Concubine Yi shook her head and didn't want to say more. She said calmly: "It was just an accident, but there's nothing wrong with living here. It's quiet."

"My elder sister said I was noisy a few days ago, but today she said she can have some peace and quiet." Concubine Xia said with her hands on her hips and a pout.

Yu Fei gently poked her head and replied lovingly, "I'm not talking about peace and quiet, silly. You're still very noisy."

"Sisters, look, she said I'm a fool again." Everyone ignored her and laughed.

As they were talking, the rain outside slowed down. Wan Ning looked up and saw that it was already late. She remembered that she had a mission to complete today and could not stay any longer. Before leaving, she asked if there was anything missing in Wuming Palace. She would send someone to deliver it in a few days. The sisters in Wuming Palace smiled at each other and said that there was nothing missing, but the nights and days in Wuming Palace were long, so it would be best to come and play often when you have time.

Concubine Ru accompanied Le Yan to a road she was familiar with. She was worried that she would be seen by the Queen Mother's men, so she said goodbye and left in a hurry.

The Queen Mother was still reciting sutras devoutly in the Buddhist temple. Wan Ning sat alone in the side hall, waiting quietly, thinking about how to win the Queen Mother's consent so that the memorial activities for Concubine Lan would focus on the years before Concubine Lan entered the palace. To be honest, although she had met the Queen Mother several times, she always seemed to be the mouthpiece and accomplice of the Emperor, and it was still unclear what her position was.

She sat there and thought about what Concubine Yi had just mentioned fifteen years ago. At that time, the little Princess Le Yan loved to stick to her so much, and she was able to coax her very attentively. I think she still loved her sister's daughter. What kind of change would make the Queen Mother seem like a different person?