After being married off by my younger sister, I became the most beloved person in the palace

Madam Xie pointed at the three and introduced them: "This is the eldest, Huaizhi, the second, Jichuan, and the third, Shiyu!"

Then he pointed at Wen Ning and Zhao Anrou and said, "This is the eldest daughter-in-law Wen Ning, and this is the youngest daughter, Anrou!"

The Queen Mother had a cold personality, so there was no emotion on her face as she looked at everyone: "They are all good children. How many months pregnant are you?"

The last sentence was directed to Wen Ning.

Wen Ning was flattered and stood up and replied: "To answer the Queen Mother, it has been three months."

The Queen Mother nodded and asked her to sit down.

Then he ordered: "Tazhi, bring the gift I prepared."

Tazhi agreed and turned and left.

The Queen Mother looked at Zhao Anrou again. Even with her indifferent expression, one could see the tenderness in her eyes: "Rou'er, come closer and let me take a look."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Anrou suppressed her excitement, stood up and walked towards the Queen Mother.

"Rou'er greets the Queen Mother."

She stood in front of the Queen Mother, looking somewhat nervous.

The empress dowager had a stern expression and was stern. Just one look at her was enough to fill people with fear. She also exuded a powerful aura that belonged only to those in a higher position. Zhao Anrou grew up in the countryside and could not stand such pressure. She felt as if she had difficulty breathing.

"My dear child, you have suffered a lot these years." The Queen Mother saw her nervousness and fear, and said softly.

The girl in front of him looked well-behaved, pretty and lovely.

The Queen Mother looked at her quietly, as if she was looking at another person through her.

Mrs. Xie thought that the Queen Mother must be missing Xie Wan and wanted to see Xie Wan's shadow in Zhao Anrou.

The Queen Mother's expectant gaze gradually faded, with a hint of regret in it.

Zhao Anrou doesn't look like Xie Wan when she was young, or maybe it's because she looks more like her biological father.

"With the Queen Mother's care, Rou'er is not suffering." Zhao Anrou replied excitedly.

The Queen Mother smiled faintly: "Sit down, don't be shy."

"Thank you, Queen Mother." After expressing her gratitude, Zhao Anrou sat down again.

She learned the rules and etiquette after returning to the Xie family. Xie Li loved his niece and tolerated her in every way, and did not force her to learn. However, in order to integrate into the circle of noble ladies in Youzhou, Zhao Anrou studied very hard. Of course, she was not as well-behaved as the daughter of a noble family who had been taught the rules since she was a child, but she was good enough.

The Queen Mother was lenient towards her and naturally would not care about Zhao Anrou's shortcomings.

If it were someone else, they would have been dragged out and beaten for not following the rules and etiquette.

Soon, Tazhi came in holding a brocade box, followed by several little palace maids, each holding a box.

The Queen Mother had the gifts distributed, not only to the women of the Xie family, but also to Xie Huaizhi's three brothers.

Several people stood up and expressed their gratitude.

The Queen Mother waved her hand, looked at Xie Jichuan, and asked, "You are going to take the imperial examination this year, right?"

It was only when Xie Li and his wife mentioned it during their last visit to the palace that the empress dowager learned that Xie Jichuan had come to the capital alone last year, first studying at Wansheng Academy and later going to the Imperial College.

Xie Jichuan cupped his hands and replied, "That's right, Queen Mother."

"Are you sure?" the Queen Mother asked casually.

Xie Jichuan smiled modestly and said, "Jichuan doesn't dare to boast, there are tens of thousands of students taking the exam, and there are many talented people."

Although the chief academician of the Imperial College was optimistic about him and said frankly that he could get first place in the imperial examination and even the top scorer, Xie Jichuan did not dare to brag. Not to mention that there might be a dark horse among those unknown students, let's take Fu Yunjing for example. He was accepted as a disciple by Master Xue. Could his talent be false?

Even though they had studied together at Wansheng Academy and had seen Fu Yunjing's perfunctory attitude towards studying, did that mean that people were not allowed to be gifted?

After hearing this, the Queen Mother just responded and said nothing more.