The Time Traveling Anchor and Her Eight Hundred Fence-Sitters

When he met Xiao Rui and Li Qiuhua, Zhao Mianmian knelt down and bowed to them seriously.

"Hail, Queen Mother, and Hail, Queen Consort Dowager."

Although Zhao Mianmian didn't wear the red satin Yuanbao jacket today, she was cute anyway, especially when she spoke in a baby voice and saluted the two ladies in a shaky manner, which made Xiao Rui and Li Qiuhua's hearts melt.

Neither Xiao Rui nor Li Qiuhua had their own children, but when they saw Zhao Mianmian for the first time, what came to their minds was the childhood appearance of Xiao Haizhou and Li Peiyan.

Both of them curled their lips, revealing a smile from the heart.

"Oh, is this the young lady from the He family?"

Empress Dowager Xiao covered her mouth, ordered someone to bring a stool to Zhao Mianmian, and asked with a smile.

"My daughter's name is Zhao Mianmian, and her uncle is He Jianxing, the fourth-rank judge of the Secretariat. She is three years old this year and moved to the capital from Xuchuan. She has lived in the capital for more than four months."

Zhao Mianmian looked at the "explanation" written for her by the boss of the live broadcast room on the barrage, and answered Empress Dowager Xiao's questions seriously.

After saying that, he bent his knees slightly as the boss said, and then carefully sat on the brocade stool brought by the palace maid.

[Hahahaha, is this still the anchor I know? ]

[I am dying of laughter. Luckily it was just two sentences. If he had said a few more, I think the host’s tongue would have been tied.]

[Hold on, anchor, hold on. The two women in front of you are the most distinguished women in the palace. If you offend them, you will suffer in the future! ]

[That's right. One is the younger sister of the Southwest Jiedushi, and the other is the older sister of the current Taifu. The Li family holds the power of 300,000 troops in the southwest, and the Xiao family holds the Xuanlin Guards who can execute first and report later. Which one is more important? You, the anchor, should weigh it yourself! ]

Zhao Mianmian:

【…】

What the hell!

Zhao Mianmian was now sitting upright on the brocade stool, acting like a puppet.

She felt like her face was about to freeze from laughing, but the comments were still watching the fun and making trouble, mocking her left and right.

Fortunately, even though Zhao Mianmian's words were stiff and rigid, like she was reciting a text, Xiao Rui and Li Qiuhua did not doubt her.

Xiao Rui and Li Qiuhua have been in the palace for many years and have seen this kind of situation many times.

It was as if the He family had prepared an excuse and had the three-year-old girl memorize it at home before bringing her into the palace.

The two even found it funny to see Zhao Mianmian gritting her teeth while speaking. She was unlike those legitimate daughters outside, who seemed to be cast in the same mold, pretentious and artificial, and very boring.

More importantly, the three-year-old girl in front of him looked somewhat clever, but not much.

It seemed that it was not like what outsiders said, that the He family had deliberately instigated people to get close to Liang Yuanzhao and Li Peiyan in order to gain power. This made Xiao Rui and Li Qiuhua both feel relieved, and their impression of Zhao Mianmian improved a little bit.

Empress Dowager Xiao asked Zhao Mianmian a few more questions, mostly about who were the people in her family, whether she had ever been enlightened, what books she read on weekdays, where she went to play after school, etc.

They were all common questions and there was no need for barrage of comments to help. Zhao Mianmian answered them one by one.

However, when Zhao Mianmian finished answering Empress Dowager Xiao's question and couldn't help but glance at the rose cake, the plain gauze curtain behind her was lifted up and a somewhat teasing female voice was heard.

"Other girls who entered the palace for the first time all chose festive clothes, but you are wearing gray clothes, just like a bumpkin from the countryside!"

The speaker was Concubine Zhang who lived in Guangyang Palace.

Concubine Zhang was young and had been in the palace for a short time. The late emperor died within two years of her arrival.

Originally, with her rank and qualifications, she was supposed to be buried with the late emperor in the imperial mausoleum. In the end, Empress Dowager Xiao, for the sake of the Zhang family, awarded her the title of concubine and allowed her to stay in the harem.

But Zhang Yanran not only did not know how to be grateful, she also often complained to her family, saying that she was born at the wrong time.

If she had been born two years earlier than Xiao Rui, and married into the Prince's Mansion before the Xiao family's legitimate daughter, the Xiao family would not have been the only one in power inside and outside the palace, suppressing other families so much that they could not even raise their heads.

Empress Dowager Xiao also heard a little of what Concubine Zhang said.

But on the one hand, Zhang Yanran's father Zhang Zhian had done the Xiao family a favor; and secondly, Zhang Yanran had never been very smart, and since she was right under her nose, she couldn't cause any trouble at all. So Empress Dowager Xiao turned a blind eye and didn't bother with her.

Who knew that Zhang Yanran was so short-sighted. When instigated by those people outside the palace, she was afraid that others would not know that she and Empress Dowager Xiao were not on good terms, so she blatantly showed her aggressiveness on her face.

This made Empress Dowager Xiao feel a little regretful. She regretted that she had meddled in other people's business and kept Zhang Yanran in the palace.

Concubine Zhang entered the small pavilion by the water, bowed respectfully to Empress Dowager Xiao, and then sat down on the brocade stool beside the stone table.

Zhao Mianmian looked at her curiously, and seeing that her lower abdomen was dark and extended to the base of her thighs, she said "Huh" on the public screen.

The audience in the live broadcast room immediately became interested:

【What happened? 】

Zhao Mianmian then described the symptoms of the concubine.

The barrage instantly exploded:

[Oh no~ I guessed it was a gynecological disease. 】

[Damn, how can you make blind guesses about this?! Where are those medical experts in our live studio? Why don’t they come out and say something? ? ]

[I'm here, I just finished my shift. According to the host's description, it seems that the pelvic cavity and uterus are not in good condition, perhaps there is some problem of fluid accumulation and inflammation.

But the anchor also said that the shadow had spread to the base of the thigh, so it was probably not just a pelvic problem. On the bright side, it might just be some common minor illness that wouldn't kill anyone.

But if it's a bad case, it might be that kind of, uh, you know, that kind of... heart disease! 】

[Of course, this is just my personal opinion. We need to see the actual symptoms before we can draw a conclusion.]

【??? See the actual symptoms? How do you want to see the actual symptoms? Do you want the anchor to pull down Concubine Zhang's pants? 】

[Hahaha, actually if the anchor dares to do it, it’s not impossible.]

Zhao Mianmian:

【…】

Zhao Mianmian was speechless and rolled her eyes in her heart.

It's obvious that Concubine Zhang is a difficult person to get along with. If you want her dead, there's no need to pull off her pants. It would be much simpler to just jump into the Imperial Lake and be done with it.

Here, Zhao Mianmian was discussing the patient's condition with the bigwigs in the live broadcast room. Several palace maids over there saw Concubine Zhang come in, and they all took a step back unnoticeably.

It seemed that as soon as this toffee appeared, the atmosphere in the entire pavilion suddenly became subtle.

Concubine Li glanced at the sachet hanging on Concubine Zhang's body, curled the corners of her mouth slightly, and kept her eyelids drooped without saying a word.

Empress Dowager Xiao did speak, but not to Zhang Yanran. Instead, she asked Biluo beside her to get some rose cakes and pass them to Zhao Mianmian who was sitting beside her.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Mianmian jumped down from the brocade stool in great joy, and then gave a crooked salute to Empress Dowager Xiao.

"Mianmian thanks the Queen Mother..."

However, before Zhao Mianmian could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by someone.

Concubine Zhang looked Zhao Mianmian up and down with her eyes raised, and deliberately said:

"I'm not saying anything, but look at what kind of etiquette you're performing!!"

"She doesn't kneel or worship. I don't know how the He family raised their daughter. They dare to bring such a thing into the palace. Aren't they afraid of offending the Empress Dowager's eyes?"