Who cares about belated family affection? Family members beg for forgiveness

Lan Kexin frowned. She had just given the empress dowager acupuncture yesterday. Why did they ask her to come over now?

Seeing Lan Kexin in a daze, Lin Xi reached out and tugged at her sleeve.

"The Queen Mother is calling you, so you'd better go quickly. Don't worry about me, I can do it on my own."

Lan Kexin followed Eunuch Yu to the Changshou Palace.

The empress dowager, who was in very good spirits, was seen sitting in the main seat.

Lan Kexin bowed to her and said, "I greet the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother be blessed with good health and happiness."

The Queen Mother raised her hand gently: "Get up! Whether the gold is safe or not depends on the reward given by Miss Lan."

Lan Kexin quickly lowered her eyes and said, "I'm terrified. I wonder what the Queen Mother wants me to do?"

The Queen Mother looked at Nanny An beside her.

Nanny An walked up to Lan Kexin with a box in her hand.

"Miss Lan, this is a reward from the Queen Mother."

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.

Lan Kexin waved her hands hurriedly: "Madam An, I can't bear to give this away. The Queen Mother already gave me three thousand taels of silver yesterday, and I dare not accept it now."

Nanny An lowered her eyes and glanced at her.

If I were really scared, I wouldn't have accepted the three thousand taels of silver yesterday.

You're not accepting it today. Does that mean you don't want to help the Queen Mother?

It seems that this is also a smart person.

The Queen Mother spoke in a deep voice, "Just accept what I gave you. Do you think my reward is not worthy of public display?"

Now that things have come to this, Lan Kexin has to accept it even if she doesn't want to.

"I thank the Queen Mother for her kindness."

The Queen Mother then put away the coldness on her face and waved her hand, signaling all the unnecessary maids to leave.

She waved to Lan Kexin to come to her side.

Lan Kexin had no choice but to sit two stools away from the empress dowager, waiting for her to speak.

"I know you're a very perceptive girl. If that's the case, I won't beat around the bush. I want to know what's wrong with the princess?"

With just one sentence, Lan Kexin understood the Queen Mother's intention in calling her here.

Don't you just want her to be a spy?

She smiled slightly: "Queen Dowager, the eldest princess only has some minor illnesses."

"Oh, a minor ailment? There are so many doctors in the palace, but not one can cure her minor ailment?"

This means you don't believe what she said.

Lan Kexin rolled her eyes and began to make up a story: "Empress Dowager, the princess just has some minor female ailments. It's impossible to ask those old imperial doctors in the palace to see her."

The Queen Mother had nothing else to say about this.

When these noble ladies in and outside the palace got sick, they would only ask the palace physician for help when they had no other choice, otherwise they would keep the disease secret.

Who would have the nerve to do that?

"How did you two meet? Why did she come to you?"

Lan Kexin was speechless. How should she answer?

She has no idea where the eldest princess is, okay?

Just say one of them, and if the Queen Mother finds out, you’ll lose your head.

Lan Kexin's mind was working rapidly, trying to find a reasonable explanation.

However, she had very little interaction with the princess.

The coldness of the Queen Mother's body was getting colder and colder.

Just when Lan Kexin was about to blurt out what she wanted.

The little maid lifted the curtain and came in:

"Empress Dowager, the eldest princess requests an audience."

The Queen Mother glanced at Lan Kexin.

"She came at the perfect time. Did you two collude with this?"

Lan Kexin had an innocent expression on her face.

"Empress Dowager, I and the Princess haven't met today."

The Queen Mother directly skipped the topic and spoke in a deep voice:

"I summoned you here today to do nothing else. From now on, you must report everything that happens to the Princess and the Sixth Prince to me. I will not wait on you."

Sure enough, she was asked to be a spy, but could she refuse at this time?

Certainly not.

As for what to report, it is still up to her.

After all, she has the reputation of a village girl, which comes in handy.

Seeing Lan Kexin nod, the Queen Mother asked the maid to bring the eldest princess in.

The eldest princess glanced at Lan Kexin, who was safe and sound.

He let out a sigh and saluted the Queen Mother.

"Greetings to the Imperial Grandmother, may the Imperial Grandmother live in peace and health."

After saluting, he stood up and looked at Lan Kexin with a smile.

"I didn't expect Miss Lan to be in Changshou Palace as well. If I had known this, I would have come with you."

Lan Kexin bowed to the princess again:

"May the eldest princess be blessed with good health."

The two of them smiled and sat down together.

The Queen Mother looked at the two men's smiling faces and felt inexplicably irritated.

"Princess, do you need anything from me?"

"Grandmother, I heard you had a headache yesterday, so I came to visit you today. I wonder if you're feeling better now?"

The Queen Mother glanced at her.

Don't think that just because she lives in the harem, she doesn't know that the eldest princess came to the palace gate in person yesterday to welcome the eldest maid of the Lan family.

I'm actually pretending to be stupid and dazed here.

If I really had that kind of filial piety, I would have come to visit her yesterday.

"I'm fine and won't die for the time being." The Queen Mother said coldly.

The eldest princess didn't care: "As long as the Empress Dowager is fine, we can attend the palace banquet with peace of mind."

The eldest princess stopped talking after that.

Her purpose of coming here was to pick up Lan Kexin.

I don’t have time to accompany the empress dowager.

Lan Kexin was even more speechless.

The Queen Mother also disliked these two people and waved her hand to signal them to leave.

"The palace is bustling with activity, you can go and have fun on your own."

After leaving Changshou Palace, Lan Kexin let out a long sigh.

The eldest princess covered her mouth with her hands while laughing: "Look at you, you look like you are going to the battlefield. Don't worry, it's not that scary."

Lan Kexin looked at the eldest princess with admiration:

"How could you possibly survive in a place like this? Aren't you afraid of being frightened after all these years?"

The eldest princess jokingly said, "Don't talk about me. Didn't you endure living in the Marquis' Mansion for two years? If you, a village girl, are fine, what can happen to me?"

Lan Kexin made a cheering gesture.

"What's wrong with a village girl? Are village girls destined to be timid? Don't forget, ignorance is bliss."

The eldest princess glanced at her and said, "Hmm! The saying 'Ignorance is bliss' is perfectly demonstrated in you. Why do I not think you look like a country girl at all?"

Lan Kexin didn't care: "Then don't treat me as a country girl."

Lan Kexin followed the eldest princess to find a pavilion and sat down, chatting about all sorts of things.

On the other side, Lan Weiwei and Yang Mei were also sitting in the pavilion.

Their faces didn't look very good.

Yangmei pouted and complained, "How did you endure it? Such a vulgar person."

"I can't help it. After all, she is my sister. The Queen Mother even summoned her yesterday to make peace between us sisters."

"So what does the Queen Mother think of her? Does she really like her, or is she just pretending to like her?"

Lan Weiwei's eyes flashed, but she didn't answer Yang Mei.

He sighed, "Ah! She is truly pitiful. The Queen Mother summoned her to Changshou Palace and only made her stand at the palace gate as punishment.

They made us stand for an entire hour, and finally, reluctantly, they allowed us to meet, but without saying anything, and then sent us away. "What do you think, Queen Mother, is the meaning of this?"

Yangmei's eyes lit up. She thought she had the heart of the Queen Mother!

Then the next thing will be easy...