A lucky little peasant girl is reborn and brings prosperity to her entire family.

Empress Dowager Yan'an smiled and said, "Since you won't ask for a reward, then I'll come looking for one. I recently acquired two pieces of warm jade, which are quite nice."

Aunt Qi had already brought up the two pieces of warm jade.

Those two pieces of warm jade were smooth and lustrous, and felt slightly warm to the touch; they were extremely rare pieces of warm jade from Donghu Lake.

Empress Dowager Yan'an gave one of the two pieces of warm jade to Luo Lanting and the other to Song Yanyan.

Seeing this, Song Yanyan did not refuse, but felt somewhat uneasy as she accepted the warm jade.

Empress Dowager Yan'an was clearly very interested in Song Yanyan. After asking Luo Lanting, she had Aunt Qi lead Luo Lanting to her side hall to rest, leaving Song Yanyan behind.

"You don't need to worry too much, I don't eat children," Empress Dowager Yan'an added reassuringly.

Song Yanyan gave a bitter smile.

She is not stupid.

The Empress Dowager clearly had some requirements for her, which is why she kept her behind alone.

But she has already chosen Crown Prince Xin Yibei as her superior. How can the Empress Dowager possibly want to be her second superior?

...Even adding money won't work.

"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager..." Song Yanyan said, forcing a smile, "I wonder what brings Your Majesty the Empress Dowager to keep me here?"

Empress Dowager Yan'an laughed again.

Her eyes were kind and loving as she looked at Song Yanyan: "You're quite bold to ask such a question, young lady. However, I'm not one to beat around the bush. I want to talk to you about what you think of A-Ting's relationship with that Luo Jinyu?"

Song Yanyan was startled.

She thought for a moment, and after considering it carefully, she finally spoke: "...Your Majesty, please don't blame me for telling you the truth... I'm sure my answer will be biased. After all, I have a grudge against Luo Jinyu."

Song Yanyan dared to say this because she knew clearly that in that life in her dream, Empress Dowager Yan'an had never liked Luo Jinyu.

This Empress Dowager only recognized Rolandin from beginning to end.

As expected, Empress Dowager Yan'an, upon hearing Song Yanyan's words, not only did not blame her, but her smile deepened: "You also know that Luo Jinyu may be Consort Hui's biological daughter. Consort Hui's petition to request Luo Jinyu to be a princess has already been on the Emperor's desk for a long time... You are so blunt in saying that you have a grudge against my granddaughter. Aren't you afraid that I will punish you?"

Song Yanyan understood.

"For a long time" means that Emperor Zhengxuan did not actually want to bestow the title of Princess upon Luo Jinyu.

In that dream life, it was indeed true; even after Huiyi's entire family was executed, Luo Jinyu's title of princess was never bestowed upon her.

It seems that Empress Dowager Yan'an truly dislikes Luo Jinyu.

"I'm a little scared, but not too scared," Song Yanyan said truthfully. "Because I know that Her Majesty the Empress Dowager is kind and compassionate. This is the question you asked me. I will answer truthfully, and Her Majesty the Empress Dowager will not punish me for it."

Empress Dowager Yan'an was taken aback, then looked at Song Yanyan and laughed again: "What an interesting little girl."

Just then, a voice came from outside announcing that Empress Wu had arrived.

Empress Dowager Yan'an couldn't help but laugh again: "My daughter-in-law arrived quite quickly."

"Your Majesty." Empress Wu entered with graceful bearing and greeted Empress Dowager Yan'an with a smile.

Empress Dowager Yan'an tapped her: "You're like a bee drawn to a fragrance, you come so quickly."

Empress Wu laughed: "Your Majesty, I have long wanted to meet Miss Song. However, I have not been able to find an excuse to summon her directly to the palace, lest it cause further controversy. Now that Your Majesty has found such a good reason to summon Miss Song to the palace, how could I not come and see her right away?"

After Empress Wu finished speaking, her gaze fell on Song Yanyan, who was kneeling on the ground to the side.

She smiled sweetly and said, "Get up quickly. Get up so I can have a good look at you."

Song Yanyan got up as instructed.

She didn't really understand why the Empress Dowager and the Empress both seemed so curious about her.

Could it be that she has a grudge against Huiyi and Luo Jinyu, and that this is something they would be happy to see happen?

Empress Wu looked Song Yanyan up and down, her eyes revealing a hint of satisfaction.

Empress Wu smiled and sat down in the chair below Empress Dowager Yan'an, gently asking Song Yanyan about her family situation.

Song Yanyan answered them all.

Empress Wu saw that Song Yanyan was neither humble nor arrogant, and was poised and graceful. Although she could see that Song Yanyan was still a little nervous, Empress Wu could understand, after all, it was her first time entering the palace.

It's good that you don't have that kind of shameful, cowardly, and petty attitude.

Song Yanyan was actually a little confused when she answered Empress Wu's question.

...No, why does Her Majesty the Empress ask so many questions about the situation of her three older brothers?

Empress Dowager Yan'an suddenly spoke up leisurely from the side: "Empress, I really like this young girl Yan Yan. I just gave her a piece of warm jade. You are the mistress of the harem, and this is the first time you've met Yan Yan. What do you think?"

Empress Wu smiled and said, "Oh, I understand. Your Majesty has come to ask me for something on behalf of Yan Yan... Yan Yan, don't worry, I have prepared quite a few gifts for you. I just came in a hurry, so I will give them to you when I send you out of the palace later."

Song Yanyan's face flushed slightly. She curtsied and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Empress Wu turned her head and smiled at Empress Dowager Yan'an, "Mother, look, this girl has a beautiful voice. There's not a single thing about her that's not pleasing to the eye."

Empress Dowager Yan'an nodded with a smile: "Indeed, Yan Yan is a good girl, just like A Ting, I like her very much."

When Empress Wu saw Empress Dowager Yan'an suddenly mention Luo Lanting, her eyes flickered slightly, but she did not respond.

She's not stupid; she naturally understood.

It seems her mother still wants to matchmake Rolandin with her son.

She doesn't object; her mother has the ability to get her eldest grandson to agree.

She paused for a moment, and a thought flashed through Empress Wu's mind.

Could it be that her mother is trying to get in through Song Yanyan and take a roundabout approach?

Empress Wu glanced at the smiling Empress Dowager Yan'an, then at Song Yanyan, who seemed oblivious and slightly nervous.

Ok……

Actually, she was a little excited, excited about how her calm, composed and indifferent eldest son would handle such a situation.

It seems that God favors beauties, and Empress Wu, being an unparalleled beauty, was clearly blessed by God.

She had just thought of Xin Yibei when an eunuch announced that His Highness the Crown Prince had come to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager.

Empress Wu paused, her excitement now completely undisguised.

Empress Dowager Yan'an was taken aback, thinking to herself that her eldest grandson really cared about this girl, Yan Yan.

The old lady thought about it and agreed. When the time came, A-Ting would marry her eldest grandson and become the Crown Princess, and Yan-Yan would marry into the family as a favored concubine. Her eldest grandson would also be able to marry someone he cared about; that wouldn't be bad.

When Xin Yibei came in, his eyes first fell on Song Yanyan.