After being reborn, he was doted on by his scumbag brother.

Upon hearing this, Jamel Xiao glared at Xiao Qingning, which made Xiao Qingning feel a little guilty.

"Is this the point? Isn't it that if you go back late, Father and Mother will be worried? Can you understand a little bit, girl, and stop making us worry about you?"

Seeing that Jamel Xiao was a little angry, Lin Qingyao hurriedly comforted him, "Husband, don't be angry, Ning'er didn't mean that. Don't be anxious, let's talk it over. Ning'er, I understand that you don't want to separate now, but your fifth brother is right. If you go back late, everyone will be worried. Fifth sister-in-law promised you that she would take you out of the palace more often to meet Hao'er in the future. Today, just listen to your fifth brother and go back early, okay?"

Xiao Qingning also understood that what his fifth brother and his wife said was right, so even though he was reluctant, he still nodded.

"I understand, sister-in-law. I'll go back with you guys right away."

Xiao Qingning said goodbye to Li Zhehao reluctantly and then got into the car.

Xiao Qingning spent the entire night thinking about what happened tonight and was so excited that she couldn't sleep at all.

This resulted in her sleeping the entire morning the next day, and after waking up she still felt like she hadn't gotten enough sleep.

But Xiao Qingning was still thinking about what the Queen Mother had said about her and Li Zhehao, so she stopped resting and went to Zhou Menglin's palace after lunch.

"My son, I send my regards to my mother."

"No need to be polite. Why are you here at this hour? Have you had lunch yet?"

Xiao Qingning came and sat down next to Zhou Menglin and nodded.

"Mother, I have already used it."

When Xiao Qingning came to Zhou Menglin, she realized that Xiao Qingning looked like he hadn't woken up yet and looked a little haggard.

But the strange thing is that she seemed to be in a good mood, and didn't seem to have anything bothering her.

"Ning'er, why do you look so listless? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Xiao Qingning nodded after hearing this, and said a little embarrassedly: "Yes, I was thinking about something last night and couldn't fall asleep. I took a nap this morning, but I did feel that I didn't get enough sleep."

Zhou Menglin felt a little strange when she heard this, "What are you so worried about? You couldn't even sleep all night. Mother, you seem to be in a good mood. Is there something good? Tell me quickly."

Xiao Qingning was delighted when she heard this. Her mother really understood her and got to the point right away.

When Xiao Qingning thought about what happened yesterday, she still felt a little shy and her face turned red.

"Mother, you are wise. Nothing of your daughter escapes your eyes. I do have something good to share with you."

Xiao Qingning told Zhou Menglin about her and Li Zhehao, and Zhou Menglin was very happy for them when she learned about it.

"When Yao'er mentioned this last time, mother didn't take it too seriously. After all, you two have been fighting since you were little and have never had a good conversation. I didn't expect that you would change so much after growing up and even fall in love with each other."

Xiao Qingning said angrily, "Mother, why do these words sound so awkward to you? We are in love after fighting. You have watched him grow up, and you know him in every aspect. You won't object to our relationship, right?"

Zhou Menglin smiled when she heard that. "Oh, mother didn't say anything, but you are defending me now? Fine, fine, mother used the wrong words, you two are in love. Zhehao is indeed a good kid, with a good family background and good character. You two have feelings for each other, so he will definitely treat you well. What reason does mother have to object?"

Xiao Qingning was overjoyed when she heard this, and said coquettishly, "Thank you, mother. I know you will agree. Then I'll have to trouble you to talk to the emperor on my behalf. After all, the emperor only listens to you."

Zhou Menglin smiled and said, "I was wondering why you were in such a hurry to tell me. It turns out you were waiting here. Don't worry, I will tell your father. But your father is quite busy recently, so your mother will tell him later. It's a good opportunity for you to spend more time together during this time. Your mother doesn't want you to get married so soon."

Xiao Qingning smiled when he heard that. "Okay, I will listen to you, mother. I'm not in a hurry, but someone heard that you are going to choose a prince consort for me and was very anxious, so he was anxious to finalize the marriage, fearing that I would run away."

Zhou Menglin smiled and said, "So that's why? Tell him that the Queen Mother only said that last time and told him not to take it seriously. Since you have already decided on him, the Queen Mother will naturally support you."

Xiao Qingning nodded after hearing this. "Thank you, mother. I will tell him. But mother, the natural disasters a while ago have all ended, so why is father still so busy? Has something big happened recently?"

"There is a big event. It's not just your father's birthday that's coming up. This time it just happened to coincide with the end of the natural disaster. Your father decided to hold a big event. Several nearby countries will send envoys to celebrate. I heard from your father that this time Weiyuan and Dongyuan will send their princes to personally lead envoys to celebrate. These two countries have always had friendly exchanges with our Great Qi. They value us so much, we can't neglect them. So your father has been busy making various preparations these days to welcome their arrival."

Xiao Qingning understood what he said, "So there are so many people coming to my father's birthday this year. Wouldn't the palace be bustling by then? It will be fun to have people from different countries get together."

Xiao Qingning has always been interested in new things. When he heard about this, he became very interested and was looking forward to the arrival of these people.

Zhou Menglin smiled helplessly, "Girl, your mind is full of fun, and I don't know when you will really grow up."

Xiao Qingning smiled and said coquettishly: "I have so many people who love and pamper me, I will never need to grow up, don't you think so, mother?"

Zhou Menglin smiled when she heard this and gently stroked Xiao Qingning's head, "Yes, yes, you will always be our favorite little princess. There is really nothing we can do about you."

There were less than ten days left until Xiao Chenyu's birthday, and princes and envoys from neighboring countries had arrived one after another.

In addition to entertaining foreign guests, the eunuchs and maids in the palace also had to help prepare for the banquet, and they were all very busy.

When people are in a hurry, they are prone to making mistakes. One day, a palace maid accidentally bumped into an envoy from Weiyuan State in a hurry.

It wasn't a big deal in the first place. Normally, it would be fine if she sincerely admitted her mistake. It wasn't intentional. Who would make things difficult for a palace maid?

But the envoy had a bad temper and it was obvious that he was not someone who could be easily messed with. He just kept pestering the palace maid and insisted on punishing her.

Lin Qingyao went to the palace today to talk to Zhou Menglin, and she happened to see this scene on her way back.

It was obvious that the man was being unreasonable, and Lin Qingyao naturally couldn't bear to see the palace maid being bullied for no reason.

But the man's attire showed that he was an envoy from another country. Even though Lin Qingyao was the Princess of Chen, she could not offend him easily, as this would be detrimental to the diplomatic relations between the two countries.