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As soon as Shen Qinglan entered the palace, a eunuch came to greet her, saying that he was sent by the Queen Mother.

Because she was going to enter the palace to get married, and Emperor Jingren allowed Shen Qinglan to marry out of the Central Palace, he sent her to the Queen's Kunning Palace.

To outsiders, this is considered a great honor.

On the way, Shuyu had been to the palace several times before, so he didn't find it strange now.

However, the beautiful girl, who was following Shen Qinglan at this time, was forced to take off her seductive red dress and changed into ordinary maid's clothes, but she still couldn't hide her charm.

She was looking around curiously and couldn't help but whisper to Shen Qinglan:

"Princess, this palace is so big? I heard that there are three thousand beauties in the harem. I wonder how I compare to them?"

Yan Ji always thought that her appearance was first-class, and now she couldn't help but want to compare herself with the concubines.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qinglan said with a smile: "The concubines in the palace are not only judged by their beauty, but also by the power behind them. If you only look at their faces, you may not be able to enter the harem."

After all, the harem is closely related to the previous dynasty. Even the emperor cannot be too willful and reckless. Most of the time, he takes concubines just to win over court officials.

Therefore, although the appearance of concubines is said to be important, it is actually the least important. Everything is just a means for the emperor to check and balance.

Yan Ji listened, nodded as if she understood, and then asked:

"Isn't it said that Concubine Yan was born in a humble family but was the favorite of all the concubines?"

"How many Concubine Yans are there in the world? Besides, Concubine Yan's ability to reach this position is not only due to her looks. What really allows Concubine Yan to stand firm in the palace is her brain."

Although Shen Qinglan has not yet met Concubine Yan, she can still tell something from the Thirteenth Prince.

If Concubine Yan wasn't a capable person herself, how could the Thirteenth Prince have been educated so well?

Besides, she also believed in Huo Zhanting's vision.

Since Huo Zhanting has had contact with Concubine Yan, it means that Concubine Yan is worthy.

Shen Qinglan didn't say anything else on the rest of the way, and they arrived at Kunning Palace smoothly.

The last time she came to Kunning Palace, it was a banquet, so there were many imperial edicts and clan ladies present, so Shen Qinglan really didn't have time to take a closer look at the Kunning Palace.

Following the eunuch at this time, I felt that the flowers and plants in Kunning Palace were planted particularly densely. At a glance, I could tell that someone had taken good care of them.

Not only that, in the side hall not far away, you can vaguely see towering trees that are taller than the wall of the side hall, which is a bit strange.

Shen Qinglan couldn't help but ask the young eunuch who was leading the way:

"Young eunuch, I wonder who in the Queen's palace is taking care of these flowers and plants? It seems like he is very dedicated."

The eunuch who led the way heard Shen Qinglan suddenly praise the flowers and plants in Kunning Palace, and subconsciously asked:

"Princess Zhan also likes those flowers and plants?"

Shen Qinglan naturally did not deny it, but just smiled and nodded, and continued to explain:

"I do have a rare autumn chrysanthemum in my palace, but I have never been able to grow it. Now if I can ask this gardener for some advice, maybe I can still keep it alive."

"I see. Then Princess, you can talk to the Queen directly later. The flowers and plants in Kunning Palace are all taken care of by Aunt Yun beside the Queen."

Shen Qinglan's eyes flickered when she heard this, and she pretended not to care and asked, "Is it that Yun Lanxin, Aunt Yun?"

"Exactly."

"Thank you for telling me, young master."

Shen Qinglan thanked him with a smile, and Shuyu quickly handed over a small bag of golden melon seeds. The eunuch who led the way immediately smiled so hard that he couldn't close his eyes.

This nobleman was really generous. The young eunuch thought about it and then lowered his voice and said:

"Although Aunt Yun is good at tending to flowers and plants, it is better for the princess not to have any contact with her."

"Huh? Why?"

"Aunt Yun has a bad temper, it's very strange, and if anyone offends Aunt Yun, they will die before long... cough cough..."

When the young eunuch reached this point, he felt that he had said too much, so he quickly shut up and dared not say any more.

He had taken advantage of Shen Qinglan, so he had done his best by reminding her to this extent.

As for whether or not to go find Aunt Yun, that is Princess Zhan’s own business.

Shen Qinglan understood what was going on, and immediately thanked the young eunuch politely, then changed the subject.

Since Yun Lanxin was no longer mentioned, the young eunuch felt a lot more relaxed.

When they arrived in front of Kunning Palace, the young eunuch did not say anything to Shen Qinglan. He just asked someone to inform the Queen Mother, then said goodbye to Shen Qinglan and left.

When Shen Qinglan was invited into the hall, he happened to see the Eighth Prince's wife and Princess Zhaoyang sitting on the left and right sides of the Queen, talking about something that made the Queen laugh.

After Shen Qinglan entered the palace, he bowed to the queen and said respectfully:

"Long live the Queen, and be well with you. Jiashun greets the Queen."

The queen looked up at Shen Qinglan, smiled and raised her hand and said:

"It's Jiashun, come and sit down quickly."

The queen casually pointed to a seat nearby, and Shen Qinglan sat down obediently.

The queen looked at Shen Qinglan with a loving expression. If Shen Qinglan didn't know the queen, she would have thought that she was a kind-hearted mother of a country.

"Jiashun is entering the palace to get married this time, and I am afraid that you will be lonely because you don't know anyone in the palace. It just so happens that the Eighth Prince's Consort and Zhaoyang are about your age, so I will call them into the palace to accompany you."

Shen Qinglan was moved when she heard this, and said to the queen:

"Thank you for your consideration, ma'am."

The queen smiled, but there was a hint of scrutiny in the look she gave Shen Qinglan.

Ever since Wang Heng got into trouble last time and they lost the position of commander of the Jingji Guard, the Queen has already felt that there was someone behind Huo Zhanting plotting to make them fall into the trap they set.

But until now, the queen still hasn't figured out who that person is.

She guessed that it was either Huo Zhanting himself or Lu Huaizhu. Of course, the queen was more inclined to Lu Huaizhu.

After all, although Huo Zhanting is a god of war, he is also a military general. The application and deployment of his strategies on the battlefield are quite different from the treacherous changes in the court.

Princess Zhaoyang, who was standing by, naturally had no idea what the Queen was thinking. When she saw Shen Qinglan, she snorted, hugged the Queen's arm, and said coquettishly to her:

"Empress, Zhaoyang doesn't want to accompany her! Zhaoyang came to the palace to accompany you! Doesn't the Empress like Zhaoyang to accompany you?"

The queen laughed, patted Zhaoyang's hand helplessly and said:

"Zhaoyang, don't mess around. I'm old and can't stand your bullying."

Upon hearing this, Zhaoyang pouted and pulled the queen to keep pestering her.

The Eighth Prince's wife was also joking on the side, and the three of them were chatting very lively.

However, compared with the liveliness of the three people, Shen Qinglan was directly left out.

Princess Zhaoyang naturally did it on purpose, and she glanced at Shen Qinglan provocatively from time to time.

The Queen Mother seemed unaware and allowed Princess Zhaoyang to act recklessly.

As for the Eighth Prince's wife, she naturally didn't have a good face towards the Wang Palace after what happened to Wang Heng last time, so she naturally wouldn't help Shen Qinglan at this time.

In this way, Shen Qinglan sitting there alone seemed lonely.