"In order to prepare for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, the Queen Mother was afraid that something might go wrong, so she asked my mother to help. I couldn't bear to see my mother working so hard, so I was able to help a little. Seeing that tomorrow is your birthday, I really can't help but want to come and see you."

"I also want to ask you, is there anything else I need to pay attention to on this birthday?"

It’s not like the Empress Dowager hasn’t held birthday banquets before.

But in previous years, the Queen always asked Concubine De or Concubine Hui for help.

No one knew why, but this year her mother was captured as a soldier.

Her mother is in weak health and usually does not participate in these matters.

I've been so busy these days that I've lost a lot of weight.

But even so, she was still afraid that her mother might have done something inappropriate or not considered something.

If anything goes wrong, her mother will most likely be blamed.

"You are smart, you can help me think about it."

In fact, she also understood that the reason why the Queen did not ask Concubine De for help was because Concubine De's maternal family was quite powerful.

Her biological brother is Yun Feiyang's father, the current Minister of Revenue, Lord Yun.

Ever since Lord Yun became the Minister of Revenue, the Queen has been deliberately suppressing Concubine De in the palace.

Defei was not allowed to interfere in some palace affairs.

As for Concubine Hui, she just gave birth to a little prince last year.

The queen felt a little unhappy when she saw her.

So this year, this matter fell upon Concubine Shu, who had always had a relatively low presence in the palace.

Speaking of which, her mother was able to become a concubine because she had been in the palace for a long time.

I don’t have much favor from my father.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be the only daughter.

Just look at how many children the queen gave birth to.

My father really likes the Queen.

Also because her mother did not fight or compete, the mother and daughter had a pretty good life in the palace over the years.

"That's it!"

Qin Yan said he understood.

"Yup!"

Qin Rong then told her the general situation.

Qin Yan thought about what Ye Liuwei might do tomorrow and reminded her of a few things.

I also reminded her of some unexpected omissions that might appear in the novels I had read over the years.

Well, sometimes reading more books, no matter what kind of books they are, can be useful!

Qin Rong expressed her gratitude, then hurriedly left Qingliu Palace to fix those loopholes.

The next morning, Qin Yan finished his practice and got up early.

Then Nuanle helped her to dress up.

According to the rules, they, the younger generation, had to first go to the Ciyi Palace where the Empress Dowager lived to pay their respects.

Normally, the Queen Mother does not need younger generations like them to pay their respects to her.

The Queen Mother always likes quietness and dislikes noise.

When he had nothing to do, he would recite Buddhist scriptures or copy some Buddhist scriptures in his palace.

Generally speaking, no matter how big or small the matters in the palace are, they won't bother her.

Of course, as a filial son, Emperor Xia would not allow these trivial matters to bother the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was the Queen when she was young, and she was really tired of the things happening in the palace.

After becoming the Queen Mother, I just wanted to enjoy some leisure time.

Therefore, on weekdays, even if Qin Yue wanted to talk to the Queen Mother about something, she was not allowed.

If the empress dowager's peace was disturbed, Qin Yue would be punished even though she was the most favored daughter of Emperor Xia.

There had been a case before where the little prince disturbed the Queen Mother because of the playfulness among the other children.

The Queen Mother was worshiping Buddha at that time, and she liked the little prince very much.

But after he made a scene that time, the Queen Mother immediately became annoyed with him.

At the same time, Emperor Xia also punished him.

According to the favor the little prince enjoyed, his mother could have been given the title of consort. However, not only was she not given the title, she was also demoted from concubine to noble lady.

The little prince was also kept in confinement for two months, and was only reluctantly released after he copied Buddhist scriptures hundreds of times.

It is precisely because of this, with previous experience as a lesson, that Qin Yue both respects and fears the empress dowager.

When Qin Yan arrived, most of the other princes and princesses had already arrived.

This surprised her very much.

Do all these princes and princesses get up so early?

Qin Rong had arrived a long time ago, and when she saw Qin Yan, she walked to her side.

"Sister Yan'er, why did you come just now?"

"Is it so late?" Qin Yan was very surprised.

At this point, it seems that the sun has just come out.

Could it be that they came before dawn?

"It's not too late, but it's not too early either."

Qin Rong said to her: "It's just that you are usually the first one to arrive, but you came a little late this year..."

Qin Yan: “…”

After a brief silence, she retrieved the memory of the original owner from her mind.

It seems true.

Every year the original owner was the first to arrive.

As an unpopular princess in the palace, in addition to wanting the fatherly love of Emperor Xia, she also wanted the love from the Queen Mother as a grandmother.

It’s a pity that even though she came the earliest every year, the empress dowager didn’t have much room for the original owner in her eyes.

Moreover, the Queen Mother gets up very late in the morning.

People in the palace usually serve different people differently based on their social status. Maybe the people in the Empress Dowager's palace never told her that she was always the first to arrive.

"I used to be the first one to arrive, but it seemed like I didn't get noticed. This year I just wanted to be lazy."

Qin Yan lowered his voice and spoke into Qin Rong's ear.

Qin Rong agreed: "It's good that you think this way. In fact, the palace has always been about flattering the powerful and bullying the weak. For people like us, even if we do a lot, it will be useless if it doesn't reach the ears of the empress dowager."

Qin Yan agreed: "It's a pity that I finally understood this truth this year. From now on, I will still try my best to be as bad as possible. Anyway, no one will tell whether we are doing well or not."

"Even if I don't do well, so what? Even if I get the Queen Mother's favor, it seems that I can't get any real benefits."

If it is a powerful empress dowager like in other novels, and you can win the favor of the empress dowager, then there are some benefits.

But the empress dowager in this book has no real power and prefers a quiet life.

They are not allowed to leave the palace on weekdays. If you go to visit them for no reason, you might be punished.

There's really no need to please a queen mother like this!

Even if she really doesn't like you, so what?

She doesn't care.

There won't be any impact at all, okay?

Qin Rong agreed with her and lowered her voice again: "Let's just talk about this between the two of us, but don't say this outside, okay?"

"Don't worry, sister. I still have some brains." Qin Yan said with a smile.

"Yes, you are much smarter than me. You know better than me what to say and what not to say."

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