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The empress dowager had long received the news that Prince Xian had entered the palace, and had complained to the common mama. "You said that Jing Ze had just woken up and was still so weak. How come you didn't know to recuperate in the palace? "She entered the palace early in the morning, but even she doesn't know if she should persuade him. She's still too young after all." As he spoke, he started to blame Shen Qi.

common mama didn't know how to respond to her words. Fortunately, the empress dowager wanted to complain, so she didn't plan on listening in on what the others had to say. "No, this time I must reward a sensible palace maid to take care of me. After saying this, he felt that his decision was very wise, so he decided to do so.

Thus, when Prince Xian rode the carriage to the Tzu Ning Palace, there was an additional palace maid around the empress dowager who was around seventeen or eighteen years old. Her figure was slender and her face was like a peach blossom.

As soon as King Xian entered, he immediately knelt down to pay his respects. "This son greets Imperial Mother. May Imperial Mother be blessed with good fortune and good health." His voice was calm and his expression was calm.

She wanted to be close to King Duanren and give him the best he could, but he was already grown up. He was no longer the little child who cried for the matriarch and was in need of the matriarch's protection even if he were to lose his life in battle in the imperial harem.

After that was the current situation. The empress dowager used her methods to compensate King Duanren, believing him to be good to King Duanren, but she never asked him if he needed it. The mother and son exchange too little, estrangement always exists.

Just like right now, the empress dowager wasn't as calm as she had been when Prince Duanren had appeared. She stood up in agitation and ordered the maidservants in rapid succession, "Hurry, hurry up and get up. Both of you hurry and help the prince up."

"Jing Ze, come sit by This Dowager's side. Let This Dowager have a good look."

King Xian sat down by the empress dowager's side. The empress dowager looked him up and down with a pained expression. "You've lost weight, you've lost weight. My son has suffered greatly." He then turned his head to the palace maid beside her and ordered, "Lan Xin, hurry, bring the medicinal food over for King Duanren to use."

Seeing that Lan Xin had accepted her orders to serve the porridge, the empress dowager took Prince Duanren's hand and said with a smile, "Lan Xin is my palace maid. She has some medical skills and is good at making medicine.

He nodded, thinking that since it was his mother's wish, he might as well try it himself.

The empress dowager was delighted to see King Xian nod in agreement, and pulled him along to ask how he was doing. Why didn't you rest for a few more days, then enter the palace? "

King Xian replied in the same tone, "Imperial Mother, do not worry. Your son is fine."

The empress dowager was still dissatisfied, but she didn't dare say anything bad about Shen Qi right now. After all, she was the one who had picked this Queen's Consort, afraid that King Xian would blame her if he wasn't satisfied.

Thus, he tried asking, "Royal Concubine, she …" How do you feel? " "This Dowager knows that you've been wronged, but at that time, you were unconscious and this one was worried too. Seeing that the third young mistress of Minister Shen's house was blessed and your eight characters matched, This Dowager came up with the idea of marrying her to you."

"Now that you've woken up, it doesn't matter if it's because of her or not, you can't do anything to her. But don't worry, if she knows what's good for her, then give her this honor.

King Xian sighed in his heart. He knew this would happen, and it was no wonder that his little wangfei had always been on guard against them. Judging from how his mother didn't avoid speaking, he knew that she would reveal herself in front of her.

Back then, she clearly knew that her royal father doted on the Consort De as if it was the tip of his heart. Not only did she not say that she was going to rope him in, she even went to find trouble with him from time to time.

However, as her son, he could not say anything. Fortunately, there was no one who could make her feel wronged. He earnestly said, "Imperial Mother, do not worry. Princess Wangfei is very well." Although it was hard to say that she liked her, she was smart enough to recognize her position.

No wonder the empress dowager thought that Prince Duan was comforting her, because Shen Qi was the only one she had chosen and felt that she was a good person. After all, the two of them had never interacted with each other before, so she was slightly happy in her heart and made it even more certain that she wanted him to bring Lan Xin along when they left.

Shen Qi still had a year before she could turn 30, which meant that she would have to wait until that time to be reunited with his wife. There was no reason for a dignified duke to wait for her as an imperial concubine, so she had to have a few concubines to wait on King Duanren first.

The empress dowager thought to herself, Lan Xin was eighteen this year, and looked like she was very well-bred. Who knows, she might be able to hug her grandson in advance. If she were to wait for the wangfei, then when would she have to wait?

The previous advantages that Shen Qi had had had had now all turned into shortcomings. The empress dowager felt that she had been wronged, so she decided to make it up to Prince Xian. With her excellent culinary skills, her looks and figure, she wasn't any better than that little girl who hadn't even reached her prime?

The empress dowager also knew what kind of man he liked. She felt that Lan Xin would definitely be able to get her son's love in the past, and Lan Xin was from the Tzu Ning Palace, so she wouldn't need to speak up for her then. This way, she would be able to have a closer relationship with him, and the more she thought about it, the happier she would be.

The empress dowager was even happier when she saw this, feeling that her decision was the right one. After Prince Xian had rinsed his mouth, the empress dowager smiled and said, "Lanxin's craftsmanship is good, and this one sees you eat well. How about I bring Lan Xin back to your estate so that you can take care of your body?"

King Xian was stunned, but in the next moment, he frowned. He did not expect the Queen Mother to so impatiently send someone to the King's Mansion, she did not even care about her reputation.

When Lan Xin heard this, she was also stunned. She didn't think that the empress dowager would call her here today for this matter. She didn't know how savage King Duanren was in the outside world, but she knew that he wasn't as frightening as the rumors.

He was just taciturn and rarely spoke, but he was absolutely not brutal. He rarely got angry at the servants as well. It was said that this kind of man loved others the most.

Her pale face, which was somewhat sickly, only added to her beauty. A man like this could throw away his identity and a large number of women would be willing to go crazy for him, not to mention that he was the prince of the imperial court, the emperor, and the empress dowager.

Lan Xin had never seen the Queen's Consort before, but she was also jealous of his luck. If she could marry into the King's Mansion when the prince was unconscious, then no matter what, the King's Mansion would still have her seat.

Now that the empress dowager suddenly mentioned that she was going to reward him, Lan Xin's face reddened. Her heart thumped and her palms became sweaty. She raised a pair of affectionate eyes to look at him. When the empress dowager saw this, she was also satisfied.

The empress dowager saw Prince Xian hesitate and said, "This Dowager knows that if you had an imperial concubine today, there'd be a young one who wouldn't serve you well. Lan Xin is different, she's one of my people."

King Xian thought for a moment before turning his head to ask Lan Xin, "Do you know anything else besides medicinal food?"

When Lan Xin heard his words, she immediately rejoiced in her heart. There's hope! Thus, she tried her best to calm herself down and turned around to pay her respects with a blush. Her angle was the most beautiful and most touching, and she slowly said, "Reporting to Your Highness, this servant also knows how to cook some snacks, and can also take care of meals during the season." She knew that there were many rich and powerful people with symptoms of bitter summer. She was able to adjust the diet according to the changes in the seasons and make a diet suitable for the current season.

King Duanren nodded in agreement. He didn't see the pleasantly surprised expressions on the empress dowager and Lan Xin's faces. What he was thinking was, with Lan Xin around, he could quickly fatten up the imperial concubine?

Therefore, it was best not to know the truth sometimes!

However, the arrival of Prince Xian with a beauty in the palace still created a huge disturbance within the palace.