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King Duanren didn't expect that his mother would still want to go to the palace. Furthermore, she had directly asked the imperial concubine to send a message to the Mansion of the Duke of Yan to invite her cousins over.

Shen Qi thought that this period of time was probably very busy and she didn't have time to deal with them. However, she couldn't disobey the orders of the empress dowager, otherwise, how would she reply next time the empress dowager asked about it?

But tomorrow was just the right time for Xie Shihan to come over. When she returned, he would send someone to inform them that he wanted her to bring those cousins with her. The empress dowager's intentions were Yan Rui and Yan Wan, Yan Rui was the eldest daughter of the concubines, Yan Wan was the second daughter of the concubines.

No matter what, Shen Qi had already explained it to the empress dowager, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was a good idea.

Xie Shihan had been wondering this ever since she received the Queen's Consort's notification yesterday. What was she planning to do? It couldn't be what she thought, right? She doesn't look that virtuous, does she?

Remembering that the excuse the Queen's Consort wanted him to come here for today was to pay respects to the empress dowager yesterday, Xie Shihan immediately understood what was going on. It seemed that no matter which family's mother-in-law was from, she would enthusiastically send him to his son's room!

She suddenly felt a bit of pity for that young Queen's Consort. If she rejected him when the Jiang clan was trying to get inside the house, then who would dare to disobey the empress dowager as the old granny of the imperial concubine? He was truly worried.

Therefore, when Xie Shihan brought Yan Rui and Yan Wan to the King's Mansion to see her, they had felt all sorts of sympathy and tender towards her. That attitude made Shen Qi feel very uncomfortable. Why was her gaze so unbearable?

Shen Qi led Yan Rui and Yan Wan to pay respects to Shen Qi, and Shen Qi smiled as she waved her hands. It was probably because she knew of their suspicions that she had smiled and explained, "Yesterday, when I went to pay respects to Imperial Mother, Imperial Mother had always said that she was very concerned about the Duke's Palace, and told me to post messages to all my cousins and let them walk around whenever I had time."

Xie Shihan thought, as expected, it was really pitiful! Yan Rui didn't say anything, but Shen Qi could tell that this eldest daughter of the Guo Family was very strict. Her every move and gesture was as if she had measured it with a ruler, and it didn't seem to be excessive at all.

Yan Wan looked a lot more lively than before. Her large apricot eyes were sparkling, and she was twirling around. One could tell that she was restless.

Elder Sis had yet to speak when she opened her mouth. "I also miss Aunt very much. Next time I enter the palace, I must stay for a period of time to accompany Aunt."

Shen Qi smiled and nodded, "If mother knows, she will definitely be happy."

Yan Wan seemed to have thought of something, and asked naively: "Elder Sister Princess, this is my first time here, can I go look elsewhere?" With his pair of innocent eyes wide open, he looked rather pitiful.

Shen Qi nodded her head and laughed, but did not point it out after hearing her address him, "Go, I'll send someone to lead the way."

Hearing Shen Qi's reply, she immediately waved her hand, "No need, there's no need to go through all that trouble, I'll just take a look around." How could she let the princess send another person to watch him? Then how could she execute the plan?

Xie Shihan knew that Shen Qi definitely knew what she was doing, so she did not stop him. She was happy to watch the show, but she could not sit still as she frowned and looked at her little sister.

Thus, she stood up and said, "Princess, I will accompany Second Sister to take a look." She wanted to see her sister make no mistakes.

Coincidentally, Shen Qi and Xie Shihan also needed space to talk, so they agreed with a smile.

Yan Wan, on the other hand, felt resentment in her heart after hearing her elder sister's words. But it doesn't matter, what can you do even if you follow, hmph!

Shen Qi laughed and shook her head, seeing Xie Shihan's puzzled look, he said mysteriously: "The Duke is not in his residence today." She had a confident look on her face.

Xie Shihan, "..."

"You did it on purpose, right?" Right now, Xie Shihan looked at Shen Qi like she was a cunning fox.

Shen Qi innocently shook his head, "Of course not, I just received the order yesterday, and then, I sent someone to deliver a letter to you after that. How did you know that the Duke would go out today?"

Xie Shihan, "..." You can continue acting!

Shen Qi nodded, "Mn, I agree." Then she asked, "What is your plan?"

Hearing Shen Qi's question, Xie Shihan became serious, "I thought we could ask the young miss of the Shangguan family in the capital to help make a set of winter clothes, and then bring out all the things that are not needed in our own residence to send to the border. Men and women are allowed, but those that are not used by soldiers are given to the citizens at the border, the citizens there live miserable lives." Although she said it was' Miss Madam ', it was actually all done by the servants of the mansion who were embroidering the' Mother '.

"Is there still time to sew the winter coat?" After hearing it all, Shen Qi muttered to herself for a moment. After all, it was already almost November, and the weather was extremely cold, so after she finished sewing and sent it to the border, he estimated that it would take at least a month.

"But it's better to send some than nothing. Even if it's a little late, it can at least ease up a little." Speaking to that point, Xie Shihan was actually also a little worried. She knew that she wouldn't be able to make it in time, but there was nothing she could do.

"How about this, we don't need to sew winter clothes, instead, we can make some small items like knee, wrist, and shoulder guards and send them over. In addition, we can also solve this critical situation if we add on the cotton clothes that we don't need." Shen Qi thought about it and suggested.

Thinking that it should be feasible, he continued, "Knee guards and the like made of thick cotton can keep the clothes warm and protect the vital parts of the body without delaying movement. They won't appear as bloated and restricted as the cotton clothes."

Xie Shihan nodded her head, this way she could save quite a bit of time. Making a set of cotton clothes could save him a lot of time and could make a lot of knee guards, then after discussing the details with Shen Qi, Shen Qi drew the shoulder guards for the knee guards and explained it to her, doing it in the style of ties, in order to protect the joints.

After that, they discussed about other things that they should take note of. After they finished talking, Yan Rui came back with Yan Wan. Yan Wan, who had an unhappy expression originally, immediately ran over to Shen Qi when she saw him.

"Elder Sister Princess, King's Mansion is really big, and we can't even turn around." Elder Sister Princess, really is big, we can't even turn around. After which, she said with a look of yearning.

"If you like it, come often. You can look at the scenery of the four seasons and see which season you like." Shen Qi said with a smile, as if she did not know what she was thinking.

Yan Wan was immediately happy, "Really? This is great, Elder Sister Princess has to keep to your words. Wan Wan, you must come and visit often. "

Shen Qi smiled and nodded, "That's for sure, as long as you don't mind."

Yan Wan immediately waved her hand, saying that she didn't dislike him. Yan Rui's face was pale white as a sheet, and turned red from shame and anger. Xie Shihan didn't know what to say to this foolish little sister of his. Stupid to the point of being his brother-in-law's little sister!

Yan Wan also seemed to know that King Duanren wasn't in the mansion. She originally wanted to wait for him to come back and meet with him, but for some reason, he came back so late. In the end, she couldn't wait for him to return before taking her leave.

She felt especially humiliated. Yan Rui did not plan to enter the palace or the Duke Palaces, even though her family had this idea for her to participate in the talent show next year. Thus, they did not even settle the matter of marriage.

But she knew her own thoughts. When the time came for her to come to the palace, the emperor would instruct her to arrange a marriage. The Duke of Guo's position was too special, so the emperor probably didn't want his daughter to enter the palace to help break the balance.

Xie Shihan could not bear to see his little sister make a fool of herself, so she offered to take her leave. When Shen Qi smiled to send them out of the house, Yan Wan had a face of disappointment, but he still purposely smiled innocently and told Shen Qi that he would come see her again in the future.

Shen Qi smiled and nodded, but looked at Xie Shihan and said: "Wait for my invitation."

Xie Shihan nodded tacitly, if they wanted to do this, they would need to gather the people to motivate them. Previously, there were many noble ladies who would pass Shen Qi invitations, but they were all politely rejected by her, thus she took the chance to meet them.

This was something that Shen Qi and Xie Shihan had discussed earlier, so she understood what was going on once Shen Qi said it. However, Yan Wan didn't know what was going on, so she thought that Shen Qi wanted to invite her.

Yan Rui did not want to see her foolish expression anymore, she turned her head and pretended that she did not see her, the few of them had just left the carriage to bring the King back. At this moment, before the carriage had even gone far, she heard the guard at the entrance paying respects to the Emperor, Yan Wan who was inside the carriage really heard it, if it wasn't for Yan Rui looking at her, she would have immediately opened the curtain and shouted "Cousin Brother".

Yan Wan knew that she was not allowed to do that, so she could only feel resentment in her heart, and felt that it was such a pity. In a little while, Wang Lu would come back, and Yan Wan couldn't help but blush as she thought about her handsome cousin.

However, she didn't mind. She felt that only by being pampered by such a man would she be able to have the ability to do so. Moreover, with such a cold personality, if she fell in love with a woman, she would definitely spoil her backyard.

As for the princess consort, she was someone who liked to marry into her family. She was a wife that no man would like to marry, so it was only natural that she would not be favored by the duke.

What was more unfortunate was that she had occupied the main wife's position. If it weren't for the situation with Cousin Prince, how could that woman have received such glory? However, it didn't matter. When he entered the estate, it would be none of her business. If she tactfully gave up the position of wangfei, he would beg his cousin for a place for her. This could also be considered a favor to her.