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Xie Shihan was speechless looking at her little sister who was immersed in beautiful fantasies. How could she be so stupid as to fight against an imperial concubine? No, it should be so stupid that the imperial concubine disdained fighting with her.

The mother-in-law didn't know what she was thinking. She had raised her daughter to be four or six and was selfish and conceited at the same time. Who gave her so much confidence that all the men in the world would surround her?

Although she didn't want to care, but if she did something shameful, the Duke Palaces would have no face to follow her, so Xie Shihan planned to bring it up with Yan Pei when she returned home, allowing her mother-in-law to restrict her movements. What she didn't expect was that this normally arrogant little sister-in-law would actually take a fancy to King Duanren.

The current Queen's Consort did have the qualifications to stand together with King Duanren. She was calm and smart enough, but Duke Xian had to have this kind of woman in order to live a respectful life, otherwise, if he met a woman who cried when she had nothing to do, then he probably wouldn't be able to handle it either. Xie Shihan felt that King Duan didn't seem to be someone who would show tender affection for a woman.

No matter what they thought, King's Mansion Shen Qi had just sent Xie Shihan away and they heard the sound of Duke Tai coming back. They immediately laughed.

In the past two days, he had been rather busy. Ever since he came back from the imperial court, he had been in charge of public affairs in the study, and sometimes he even dragged Xiao Mo along. It just so happened that Xiao Mo had a reason to get food from the Duke's Mansion.

When they arrived at the Cang Lan Yuan for dinner, Duke Xiang asked, "Did you send a message to the Duke's Mansion today?"

Oh, it's like this. Yesterday when I went to the palace to pay my respects to the empress, the empress taught me to be more intimate with the estate, and when I have time, I should send a few emails to my cousins, asking them to accompany me at the mansion. I happen to be doing this for my second cousin, so I might as well bring Cousin Wan and Cousin Rui along to save trouble! Shen Qi laughed and said, he did not have any other dissatisfaction, and only spoke of this matter with a tone of speaking of one thing.

When Prince Xian heard this, he could tell what his mother was thinking. He glanced at the smiling Imperial Concubine with a smile on her face. He shook his head and grinned. "You've done very well!"

Shen Qi was immediately overjoyed, "I can't be praised by Your Highness, it's just that it's a pity that Cousin Wan is disappointed that I didn't see you, and said that I would come again next time." She didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this at all, she just said it out loud.

As expected, King Xian frowned. "Even if it's my cousin, it doesn't make sense. If she comes again in the future, you can continue receiving her."

"Yes, I'll listen to you, your highness." Shen Qi was all smiles.

Even though he was expressionless, those who knew him well knew that he was in a good mood. There was a smile in his eyes, as an imperial concubine, he didn't feel that there was anything to be embarrassed about giving eye medicine so straightforwardly.

Seeing that she was smiling happily, King Xian's heart skipped a beat. "In the future, when Mother asks you to do something, you have to do it the same way you did this time." She was stunned for a moment. Was she teaching her wangfei how to defy the rules?

Shen Qi understood the meaning behind his words and her eyes lit up. She smiled and said yes, without hiding her good mood at all.

After the meal, King Duan asked her about the matters she had discussed with Xie Shihan, which Shen Qi did not hide from him, and directly told him about their plans. After hearing it, Duke Xiang pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, you guys handle it first, if you encounter any difficulties, come and look for me."

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness."

"Naturally, the faster the better. I'll send the post over in the next two days. After I finish writing it and send it over, I can see that the sky is getting colder. A day earlier is also good." Shen Qi also had a serious face at this moment.

Seeing that his eyebrows were furrowed very tightly, Shen Qi could not help but ask: "Has Your Highness ever thought of encouraging rich merchants to donate their resources? If the imperial government were to give them a reputation and have them pay up, there should be many people who would be willing to pay up. "

Even if they were rich, they would be looked down upon. Therefore, they paid more attention to their reputation and gained a good reputation recognized by the imperial government. In the future, things would go much smoother, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to get benefits just by spending a lot of money every year.

King Xian thought about it for a moment and felt that it was feasible. A pleasant reputation was just one sentence from the imperial government, but it was worth it for him to be able to get some benefits.

King Xian nodded. "This King will think about it later. It should be feasible." He didn't think there was anything bad about the wangfei participating in such matters. As long as it didn't involve matters of the court, he wouldn't forbid it.

It only took one day for the news of the Queen's Consort arranging a feast to spread across the entire capital and nobles. No matter what title they had, or if they did not have, everyone was willing to give face to the Queen's Consort, not to mention there were many people who were very curious about the Queen's Consort.

Shen Qi set the time as October 30th, the King's Mansion was busily preparing, it was also the first time Shen Qi prepared such a banquet, many of them requiring Jiang mama to remind him.

As for King Xian, he was preparing to contact the wealthy merchants after hearing the princess' opinion. Thus, the couple had been busy with the same task during this period of time. Sometimes, they could come back at night to exchange some ideas, so their relationship became even closer.

Queen's Consort's grand feast attracted the empress dowager's attention. On the 29th day, the empress dowager announced him to the Tzu Ning Palace.

The empress dowager first asked about King Duanren's situation, then explained the matter of Yan Wan's arrival at King's Mansion. "Did you meet your Cousin Wan?" Yan Wan had always been naïve and lively in front of the empress dowager. In addition, she had good colors, so the empress dowager liked her very much.

However, she also knew that allowing Yan Wan to be Crown Prince Xiang's wife was a bit unsteady, not to mention that her personality was too hasty, and her mind wasn't mature enough either. Previously, she had plotted for her to become the lateral consort, but now, it was just right.

Although Queen's Consort was young, his personality was calm, dignified and imposing, with the demeanor of a main wife. With this kind of main wife, he could help Duke Duanren manage the backyard well, then lateral consort wouldn't need these, with the good colors and lively personality, it would be good for lateral consort.

Shen Qi knew that the one the empress dowager liked was Yan Wan, so she smiled and said, "I saw it.

"That's right," the empress dowager agreed with Shen Qi's tactful words. "That's right, she's been pampered at home and her personality is unavoidably innocent. Even though you're one year younger than her, you're much calmer than her. These words were too obvious.

Shen Qi replied with a smile, "Many thanks for mother's praise, even my daughter-in-law is a little embarrassed." As she spoke, he intentionally felt embarrassed.

Empress Dowager: When did I praise you? Can't the main point be here?

But Shen Qi did not give her any time to feel depressed, and continued to speak: "Teaching her is not necessary, the Queen Mother is too generous with her daughter-in-law, the ancestors' house are strict, and the Second Aunt is from an influential family, so her guidance to Cousin Wan is naturally very good, why would she need a daughter-in-law?" Then she smiled.

The Empress Dowager felt that this was quite true, but she did not forget her purpose. "I heard that you were going to have a banquet. Why are you thinking of having a feast now?"

Shen Qi looked at the empress dowager in confusion. "Didn't the empress teach my daughter-in-law to get closer to my cousins her age? My daughter-in-law thinks that since she wants to invite her cousin into the palace, it would be better to invite more people.

The empress dowager frowned. Do you have any idea what This Dowager meant? She didn't seem dissatisfied at all when she let her cousin into the manor, yet she was willing to invite more people into the manor at this time. Was it because she was young and didn't understand?

However, she couldn't reveal too much at this time. The empress dowager also wanted to show her face, after all, she was her niece, so she sent Shen Qi out of the palace very quickly.

However, after Shen Qi left, the empress dowager leaned back on the soft couch and asked the common mama, "Do you think she really doesn't know or is she pretending to be humble?"

common mama's heart tightened, how could she dare to say something like that? Since they were both masters, she didn't dare complain, but the empress dowager kept asking about what she wanted to say, so she answered vaguely, "This servant doesn't know either. Look, isn't it because wangfei is still too young and doesn't have anyone to teach her?"

They also knew that Shen Qi had lived in the Shang Shu before she got married, so common mama used this excuse. In reality, the common mama felt some pity for the Queen's Consort, thinking that she was a pitiful child.

The Empress Dowager thought about Shen Qi's living environment and felt that it was so. She nodded. As she spoke, he frowned.

common mama immediately went forward to massage her temples, then advised, "Empress, don't be anxious. Just teach her from now on."

Her Majesty nodded and closed her eyes. The common mama did not speak any further and focused on massaging her.