Under the leadership of the palace servant, we soon arrived at Chaohe Palace.

Today, a banquet was held in the garden of Chaohe Palace. In spring, flowers were blooming and the sun was very bright.

The Empress Dowager sat in the middle, followed by Qi Ranran.

Yuwen Xuan was the first to meet someone, gave a tribute, and spoke out loudly.

"I have met the queen mother and the princess."

After saying that, he blinked at Qi Ranran with excitement.

Sister-in-law, I miss you so much if I haven’t seen you all day~

Qi Ranran replied with her eyes.

Look at our Xuanxuan, it's beautiful again~

The Queen Mother slowly twisted the agarwood bracelet in her hand, her eyebrows and eyes slightly closed, and she raised her hand with no intention.

"It's good to come, no need to be restrained."

This is not only for Yuwen Xuan, but also for Lian Qiao.

She called the person to meet him, not to scare him.

At this time, Lian Qiao made a sound, and according to the etiquette of her teaching, she bowed to the standard.

"Men's daughter meets the Queen Mother, and meets the Queen Mother."

Generally, women who come from royal families or nobles have ranks.

Although she was the county lord named by the emperor, she had no shelter, and her identity was different from the orthodox.

The Queen Mother called out and officially saw the person in front of her.

Looks like you are well-behaved and well-educated.

After sitting down, the Queen Mother looked at Lian Qiao and asked,

"I heard that your ancestral home is in Yangzhou."

Lian Qiao: "Yes, the young girl grew up in Yangzhou since she was a child."

The Empress Dowager continued to twist the agarwood bracelet in her hand, and seemed to accidentally raise it to Qi Ranran beside her.

"The Ai family made an appointment to remember whether Huan Yu had gone to Yangzhou a few days ago."

Qi Ranran understood in seconds, nodded, and helped to smooth things out when he was dignified.

“That’s right,

My second brother went to Yangzhou a few years ago, but he also solved the case in Yangzhou to take back a gold mine for the court~

I heard that even the girl helped a lot during this period.”

After saying that, his eyes naturally fell on Lian Qiao.

An encouragement smile followed.

The Queen Mother: "Yes, the Ai family remembers it, it is indeed true."

Qi Ranran continues to work hard,

“It’s not just that,

At the beginning of the year, heavy snow in Yangzhou caused disasters, and even the girl worked hard.

In this regard, the emperor mentioned that even the girl was a meritorious minister in the disaster relief.

The decision is quick, demeanor and mind are not inferior to men at all.”

Yuwen Xuan was shocked after hearing their words, looking like "What did I missed?", turned to look at Lian Qiao,

“So there is such a story in it!

Why haven’t you even mentioned it to me, sister?”

Yuwen Xuan really has a question.

The Empress Dowager calmed down and wanted to hear how Lian Qiao would answer, and then her eyes turned to Lian Qiao again.

Lian Qiao lowered her eyebrows and saluted again in the direction of Qi Ranran.

"Thanks to the Queen's praise,

As a commoner, it is natural to do things for the court.

The young women dare not be greedy for merit, they do nothing more than what they can do.

The young woman believes that if someone else is going to do this, it would be like this."

It is neither humble nor arrogant, and it makes people feel comfortable to hear it.

The Queen Mother nodded with approval gaze.

If you are steady in your work, strict in your mouth, and you will not be able to make connections casually, and you will be very sensible when you know how to advance and retreat.

The only drawback is that he is a little more restrained.

Maybe... it was due to the first meeting.

Ordinary people rarely do not hinder the majesty of the Heavenly Family.

It would be great if we get along more in the future.

When the empress dowager saw the person she wanted to see, she felt satisfied and didn't say anything more. She heard Yuwen Xuan keep talking while talking.

The audience was cheered by her.

The sun gradually rises, and the sun shines on your body and becomes more tired.

The Empress Dowager stood up first, and said to Lian Qiao.

"Since I've arrived in the capital, let's have a good look.

The scenery of the capital is different from that of Yangzhou.

If you encounter someone you are not familiar with, let Xuanxuan take you.”

Lian Qiao stood up and saluted, "The girl thanked the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother raised her hand and shouted,

"Xuanxuan stays."

Yuwen Xuan: "..."

This is a bit sudden.

She originally wanted to find the princess, but when the queen mother called her, she had to stay.

Yuwen Xuan stayed, while Lian Qiao left first under the leadership of the palace servant.

Before leaving Chao and Gong, someone came to pass the message.

"Please wait and stay, the empress, please come."

The person who came was Caiyue.

Lian Qiao gave a friendly greeting, and she had an impression of the other person.

I know this is the person around the Queen.

Caiyue Band brought people to Changle Palace.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Qi Ranran immediately became energetic.

She prepared the things early. When she saw Lian Qiao, she had not waited for Lian Qiao to bow, so she quickly called the person to her side and brought the box over.

"I made some velvet flowers for you, I wonder if you will like it."

The blooming of the Qionghua in Yangzhou is a grand scene. She thought that Lian Qiao grew up in Yangzhou since she was a child, so she probably likes Qionghua.

Therefore, the velvet flowers made for Forsythia are the style of jade flowers.

When the Forsythia opens, it contains the style of velvet flowers and jade flowers.

The flowers are lifelike, as if they have just been picked from the branches.

"Thank you, the queen..." The queen...

Before he could speak the following words, Qi Ranran shook his hands eagerly.

"Don't have to be so rude. There are no outsiders right now, so there is no need to be too polite."

As he said that, he held Lian Qiao's hand and went to see it.

"And these," many of them were rouge powder used by women, and they were the best-selling products in her store. Qi Ranran smiled, "I have never seen you before, so I have arranged some for you,

I prepared this for today in advance. Your skin is white, and this color is just right."

Lian Qiao recalled that when she was in Yangzhou, Qi Huanyu did hand over a lot of rouge powder to her in addition to precious medicinal materials, saying that it was the intention of the palace.

"Thank you, the Queen."
To be continued...