Shu Yao, who was most sensitive to hatred and murderous intent, suddenly raised her eyes quietly, and just met the girl's gaze that she had no time to withdraw. It turned out to be Sima Yan, Princess Yan of Duke Anguo Mansion.

In his previous life, Shu Yao and Sima Yan had no intersection. The only time he had seen it was when Sima Yan wrote couplets in the font of plum blossoms in the Marquis of Weiyuan. The two of them were both orphans, but their encounters were very different.

Sima Yan's father and brother were heroes of the Great Zhou Dynasty, or sacrificed to save Prince Qi. Sima Yan's sister-in-law died in love that day. Sima Yan's mother could not bear the loss of her husband, son, and daughter-in-law in one day, and she went to have a serious illness, leaving only Sima Yan, who was only 4 years old at the time.

The emperor and the empress dowager recorded the achievements of Sima Yan's father and brother in the Sima family, and treated Anguo Duke's Mansion and Sima Yan very well. The empress dowager even appointed Sima Yan as Princess Yan and specially granted a palace nanny to her as her upbringing mother.

Duke An Guo and his wife were attracted by their younger brother and nephew, and saw the empress dowager politely politely, so they naturally loved Sima Yan very much. Sima Yan was the most noble and most favored girl in the entire Duke An Guo’s mansion.

Shu Yao didn't find it strange that Sima Yan would sit behind the empress dowager early in the morning. What she wondered was why Sima Yan looked at her with that kind of eyes. There was no conflict between them. Moreover, Shu Yao had always heard that Sima Yan was a very well-educated girl. Although she was favored by the empress dowager, she never had the arrogant arrogance on her face and was very kind to others. Even Aunt Lan said this.

After a while, Shu Yao, who was staying in the box in her hand, understood. She thought that the Queen Mother did not coax her. The hairpin in the box was indeed the last one, and Sima Yan did not.

"Does the hairpin look good? Do you like it?" The Empress Dowager saw Shuyao staring at the hairpin for a long time. She was naturally very happy. She always wanted to like gifts from others and everyone was happy, right?

Shu Yao quickly came back to her senses and replied with joy: "It looks so good. The little girl likes it so much. The little girl just thought that this hairpin was paired with the long wool that Aunt Lan bought for me, it would be very good." Anyway, she is just a nine-year-old girl now. It is normal for her to like beautiful clothes and beautiful jewelry, but it would be strange if she didn't like it.

Madam Liu was afraid that the empress dowager would not understand, so she whispered from the side: "The Aunt Lan mentioned by Miss Yao is Mrs. Weiyuan."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "The Ai family knew that the red pepper was her niece all day long. She was afraid that anyone would not know. Haha, I haven't seen the red pepper for a while, but fortunately her family is going to come to the palace today.

Yao Xuelan's mother is the distant cousin of the Empress Dowager. Yao Xuelan has a straightforward personality. When she is a girl, she just talks quickly and often quarrels when she sees something she doesn't like. The elders like to call her "Red Chili Pepper" with some good handkerchiefs.

The empress dowager suddenly remembered Sima Yan behind her and smiled at Shu Yao, "Girl Yao, come on, Ai's family introduces you to a new friend, this is Princess Yan. She is two years older than you, and you can play together in the future."

Shu Yao quickly saluted: "Shu Yao met Princess Yan."

Sima Yan stretched out her hand and helped her: "Hello sister Yao'er. You have just arrived in the capital. If you have any questions or curiosity in the future, you can find me. I grew up here since I was a child."

Shu Yao was very moved when she heard the gentle and intimate voice as spring breeze as she was. There was no simpler girl from these aristocratic families. However, when she was acting, she had no reason to let herself be inferior: "Thank you, Princess Yan. Shu Yao was extremely grateful."

The Empress Dowager laughed and said, "It happens to be a girl of about age, who is the most affair. She is restrained in front of the Ai family. Haha, you can have more private contact in the future. You should have more handkerchiefs for every family, and it is better to say some private words about the girl's family, right?" In the eyes of the Empress Dowager, the two girls are also "complained with each other", and they are both smart and well-behaved, so they can definitely get along well.

Sima Yan clenched her hands into her sleeves. In the eyes of the Empress Dowager, should she be "the most intimate" with this urban girl? Because they are all orphans? Oh, too, her father and brother saved the Empress Dowager's favorite youngest son, Prince Qi, but Xia Shuyao's mother Zhen saved the Empress Dowager. Judging from the Empress Dowager's attitude towards the three brothers and sisters of the Xia family just now, if their brothers and sisters had come to the capital a few years ago, maybe Shuyao would have been named the princess or something?

No, she would let the Empress Dowager see that she and the city girl were completely different from each other. Xia Shuyao could not even compare to her little finger.

Besides, she had already hated these three siblings because they, the emperor and the empress dowager, didn't like Duke Anguo's mansion in the past or two years. Although the empress dowager still loved her, she was a girl from the Sima family. The honor and disgrace of Duke Anguo's mansion was directly related to her reputation and interests, as well as future marriages. In particular, the person she liked was very good with Jin Xida, just like her uncle and nephew, who even had a more and more temper. She did her own thing, but the emperor indulged them...

Shu Yao was about to leave and retreat to her seat. A crisp laughter came from outside the hall gate: "Mother, who is talking to you again? Can you let your daughter-in-law wait and listen?"

Shu Yao and others quickly stood up. There were not many people in the world who could call the Queen Mother.

Sure enough, several women in dressed in the door came in one after another. Judging from their clothes, hair accessories, and the order of queues, it can be basically determined that the current queen was surrounded by the front, and then the two imperial concubines, and the four concubines should be behind: Concubine De, Concubine Jin, Concubine Rong, and Concubine Li.

However, Shu Yao had no chance to meet these people in her previous life. Except for the queen (because she was the only one, easy to identify), the other concubines could not confirm who was who. She wanted to know which one was Murong Ziyan, the Queen of Concubine Li.

In his previous life, Mu Shuiling once pointed at Shu Yao's nose and called her a broom star, because Yao Xuelan had always wanted to expose the vicious conspiracy of the Murong family, clarify the true life experience of Shu Yao's siblings, and seize Shu Yao from Murong's mansion. Murong Ziyan used despicable means to cause Yao Xuelan to have an abortion. She was a girl who was already formed and the daughter Yao Xuelan wanted.

Shu Yao sneered in her heart. No matter which one is Murong Ziyan, today or tomorrow, that vicious woman will definitely taste Aunt Lan’s pain back then. No, she will be more painful than Aunt Lan, because... hehe, and what makes her even more heartbreaking is that the one who murdered her was her relatives she always valued. Haha, Murong’s mansion will definitely be in chaos again. However, this time, Murong Zhi was cheaper, because of her face, she should not enter the palace this year, right? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)
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