I would rather be a farmer's wife after rebirth

Chapter 367 In-laws
After Liu Minglan healed Nalan Yue, she arranged for someone to send them away.He also returned to Duke Zhuang's mansion.

Two days later, in the Hall of Fengyi.

"Eunuch Beitang, I would like to trouble Eunuch Beitang with something."

Empress Liu Qianqian sat in the phoenix chair in the Fengyi Hall, lowered her head and fiddled with the exquisite finger guards on her hands, while talking to the Beitang father-in-law who was kneeling in the hall.

"Your Majesty, you can tell me anything, the servant will not hesitate to do so." Beitang Gonggong knelt down on the ground and said obsequiously.

"I would like to trouble Grandpa Beitang to go out of the palace to help me go to Duke Zhuang's mansion, and let my niece Liu Minglan come to the palace to accompany me for lunch."

Liu Qianqian still lowered her head, fiddling with the finger guard on her hand, eloquently instructing the Beitang father-in-law who had never dared to look up.

In recent days, the empress has often announced her niece to enter the palace. It seems that she is very concerned about her marriage and is also very anxious.She wanted to settle this marriage quickly, as it might threaten her Liu family's status in the capital in the future.

"Your servant obeys." Beitang Eunuch received Yi's decree, and ran out of the palace without stopping.

"Miss Liu Minglan Liu, the Empress invites you to move to Fengyi Hall for lunch." Beitang eunuch came to Zhuanguo Gong's mansion just a few streets away from the imperial palace.He read the queen's imperial edict to Liu Minglan, a family member of the Liu family.

"Your servant leads the order." Liu Minglan took a step forward and kowtowed to the ground.

Liu Minglan was not surprised that her aunt, who became the empress, declared her to the palace every day, and she knew in her heart that the empress was very anxious about her marriage.

She received the imperial edict as usual, and entered the palace behind Beitang Eunuch.

Inside Fengyi Hall.

"I'm telling you, Miss Liu is here." Beitang Eunuch stood outside the hall, and passed on to Empress Liu Qianqian who was inside the hall.

"Come in." Liu Qianqian straightened her expression and said lazily to the door.

"The court lady Liu Minglan kowtowed to the empress, and the empress is a thousand years old."

Liu Minglan lowered her head and walked into Fengyi Hall with small steps.Although she is my own aunt, but after all there is a difference between monarch and minister, these etiquettes are still indispensable.

"Niece, please get up quickly." Liu Qianqian hurriedly stood up from the phoenix chair, trying to help Liu Minglan who was kneeling on the ground.

"Thank you, empress." Liu Minglan lowered her head and stood up upon hearing this.

"Hey, my niece is getting more and more fresh." Liu Qianqian took Liu Minglan's hands hanging on both sides with one hand, and patted the back of Liu Minglan's hand lightly and praised.

In the past few days, she has not known how many times she has praised this sentence.

This is usually the beginning of what she wants to say next.

Liu Minglan lowered her head, her cheeks were flushed, and she said shyly, "Your Majesty praised you absurdly."

"Come, Minglan, let's eat." Liu Qianqian led Liu Minglan to the table.

The delicacies on the table are very rich, with all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas.

Liu Qianqian has been diligently filling Liu Minglan's bowl with dishes.

"Ming Lan has grown up too." Looking at her niece who was chewing and savoring the dishes slowly, Liu Qianqian sighed, "The appearance is getting more and more beautiful, which makes Bengong really like it."

Liu Minglan swallowed the last bite of food in her mouth, nodded her head slightly, "Your Majesty is absurd."

In the past, the queen always made side-splitting remarks, but never directly asked her what she thought. Could it be that she couldn't bear it now?

"Does Minglan have a man he likes? If Minglan does, she must tell this palace, and this palace will definitely intercede in front of the emperor, and ask the emperor to bestow Minglan with this good marriage." Liu Qianqian looked at Liu Minglan lovingly.

Liu Minglan blushed and shook her head, "Your Majesty will always make jokes about your servants."

"Hey." Liu Qianqian pretended to sigh casually, and looked at Liu Minglan with a sad face.

Liu Minglan put down the bowls and chopsticks in her hands, and softly asked her aunt, "What's the matter, Ma'am? Can Minglan relieve you of any worries?"

"Minglan is still sensible and well-behaved." Liu Qianqian held Liu Minglan's slender fingers and said, "Nowadays in the court, all parties and factions are forming cliques, and the situation is unpredictable."

Liu Minglan leaned slightly to listen to Liu Qianqian's words, with a calm smile on her face.

Seeing that Liu Minglan was silent, Liu Qianqian paused, and continued, "Minglan also knows that a while ago, the Pei family offended our powerful Liu family and fell down. But, why didn't we lose an arm? For the Liu family From the perspective of the court, this is not a good thing."

Liu Minglan nodded when she heard the words, and echoed, "The Liu family has a high position and power now, and more than half of the people in the court are falling for our power. The Pei family doesn't understand winks, doesn't know the direction of the wind, how can it be our opponent!"

Liu Qianqian was very satisfied with Liu Minglan's analysis, and continued, "Minglan knows that the powerful Pei family still has an old enemy, the Lan family?"

Liu Minglan nodded, "The aunt of the Lan family is the prime minister's wife, and she has a close relationship with the Nalan family. With the support of the prime minister's residence, the Lan family is no longer the lonely and bullied Lan family."

Liu Qianqian also nodded, "Back then, the Lan family was just an upstart in the capital. It would be even more difficult to join the clans like our Liu family and Nalan family. But the current Lan family, apart from the Nalan family In-laws, there is one more admiral of the Nine Sects, which makes a big difference."

Liu Minglan was thoughtful, "What does Auntie mean, even if the Lan family loses the Nalan family, they can still gain a foothold in the capital?"

Liu Qianqian smiled, her niece was worthy of being brought up by the whole family with painstaking efforts. Although she is slightly inferior in appearance, she is definitely smart.

"The Lan family and the Nalan family complement each other now, and no one can do without the other," Liu Qianqian continued to ask Liu Minglan, "Ming Lan thinks, what if our Liu family and the Lan family can become in-laws?"

Liu Minglan heard that there was something in Liu Qianqian's words, and suddenly refused, "I think this method is feasible, but..."

Liu Qianqian looked at Liu Minglan who didn't refuse decisively, and was a little bit surprised, but she was a little happy in her heart, which showed that Liu Minglan was still willing, but she had some concerns.

So, she did not give up and hurriedly asked, "What does Ming Lan think of Nalan Yue, the second son of the prime minister's mansion?"

Liu Minglan looked at Liu Qianqian with some surprise, sure enough, Liu Qianqian's plan was the second son Nalan Yue from the prime minister's mansion, and the rumors that the two families intended to marry were not groundless.

She raised her head, she didn't know how to refuse, but she sorted out her thoughts, calmed down, and said leisurely, "Your servant has long heard that the second son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Nalan Yueqi, is extraordinary. Outstanding talent, but the courtier doesn't like Nalan Yue, and Nalan Yue doesn't like the courtier, if the empress wants to assign us two, the courtier thinks it's inappropriate."

(End of this chapter)