Upon hearing the Queen Mother's call, Si Hanyan quickly bowed to Chang Xi, so thoughtfully that no one could find any fault, and then walked past Chang Xi to the Queen Mother's side.
"Auntie, did you have a good rest last night?" Si Hanyan walked directly behind the Queen Mother with a gentle smile on his face, raising his hand to give the Queen Mother a shoulder squeeze.
The Queen Mother took her hand and motioned her to sit next to her, and then asked: "Did you meet Prince An just now?"
"Replying to my aunt, Yan'er has met Prince An. I was afraid of interrupting your old man's chat with Prince An, so I came here slowly." Si Hanyan had a delicate heart, how could he not know that the Queen Mother was What does it mean?
She had no interest in Prince An, so when the Empress Dowager asked about it, she said this specifically to express her attitude.
She was very grateful for the Queen Mother's love and help to her, but when it came to the happiness of two people, she felt that both she and the Queen Mother needed to deal with it rationally.
Not to mention that she has no intention of being interested in Prince An, and now the news about Prince An Wu Zechen and Liu Yingxue, the concubine of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, is abuzz in Beijing. If this matter is true, then naturally she cannot be the one who beats the couple.
A melon that is too strong is not sweet, she understands this.
The Queen Mother heard what Si Hanyan said, what else doesn't she understand? Thinking of Wu Zechen's words just now, I stopped thinking.
Si Hanyan is the direct daughter of the Queen Mother's natal Si family, but they are not from the same family. The Si family is a very large family that has dominated the northwest since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty and has been guarding the northwest border for several generations.
The Queen Mother's grandfather had two legitimate sons. The eldest son was the Queen Mother's father, and the second legitimate son was Si Hanyan's great-grandfather.
When the Queen Mother was still young and still in the Si family in the northwest, she had a good relationship with Si Hanyan's grandfather, the Queen Mother's cousin. After the Queen Mother married to the capital and became the late Emperor's concubine, she and her cousin also became friends. Always in touch.
After Si Hanyan was born, the Queen Mother's cousin took the infant Si Hanyan to the capital to meet the Queen Mother, and since then he has been favored by the Queen Mother.
Later, Si Hanyan's father, the Queen Mother's cousin's second son, died in the battlefield, and his mother, who was in poor health, fell ill and died early due to grief, leaving only an only daughter.
At that time, the Queen Mother had just lost her daughter, and Princess Yi died of illness. The Queen Mother took Si Hanyan to the palace to educate her for several years, so the relationship was very unusual.
In fact, she originally had the idea of promising Si Hanyan to Wu Zechen as the princess. It happened that Si Hanyan had already released five servers in his generation, so when she learned that Wu Zechen was recalled by the emperor, she removed Si Hanyan from her. Northwest picked it up.
Who would have thought that Wu Zechen would be given a marriage decree by the emperor before he even set foot in the capital city...
Si Hanyan was a child she had grown up caring about. She was originally unwilling to be Wu Zechen's concubine, but later she saw that Wu Zechen showed full rejection of the current princess in both actions and words. That made the Queen Mother change her mind.
However, after today's verbal test, seeing that neither child had any intention of doing so, she naturally would not forcefully match them up.
However, the meaning of Si Hanyan's words just now was very clear. She knew that Wu Zechen came to see the Queen Mother, so she waited until Wu Zechen was about to leave before coming to pay her respects. What else could she not understand about such avoidance?
The Queen Mother saw that the two children had no intention of each other, so naturally she would not force a match. If they became a bitter couple, wouldn't it be her fault?
Putting this matter aside in her mind, the Queen Mother couldn't help frowning when she thought of Si Hanyan's outing yesterday: "You came back late yesterday, so the Ai family didn't come to see you. However, when I got up early in the morning, I heard from grandma that you were wearing the same clothes when you came back. But it was replaced?"
This is no small matter. Si Hanyan, a girl, came back from a trip and even changed her clothes. If someone with ulterior motives knew about this, they might not know what the arrangement would be like.
Although the people of the Zhou Dynasty were open and open, if a woman loses her innocence before getting married, her family will definitely be hindered, and there will be less choice in the family world.
The Queen Mother really felt sorry for her and naturally hoped that she would marry into a good family.
"Grandmother, don't worry. Yan'er just accidentally wet her clothes, so she changed into something fresh and clean." Si Hanyan didn't want to worry the Queen Mother, so he didn't say anything about falling into the water. "Speaking of which, Yan'er was lucky. Two enthusiastic girls came to help Yan'er, if it weren't for their help, Yan'er would have been embarrassed by her aunt."
"It's good that Yan'er is fine. I heard grandma talking about this in the morning, but it shocked the Ai family. You must be more careful in the future. It's not that the Ai family won't let you go out to play, but the servants you serve You still have to take it with you. If you encounter such a thing again in the future, you might as well have a helper." The Queen Mother warned her while asking, "Do you know which family those two enthusiastic girls are from? Since I helped you , the Ai family still needs to give some rewards."
"Yan'er only knows that one of them is Xi Menghan, the legitimate daughter of General Dingnan's mansion, and the other girl only calls herself A Tong, and the others are not mentioned, so Yan'er doesn't know A Tong's situation, but looking at her I have a particularly good relationship with Miss Xi, maybe we have some relationship." Si Hanyan said, recalling the comfort and joy the three of them had when they got along yesterday, and couldn't help but bring a smile to his face.
She has not had many friends since she was a child. Yesterday was a completely new experience. She yearned in her heart how great it would be if she could make friends with them. Whenever she saw the people around her getting along with their friends, her eyes were filled with emotion. There is only envy.
When the Queen Mother saw Si Hanyan's expression, she suddenly understood. It seemed that it was not a problem for this girl to accompany her in the palace all the time. She still needed to get along with friends of the same age.
You can guess from Si Hanyan's expression that she must be getting along well with the two girls from yesterday, and the Queen Mother had an idea in her mind.
"I have met that girl from the Xi family many times. She has an upright character, and with her skills, if you go out with her, you really don't even need to bring a guard." The Queen Mother couldn't help but talk about Xi Menghan. He smiled, not only did he know something about her, but he also spoke highly of her, "If you like to play with the girls from the Xi family, the Ai family will feel more at ease. The Ai family will send someone to reward you later. It can be regarded as a thank you to her for helping you yesterday. "
"As for the girl named Atong..." the Queen Mother said, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in her mind, but she couldn't catch it. "What is her condition? Talk to the Ai family."
Si Hanyan was a girl she loved as her own granddaughter, and with her special status, she didn't want her to become a tool used by interested people, so she decided to check out the details of "A Tong".
