Since they are all worn by the Qing Dynasty, you might as well be bold and choose Kangxi!

Chapter 207: Mother and daughter cannot be favored alone

"Concubine Xian has arrived."

Shi Nanxi and his men walked in from outside the door. When Shi's mother heard the noise, she put down her tea bowl, raised her head, and her eyes met Shi Nanxi's.

Mother Shi was startled. Was this her sickly second daughter? If it wasn't for the same face, she would have almost failed to recognize her. Look at her luxurious clothes and elegant demeanor. She didn't look like the timid and cowardly girl before.

Shi Nanxi glanced at Shi Mu and took in her expression. She knew she was confused and doubtful, but a man should be looked at with new eyes every three days, let alone a girl who had entered the palace. She wanted to let her know that she was no longer the same person.

His steps paused for a moment, then he continued to move forward. Stone Mother then came to her senses and stood up to salute.

"Your Highness has greeted Her Majesty Xian, may Your Highness be blessed with good health and happiness."

She was the Earl's wife, so she naturally understood the palace rules and etiquette, but this time she saluted very slowly, as if she was waiting for Shi Nanxi to come forward and stop her.

Shi Nanxi's eyes moved, a hint of interest flashed in them, and her steps suddenly stopped, as if she was a little timid and didn't dare to move forward, and said excitedly:

"Mother, you are here. How are you doing recently? How about Father? Has he sent any letter? How is he doing in Fujian? I heard that with the change of seasons, my grandfather's old illness has relapsed..."

Shi Nanxi stood there, greeting a large group of people, expressing her concern, as if she had forgotten to ask Shi Mu to get up, let alone go forward and help her up herself.

If she is not called, then she cannot get up. Shimu has been a noble lady for decades and her body is delicate. How can she keep bowing?

But after a while his body began to stagger, and if it weren't for Nanny Tang supporting him, he would have fallen to the ground.

At this moment, she was shocked and angry when she saw Shi Nanxi chattering non-stop. She couldn't help but wonder if she did it on purpose.

She did it on purpose. Shi Nanxi saw everything, but her face looked like an excited daughter who hadn't seen her mother for a long time, and she didn't notice anything wrong at all.

It was not until she saw that the Stone Mother was about to have an outburst that she pretended to come to her senses. Looking at the Stone Mother who was still bowing, she immediately showed a look of self-blame and regret on her face, and hurried to help the Stone Mother.

"I'm sorry, mother. Look at me. I was so excited to see you that I forgot about my feelings and didn't even help you up myself."

Shi Nanxi didn't mention a word about forgetting to wake up, and only said that she forgot to help Shi Mu up herself. Even if someone outside the door heard it, they wouldn't know the real situation. How dare you catch Qiao!

Shi Mu's eyes flashed with anger, and she hated Shi Nanxi's touch. Before she came over, she got up with the help of Nanny Tang and said in a deep voice:

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but I must be polite. You are of noble status, so how can I trouble you to support me personally?"

Shi Nanxi's outstretched hand suddenly fell into the air. She seemed to be startled, slowly withdrew her hand, pursed her lips and said:

"Mother, you are too polite. We are mother and daughter, why should we be so polite? There are no outsiders here, you..."

Before Shi Nanxi could finish, Shi's mother pulled the corner of her mouth and interrupted with a stern face:

"Your Highness, now that you have entered the palace, you are no longer the daughter of a minister but the emperor's concubine. I hope you will remember your identity."

These words sounded righteous and respectful, but Shi Nanxi had already said that there were no outsiders, so they seemed too distant and cold.

Shi Nanxi blinked her eyes, as if to get rid of the soreness in her eyes, and returned to her previous graceful and elegant appearance.

"That's what my mother said."

The guests of honor were seated, and the palace maids brought tea and snacks. Shi Nanxi greeted Shi's father and others again. Although Shi's mother did not want to stay here and was anxious to see Shi Rongyue, she also knew how to put on a show.

He answered Shi Nanxi's questions one by one, and finally said:

"Except for your grandfather who caught a cold due to the change of seasons and whose old illness relapsed, and who is now bedridden, your father and the others are all fine."

After listening to this, Shi Nanxi greeted Grandfather Shi with a worried and concerned look on her face.

"Is Grandfather okay? He's old and hasn't been in good health. Would you like me to invite the imperial physician to take a look?"

"Thank you for your kindness, Madam." Shi's mother said indifferently, "Your grandfather has an old illness. You know his temper. He doesn't like to make a big fuss. There are also doctors in the mansion to take care of everything. You don't have to worry."

"Ah, grandpa is still so stubborn." Shi Nanxi sighed. After saying the greeting, Shi's mother didn't want to beat around the bush. She grabbed the handkerchief and asked with concern:

"My queen, you summoned me to Changchun Garden, but something happened to Rongyue. She is not like you. Since she married the Fourth Prince, I have been worried every day in the mansion, afraid that she is not living well and that she has been bullied."

As he spoke, his eyes turned red, showing that he was truly worried. However, this scene was very irritating to the eyes.

They are all daughters. This one is so good. When she came in, she didn't ask the empress a single question. She was only concerned about the eldest daughter. Nanny Yang Hongying felt sorry for the empress and looked at her with some concern.

Shi Nanxi lowered her eyelashes slightly, so that no one could see her expression, but her trembling eyelashes made it clear that she was feeling uneasy.

But she didn't say anything, and when she looked up again, the slightest bit of admiration for Shi Mu that she had felt when she first entered the room had completely disappeared.

She pursed her lips and said a little distantly:

"Don't worry, mother. Concubine is fine. She just missed you, so she asked me to summon you to Changchun Garden to see her."

When she heard that Shi Rongyue missed her, Shi's mother was immediately surprised.

"Rongyue misses me? As expected, mother and daughter are connected by heart. She must know that I miss her."

As she spoke, she wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, her voice choked with emotion:

"She is a good child, a filial child."

This makes it sound as if Shi Nanxi is unfilial.

Hongying and others were indignant, but did not interrupt.

The house was quiet.

After Shi Mu calmed down, she was eager to visit Shi Rongyue, but she had another purpose for her visit today.

Thinking of this, Shi Mu suppressed her anxiety, wiped her eyes, looked at Shi Nanxi, and her face became serious.

"I have another matter to ask of you today. I heard that you are the only one favored by the queen in the harem?"

Shi Nanxi paused while holding the teacup, her mind racing. Why did Shi Mu ask this? And what did she want to do?

Her face seemed to be stunned. After a while, she came to her senses, quickly put down the teacup, bit her lip and looked at Stone Mother.

"Mother, this is a palace matter. Who told you this?"

Shi's mother hated Shi Nanxi's stupidity the most. She thought she had become smarter after entering the palace, but she didn't expect that she hadn't changed at all. It turned out that a wild girl from the country could never become a phoenix even if she wore the coat of a phoenix.

Her expression darkened:

"My queen, I am asking you if you are the only one favored in the harem? Do you know that you cannot favor one person in the harem? Have you forgotten the late emperor's concubine Dong E? You are seeking death yourself. Don't bring trouble to the family and Rong Yue."

What's more, Rongyue also said that the emperor didn't really love Shi Nanxi, but just used her as a tool to slap her in the face. All the glory was fake, and she didn't want to be embarrassed when the time comes.

Thinking of this, she no longer wasted time explaining to the idiot and directly ordered:

"Women should be virtuous and not jealous. You should not favor the concubines alone in the future."