The Vicious Supporting Female Character And The White Lotus Female Lead

Luan Qing Xiao followed the palace guards to a palace in Lanser Palace. When she walked in, she saw a noble and beautiful lady sitting on the throne. She had a fair complexion and a sapphire crown on her head. Her almond eyes that remember her of Nie Zhen'er revealed imposingness.

    When Luan Qing Xiao and the palace guards approached closer, the guards bowed to salute: "My Noble Queen, Luan Qing Xiao has arrived safely."

    The Queen said in a gentle voice, "You all may leave first."

    The palace guards then left, leaving only Luan Qing Xiao and the Queen in the spacious palace.

    The Queen watched Luan Qing Xiao without speaking, while Luan Qing Xiao let her watch, her gaze frank, neither humble nor overbearing.

    Standing up from her seat, the Queen walked down the high platform and came to Luan Qing Xiao. She stated in a gentle voice, "You are Luan Qing Xiao."

    "Yes, I am Luan Qing Xiao."

    Luan Qing Xiao answered as usual.

    When she heard the Queen's words, her heart pounded uncontrollably. This was her future mother-in-law, saying she wasn’t nervous at all was impossible.

    Luan Qing Xiao originally thought she would meet Nie Zhen'er when she arrived at Lanser Palace. She never thought there was only the Queen in the palace.

    The Queen nodded in satisfaction, "Pretty appearance and gracious temperament, no wonder Zhen’er likes you."

    Luan Qing Xiao was taken aback. Has Nie Zhen'er already confessed them to Mother-in-law?

    Her eyelashes fluttered as an appropriate shy expression appeared on her face, "Did you Zhen’er tell you?"

    Unexpectedly, the Queen shook her head. "I guessed it."

    She smiled slightly, "Speaking of which, the curing of Zhen’er world weariness is thanks to you. As a mother, I must thank you."

    "You’re too polite." Zhen’er didn’t tell her? Then how did the Queen guess it?

    The Queen stated, "Follow me." Then, she headed outside of the palace.

    Luan Qing Xiao followed the Queen to the garden. The Queen pointed to the opposite side of the lake, "Zhen'er is in the palace over there right now… …"

    After speaking, the Queen turned around. "Zhen'er was extremely cheerful when she first returned, but I always felt she had something to tell me. I waited for more than ten days and only saw her spirit become more and more melancholy. In order to understand the reason behind Zhen’er’s unhappiness, I investigated the Plot Correction Research Institute that healed Zhen’er and obtained the records of your quick transmigration together."

    "Which is how I learned the reason for Zhen'er's depression— my husband, the King of the Empire, has been expecting Zhen'er to marry the empire’s youngest admiral and give birth to an excellent heir to the royal family. She loves her father and can't bear to disappoint him, yet she also loves you. With no one to confess her ambivalence to, this makes her increasingly melancholy. In the past two days, Zhen’er sometimes only speaks one word the entire day."

    When Luan Qing Xiao heard the Queen's words, she immediately felt heartache. She hated that she couldn’t go to Nie Zhen'er right away to comfort her, assure her and say "I love you" to her ten thousand times.

    Seeing the pain in Luan Qing Xiao's eyes, the Queen felt assured in her heart: As long as it was not just her daughter's one-sided love.

    "Zhen’er forgot, she is willing to compromise for us because she loves us. Don't we also love her and won't we compromise for her? How could an illusory heir be more important than her?"

    "However, Zhener is the crown heir. Regardless of whether her partner is male or female, there is one thing they must do— they must be an excellent person if he is to be loved by the citizens of the empire."

    "As such, I held the Crown Heir’s Companion Selection and Imperial Mecha Contest for Zhen'er. My intention was to invite you to Lanser Palace today to remind you to sign up, but I didn't expect you to have already signed up.

    "Luan Qing Xiao, I will give Zhen'er and you a chance. If you can rank in the top three in the Imperial Mecha Contest, you will be victorious in the Crown Heir’s Companion Selection."

    When the Queen finished speaking, she summoned the palace guards and had them escort Luan Qing Xiao home.

    Before Luan Qing Xiao left Lanser Palace, she asked the Queen. "May I meet Zhen’er?"

    The Queen replied, "You are Zhen'er's benefactor. Tomorrow, the Lanser Palace’s banquet will extend an invitation to you."

    Luan Qing Xiao's eyes lit up, "Much obliged, Queen."

    Once Luan Qing Xiao returned to the cramped basement where she lived now, she began to worry about what to wear to the Lancer Palace banquet tomorrow.

    She currently had no money to buy a dress at all.

    Not ten minutes after she was worried, the door was knocked. Luan Qing Xiao opened the door and saw that the palace guards had returned, they handed her two exquisite gift boxes: "Miss Luan, the Queen ordered us to deliver this to you."

    Luan Qing Xiao reached out to accept it. Without waiting for her to speak, the palace guards left.

    Heading back inside the room, she set the gift boxes on the bed. After opening the top gift box, she found it was an exquisite yet luxurious light blue long gown. Taking out the gown, there was a glittering gemstone necklace placed on the snow-white silk underneath along with an earring. The gift box below contained a pair of high-heeled shoes covered in diamonds that gleamed in the light.

    The Queen was truly a good mother-in-law.

    Luan Qing Xiao began to look forward to tomorrow's Lanser Palace banquet.

    She will meet Nie Zhen'er in a beautiful dress.

    The next day, Luan Qing Xiao was restless the moment she woke up. The banquet was in the evening. It was only later in the afternoon that she calmed down after a nervous day and began to dress up.

    She put on the luxurious dress, jeweled necklace and earrings, and high heels, waiting for the palace guards to pick herself up to the Lanser Palace for the banquet.