"Your Highness? Lady Xiang?" It was not until Liu Wenan called her twice in a row that Ning Qian came to her senses and smiled, "Oh, I was just so happy. Thank you, Lord Liu."
Then she knelt down.
Liu Wenan nodded with a smile. He ordered the eunuch behind him to give the golden seal to Ning Qian. Ning Qian quickly kowtowed three times and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Liu Wenan left, Ning Qian was still in a daze. The hall was already full of cheers. All the servants were very happy for their master being favored and being put in an important position.
"Congratulations, Your Highness." Everyone hurried to congratulate Ning Qian.
Ning Qian smiled faintly, "It's just temporary. There's nothing to be happy about. But since you are so happy, I'll reward everyone of you with an extra monthly allowance. Don't gossip around. I take charge of it temporarily just because the Empress feels ill and needs some rest. If there is any word inappropriate from you spreads to the ears of the Empress, I won't spare you."
The servants quickly replied and expressed their thanks repeatedly. Ning Qian asked them to leave and let Qian Xin take the gold seal into the inner hall.
"Find a place to put it away. It's hard for me to sleep and eat since it's placed here. I'm afraid that something might go wrong. His Majesty has given me a difficult problem this time." Ning Qian frowned and lay down on the couch, without even glancing at the seal that everyone in the imperial household wanted.
"Your Highness, you can't say like this. This is something many people long for but even couldn't get a chance to see. His Majesty giving it to you means that he trusts you." Qian Xin said with a smile, "Master Qian Qian is really marvelous. You've even got the seal of the empress within two years. I think, maybe soon, you will become..."
"Don't talk nonsense." Ning Qian's brows had been knitted tightly since she received the imperial edict.
Hearing Qian Xin's words, Ning Qian scolded her in a hurry, but her heart was a little uneasy. "I was recommended into the Palace by the eldest princess. It made sense that His Majesty favored me when the eldest princess had a seemingly close relationship with His Majesty. But it is a bit strange that His Majesty continues to do so even after the rebellion of the eldest princess. The higher I climb, the more dangerous it will be."
Seeing that Ning Qian was so serious, Qian Xin lowered her head and didn't dare to make fun of her anymore. After a long silence, she said, "Maybe it's because Your Highness is pregnant now..."
At the mention of her pregnancy, Ning Qian suddenly remembered something. She quickly reached out her hand and looked up at Qian Xin. "Come on, take my pulse."
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