As expected by everyone, she became the wife of the Marquis after being married off

Others could not see the emperor's expression, they could only see him looking towards the queen's position.

The Queen saw the warning and questioning in the Emperor's eyes, but she was just disappointed. The Emperor knew that Sun Shuhao was the one he had chosen for the Third Prince, but now he wanted to give her to the son of Concubine Xian.

While the emperor and the empress were still in a stalemate, the coldness in Prime Minister Sun's eyes rushed from his heart to his eyes. He knew what the emperor meant, so he slowly stepped forward.

Prime Minister Sun knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty is so gracious. This is a blessing for the Sun family."

The emperor then turned his gaze towards Prime Minister Sun and laughed, "Haha, okay, then I will be the master and help this beautiful marriage come true."

"Thank you!"

"My dear father, thank you!"

The virtuous concubine's expression changed very quickly, and she looked very happy. She ignored the queen's eyes the whole time, or rather pretended not to see them.

Li Wenxuan remained calm and thanked the emperor in a very steady manner.

Everyone at the banquet had their own thoughts. Some looked at the Queen and the Third Prince, but more were looking at Concubine Xian and the Sun family.

The emperor did not ignore what others were thinking, and the scene at the banquet became lively again.

The eldest princess just glanced at Meng Changce, who was in a dilemma, with a smile on her face, then helped the empress dowager leave the table.

The Queen Mother did not say a word except at the beginning. She also watched the dispute between the Queen and the Consort Xian without saying a word.

At a Mid-Autumn family dinner, the Sun family became the biggest winner.

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Shen Lanyue restrained all her emotions and calmly followed Meng Changce back to the mansion. Naturally, Meng Changce also rested in Shen Lanyue's room during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The two of them were in harmony, and it seemed that the things happening in the palace did not disturb their emotions at all.

Of course, only Shen Lanyue knew that this was just the surface.

Her heart was in turmoil, but she couldn't reveal a single word.

Meng Changce looked at Shen Lanyue who was sleeping in his arms through the faint moonlight, with a cold and deep meaning between her eyebrows. His fingertips lifted the hair that covered her eyebrows and played with it between his fingers.

Deep and unrestrained, as if trying to see through the person in his arms.

In the end, he just sighed softly and hugged the person tighter.

The next day, the imperial edict was delivered to Prime Minister Sun's residence, granting marriage to Sun Shuhao as the third prince's principal wife.

The news spread throughout the capital immediately, and Shen Wanqing, who was far away in Qiyin Temple, also learned about it. She got so angry that she smashed everything in the room.

She even drove out the female teachers and locked herself in her room, refusing to listen to anyone's orders.

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Shen Lanyue just smiled when she received the news. She was not very surprised by this because she did not get this position in her previous life and she also got very angry at home.

But this time, Li Wenxuan did not marry his past self, the fourth prince's wife, who could save Li Wenxuan's servants' face just by losing her temper. Instead, it was Sun Shuhao, a person of far higher status and position, a big family that Li Wenxuan wanted to win over.

He would only give her enough face and the best show to win the support of Prime Minister Sun. As for Shen Wanqing, she could only serve as a beautiful lady.

Now that things have come to this, of course she has to help Shen Wanqing and Li Wenxuan to be together for the rest of their lives.

As a concubine, she could only watch her lover never realize her wish and her favor.

The family is in turmoil and the backyard is uneasy. Li Wenxuan has to experience this torture himself.

While Shen Lanyue was worried, she discovered something that could be considered joyful. If Sun Shuhao's marriage could be changed, then could Ziyun also change hers?

Originally, during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, she was worried that the emperor would take a fancy to the Xu family. When the result was finalized, she could not help but feel a little relieved.

Moreover, in this life, only Li Wenxuan was granted marriage, but the Fourth Prince was not.

Obviously, the Fourth Prince was commended and favored by the Emperor for the Meng family incident last time, but this time the Emperor obviously lost face with the Queen again, and the Third Prince will get the support of the Sun family again.

She absolutely did not believe that the emperor had not thought of this.

Suddenly, Shen Lanyue was blown by the wind from the window, and her mind shuddered. She suddenly felt cold from the top of her feet and her back stiffened. She seemed to have traveled back to the day of the banquet from now on, and she felt what the queen felt.

She got it!

The emperor is weighing the situations in the court and the harem, he will not let one side monopolize the situation. The fourth prince had a greater chance of winning some time ago, and the queen's family must be stronger than those of other princes.

Then if the Sun family stood on the side of the Fourth Prince, the balance would definitely be unbalanced.

Shen Lanyue stood up and looked at the bamboo forest outside the window. The sunlight on the bamboo leaves swayed with the wind. She said solemnly, "So that's how it is. It seems that the scene didn't just make Shen Wanqing lose the chance of winning."

At the same time, the emperor once again paid more attention to the struggle between the queen and the virtuous concubine, or their sons.

"Then I have actually unintentionally entered into the power struggle among the princes."

Shen Lanyue thought of Meng Changce's hint about the vase. She wondered if he had noticed this a long time ago. She absolutely did not believe that he had no say in the lantern festival.

It seems that she needs to find an opportunity to ask Ziyun something to confirm whether it is what she guessed.

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In the backyard of Xu's mansion

"The troupe did exactly as we planned. After the princess released them, I sent them out of the capital. There were no accidents."

"The person who made the arrangements also sent him to a remote place overnight. He didn't lose any money. He must have understood that."

Xu Ziyun was confused and a little worried. Shen Lanyue asked about this matter specifically, and she thought something unexpected had happened.

Shen Lanyue saw the worry in her eyes, "No, I just thought about the changes in the capital and this matter."

She didn't want Xu Ziyun to worry too much about her, and she was the one who asked her to do this, so she didn't want her to be involved in it.

"If anything happens, you must tell me, okay?" Xu Ziyun sighed, lowered her eyes and held her hand tightly.

"Don't worry, I know."

Shen Lanyue smiled faintly and felt warm in her heart.

Since she already knew the answer, she didn't want Xu Ziyun to worry too much about it, so she changed the subject and talked about something else. After the other party nodded briefly, she went to stroll in the garden with her affectionately.

He left after a few hours.

Shen Lanyue received the result of asking Fanfan to investigate before Meng Changce returned home. Seeing the uneasy and timid man in front of her, she already had some answers in her mind.

"Go ahead."

Fanfan suppressed his rapidly beating heart, approached Shen Lanyue and said, "Miss, the person is dead."