The evil woman is arrogant and the cold emperor can't sleep at night

"Father, it's all my daughter's fault. Please don't blame my aunt."

Upon seeing this, Shen Qingwan immediately knelt down in front of him and cried for mercy.

"My daughter and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are in love. Without His Royal Highness's consent, how could my daughter dare to show herself in front of the Queen?"

Hearing the prince, Shen Huaichuan frowned and tried hard to suppress his anger.

He has not yet told Wan'er about the fact that the sisters were married to concubines.

It was because the prince had promised in the Marquis' Mansion that he would not marry anyone but Wan'er, so he wanted to break off the engagement with Shen Tang'an.

In this case, no matter which of the two sisters marries the prince, the position of the Crown Princess will come from the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion.

But he has always loved Wan'er, so he naturally prefers her in his heart. Compared to the arrogant and domineering Shen Tang'an, he naturally hopes that Wan'er can become the Crown Princess.

What's more, the prince and Wan'er are in love with each other, and Wan'er has a greater chance of becoming the prince's consort.

"Father, the Queen praised my daughter today. If my sister hadn't insisted on having a moment's pleasure at the banquet, the Queen wouldn't have expelled my daughter from the palace banquet."

Seeing him calm down, Shen Qingwan knew that her father still cared about her, or at least cared about the prince.

But today Shen Tangan stole the show at the banquet, and she was extremely embarrassed. How could she let her go easily?

"Oh? What are you trying to show off for?"

Shen Huaichuan's face was gloomy and he looked at Shen Tangan beside him with displeasure.

"Father, my sister has offended the Empress, and I just praised her a few words to at least make her feel better and not vent her anger on our mansion. So am I wrong?"

Shen Tangan ignored his questioning and instead brought up the issue that concerned him most.

Compared to Shen Qingwan, he cares more about the Marquis' Mansion, right?

"My sister ignorantly barged into the palace banquet, and the Empress was furious. Fortunately, my daughter managed to save the situation. Otherwise, I don't know to what extent our mansion would have been harmed by my sister!

I know that my father loves my sister, but she really doesn't know the seriousness of this matter. Auntie knows that this is wrong, but she still indulges her. If my father doesn't discipline her, I won't help her clean up any trouble she makes in the future."

She had a faint smile on her face and looked down at the two people kneeling on the ground.

Don't you want to be in the spotlight?

This is the price!

We have to see which one is more important in my father's heart, the Marquis' Mansion or Shen Qingwan!

"Miss, how can you be so credulous!"

Zheng's eyes widened with disbelief.

She was clearly avoiding the main issue and directing the blame onto her and her daughter.

Not to mention why the Queen was angry, if she really wanted to blame someone, she would never forgive the Marquis's Mansion because of her.

Who does she think she is? How can she influence the Queen's thoughts?

"If father doesn't believe it, you can ask someone to find out. But there's no need to bother with that. The scandal about my sister will probably spread all over Kyoto tomorrow."

Shen Tangan was calm and said with a faint smile.

There are no secrets in Kyoto City, so Shen Qingwan could only cry at home. What she did tomorrow would become the topic of conversation after dinner.

If she was just a concubine's daughter in a marquis's mansion, she naturally wouldn't have such a great influence. Who made her involved with the prince?

As the crown prince's heir, his every move concerns the foundation of the country, and his every action is always under scrutiny.

Perhaps tomorrow, the memorial impeaching the prince may appear in Your Majesty's imperial study.

"Sister, you are slandering me!"

Shen Qingwan had never thought about this matter. She only knew that her reputation was completely ruined by Shen Tangan.

Hearing her speak so seriously, I felt scared. My body went limp and I fell to the ground, tears instantly welling up in my eyes.

"You...rebellious girl!"

When Shen Huaichuan heard that it was related to the Marquis' Mansion, he immediately flew into a rage and pointed at Shen Qingwan and cursed.

"Father……"

Shen Qingwan burst into tears and looked at the strange father in front of her in shock.

This was the first time her father scolded her. He had only said this to Shen Tangan before and had never treated her like this.

"You still have the nerve to call me Marquis! If the Queen blames the Marquisate because of you, don't blame me for holding you accountable!"

Shen Huaichuan had a gloomy face. He had painstakingly managed the Marquisate for decades, and no one could destroy his hard work!

"My Lord, Wan'er didn't mean to..."

"Bitch! If you hadn't indulged her, would she dare to do this?"

He turned around and glared, interrupting Zheng's words harshly.

"From now on, you will be confined to Lihua Garden. If this matter is not settled, you will remain confined!"

If the Queen Mother asked, he would have an explanation.

"My Lord, you can't be so cruel."

Zheng was stunned for a moment and then cried out.

She is the mistress of the inner house. How can she save face if she is confined to her room?

All the efforts to win over people’s hearts will be wasted once they are confined to their homes!

"Shut up! If you shout again, I will punish you with my own law!"

Shen Huaichuan glared at her angrily, shook off her hand and walked away without any reluctance.

Shen Tangan stood up and nodded slightly to say farewell, but before he could straighten up, Zheng pointed at his nose and scolded him.

"Shen Tangan! You are really good at tricking the Marquis!"

"Provoke? Auntie, please don't forget what you have done. How can this be considered provoking?"

She smiled coldly. Zheng was a little clever but not much. What her father cared about most was the interests of the Marquisate. Did she really think that she was the most important in his heart?

My father is the most heartless and ungrateful person. Our future can be foreseen from his attitude towards my mother.

Unfortunately, Zheng's only cleverness was used in the struggles in the harem, and Shen Qingwan completely inherited this from her.

Shen Tangan did not rush to leave. He sat in front of them and spoke lightly.

"Don't be angry, Auntie. I have good news for you and your sister."

"Don't be so hypocritical. If you hadn't deliberately provoked me today, how could my aunt and I be grounded? You just want to take revenge on me for stealing the Crown Prince!"

Shen Qingwan angrily accused, her eyes full of hatred and no trace of weakness or innocence left.

"This is about my sister's engagement with the prince. Are you sure you don't want to listen? If you don't, I'll leave."

Shen Tang stood up pretentiously. Although she was deliberately trying to instigate them, she also came to tell them about this matter specifically so that they could be mentally prepared.

"Wait a moment!"

Zheng quickly stopped her, glanced at the stunned Shen Qingwan, and signaled her not to say anything more.

I tried hard to suppress the anger in my heart and managed to curl the corners of my lips.

"Miss, if you have anything to say, just say it. My mother and I just lost our composure a little bit, please don't blame us."

"Auntie is still sensible."

Shen Tangan stopped when he saw that he had achieved his goal, put his sleeves together and sat back down.

After hearing her praise, Zheng couldn't laugh at all. The words sounded awkward.

But now is not the time to worry about these things. We need to quickly find out something about the prince, so we can only agree stiffly.

"Miss just mentioned the marriage between the prince and Wan'er. What did she mean by that?"

Shen Qingwan also became obedient. She stood aside, staring at her closely, not daring to say any more harsh words.

Shen Tangan was not in a hurry. He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and let out a long sigh.

He looked back and forth at the two of them with a smile, and seeing that they were extremely anxious, he didn't say a word.

"Sister, if you have something to say, just say it!"

Shen Qingwan really couldn't help it, so she took a deep breath to swallow her anger and tried to soften her throat.

"Sister, you are so lucky. When I entered the palace a few days ago, His Majesty mentioned your marriage to the Crown Prince. But my sister has been hiding from me these days. Now I have the opportunity to tell you in person."

Shen Tangan smiled and said, judging from her performance at the banquet today, it seemed that her father did not tell her about this.

Although she didn't know why her father didn't say it, it would probably be better if she said it herself!