My bad father married a princess, my mother divorced me, and I became the group's favorite

Murong Jin frowned slightly, feeling a little uneasy.

Just as everyone in the courtyard was puzzled, a eunuch came running over and said loudly,

"The Queen Mother has decreed that Princess Xuanshun should receive the decree."

Nanny Li did not dare to delay and immediately went to invite Princess Shun to come over.

"The Queen Mother has decreed that Princess Xuanshun, Murong Jin, and Concubine Wen enter the palace."

Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that the Queen Mother would summon them into the palace at this time.

At this time, Princess Shun, who was kneeling below, frowned unconsciously when she heard the Queen Mother's decree.

Humph, the Queen Mother is really stubborn. Does she still dream of protecting Murong Jin and her daughter at this time?

"The concubine accepts the order."

After receiving the decree, Princess Shun secretly wondered the purpose of the Queen Mother's summons.

She knew very well that the Queen Mother had always been partial to Murong Jin and her daughter, but now the matter of Concubine Wen had caused an uproar in the city and His Majesty had intervened. What was the Queen Mother's intention in summoning them into the palace at this time?

Murong Jin was also confused. The empress dowager summoned them into the palace at this time, probably because she had heard the rumors in the capital.

Since the Empress Dowager had given the order, the people in Shuntian Prefecture naturally did not dare to stop it, so the matter of taking Concubine Wen back to Shuntian Prefecture was naturally temporarily abandoned. They hurriedly stood up and prepared to go back to report to the adults.

Princess Shun straightened her clothes, and a barely perceptible calculation flashed in her eyes.

Murong Jin was quickly thinking about how to deal with the situation in his mind.

She knew that this trip to the palace would not be easy and the Queen Mother's attitude was crucial.

Concubine Wen followed behind tremblingly, her heart filled with uneasiness.

......

"Princess, be careful."

Yu Shu gently helped Princess Shun into the carriage.

Only Concubine Wen and Murong Jin were left behind, riding in a carriage at the back.

The people gathered in front of the gate of Prince Shun's Mansion, watching Concubine Wen, who was about to be taken to Shuntian Mansion, board the carriage to the palace.

Chen Zicong's wife, Zhao, was originally kneeling in front of the gate of Prince Shun's mansion, using all her strength to support Old Madam Chen leaning against her.

But when he saw Concubine Wen following behind Princess Shun, he rushed over and grabbed her skirt tightly.

"Concubine, Concubine, please, please let my master go. After all, he is your cousin. You and him..."

Concubine Wen was startled by Zhao's sudden action. She almost fell down and her face turned pale in an instant.

She panicked and tried to break free from Zhao's pull, but she didn't dare to move too much for fear of attracting more attention.

"You crazy woman, let me go! I don't even know where your master is!"

Concubine Wen said this angrily, but her eyes revealed a hint of guilt.

There was no way Zhao would let go. She held on to Concubine Wen's skirt tightly, as if she had grabbed the last straw.

"Concubine, you can't be so cruel! If anything happens to my master, how will our family survive?"

Princess Shun saw the farce happening not far away through the curtain of the carriage which had not yet been lowered. She frowned slightly and sneered in her heart.

Seeing that Princess Shun showed no sign of speaking, and the onlookers all had expressions as if they were enjoying a good show, Murong Jin secretly resented her.

Her heart tightened, she knew that she couldn't make things more complicated at this time.

She signaled to Nanny Qiu beside Concubine Wen to step forward and pull the man away.

"How dare you! Pull him away."

Nanny Qiu hurried forward and tried to pry open Zhao's tightly clenched hands.

"Madam, please calm down first. My concubine doesn't know the whereabouts of your master, and your making a fuss will not help. Don't worry about damaging the harmony between the two families and fall into someone else's calculations."

But Zhao refused to listen and continued to hold on to Concubine Wen's skirt tightly.

Not only that, even her daughter Chen Ruoruo beside her began to cry, pulling at Concubine Wen's skirt.

"You are all in the same group! You must know where my master is! Have you killed him? It must be like this. You killed my master, and next, I'm afraid you will destroy the lives of our entire family. Concubine Wen, you are so cruel!"

People around began to point and talk.

Concubine Wen felt extremely embarrassed and frightened. She was afraid that this matter would reach the ears of the Empress Dowager, and then she would have no chance of survival.

If she had previously held on to a glimmer of hope because of the Queen Mother's order, thinking that things might still turn around, now, she was probably thinking of killing the hateful Zhao outright.

"Let me go! I really don't know where your master is!"

Concubine Wen shouted again, but this time there was a tremor in her voice.

She tried hard to break free from the two men, but Zhao held on to her skirt tightly, making it impossible for her to break free.

While the two were arguing, an exquisite jade bracelet was seen on Concubine Wen's wrist under her sleeve. It was crystal clear and emitted a faint light.

Zhao's eyes were fixed on the bracelet as if attracted by a magnet. Her eyes were full of suspicion and questioning, as if she wanted to see through the bracelet to find out Concubine Wen's secret.

"Humph, you said you have never seen my master, then what's the matter with the bracelet on your hand?" Zhao's voice was sharp and angry.

Concubine Wen saw Zhao's eyes on her wrist and hurriedly covered it with her sleeve, revealing a hint of panic in her movements. "It's just an ordinary jade bracelet, what's so special about it?"

Concubine Wen tried her best to hide her panic, but her tone could not hide her indifference.

"Hmph, an ordinary bracelet?" Zhao sneered, her voice full of sarcasm.

"Jade is easy to get, but Concubine Wen probably doesn't know where this fine jade comes from? This jade was found by my master from southern Xinjiang a few years ago. At first, he hesitated for a long time for this bracelet. The craftsman revised the blueprint countless times just to make a bracelet of the same quality. Why don't you take a good look at the bracelet on your hand and see how it differs from the one on my hand?"

As Zhao spoke, she lifted the sleeve of her clothes, revealing the emerald green bracelet underneath.

The bracelet emits a warm glow in the sun, as if telling a story.

Zhao's eyes were filled with anger and pain, and her voice became more and more excited.

"At first, the master wanted to make three identical bracelets, one for me and Ruoruo, and the other for his future daughter-in-law. But he later said that one part of the jade was not of good quality, and it might be difficult to make three identical bracelets, so he gave up the idea and only got two. My daughter Ruoruo and I wore the bracelets as if we had treasures. But now, you are wearing a bracelet that is so similar to mine. Do you still dare to say that it has nothing to do with my master? Why don't you take off the bracelet, Concubine Wen, so that I can compare it and see if the bracelet on your hand is from my master?"

Zhao lifted the sleeve on her wrist, revealing the emerald green bracelet underneath, and stared at Concubine Wen who was becoming more and more guilty.

"How about Concubine Wen take off the bracelet so that I can compare it and see if the bracelet on your hand is the one I got from my master?"