The naive concubine is only interested in being a bad person. Your Majesty, please change your favor

After the dance ended, Xia Qingqian slowly walked up to the Queen Mother and saluted her and Xiahou Xuan.

"Your humble servant Xia Qingqian greets His Majesty and the Queen Mother—"

"Hurry up, how old are you this year?" The Queen Mother asked even though she knew the answer.

"Your Majesty, I just turned eighteen this year."

"Oh? Are you betrothed to her?"

"Never."

When she said this, Xia Qingqian looked at Xiahou Xuan shyly, then immediately lowered her head, pretending to be shy.

"Your Majesty, I think Xia Qingqian is very charming. I really like her. Why don't you keep her by your side to serve me? You can keep her by my side more often. What do you think?"

The Queen Mother joyfully held Xia Qingqian's hand. She had already arranged everything, but she still had to ask Xiahou Xuan one more thing.

"Oh? If the Queen Mother likes Xia Qingqian, why not let her become a female official beside the Queen Mother? This way, she can accompany the Queen Mother all the time. I think this seems more appropriate."

When Xiahou Xuan faced the fact that the Queen Mother had sent someone to him, he pretended to be unaware of it and even gave some very considerate advice.

The Queen Mother felt as if something was stuck in her throat and didn't know how to refute it.

"Your Majesty, you know exactly what I mean." The Queen Mother looked at Xiahou Xuan with a sullen face and said in a cold voice.

"Since the Queen Mother has already made the decision, why bother asking me?"

As soon as Xiahou Xuan said this, the Queen Mother's expression changed.

Your Majesty, are you planning to not even bother to save face?

"Empress Dowager, I only want to serve you. I don't seek any status." Xia Qingqian said to the Empress Dowager and Xiahou Xuan with a very aggrieved look.

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother immediately responded:

"Your Majesty, listen to this. Qing Qian is so considerate. Why do you have to humiliate her like this?"

The Queen Mother looked at Xiahou Xuan with disappointment, as if Xiahou Xuan had done something extremely treasonous. In fact, Xiahou Xuan had merely refused Xia Qingqian to enter the palace as his concubine.

Just when Xiahou Xuan and the Queen Mother were in a stalemate, Jiang Wange slowly walked forward.

"Your Majesty is very lucky. This girl dances beautifully and has a gorgeous face. If she doesn't enter the palace as a concubine, she will marry a young master from a noble family in the capital and become his legal wife. Your Majesty should accept her as his wife and fulfill Miss Xia's love for her."

Jiang Wange's words sounded sour, and she gave Xiahou Xuan a coquettish look after she finished speaking. Xiahou Xuan laughed when he heard it.

"Any woman will become a vulgar woman in front of Jiang Liangyuan. Now I only have Jiang Liangyuan in my heart. Even if the Queen Mother forces Xia Qingqian to me, I am afraid I will neglect Miss Xia." Xiahou Xuan said indifferently as he glanced at Xia Qingqian, whose face was stiff.

The Queen Mother was not in a good mood when she saw Jiang Wange, and she angrily scolded:

"I am talking to His Majesty, so why should you say anything? How dare you!"

"Please forgive me, Queen Mother. I came here to persuade Your Majesty to accept Miss Xia. Unfortunately, my words are not taken seriously and Your Majesty does not listen to my advice at all."

After Jiang Wange finished speaking, his eyes turned red and he looked very pitiful.

Even though Xiahou Xuan knew that Jiang Wange was acting, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her when he saw her like this.

"Queen Mother, Jiang Liangyuan did nothing wrong, please don't blame her."

Xiahou Xuan's unconditional favoritism stunned all the concubines and female relatives present.

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? When did I criticize her? She is arrogant and disrespectful to her elders. Can't I teach her a lesson?"

The Queen Mother was so angry that she was about to roll her eyes. If she hadn't been taught from childhood not to curse in front of so many people, she would have slapped Jiang Wange twice!

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is so fierce, I am so scared~~"

Jiang Wange suddenly dived into Xiahou Xuan's arms. Xiahou Xuan wanted to laugh, but tried hard to restrain his smile.

"Empress Dowager, today is your birthday, so just be on good terms with her. If you like Xia Qingqian, then let her stay in the palace as a female official. As for me, I have no plans to take another concubine in the short term. I appreciate your kindness."

As soon as Xiahou Xuan said this, Xia Qingqian's chance of becoming a concubine was cut off. Xia Qingqian had never thought that His Majesty would be so disrespectful to the Queen Mother and leave her no chance at all...

The Queen Mother was also extremely angry, but with so many female relatives present, she could not lose her temper any further. She could only swallow her anger and temporarily let Xia Qingqian stay by her side as a female official in charge.

When Concubine Shu saw this, she smiled.

As long as Xia Qingqian doesn't become His Majesty's concubine, she still has a chance!

The Queen Mother's birthday banquet ended in a bad mood. After the singing and dancing performance, Xiahou Xuan hugged Jiang Wange and left.

Jiang Wanyi finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw from afar that Jiang Wange was loved by His Majesty.

When the two of them returned to Fengming Palace hugging each other, Xiahou Xuan couldn't help laughing out loud:

"Hahahaha, Wanwan still has a way. She easily made the Queen Mother so angry that her face turned green. She is worthy of being my Wanwan."

"Your Majesty is still laughing. The Queen Mother has placed the fake in front of the real owner. How can I not fight back?"

Jiang Wange is most disgusted by the "stand-in" thing. It is not only disrespectful to the stand-in, but also disrespectful to the person himself. Jiang Wange cannot tolerate it.

"Don't worry, even if she takes off all her clothes and stands in front of me, I won't even look at her. No matter how much she looks like my Wanwan, she is not my Wanwan. Besides, she is too ugly and not as beautiful as Wanwan."

Xiahou Xuan's mouth was as sweet as if he had eaten honey, which made Jiang Wange stunned.

However, Jiang Wange did not forget what Jiang Wanyi had said to her, and decided to confess to Xiahou Xuan as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, please be serious. I have something to tell you."

Jiang Wange pushed him away, preventing him from hugging her.

Hearing this, Xiahou Xuan became unhappy and stuck to him again.

"I like to talk to you in this way, just say it."

Seeing that he couldn't push Xiahou Xuan away, Jiang Wange couldn't help but sigh helplessly:

Okay, let’s put it this way.

"Your Majesty, have you known about Jiang Wanyi's existence for a long time? But you never told me, just to test me, right?"

Jiang Wange's words were so direct that Xiahou Xuan was stunned and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Seeing that Xiahou Xuan didn't say anything, Jiang Wange became even more excited:

"So, Your Majesty has sent someone to investigate? Did he find out my identity?"

"No, I didn't send anyone to investigate. I would rather hear it from you yourself than from the results given to me by the Xuanyiwei." Xiahou Xuan explained.

This time it was Jiang Wange's turn to be stunned. She had thought that after Xiahou Xuan knew about Jiang Wanyi's existence, he would definitely ask the Xuanyi Guards to investigate her life thoroughly. Who would have thought that he didn't ask anyone to investigate her?

"I'm afraid that you, Wanwan, will be unhappy, but Wanwan, are you willing to tell me who you are now?" Xiahou Xuan hugged her waist tightly and whispered softly in her ear.