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"Even if that Shen woman becomes incredibly favored in the future, under the system, she'll only be a Noble Consort. The true ruler is still you, as the Empress. Don't let a momentary impulse ruin all your efforts. While Noble Consorts flourished during the reign of the Emperor, even my son wasn't immune. What happened in the end? Now I'm the Empress Dowager, and when the time is right, my descendant will become the Son of Heaven. And that once arrogant person now lies buried in the wilderness."

The Queen Mother's intelligence, honed from years of seclusion, made her well-versed in the game of power, so the Queen still had a high degree of trust in this man's words.

In addition, the Queen Mother's swift and decisive response to crises also made the Queen involuntarily feel awe.

After some thought, and under the guidance of the empress dowager, the queen gradually let go of her feelings and decided to continue to endure and wait for the opportunity.

In the Shen residence, Shen Lingwei was completely unable to accept the upcoming changes.

"Mother, if Shen Muxue refuses to be the concubine of Prince Yongning, we won't get her dowry. What should I do in the future?"

She asked Mrs. Shen anxiously, who was also in chaos.

"My child, please calm down and think about this. Even if you lose the dowry prepared by the other family, your good family background and reputation make you worthy of the position of Prince Yongning. It may initially displease the Queen Mother, but she will eventually accept this fact. Moreover, the Queen Mother is already quite old and has not much time left. As long as you are willing to make a small compromise, when Prince Yongning ascends the throne, you will be the future mistress."

Mrs. Shen tried her best to comfort her panicked daughter. By chance, she heard that an important guest had arrived from afar, so she left the living room and rushed to greet the guest.

Shen Lingwei instinctively felt that things would not end so easily, but she really couldn't think of a better solution at the moment. Her lips trembled slightly but she couldn't make any sound.

Perhaps, as my mother said, as long as we show enough sincerity, the magnanimous Empress Dowager may not overly pursue these external details?

Besides, it’s not like she didn’t try to do anything today.

It was through clever design that the other party was lured into the wing area. Unfortunately, an unexpected incident occurred along the way, causing the plan to fail.

What's more, after Shen Muxue entered the palace and became a concubine, she still needed to obey the orders of the Empress Dowager and the Queen. Perhaps the Grand Empress Dowager still had the opportunity to deal with related matters.

Shen Lingwei felt a little relieved. As long as she could enter the palace and give birth to Prince Yongning's child, her status would be secure.

Unexpectedly, just as she had calmed herself down, a little girl came running over and reported with a smile on her face, "The wife of Marquis Jingcheng is here to congratulate you."

"What good news?"

The little girl was still young and didn't understand the complexities of her young lady's heart. She smiled and said, "I heard from the people at Nong Yu Hall that Prince Yongning saw my cousin at Hongfu Temple today and fell in love with her at first sight. He even decided to marry her directly. The Empress Dowager has already sent someone to bring my cousin to the palace, and she will become Prince Yongning's concubine."

"what?"

This news hit Shen Lingwei's heart like a bolt from the blue. She never expected that Wei Lanqian would have a connection with Prince Yongning, and she never expected that the other party had been canonized as a concubine. Does this mean that the two of them will share the same person in the future?

Unable to accept this reality, she suspected that there was an error in the information transmission process.

When he decided to go to Nong Yu Tang to find out what was going on, he happened to meet Madam Shen, who had an extremely gloomy face.

The latter dragged her into the house and immediately began to berate her: "How shameless you are! Not only do you not have the ability, but you also implicate innocent people and actually let your daughter have an affair with the Prince of Yongning in Hongfu Temple. It's really shameful!"

However, ironically, Madam Shen completely forgot that it was she and her daughter who had conspired together to use this method to make Wei Lanqian the Prince of Yongning.

Shen Lingwei was deeply shocked by all the unexpected events today. She had initially felt anxious upon learning that Shen Muxue hadn't arrived at the reserved room. Then, upon hearing that she had been chosen to enter the palace, her worries only intensified. And now, she was faced with the situation where Wei Lanqian had gotten there first.

She clenched her fists until blood oozed from her fingertips, trying hard to control her emotions.

After Wei Lanqian enters the palace, it is very likely that she will become pregnant with the royal heir earlier than her, so time is pressing and no delay is allowed.

She expressed to her mother her eagerness to get married as soon as possible: "Mother, I must marry Prince Yongning as soon as possible."

After getting their approval, the two quickly formulated a response strategy and planned to show their goodwill to Shen Muxue who was about to enter the palace.

After Shen Muxue returned to the mansion, she had already received congratulations from everyone and had finished discussing the specific matters necessary for her marriage with Uncle Song.

At this moment, she was sitting calmly in her room and asked Yu Ma and Yu Tang: "Are you sure you want to follow me into the palace?"

Despite their fear, the two personal maids still expressed their unwillingness to leave their master.

After careful consideration, they decided to adopt a more prudent approach to solve the problem - to avoid contact with the emperor as much as possible.

Just as they were packing their luggage to leave, Shen Lingwei and her daughter came to visit.

"Good child, you are blessed. Who would have thought that you would have such a great opportunity. In the future, you and your sister can support and take care of each other in the palace."

Shen Muxue couldn't help but laugh at this, secretly wondering what the mother and daughter were planning.

"Aunt, what you said makes sense. Although I am older, Lingwei has been taking care of me since I was a child. Now that I have entered the palace, I hope my sister can take good care of me."

Shen Lingwei approached gently, held Shen Muxue's hand and said, "I'm only a few months younger than you. How can I say I'm taking care of you? We should support each other in the future. If the Queen bullies you, remember to tell me. We sisters will deal with the problem together."

Shen Muxue understood instantly that Shen Lingwei wanted her to join the ranks to deal with Wei Lanqian, and these words were actually to win her over to fight against the queen.

However, a simple-minded person like Wei Lanqian may not be able to gain an advantage over Shen Lingwei.

It seems she was being overly cautious.

"Okay, then thanks to my sister."

As the night deepened and people in the city went to bed one after another, the lights in Xuanyang Palace were still on.

Nearing evening, a question came from the Queen: There are many palaces in the harem that have been unused for a long time. I wonder where Your Majesty plans to arrange Miss Shen to live, and when you plan to officially welcome her into the palace, so that you can make preparations in advance.

His Majesty gazed at the setting sun, a complex look flashing in his eyes.

He decided to let him enter the palace tomorrow, not wanting to wait even a second longer. As for accommodation, since the other palaces were in poor condition, he would stay in Xuanyang Palace for the time being.