Through the emperor's repeated life-or-death rescues, Shen Muxue could feel that the emperor always regarded her as someone he could rely on and trust.

In those thrilling moments, she could always see the unwavering trust in his eyes.

When this trust accumulated to a certain level, she decided to tell him her true identity and reveal the secret she had been hiding.

That night, the emperor dreamed of a terrible scene. The scene of the former queen being murdered was played in his mind like a movie, making him extremely uneasy.

Everything in the dream seemed so real, as if it were all happening again.

He had no place to vent his heartache and anger, so he could only ask the hostage in his dream loudly: "Is he my child?"

This question lingered in his mind for a long time, like a stone pressing on his chest.

The late queen appeared in this nightmare. With a sarcastic smile, she cried, "How is this possible! This child is the son of the man I love most. How can you be his father?"

Every word in the conversation pierced his fragile heart like a knife, completely shattering his hope.

This answer made him feel more uncomfortable than a direct denial, and it also strengthened the anger he had in his dream.

Seeing that the situation was getting worse and worse, and there might even be unpredictable consequences, Shen Muxue took action without hesitation.

Without giving it much thought, she immediately rushed forward to replace the former queen who was already in great danger, using her own body to shield herself from any possible harm.

However, no one expected that the sword skills left by the late emperor would be so fierce and ruthless.

At that moment, there was a flash of sword light, and both of them were pierced through the body at the same time.

The bright red blood quickly stained their clothes, but at this moment her face was not filled with pain, but a comforting smile, and her last gaze was cast in the direction of the little prince in the distance.

At this moment, the prince came running from a distance like a madman, shouting heartbreakingly: "Xue'er! Mother!"

Her voice was filled with sadness and despair, "Please don't leave! Xue'er, you can't leave!"

These calls echoed in the silent air, making everyone feel heartbroken.

"Trust me, nothing will happen!"

Shen Muxue used up her last bit of strength to say this and then fell into a coma.

Then, with a scream, she suddenly woke up. It turned out that this was just an extremely realistic nightmare.

Obviously, this nightmare also woke up the sleeping emperor.

She realized that the last words she left before her death were to tell the emperor that as long as there was trust between each other, all difficulties could be overcome.

It seems that if I really encounter a similar crisis of trust in the future, today's dream may play an unexpected role at the critical moment!

A few days passed quickly, and soon it was the day of a grand court banquet specially held to welcome the Loulan envoys.

In order to make this event more successful, the Queen specially arranged for an experienced wet nurse to come to the Nanping Marquis' Mansion and asked her to accompany Madam Chen and Aunt Jin to enter the palace to participate in the event.

Sitting in the carriage heading to the palace were Mrs. Chen and Shen Muxue.

On the way, noticing the rather uneasy look on the young woman beside her, Madam Chen softly soothed her, saying, "Mu Xue, you must remember that you are now the wife of the crown prince of a marquisate, with the official status of a wife. No matter how arrogant some people outside are, in reality, they are just unfavored concubines of low status. Especially after we enter the palace today, in front of everyone, even the Queen, such people will be like insignificant clowns, not worth mentioning."

She said gently but firmly, "And if she hadn't received a special invitation from the Queen for a special reason, she wouldn't even have the chance to set foot in the palace!"

Such comfort undoubtedly calmed Shen Muxue's mood a little, and also gave her a lot of courage to face the upcoming challenges.

Shen Muxue just responded softly a few times without expressing any clear opinion. Her tone was flat and her eyes revealed a bit of helplessness and fatigue.

After a while, the carriage slowly drove into the palace gate.

Mrs. Chen took Shen Muxue and Aunt Jin to greet people everywhere.

She had a stiff smile on her face, but whenever someone asked about Jin's identity, Mrs. Chen looked very embarrassed. Her eyes dodged everywhere, as if she wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

This scene made the noble ladies present cast meaningful glances at him. After all, who would have thought that someone would dare to take his concubine out to visit others.

"Since the Queen has invited you to attend this banquet, you should go and thank her."

When Mrs. Chen turned around and said this to Aunt Jin, the expression on her face clearly showed that she wanted her to go away quickly, and even wished she would disappear from her sight immediately.

But Aunt Jin seemed not to understand and continued to smile gently: "Mammy said there is no need to thank you specifically, just stay by your side."

Her expression was natural, as if she felt no hostility from Mrs. Chen at all.

Mrs. Chen was so angry that she almost fell down.

What the Queen is doing now is clearly a slap in the face of herself and the Nanping Marquisate.

Everyone in the palace was talking about this matter. Madam Chen felt even more embarrassed when she heard whispers and sneers coming from behind her.

What’s worse is how to face my in-laws next?

Those mocking looks filled her heart with resentment.

Just at this moment, they saw Mrs. Shen walking towards them.

"Miss."

Shen Muxue walked up to her, took her arm intimately, with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

After Madam Chen and Concubine Jin bowed to Madam Shen, the latter looked at the two people in front of her curiously and asked, "Who is this young lady...?"

She pretended to be confused, obviously having heard something about it, but pretending to know nothing.

Shen Muxue laughed secretly in her heart. She knew that Luo Yuchen had brought back a concubine, but she pretended to be ignorant. She really did it on purpose.

However, she still patiently explained, "Mother, she is the prince's concubine. She stayed with him at the border for six years and even gave birth to a son for him. The prince said that he would be unable to have children in the future, and he planned to transfer the child to my name in a few days to raise him."

As soon as she finished speaking, the doctors who were still chatting around her pretended to be indifferent, but in fact they were all listening attentively.

After hearing this, everyone instantly understood why a concubine was so rampant, because she gave birth to the only grandson of the marquis's mansion!

Now, Aunt Jin's status in their hearts suddenly rose a lot.

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