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"I heard that Prince Luo went to the border to attack Loulan, and after he got there, he was thinking about taking a concubine?"

A noble lady suddenly interrupted, her tone was sarcastic, and it was obvious that she was extremely disdainful of Luo Yuchen's actions.

This question directly touched Mrs. Chen's sore spot, making her face even uglier.

Mrs. Shen's tone showed no mercy at all, without any intention of giving the other party any face.

Mrs. Chen suddenly felt ashamed and extremely embarrassed. For a moment, she couldn't find the right words to refute, let alone explain.

Just when the atmosphere had reached freezing point and no one dared to speak to break the silence, Shen Muxue slowly spoke. Her appearance brought a turning point to the deadlock: "In fact, Concubine Jin's background is not as simple as you think. She is the adopted daughter of the General of Pingxi, and it was the General who arranged for her to be betrothed to the Crown Prince. Now she is the sister of the current Queen and is quite favored in the palace."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Jin and Madam Chen couldn't help but exchange glances, both of them revealing surprise.

They never imagined that Shen Muxue had already grasped all the details of their affairs so clearly.

Could it be that someone who knew the inside story informed her privately?

Facing the glances from everyone around her and her mother's worried expression, Shen Muxue simply smiled faintly and said gently and firmly, "You don't have to worry too much. In fact, since I came back here, I have figured out the whole thing through various channels, without relying on our family's network of connections."

After this conversation, everyone suddenly understood that Concubine Jin had such a powerful backing!

It seems that the little girls of the Shen family will inevitably suffer in the future.

Just as everyone was discussing this, Madam Chen stood up with a sincere attitude and assured Madam Shen, "My dear, please be at ease. Over the years, I have cared for Mu Xue no less than your biological mother. No matter what happens in the future, I will love her even more. As for other unimportant matters, please do not ask about them. After all, our Nanping Marquis Mansion is a well-known family. We would never do such a shameful thing as favoring a concubine over a wife."

Mrs. Shen smiled coldly and walked out with Mu Xue in her hand.

Suddenly, a loud voice from outside interrupted everyone, "The Queen has arrived!"

In an instant, everyone hurriedly bowed their heads and saluted.

After the queen finally sat down, the whole banquet became lively again.

A young eunuch hurriedly walked through the crowd and came straight to Aunt Jin. After whispering a few words to her, he led her away in a hurry.

The people around looked at Shen Muxue, their eyes showing both sympathy and a hint of schadenfreude.

Their eyes seemed to say, "This time we're going to have a good show."

Madam Chen hurriedly explained, "Our two families are old friends, and we also have a deep marriage relationship. We will definitely not let a concubine affect the friendly exchanges between our families."

There was a sense of helplessness and urgency in her tone.

"Is the prince really infertile?"

Someone asked in a low voice, a hint of curiosity and uneasiness in the voice.

Mrs. Chen wasn't particularly well-informed, so she could only reluctantly reply, "That's certainly true, but please rest assured, the child born by Concubine Jin will be adopted by Mu Xue, and will be raised by her in the future. I promise that Mu Xue will never be treated unfairly."

At this moment, she was thinking about how to calm Mrs. Shen's emotions while not offending Aunt Jin, who had the Queen's support behind her.

She explained for a long time and finally saw Mrs. Shen's expression ease.

However, at this moment, a voice from above came out:

"Madam of the Nanping Marquis's Mansion, since Jin gave birth to your Chen family's only male heir, you must not mistreat her in the future."

The person who spoke was the current queen who held great power.

After hearing these words, everyone around suddenly fell silent. Everyone held their breath and stared, waiting to see what would happen next.

They were all very curious, when faced with the Queen's direct intervention, which side would Madam Chen choose to stand on?

It is really difficult for Mrs. Chen to please both sides and ensure that no one is dissatisfied.

At this moment, Mrs. Chen was very nervous.

How should I respond to this sentence?

If she said she would not mistreat Jin, it would probably mean ignoring Shen Muxue. But if she disagreed, it would immediately anger the queen who was so high and mighty.

What a dilemma.

Finally, she tried to calm herself down and said carefully, "Thank you very much, Queen, for your concern and support for the Jin family."

She neither gave an affirmative answer nor explicitly expressed her opposition.

This might allow her to temporarily avoid this dilemma.

The Queen was clearly dissatisfied with this, and she sneered as she continued, "I've heard that this Jin once rescued the General on the border, and this story has become a legend. Her act was not only a personal favor to the General, but also a great contribution to the country. For such a significant contribution, it would be unfair to keep her as just a concubine. In my opinion, why not make her the principal wife? This would be a reward for someone who has made great contributions, wouldn't it be more reasonable?"

There was an uproar in the crowd.

Everyone present knew that such an arrangement was undoubtedly an unprecedented and bold move for those aristocratic families who thought highly of themselves.

If the Nanping Marquisate really agreed to the Queen's suggestion, not only would the relationship with the Shen family be completely broken, but it would also likely lead to the loss of its few friends in the capital.

Mrs. Chen's mood at this moment could no longer be described as anger. She almost glared at the pitiful-looking woman not far away - Aunt Jin, with gritted teeth.

She cursed this vixen who appeared out of nowhere countless times in her heart: What tricks did she use to make the queen, who was always famous for her fairness, disregard the royal dignity and say such words!

However, despite being heartbroken and extremely angry, Mrs. Chen knew that now was not the best time to directly oppose it. Doing so would not only fail to solve the problem, but might put herself and her family in an even more embarrassing situation.

Suddenly, the announcement of "The Emperor has arrived" came from outside the palace gate, breaking the tense and depressing atmosphere.

Realizing that no amount of disguise would help, she quickly knelt down with everyone else to welcome the arrival of the Supreme Being.

When the figure on the throne finally stabilized, the emperor slowly turned his gaze to the unfamiliar face sitting next to him and asked suspiciously, "Who is this person?"