The queen is crazy and spoiled, and the tyrant bows to her

"My elder sister is the most beloved eldest daughter of the Jiang family, and I am the second daughter of the Jiang family who is ignored by everyone."

"She is renowned as the most beautiful woman in Shengjing, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's family, and the epitome of a noble lady from an aristocratic family. And I am just a vulgar girl raised in the mountains, not worth mentioning."

"She is the moon in the sky, and I am the mud under my feet. I thought that this is how life will be."

"I never imagined that a decree would completely change the fate of her and mine."

"The new emperor is cruel and ruthless. My father loves my eldest sister and couldn't bear to see her suffer in the palace, so he brought me back from the mountains."

"But my elder sister fell in love with the new emperor, Ji Wuyuan, at the palace banquet. She resolutely entered the palace for me, and I married her childhood sweetheart, Young Marquis Xiao, in her place."

"After all, she was a rich girl who grew up in a honeypot. She thought that once she entered the palace, she would be able to live happily with her beloved. However, the palace was cruel and cruel. She was neglected and suffered all kinds of hardships. In the end, her lover despised her and banished her to the cold palace."

"And Young Marquis Xiao and I are deeply in love, harmoniously in tune with each other, like a perfect match, admired by everyone."

——Jiang Wantang.

In the second year of Yongsheng, it was a cold winter with snow falling all over the sky.

Pingyang Houfu.

It was still snowing heavily outside and the weather was cold and chilly.

Jiang Wantang sat in a warm pavilion, surrounded by screens and with golden charcoal heating in the middle.

The snow was as fine as needles, accompanied by the sound of the biting wind, carrying a certain oppressive and heavy atmosphere.

Outside the pavilion came the sound of people chatting while cleaning.

"Hey, I heard that our young marquis braved the heavy snow to go to the palace early this morning to pick up Miss Jiang. It seems that our young marquis still has feelings for her!"

"Speaking of which, they were childhood sweethearts, and they were a match made in heaven."

"The young lady..."

A maid walked over and said with disdain: "Who is she? She is just a vulgar girl abandoned by the Prime Minister's Mansion and raised in the countryside. She is not welcome in the Prime Minister's Mansion and is not even as good as a servant."

"But she is, after all, the second daughter of the Xiangfu, and now she is married to our young marquis."

The maid continued to mock: "So what if she is the second lady of the Xiangfu Mansion? If she is not favored, she is as lowly as mud. How can she compare to Miss Jiang? Even this marriage is picked up from the leftovers of our eldest lady."

"If our eldest daughter had not entered the palace, and the Prime Minister did not want to offend the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion, she, a wild girl from the countryside, would not be able to marry into this family!"

As soon as Jiang Wantang heard the voice, she knew it was Lvliu, the maid who came with her as a dowry in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

This maidservant relied on her status as a member of the prime minister's residence and often ridiculed her behind her back.

The discussions outside continued to be heard.

"You can't say that. Our young marquis treats the young lady well. People outside envy their deep love and harmonious relationship." said another maid.

"The so-called deep love between husband and wife is just a rumor."

"If the young marquis really liked her, why would he have been married for nearly a year and still not consummated his marriage with her?"

"It's obvious that he's still thinking about Miss Jiang and is keeping his chastity for her."

"That's great! Lovers are finally getting married. I'm afraid that the young lady in our mansion will soon be divorced..."

The wind and snow were still blowing outside the warm pavilion, but the discussions outside had faded away.

Jiang Wantang stood up, gathered his snow-white fox fur coat, and looked quietly at the path outside that had just been cleared for people to walk on.

After a long time, a faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips, but it was indescribably bitter.

It turned out that even the servants in the mansion knew that Xiao Jingheng had entered the palace to pick up her elder sister Jiang Wanfu. It was ridiculous that she, the wife of the first wife, only found out about it from them at this time.

Ten months ago, the young emperor Ji Wuyuan, who had never been interested in women, suddenly issued an order to hold a grand beauty selection ceremony after his ministers had repeatedly advised him in vain.

The euphemism is to fill the harem and expand the royal family.

However, in this election, the daughters of important officials of the court were all on the selection list, and the daughter of the Jiang family of the Prime Minister's Mansion was naturally among them.

Her father, Prime Minister Jiang, had one legitimate son and three legitimate daughters. The eldest son Jiang Huaizhou and the eldest daughter Jiang Wanfu were born to him and his first wife, while she and her younger sister Jiang Wanhe were born to his second wife, Qin.

My father loves my eldest sister the most and dotes on her with all his heart. Naturally, he would not let her enter the palace to be tortured.

He had planned a rich and stable life for his elder sister early on and arranged a marriage for her with Xiao Jingheng.

Xiao Jingheng, the young marquis of Pingyang Marquisate, has a good family background and good looks. He is a top-notch young man in the capital, the object of admiration of countless noble ladies, and he has a childhood sweetheart friendship with Jiang Wanfu.

Marry him and you will be rich and prosperous and have no worries in your life.

And her younger sister Jiang Wanhe is not yet of marriageable age.

The sudden imperial decree for a talent show made him feel troubled.

If the old housekeeper in the mansion had not reminded him, he would have even forgotten that he had his second daughter Jiang Wantang, who was abandoned by him and raised in a country farm since childhood.

In this way, she was taken back to the prime minister's residence as the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family who entered the palace to participate in the selection.

It was in vain that he had put so much effort into Jiang Wanfu, but in the end, nothing went as he wished.

Jiang Wanfu fell in love with the new emperor Ji Wuyuan at first sight at the palace banquet and entered the palace without hesitation. She married Marquis Xiao in place of Jiang Wanfu.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wantang's lips curved into a slight arc, very shallow but full of sarcasm.

At this time, a young maid from the Marquis' Mansion came running over: "Young Madam, the Prime Minister's wife is here to pay a visit. She is waiting for you in the front hall."

Jiang Wantang nodded, his expression indifferent: "I understand. I'll be right there."

The Prime Minister's wife, Qin, her biological mother, is also Jiang Wanfu's stepmother.

She knew herself too well as a mother. She would not get up early without benefit and would not visit without reason.

I think it’s about Jiang Wanfu again.

After all, in the eyes of her good mother, Jiang Wanfu is as precious as a pearl, while her own daughter is as lowly as grass.

As soon as Jiang Wantang stepped into the front hall, the Prime Minister's wife, Qin, came forward enthusiastically and pulled her to sit down. Her face was filled with joy as she said, "Tang'er, mother came here today to tell you a great news."

"Your eldest sister will be back today. She's probably on her way now."

"Oh, really?" Jiang Wantang raised the corner of her mouth slightly, as if she was smiling. "How could she, an abandoned concubine banished to the cold palace, return home?"

It can be seen that Qin was really happy and did not notice the coldness in Jiang Wantang's eyes at all, or perhaps she did not care.

She continued to smile to herself, "It's all thanks to your father's painstaking efforts these days, but it's also thanks to the great help of the young marquis and the Pingyang Marquisate..."

Jiang Wantang scoffed, "So that's how it is."

Her most charming peach blossom eyes were full of light, like broken moonlight.

No wonder Xiao Jingheng has been going out early and coming back late these days, and is so busy that he is rarely seen.

Counting it all, they haven't seen each other for more than half a month...