The eldest daughter's scheming, the crown prince's exclusive favor to the venomous concubi

Seeing Qiu Zhenzhou's face gradually turn pale, Jian Yue continued with satisfaction: "During this period of time, although Jian Yue has not regained her memory, she believes that this matter is true because the Shangguan family has a portrait of my mother and my appearance is exactly the same as that of the Shangguan family's daughter."

However, the situation had changed by then. I had already made a marriage agreement with the heir of the Marquis of Qingyan. If I returned to the Shangguan family, it would definitely ruin the marriage and make the Qiu family look bad.

Therefore, in order to repay the debt of gratitude, I kept it a secret. Who knew that today, the young master said he would take me to see something fun, but I never expected that we would come to the palace and that this would happen.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Jian Yue had no idea that the Qiu family's outing today was actually to attend a banquet at the palace. If she had known, Jian Yue would not have appeared today.

In short, everything stemmed from Jian Yue, and I ask for your forgiveness.

Jian Yue's words were neither humble nor arrogant, and were so frank that no one could doubt them. This made Qiu Zhenzhou, who had just felt relieved, turn pale with anger.

This was indeed an attempt to exonerate Qiu Zhenzhou, but it also clearly told everyone that Qiu Zhenzhou's family had come to this welcoming banquet without Jian Yue's knowledge, and that Jian Yue was unaware that such a banquet would be held today.

If it weren't for the young master's sudden inspiration, perhaps today, no one would have seen his fiancée, nor would they have discovered that the Qiu family's daughter was actually the Shangguan family's daughter.

Everyone immediately realized that if Qiu Zhenzhou had nothing to hide, why wouldn't he let his daughter come to the welcoming banquet with them?

Moreover, the guests at this welcoming banquet are the sixth young lady's fiancé. It's perfectly legitimate for the fiancée to attend.

Qiu Zhenzhou stared at Jian Yue with a pale face, not understanding what she was trying to do. She didn't bring up the old stories all at once, but subtly distanced herself from the Qiu family, yet she still dealt him a heavy blow in the end. What was her purpose?

At this moment, Jian Yue also looked at him, smiled slightly, and said, "Lord Qiu, please forgive me."

Qiu Zhenzhou didn't know what to say, but then he saw Madam Sun start cursing at Jian Yue: "Forgive me? Forgive me for what? You impersonated our daughter and caused our adults to be framed. If you didn't have ulterior motives, who would believe you?"

And what about my Qiu family's child? Give her back my Qiu family's child! You impersonated her, so you must have killed her, and you must pay for it with your life.

This kind of accusation is truly absurd. Everyone felt that the shamelessness of the Shangguan family was simply unmatched.

However, she still looked at Jian Yue, wanting to see what kind of answer she would give.

Upon hearing this, Jian Yue lowered her eyes slightly and smiled faintly: "Madam Qiu is probably forgetful. As I just said, I lost my previous memories. After waking up, I found a letter written by Lord Qiu in my arms. If I killed your Qiu family's daughter to obtain this letter, then why do you think I would admit my identity here instead of continuing to impersonate your family's daughter?"

Anyway, none of us here know whether the real sixth young lady of the Qiu family even exists, or even if she exists at all. As long as I don't say anything, as long as I don't acknowledge the relationship with the Shangguan family, then I'm determined to be the daughter of the Qiu family. Wouldn't that save me a lot of trouble?

Sun snorted coldly: "Then you are just making excuses. You think the Shangguan family is more noble than our family, so you want to say it out loud, abandon our Qiu family, and climb the social ladder to the Shangguan family."

Upon hearing this, Jian Yue shook her head and chuckled, looking at Madam Sun and saying, "Madam's imagination is truly rich. According to Madam, I want to climb higher by stepping on the Qiu family. Then why should I clear the Qiu family's name? Why not just trample the Qiu family into the mud? Wouldn't that be much easier?"

Without thinking, Madam Sun blurted out, "That's because of your mother's..."

Before she could even utter the words "that little bitch is still in our hands," Qiu Lingfeng immediately stopped her and continued, "Miss is indeed a magnanimous person, but even so, you should tell us clearly where our Qiu family's real sixth young lady is."

Jian Yue looked at Qiu Lingfeng with a knowing, playful look in her eyes, and asked with a smile, "Does Miss Qiu really think I know where she is?"

Jian Yue looked at Qiu Lingfeng as if she were a clown. This feeling of being looked down upon made her uncomfortable. She frowned unhappily and said, "Can't you really give me an answer, Miss? After all, that letter didn't just end up on you for no reason."

The girl simply said she had lost her memory and had forgotten everything from before, hoping to exonerate herself. However, this wouldn't prove how she got the letter in your possession.

"Then let's do a blood test to determine kinship."

Bai Jianan stood up, looking on with amusement, and said, "Why not just use a blood test to see if my fiancée is truly the Qiu family's daughter? Why make things so complicated? Where do you get the audacity to question my fiancée?"

He smiled and looked around. Instantly, everyone who had been staring wide-eyed, waiting for the so-called truth, stepped back, lowered their heads, and dared not look up.

Qiu Lingfeng was also stunned when she heard this. Then she thought of the consequences of the blood test and broke out in a cold sweat. She looked at Murong Chuan for help.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that Murong Chuan's eyes had never left Jian Yue. He completely ignored her gaze, as if he hadn't even noticed it.

Suddenly, a dull ache gripped my heart, and tears streamed down my face.

Jian Yue asked in surprise, "Miss Qiu, why are you crying? Is it because Jian Yue has taken the place of the sixth young lady of the Qiu family and is engaged to the young master? If so, Jian Yue can ask the Emperor to cancel this marriage and let the young master marry into the Qiu family again."

Jian Yue broke off the engagement? Forced the young master to marry into the Qiu family again? What would the consequences be? The answer is obvious.

Qiu Lingfeng looked up in alarm and was immediately met with Jian Yue's ambiguous smile. Instantly, the hairs on her body stood on end, and cold sweat poured down her back.

At this moment, Madam Sun also sensed that something was wrong. She thought about what she had almost said earlier, and combined it with the conversation between Qiu Lingfeng and Jian Yue, she naturally understood the implications and felt a sense of fear.

She couldn't help but look at Qiu Zhenzhou, but Qiu Zhenzhou was staring at the ground with his brows furrowed, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Bai Jianan smiled and took two steps forward, his hand now holding his flamboyant fan, which he waved gently.

"How can a fiancée be changed so easily? I have already allowed the Qiu family to break off the engagement once, how can I let them do it a second time? You are my rightful choice for the Crown Prince's wife. No matter whose daughter you are, you are my fiancée. After a while, once the Crown Prince's residence is built, I will have to get married."

As he spoke, he looked at Shangguan Ting and softened his tone slightly, saying, "I wonder what General Shangguan thinks?"

Shangguan Ting looked at Bai Jianan, his brows furrowed with complex emotions.

It's not that Bai Jianan is unworthy of the Shangguan family's children, but this young master is really a bit strange. He feels that Bai Jianan, with such a face, has won the favor of his heavenly granddaughter, so he must have a lot of tricks up his sleeve. Wouldn't his granddaughter be at a disadvantage if she were with him?

But if we're talking about who suffered a loss, without this arrogant young master stirring things up, it's easy to imagine that Jian Yue would still be considered a child of the Qiu family. If they had to force things, they might have managed to keep their granddaughter, but their daughter would have been lost.

Last night, after receiving news from his granddaughter that his daughter had successfully escaped danger and about today's plan, he knew that all of this was orchestrated by the heir of the Marquis of Qingyan. Otherwise, Jian Yue alone would have been unable to carry out the plan so smoothly, how could she have brought out Shangguan Linglong, who had been imprisoned for more than ten years?

So at this moment, when he looked at Bai Jianan, he felt not only like an elder choosing a husband for his granddaughter, but also like being forced to marry off his granddaughter.

These two feelings alternated, causing him to fall silent for a brief moment.

Upon seeing this, Murong Qianqiu frowned slightly and said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "General Shangguan, are you dissatisfied with my nephew?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Ting bowed to Murong Qianqiu and said, "This old minister dares not, but Your Highness's sudden question has left this old minister somewhat at a loss."

Murong Qianqiu nodded: "In that case, the marriage will proceed as planned, but the name on the royal jade tablet will be changed. Your name will be..."

"Father, not allowed."

Before Murong Qianqiu could finish speaking, he heard Murong Chuan's voice. He frowned and looked at Murong Chuan, only to see that Murong Chuan had already stood up, his eyes filled with a faint look of annoyance.

"Chuan'er, what do you want to say?"

Murong Chuan paused slightly, glanced at Jian Yue, and lowered his eyes to say, "Your subject believes that the marriage between the heir of Qingyan Marquis and the other party was a bestowed marriage, and the imperial decree for the marriage also mentions the Qiu family. Now, changing the name and surname and marrying someone else is really inappropriate."

Bai Jianan narrowed his eyes, his sharp gaze fixed on Murong Chuan: "What's wrong with it? In any case, I'm marrying the same person, so what's it to anyone else? What? Is Your Highness dissatisfied with this, or is it dissatisfied with me?"

At this moment, Bai Jianan thought of Jia Banwen's previous fortune-telling.

Was Jian Yue the person I was supposed to marry? It seems I really should get rid of her as soon as possible.

Murong Chuan smiled and shook his head, saying, "Your Highness is too kind. I have no particular thoughts about you. I just feel that this matter concerns the national dignity and the reputation of the Emperor. Therefore, I think that Your Highness should marry a girl from the Qiu family."

As he spoke, he glanced at Jian Yue, who had her eyes lowered, so his expression was not visible. However, she did not express any opinion about Murong Chuan's sudden outburst, but simply stood quietly to the side.

Murong Chuan felt a pang of bitterness in his heart, a bitterness that stretched out like a vast ocean, flowing through his mind and causing him to lose control. That's when he stood up and voiced his objection.