Disguised as a man, she became the biggest villain in the book.

Time passed slowly, and Wen Nanwan had been away from the banquet for quite some time, but she had not yet returned.

The Empress Dowager also noticed something was wrong and ordered the palace maids to go out and search for the person.

Boyu quickly returned to his seat. He walked to Zheng Luoqi with a solemn expression, leaned down, and whispered a few words in her ear.

Zheng Luoqi frowned as he listened to Bo Yu's words, a look of astonishment on his face. He never expected that Chen Xianlin would even turn on his own friend.

"Does Young Master want to get involved?" Boyu asked softly from the side.

Zheng Luoqi shook her head slightly, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes: "No need, this has nothing to do with us. We just need to watch the show."

In Zheng Luoqi's mind, the Wen family and the Zheng family were enemies. He was not someone who would suddenly become kind-hearted, and he would not easily lend a helping hand to save people.

Moreover, Wen Nanwan's fate has little to do with him.

Moreover, if Wen Nanwan is indeed forced to marry down, it would be a good thing for Zheng Luoqi.

After all, this would prevent Grand Commandant Wen from further expanding his power, which would undoubtedly be beneficial to the Prime Minister's office.

It's understandable that the emperor doesn't want the Wen family's power to expand further. But now, they're using the relationship between Chen Xianlin and Wen Nanwan to set a trap for Wen Nanwan.

Zheng Luoqi is really curious about Wen Nanwan's reaction when she finds out that her friend set her up.

A moment later, a palace maid rushed in to report to the Empress Dowager in a panic that something had happened to Wen Nanwan. After hearing the report, the Empress Dowager did not immediately fly into a rage. Instead, she held back, considering the reputation of the Wen family. She simply looked coldly at the Emperor and Chen Xianlin.

The Empress Dowager instructed the palace maids not to make a fuss about this matter and to wait until the banquet was over. By this time, the banquet was already coming to an end.

The Empress Dowager was filled with regret. She had been far too confident. The Emperor had finally grown too powerful and dared to make a move right under her nose.

After a while, the banquet finally came to an end, and the noble ladies and gentlemen all left. Only the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and Chen Xianlin remained in the vast palace.

Soon after, the palace maids and guards brought Wen Nanwan and a man up.

Wen Nanwan knelt on the ground, at a loss. Next to her knelt a man who was neatly dressed, but his expression was very serious, as if he was trying to hide his inner panic.

"Speak! What exactly happened? And Consort De, you'd better explain what's going on!" the Empress Dowager demanded angrily.

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Outside the palace

Zheng Luoqi was stopped in a traffic jam on her way back in a horse-drawn carriage.

"Zheng Luoqi, stop!" Wen Yichuan saw Zheng Luoqi's carriage in the distance and shouted angrily, with Wen Yixuan following beside him.

Zheng Luoqi originally didn't want to pay attention to him and drove away, but Wen Yichuan got even angrier when he saw that Zheng Luoqi was ignoring him and was about to leave.

Wen Yichuan immediately stepped forward to block Zheng Luoqi's carriage, forcing it to stop. From inside the carriage came Zheng Luoqi's cold voice: "May I ask what brings Commandant Wen here?"

"Is my sister's matter related to you?" Wen Yichuan said angrily.

"What are you talking about? What does your sister's matter have to do with me?" Zheng Luoqi looked at Wen Yichuan with a "Are you out of your mind?" expression.

"It's clearly related to you! My sister left the banquet not long after, and then I saw your people leave as well. You still want to deny it? You're the one who did it!" Wen Yichuan said angrily to Zheng Luoqi, almost ready to fight.

"I don't want to argue with a fool. Instead of investigating yourself, you're trying to frame me? Do you know that slandering an official of the court is a serious crime? I'll say it again, get out of my way!" Zheng Luoqi was furious at this moment.

"Zheng Luoqi, don't be so arrogant. Haven't you and your father done enough filthy things? Only you would come up with such a way to humiliate someone's reputation." Wen Yichuan was furious to the extreme.

Zheng Luoqi went up and slapped Wen Yichuan across the face, leaving a red handprint.

Wen Yichuan glared at Zheng Luoqi, furious: "Zheng Luoqi, how dare you hit me?"

Wen Yichuan was about to slap back when Zheng Luoqi grabbed his wrist. Wen Yichuan tried to break free but failed. He tried to hit her with his other hand, but Zheng Luoqi grabbed his wrist as well.

At this moment, both of Wen Yichuan's hands were restrained by Zheng Luoqi, who forced Wen Yichuan to look at her.

Zheng Luoqi said disdainfully, "How could someone like Grand Commandant Wen have a son like you? And why do you have to argue with me in public about your sister's matter? What about your sister's reputation?"

"If you truly care about your sister, you should send someone to protect her, instead of venting your anger on me in a powerless manner. Your approach of taking out your emotions on someone without investigating the matter is truly foolish!"

"A good dog doesn't block the way. If this happens again, it won't be something that can be solved with just one slap. Get lost." After saying that, Zheng Luoqi released her grip on Wen Yichuan's hands and shoved him aside.

Wen Yichuan was pushed aside by Zheng Luoqi and staggered back a few steps before regaining his balance. When Wen Yichuan looked up, he saw Zheng Luoqi brushing non-existent dust off his body.

Wen Yichuan wanted to continue, but a voice came from afar: "Stop!"

A carriage slowly approached from afar. Grand Commandant Wen stepped down from the carriage and angrily asked Wen Yichuan, "What are you doing?"

"Father, it was clearly him..."

"Shut up!" Before Wen Yichuan could finish speaking, Wen Taiwei interrupted him: "Aren't you ashamed enough? Look where you are! Have you forgotten all your manners?"

Wen Yichuan was scolded and dared not speak. Grand Commandant Wen simply looked up and coldly glanced at Zheng Luoqi, said nothing, and then continued towards the palace.

Before leaving, Grand Commandant Wen didn't forget to curse Wen Yichuan a couple of times: "Get back here right now! You're making a fool of yourself here!"

Wen Yichuan didn't dare to talk back. Before leaving, he glared at Zheng Luoqi and said threateningly, "Just you wait!"

Zheng Luoqi just glanced coldly at Wen Yichuan and then left. Zheng Luoqi felt that today was indeed an unlucky day, with all sorts of things happening.

Zheng Luoqi was glad that she hadn't touched the food at the banquet today, thus not giving Chen Xianlin a chance to steal it.

Chen Xianlin didn't succeed today, but she will definitely find another opportunity in the future. Zheng Luoqi attended this banquet to test what Chen Xianlin was up to, but Wen Nanwan suddenly appeared as a variable.

The Empress Dowager unintentionally ruined Chen Xianlin's plans.

Originally, Chen Xianlin planned to do something to Zheng Luoqi's food and eventually plant a woman next to Zheng Luoqi, but the Empress Dowager suddenly pulled this stunt today.

Wen Nanwan was also unlucky. Throughout this whole incident, she did nothing, yet she was treated as a pawn and a tool. No one even asked for her opinion on her marriage from beginning to end.

And so, I was arranged for this without any explanation.