The male lead went insane after the female supporting character gave birth to the main villain'

"Your Majesty~" Chen Yilin looked at Qin Yan with affection, her sweet voice carrying a hint of coquetry, "You've finally returned. I've been copying scriptures for you every day to pray for your safe return."

Qin Yan looked at her coldly and said, "So, I was able to return safely entirely because your prayers were successful?"

Even if Chen Yilin was foolish, she knew she couldn't admit to this. "Your Majesty is blessed with boundless fortune and is protected by Heaven. I dare not take credit for it."

"If you don't dare to take credit, why tell me? You told me so that I could see your achievements and reward you, right?" Qin Yan ruthlessly exposed her little scheme.

Chen Yilin's face turned pale instantly. "Your Majesty, I didn't do this for the reward. I was just worried about you and wanted to tell you my feelings for you. That's why I spoke out of turn. Please don't misunderstand me."

“Your Majesty, Consort Yi was worried about you, which is why she copied the scriptures to pray for blessings. She also wanted to express her feelings to Your Majesty and gain your favor. That’s why she told Your Majesty about this. Please don’t blame Consort Yi.”

Zhang Shuyi, seemingly explaining for Chen Yilin, was actually sealing the deal, confirming that Chen Yilin had copied scriptures for Qin Yan to pray for blessings in order to curry favor.

Although Chen Yilin was a concubine's daughter, the century-old family would carefully educate every child in the clan, and she could naturally understand this kind of rhetoric.

So instead of being grateful to Zhang Shuyi, she glared at her angrily.

Zhang Shuyi couldn't help but take a step back from Chen Yilin's glare. Like a pitiful person who offered a helping hand but was resented, she looked at Chen Yilin with a wronged and sad expression and then lowered her head and stopped talking.

Qin Yan felt disgusted watching this farce.

He shouldn't have been so lenient with his teacher and let Zhang Shuyi enter the palace.

It's also wrong to specifically request Chen Yilin to enter the palace just to get revenge on her.

Now that Ayan has seen them, I wonder if she will misunderstand him?

Thinking this, Qin Yan couldn't help but turn his head to look, only to see Su Zhan casting a blank and confused look at him. He turned back without any expression.

"If you have nothing important to do, then go back to the inner palace and prepare for tonight's banquet." Qin Yan looked at the two of them impatiently.

Seeing that Qin Yan neither reprimanded Chen Yilin nor kept her but drove her away, Zhang Shuyi slightly clenched the handkerchief in her hands.

Chen Yilin's anxious heart calmed down. The Emperor didn't help that bitch Zhang Shuyi because he liked her more.

Feeling smug, she glanced disdainfully at Zhang Shuyi and said, "Your Majesty, the palace banquet is all prepared and we are just waiting for your return."

When the topic of palace banquets came up, Consort Zhang suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, the seating arrangements at palace banquets are all set up according to the usual rules. I wonder if Your Majesty would like to add any seats or adjust any of the seating arrangements?"

As soon as she said this, Chen Yilin quickly realized what she meant, glancing at the woman in red behind Su Zhan, then casually looking away and asking with a smile, "Your Majesty, where did you bring that lady in red from? Would you like me to arrange a seat for her at the palace banquet?"

"Your Majesty, if we are to arrange a seat for this young lady, I think it would be best to ask an elder in the palace to teach her the proper etiquette. Otherwise, she might make a fool of herself at the palace banquet," Zhang Shuyi said, feigning sincerity.

After saying that, she immediately put on an understanding attitude and said, "By the way, Your Majesty, this young lady seems to be closer to His Highness the War King. How about we arrange for her to sit next to His Highness the War King at the palace banquet?"

Women in the Great Zhou Dynasty had a much higher status than in the previous dynasty. At palace banquets like this, officials would sit with their wives, with officials of lower rank or grade, or nobles such as dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and barons, sitting behind them.

After the officials and nobles were seated, the legitimate sons and daughters of the officials and nobles came from behind. If they did not have legitimate sons or daughters, they would bring their chosen illegitimate children. Only concubines were absolutely not allowed to attend such palace banquets.

Zhang Shuyi's arrangement of Su Yan's position next to Su Zhan will only make her the subject of criticism, and will also implicate Su Zhan in a lawsuit filed by the censor at the palace banquet, making Su Zhan's wife a laughing stock.

If she were truly Su Zhan's concubine, she would be expelled from the main hall on the spot to silence the censors, and Su Zhan would also be reprimanded. Once she returned to the palace with Su Zhan, he would certainly no longer favor her.

There's also Su Zhan's wife, Princess Zhan, who is often the subject of gossip and ridicule, so even the most good-tempered person wouldn't like her.

Moreover, Su Zhan has only had one wife in the past eight years, without even a maidservant. The sudden appearance of a concubine, bestowed by His Majesty, will surely make the Princess Consort of Zhan heartbroken and sad. She will also fear that the concubine will steal Su Zhan's favor and then deal with her.

And what about that old man in the palace who taught her the rules of etiquette? Who knows whose person that old man was?

How will you torment her when you're teaching her?

Zhang Shuyi is really vengeful.

She was only helped off the carriage by Qin Yan, yet he used all his cunning to scheme against her.

"Host, she has liked Qin Yan since she was very young, but unfortunately, the goddess is willing, but the king is indifferent!"

"Huh??? Can you please learn some famous quotes from our Chinese history? Is this really what it says?" Su Yan was speechless.

The system waved its hand and said, "Oh, it's just for the occasion, why bother with all that?"

Su Yan rolled her eyes at it with her mind and then ignored it.

Before Qin Yan could speak, Chen Yilin continued Zhang Shuyi's words, "Yes, Your Majesty, I noticed that the young lady didn't even bow to me and Consort Xian, which shows that she is not well-mannered."

If this young lady wishes to attend the palace banquet, in order not to embarrass His Highness the Prince of War, it would be best to ask an elder in the palace to teach her how to perform the proper etiquette before noon.

There are also rules regarding the color of clothing and jewelry; this young lady should learn those. If she were to wear this bright red dress and a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin to a palace banquet, people would mistake her for the Empress.

In the past, she had asked His Majesty to bestow upon her a bright red fabric and a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin, but His Majesty had refused to do so.

What right does this vixen of unknown origin have to wear bright red clothes? What right does she have to wear a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin?

Su Yan trembled, her frail appearance revealing a deep sense of panic and unease.

She took a few steps forward and was about to bow to the two of them when Qin Yan grabbed her arms and forcibly lifted her up. "Ayan, you don't need to kneel to them or bow to them."

“But…but this is against the rules…” Su Yan tilted her head to look at him, her eyes filled with an indescribable sadness and sorrow.

Qin Yan couldn't understand where her sadness came from, but he felt terrible. He turned her around to face him, lowered his head and whispered to her, "Ayan, it's against the rules to kneel down to them and bow to them!"

Amid Su Yan's puzzled gaze and Chen Yilin and Zhang Shuyi's tense jealousy, Qin Yan turned to them and said with a stern face, "Ayan doesn't need to kneel or bow when she sees me. Do you think you can bypass me?"

As for the bright red clothes and jewelry, they were specially prepared by me for Ayan. She can use as many of these things as she wants from now on.

Not just bright red, but also bright yellow; she can wear any color and any jewelry as long as she likes it.

No one can use rules to force her to kneel and bow, or to force her to take off her clothes and jewelry.

Did you all understand?