Chapter 131

Xu Yuan responded softly and saw the nanny enter the palace, while Cui Liu stood aside with a worried look on her face.

Not long after, the nanny reappeared in Xu Yuan's sight and made a gesture of invitation to her.

"Madam, the Queen invites you in."

Entering the palace, a woman dressed in luxurious clothes was seen sitting in the main seat, and a child was standing next to her. The two were talking about something, and the child's face was full of joy when he saw her coming.

"Beautiful sister, see you again!"

Cui Liu followed Xu Yuan in, and was even more surprised when she saw the child's face.

"Little...Miss, isn't this the child from that day?"

At that time, he only thought that the guards following the child were rude, but now he thinks that it must be extraordinary to have such a scene in this capital.

Xu Yuan was also surprised by the appearance of the child.

"Ling'er, don't be rude."

The Queen's voice came, and the child called out with a little dissatisfaction, "Mother, it was this beautiful sister who saved me."

Hearing the address, Xu Yuan instantly understood that in addition to the adult eldest prince, the Queen also had a young fifth prince.

In this way, the reason why the Queen invited him to come was also found.

Knowing this, Xu Yuan was much more relaxed. The Queen seemed to see Xu Yuan's worry and explained to her, "Madam Hou, you don't have to worry. I have no ill will towards you."

"Today, I invite you to the Hundred Flowers Banquet to thank you for your help."

"If it weren't for you, Ling'er's life would be in danger."

The Queen couldn't help but feel scared when she thought of this.

"My Queen, I know a little about medicine. When I saw the fifth prince in danger, I didn't think much..."

Xu Yuan replied.

After hearing Xu Yuan's answer, the Queen was surprised and admired her for her clever cover-up of saving lives.

Unexpectedly, the Marquis's wife was not surprised by honor or disgrace, which was quite different from what she had inquired about.

"Empress, the Hundred Flowers Banquet is about to begin."

The maid came in to report to the Empress.

"Okay."

The Empress nodded slightly, and then looked at Xu Yuan beside her, "Marquis, no matter what, you saved Ling'er's life, and I owe you a favor in this matter."

"If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me."

"Thank you, Empress." Xu Yuan responded, knowing that it was not easy to get the Empress to say the word "favor".

Although she has not yet divorced Shen Yun'an, there must be many unfair things. If she can get the help of the Empress again, it will definitely be much easier.

"Come with me to the Hundred Flowers Banquet."

The Empress smiled and walked out. Ye Ling took this opportunity to come to Xu Yuan's side and kept looking at her with curious eyes.

Xu Yuan glanced at the queen who was walking in front of her, and saw that the attention of the people around her was no longer on her, so she asked Ye Ling, "Why is the fifth prince looking at me like that?"

"Sister, I've seen you in a portrait."

"Portrait?" Xu Yuan was stunned, obviously not expecting the fifth prince to say that.

She and the fifth prince were also treated in the clinic last time, so how could there be a portrait? When Xu Yuan wanted to continue asking, she heard the queen's voice.

"Ling'er."

"I'm here, mother." Ye Ling blinked and ran to Xu Yuan with a smile.

There were already many people gathered in the Imperial Garden. After seeing the queen, they were quite surprised to see Xu Yuan following the queen.

Some of them could not help but recognize Xu Yuan's identity.

"This is not the Marquis's wife."

As soon as these words came out, many people looked in the direction of Xu Yuan.

The queen was on the side, and although everyone thought it was strange that Xu Yuan appeared here, they did not dare to say too much.

Until the queen's attention was attracted by other things, a woman dressed up in fancy clothes came in front of Xu Yuan with contempt in her eyes.

"Isn't this Madam Xu? I heard that you have never left the house since you married into the Marquis' Mansion. Why are you here at the Hundred Flowers Banquet today?"

Xu Yuan was not unfamiliar with the person who spoke. She was the Shangshu's concubine, Liu Mei'er. They had many disputes before they got married.

"I came here because the Queen invited me to the Hundred Flowers Banquet. Isn't Madam Liu the same?"

Liu Mei'er obviously didn't believe what Xu Yuan said, "Xu Yuan, stop fooling people here. Why would the Queen invite you?"

"Then tell me why I didn't come with the Queen just now."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Mei'er was unable to refute them instantly. Indeed, Xu Yuan was standing next to the Queen in public just now, and was very close to her.

Seeing that she couldn't refute, Liu Mei'er was very angry. Suddenly, she didn't know what she thought of and showed a contemptuous look to Xu Yuan.

"Xu Yuan, I heard that your husband, Lord Shen, has a childhood sweetheart and a concubine outside, and that concubine even gave birth to a son."

"I remember a few years ago, someone said that if you want to marry, you should marry the best, but you didn't expect that there would be a concubine."

Liu Mei'er's words immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Although concubines are common in wealthy families, they are not glorious after all.

Now that it has been put on the table, it is clear that Liu Mei'er is deliberately humiliating Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan was not annoyed by what Liu Mei'er said, and asked slowly, "Madam Liu, I wonder where you heard these things from?"

"Madam Xu must know that now everyone in the streets and alleys of Beijing knows about it."

"It must be said that Madam Xu is really generous. She actually tolerated a concubine to enter the mansion, even with an illegitimate child."

The discussion among the crowd increased again.

Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and he already had a guess in his mind.

At the beginning, Shen Yun'an was even willing to sign a letter of commitment in order to calm things down. The news about the concubine could not have been made by him.

In this case, it can only be Lu Rou or Chun'er. Chun'er is a smart person and is pregnant. She should know the interests involved.

There is only one possibility, that the news was released by Lu Rou.

Obviously, Lu Rou felt that she had returned to the Duke's Mansion and had no capital to fight, so she couldn't wait to release the news to let everyone know the existence of this concubine. It

was really stupid. Judging from the situation, the news should have just spread, and Shen Yun'an didn't know about it yet.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan was looking forward to what kind of expression Shen Yun'an would have if he knew.

Seeing that Xu Yuan didn't speak, Liu Mei'er became more presumptuous, "Madam Xu, if I were you..."

"Madam Liu, this is the family affair of the Marquis' Mansion. How to deal with it and whether you agree not to worry about it."

Xu Yuan's attitude was extremely calm from beginning to end, and she didn't feel ashamed at all because of Liu Mei'er's pointing these things out.

While these people were talking, the queen also noticed the situation here with Xu Yuan, and asked the accompanying nanny to go over and take a look.

Seeing the nanny return, the queen asked, "What happened over there."

The nanny lowered her head and whispered to the queen.