The villain who defeated the son of destiny was my father

Inside the inner hall, Yun Cairou had just ordered someone to invite the Queen and other concubines when she saw a charming figure walking in angrily.

"Mother, didn't you say that the Prime Minister's daughter had not arrived yet and asked me to go and greet her? But why did she arrive so early?" Mo Qingyuan walked in with a gloomy face.

Yun Cairou asked in surprise: "What? She's here already?"

"She is now enjoying the flattery of those noble sons, attracting everyone's attention like the moon surrounded by stars, and she is the most popular." Mo Qingyuan snorted coldly, and then said with complaint: "Mother said before that the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter is low-key, but I don't think so."

Ever since the second princess born to Empress Yuan married into the harem, she has been the most favored princess in the entire harem.

In the past, no matter where the banquet was, she, Mo Qingyuan, was always the focus of the whole place. But now, she was defeated by Qu Xinzhu, and she felt very unwilling.

But even so, she knew that although she was a princess, she had to be inferior to the prime minister's daughter, otherwise that cruel man would not let her go, and would even implicate her mother and brother.

"Let's not talk about this for now. Mother will go out to greet you right away." Yun Cairou put on her makeup and was about to go out.

Mo Qingyuan was very unhappy, "Mother, she is here, so you can let Third Brother go to accompany her. Wouldn't it be beneath your dignity if you go?"

"What do you know? This is the first time that the prime minister's daughter has participated in the banquet. Mother must make arrangements properly. Otherwise, if we offend her, Prime Minister Qu will not forgive us." Yun Cairou said, and went out with the ceremonial guard.

Even though Mo Qingyuan was dissatisfied, he followed him.

When they arrived at the Imperial Garden, Yun Cairou's expression instantly darkened. She turned her head and whispered to her daughter beside her, "Is this the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter you mentioned?"

"Isn't that Qu Xinzhu?" Mo Qingyuan didn't understand why she was so disappointed, but pointed at the woman in white who was surrounded by everyone.

Hearing this, Yun Cairou became furious, but because there were so many people around, she did not get angry and walked towards the crowd.

After a while, the concubines came one after another and they greeted each other.

Afterwards, Feng Lanyue and the Queen also came one after another.

Following the Queen's order to "Stand Up", everyone took their seats.

Yun Cairou secretly glanced around, but did not see that figure, and couldn't help feeling disappointed.

It seems that the prime minister's daughter will not give her this face.

"Princess An Ning, your position is here."

The palace maid guided her respectfully.

Qu Xinzhu watched as everyone returned to their seats. After hesitating for a moment, he finally walked to the first seat in the first row on the left side of the women's area.

As soon as she sat down, she saw the fourth princess opposite her couldn't hide the jealousy on her face, and she couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.

What about the princess?

She is just a stepping stone for her. Now she can only grit her teeth secretly but dare not do anything to her.

The separation between men and women in Tianyuan Kingdom was not very serious. The men's and women's areas were separated by only a wall of flowers, so the two sides could look at each other. This was also the main purpose of holding the banquet, to match up young men and women from aristocratic families of appropriate age and find a good match.

Mo Chensen glanced at the opposite side, and said to the elegant man beside him with a gloating look: "Third brother, there will be a good show to watch today."

Hearing this, Mo Hehe frowned. He looked towards the female guest area and naturally saw the woman in white sitting in the seat of the prime minister's daughter.

At this moment, he felt extremely conflicted.

If Qu Xinzhu was exposed, it would be a disgrace to Mo Li, so he would be happy. But at the same time, her identity as a concubine would be exposed, and the other princes would inevitably compete with him.

So far, he and Yan Qing are not even familiar with each other. If the other brothers take advantage of the situation, his chances will be slim.

But his worry was unnecessary. The next moment, he heard the gorgeous woman next to the main seat yawn lazily. She glanced at the area below with a charming look and suddenly laughed, "Sister Rou, it seems that your ability to handle things is not that good. Even the small matter of arranging seats went wrong."

"What do you mean, Imperial Concubine? I..." Yun Cairou thought Feng Lanyue was deliberately making trouble and was about to retort, but when she saw the woman in white who took the position of the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter, she was stunned.

Coincidentally, at this time, Yan Wanyu came with a mother and daughter.

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen, Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine..." The three of them greeted in turn.

The Queen Mother sitting on the main seat glanced at the mother and daughter with a hint of surprise, then asked them to stand up.

Everyone naturally knew Yan Wanyu's identity, but the two people she brought with her were strangers.

Discussions arose.

Feng Lanyue was also curious and teased: "Princess Zhaoyang, I wonder what the identities of the two people you brought with you are? Not everyone can enter the palace. If you can't explain it, I will not forgive you."

"In reply to your Majesty, I am the mother of the Prime Minister, and the person beside me is my adopted daughter Lingniang."

Before Yan Wanyu could reply, she saw Qu Wenshi leaning on a cane, slamming the ground with great force.

As soon as the words fell, the whole place fell silent.

Qu Xinzhu smiled, stood up, walked over, and held Qu Wenshi's arm, "Grandma, why are you here?"

"It's because I'm worried about you, girl. After all, this is your first time going out. I'm worried that you'll be bullied, so I have to come and see you." Qu Wenshi has lived in the old house for many years. Because she has the son of a prime minister, everyone is in awe of her. She has developed an aloof attitude and does not take others seriously.

Qu Xinzhu shook her arm and pouted, "Grandma, my granddaughter has grown up. Please give her some face."

"Okay, okay, grandma will forgive you this time." Qu Wen doted on her granddaughter as if no one else was around.

Several people in high positions who knew the situation looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Even the usually carefree Feng Lanyue didn't dare to say anything more, after all, this person was the mother of that person. If she really angered him, she couldn't afford to offend him.

Although the Empress, Imperial Concubine, and Concubine Shu knew that Qu Xinzhu was passing off a concubine as the legitimate wife, they were reluctant to expose the matter in front of Old Madam Qu.

"Empress, do you know if there is a place for me here?" Qu Wen looked up at the noble woman in a high position and was not afraid.

The queen concealed her emotions and had two more seats added nearby, right next to Qu Xinzhu.

Qu Wenshi sat down expressionlessly, and Wen Suhua sat slightly below her.

The family of three sat together.

"Third brother, something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary. The Prime Minister's mother has come. Today's show will be even more interesting."

The men's section was also keeping an eye on the women's section. Mo Chensen picked up his glass, glanced at the charming woman, and drank.

Mo Hehe's brows raised, he did not expect Qu Wenshi to come, he did not know whether it was a blessing or a curse.