I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

The emperor didn't notice the little movements between Wen Shutang and the queen. He was more concerned about the movements of the male guests.

He sat on the high seat with a smile on his face, his expression gentle, but there was a flash of calculation in his eyes.

Always paying attention to the situation on Xiao Yizhuo's side, the emperor frowned slightly after seeing Xiao Yizhuo surrounded by the heads of a group of big families. He didn't want to see Xiao Yizhuo being so popular.

Just as the banquet was about to begin, a beautiful figure appeared at the entrance of the hall.

Everyone turned to look over, and Wen Shutang also turned his head with some curiosity, wondering who would enter at this time.

As if to answer everyone's doubts, the young eunuch guarding the entrance of the hall shouted loudly.

"Empress Dun is here!"

After hearing the eunuch's report, Wen Shutang became even more curious. When he was in the general's mansion, he heard Xiao Yizhuo mention Concubine Dun, who was said to be the daughter of Mr. Zhao Sixian.

Wen Shutang was really curious about this Concubine Dun.

As soon as the young eunuch finished speaking, everyone heard an angry female voice.

"How dare you! You bastard!"

Wen Shutang was stunned and raised his eyebrows slightly. Is Concubine Dun so hot-tempered?

With doubts in his heart, Wen Shutang raised his head slightly and looked at the beautiful figure at the door seriously.

A woman in rose-red palace dress appeared at the entrance of the hall. The number of gold hairpins on her head was even more than that of the queen. She looked extremely flamboyant and colorful.

The woman frowned, looked viciously at the young eunuch kneeling on the ground, and uttered spoiled words from her red lips.

"You little dog slave! Your dog eyes are blind. Look carefully at who I am!"

The young eunuch kneeling on the ground was trembling with fear and dared not say a word.

The little maid following behind the woman also looked arrogant and domineering.

The maidservant snorted coldly and said loudly: "How dare you, you servant, call our queen by her wrong title? Our queen is not the Concubine Dun, but the beloved Concubine Shu!"

Hearing what the little maid said, everyone gasped and turned to look at the emperor sitting on the high throne.

It's bad enough that Concubine Shu is arrogant and domineering on a daily basis, but now even the maids around her are so domineering and unreasonable.

He actually said such outrageous words at such an important banquet.

No matter how unpopular Concubine Dun was, she was still the emperor's concubine and the master of the harem. How could a slave like her slander her so casually?

What's more, the Empress is still here. This bold servant actually dared to say that Concubine Shu is the most favored one. This is simply a slap in the face of the Empress.

A glimmer of understanding flashed across Wen Shutang's eyes. It turned out to be Concubine Shu.

She said, how could an honest and kind old man like Zhao Sixian raise such an ignorant and unreasonable daughter.

Wen Shutang felt relieved and sat quietly in his seat, watching this sudden farce leisurely.

After the little maid finished speaking, she suddenly felt something was wrong. She found that the hall, which had been a little noisy before, was now so quiet that she could even hear the sound of a needle falling to the ground.

The little maid suddenly realized what she had said, and the blood color on her face instantly drained away, turning extremely pale.

She raised her head to glance at her mistress, and sure enough, she saw her master looking at her with cold eyes.

When she looked up again, she found that the emperor and the empress sitting on the high throne were also looking at her as if she were a dead person.

The little maidservant was suddenly panicked. She fell to her knees and kowtowed on the ground, saying in a trembling voice.

"I have spoken carelessly in front of the emperor. I deserve death. I beg your majesty and the queen to forgive me!"

Hearing the maid's words of begging for mercy, the emperor waved his hand without the slightest hesitation and said, "Since you know that you have spoken out of turn in front of the emperor, then drag her away and execute her. It's really unlucky that you have to encounter such a thing on such a good day! Little Dezi!"

When Xiao Dezi's name was called, he shuddered all over and reacted immediately. He looked up and signaled to the guard with his eyes.

Several guards quickly stepped forward and carried the little maid away. From a distance, the maid's voice begging for mercy could be heard, but it soon disappeared.

Seeing her personal maid being punished, Concubine Shu, who was standing there, felt a little embarrassed. At this time, she put on a dignified and virtuous appearance, looked at the emperor pitifully, with tears flashing in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, I was just so angry that I wanted to punish this eunuch who mistook me for you. I didn't expect Liuli to protect her master and say something treasonous. I failed to control her, so please forgive me, Your Majesty."

After saying that, he knelt on the ground and started crying softly.

There was just thunder but no rain. I cried for a long time but not a single tear fell to the ground.

The emperor rubbed his brows in pain, and for a moment he was speechless about this idiot.

He turned to look at the queen and asked in a low voice: "What does the queen think?"

The Queen's expression did not change. She glanced at Concubine Shu, who was kneeling on the ground and trying hard to squeeze out tears, with such indifference, as if she was looking at some garbage.

The Queen was silent for a moment and then spoke calmly, "Noble Concubine Shu was indeed incompetent and lost face on such an important occasion. It was not her own face that was lost, but the face of our royal family. If Your Majesty just passes by like this, I'm afraid it will be spread out and damage Your Majesty's dignity."

The Queen paused for a moment, then fixed her eyes on Wen Shutang and continued, "What's more, today is the farewell banquet that Your Majesty is holding for General Xiao. It is for General Xiao's farewell and also for welcoming General Xiao back to the capital with his wife and children. Now that he has been taught this way by Concubine Shu, Your Majesty, do you think it will chill General Xiao's heart?"

After hearing what the Queen said, everyone turned their attention to Xiao Yizhuo and Wen Shutang.

Wen Shutang raised his eyebrows, silently put down the melon seeds in his hand, looked up at the queen, but suddenly found that she seemed to have a very faint smile on her face.

Wen Shutang blinked, and when he looked again, he found that the smile on the Queen's face had disappeared, as if what he had just seen was an illusion.

The emperor frowned with a headache. He could tell that the queen wanted to punish Concubine Shu, but was just using Xiao Yizhuo and Wen Shutang as shields.

"Forget it. Since the Queen has said so, come on, take Concubine Shu away and put her under house arrest for two months. No one is allowed to let her out without my order!"

Hearing the emperor's order, Concubine Shu, who was kneeling on the ground, was stunned for a moment and was unable to react.

Normally the emperor doted on her and usually he would just turn a blind eye to things like this. Why did he want to confine her this time?

Thinking of what the Queen had just said, Concubine Shu suddenly turned her head and looked at Wen Shutang. Her eyes seemed to be filled with poison as she stared at Wen Shutang viciously.

It's all this woman's fault!

Noticing Concubine Shu's gaze, Wen Shutang pursed her lips and sighed silently in her heart. Now that's good, the Queen has given her a big gift.