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 Favoring Concubines and Destroying Wives? I Refuse to be the Mistress of this Marquis' Mansion

 Chapter 250: 

 The Scene

Lin Yunwan and Qi Lingheng went to the Crown Prince's mansion together, this time bringing Qi Zaijun along as well.

"Crown Princess," Lin Yunwan and Qi Zaijun arrived at the inner courtyard and saw the banquet hall bustling with activity.

The Crown Princess welcomed guests together with her stewardess.

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"Sister, you're here?" The Crown Princess warmly approached. She had never been this enthusiastic before, but this time, she held Lin Yunwan's hand and looked her over.

Lin Yunwan smiled faintly, as if she hadn't noticed.

"Please, have a seat, sister," the Crown Princess said.

Lin Yunwan took her place at the banquet, sitting closest to the main table. Among all the guests in the Crown Prince's mansion, besides the Crown Princess herself, Lin Yunwan held the most prestigious status.

"Jun'er, come here," Lin Yunwan beckoned Qi Zaijun to sit beside her. A maid from the Crown Prince's mansion immediately provided him with utensils.

Guests continued to arrive, and Madam Chen from the Duke of Xingguo's mansion made her entrance. The Crown Princess's expression subtly changed upon her arrival.

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Madam Chen stepped forward to congratulate the Crown Prince on his birthday, and the Crown Princess responded with a faint and gentle smile, "Thank you, Madam Chen."

Madam Chen nodded and was guided to sit beside Lin Yunwan. This arrangement promised to be quite entertaining.

"Who doesn't know that the Princess Consort of Prince Huan was offended at the Duke of Xingguo's mansion? Yet the Crown Princess still arranged for them to sit together."

"I wonder what the Crown Princess is thinking!"

The Crown Princess pretended not to hear the murmurs.

"The seating arrangement wasn't her doing; it was the Crown Prince's idea."

"Crown Princess, Old Madam Lu from the Marquis of Wu Ding's mansion has arrived."

Guests were surprised, "Isn't Old Madam Lu from the Marquis of Wu Ding's mansion suffering from a stroke?"

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"We haven't seen anyone from the Marquis of Wuding's mansion in years. Why did they invite her?"

Lin Yunwan's gaze shifted towards the entrance of the banquet hall.

Cuiqing also looked up.

These days, she had heard a lot about the Maquis of Wuding's mansion and her family's Madam...

"Wangfei, should I go and inform His Highness?" she whispered.

"No need," Lin Yunwan replied softly.

Qi Zaijun, being young but astute, also sensed something unusual and moved to sit beside Lin Yunwan. He asked in a low voice, "Mother, what is the background of the Marquis of Wu Ding's mansion?"

Coming from the royal family, he was familiar with the major noble families since childhood, but he had never heard of this household.

Lin Yunwan replied casually, "They are not a family that holds much prominence."

But today's banquet was clearly aimed at her.

Those who had heard the rumors already had a premonition and started to exchange meaningful glances, silently engaging in a battle of wits.

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If having the Madam of Xingguo and the Princess Consort of Prince Huan seated together was just an oversight on the part of the Prince's household, then inviting the old Lady of Wu Ding Manor was certainly not a coincidence!

The maids from the Wu Ding Manor pushed Old Madam Lu's wheelchair through the door.

She had dressed up elegantly for the occasion, her hair neatly combed, but age had taken its toll, leaving her with thinning hair, barely enough to support a hairpiece. Therefore, she only had an old jade hairpin holding up her gray locks.

"Prin-Princess Consort..." Old Madam Lu's wheelchair crossed the threshold and approached the Princess Consort.

The Princess Consort politely replied, "Please, there's no need for you to bow, Old Madam."

"Yes..."

Old Madam Lu, trembling, was about to take her seat, but at the moment she saw Lin Yunwan, she shouted to the servant, "Stop! Stop!"

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The Princess Consort looked over in confusion.

Old Madam Lu fixed her gaze on the spot where Lin Yunwan was seated. With her thin arms stretched out, she cried out desperately, "Yunwan! Yunwan! You're not dead!"

She pushed her wheelchair forward herself.

Cuiqin immediately rushed forward nervously, scolding, "You shall not be rude!"

Having experienced the incident at the Duke of Xingguo's mansion, she acted swiftly and said to the Princess Consort, "Princess Consort, this person has offended the Princess Consort. Please have her escorted out!"

Old Madam Lu looked utterly distressed. 

Her frail body and weak voice trembled, "Yunwan, Yunwan, Yunwan..."

Madam Xingguo interjected, "How does Old Madam Lu know the Princess's personal name?"

"What? The Princess's personal name is also Yunwan?"

"Is it... is it just a coincidence?"

Someone didn't understand, "How is it a coincidence?"

"You didn't know? The eldest daughter of the Lins, the former mistress of the Wu Ding Marquis's Mansion, is also named Yunwan. Lin Yunwan. The only difference is the surname from our Prince Huan's Princess."

"Ah? I thought I heard that Prince Huan's Princess is from the Wu Ding Marquis's Mansion..."

"Hush."

There were murmurs all around. Yunwan just coldly said to Old Madam Lu, "You've mistaken me for someone else. I am Princess of Huan, surnamed Lin."

"No, I won't make a mistake! Yun Wan, I've made a mistake, we've all made a mistake at the Wu Ding Marquis's Mansion!"

"Yunwan, please come back! The Lu family can't be without you. Please come back... That vile woman, she harmed me, she harmed our whole family... Only you have been good to me, Yunwan. Only you have genuinely cared for the Lu family."

Old Madam Lu cried bitterly.

At this point, she had lost all dignity and shame.

Old Madam Lu sobbed uncontrollably, hoping that her sincere apology could bring back the former mistress of the Lu family, Lin Yunwan.

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Madam Chen, the Crown Princess, stared at Lin Yunwan's face, trying to find a flaw. However, Lin Yunwan remained calm and composed, not even furrowing her brows.

Lin Yunwan looked at the Crown Princess with a cold expression, displeased, and asked, "What do you mean by this, Crown Princess?"

Qi Zaijun also furrowed his brows. Even if it was his great-aunt, she shouldn't bully his mother.

"Crown Princess, you..." he began to say, but before he could finish, someone announced, "The Crown Prince is here."

The Crown Prince entered slowly, wearing a thick satin cloak embroidered with floral patterns on the inside.

The ladies rose to their feet and greeted, "Greetings to His Highness the Crown Prince."

The status of the Crown Prince was different from that of the Crown Princess; as long as he lived, he was the heir to the throne.

The Crown Prince coughed lightly and said, "Please, everyone, be seated."

The Crown Princess approached with concern, "Your Highness, please have a seat first!" She instructed the maidservants to close the doors of the banquet hall quickly, "The Crown Prince cannot tolerate drafts."

The capital was now in winter, and the Crown Prince was extremely sensitive to the cold.

A maid brought over a chair, cushioned with soft padding and a fur blanket.

Once seated, the Crown Prince spoke kindly to Zaijun, "Zaijun, don't be upset with your great aunt. We're just a little curious about your mother's affairs. If your mother is innocent, none of these people or incidents can harm her."

This was clearly an interrogation.

Lin Yunwan gently hugged Zaijun and addressed the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, Zaijun is still young. There's no need to discuss these matters with him."

The Crown Prince coughed softly and smiled, "Sister, don't be angry either. With me here, I won't let any injustice befall you."

He glanced at the maid, Cuiqin, whose gaze, despite her frail appearance, carried a significant sense of authority.

Cuiqin had only seen such a gaze on her own master!

She looked at Lin Yunwan with concern.

Lin Yunwan calmly instructed, "You may step back."

"Understood," Cuiqin replied.

Cuiqin kneeled to the side, feeling anxious about where her lord had gone!

Just then, A'Fu loudly announced from outside, "The Prince Huan has arrived."

"This... Prince Huan is here too!" 

This was a significant development.

The prince smiled lightly and instructed in a weak voice, "Please, let him in."

The princess nodded and sent someone to invite him in.

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