Having experienced what happened in her past life, Shen Pingjin had no expectations of Su Xuanmao. "Sister has nothing to say. Since that's the case, then sister congratulates her younger sister on the success of her plan, marrying His Highness the Crown Prince and becoming the most sought-after Crown Princess."

How could those words be sincere? But Shen Ruixue still bowed her head slowly and said, "Then I thank you, elder sister."

When Consort Shu saw that Su Xuanmao remained silent, she was extremely anxious. However, since neither the Emperor nor the Empress spoke, she could not say anything and could only sit helplessly in her chair.

The Empress's appearance in this matter was merely a formality, after all, the Crown Prince was not her own son. Seeing the group arguing so fiercely over this matter, she was secretly pleased.

Seeing that Su Xuanmao remained silent, the Emperor frowned slightly and turned his gaze to the head maid standing beside him. "Aunt Jing, what is your opinion on this matter?"

As an elder in the palace, Aunt Jing knew exactly what was going on in this matter, but she wouldn't say it out loud.

"Your Majesty, this old servant is not clear about the cause and course of this matter and dares not make any conclusions. Please forgive me."

The Emperor waved his hand, and Aunt Jing retreated to the side of Consort Shu and the Empress.

Shen Ruixue stared intently at Aunt Jing. She hadn't forgotten that this head aunt had come to collect the handkerchiefs this morning, and had really tried every possible way to make things difficult for her!

Once she's imprisoned and becomes the Crown Princess, let's see how she deals with this troublesome Aunt Jing!

After all, she was his chosen daughter-in-law. The Emperor had seen Shen Pingjin in the palace many times before, but he never expected that she would become the Regent's Consort today.

And the abandoned son whom he ordered to marry Yan Jue actually became the Crown Princess.

This really gave him a headache.

After some thought, the Emperor finally decided to speak personally: "Miss Shen, I arranged your marriage with the second daughter of the Shen family together, which resulted in you marrying the Regent. Do you blame me or regret it? If you regret it, I can still grant you your freedom, and you will still be the unmarried daughter of the Shen family."

The Empress and Consort Shu were also surprised by the Emperor's words. Consort Shu, in particular, stared intently at Shen Pingjin, eager to know how she would respond.

Under everyone's gaze, Shen Pingjin slightly bent down, her expression unchanged, but her eyes revealed determination. She spoke softly, each word spoken solemnly:

"Your Majesty, I, Shen Pingjin, do not blame you, nor do I regret marrying the Regent. Since what's done is done, I might as well go with the flow. There's no turning back in life. I am willing to marry the Regent, to serve him wholeheartedly, to be of one heart and mind with him, to do my best for his well-being, and to be forever united with him for his sake and for his cause. No matter what the Regent's attitude is, I firmly believe in my choice."

These words were spoken with such force and conviction that they stunned everyone present.

The Emperor, in particular, could hardly believe that these words had come from a girl who had only recently come of age. He looked at Shen Pingjin and asked again, "Miss Shen, are you really not joking?"

Shen Pingjin's gaze was more resolute than ever before. She held Yan Jue's hand and parted her red lips slightly, "Your Majesty, Pingjin was not joking. Every word Pingjin just said was the truth."

"In that case, from the moment you married the Regent last night, you have been the true Regent's wife, and your sister is the Crown Princess."

Such a huge difference did not cause any ripples in Shen Pingjin's heart. In fact, she was glad that she had returned last night.

Moreover, she wasn't stupid. After experiencing all sorts of things in her previous life, she had come to understand the human heart.

Although the emperor outwardly asked her if she regretted it and promised to give her a chance to start over if she did, in reality, if she had actually said she regretted it, the emperor would probably have just treated her as a pawn who didn't understand the ways of the world.

The Emperor didn't care whether she and the Regent had been secretly in love for a long time. He only cared about whether what happened to him would affect the face of the royal family.

Today, her words were not only an answer to the Emperor, but also a clear explanation of her thoughts to Su Xuanmao, and at the same time, a statement to Yan Jue.

She tightened her grip on Yan Jue's hand, but unexpectedly, the man held her hand even tighter, their fingers intertwined.

Shen Pingjin had no idea what kind of waves her words had stirred in Yan Jue's heart.

When the Emperor asked those questions, Yan Jue was both terrified and bitterly believed that Shen Pingjin would agree. However, he also knew that Shen Pingjin was free.

If Shen Pingjin says she regrets it, he wouldn't mind letting her go, and he would silently protect her from behind.

But she just said she doesn't regret it...

Who can understand? The joy of being affirmed and affirmed by the one you love is like the rising tide, surging and pounding in your heart. The pleasure that is about to engulf you is enough to send you soaring to the sky!

The girl who was smiling sweetly at another man just a few days ago, talking about marriage, is now right next to him, and she is his regent's wife!

Yan Jue felt like he was dreaming.

Upon hearing Shen Pingjin's reply, Shen Ruixue breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that her sister had resigned herself to her fate.

As long as she can rightfully become the Crown Princess...

Shen Ruixue felt that even if Shen Pingjin had ignored her framing, it wouldn't have been a big deal.

After all, she had already achieved her goal.

Shen Ruixue tried her best to appear calmer. She walked up to Su Xuanmao and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Brother Xuan, you see, I wasn't wrong. My sister's feelings for you don't seem to be that deep. On the contrary, you are too serious."

Su Xuanmao was in a state of turmoil. He raised his hand, picked up a cup of tea, and gulped it down before saying nothing.

Seeing that she had achieved her goal, Shen Ruixue said nothing more and continued walking up to Shen Pingjin.

When Shen Ruixue saw Shen Pingjin and Yan Jue holding hands tightly, her eyes narrowed into slits with a smile. "Sister, I'm sure my sister and His Highness the Crown Prince will be happy and healthy. At the same time, I also wish you and the Regent a deep and harmonious relationship."

Shen Pingjin nodded. "You're too kind, little sister. But I will do as you wish."

Consort Shu knew that things had come to this point and that she and Shen Pingjin could never be mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. However, she really liked Shen Pingjin. After thinking for a while, she decided to step forward and take out what she had planned to give Shen Pingjin.