Before Xueying could speak, a servant came to announce that the princess's maid had come to see her.

"Bring her in," Xueying said to A'luo.

"Yes." After a while, A'Luo led a maid in.

"Greetings, Consort Xueying." The maidservant bowed respectfully to Xueying.

"Get up. What brings you to the East Courtyard, Madam?" Xueying waved her hand and asked the maid.

"Reporting to Consort, Your Highness has ordered me to invite you to today's family banquet."

"A family dinner?"

Xueying looked at the maid in front of her with a puzzled expression. After a moment of thought, she wondered why the Fujin suddenly wanted to hold a family banquet today.

"Why is a family banquet being held today? Isn't the Prince still in the palace and hasn't returned to his residence yet?" Xueying asked, full of confusion.

"Consort, you are very busy. Today is a family banquet for the newly arrived princess. Therefore, you have sent me to deliver this message to you." The maid answered Xueying's question word by word.

Xueying nodded slightly and said to the maid, "I understand. You go back and tell the Fujin that I will definitely go on time."

After saying that, Xueying turned to A'luo beside her and waved, signaling A'luo to reward the maid.

"Thank you for your generous gift, Consort Xie. This servant will take her leave now." With that, she walked out of the east courtyard.

After the maidservant left, A'Luo, who was standing to the side, could no longer contain herself and immediately said, "There are more and more people in the Prince's inner quarters. I heard that three people came in at once this time."

Hearing A Luo's words, Xue Ying felt a pang of sadness and could only helplessly say, "Your Highness was born into the royal family. The more women you marry, the more support you will receive."

“But then there will be more women competing with you for the prince, Mistress Mo. We already have two concubines in the manor, Lady Gao and Lady Su. If there are more, wouldn’t that be…” A’Luo said indignantly.

"How could I not know? But this is a joyous occasion for His Highness, and I should be happy for him. Please don't say anything more." With that, Xueying sighed softly.

Upon hearing Xueying's words, A'luo's eyes darted around. After a moment's thought, she asked suspiciously, "Does Master mean that our Prince is going to become the Crown Prince?"

Hearing A Luo's unrestrained words, Xue Ying was slightly surprised. She put her hand to her mouth and shushed her. Then she glanced around the room, looked up at A Luo, and said, "Don't talk like that, lest someone overhears you and cause trouble. You understand that."

Seeing Xueying's nervous appearance, even if A'luo was not the best, she knew that she had broken her promise. She immediately nodded to Xueying, "This servant understands. This servant will never be so reckless again."

“I know your feelings for me, but in this palace, our hearts must prevail. After all, this is no longer Ulanara’s place.”

"Get ready, you'll be joining me for a family dinner later."

Hearing this, A-Luo, who had just been feeling a bit down, perked up.

She walked excitedly to the cabinet where clothes and jewelry were kept and said cheerfully, "This servant will definitely choose beautiful clothes and jewelry for the concubine. She can't lose face in front of the new bride when attending the family banquet tonight."

Seeing A Luo's high spirits, Xueying couldn't help but laugh and said, "You, you're always so impulsive, can't you ever calm down?"

"It's all because of the master's spoiling." A'Luo replied playfully, looking at Xueying who was laughing beside her.