She paced anxiously around the Hehuan Palace, clenching her fists, when she heard a series of clanging sounds outside. This only fueled her anger, and she shouted, "Who's doing that outside!"

Tan'er stepped forward timidly and replied, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has ordered the Imperial Household Department to cut down all the plum blossoms in the Hehuan Palace."

Liu Wenxin doubted that she had heard correctly. Jiang Wang was so busy every day, how could he have time to care about these things? The plum trees in Hehuan Palace had offended him. There were hundreds of plum trees, did he have to cut them all down?

On second thought, Shen Mingzhuang had always liked these plum trees, so it was probably for the best that they were cut down now.

Madam Shen arrived at Hehuan Palace soon after. She walked with some difficulty, and the person supporting her was none other than her mother, Madam Liu.

Now that Lady Liu is a secondary wife, she hadn't seen her for a long time. Upon seeing her mother today, she was immediately excited, as she hadn't expected her mother to come to the palace.

Although the old man didn't know her and her mother's identities, he had always disliked concubines, and she never expected that her mother would be able to enter the palace with him.

Overjoyed, she took two steps forward, grasped Liu's hand, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Looking at her daughter living in such a place and having such a status, Liu Huihui was filled with mixed emotions. Her hands trembled as she held her daughter's hands back, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, how are you feeling these days?"

She looked at her daughter and asked in a hoarse voice.

Liu Wenxin nodded repeatedly, "I'm fine, how is Mother?"

Watching from the side, Old Madam Shen interrupted the two impatiently: "Alright, Her Highness is now of noble status. Although it is said to be registered under Madam Liu's name, you are not biological mother and daughter. There is no one here, so there is no need to put on a show."

Liu Wenxin felt a chill in her heart upon hearing this, but she ignored the old lady's words and helped Liu Shi to sit down to the side. The old lady's face immediately darkened, but Liu Shi did not want to reveal her true feelings at this moment. She smiled and patted her daughter's hand, then turned around to help the old lady.