"Mother, why?"
Madam Shen sighed, "Alas."
Seeing her like that, Shen Lanxue became anxious, "Mother, please tell me, what happened?"
Madam Shen paused for a moment.
“A few days ago, I went to the palace to see the Empress and gave her a box of expensive rouge. Later, I took the opportunity to talk to her about your marriage and suggested that you marry the Second Prince. The Empress was very happy to receive the rouge, but after hearing what Mother said, she said that the rouge was not suitable for her and returned it to Mother.”
"Lanxue, after much deliberation, I'm afraid this matter is not going to happen. With the current status of the Minister's family, even if she doesn't marry the Crown Prince, her life won't be much different."
"Mother thinks that the Prime Minister's son, Young Master Jiang, is not bad either."
Upon hearing this, Shen Lanxue immediately felt wronged.
"Mother, what are you saying?"
“You know how ambitious our daughter is. What’s so great about the Prime Minister’s son? His brother is always causing trouble. If she marries him, won’t our daughter have to suffer from these people every day?”
"Moreover, he was just a vice minister."
Madam Shen held Shen Lanxue's hand and comforted her, "Lanxue, although he is a vice minister, his father has more power than your father, so this is not a disadvantage for you."
Upon hearing this, Shen Lanxue pulled her hand away from Madam Shen's hand.
"Mother, no matter what, you've always felt that you're just a secondary wife and that your daughter isn't good enough for you?"
Madam Shen panicked upon hearing this. "Lanxue, it's not like that. Trust your mother. I only want you to be happy. The Empress has no intention of arranging a marriage between us. If we talk about this again, it will be seen as us currying favor with them."
"Even if you marry into the Empress, she can still control you, and you might suffer injustice in the future."
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