As soon as the queen finished speaking, Ye Xinxin's face turned pale.
Although the eldest daughter and the adopted daughter differ by only one character, their identities are completely different.
Just now, Concubine Xian deliberately said it was the eldest daughter. When the Queen was talking about the adopted daughter, Ye Xinxin followed Concubine Xian and said it was the eldest daughter.
I originally thought that the Queen would not care too much about it at the palace banquet, but I never expected that the Queen would ask directly.
Ye Xinxin's face looked very ugly. Mrs. Ye was worried that the Queen would blame her, so she immediately stepped forward to reply.
"Her Majesty, Xinxin is indeed the adopted daughter of the Ye family. Because she is older than the biological daughter, she is the older sister."
As soon as these words came out, it was like a slap in Ye Xinxin's face.
When the Queen heard Madam Ye's reply and saw the ugly expression on Concubine Xian's face, she smiled with satisfaction.
"So you are the adopted daughter who replaced Miss Ye."
"No wonder His Majesty only gave you the title of Noble Concubine. I think it's because your status is still a little low."
"But it doesn't matter. Our Prince Yu is the most compassionate and considerate of women."
"If you can give birth to a boy or girl in the future, you can still raise this status again."
After the queen finished speaking, she did not forget to ask the virtuous concubine again.
"Sister Xianfei, what do you think?"
The virtuous concubine nodded with a forced smile, "What the Empress said is of course right."
"It's just that it's getting late. Isn't it time for sister to pass on the reunion cakes?"
The Queen Mother glanced at the three people, mother and daughter, who were still standing, smiled faintly and nodded.
"We were just talking privately, so there's no need to be so reserved. You and your daughter can take your seats."
The three of them bowed again and then took their seats. Seeing that they were seated, the queen gave instructions to the palace maid beside her.
"Iris, since Her Majesty is hungry, please pass on the reunion cakes."
Consort Xian: “…”
The virtuous concubine was humiliated by the queen and sat in her chair in a bad mood, secretly angry.
After Ye Xiaoxiao sat down, she found that the queen was always looking at her intentionally or unintentionally.
[It's said that the Empress and Consort Xian don't get along. Judging from what they're doing today, it's certainly true.]
[I don't know why, but I always feel like the Queen looks at me in a strange way.]
[Just now, she seemed to be arguing with Concubine Xian, but it didn't seem like she was just arguing out of spite.]
[I always feel like she's deliberately trying to help me out.]
[But, the Queen and I have no connection, so why would she help me? ]
[Could it be that she also wants to win over the Ye family? But that's not right. Even if she wanted to win over the Ye family, she shouldn't have spent so much time on me.]
[Could it be that she deliberately dragged me into this to anger Consort Xian, so that the Ye family wouldn't side with Prince Yu just because of Ye Xinxin?]
[But she doesn't look like she wants to hurt me. What's going on?]
Ye Xiaoxiao couldn't figure it out, and neither could Mrs. Ye.
Originally, Madam Ye thought that the Queen was speaking up for Ye Xiaoxiao just to vent her anger on Concubine Xian.
But after hearing Ye Xiaoxiao's thoughts, she found that the queen's behavior was indeed a bit strange.
For example, now, everyone's attention is on the new singer and dancer in the hall.
But the queen always observed Ye Xiaoxiao's every move with great interest.
Madam Ye didn't know what the Queen meant, so she looked at Ye Xiaoxiao nervously.
But after looking for a long time, she found that there was nothing wrong with Ye Xiaoxiao except the veil.
Fortunately, the reunion cakes were quickly delivered to everyone's table, and the queen finally withdrew her gaze.
"Everyone, today's reunion cake is a new product specially developed by the royal chef. Let's try it and see how it tastes."
After the Queen finished speaking, Iris immediately cut a little for her and placed it in front of her. The Queen picked up the chopsticks and took a light sip.
As soon as the queen spoke, everyone below immediately started moving.
Ye Xiaoxiao glanced at the mooncakes on the table, which were just a little bigger than usual, and felt a little uninterested.
However, since the queen had spoken, she had no choice but to eat nothing.
So, with Tianxuan's service, she only took one bite and stopped eating.
When the queen saw her put down her chopsticks, she immediately asked with concern.
"Why did Miss Ye stop eating after eating so little? Is this reunion cake not to your liking?"
As soon as the queen said this, everyone in the hall immediately looked towards Ye Xiaoxiao and Ye Xinxin.
Ye Xinxin was holding up her chopsticks. Everyone took one look at her and then turned their attention to Ye Xiaoxiao.
Ye Xiaoxiao didn't expect that she was caught by the Queen just because she didn't eat enough reunion cakes. She stood up and replied with some embarrassment.
"Your Majesty, I ate a little too much when I came here this morning, and I can't eat anymore."
Although she said this, Ye Xiaoxiao felt somewhat confused.
What's going on? Is it wrong for me not to eat reunion cakes?
Madam Ye was also confused, but before she could speak, the Queen spoke again.
"I see. I thought you were just like me and didn't like sweets."
Ye Xiaoxiao really doesn't like sweets, but she never lets others pay attention to her preferences.
Besides, she couldn't say that the reunion cakes at the palace banquet were not to her liking, so she could only smile awkwardly.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I like it very much."
The queen just smiled faintly when she heard this. As the master of the harem, how could she not know this?
Generally, before a palace banquet, these ladies and young ladies would not dare to eat or drink too much, for fear of misbehaving in front of the palace.
Ye Xiaoxiao just said that she ate too much, which was obviously a lie.
The queen glanced at Qingmei in front of her and said to Iris.
"It seems Miss Ye doesn't have a very good appetite. I have a dish of green plums and some snacks to whet your appetite, so I'll give them to Miss Ye."
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