Even though Lord Shen did not believe that the Mu Family would help them meet the Empress, they were already at a dead end, and it was almost midnight. The longer it dragged on, the more dangerous the situation for their daughter became. Desperately worried about their daughter, the couple had no choice but to bite the bullet and knock on the Mu Mansion's door.
At this time, Elder Mu and Madam Mu had already gone to sleep. The gatekeeper refused to inform them and shouted for the Shen family couple to leave. Lady Cui, anxious to save her daughter, saw that the gatekeeper was unwilling to compromise, and in her urgency, she "plopped" down on her knees in front of the gatekeeper, pleading with him to make an exception no matter what.
