The mistress is mighty, bringing 88 dowries to flatten the Marquis's mansion

Mrs. Lai’s question was answered that afternoon.

"I'm going to the banquet at Prince Duan's Mansion."

Xie Linlin raised her chin and stood in front of Ruan Shuyan with a proud look on her face.

At that time, Ruan Shuyan was calculating on an abacus and didn't even glance at her.

After a while, Xie Linlin got angry and walked forward, picked up the abacus and smashed it to the ground: "I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?"

Fingers paused in the air, Ruan Shuyan glanced at the abacus, then raised her head slightly: "I heard it, so what?"

Xie Linlin's eyes widened, as if she had heard something unbelievable: "You're still asking me? It was you who asked me to come here!"

"It's true that I asked you to come, but we all know why you came. Xie Linlin, this is not the attitude to beg for help."

Ruan Shuyan slowed down her voice, but the coldness in it was very obvious.

?"ask for help?"

Xie Linlin smiled and said with disdain: "If it weren't for my elder brother, do you think you could get the invitation to Prince Duan's Mansion? Ruan Shuyan, you are the one who got the favor from the Xie family. I am just here to take what I deserve, as it should be!"

Ruan Shuyan supported her cheek with one hand and looked at Xie Linlin with a bit of surprise in her eyes.

She had seen stupid people, but she had never seen one as stupid as Xie Linlin.

She kept saying that she benefited from the Xie family, but if that was true, the post would not have been given to her, and Xie Linlin would not have appeared here.

On the side, Mother Lai picked up the abacus on the ground and placed it carefully on the table.

Xie Linlin was staring at Ruan Shuyan, but suddenly she caught a glimpse of the color of the abacus and was stunned. The abacus was actually made of gold?

"Ruan Shuyan, you, you actually used gold as an abacus?"

Ruan Shuyan slowly fiddled with the abacus beads: "No?"

Their eyes met. Xie Linlin opened her mouth, but then swallowed back the words that were about to come out. She came here today because of the invitation from the palace, and she couldn't get angry and ruin things.

When she becomes the Crown Prince's Consort, she will make sure Ruan Shuyan looks good.

"How can you take me to the palace?"

Ruan Shuyan found it funny that Xie Linlin suddenly softened her attitude, but she did not intend to use this matter to embarrass Xie Linlin.

"You want to go to the palace, I have no problem with that, but you have to agree to two conditions."

Xie Linlin was dissatisfied: "I rely on..."

Ruan Shuyan raised her eyebrows, her eyes showing a hint of danger: "What are you going to say?"

Crown Princess Crown Princess Crown Princess...

Xie Linlin kept repeating three words in her heart, and then uttered two words through gritted teeth: "You say."

"The first condition is that you don't follow me after you enter the palace. The second condition is that you can only stay still and not do anything else."

After a pause, Ruan Shuyan's tone became more threatening: "Don't let me find out that you have any evil intentions. If you do something you shouldn't do, I won't be polite. You know, your eldest brother is on my side. Understand?"

Xie Linlin froze: "You actually took my elder brother..."

"Ok?"

Ruan Shuyan gave Xie Linlin a look and she immediately fell silent. After a while, she uttered four words: "I agree."

After saying this, Xie Linlin turned around and ran away.

"If you were worried that she might cause trouble, why did you agree to take her with you? She is not a smart person."

Mother Lai spoke, breaking the silence in the room.

Ruan Shuyan stroked the golden abacus: "She is indeed not a smart person, but I want to see what the relationship between her and Ruan Shuhuan is."

She hasn't seen Ruan Shuhuan since she returned home, but she always has an inexplicable feeling that Ruan Shuhuan will not let her go.

So she wanted to use the palace banquet to clarify the matter so as not to be caught off guard later.

Mother Lai seemed to understand, but she changed the subject and talked about the disaster relief food: "It's already prepared, a total of 1,000 shi."

"Send it out. Remember, you must indicate that it is sent by your husband and the Xie family."

Ruan Shuyan emphasized the point and asked Lai's mother to leave.

Time passed, and soon it was the day of the banquet at Prince Duan's Mansion.

As soon as the sun rose from the east, carriages began to arrive one after another in front of Prince Duan's mansion.

The servants at the door respectfully led the guests into the hall. As more and more guests came, Prince Duan's Mansion gradually became lively.

Just because of the difference in gender, there were two separate banquets.

At this moment, a notification sounded: "The Crown Prince's Consort has arrived——"

As the voice was drawn out, many guests looked towards the door, but after a long time, no one came in.

"What's going on? Why hasn't anyone come in?"

"Did the concierge recognize the wrong person?"

In front of the palace, Ruan Shuyan looked at the woman opposite her who was wearing a red dress and had a head full of pearls and jade, and fell silent. Did Ruan Shuyan treat her like a jewelry rack?

"Huh? My sister is here too? I didn't expect that we would meet here. But why is my sister wearing a white dress today? It's not appropriate to be so plain and elegant, isn't it?"

It would be inappropriate for guests to dress ostentatiously at a banquet in the palace, right?

A ray of light fell on Ruan Shuhuan's head, and the reflection from the jewelry made Ruan Shuyan turn her head slightly.

"I prefer Su Ya recently. It's getting late now. Please go in first, sister."

Ruan Shuhuan glanced at her and said, "Not bad, you know the rules."

As she spoke, she waved her sleeves and walked into the palace gate with a proud look on her face.

"Miss Ruan is here——"

The notification sounded again, and Ruan Shuhuan, who was walking in front, stopped instantly. She was the Crown Prince's Consort, so why was Ruan Shuyan the young lady of the Ruan family?

The other guests also had the same question in their minds, and as the two took their seats, this question turned into surprise.

"Is that Mr. Xie's new wife? Why is she sitting in the upper seat?"

"It was the servants of Prince Duan's Mansion who led the way. This must be the arrangement of Prince Duan's Mansion."

Amid the discussions, Ruan Shuyan curled up the corners of her mouth into a faint smile. She was also surprised at her seat, but since Prince Duan's Mansion dared to arrange it, she dared to sit down.

At this moment, she felt a fierce gaze falling on her from the right. She turned her head and happened to meet Ruan Shuhuan's eyes.

After a brief pause, Ruan Shuhuan turned her head away with a cold face. The people sitting around her looked at each other, and they all saw inquiry in each other's eyes.

Soon, someone spoke up.

"I heard that the Crown Prince's Consort and the new wife of the Xie family are sisters. Do you know what Miss Ruan meant by this?"

Ruan Shuhuan forced a smile and just as she was about to speak, she lowered her head again: "Although she and I are sisters, there are many things that I can't...can't interfere with."

At this moment, a soft voice sounded: "Shuhua, you are too soft-hearted, that's why she bullied you!"

After hearing this, Ruan Shuhuan remained silent and looked sad.

The girl who spoke frowned as she saw this and said, "Shuhua, you can't do this anymore. You are the Crown Prince's Consort, and she is just a person who has lost her innocence. How can she compare with you? Wait, I will seek justice for you."

Ruan Shuhuan held her back: "No, it's okay, I'm used to it."

As soon as these words were spoken, the looks from the people around him became strange.