The daughter of the emperor is reborn, and the evil prince loves her very much

Chu Ci returned to the banquet, which had already begun.

She sneaked in and was about to sit down when she heard someone calling her name.

Chu Ci stood up and looked around, then saw Rong Xue standing in her position, looking at her with her arms folded across her chest.

"Miss Chu, you are so arrogant! The eldest princess is hosting a banquet, and you come just now. You don't take the eldest princess seriously at all." Rong Xue said this with righteous indignation, and her face of a bootlicker was dazzling.

The princess put down the teacup in her hand, lowered her head, and looked at the exquisite armor on her hand. "It's a little late indeed."

Chu Ci gracefully walked out from her seat, stood in the middle, and knelt down, her movements flowing smoothly. "This humble servant pays respects to the Princess. I actually arrived a long time ago, but I was a little dazed when I saw the ornaments on Miss Rong's head, so I asked the little maid a few questions, which caused me to arrive a little late."

"I was in a trance and spilled the teacup. I changed my clothes. It's all my fault. I am willing to accept the punishment."

When the others heard Chu Ci's words, they all looked at Rong Xue's jewelry in confusion, wanting to see what was new about Rong Xue's jewelry.

Rong Xue seemed to realize something, and she subconsciously tilted her head back, as if to cover something.

Princess Zhan glanced at the jewelry on Rong Xue's head, but after looking at it for a long time, she didn't quite understand it. "Miss Rong, come here. I'll see if there's anything particularly beautiful and have someone make a set of it."

Rong Xue glanced at Chu Ci angrily and bowed to the princess. "Princess, what's so special about my jewelry? It's definitely not as good as the skilled craftsmen in the palace."

The eldest princess likes to study various jewelry when she has nothing to do. That is why she is so particular about the jewelry on Rong Xue's head.

Rong Xue had no choice but to take off some of the jewelry and hand it to the eldest princess.

The eldest princess looked over the jewelry in her hand. It couldn't be said that it had no special features, but it could only be said that she had no interest in it at all.

She handed the jewelry in her hand to a few noble ladies from wealthy families who she was close to. After going through the whole process, no one could see anything special about the jewelry, either in terms of craftsmanship or style.

The eldest princess asked curiously, "Miss Chu, this jewelry is very ordinary, there is nothing special about it."

Chu Ci walked up to the Princess and knelt down. "Your Highness, I'm curious not about the style of this jewelry, but about its origin."

When Chu Ci said this, he turned around and looked at Rong Xue. Seeing her evasive eyes, he knew that his guess was probably correct.

"I don't know if the princess knows this, but I was originally going to marry the prince of the Duke's Mansion. However, due to some issues, we both broke off the engagement."

The eldest princess nodded, indicating that she understood. This incident caused a sensation in the entire capital.

"Maybe the court has been busy lately, so father hasn't gone to get my dowry back."

"And now, the jewelry Miss Rong is wearing is very similar to the one in my trousseau, and we, the master and the servant, are quite curious."

Chu Ci didn't say anything more after saying this, but everyone present and the eldest princess understood what Chu Ci meant.

The princess glanced at the jewelry in her hand, then at Rong Xue, and finally fixed her gaze on Chu Ci. "Every young lady has so many jewelry in her dowry. How do you know what kind of jewelry is in your dowry?"

Chu Ci lowered his head, looking embarrassed, as if he was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

Seeing this, Rong Xue quickly stepped forward and questioned, "Chu Ci, are you feeling resentful because you can't marry my brother, and so you want to frame me?"

Chu Ci glanced at Rong Xue and kowtowed deeply to the princess. "Princess, the reason I did this is because this is the only headgear in my dowry."

The whole audience was shocked. The eldest daughter of the marquis had only a set of headgear in her dowry. This was the biggest joke in the world.

They looked at each other, pointed at Chu Ci, and said all kinds of things.

Although the eldest princess was a princess, this was the first time she heard about this matter and she was shocked. It seemed that the second lady of the Duke's Mansion who was given as a concubine two days ago was much better than this.

"Is there any other way you can prove it?"

Chu Ci thought for a moment, "Princess, actually, my name is written on the hairpins of this headpiece, Ci."

The princess took a look and indeed found Chu Ci's name. She looked at Rong Xue coldly and said, "The Duke's family is well-educated."

The eldest princess slammed the hairpin on the table and said, "Take off all the jewelry on her head."

A group of maids and servants pounced on her like hungry wolves, and soon Rong Xue's hair was messed up.

"The Duke's Mansion actually embezzled the bride's dowry." The eldest princess looked at Rong Xue in disbelief, "Is your Duke's Mansion unable to survive?"

Rong Xue knelt on the ground, not daring to speak anymore, for she was afraid that she would say something wrong again.

"I remember that the Duke's Prince is also attending today's banquet. Go and call him over. I want to see what he has to say."

The maidservant beside the eldest princess turned around and went to call for help. After a while, Prince Rui came with his men, and followed by the nobles of various families.

Prince Rui sat down next to the eldest princess and asked, "What happened?"

The eldest princess stepped forward to pay her respects to Prince Rui and said, "Big brother, the jewelry that the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion brought with her is the dowry of the eldest daughter of the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion. I thought of calling Prince Rong to ask for the other ladies."

Prince Rui glanced at Chu Ci who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Alright, everyone, get up. Prince Rong is not available right now. If he wants to know if it's the dowry, have someone take the dowry list to the Duke's Mansion to check. It just so happens that Miss Chu's dowry hasn't been brought back yet. Let's solve this together."

Although the princess felt something was amiss, she thought it made sense and said, "Then let's find someone to do it."

Prince Rui glanced at Changfeng and said, "Go ahead, and take Jingzhao Yin with you to get the dowry list."

Jingzhao Yin came out and knelt directly in front of Prince Rui. "Your Highness, there is no need for a dowry list. I can recite it by heart."

Everyone was thinking about the long dowry and their courage. Did Jingzhao Yin have the same brain as them?

"Your Highness, Miss Chu's dowry list only has a few items, but they are still necessary. I can memorize them and go directly to the Duke's Mansion."

Chu Ci glanced at Prince Rui, and the corners of his mouth curled up secretly. It must be said that Prince Rui was really sensible.

Soon, Lin Feng returned with his men and displayed all the items in front of everyone. "Master, this is Miss Chu's entire dowry. It is indeed missing a headdress."

Everyone looked at the pitifully small dowry on the ground. Even their concubine Chu's daughter had more than this.

Everyone instantly understood how unpopular Chu Ci was, and the truth came to light.

Lin Feng looked at Prince Rui and said, "Master, when I went there, the Duke had already entered the palace. I heard from the servant that he went to see the Emperor. It must be about that matter."