Queen Gao immediately had an idea. She whispered, "What if we invite Princess Youyi to the inn as a guest so she can interact more with our Zhe'er?"

Gao Guojun's eyes lit up. This was indeed a good idea.

He hurriedly urged: "Then you should quickly send an invitation to Princess Youyi. We are the guests and she is the host. She will not refuse!"

Queen Gao did not hesitate and immediately ordered someone to send the invitation to the palace.

Princess Youyi, who was in the mansion of Marquis Zhan Yi, received the invitation after much discussion, and her pretty face was immediately filled with sorrow.

She went to find Lin Yiwan: "Aunt Wan? What do you say we should do? I've escaped, but they still won't give up. They're even inviting me to a banquet. How can I refuse?"

Lin Yiwan felt that this matter must be resolved, otherwise, they would stick to it like a plaster.

She said in a serious tone: "Just refuse!"

Princess Youyi immediately felt confident and quickly asked her maid to pass a message to Queen Gao, saying that she was ill and could not attend the banquet.

When Queen Gao heard the news, she was furious.

She gritted her teeth and cursed, "What is she doing? It's her blessing to marry my son, and she wants to refuse. She's simply courting death!"

Gao Guojun reminded: "It must be that you invited her alone and scared her. Why not invite more people? When you attend the palace banquet, won't there be many officials and noble ladies?"

Queen Gao showed dissatisfaction on her face. She said in a serious tone, "I don't want to invite the people from Yihou Mansion to fight. They are too evil. As long as they are there, they will definitely ruin Zhe'er's good deeds!"

Gao Guojun comforted him: "Just be patient. Once Zhe'er and the princess have settled their relationship, what else can they say?"

He paused and reminded, "When the time comes, we will ask Princess Youyi to give Jiaodong Island to our Gaoyou Kingdom as a dowry!"

A look of joy immediately appeared on Queen Gao's face, and she couldn't wait for Princess Youyi to become her daughter-in-law.

She also had someone write a post, saying that she wanted to invite the noble sons and daughters of the Sheng Dynasty to appreciate Gao Youguo's unique dance, the water-treading dance.

Princess Youyi could no longer refuse because she was not the only one being invited.

Lin Yiwan naturally also received the post. She wanted to see what Queen Gao was planning.

When everyone arrived at the inn, they saw Queen Gao standing at the door in her best attire to greet them.

Even when she saw Lin Yiwan, she was still smiling, as if the previous incidents had never happened.

She said respectfully, "Madam Hou, please take the children to sit over by the Flowing Water Bridge. I've specially ordered some snacks from our Gaoyou country, and I'm sure the children will like them!"

Zhan Qingning took Zhan Miao's hand and walked over, and soon they started playing with the other little girls.

It has to be said that Queen Gao understood the little girls' thoughts very well. She specially ordered people to place a lot of stones picked up from the sea and paint various kinds of sea fish on them.

The little girls were very curious. They asked one after another: "Hey? This fish looks so strange. Why is its head flat?"

Gao Youguo's maid introduced it, "This is called red snapper. Many fishermen are very happy after catching it because it has a good meaning, symbolizing that this trip to the sea will be prosperous!"

The little girls continued to study the stones and didn't eat the snacks much.

Princess Youyi's face was full of vigilance. She sat upright in the chair without making any movement.

Lin Yiwan stayed by her side, and after a moment she saw Mo Lingyue coming.

He had obviously noticed Lin Yiwan as well, and immediately stepped forward to greet her: "Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Princess, and to the Marquis's wife!"

Princess Youyi quickly spoke up, "Lord Mo, please be polite. Are you here to attend the banquet as well?"

Mo Lingyue nodded: "Yes, I also received the post!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a mother and daughter walking towards him from a distance. It was none other than Madam Xing and Xing Xuexue.

His expression suddenly changed, and he immediately stepped forward and asked, "Who asked you to come?"

Xing Xuexue said with a look of grievance on her face: "Cousin, my mother and I came here because of Queen Gao's invitation. Are you still angry with us? Please, don't be angry with us, okay?"

Mo Lingyue sneered and turned to look at Lin Yiwan: "I really don't want to attend the banquet with disgusting people. I'll leave first. I hope Madam Hou will forgive me!"

Lin Yiwan nodded and did not stop him from leaving.

Xing Xuexue refused to let go of this opportunity. Now that she had so many noble sons and daughters to look after, she had to force Mo Lingyue to take her and her daughter back to the Mo Mansion.

She quickly caught up with him and said, "Cousin, if you still won't forgive me, then I will die in front of you!"

After saying that, she actually ran quickly towards the lotus pond not far away.

Mo Lingyue didn't expect that she actually dared to jump. In just a moment, she fell into the water.

Madam Xing screamed, "Mo Lingyue, go and save my daughter! Do you really want to watch her drown?"

Mo Lingyue would not be blackmailed by Xing Xuexue again. He gritted his teeth and said, "I won't save her. Weren't you invited by Queen Gao? Go and ask her to save her!"

Queen Gao immediately ordered many guards to go to the pond to rescue people, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.

At this critical moment, one of the little girls who were originally gathered together to look at the stone suddenly started crying.

Zhan Miao hurried to Lin Yiwan and said, "Mom, go and have a look! Sister Yanyan's eye was stung by a poisonous bee, and she's crying in pain!"

Lin Yiwan frowned and immediately followed her away.

Princess Youyi also wanted to chase after him, but a maid suddenly bumped into her, and she couldn't move at all.

The old maid reached out and supported her, and asked with a worried look, "Princess, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? I'll help you go to the guest room to rest!"

She dragged Princess Youyi away quickly and disappeared in a moment.

Youyi was extremely anxious. Although she was conscious, she could not make any sound from her throat and her body could not struggle. What should she do?

She was taken to a side room and laid down, and then she heard a flurry of footsteps outside.

She subconsciously looked sideways and found the ugly Gao Yuzhe rushing towards her with a grim smile on his face.

He grinned with his big, plump lips and said, "Princess, you are mine now. My mother said that as long as we sleep together, the entire Jiaodong Island will belong to our Gaoyou Kingdom!"

Princess Youyi was so frightened that she was trembling all over. Queen Gao and her son were so despicable that they dared to use such despicable means to plot against her.

She was completely pinned down by Gao Yuzhe and felt extremely humiliated.

Tears slowly flowed from the corners of her eyes, and she didn't know what to do?

Just when she was feeling desperate, Gao Yuzhe stopped moving.

She subconsciously opened her eyes and met Gao Guojun's cold gaze, which was as cold as a poisonous snake.

He said with a fake smile: "Your Highness, you are frightened. My silly son is ignorant. Don't bother with him!"

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