Compared to Lu Shaocong's incompetent rage after returning home, the two princes who followed him to the General's Mansion were surprisingly in a good mood.

The fifth prince Lu Junli had nothing to do, so he simply followed the eldest prince back to the palace to eat and drink.

Everyone in Beijing knew that the eldest prince had a gentle temperament and always treated his younger brothers with pampering. When he asked to go to the mansion for a meal, Lu Tingqi naturally would not refuse.

The two of them quickly returned to the eldest prince's mansion. A prince of the eldest prince's age was qualified to set up his own mansion, but there were not many people who came to the eldest prince's mansion on weekdays.

Seeing that the two princes had returned and were about to have a meal together, the servants in the mansion hurried to the kitchen to help prepare the meal.

Lu Junli found a pavilion by the water and sat down. He slowly waved the paper fan in his hand without feeling cold, and happily admired the water lilies in the river.

After a while, as if feeling bored, he turned around and spoke to Lu Tingqi, "Brother, have you seen the little daughter of the general who guards the country before? I remember her with a round face and she wasn't as pretty as this. How come she has changed so much in a few years?"

Lu Tingqi was still drinking tea with a smile, but he was holding the teacup with his left hand, and his face had his usual gentle smile.

She glanced at him helplessly and said in a gentle tone, "I heard there's an old saying that goes 'girls change a lot when they grow up.' It's been five years since we last met, so isn't it normal for a girl to change a little? There's nothing strange about that."

That does make sense. Lu Junli nodded, then smiled and looked strange.

"With her appearance today, I'm afraid the most beautiful woman in the capital will be replaced by someone else. I see that Third Prince seems to have taken a fancy to that girl. I wonder if the General's Mansion will come into conflict with Concubine An."

I heard that Miss Mu is the most favored child in the General's Mansion, and she has a good marriage arranged with the Gu family. If Concubine An really has feelings for her, it would not be a good thing.

"Given the power of the An family, I'm afraid father wouldn't allow my third brother to marry into the General's Mansion. Don't worry about these imaginary things. Instead, you should think carefully about whether you have completed your homework. After the Autumn Examination, you will have to resume attending court again. Don't let father ask you questions and you won't be able to answer them."

Lu Tingqi glanced at his brother helplessly, with the smile on his lips unchanged, then raised his eyes and looked quietly at the scenery not far away.

When talking about homework, Lu Junli felt a headache and sighed subconsciously. He relaxed and lay on the railing of the pavilion with a bitter frown on his face.

Ahhh, since his father doesn't really value him, why should he worry about his studies? He really gets a headache just studying! Can't he just go out and have fun? The world outside is so exciting!

His decadent look instantly amused Lu Tingqi. He took the teacup, took a sip slowly, and then shook his head helplessly.

I don’t know how my fifth brother developed this kind of personality. A prince likes to wander around and paint.

(Zhanshi Mansion)

Chang Yun explained everything to her mother almost as soon as she got home. She explained every step clearly, from how Princess Hui'an had someone come to her privately to tell her all the plans, to how she was asked to contact the maid named Qingrong, to how all her plans were discovered in advance and she almost suffered.

After she explained everything, she fell on the bed crying, staring at her mother with tearful eyes, and even her voice became hoarse.

"Mom, what should I do? Everyone will definitely talk about me behind my back. My daughter won't be able to go out and see people anymore!"

She had never expected that her daughter had done so many things in private. Mrs. Chang's face turned pale and she almost fell down. Finally, she reacted when she heard her daughter sobbing.

She waved away the personal maid in the room, slammed the table with a dark face and scolded her angrily.

"Things have already come to this. What's the point of just crying? You'd better spend that time thinking about how to save your reputation!"

Mrs. Chang herself was in this circle, and she knew best how much damage reputation could do to a woman. However, she did not expect that this time it would be her own child whose reputation would be damaged.

She held her forehead helplessly and wanted to curse for a moment, but fortunately, only the noble ladies knew about these things and no one really made the plan public.

Chang Yun almost cried all the way back. Her eyes were completely red and she looked pitiful.

"Mother, can... can my reputation be salvaged? These things were clearly ordered by Princess Hui'an. I was really forced to do them, but they don't believe me! Woohoo, what should I do?"

She was really panicked at that time, and kept explaining to those noble ladies with whom she had a good relationship that she was forced to do all this, but those noble ladies changed their expressions immediately after turning over the clothes she had tampered with.

In the end, almost all of those people left with their sleeves swung, and their attitude towards her was completely different, because there were really many parts of that dress that had been moved, and it was a dress that would fall apart with just the slightest movement.

But it was clearly Princess Hui'an who asked her to do those things, and her father had to rely on the power of the Princess's Mansion. How could she dare to disobey the Princess's orders? Even on weekdays, she could only be humble and flatter that noble lady!

Mrs. Chang was really troubled by seeing her daughter like this, and she scolded her almost out of frustration.

"You idiot, why didn't you tell Mother about this in advance? You knew Princess Hui'an was deliberately trying to drag you into this, but did she ever show up during this whole process? Even if your plan succeeded, wouldn't the Mu family investigate this matter?

Have you ever thought about whether the Mu family will find out that you did all these things if they start investigating? Will you and our family have a good life then? Mother has taught you so many times, before you do anything, can you think carefully about the consequences of failure and whether you can bear it! "

Chang Yun already felt wronged in her heart, and now she was scolded by her mother again and again, her face became even uglier and her voice became sharp.

"Mom! What's the point of you saying this now? Things have already come to this. What should I do?"

Madam Mu frowned and quickly came up with an idea. She sat down and spoke to her in a low voice.

"I'll have someone prepare a generous gift right now. You go to the Mu family in person and apologize to Miss Mu. As long as she doesn't bring this up publicly, your reputation can still be saved!"

As long as the victim is willing to forgive, the problem will be easier to solve for other spectators, even if they are talked about a few times.

Who knew that as soon as she said this, she heard her daughter's sharp scream.

"No, I won't go, even if I die!"

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