The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

Lian Qiao gave the maid beside her a look, and the maid stopped Situ Yaorao.

"What? I can't leave?" Situ Yaorao was a little angry. You know, even the clay Buddha still has some humanity.

"You misunderstood. It's not that you can't leave, but... if you are not a guest of our Qingya Pavilion, you need to pay money to come in." After saying that, he took the bill and handed it to Situ Yaorao.

After seeing the 13,000 taels of silver on it, Situ Yaorao had the urge to smack the bill in Princess Lianqiao's face.

"Isn't this too dark?" Situ Yaorao asked with a wry smile.

"This is the rule here. Our Qingya Pavilion only accepts guests from the Qingya Pavilion. If you don't want to follow the rules here, then you must pay money." Princess Lianqiao explained.

There was no trace of anger on her pretty little face.

She even said with some worry: "How about... I go talk to my sister and ask her to tell you, Situ, not to follow the rules?"

"Let's forget about that. Silver, huh?" Situ Yaorao finally got a little angry. She looked at Princess Lianqiao with a slightly cold gaze.

"That's right, either pay the money or go and perform." Princess Lianqiao said.

Upon hearing this, Situ Yaorao nodded and took out a jade pendant: "This is the jade pendant of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Take this jade pendant to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and show him the bill. I think... he will pay for me." Situ Yaorao looked calm.

Lian Qiao was stunned when these words came out, because the jade pendant in Situ Yaorao's hand was indeed Tan Tai Wu Yue's.

"Situ Yaorao, what do you mean?"

"Nothing, I just don't want to perform. I left in a hurry and didn't bring much money. I'll have to trouble Princess Lianqiao to go to the Prince's Mansion again." Situ Yaorao said with a smile.

She just didn't believe that these women really dared to take this bill to Tan Tai Wu Yue.

These people clearly wanted to make things difficult for her.

Indeed, Princess Lianqiao really didn't dare give the bill to Tantai Wuyue, but she was unwilling to let Situ Yaorao off like that, so she said, "Situ Yaorao, everything has its rules. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for you to tell your brother about the affairs of our women's circle?"

"I'm sorry, I never decided to join your circle, please don't misunderstand me. I came here today just because Honglei brought me here. As for the rules here, I don't understand. If you want to teach me, I think... you don't have the right to do so." After Situ Yaorao finished speaking, she glanced at Situ Honglei lightly: "Let's just forget about what happened today. I have a natural incompatibility with Qingya Pavilion. I shouldn't stay. Goodbye." After speaking, Situ Yaorao was about to leave.

"Wait." A cold voice sounded on the third floor, successfully stopping Situ Yaorao's steps. After the woman's voice fell, she slowly walked down from the third floor.

"Sister Li'er." Lian Qiao shouted in surprise when she saw the woman coming down.

This woman, named Bingli, was the third princess of the imperial family. She was the daughter of the empress. She was also the owner of this shop. Bingli slowly walked down the third floor.

Came to the second floor in front of Situ Yaorao and others.

"Princess Bingli." Situ Yaorao saluted the woman. She had never seen this person before, but she had a very high opinion of her in her memory.

Of course, that was just my predecessor’s evaluation.

“Since Miss Situ is here, you are a guest of my Qingya Pavilion.

"Why are you in such a hurry to leave?" Princess Bingli looked at Situ Yaorao and asked softly.

"I'm not suitable to be a guest here." Situ Yaorao said.

"If it's about the performance, I can make the decision and waive this requirement."

"Sister Li'er, how can this rule be broken?" Princess Lianqiao said somewhat unwillingly.

"These rules are all set by humans. Besides, after the emperor issued the imperial decree to arrange the marriage, I, as her elder sister, haven't given any gifts. Letting her stay is also my small gift." Bingli said, pulling Situ Yaorao and said, "Come on, come up with me and sit down. Lian Qiao was naive just now, don't take it to heart."

"I dare not." Situ Yaorao said.

"Then let's go up." After saying that, Bingli pulled Situ Yaorao up to the third floor. But before leaving, she gave Princess Lianqiao a look, which made the originally angry Princess Lianqiao happy.

Situ Yaorao felt that there was something strange about it, but there was nothing she could do since the princess was so kind that she couldn't refuse.

Xiu'er felt a little scared when she saw Situ Yaorao going upstairs. She became more cautious when she saw this group of women she didn't know at all.

Princess Lianqiao looked at Xiu'er with a cold expression: "Whose daughter are you?" Princess Lianqiao asked.

"Princess, this is Sister Yaorao's cousin." Situ Honglei explained.

"Oh? So that's how it is. Sister Li'er is kind-hearted and easy to talk to. She exempted Situ Yaorao from the rules, but she can't exempt you as well. Since you are here, then follow the rules and go down to sing a song first." As soon as Princess Lianqiao said this, Xiu'er's face turned pale.

"Of course, if you don't want to, you can also pay silver." Princess Lianqiao continued, with an even more mocking look in her eyes.

"me."

"What an unruly girl! How dare you address yourself as such in front of me?" Princess Lianqiao said with disgust, glancing at Honglei. "Go and change her clothes, then send her off to sing a song. Our Qingya Pavilion hasn't been this lively for ages." Princess Lianqiao's smile darkened. Xiu'er wanted to refuse, but the crowd was overwhelming. She couldn't resist.

On the third floor, Situ Yaorao was led to a room by Princess Bingli. The room was filled with the fragrance of incense, refreshing with a hint of sweetness, making people feel at ease.

"I've heard of Miss Situ for a long time, but I've never been able to meet her." Princess Bingli poured Situ Yaorao a cup of tea. Her attitude was very good, but Situ Yaorao was a little worried about Xiu'er.

"Miss Situ looks uneasy, but what's the matter?" asked Princess Bingli.

"Nothing. I wonder why the princess called me up here?" Situ Yaorao asked.

"It's nothing. It's just... you should have seen Wuyan, right?"

Princess Bingli's words made Situ Yaorao's heart skip a beat. How did this person know about Princess Wuyan's affairs?

"Don't be afraid. Although Sister Wuyan has nothing to do with me, I feel sorry for her very much." Princess Bingli said with a smile.

"I have indeed seen it." Situ Yaorao did not deny it.

Princess Bingli smiled even more deeply upon hearing this: "Miss Situ, you will soon be part of my royal family. So I have something to say. It's better for you to stay out of this Wuyan affair. Some people are meant to be that way and shouldn't turn over a new leaf. If you help someone you shouldn't help, you'll be the one who suffers in the end."

As she spoke, Princess Bingli pushed the teacup in front of Situ Yaorao.

Situ Yaorao frowned slightly when she heard this: "I don't know what you mean, Princess."

"We'll know eventually. By the way, is Wuyan doing well recently?" asked Princess Bingli.

"We only met once, and I don't know whether it was good or bad." Situ Yaorao said.

"So that's how it is. By the way, Miss Situ, have you heard the story of Pearl's Tears?" Princess Bingli looked at Situ Yaorao and asked thoughtfully.

"Never heard of it." Situ Yaorao said.

"That's right. After all, this story is circulated in the palace. Let me tell it to you." Princess Bingli said.

Is this princess sick? Why is she telling such a story? Situ Yaorao complained in her heart, but could only say, "I'm all ears."

Princess Bingli smiled, and then said: "This story of Pearl's tears tells of a maid in the palace. She was very smart and was deeply loved by the masters of various families. However, she accidentally learned a secret that she shouldn't have known. This made one of the masters dissatisfied. However, the master did not dare to touch Pearl. After all, Pearl was loved by many people. She didn't want to make people dissatisfied because of this. So, her servants came up with an idea to start with her relatives. It just so happened that Pearl had a sister. The master killed her sister. And used this to warn Pearl." The woman paused here.