The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

On the other side, Madam Situ, dressed in a gorgeous lavender dress, frowned, clearly displeased.

However, these are not the main points. The main point is that in front of them, a young man with tied hair dressed in black and holding a long sword was surrounded by eighteen black-clad shadow guards.

This is probably what it feels like to remain calm even when Mount Tai collapses in front of you, right?

When Situ Yaorao saw this scene, the corner of her mouth twitched: "Isn't the relationship one-on-one?"

"One-on-one?" Lian'er was confused. She thought to herself, "What is the young lady thinking?"

"Nothing, ahem! Let's go over there." Situ Yaorao said, then walked up to the man with the tied-up hair. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Cousin Yunjing?"

The woman's voice was soft, questioning. Her eyes were clear and charming, and her red lips curved slightly, making her look so charming that you couldn't help but feel pity for her.

Gu Yunjing had imagined many scenarios of meeting his cousin, whom he hadn't seen in years. He had also heard about what his cousin had done in the capital yesterday, but he had never imagined that their meeting would be like this.

She looks like a cat.

The straightforward look made Gu Yunjing's face confused, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Cousin."

"Cousin, are you going to compete with them?" Situ Yaorao raised her eyebrows.

Gu Yunjing nodded upon hearing this and said, "Her Royal Highness the Princess hopes that I can spar with her shadow guards."

"Cousin, swords have no eyes. It would be bad if you get hurt. Besides... since it's a competition, eighteen against one is too unfair. Does that mean the princess can bully others at will?" After Situ Yaorao finished speaking, her eyes fell on the little princess.

"Why are you looking at me? He did it on his own initiative." The woman said arrogantly, then pointed at Situ Yaorao: "Are you Situ Yaorao?"

"I'm."

"You are the one who hooked up with my elder brother Nangong? And you shamelessly asked him to be your master?" The princess asked bluntly. Situ Yaorao almost laughed out of anger when she heard this.

This princess is just here to cause trouble, right?

"Princess, don't talk nonsense." The person who spoke was Nangong Ling who had been sitting in the pavilion.

Nangong Ling originally didn't want to get involved in this farce. But seeing that Situ Yaorao had arrived, he had no choice but to speak up. But he forgot that a jealous woman is irrational!

He didn't come out to stop them just now, but now he stopped them as soon as he saw Situ Yaorao coming. This attitude made the princess even more angry.

"Brother Nangong, you are actually protecting this woman? Are you really in love with this vixen?" Princess Lianqiao said, and ran to Situ Yaorao. Her eyes were red with anger, and she raised her hand and slapped her: "You bitch!" When has Situ Yaorao ever been someone who would passively take a beating?

Seeing Princess Lianqiao like this, Situ Yaorao grabbed the woman's wrist without saying a word, looked at her and said calmly: "Princess, can you calm down for a moment? I think there is some misunderstanding between us."

"Misunderstanding? What the hell is a misunderstanding! What are you guys still standing there for? Give this woman a good beating!" Princess Lian Qiao shouted angrily at her eighteen shadow guards.

Shadow guards were to be loyal to their masters, and no matter what the mission was, they had to carry it out. Therefore, everyone gathered around Situ Yaorao. Seeing this, Madam Situ could no longer remain silent and hurried forward, saying, "Your Highness, this is the Situ household. If you have anything to say, please speak politely and don't let trivial matters ruin the harmony."

"Peaceful? Humph! My mother is the Queen Mother. How can I be peaceful with you? She is just an unfavored old woman. Get out of my way!" After saying that, the princess pushed Madam Situ.

Seeing this, Situ Yaorao's expression instantly darkened. She helped Madam Situ up, looked at the princess, and said calmly, "Princess, whether you come to my Situ home to act wildly or to cause trouble, I can tolerate it. After all, you are a noble princess. But... if you disrespect my mother, then no matter who you are, get out!"

"Yao Rao, don't be rude!" Madam Situ hurriedly tried to pull Situ Yao Rao away. But it was too late. Princess Lian Qiao laughed when she heard it: "You want to drive me away? You can do that? You don't deserve it!"

"That's right, sister...Princess Lianqiao is a princess of the highest rank. Our entire Situ family can't afford to offend her. Father's not around, so you should apologize to the princess first." The speaker was Situ Honglei, who was watching the show from the side. She gracefully walked over and stood beside Princess Lianqiao. Upon hearing this, Situ Yaorao glared at the woman fiercely and shouted angrily, "Shut up!"

Situ Honglei was startled by Situ Yaorao's appearance, but she heard Situ Yaorao say again: "Do you know why you can't show up in public? It's not because you are a concubine's daughter, but because you curry favor with the powerful and don't know how to be proud of our Situ family. A woman like you, even if you become a legitimate daughter of the Situ family one day, will still not be noticed." After saying this, Situ Yaorao looked at Princess Lianqiao: "I respect you as a princess, so I came here. I was indeed wrong today, but no matter how wrong I am, Princess Lianqiao should not have pushed my mother. Today, I also ask Princess to apologize, otherwise, the Situ family will no longer welcome Princess Lianqiao."

Situ Yaorao's attitude was firm.

Princess Lianqiao's face turned green with anger when she heard this. Pointing at Situ Yaorao, she said in disbelief, "You, you, you, how dare you talk to me like that?"

"So what?" Situ Yaorao asked back.

Princess Lianqiao choked when she heard this. Yes, what?

This woman is the eldest daughter of the Situ family. Even if I really want to punish her, my father won't let me. The Gu family won't let me! It's completely useless. I came here today only because I heard about Brother Nangong's situation. But... what if I offend the Situ family because of Brother Nangong's situation?

Princess Lianqiao was silent.

Although she was said to have been doted on by the Queen when she was growing up, the palace was in chaos and full of conspiracies, so she was naturally not a well-behaved and lovely little girl.

She was well aware of all the affairs of the imperial court and the harem. So, Princess Lianqiao thought for a moment and said to Madam Situ, "I was impulsive just now. Please don't blame me, Madam Situ. I came here today just to find out one thing: Is there really any relationship between Brother Nangong and Situ Yaorao?"

"Is there any connection with the princess?" Situ Yaorao frowned.

"Of course it's related. This princess and Brother Nangong were betrothed since birth. Although this matter has not been announced to the world, it is known to all of us. The recent rumors in the imperial city have made this princess very unhappy. So I ask you to give this princess an explanation, otherwise, there is no way I can explain this matter today."

The woman looked at Situ Yaorao and asked with a burning gaze.

Situ Yaorao thought for a moment after hearing this, then smiled and said, "I see. In that case, the princess is my future master's wife. Master Nangong is the master my eldest brother invited for me. My daughter's exams are approaching, but she's not good at any of the arts, and this is known to everyone in the capital. Mother and eldest brother were worried, so they invited Master Nangong. As for those rumors? The princess also said that they are just rumors, not facts."

Situ Yaorao said with a smile.

"So this Young Master Nangong is the one that Her Highness the Princess arranged to marry? You're such a fool, sister! How could you let Young Master Nangong teach you if that's the case?"

Situ Honglei said with a look of disapproval.