Bring a scumbag girl to bully me, and you are afraid of using modern weapons.

"Miss Xie, I will go in with you!" Sikong Xiao made a gesture of invitation to her, "Don't worry, with me here, no one will bully you."

"Thank you, please come in, Third Prince." Xie Jinglan nodded slightly.

At this time, Beitang Hong and Lin Ruyan, who were walking in front, were stopped by the imperial guards guarding the gate.

"Prince Mu, please show this lady your invitation."

"You dog slave, when did the people I brought with me need an invitation? Get out of here!" Beitang Hong pushed the royal guards away in anger.

But the next moment, several more Royal Guards blocked his way.

"Prince Mu, I'm sorry, but no one without an invitation can enter the palace."

"Damn it, it's none of your business who I bring into the palace. Don't you want to keep your head?" Beitang Hong said angrily.

This was the first time in his life that someone dared to block his way.

But those imperial guards were not afraid of him at all. "Prince Mu, there is a palace banquet today. Under the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we are strictly checking who enters the palace. No one without an invitation is allowed to enter the palace. Please don't make things difficult for us, Your Highness."

"You guys..." Beitang Hong turned around suddenly, his eyes red with anger, "Xie Jinglan, you did this again, didn't you?"

From childhood to adulthood, no one has dared to stand in his way. It must be this woman's doing.

"Hey! Cousin King Mu, this is your fault. Checking the invitations is the duty of the Royal Guards. How can you put the blame on others?" Sikong Xiao stood in front of Xie Jinglan and pointed at Lin Ruyan.

"The Imperial Palace is a protected area. No one is allowed to enter without an invitation. Did you only realize this today? If something were to happen while bringing an uninvited woman into the palace, could you afford it?"

"Sikong Xiao, shut your mouth. Do you want to make things difficult for me too?" Beitang Hong gritted his teeth.

What a Beitang Yuan! He is really going too far!

"Your Highness, Yan'er is of low status and is not qualified to enter the palace for the banquet. Please don't make things difficult for those in charge. Yan'er can just go back." Lin Ruyan's eyes were misty, and she looked pitiful, but she was full of hatred in her heart.

I think she is the destined Phoenix Girl, who rose to the position of Queen in her previous life, with a noble status, second only to the emperor and above everyone else.

Now she has a new life, but is publicly humiliated by a former pawn. She is so angry.

Beitang Hong felt distressed when he saw that she had been wronged and still considered everything for his sake.

Yan'er is such a good woman, why do these people target her?

"Yan'er, I'm sorry. It was my fault for not considering the invitation card and causing you trouble." He knew that Beitang Yuan and Xie Jinglan were deliberately making things difficult for them. Without the invitation card, Lin Ruyan might not be able to enter the palace today.

If he continued to make trouble, he was afraid that his father would find out and punish him.

"Yan'er, go back first. I will make it up to you in the evening."

"Yes, yes, yes! When night comes, cousin King Mu must coax her well in bed." Sikong Xiao interrupted for fear that the world would be in chaos.

"Hahaha……"

The crowd around burst into laughter again.

Lin Ruyan looked ashamed and angry. With the help of her maid, she got back into the carriage and left in a panic.

Xie Jinglan! She will definitely avenge today's humiliation someday, and that will be your death.

Suddenly, a cold voice reached her ears, "Lin Ruyan, from today on, I will let you know what it means to have a heart as high as the sky but a life as fragile as paper."

Lin Ruyan suddenly lifted the car curtain and met Xie Jinglan's eyes full of ridicule.

Bitch... She bit her lips tightly and swallowed back the two words that were about to come out of her mouth.

Beitang Hong's face was terribly gloomy. He glared at Xie Jinglan again, then flicked his sleeves and walked into the palace first.

"Cousin King Mu, take care!" Sikong Xiao shouted to his back.

"Thank you, Third Prince, for rescuing me." Xie Jinglan said gratefully.

In her previous life, she had met Sikong Xiao several times, but they had never spoken. She didn't expect that he would help her.

"No thanks, it's just a small favor. It's just that this prince can't stand those hypocritical women." Sikong Xiao waved his hand and said:

"If you have any difficulties in the future, as long as I am still in Yuyong Kingdom, feel free to come to me."

After saying this, he left with a few noblemen.

The palace banquet started at noon. It was still early, so Xie Jinglan took her brother to Shouning Palace to pay their respects to the empress dowager.

In Shouning Palace, Empress Changsun and the concubines in the harem, along with the princesses and some younger princes, came to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager.

"Ms. Xie is here from Duke Li's Mansion!" came the eunuch's shrill voice.

Hearing this, everyone in the hall looked over.

Xie Jinglan held her brother's hand and walked into the hall calmly.

In her previous life, she was timid. In an occasion like this, with all the noble women of Yuyong Kingdom present, she was so nervous that her legs would become weak when she walked and she couldn't even finish a sentence.

This is also one of the reasons why Beitang Hong doesn't like her.

Now she has died twice. In the 21st century, whether in her military career or performing missions alone, her courage has long been trained and she is not afraid of ghosts or gods.

"Miss Lan, you are here." The Queen Mother smiled kindly when she saw her siblings.

"Your humble servant pays homage to the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and all the ladies!" Xie Jinglan knelt down and saluted.

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and all the ladies!" Xie Yunqing bowed and spoke in a childish voice.

"No need to be so polite, good children, get up quickly!" The Queen Mother smiled and waved at them, "Come and sit next to me."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

Xie Jinglan took her brother's hand and sat on the seat to the lower right of the empress dowager.

To the Queen Mother's left sat a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl in palace attire. Seeing her attire, she snorted disdainfully, "You country bumpkin! You're not even half as good as Sister Ruyan. No wonder Prince Mu doesn't like you."

Xie Jinglan looked up and saw that it was Princess Yunping, born to the imperial concubine, Beitang Qing!

This Beitang Qing, relying on the Queen Mother's favor, was very willful and arrogant. She had been whipped by this woman many times in her previous life.

She looked at the dress she was wearing. The fabric was ordinary and the style was popular two years ago. In the eyes of these noble ladies, it was indeed very rustic.

During these two years, Yi was in charge of the household affairs in the mansion, and her dresses were naturally all custom-made by Yi. What good dresses could he buy for her?

"Qingqing!" The Queen Mother scolded her unhappily, "Lady Lan is the future Crown Princess and your future sister-in-law. You must not be rude!"

"The Empress Dowager..." Beitang Qing was stunned. The Empress Dowager doted on her the most. If she wanted something, she only had to say a word and the Empress Dowager would immediately send someone to get it for her. But today she scolded her for an outsider?

The imperial concubine saw that things were not going well and quickly said, "Qing'er, shut up and apologize to Miss Xie."

"Why?" Beitang Qing stood up suddenly, his eyes red. "Grandmother, I am your granddaughter. What's wrong with me saying something to her? With her appearance, how can she be worthy of the Crown Prince?"

After saying this, she ran out holding up her skirt without waiting for the empress dowager to speak.

"Qingqing..." The imperial concubine was helpless and said with a smile: "Empress Dowager, thank you Miss, Qing'er is still young and ignorant, please don't be angry with her."

"She's already fifteen! Is she still young? Look at Jinglan, she's only sixteen, but she's already supporting the entire Duke Li's Mansion. None of you can compare to her." The Queen Mother looked at the princesses and princes present, "It's all because I spoiled her too much."