The cannon fodder heiress trembled with fear after being recognized as a member of her family.

The summer sun baked the ground until it steamed with heat.

Many people's clothes were already soaked with sweat.

Han Cuiyin seemed completely unaffected, without a single bead of sweat on her body.

Han Song, slightly overweight, was a little out of breath after walking for so long. "Miss Yang, why don't we go to the herbal tea stall over there and rest for a while, and come back after these people have set up? This market lasts for six days, so we're sure to find something we like."

The master only gave Miss Yang fifty taels of silver to spend, which wasn't enough to buy anything.

If Miss Yang takes a fancy to a certain item, should he buy it or not?

The items in the past few days have all been valuable; some items were coveted by two or more people at the same time, and the highest bidder won.

Miss Yang is inexperienced and if she gets into a fight with someone, it will be the Han family who loses face.

Han Cuiyin seemed not to understand, "Uncle Han, if you're tired, go and rest. I'm going to find Granny Wang and the others to broaden my horizons, so I won't get lost!"

Han Song's face was covered in sweat, and his complexion gradually turned red.

She knew the person was tired, and she was worried about her spending money or getting lost.

Han Zhen remained as stingy as ever.

More than a decade ago, he squeezed money out of the Yan family, and who knows how much he still has left.

"Good! Miss Yang, if you have a favorite, come find me. I've given you the money; you can spend up to fifty taels as you like."

Han Zhen spoke as if he were very bold, but Han Cuiyin scoffed at him.

Fifty taels of silver? That's enough to feed a beggar!

In their eyes, she was nothing but a beggar.

When we were in Yanjiacun, we had to work every day.

Yan Xiao took away the silver money he earned in the mountains.

They were dressed in coarse linen, and even on the day they left Yanjia Village, they were wearing patched clothes.

If this were truly her from her past life, fifty taels of silver would be a huge sum of money for her.

Unfortunately, she is no longer the person she once was.

Han Cuiyin didn't say anything more to Han Song and followed the direction the crowd was moving, slipping through.

Zone 1 is at the very innermost part, and so on.

There are more people now than in the morning.

The cargo from the merchant ships was also being unloaded one after another.

The prefect of Changle County did a good job, keeping the buyer and seller on separate paths without interfering with each other.

There were also guards standing by, and if anyone crossed the line, the guards would immediately take action.

No matter which family you belong to, if you don't follow the rules, you will be expelled.

However, these unwritten rules were all established by the previous prefect, but the current prefect has taken the credit for them.

She didn't know where the original official had been transferred to.

The people around them didn't know either.

In her previous life, she had never been here; she had only vaguely heard of this grand event.

Having experienced it firsthand, she found the gathering of ordinary people fascinating and novel.

Having seen so many wonderful things in the world of immortals, she could only look on with envy, never having the chance to wear them herself.

Once she got here, she had nothing to worry about.

These little trinkets, though lacking in defensive or offensive capabilities, are quite beautiful when used purely for decoration.

Han Cuiyin tried her best to look away from above and headed straight for area number three.

We can't miss the good show at Granny Wang's place.

Sure enough, area three had the most people.

Many of them were maids from wealthy and powerful families, including princes and nobles.

When they arrived here, they also had to abide by the local rules.

The previous prefect had used some unknown method to get the emperor to agree to this, and these people who were used to looking down on others were now waiting obediently.

The prefect is also here at this moment.

The lackeys around him simply stood quietly by, without making any unnecessary moves.

The prefect's name was Lu Cheng, and the man who called him brother-in-law was named Li Ermi.

Han Cuiyin had noticed them before, learned their names from others, and also learned about their relationship.

She even overheard Gao Xiaolan's affairs.

The young man who spoke was the second son of Gao Xiaolan's former employer. He was from a prominent family in Chang Le County and had connections in the capital.

Gao Xiaolan was able to avoid it only because the young master's family intervened.

If it weren't for the unique charm of Gao Xiaolan's orchid embroidery, her family wouldn't have gotten involved in these things.

Now that we've saved the person, we should investigate the matter thoroughly.

Fortunately, the embroidery was finished, and Gao Xiaolan was going to the capital, so her family wouldn't stop her.

Han Cuiyin eavesdropped on the conversation of these young masters and had already made up her mind.

Lu Cheng and Li Ermi are such scoundrels, the Gao family should go to the capital tonight to wait for her.

I don't know what those two were whispering about behind my back, but judging from their eyes, it wasn't anything nice.

Han Cuiyin looked away, no longer glancing at the two of them.

Granny Wang was talking to a tall and strong-looking nanny.

Compared to this old nanny, Granny Wang can only be described as petite.

Han Cuiyin looked the old woman up and down and knew that this was Zhang Mama, the wet nurse of Princess Jialuo.

Chen Jialuo and Xu Mingxia are old rivals.

Chen Jialuo is a princess of the Chen Prince's Mansion, and Xu Mingxia is a princess of the Xu Prince's Mansion.

Although the two were not best friends, they had often met at various family banquets since they were young.

Having seen so much, others will naturally make more comparisons.

The two were also secretly competing with each other, each wanting to be the one who stood out from the crowd.

Later, Xu Mingxia took a liking to Han Zhen, a married man, and Chen Jialuo gained the upper hand.

Chen Jialuo spread rumors about the three of them, and it was she who spread Xu Mingxia's shameless reputation.

Later, Chen Jialuo saved the Empress Dowager and was granted a fiefdom, namely Chang Le County.

Xu Mingxia couldn't swallow this insult, so she naturally used methods to get the emperor to take back the fiefdom.

This is why the two princely mansions became sworn enemies.

The younger generation below also fight amongst themselves, and they are even more ruthless.

In her past life, she was also caught in the crossfire, shielding Han Yueshi from disaster, and her face was almost disfigured.

Han Cuiyin had never met Princess Jialuo. Her status was not worthy of meeting the matriarchs of various families. She was merely an accessory to Princess Mingxia and her daughter, insignificant in comparison.

I've only heard about Granny Zhang from others.

Granny Zhang was tall and strong, and she was also skilled in martial arts, but she suffered a great loss at the hands of Princess Mingxia's maid.

She mingled among the maids of various households and overheard a lot of news.

The maidservant beside Princess Mingxia was named Jinyi. She was specially trained by the Xu Prince's Mansion to protect Princess Mingxia.

Jin Yi had only bribed the people at Zhang Mama's inn to replace the mosquito-repelling grass in her room with a sleep-inducing grass, causing Zhang Mama to sleep for a whole day and night and miss out on that treasure.

Even if Granny Zhang found out, she couldn't get justice and could only tell Princess Jialuo the truth.

The two later fought fiercely, resorting to all sorts of tricks to marry their daughters to the second prince as his concubines.

In their previous lives, they didn't stay here and went straight back to the capital.

Although there was a stopover this time, Princess Mingxia will likely send Jin Yi over again, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Her prediction yesterday was correct; Jin Yi left early in the morning.

Her use of the widow Gao to warn Zhang Mama at the inn in advance also worked.

Just then, the merchants in Zone 3 brought up their most valuable items.

"This necklace is worth 100,000 taels of silver. The highest bidder wins. It is said to have the effect of prolonging life and even making one more beautiful..."

Generally, each area has clearly marked prices, but the items in area three are somewhat special, so an auction format is being used for the time being.

"150,000 taels!" A woman appeared beside Granny Wang; it was Jin Yi.

Han Cuiyin's lips curled up slightly; the real show was about to begin.

"150,001 taels!" A loud female voice said, exactly one tael more than they had paid.

"Zhang, what do you mean by this?" Granny Wang's face darkened. "If you can't afford it, don't come here to cause trouble!"