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

Princess Jialuo fell, and the women in the room became somewhat flustered.

Several ladies who usually had a good relationship with Princess Jialuo had already left their seats and hurriedly walked out.

The remaining people glanced at Princess Mingxia's expression and were at a loss for what to do.

"Let's go outside and see. This princess has been sitting in the hall the whole time and hasn't done anything!"

Princess Mingxia stood up, her expression somewhat unpleasant.

She had anticipated that Chen Jialuo would cause trouble, but she didn't expect this person to be so shameless, resorting to such methods just to embarrass her.

Princess Mingxia followed the crowd out and walked up to Princess Jialuo, who was surrounded by people. She looked at her with disdain and said, "Princess Jialuo has resorted to such means to embarrass me. Frame me for not managing the household properly. Your methods are too naive."

The two princesses were about the same age, but Princess Mingxia already had fine lines on her face and a double chin was starting to appear. When the two stood together, they didn't look like people of the same age.

Princess Jialuo, dressed in a brocade of gold that weighed one ounce per inch, looked disheveled, yet outshone all the other women in the courtyard.

Beside her was her only daughter, Lin Jiabao; the two looked more like sisters than mother and daughter.

"Mingxia, do you think everyone is as petty and narrow-minded as you? Just because you don't have it, you don't want others to have it either?"

While helping Princess Jialuo tidy her clothes and jewelry, Zhang Mama secretly glanced at the ground.

As soon as Princess Jialuo finished speaking, the ladies began to secretly glance at Princess Mingxia.

They all know what happened back then.

Ordinary people may not know the inside story, but they had the most reliable information back then.

Princess Jialuo is the legitimate daughter of Prince Chen's mansion. She has been favored by the prince and princess since childhood. She is cheerful, lively, and always loves to watch the excitement.

Once, during a banquet in the palace, she ran outside for some fresh air and happened to save the Empress Dowager from falling ill.

From then on, Princess Jialuo caught the eye of the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager would summon people to the palace to keep her company from time to time.

This favor was the envy of every young woman in the capital.

Even the concubines in the palace envied her greatly.

The Empress Dowager loved to worship Buddha, preferred peace and quiet, and disliked being disturbed.

During that Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, Princess Jialuo rescued the person by chance, as she had some medical knowledge.

She used a silver hairpin to draw blood from the Empress Dowager's finger to save her life.

Emperor Chuyuan was filial and decided to bestow honors upon Princess Jialuo.

The only princess with a fiefdom is Princess Changyun, who is the legitimate daughter of Grand Princess Jinghe.

Princess Jinghe was the regent princess, and her legitimate daughter had a fiefdom, which no one envied.

Princess Jialuo was the daughter of a king of a different surname. Emperor Chuyuan wanted to give her Changle County as her fiefdom, and this matter spread.

Princess Mingxia was the legitimate daughter of Prince Xu's mansion, so she was naturally unwilling to accept this. They were both daughters of princes of different surnames, and if she didn't have one, then Princess Jialuo's side shouldn't have one either.

She secretly instigated some royal princesses, letting them cause trouble.

She had a backup plan; she took the hairpin from Princess Jialuo and had someone throw it to the Third Master of the Lin family.

Later, he had someone impersonate the third master of the Lin family and search everywhere for the owner of the hairpin, saying that he was attracted by the owner's back view and wanted to ask for her hand in marriage.

Master Lin had a bad reputation in the capital. He was an expert in eating, drinking, and having fun, and was a real playboy.

Princess Mingxia's plan was rather crude, but with the help of those royal princesses, Princess Jialuo's reputation was damaged, and Emperor Chuyuan's impression of her plummeted.

Chang Le County naturally slipped away from Princess Jia Luo's grasp.

Emperor Chu Yuan even suspected that Princess Jialuo had used tricks to save the Empress Dowager, and he found some excuses to punish the Prince Chen's mansion.

At that time, the Empress Dowager had already gone to the temple to worship Buddha and no longer concerned herself with worldly affairs.

Princess Jialuo had nowhere to reason with, and her personality became calm and composed.

The Prince of Chen's family, being a prince of a different surname, would not suffer such a loss in secret.

Knowing that she couldn't avoid Master Lin and would eventually marry into the general's mansion, Prince Chen took the initiative to discuss marriage with the then-General Lin.

Before the end of the year, the two families became related by marriage.

Two years later, Princess Jialuo and Third Master Lin got along well, and she regained her former cheerful and lively self.

Since the Chen Prince's Mansion was not as powerful as the Xu Prince's Mansion, it could only cause trouble for the Xu Prince's Mansion in a subtle and insignificant way.

Later, Han Zhen became the top scholar in the imperial examination and was spotted by Princess Mingxia during the parade.

The fact that the story of the three of them became such a sensation back then was largely due to Princess Jialuo and the Prince Chen's Mansion.

The women present all knew this.

However, no one pointed it out, and they avoided discussing it with the two princesses.

Princess Jialuo's arrival this time is probably not for good purposes.

A few days ago, Princess Jialuo spread rumors about the abandoned daughter of the Han family, who was trying to avenge the theft of treasures in Changle County.

If it weren't for Chang Le County, it probably wouldn't have been such a grand affair.

The events of that year have once again spread throughout the capital.

Logically speaking, with the Xu Prince's Mansion and the now much stronger Han Zhen around, that incident shouldn't have spread so widely, becoming the story of every storyteller in teahouses and restaurants.

Those storytellers were not afraid of the Han family or the Xu family at all.

Everyone present was shrewd; they didn't believe there wasn't someone influential pulling the strings behind the scenes.

The women's expressions changed in different ways, each with their own thoughts.

Han Cuiyin also learned about these things from Granny Chu; her mother had truly suffered injustice back then.

As the hostess, Princess Mingxia could only suppress her anger and maintain a good public image. "Why don't you go in and check if Jialuo is injured?"

“Princess Mingxia, have you run out of money to support your husband’s family? The courtyard is full of potholes, and you don’t have the money to repair it? After all these years, Lord Han is really… as always.”

Princess Jialuo's face showed disdain.

So what if he becomes a cabinet minister? Such a heartless and ungrateful person will get his comeuppance sooner or later.

Shunhua was truly blind back then!

"So what? My husband has already entered the palace. May I ask, Third Master Lin, what is the situation now?"

Princess Mingxia's blatant mockery nearly broke Princess Jialuo's composure.

"Mother, let's go in and get checked first!" Lin Jiabao pressed down, preventing Princess Jialuo from being led by the nose.

“I felt something hit my calf just now. Princess Mingxia, you should really clean up the inner quarters. If you can’t even manage the inner quarters, it will be a disgrace to Lord Han.”

After Princess Jialuo finished speaking, she ignored him and led her people to the side hall.

"How boring! Is this what they call palace intrigue?" Han Cuiyin was dozing off in the osmanthus tree, but she started thinking of ways to embarrass Princess Mingxia.

Han Yueshi came to the osmanthus tree alone and looked up at the trunk.

“Something’s strange here! The spiritual energy fluctuation that hit Princess Jialuo just now came from here.”

The hairpin on her head suddenly lit up, and then a transparent bead came toward Han Cuiyin.

It was Lian Yao!

These two actually ended up together.

It really is......

Han Cuiyin reacted quickly; as the bead rushed towards her, she swiftly dodged away.

"Sigh~"

Unfortunately, she couldn't dodge in time, and a wisp of black mist struck her.

When these two get together, nothing good ever comes of it.

Helpless, Han Cuiyin could only hurry away.

She didn't dare enter the lotus-shaped space right now, because Lian Yao was a great demon in the world of immortality, with many tricks up her sleeve.

What if he notices and steals it...?

Han Cuiyin dared not think too much about it. She activated the wooden fish to conceal her presence and finally hid in a large willow tree.

"They've vanished! Let's see where you can hide now." Lian Yao, now in the form of a man in black, looked around with a cold expression.