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

The women all looked toward the table of the younger generation of the Han family.

Han Cuiyin's appearance was not outstanding, even somewhat shocking. They only glanced at her from time to time and did not pay much attention to her.

This time, the daughter of an abandoned woman actually went up against Xu Mingxia's niece, Xu Yanran. Everyone could only say that Han Cuiyin had guts.

Han Cuiyin's attire today could only be considered ordinary, slightly better than the head maids around the masters. Among these noble ladies, apart from her face, she was not particularly eye-catching.

Especially the pair of dusty gray earrings she wore, which looked like small pebbles picked up from the riverbank and made casually.

The most valuable thing on her entire body was the nine-hole jade lotus hairpin on her head.

Lord Han has probably made a mistake this time; this daughter is not as beautiful as her birth mother.

All the noble ladies in the capital turned to look at the male guest, waiting to see Han Zhen make a fool of himself.

Han Zhen stood out from the crowd, overshadowing the other successful candidates for more than a decade.

In just over a decade, Han Zhen entered the cabinet.

Many of his contemporaries who passed the imperial examinations were sent to other posts to gain political achievements, hoping to return to the capital for promotions later.

Without the support of the Xu Prince's Mansion, how could he have reached this point?

The Xu family's connection with the Xu clan in the past provided Han Zhen with tremendous support.

These things were known to some extent to the women of the imperial clan in the capital.

Even if they looked down on Princess Mingxia's behavior, they didn't dare to show it openly, because the Xu family was so powerful.

The other day, Princess Jialuo vented her anger, and they watched quite a show.

Later, Princess Jialuo stopped, but then news leaked out that Han Zhen was the new Grand Secretary.

Others who coveted that position did try to find a way.

However, Han Zhen hid himself too well, not taking sides in front of Emperor Chu Yuan. Emperor Chu Yuan regarded him as a loyal minister and valued him highly.

Lin's second son and Han Zhen were both Jinshi graduates in the same year, and Lin was also the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Naturally, Lin also coveted the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Otherwise, the feud between the two princesses would not have been easily quelled, nor would it have allowed anyone to exploit the situation and spread the story of what happened back then.

It's not surprising that other forces were involved.

They could see through these things, so how could Han Zhen and Master Lin not see through them? The two had made a private agreement long ago.

Otherwise, why would Princess Jialuo be so easy to talk to?

After all, the Empress Dowager is returning to the capital, and her powerful backer has arrived. There's no need for her to swallow her anger like before.

Xu Yanran is the niece of Princess Mingxia and the eldest daughter of the current Prince Xu.

Now it depends on how Princess Mingxia and Princess Xu handle this.

The ladies present were all shrewd and simply watched the show from the sidelines; none of them stepped forward to dissuade them.

Unfortunately, Princess Mingxia and Princess Xu, the two sisters-in-law, didn't take it seriously. They only said, "The younger generation is just playing around. Don't take it seriously. The more they fight, the better their relationship becomes."

If it weren't for the fact that Xu Yanran was facing Han Cuiyin, they would have thought the two women were talking about Han Yueshi and Xu Yanran.

"Who's on good terms with her! We're both guests, how can she be so arrogant, interfering in my uncle's house? What are she up to?"

Han Cuiyin showed no mercy and directly mocked them, the inexplicable meaning in her eyes sending a chill down the spines of those around her.

"According to her, that's definitely inappropriate; she's meddling in my uncle's backyard!"

"It was probably unintentional! Could it be that she wanted to stand up for Princess Mingxia? After all, they have a good relationship, and Princess Yanran often stays at the Han residence!"

Han Cuiyin, with her keen hearing and sharp eyes, overheard the women's whispers.

This time, should she bring forward the time when Xu Yanran enters the Han family?

Just as she was hesitating, Han Yueshi stepped in to smooth things over.

"It's all my fault! Cousin Yanran knew I was grounded because of Cousin Yang, and she was just standing up for me! Cousin Yang, you don't need to blame yourself too much for what happened last time, it was my fault too..."

Han Cuiyin stood there, stunned, feeling that the scene was very familiar.

Back then, she and Qingyun went to explore the secret realm, accompanied by Qingyun's junior sister.

The junior sister was injured in the secret realm, and this is how she acted when she came out.

Qingyun's master saw through it at a glance, which saved Qingyun from being punished.

Later, Qingyun said that her junior sister brewed tea well, and it took her a long time to understand what she meant.

Seeing this behavior again, Han Cuiyin didn't want to indulge it.

Isn't it disgusting? She can do that too.

"I...I'm not a bastard!"

The noise was abrupt and loud, suppressing the commotion on the male guests' side. The arrival of the Second Prince and the Third Prince did not attract any attention either.

"I never said that! Explain yourself clearly. Did I say those things at the dinner table that day?" Han Yueshi felt dizzy; this person dared to slander her.

Han Cuiyin tried hard to recall her junior sister's expression, and then made a move.

She forced the moisture out of her eyes, making a tearful appearance, with tears welling up in her eyes, about to fall but not quite.

“My mother…doesn’t want to be a divorced woman either. Why is Miss Han being so aggressive? It’s not like I wanted to come here.”

Han Cuiyin tried her best to hold back her tears, afraid of washing away the charcoal powder on her face.

If she revealed her true appearance, who knows what kind of wicked scheme Han Zhen would devise.

But with her dark face and that expression, everyone felt genuinely disgusted.

"Miss Yang, perhaps... perhaps you sisters could discuss your matter later today? After all, it's Lord Han's special day, so perhaps—"

"Madam, are you going to bully a motherless child too?"

Han Cuiyin didn't indulge her. This lady was Princess Mingxia's best friend, and her husband's family relied on the Xu Prince's Mansion to make a name for themselves in the capital.

When Han Cuiyin's birth mother was mentioned, Princess Mingxia blushed with embarrassment, and her lackeys naturally began to pounce on her.

"Madam, you're quite something! With just a few words, you've subtly pinned the label of unfilial piety on me. You've gone too far! I want to go back to Changxing County, I want to go back to Yan Family Village! You brought me back just to humiliate me; this is no way to treat someone like this!"

"Miss Yang, that's not what I meant!" The lady's husband's surname was Wang. Madam Wang was embarrassed and annoyed that her thoughts had been so directly exposed.

Princess Mingxia was just about to come out and clean up the mess when she was caught off guard by Han Cuiyin's next move.

Han Cuiyin pretended to wipe away tears with her sleeve, "You all bully me, you all bully me because I'm from the countryside, because I don't have a mother! Mother, where are you~ If you don't like me, I'll just leave!"

Before leaving, she threw the chopsticks at Xu Yanran, and by sheer coincidence, the chopsticks stuck into Xu Yanran's head, knocking off the hairpin that was originally there.

The jade hairpin shattered into several pieces when it fell to the ground.

"I'll fight you!"

Xu Yanran was furious and picked up the rice bowl on the table, smashing it at Han Cuiyin.

Unfortunately, Han Cuiyin dodged it by turning her head, and the rice bowl hit another lady instead.

"The upbringing of the Xu Prince's family is nothing special; compared to me, a motherless child, it's not much better!"

After Han Cuiyin finished speaking, she slammed her right hand on the table. Han Lingzhi quickly jumped away from her seat to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Unfortunately, the table didn't budge.

Han Cuiyin was taken aback before she remembered that she had sealed her spiritual power.

Xu Yanran stood across the table, her face full of mockery.

"This is outrageous! Mingxia, why don't you have Jinyi subdue this person?"

When Princess Xu saw that her daughter was about to suffer a loss, she quickly stepped in to stop her.

Taking advantage of a moment when no one was paying attention, Han Cuiyin raised her hands and overturned the table. She then rushed towards the male guest, preparing to exit the hospital through that door.

"Who said you're a child without a mother? Your mother is here!"