The Qin Dynasty entered the game with love.

Before Ying Ji even entered the Lü residence, she witnessed a good show.

A woman dressed in a red and purple blouse sat arrogantly in her carriage, watching the woman in plain clothes walk towards the door.

They deliberately blocked the carriage from passing, preventing the woman in plain clothes from getting through.

The woman in plain clothes had no choice but to change direction, but she was still blocked.

The maid beside her could no longer hold back: "Why is Miss Mi targeting my mistress?"

Li Ren—Li Xin's only daughter—gently pulled her maid and said softly, "Miss Mi is also here to attend the flower banquet, why don't you come along?"

Mi Ling covered her mouth and chuckled, looking at Li Ren, who was dressed in plain clothes, with disdain: "Li Ren, you're about to die, so don't go out. Otherwise, you'll spoil the flower-viewing banquet with your bad luck."

Li Ren did not argue, but simply stepped aside and waited for Mi Ling to leave first.

As a result, Mi Ling deliberately dragged her feet, sometimes taking the wrong gift, sometimes saying she was tired of standing and wanted to get on the carriage to rest for a while.

Blocked at the door, no one could get through. Unfortunately, Mi Ling was Lady Huayang's niece, so the other noble ladies had to line up at the door and wait.

Ying Ji was too lazy to wait. Thinking about the original owner's daily life, she gave Yuan Ge a look, and the carriage rushed straight to the door, scaring Mi Ling, who was still deliberately stalling for time, so much so that her face turned pale.

"Who dares to be so insolent in front of me?"

Yuan Ge lifted the horse curtain, his voice full of authority: "Who is blocking the gate when Your Highness Princess is traveling?"

Mi Ling was now completely pale. She immediately made the carriage move aside and saw Ying Ji get off the carriage, kneeling down to the side to beg for forgiveness.

“Mi was unaware of the princess’s arrival and is guilty. Please punish her, Your Highness.”

Ying Ji looked at the woman who had been so arrogant just moments before, now trembling like a quail, and turned to Li Ren beside her: "Tell me, how should I punish her?"

Li Ren had never met Ying Ji, but he had heard many stories about her. Now, being suddenly asked, he felt flustered and replied, "This humble girl does not know."

Ying Ji glanced at him and said, "Never mind. There's a child here today, so it's not auspicious to see blood. I don't want to see you at the flower viewing banquet today."

Mi Ling's eyes reddened, filled with remorse, but she dared not argue: "Yes."

Amidst the mockery of the noble ladies, he was slinked home in disgrace.

Ying Ji led the obedient little Fusu into the Lü residence.

The noble lady behind her remained as quiet as a chicken, waiting silently for the princess to leave before daring to enter the mansion.

When Lü Yang received the news that the princess was coming to attend the flower banquet, he dared not delay and hurriedly greeted her as soon as Ying Ji entered the mansion.

"Lady Lü greets Your Highness and Prince Fusu. I apologize for any shortcomings in our hospitality and hope Your Highness will forgive me."

Ying Ji carefully examined the legendary noblewoman of the Lü family. Her appearance was indeed first-rate, but she would not be able to see her for long, so she immediately lost interest: "Indeed, the hospitality was poor. What kind of people did you invite? They blocked the door and made me and Fusu wait for a long time."

Lü Yang already knew what had happened at the door: "Your Highness, this Mi family member is a relative of Lady Huayang. My daughter was forced into this situation, so I hope Your Highness will not blame her."

Ying Ji waved her hand, saying that she was just there to see if there were any fun entertainment activities. "Take a seat."

Seeing that the princess had left, Lü Yang gave the order: "From now on, Mi Ling is not allowed to set foot in the Lü residence."

Gatekeeper: "Yes."

The noblewoman whispered among herself, "This Mi Ling is so proud. Now that she's been humiliated like this, she's probably ready to break her teeth."

"Hehe, that's right. He's always showing off his aunt. Can't he live without her?"

"Let alone Mi Ling, I guess no one will dare to send invitations anymore. They'll be more concerned about why Princess Mi Ling suddenly came."

"Yes, no men were invited to today's flower banquet, so why is the princess here?"

"Sigh, this princess lives a really carefree life, but she's a bit shameless."

"What else can we do? Look at the eldest daughter of the Ji family, isn't she the same kind of person? It's probably 'passed down' from her."

"Hahaha, that's right. So what if you have a high status? You're still stupid."

Li Ren watched the two of them gossiping about the princess and found it utterly annoying. [The princess did manage to defuse the situation for everyone; she shouldn't have said that.]

Helped by maids, I sat down to admire the flowers. The sight of so many beautiful noble ladies smiling sweetly together was quite a beautiful scene.

Ying Ji was incredibly bored. She pinched Fu Su's chubby little face and couldn't help but complain, "This flower banquet is really just about admiring flowers. It's so boring."

With a serious expression, Fusu said, "If Auntie is bored, why don't I recite the business classics for you?"

"No way! Your entertainment is memorizing texts, you little brat. You can stand it, but I can't."

Ying Ji was so bored that she decided to leave with Fu Su.

Lu Yang had been keeping a close eye on things, and when he saw Ying Ji get up, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Does Your Highness find this boring? Why don't you try pitch-pot and make some small bets with each other? It would be quite fun."

Ying Ji looked at Lü Yang, chuckling to herself: [This woman is interesting. She swindled quite a few of the original owner's valuable possessions, and yet she dares to dance in front of her.]

Lu Yang felt uneasy under her gaze, and his smile almost crumbled. Just as he was about to give up, Ying Ji spoke up.

"Playing pitch-pot for so long has become boring. I heard about a fun game called rock-paper-scissors. It's best two out of three. If I win, you have to return what you won before. If you lose, I'll reward you with a jade scroll."

Lu Yang asked suspiciously, "Jade Page, what is Jade Page?"

But Ying Ji looked at him with disdain, as if he were a country bumpkin, which made Lü Yang secretly resentful, his fingernails almost piercing his skin.

"You don't even know this? You're really a disgrace to Prime Minister Lü's talent."

Lu Yang's smile froze, his composure vanished, and his voice rose: "Does Your Highness look down on my daughter? My father has worked tirelessly for the Qin Dynasty, and now Your Highness is mocking him as a lowly merchant?"

This incident attracted the attention of all the noble ladies. No one dared to whisper anymore, and they all cursed Ying Ji in their hearts for how she had humiliated people.

Ying Ji's lips curled into a smile: "What? Didn't Prime Minister Lü himself say 'a rare commodity is worth hoarding'? What, you're saying Prime Minister Lü didn't say that?"

Lu Yang broke down emotionally. She hated merchants the most, and now that she was being ridiculed, she naturally went crazy: "Princess, don't think that just because you are the eldest princess, you can point fingers at me. My father is the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty."

“Oh my, my father was the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty.”

Lu Yang was so angry that he trembled all over.

Ying Ji still felt unsatisfied: "My father is King Zhuangxiang of Qin, my mother is the eldest daughter of the Ji family, and my brother is the king of Qin. How come none of them are better than you?"

"Your Highness insists on humiliating me like this. My father dedicated his life to the Qin state. If it weren't for my father, do you think he could have become the King of Qin?"

A sharp slap landed on Lü Yang's left cheek.

"You...you dare to hit me."