Reborn as a doctor, he takes revenge and ruthlessly punishes the scum.

"Since it's an invitation, you can accept or decline. Miss Yu, there's no need for you to feel pressured. Miss Situ is understanding and will not insist."

"Is that right, Miss Situ?"

Bai Ziyu suddenly spoke calmly.

A chill flashed in Situ Yue's eyes, but she suppressed it and smiled as she said:

"That's true, of course."

Yu Shuyan glanced gratefully at Bai Ziyu, but feigned surprise and smiled:

“Miss Situ has kindly allowed me to enter the Prime Minister’s residence and attend such a wonderful banquet. I am so grateful that I would never refuse.”

Situ Yue's eyes flashed with disdain, yet she nodded in satisfaction:

"No need for thanks, just don't cause any more trouble."

The meaning couldn't be clearer: she's someone who likes to cause trouble.

After speaking, she looked at Bai Ziyu, her smile remaining natural and elegant:

"Ziyu, let's go inside first."

Bai Ziyu frowned slightly, looking at Yu Shuyan as if pondering whether he should advise her to leave.

A flicker of embarrassment crossed Situ Yue's eyes as she looked at Jin Wanliang, the meaning in her eyes couldn't be clearer:

Now that you've accepted the benefits, get things done quickly.

Jin Wanliang understood and gave her a reassuring look.

He opened his folding fan to shield his eyes, and gently nudged Bai Ziyu's back, whispering a reminder:

"The incense that beckons to all ghosts~"

Unconsciously, Bai Ziyu glanced at Yu Shuyan, his eyes flickered, and he nodded.

"Then I'll trouble you, Miss Situ, to lead the way."

Situ Yue's smile finally reached her eyes:

"Ziyu, please."

She led Bai Ziyu inside, then gave a look to the maid beside her.

The maid lowered her head nervously, then looked at the crowd:

"Ladies and gentlemen, please follow me inside. The banquet is all prepared and will surely satisfy you."

Wen Lang's eyes followed Bai Ziyu's retreating figure, and a faint, sinister smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

He then regained his usual gentle demeanor, walked to Yu Shuyan's side, and his smile didn't reach his eyes:

"Once inside, observe more and speak less, and don't cause me any more trouble, understand?"

After saying that, he didn't look at her again, and strode into the Prime Minister's residence with the crowd.

Yu Shuyan's eyes narrowed unconsciously at this moment.

She kept a close eye on Wen Lang, and she noticed the sinister look on his lips just now.

Originally, she decided to stay because she wanted to enter the manor and see if she could learn more about Changning.

The character and disposition of some followers.

After all, birds of a feather flock together.

Those invited by Situ Yue today are almost all loyal supporters of Changning.

Now, she is even more grateful that she stayed.

After all, she would never allow Wen Lang to do anything that was in his best interest.

Moreover, Bai Ziyu harbors great goodwill towards Yuan Niangzi and her. Furthermore, Bai Ziyu is a person of exceptional character, with an upright demeanor, and he always repays kindness and does not curry favor with the powerful.

If possible, it would be a good thing to form another positive connection using Yu Shuyan's identity.

Thinking of this, Yu Shuyan's back as she stepped into the Prime Minister's residence seemed to carry an extra hint of impatience.

However, she did not realize it.

The maidservant of Situ Yue looked at her back with a hint of pity in her eyes.

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The banquet was held in the back garden, beside the rockery and stream.

The scene is filled with flowing water, blooming flowers, and even poetic and picturesque beauty.

Male guests are seated on one side of the flowing water; female guests are seated on the other side. Although they can see and interact with each other, they are considered to be seated in different places.

In the center of the high-lying waterside pavilion, there is a shelf, and on the shelf hangs a scroll.

After everyone was seated, they all unconsciously looked at the scroll.

Clearly, everyone thought that the painting must be Master Qingyun's "New Rain in an Empty Mountain".

Although some people may not understand painting.

However, seeing this picture will give you something to brag about when you go out in the future.

Bai Ziyu was seated in the main seat closest to the waterside pavilion, and Jin Wanliang naturally sat to his left.

When Yu Shuyan went inside, she found that all the seats were already occupied.

She stood there all alone, looking utterly out of place.

While those daughters of noble families and officials enjoyed watching Zhou Ruifen and Wang Ziyue make a fool of themselves, it didn't mean they could accept Yu Shuyan.

In their view, Yu Shuyan's daring to target Zhou Ruifen and Wang Ziyue was tantamount to challenging their authority.

So, even though she embarrassed herself, they were happy to watch the show.

On the male side, Wen Lang naturally noticed Yu Shuyan's predicament.

However, he merely glanced at her coldly before shifting his gaze to Bai Ziyu, who sat in the main seat, surrounded by admirers.

He sneered inwardly:

Bai Ziyu, you're just being cocky.

After all, you don't have much time left to be proud in this lifetime.

When you die, I, Wen Lang, will take your place and become a pillar of the literary world. I will even rise to high office and become a role model and dream for all the scholars in the world.

Then, without realizing it, she looked towards the garden entrance, as if waiting for someone, and murmured softly:

"It should be about time, right?"

When Situ Yue reappeared in the waterside pavilion, she had changed into a different dress, making her appear even more elegant and noble.

She glanced at Yu Shuyan, who was standing abruptly in the middle of the room, and gave a wink to the maid behind her.

The maid immediately understood, bowed, and retreated.

He then walked up to Yu Shuyan, his attitude polite:

"Madam Wen, I'm so sorry, but we have a limited number of guests for our banquet. And today's banquet is a continuous feast with wine cups. So, we really have no way to arrange a table for you."

"I'll have to trouble you to sit on the floor!"

Before she could react, he pulled a handkerchief from his sleeve and casually placed it on a stone to the side, indicating that she should make herself at home.

The mockery in everyone's eyes grew even stronger.

This is telling her that she doesn't deserve a place.

It was also a warning to her that if it wasn't her place, she shouldn't even think about it.

Yu Shuyan sneered inwardly:

Jealous women are indeed irrational.

Even a woman like Situ Yue feels jealous of her because of her—a woman whom Bai Ziyu occasionally helps and who is completely unlikely to be favored by Bai Ziyu.

It's just sitting on the ground, although in the Dayong Dynasty, those who sit on the ground are all from the lowest social class.

But she was just a peasant woman; what difference did it make if she sat on the ground?

After all, having been reborn, she had seen through everything and there was nothing for her to be sentimental about.

Facing the mocking and ridiculing gazes around her, Yu Shuyan pretended to be ignorant and smiled as she was about to sit down.

"Wait a moment!"

A soft voice came, but it carried a sense of persistence.