A crown princess who doesn't do infrastructure construction isn't a good doctor.

There was still quite a while before the welcoming banquet began, and the ministers and their families who arrived earlier were led by palace servants to a side hall to wait.

Beitang Xinyue and Qin Suiyou were talking about the interesting things that happened at the girls' school today. When they saw their friend Jiang Peier coming over, they quickly pulled her over as well.

The group was having a pleasant conversation when Wang Yiran suddenly appeared out of nowhere. She didn't stop, but as she passed by, they all clearly heard what she said.

"What a sycophant, she has no self-awareness at all."

Beitang Xinyue raised her eyebrows and immediately replied, "How dare you! I wonder how long you've been someone's lapdog."

The term "lickspittle" was something Wang Yiran learned from Lu Xi. Hearing it, she didn't know what it meant, but she knew it couldn't be anything good, so she hissed, "What do you mean?"

Beitang Xinyue wanted to continue her retort, but Qin Suiyou stopped her. Wang Yiran, seeing this, thought he was someone who dared not be provoked, and a contemptuous smile appeared on her lips.

However, after stopping Beitang Xinyue from saying what she was about to say, Qin Suiyou did not say the words that Wang Yiran wanted to hear about calming things down.

"Pei'er, Yunduo should be almost fully recovered by now. I still feel horrified when I think about how bloody she looked that day."

After saying this, Qin Suiyou said to Beitang Xinyue, "Yunduo is so cute and well-behaved, don't use it to curse people, otherwise people who don't know the situation will think you are praising those evil people, they don't deserve it."

"you……"

Wang Yiran wasn't stupid; she naturally understood that Qin Suiyou's words were a veiled insult, implying that she wasn't even worthy of being called a dog. However, she couldn't retaliate, otherwise, if things escalated, she would be the one who suffered, as Duan Wei wouldn't help her in such matters.

After racking her brains for a long time, Wang Yiran could only swallow her anger and utter a short sound before falling silent.

After Qin Suiyou finished speaking, seeing Wang Yiran clenching her fists but not daring to get angry in public, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

"Young lady, what do you think? Someone who wantonly harms a life can't possibly be a saint, right?"

Wang Yiran pursed her lips tightly, her otherwise pretty face contorted in a grotesque way.

“The Crown Prince is right.”

Upon hearing this, Beitang Xinyue, who had been watching her sister-in-law argue, raised her chin slightly and said in a "noble and aloof" manner, "It's fine that we are all of the same age and generation, but since you know that the person in front of you is the Crown Prince, why don't you quickly pay your respects? I don't know where you learned your manners."

Knowing that she was not going to get anything out of this situation, and thinking to herself why she had lost her temper and said something so sarcastic, Wang Yiran reluctantly bowed and walked away.

After everyone left, Beitang Xinyue clapped her hands in amazement: "Sister-in-law! How are you so amazing!"

Jiang Peier chimed in, "Sister-in-law is truly ruthless. I saw Wang Yiran's face turn green just now. She finally got her revenge."

After they finished speaking, the two clapped their hands together in perfect unison, as if they had won some great victory.

Qin Suiyou looked up and glanced around. Prince An and his wife were sitting together, surrounded by several princes and their consorts. The atmosphere seemed quite harmonious.

"It's just a few words that don't really matter, it's nothing."

After Qin Suiyou finished speaking, Lu Xi leaned forward and whispered, "Who told that person to be so stupid to provoke us and abuse small animals? They just walked right into Youyou's line of fire. We have to teach her a lesson. Youyou was even restraining herself just now."

Upon hearing this, Beitang Xinyue blinked her bright eyes and asked excitedly, "Sister-in-law, do you have even more amazing skills? Could you teach me?"

As she spoke, Beitang Xinyue tugged at Jiang Peier's sleeve, wanting her to ask Qin Suiyou to teach her the secrets of witty comebacks. However, the person who had always lacked verbal skills and desperately wanted to change did not react this time.

"Pei'er, Pei'er, what are you thinking about?"

Jiang Peier was stunned for a while before she was finally brought back to her senses.

"No, it's nothing."

Beitang Xinyue stopped dwelling on it. Seeing that Jiang Peier had come to her senses, she hurriedly said, "Quickly, let's beg our sister-in-law to teach us how to roast people skillfully. You're usually the clumsiest with words, so you'd better learn properly."

Qin Suiyou sighed and said, “Being bad at talking doesn’t necessarily mean you can improve by learning how to argue. You should focus on your studies and finish the assignments I’ve given you. As for your comment about Pei’er being bad at talking, that’s usually a problem with her communication skills, which can’t be changed overnight. I have some methods to help improve her communication skills. You can all come to me when you have your ten-day break in a few days, and I’ll explain them to you in detail then.”

Seeing her sister-in-law speaking seriously, Beitang Xinyue playfully stuck out her tongue and said, "I know."

Hearing Qin Suiyou say that he could also help her improve her tongue-tiedness, Jiang Peier smiled excitedly and didn't forget to express her gratitude.

After that, no one said anything unpleasant, and the group chatted about other topics until a eunuch came to deliver a message.

"The banquet is about to begin. Distinguished guests may now enter the Linde Hall."

"Let's not talk about it anymore, let's go."

Jiang Peier was about to go find her parents when Beitang Xinyue reminded her, "According to the old custom, we are not close to each other, and we don't know where Wang Yiran will be assigned. It's fine if we don't run into her, but if we do, you have to come find me. You can't let yourself suffer a loss."

"Do not worry."

Jiang Peier was a bit clumsy with words. Although she could be impulsive at times, she always acted on the premise of not causing trouble or suffering losses. However, she also thought it best to stay away from Wang Yiran. If she couldn't hold back and had a fight with Wang Yiran in the Linde Hall, her father would definitely punish her by making her kneel in the ancestral hall.

However, what you least want is what you get. As the family was being led to their seats by the palace eunuchs, Jiang Peier, who was walking behind, saw a somewhat familiar face.

Jiang Peier prayed that it couldn't be such a coincidence, and that there should at least be a space between them. However, after she sat down, she felt completely at ease.

Well, the two of them are right next to each other, just not at the same table, and there's only a small gap between them, just big enough for one person to pass through.

Jiang Peier glanced at him discreetly and, seeing that Wang Yiran didn't seem to care about her, breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that she was afraid, it's just that being forced to kneel in the ancestral hall was really hard to endure, and she didn't want to kneel in the ancestral hall for someone who had hurt her cloud.

On the other side, Qin Suiyou and Beitang Xinyue sat down with Prince An and his wife in seats slightly closer to the head of the table, with the two younger relatives sitting behind them. Just as Beitang Xinyue looked up to say something to her sister-in-law, she saw what was happening on Jiang Peier's side.

Immediately, Beitang Xinyue pursed her lips in utter speechlessness, then slapped her lips.

Qin Suiyou heard a faint sound and saw Beitang Xinyue hitting him, so he said, "What are you doing...?"

"Punish my bad luck."

Following Beitang Xinyue's gaze, Qin Suiyou instantly understood the reason.