May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

Princess Anping's gaze lingered on Wen Yuanshu and Xie Qianjiao for a moment before she asked in confusion, "Madam, which of these two is your daughter-in-law?"

The old lady shuddered and quickly replied, "Your Highness, this is my daughter-in-law, and this is my niece. They recently entered the household and are my concubines."

No sooner had the old lady finished speaking than a person in the hall sneered: "What equal wife? To put it bluntly, she's just a concubine. How dare she bring her to this formal banquet! Old Madam Pei, you know this is the Princess's banquet, and you dressed up so extravagantly, yet you brought a concubine. What are you up to?"

Those seated in this hall were all close to Princess Anping, and none of them were people the Marquis of Anyuan's household could afford to offend.

The old lady quickly said, "It was my oversight. I will send her back right away!"

Princess Anping smiled and raised her hand, saying, "Since you're already here, how can we send you back? If word gets out, people will say I'm mean-spirited. The scenery in my courtyard is quite nice; please enjoy it yourselves."

The old lady felt uneasy and quickly bowed before leaving with Wen Yuanshu and Xie Qianjiao.

The old lady had already caught Princess Anping's eye at this banquet, so it was destined that she would not have a peaceful time.

Sure enough, as soon as the banquet began, Princess Anping set her sights on the old lady again: "Old Madam Pei, why are you sitting so far away? Come and sit next to me, so that I can bask in your dazzling jewels!"

As soon as Princess Anping finished speaking, a chorus of agreement arose, forcing the old lady to obediently sit down.

Surrounded by women who were on good terms with Princess Anping, the old lady was easily humiliated and forced to stop laughing. She felt like she was sitting on pins and needles and barely ate anything. She forced herself to sit until the banquet ended before finally slinking away in embarrassment.

Xie Qianjiao, adorned with jewels, wasn't much better off.

However, perhaps because Wen Yuanshu was dressed too plainly, and because her mother-in-law brought her concubine, everyone felt that she was not doing well in the Marquis's mansion, and that she had not suffered any difficulties.

Back at the Marquis's residence, Chunhua knew there would be some excitement, so she went to wait outside Songshou Courtyard. After a while, she returned with a smile: "Hehe, the old lady is furious. She ordered people to put away all the jewelry and clothes. I think the old lady never wants to see those things again in her life!"

Wen Yuanshu exclaimed, "I have truly witnessed the prowess of this Princess Anping today."

He sat there with an air of nonchalance, and the words he spoke seemed to be entirely out of appreciation, but the sinister malice that he inadvertently revealed in the changes of his expression was chilling.

In the future, I'm afraid this Marquis's mansion will never have peace.

Chunhua wholeheartedly agreed.

Sure enough, for the next few days, the Marquis's residence was targeted by people everywhere.

No business in the capital was spared. Some were surrounded by soldiers, while others had several elegantly dressed women sitting inside all day without buying anything. Some were even vandalized. Pei Zeyu was overwhelmed and busy cleaning up the mess from morning till night.

The old lady was also unhappy. The shops outside were causing all sorts of trouble, and the losses were real money!

Xie Qianjiao had it even harder.

The old lady was distressed about the money and called her over several times to inquire about the shop outside. She used almost all her composure and acting skills to deal with the old lady.

The turmoil lasted for a full half month before it subsided, but the shop's income was far less than before, causing the old lady to be worried all day long.

Just as one problem was about to be solved, another arose. That day, while the old lady was still worrying about how to apologize to Princess Anping, Wen Yuanshu suddenly arrived.

"Why did you come here?" The old lady was in a bad mood, so she naturally didn't give Wen Yuanshu a friendly look.