Cold-faced Empress

Lang Junsong then produced a magnificent long poem, which immediately astonished everyone present. His literary talent and elegant language far surpassed those of his peers.

"Absolutely brilliant, a masterpiece of writing!"

"This poem will surely be passed down through the ages!"

Having won the top prize in four categories of poetry, prose, and couplets, Lang Junsong was riding high, receiving praise and adulation from many. Several prominent families and officials were already trying to win him over.

Fu Siying was very happy for Lang Junsong.

"Hahaha, how about it? You let a talented person go. Do you regret it?"

Her laughter was a bit loud, and Mo Canglan looked at her with disdain: "A trivial skill like that, is it worth being so happy about?"

Fu Siying rolled her eyes at him with a smile: "If you can do it, then do it. If you can't, then shut up."

For a fleeting moment, Mo Canglan had the thought of sealing her mouth.

So, Mo Canglan stood up and said, "Let's go." He didn't intend to stay any longer.

Fu Siying had already achieved her goal of inviting him, so she didn't try to stop him.

Upon hearing that Prince Mu was leaving, everyone hurriedly and respectfully saw him off.

Second Master Fu Shi asked his wife, Madam Zhang, "Where is Yi Li?"

Unaware of this, Zhang hurriedly sent people to look for her son.

Not only were family members searching for their loved ones, but also, in order to respectfully send off Prince Mu, each household sent people to the guest rooms to look for family members who had gone to rest temporarily due to being unable to hold their liquor.

Fu Siying returned to her parents' side and was about to speak when Qingyin, who had just returned from her mission, nervously tugged at her sleeve.

Qingyin whispered, "Master, Young Master Li has also been locked in the courtyard!"

"Huh?" Fu Siying exclaimed in surprise, "What was he doing in our yard?"

"It seems he was following behind Prince Ning. I was about to close the gate after I saw Prince Ning enter the courtyard, but then I saw Young Master Li sneaking behind him. I was afraid of delaying things, so I closed the gate at the same time."

Upon hearing this, Fu Siying couldn't help but laugh.

"Well done!"

Unexpectedly, Fu Yili was one of the prey in the trap, which was a truly unexpected and delightful surprise.

Turning her head away as if she knew nothing, Fu Siying said to Madam Li, "Prince Mu is leaving. Aunt, go back to the guest courtyard and ask your cousin. If she is not drunk or asleep, it would be better to come and see Prince Mu off. Qingyin, accompany Madam Wei there."

"Yes."

Xiao Li had always been concerned about Wei Lanling, and upon hearing this, she immediately went to look for her.

Watching Xiao Li's departing figure, Fu Siying smiled and slowly lowered her head.

The crowd escorted Prince Mu out, and more people arrived from the direction of the guest courtyard.

Suddenly, the guests coming from the direction of the guest courtyard all had strange expressions and hurried steps, each of them seemingly having something difficult to say, and their gazes toward Fu Shi's family were both strange and mocking.

Fu Shi was startled, with a bad feeling.

Soon, a servant rushed over. Fu Shi's heart skipped a beat, but upon closer inspection, she realized that the servant was not from the villa, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

The servant, a servant of the Prince of Wei's residence, hurriedly ran to the Prince of Wei's side: "This humble servant has not been able to find the heir."

Prince Wei said, "Didn't you say that if you got drunk, you should be helped down to rest? If not in the guest room, where else could you be?"

Hearing the noise, Fu Siying glanced sideways, her eyes filled with a mocking look.

They initially thought it was just a matter of not being able to find Prince Ning, but then a servant from the main family rushed over in a panic and whispered to the Second Madam Zhang, "Madam, something bad has happened! The eldest young master has been locked up in the Prime Minister's guest courtyard for some reason. There are a lot of people watching the commotion outside the courtyard now!"

Zhang's expression changed drastically in an instant.

"And, and there were women screaming in the yard!"