After being reborn, I locked up all the scumbags and bitches in one nest.

Qin Wanyou slowly raised her eyes and looked in the direction of the Qin couple. "As a daughter, I will naturally forgive my parents who have given me life."

No one objected to Qin Wanyou's answer, and everyone could guess what she would say.

If you don't forgive, you might end up with a reputation for being unfilial and unjust.

Only a few people were surprised by Qin Wanyou's answer.

Murong Xiao stared at Qin Wanyou, his eyes filled with heartache, and couldn't help but take her hand in his.

Qin Wanyou was surprised that Murong Xiao would hold her hand, and struggled for a moment. However, she didn't break free, so she let him have his way.

Having watched the show to the fullest, the Empress Dowager, unable to bear Murong Xiao's arrogant demeanor, said, "Prince An, it's just a small jade hairpin. You'd better thoroughly inspect the items in your Prince An's residence when you get back, otherwise you'll be accused of stealing from your residence again, ruining everyone's enjoyment."

Murong Xiao smiled and looked at the Empress Dowager, "When I get back, I will definitely check carefully and not miss anything..."

At this moment, the Emperor spoke up, "Alright, it's all a misunderstanding. Go back and sit properly, we've disturbed everyone's enjoyment."

The Prime Minister and his companions immediately kowtowed in gratitude and returned to their seats with trepidation.

After Qin Mingzhu sat down, Li Jingyu gave a contemptuous laugh. She had been praised so highly before, but it turned out that the dowry she received was stolen from her younger sister.

Qin Mingzhu didn't dare to say anything more at this point. She almost wanted to dig a hole and hide, waiting for the storm to pass before coming out again.

At this moment, Prime Minister Qin was also extremely angry. This foolish woman could no longer run the household. Otherwise, she would bring ruin upon the Prime Minister's residence and himself.

Li returned to her seat and remained silent, sitting quietly, seemingly lost in thought.

Next, the eldest princess released Gu Siyuan.

Gu Siyuan then recited a nonsensical poem in front of everyone, which amused everyone present.

The atmosphere on the field suddenly became less somber.

With that initial spark, everyone eagerly showcased their talents. Of course, no one dared to mention Princess An.

Qin Wanyou didn't care what others thought; she just watched the show and ate and drank as usual.

Before long, a small pile of crab shells had accumulated on his table.

Wang Mama couldn't help but whisper a reminder, "Your Highness, crabs are cold in nature and should not be eaten in large quantities."

Qin Wanyou nodded slightly, looking at Murong Xiao's clean desk next to her, while her own desk was covered in a pile of shells, she felt a little annoyed.

Then, Qin Wanyou took the pastries in front of her with one hand and pushed the crab shell in front of her onto Murong Xiao's table with the other.

Then he placed the pastries in front of him.

Murong Xiao was taken aback by Qin Wanyou's little action.

Even Granny Wang couldn't help but find it amusing; the little princess actually had such a mischievous little girl demeanor.

Qin Wanyou remained calm, as if she hadn't done anything, and gently bit into a osmanthus mille-feuille cake.

I must say, the pastries in the palace are really delicious! Take this thousand-layer cake, for example. The layers are distinct, so you can take a big bite or tear each layer apart. You can even see that each layer is decorated with osmanthus flowers. It has the perfect balance of softness and firmness, and it's very chewy. You can smell the fragrance of osmanthus flowers in your nose and mouth. It's so delicious that you'll never get tired of it.

Murong Xiao watched Qin Wanyou slowly and methodically eat the layered cake, her eyes occasionally glancing at the crabs on the table.

He shook his head, reached out and picked up a crab, slowly dissected it, and placed the crab meat on an empty plate in front of him.

The eldest princess, sitting in the upper back row, turned around and saw that Murong Xiao had a crab shell in front of him and was still dismantling a crab in his hand. She couldn't help but say a few words, "Xiao'er, you are not well yet, how can you eat so many crabs? Crabs are cold in nature and should not be eaten too much. You can't eat any more."

After saying that, she glared at Mo Nan, who was standing to the side, and said, "Why don't you keep an eye on the prince?"

Mo Nan glanced at the prince, unsure whether to speak up or not, but ultimately dared not utter a word.

Murong Xiao's hands did not stop moving. "What my elder sister said is true. This is just what I prepared for Wanwan."

The princess snorted. "If I hadn't found out, would you have given it to Wanwan?"

Thinking this, he looked at Qin Wanyou, who was once again being scapegoated, with sympathy and sighed in his heart, "Poor child!"

Worried that Murong Xiao was lying, the eldest princess kept a close eye on him.

Murong Xiao found the princess looking at him like that, and he was both amused and exasperated.

After quickly dismantling the crab in his hand, he handed a plate of crab meat to Qin Wanyou, saying, "Your Highness, this is crab meat that I peeled especially for you."

Qin Wanyou was eating a mille-feuille cake, listening to the beautiful music played by the eldest daughter of the Fu family, and exchanging glances with Xie Xuanyun across from her. Looking at the crab meat that suddenly appeared in front of her, she said, "Your Highness, I've already eaten. Please try some yourself."

Seeing that Qin Wanyou refused, the eldest princess said, "Wanwan, you eat. Look at that pile of crab shells in front of him, he can't eat anymore."

Qin Wanyou listened to the princess's words and looked at Murong Xiao.

Murong Xiao also looked at Qin Wanyou, and gestured for her to look at his table, his eyes filled with amusement, "I've eaten enough, this is specially for you. However, you can only eat this much, and you can't eat any more."

Qin Wanyou looked at the pile of shells in front of Murong Xiao, her ears turned red, and her face felt a little hot. "Thank you, Your Highness."

Then he picked up the crab meat and chewed it slowly, his ears turning increasingly red.

Murong Xiao also noticed Qin Wanyou's change, but he didn't expose her. Instead, he looked at her with a smile.

Fu Yingying, who was on stage, accidentally witnessed this sweet scene. Her heart clenched, her hand trembled, and the music suddenly became discordant.

After finishing her performance, she immediately knelt down and apologized, saying, "This humble woman's skills are lacking; I have made a fool of myself."

Before the Emperor could speak, the Empress Dowager said, "Go back and practice more."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fu Yingying said, bowing her head as she returned to her seat, her eyes somewhat gloomy.

Qin Wanyou was so engrossed in eating the crab meat that Murong Xiao had peeled that she missed Fu Yingying's unusual behavior.

Aside from a minor hiccup at the beginning, everything proceeded smoothly, and everyone enjoyed the banquet immensely. Of course, except for the people from the Right Prime Minister's residence.

Before leaving the palace after the banquet, the Empress gave Qin Wanyou many more gifts.

Because Qin Wanyou had given Shuangling a break to go back to the mountains to pay respects to her maternal grandfather and mother, and she hadn't returned yet, Qin Wanyou didn't leave the mansion either. Instead, she took out the "Lingyue Heart Method" to study and cultivate it.

That evening, Qin Wanyou suddenly asked Mo Ying, "Go ask Mo Dong how the investigation into the assassin from that day is going? Have they found any clues?"

Mo Ying immediately went to ask after hearing this.

After Mo Ying left, a figure floated in front of Qin Wanyou, "Sect Master".

Qin Wanyou did not look up.

Jin Ling began her report, "Our people have already arranged the food and other supplies, and are waiting for Prime Minister Lin to arrive at the designated location to deliver the goods; also, Prime Minister Lin has already had someone deliver the remaining silver from this transaction to Ninth Brother in advance."

Qin Wanyou nodded. "Have any cases of epidemic been discovered?"

Jin Ling shook her head. "Nothing has been found yet. With advance notice, the people along the river in the upper and middle reaches have made preparations, so the situation is not very serious. The situation is more serious in the lower reaches, where most houses and fields have been flooded, and many people are homeless. According to the news that came back, Prime Minister Lin has already led people and doctors to the downstream cities and counties to deal with the situation."

Qin Wanyou took a stack of papers and handed them to Jin Ling, "Give these to Uncle Li and see if he can make them. With the competition approaching, also ask Qin Jiu to arrange more people in Linglong Pavilion to prevent any trouble."

Jin Ling took the blueprints. "Yes."

Qin Wanyou then asked, "Any new information from Qin Mingyu?"