He was hacked to death! Reborn and married to the Grand Secretary, his family wept with regret.

Although Luo Qingfan was kneeling on the ground, she did not forget to glance in An Wuyang's direction, her face showing a hint of aloofness.

"Thank you for the reward!"

"It is Qingfan's good fortune to have won ***'s favor."

"From now on, Qingfan will continue to work hard and do her best for ***."

Her words made people think that she had already gained the approval of the Communist Party and was about to become one of its advisors.

Princess Ronghua sneered and gave Gu Hongjin a meaningful look.

Gu Hongjin shook his head and looked at An Wuyang.

Then they saw An Wuyang looking quite interested, a sly smile on her delicate little face.

Gu Hongjin was subconsciously amused by her appearance, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, but because of his usually serious face, the smile seemed even more insincere.

Only Madam Zhang, the mistress of the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion, though feigning composure, was pale and looked utterly dejected.

Wang hurriedly went over and pulled her down, saying, "Cousin, come and kneel down too!"

"*** is the Emperor's elder sister, and it is said that she is highly respected by the Emperor. We must not neglect her!"

After saying that, he forced Zhang to kneel down.

Although Zhang was unwilling, she was forced to kneel down so as not to be branded as disrespectful to the emperor.

After Wang's outburst, the others were caught in a dilemma: whether to kneel or not.

At this opportune moment, Zhu Ying spoke up: "***It's just a reward, not an imperial edict, so you don't need to be so pretentious."

"You're kneeling and thanking us all this time. In my opinion, you can kneel after you've seen the things!"

Zhu Ying's words left everyone in the Li family blushing. Although they were puzzled, they thought that since Luo Qingfan had gained face in front of the emperor, the servants who came to deliver the rewards should have been greeted with smiles.

Why is it that the person in front of me has such ugly eyes and nose, and speaks in such a cold and harsh tone?

Wang glanced at Luo Qingfan again subconsciously, but then thought she was overthinking it. Perhaps it was because Luo Qingfan was so noble that her servants were just like that!

On the contrary, Zhang felt as if she had been granted a pardon. After hearing Zhu Ying's words, she shook off Wang's hand and stood up from the ground again.

After everyone from the Li family had finally finished their performance, Zhu Ying snorted coldly, her hand trembled, and she glanced at Luo Qingfan.

"So you are Luo Qingfan?"

Judging from her tone, she was definitely not well-intentioned.

Zhu Ying snorted coldly, giving Luo Qingfan no time to react, and with a whoosh, she opened the scroll in her hand, revealing eight large characters.

"Behave yourself and keep to your duties; self-awareness is a virtue!"

Those eight large characters didn't look like a commendation at all; instead, they seemed like a warning.

With a cold expression, Zhu Ying continued, "Luo Qingfan, the princess asked me to pass on a message to you."

"The most valuable quality in a person is self-awareness. Being quick-witted is good, but if one is too quick-witted, people will see through one's cunning and find it difficult to trust, and naturally, one will not be entrusted with important responsibilities!"

"Miss Luo, you'd better watch yourself!"

After Zhu Ying finished speaking, she laid the eight large characters flat on the table and added, "Considering that everyone in your Li family is still quite respectful to ***, I'll also give you a reminder."

"I have delivered the calligraphy. You should hang the princess's calligraphy in a prominent place, look at it every day, and always remember it!"

The night wind rustled, and everyone in the Li family felt that the wind was unusually noisy tonight.

Seeing that things had turned out differently than expected, Zhang presented the calligraphy not as a reward, but as a warning.

Zhang's originally dejected expression now faintly revealed a hint of joy.

The eyes that had been filled with hidden resentment now held a hint of triumphant satisfaction.

The old lady of the Li family was stunned for a moment and almost fell, but fortunately Li Huai-ren was quick-witted and caught her.

Wang's face darkened further, and she looked at Luo Qingfan with a questioning expression: "What's going on? Didn't you gain ***'s favor?"

"What's wrong with you? Did you offend ***?"

Luo Qingfan was also puzzled and hurriedly explained to Madam Wang, "Madam, today Huai Ren and I went to the City Lord's Mansion to offer advice and strategies to ***, and that's how we received our reward. How could it be these eight words? How could it be like this?"

"It's fake, it must be fake!"

Luo Qingfan suddenly looked up, confronting Zhu Ying: "It must be you. You were jealous that I received the princess's reward, so you deliberately switched the princess's calligraphy, wasn't that right?"

Snapped……

Zhu Ying stepped forward and slapped Luo Qingfan across the face.

Zhu Ying has always been decisive; she'll strike without hesitation and never wastes words with her.

"You bastard, who do you think you are?"

"You dare to spout two vague and nonsensical remedies and expect the princess's reward? With your shallow mind, how could the princess possibly look favorably upon you?"

Zhu Ying's cold words once again extinguished Luo Qingfan's hope.

Now, the reputation of the Marquis of Zhongyong has been completely shattered.