My elder sister forced me to become a concubine; I was reborn and remarried into the emperor's

Wei Nanxun was the same age as Zhang Yuru, but she was a reborn person. In her eyes, the other party was like an unreasonable junior.

She could summon palace maids or invoke the Empress Dowager, but she felt there was no need to make a big fuss, as she would end up in the center of the crowd and become the focus of attention, which would be pointless.

He decided not to waste any more words with her; she was just a young girl, how could he possibly stop her?

Wei Nanxun stopped looking at her and walked straight past her to the side.

Just then, a young palace maid came to serve tea and snacks to the two of them, bumping into them.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuru stepped on the little palace maid's dress, causing the maid to lose her balance. The tray in the maid's hand wobbled, and all the teacups and dishes were thrown at Wei Nanxun.

Fortunately, she caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of her eye and quickly took two steps to the side. Only a little tea splashed on her and did not cut her.

Suddenly, a crisp sound of porcelain shattering rang out.

All the teacup shards covered the ground in front of her.

The young palace maid was completely unprepared for such an incident and hurriedly prostrated herself on the ground, saying, "This servant deserves to die. I didn't see the road clearly and almost hurt you, young lady. Please forgive me."

Wei Nanxun knew that Zhang Yuru was behind it, and there was no reason for her to make things difficult for a little palace maid. She carefully brushed off the water and debris from her clothes and said, "I'm fine, and this has nothing to do with you. You can get up now."

The commotion was so loud that it naturally attracted some people from the surrounding area.

Those who were able to attend the palace banquet today were mostly prominent figures in the capital. It was as if each family had agreed beforehand that all the attendees were their unmarried daughters.

Since they were all around the same age and in the same social circle, many of them naturally recognized Zhang Yuru.

Several women who knew him came over curiously: "I heard you also entered the palace. I was looking for you just now. So you were hiding here."

"Yu Ru, what happened? Are you hurt?"

Zhang Yuru changed her arrogant attitude from before and put on an innocent look, blinking her eyes repeatedly: "I, I'm fine. I just came out for some fresh air and happened to run into Sister Wei. I thought I had seen her with the young master earlier, so I wanted to say hello to her."

"But, but I didn't expect that Sister Wei doesn't seem to like me very much..."

“Sister Wei, if you like the hairpin that the Empress Dowager gave me, just say so, and I will give it to you. But, but isn't it a bit inappropriate to take it without asking…”

Wei Nanxun had been observing coldly the whole time; she had seen this kind of pitiful act in front of others before in her previous life.

I just want to see how Zhang Yuru will portray the character.

It wasn't until she heard the sound of a hairpin that she subconsciously reached into her hair and actually touched a hairpin that didn't belong to her.

It was made of mutton fat jade. When the Empress Dowager bestowed gifts, she did give Zhang Yuru one, but when did it come to her?

Could it be that the palace maid knocked something over, and while she was tidying her clothes...?

Wei Nanxun held the jade hairpin in her hand, and a slight ripple finally appeared on her usually expressionless face.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yuru on the other side was still sobbing softly: "Sister Wei, this is the first time we've met. If you have any complaints about me, just say so."

Those around who were unaware of the situation were more familiar with Zhang Yuru, and naturally sided with her.

Regardless of the facts, he immediately started pointing fingers at Wei Nanxun: "The Wei family? Which Wei family? I've never seen such a person before. They even steal hairpins. Could they be from some remote, imposter pretending to be from the Wei family?"

"No, no, it's not true. My sister's elder sister is the Crown Princess. There's no way it's fake."

Upon hearing this, someone nearby exclaimed in realization, "Oh, it's her! I do remember her; I think I saw her during the holidays. The Seventh Sister of the Wei family, I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince was misled by someone when he wanted to annul his engagement and marry someone else."

The gaze that fell on her face immediately changed from appraising to contempt and hostility.

"If she can't get close to the Crown Prince, she'll turn around and hook up with the Heir Apparent instead? This Lady Wei is really cunning."

"Look at the clothes she's wearing, so unique, could they have been stolen too?"

"Oh right, speaking of which, I also know about Wei Qiniang. She is not the Crown Princess's biological sister, but was born out of wedlock. Both her parents were merchants. No wonder she has such a seductive face, and doesn't resemble the Crown Princess at all."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuru was overjoyed.

She was merely using a little trick to punish Wei Nanxun and see if she would still dare to disregard her.

It was only through the words of others that they learned that this woman had a criminal record, and that even the Crown Prince had been deceived. No wonder Man Xinghe was bewitched by her.

Even if she was very happy inside, she had to show an expression of disbelief on her face.

She even spoke up for Wei Nanxun: "This, this is impossible, right? I don't think Wei Nanxun is that kind of person."

"Yu Ru, you're just too kind-hearted, that's why you were deceived. She even dared to steal your hairpin. Such a person is a disgrace to the Wei family."

"That's right, make her return the hairpin immediately and kowtow to you to apologize."

As they spoke, someone tried to snatch the hairpin from Wei Nanxun's hand, but she tightened her grip on the hairpin, looking at the crowd with a cold expression.

Why should I apologize?

"You stole Yu Ru's hairpin, and you're still so arrogant. You're shameless."

Wei Nanxun said, "Who said I stole it? Did someone see me?"

"That's ridiculous. If you didn't steal it, how would it be on you?"

Wei Nanxun's eyes flickered: "Then we'll have to ask Miss Zhang."

Seeing that she looked calm and not flustered, Zhang Yuru's heart inexplicably started to race.

Even though the situation and the people are clearly on her side, why is she still so calm?

This was the first time Zhang Yuru had ever done something like framing someone, and her heart was pounding. But when she did this, there was no one else around except Jiang Qiongzhi.

She was certain that, given Jiang Qiongzhi's personality, she would never meddle in other people's business.

Without any witnesses and relying solely on words, Wei Nanxun could never clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River today.

Thinking this through, Zhang Yuru said, "Sister Wei, there might be some misunderstanding here. I don't blame you. If you like hairpins, I have other ones for you to choose from. However, this hairpin was a gift from the Empress Dowager, so I can't give it away."

"Yu Ru, you're being too kind, talking to someone with shady hands. She's very stubborn and will never admit her mistake."

"If you ask me, we should send her to the Empress Dowager and ask her to see what this woman is really like."

"On a day like today, let's not spoil the Empress Dowager's mood with such trivial matters."

"Then make her return the hairpin, kneel down and kowtow to apologize, or she can forget about leaving here."

"Yes, make her kowtow and apologize!"

Wei Nanxun's beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly, her lips pressed into a line, and she said in a voice that was neither humble nor arrogant, "Why should I apologize for something I didn't do?"