The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

"Big brother..." Lin Yun's eyes widened, her body went limp and she knelt on the ground, her face turning bright red with embarrassment because of Liang Siyu's words.

Liang Ruoxue was no less surprised than the others. She tugged at Shen Hanyu's sleeve and whispered to her, "Is this still the older brother I know?"

Shen Hanyu didn't speak. She couldn't really understand Liang Siyu, but she knew that Liang Siyu was one of the few fair people in the mansion.

Given today's events, and considering Liang Siyu's respect for Qi Jiaying, the soon-to-be wife, it's no wonder he told her to turn him away.

The old lady remained calm and didn't say anything after hearing Liang Siyu's words. It was the Lin family who was in the wrong in this matter.

Grandma Lin sighed, "You silly girl, you've really made a fool of yourself. Here's what I'll do: I'll send her back to Yucheng. Oh, by the way, Yu'er is also going to Yucheng on business in a couple of days, right? Don't worry, I'll have her father keep a close eye on her and make sure she doesn't cause you any more trouble."

Upon hearing what Grandma Lin said, Xu Ying and the old lady exchanged a glance. It seemed that she was using Liang Siyu's trip to Yucheng as a threat.

Yucheng is now under the jurisdiction of the Lin family. Knowing that Liang Siyu was about to go to Yucheng, the old lady agreed to let Lin's mother bring people over because she wanted to build a good relationship with her.

Now that this incident has occurred, the Lin family is trying to use it to gloss over the matter.

Knowing the inside story, Shen Hanyu could see that the atmosphere between the two sides was tense. Just as Liang Siyu was about to speak, Xu Ying interrupted her.

Xu Ying forced a smile: "Sigh, what a pitiful child. Get up first."

She got up and helped Lin Yun up from the ground.

She was willing to compromise for her child's sake; nothing was more important than Liang Siyu's future.

Xu Ying started the conversation, and the old lady picked up where she left off.

"It's not like we're going to kick someone out. Yu'er, you're talking nonsense. Who hasn't had a crush on a young man when they were young? It's not a big deal."

Once they arrive in Yucheng, the Lin family won't even need to lift a finger; a few underhanded tricks will be enough to ruin all of Liang Siyu's previous efforts.

So it's just a matter of taking a step back, as long as the Lin family doesn't go too far.

Liang Siyu knew what his mother and grandmother were thinking, but he was fearless. Even if he lost his position at the Hanlin Academy due to the trouble caused by the Lin family, he did not want his family to be controlled by others.

A hand held him down.

Xu Ying shook her head slightly at him, her eyes giving him a warning look.

“Yu’er, sometimes it’s not a bad thing to be tolerant. There’s nothing shameful about it.”

Xu Ying's whisper rang in Liang Siyu's ears, and Liang Siyu clenched her fist.

Old Madam Lin knew when to stop; if she really broke ties with the Marquis's mansion, they wouldn't gain anything.

In the end, Lin Yun was not kicked out, but after this incident, she was definitely too embarrassed to come out. Old Mrs. Lin took Lin Yucheng back home.

Lin Yucheng cupped his hands in a gesture of apology, his face still bearing an apologetic expression.

After everyone left, the old lady looked tired.

"You can all go back now. I'll rest for a while. I won't have dinner tonight."

Liang Ruoxue quickly pulled Shen Hanyu away.

"Sigh, in the end they didn't get any punishment. I thought I could see Lin Yun make a fool of herself."

She stood with her hands on her hips, her tone full of dissatisfaction, then suddenly remembered something and shook Shen Hanyu.

"Why hasn't Liang Ruoyan returned yet?"

Shen Hanyu had no idea, she only said that most people were on the road.

Liang Ruoyan, who had been being nagged by Liang Ruoxue, waited for a long time at Wenlong Temple before Li Jun finally came out alone.

She had wanted to see him earlier, but was stopped by the people around Princess Yongning, so she could only do it secretly like this.

Seeing Li Jun come out, Liang Ruoyan ran over.

Li Jun felt someone rush towards him. The guard was about to draw his sword, but he raised his hand to stop him.

Liang Ruoyan nestled in Li Jun's arms.

"Your Highness," Liang Ruoyan looked up pitifully.

Li Jun sighed softly: "Why did you come here?"

Suppressing her inner questions, Liang Ruoyan answered softly, "My mother has been having headaches lately. The doctor examined her but couldn't figure out what was wrong, so I thought I'd come to Wenlong Temple to offer incense and pray for her. I never expected to run into Your Highness."

Li Jun stared at Liang Ruoyan's face, but noticed the hairpin in her hair, and couldn't help but recall what Princess Yongning had said to him back then.

Deliberately imitating and exploiting past relationships.

When these words came to mind, Li Jun's heart softened a little.

Liang Ruoyan was completely unaware of what was happening. She wondered why Li Jun wasn't saying anything, and then she looked up and saw Li Jun staring blankly at the crystal hairpin.

She shyly lowered her head and touched the hairpin.

"Speaking of which, I wore this hairpin when I met His Highness at the flower viewing banquet."

Li Jun came to her senses and felt somewhat uncomfortable.

"Yes, it looks very good. Since the Marquis's wife is not feeling well, you should go back and keep her company as soon as possible. It's better for children to be by their parents' side when they are sick."

Liang Ruoyan's smile froze. She knew Li Jun meant to get rid of her. Had she said something wrong?

Li Jun released her hand and had the guards beside her escort Liang Ruoyan back.

Liang Ruoyan reacted quickly. Seeing that she had already displeased Li Jun, she didn't dare to say anything more, curtsied, and left.

She turned around and took out the hairpin, holding it in her palm.

How come it's no longer useful?

After Princess Yongning finished speaking with the abbot, she came out and could tell what had happened just by looking at Li Jun's expression.

"Why do you still have this expression when you see your sweetheart?"

Li Jun rubbed her temples and said helplessly, "Royal sister, please stop teasing me."

Princess Yongning snorted. She had tried to persuade him before, but he wouldn't listen. Now she was no longer going to say anything. It seemed that Li Jun had come to terms with it.

"I just saw her wearing that hairpin, and remembering what my elder sister said, I felt a little uncomfortable."

Li Jun told Princess Yongning the truth, and Princess Yongning patted him on the shoulder.

"Since she's annoying, let's let it go slowly and stop paying attention to her. But in this Anping Marquis's mansion, I find that Second Miss Liang much more pleasing to the eye than Liang Ruoyan."

Thinking of Liang Ruoxue, Li Jun's expression softened slightly.

"Elder sister, how is the matter of the girls' school you wanted to establish progressing?"

Princess Yongning was furious when this was mentioned.

"It's nothing more than being impeached by a few old scholars. Those people said I was disrupting the court and shaking the foundation of the country. They even said that if I established a girls' school today, I would make women take the imperial examinations and become officials in the future. It's all in chaos."

Princess Yongning laughed when the last sentence was mentioned.

"It's all thanks to the person who impeached me. I was originally thinking of setting up a girls' school so that women could study and write there. When he reminded me of something about taking the imperial examinations and becoming an official, I was worried about what future I would have for these girls. So I wrote down what that guy said in a memorial and submitted it. Alas, I was impeached several times. Those people probably wish I would get out of Chang'an as soon as possible."

Li Jun laughed along, "It's all thanks to Father Emperor's love for my elder sister, otherwise no one would have been able to suppress those mountains of memorials for her."

Princess Yongning waved her hand dismissively: "A few words of criticism won't cost me anything. I will definitely continue to run the girls' school. Have you heard about what happened at the border? There is a girl named Ji who led five hundred men to cut off the barbarians' supply lines during the winter battle and made great contributions. Father is saying that he wants to give her an official position."

Princess Yongning smiled, realizing that the emperor's actions showed he was on her side.