The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Once back in her seat, Shen Hanyu felt her body temperature return to normal.

Miao Cui took out the ointment and carefully applied it to Shen Hanyu's wrist. After applying it, she quickly pulled down her sleeve so that no one could see it.

The ointment was cool, but it started to heat up after being applied. Shen Hanyu raised her hand to smooth her furrowed brows and let out a long sigh.

“Miss.” Miao Cui’s eyes were filled with worry.

Having served her so diligently for so long, she looked at Shen Hanyu's expression and realized that Zhou Yurong had truly forced her to take a desperate gamble.

Seeing Miao Cui's expression, Shen Hanyu smiled.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything foolish."

She still has a bright future ahead of her, and she absolutely cannot let herself be ruined by Zhou Yurong.

Although Shen Hanyu said that, Miaocui never truly put her mind at ease.

Shen Hanyu looked up and met Xiao Ran's gaze. Xiao Ran seemed unaware of what had just happened, and simply rolled her eyes at her before turning away to look for someone else.

Wei Ming sat down, and as soon as she got close to Shen Hanyu, she smelled the ointment.

When I greeted Shen Hanyu just now, she still smelled of perfume, but now it was completely masked.

She twitched her nose: "Are you hurt?"

Shen Hanyu simply said, "It's nothing, I just bumped into something and applied some medicine."

Shen Hanyu spoke so casually that Wei Ming didn't think much of it.

Ji Yuxiu also ran out from the crowd. She sat down and whispered, "I just saw the Third Prince and Miss Liang leave together."

Shen Hanyu raised an eyebrow; she hadn't really paid attention to that.

Shen Hanyu gently moved her wrist and looked in one direction. If the two of them met this time, things would be more than half successful.

This is a good thing.

It was indeed Li Jun who contacted Liang Ruoxue first.

Liang Ruoxue was quite surprised. She declined at first, but eventually followed Li Jun to a secluded place.

"Why did Your Highness seek me out today?" Liang Ruoxue looked up and stared at Li Jun.

Li Jun sighed.

"I didn't have time to explain it to you clearly last time. Your sister had someone cut the strings of your instrument. I have already warned her."

Liang Ruoxue was overjoyed. Liang Ruoyan had actually been warned by Li Jun! This was truly wonderful news. She had wondered why Liang Ruoyan had looked so grumpy these past two days; now she knew it was because of this.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Liang Ruoxue bowed her head and thanked him, suppressing a smile.

Li Jun looked at her. Ever since Liang Ruoxue confessed her feelings to him, he had thought about it for a long time. At this moment, his gaze towards Liang Ruoxue was relatively gentle.

"The banquet hasn't started yet, Miss Liang, let's take a walk together."

Liang Ruoxue looked up in surprise, and Li Jun gestured for her to follow.

Liang Ruoxue wasn't stupid; she naturally knew what Li Jun meant, just like when Li Jun allowed Liang Ruoyan to appear by his side.

So many people have come to her birthday banquet today. If they see her next to Li Jun, then she will be just like Liang Ruoyan back then, the one Li Jun has chosen.

Sure enough, when Li Jun appeared with Liang Ruoxue, everyone's expressions changed, and the focus of the conversation shifted from Li Jun and Liang Ruoyan a few months ago to Li Jun and Liang Ruoxue now.

They looked down at Liang Ruoyan's expression.

Fortunately, with Xu Ying keeping her in check, Liang Ruoyan didn't lose her composure in public, though she was still feeling quite upset.

The most surprised person was Lin Lihua. Lin Lihua patted her face. She only remembered that her daughter had saved the Third Prince's life. Although she had secretly thought how wonderful it would be if Liang Ruoxue could be with Li Jun.

But when it actually happened right before her eyes, she felt a little unreal.

Liang Chengli scratched his head and saw someone coming over to secretly congratulate him.

He looked helpless, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect, and could only say that he didn't deserve it.

Shen Hanyu sat in the chair and looked over. Liang Ruoxue's face was filled with a happy smile, showing the shy demeanor of a young girl.

When Pei Du and Xu Zhun arrived, this was the scene they witnessed.

"Wow, the winds in Chang'an are changing way too fast."

Xu Zhun couldn't help but sigh. Just a few months ago, everyone was talking about the Third Prince and Liang Ruoyan, saying they were a perfect match. Now, the protagonist has changed.

Pei Du knew that all of this was related to Shen Hanyu. He looked in Shen Hanyu's direction and happened to notice Zhou Yurong staring at Shen Hanyu's back with resentful eyes.

He frowned. He knew Zhou Yurong somewhat, and being targeted by Zhou Yurong was not a good thing.

"elder brother."

Pei Xingzhi approached without anyone noticing, his face full of regret.

"Brother, you should go home. Your parents miss you very much."

"What are you pretending for?" Pei Du looked at him, his words utterly merciless. "Could it be that even after I've left, you still haven't been included in the family register?"

Pei Xingzhi's face stiffened. He really hadn't gotten involved. Han Yueru kept saying that now was not the time and that they should bring it up when Pei Mingjian was in a better mood, but it had been delayed until now.

"Oh, judging from your expression, you really didn't make it into the Pei family genealogy."

Xu Zhun couldn't help but laugh when he heard Pei Du's words. Everyone knew that the clan elders only recognized Pei Du and thought that Pei Du was the rightful heir of the Founding Duke's Mansion. As for Pei Xingzhi, whose background was questionable, few of the clan elders thought highly of him.

"You don't need to worry about your brother being included in the family register. I'll take care of it myself." Pei Mingjian walked over. "Pei Du, if you can obediently admit your mistake, I can still let you come back."

Pei Du glanced at him and left with Xu Zhun.

Seeing that Pei Du was still in the same dead state, Pei Mingjian was furious.

"Father, don't be angry. Your brother will definitely understand after a while."

Pei Mingjian looked at his sensible son.

"I wish Pei Du could be like you. I really don't know what's gotten into him, that he insists on going against me."

Pei Xingzhi spoke up for Pei Du with a humble and submissive expression, but this only made Pei Mingjian angrier.

Han Yueru came over to comfort Pei Mingjian, and the family of three went to see Zhao Yu first.

Li Jing was also there today; he stayed by Zhao Yu's side and helped her receive these people.

The young eunuch whispered something in Li Jing's ear, and Li Jing nodded to indicate that he understood.

After meeting almost everyone, Li Jing looked at Zhao Yu and said, "Let's start the banquet. Everyone has been waiting for a long time."

Zhao Yu nodded and led the women out first.

Princess Yongning stood outside. She had just heard from a palace maid that Li Jun and the Second Miss Liang were walking together, so she came out to see for herself.

Two people were huddled together in the distance, talking about something. Princess Yongning pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Why is it the Liang family again?"

The palace maid whispered, "Princess, at least she's not that scheming eldest daughter of the Liang family. This second daughter of the Liang family seems alright, and His Highness likes her too."

Princess Yongning nodded. That made sense, and she couldn't interfere too much in Li Jun's marriage. But Liang Ruoyan was definitely out of the question. As for Liang Ruoxue, she could observe her further and there was no rush.

While she was thinking, Zhao Yu came out with his men, it seemed that the banquet was about to begin.