"I heard that a few days ago, Ye Lanyin had her family invite Master Xuanchan. Could it be that he painted this?" the Grand Tutor's wife asked.

“It’s definitely right,” another lady chimed in. “Besides Master Xuanchan’s talismans, who else would dare to give them away so openly?”

At this moment, Ye Lanyin was completely unaware that her daughter was gradually eroding her image in everyone's minds.

All I could hear was everyone praising their own child, their smiles beaming from ear to ear.

As the guests took their seats, fine wines and delicacies were served one after another.

At the main gate of Ping'an Prefecture, Ye Lanyin had specially set up a long row of seats, and many people rushed to grab them, filling the area in no time.

The Regent sat in a tree, peering over the wall at the bustling scene inside Ye Lanyin's residence.

I wish I could fly there immediately.

He also moved to a new house yesterday.

He even had Mo Qing keep an eye on Ye Lanyin, wondering why she hadn't invited him to a banquet.

"Mo Qing, are you sure you didn't receive the message?"

"yes!"

The Regent's eyes flashed. "Immediately produce an exact copy, and name the guest as 'Your Majesty,' and it must be delivered within one incense stick's time!"

Mo Qing shuddered and replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

The prince has gone mad; he's truly interested in Lady Poison Leaf.

If things continue like this, will the things that happened back then be discovered?

Just thinking about it gives him the creeps!

They're all idiots, Mo Feng, saying they're doing this for the prince's good!

That's great!

Lin Rui'an moved among the guests, toasting each one with tea instead of wine.

"Ruian is a truly remarkable child. He is humble, polite, and has an elegant demeanor. He is already showing some signs of being able to manage a household," the Grand Tutor praised with satisfaction.

The Minister of Personnel said, "That's right. Who knows which family will end up with such a fine young man? That family will be truly blessed."

Minister Shen lowered his eyes and said, "Minister of Personnel, don't think about that. You should think about other things carefully."

Upon hearing this, the Grand Commandant immediately refuted it.

"Minister Shen, the fate of one's children is determined by Heaven, and it is not something that we parents can control. Even if it is an arranged marriage, if there is no affinity, one will suffer the same fate as the Marquis of Zhenbei!"

Minister Shen angrily retorted, "Grand Commandant! Whom are you insulting?"

"Lord Shen, please don't be angry. I was just stating the facts and was not targeting anyone."

"Hmph!" Minister Shen flicked his sleeves and changed his seat.

Seeing this, Lin Rui'an quickly tried to smooth things over.

"My lords, I am unfortunate and have no intention of getting married so soon. My mother has already worked hard enough to raise us. Now I only want to establish myself and become my mother's support."

Upon hearing this, the Grand Tutor couldn't help but shake his head.

Poor child.

The unknown father was indeed a major concern for Ye Lanyin.

But how come he heard that the child's biological father was of noble status?

General Yao glanced at the women out of the corner of his eye and narrowed his eyes.

"Huh? Why are all the women over there carrying purses? They don't look like they're for women, more like... children."

Upon hearing this, the Grand Tutor followed the gaze and looked in that direction.

"Yeah, and it looks like they also had a yellow piece of paper..."

A yellow piece of paper?

Everyone was taken aback.

This inevitably evoked memories of the imperial court for everyone.

They remembered that last time, each of them carried a yellow talisman to the imperial court to seek justice from His Majesty...

Suddenly, everyone turned and walked towards the women.

They each found their own wives.

General Yao walked to Han Nianyu's side and asked, "Madam, what is this?"

Han Nianyu took out a talisman and showed it to General Yao, "Husband, look, this is a beauty talisman, given to me by Lanyin."

General Yao hurriedly snatched the purse from Han Nianyu's hand and forcefully pried open the purse.

"Let me see if there's any left."

Han Nianyu chuckled, "Master Xuanchan, where would you get so many talismans?"

"One for each of the women is already the limit."

General Yao looked down and glanced at the talisman in her hand, wanting to see the handwriting, but unfortunately he didn't recognize Lin Wanwan's handwriting at all.

He got angry just looking at the talisman from last time and crumpled it into a ball.

"What, a truth token?"

"Ah, this is a martial arts talisman?"

"Madam, how do you have a truth-telling talisman?"

"Truth Talisman?"

"Truth Talisman?"

The word that everyone heard most often was the Truth Talisman.

Many people couldn't help but recall the scene in the Golden Palace where His Majesty spoke the 'truth'.

In a flash, the ministers all tried to snatch the talisman from their wives' hands.

Once you've won over these precious women, you can't just give them away like that.

Soon, the scene became extremely chaotic, and Ye Lanyin was stunned.

How did a fight break out over a single talisman?

And they're all with their own wives?

"Stop! We're all on the same side, why are you fighting?"

Ye Lanyin tried to dissuade him, but to no avail.

Until...

"Madam, I hate you! I hate you the most!"

"If you weren't so strict with me, I would have brought Xiaohua home long ago!"

"Xiaohua is pregnant with my child..."

After Minister Shen finished speaking, he suddenly covered his mouth.

Oh no, how could he have revealed this?

"Madam, what I said is true!"

He was so frightened that he covered his mouth again.

What happened?

Why does this scene look so familiar?

It seems His Majesty did the same thing last time?

Madam Shen stared at her husband in disbelief, her eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

"What did you say?"

Minister Shen said, "Madam, I want to bring Xiaohua into the house. She looks like Rou'er..."

Minister Shen was terrified and could no longer hold back, so he knelt down on the ground with a thud.

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