The old woman in the main seat couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up, thinking, "No wonder she's the eldest princess."

"Alright, stop fighting, let's talk this out."

"Speak properly. She...she actually set up a scheme to have my daughter kidnapped, and then pretended to help find her. Is she trying to owe my family a favor?"

“Shameless scoundrels, daring to scheme against my family, we, the Loyal Marquis, will never let you get away with this.”

"Sister, no, we didn't, we really didn't. It was a complete accident that we met back then."

"Heh, you really believe me?" The Lady of Zhongyi wanted to slap her twice. If she hadn't let it slip today, she wouldn't have known about this.

[Xiangxiang, is it true? Did someone really scheme against the Earl of Zhongyi's daughter?]

[They've schemed; their aim is to marry their daughter to the Earl of Zhongyi.]

[Wow, what a juicy story! And then, after letting it slip, they just started fighting like this?]

[Pretty much. There's another juicy story: the leg injury of the newly appointed Commissioner of the Court of Judicial Review's son was also orchestrated by the Yuan family. They originally intended to target the eldest son of the Yuan family, but that day, the eldest son was walking with the Liang family's son. The Liang family's son sensed something was wrong, pushed him away, and got injured in the process.]

What is the Liang family's attitude?

[It's said to be deliberate, and that the eldest son of the Yuan family has been secretly collecting evidence for years, trying to bring down the second branch of the Yuan family and avenge his friend.]

[Then today he let it slip, and they started fighting again.]

[Indeed, and not only that, that lady is the eldest princess's mother-in-law, and she's no good either; she actually schemed to make the princess take on a second wife.]

The princess's husband was a soldier; it was said to have died on the battlefield.

What about internally?

[He's alive and well, and he's even married the woman he loves most. He's living a carefree life on the princess's estate. It's a pity that the princess is left to live a life of widowhood alone. Then, she wants the princess to take on a second wife, supposedly to ensure her son has an heir, and then she keeps the princess firmly in their house for their own pleasure.]

Does the Emperor know about this?

She went out of the palace to find Minister Gong and the Crown Prince: I don't know, if I did know, would I have let them scheme like this?

However, it's not too late to know now.

[I don't know. If I did, the entire family of the imperial son-in-law would be exiled. How could they scheme against a princess like that? The emperor may have many princesses, but they are still daughters of the royal family. How could they be so calculating?]

[You're right. I'll remind the Emperor later not to be so busy with official duties all day. He also needs to take care of family matters. Day after day, he hasn't managed his official duties well, and then he has a mountain of family problems to deal with. Doesn't he get tired?]

Crown Prince: He thinks it's right. From now on, he only needs the Crown Princess. Children should be legitimate sons and daughters.

"No, I can't remind you..." The noblewoman rushed towards Ji Yingying in a hurry, and as she came over, she personally grabbed Ji Yingying's neck with both hands, and saw the Emperor Taizu.

However, she did not die; her evil deeds will live on for a thousand years.

What is she doing?

【have no idea.】

Okay, so you're saying that's why everyone started fighting?

[Not exactly. It's because a woman was exposed to have syphilis, and everyone was feeling unlucky. I don't know what happened, but a verbal argument ensued, which eventually led to the situation just now.]

[Hehe...which woman got syphilis?]

It's no longer here; it must have been dealt with.

Okay, where's my mom?

After hearing the gossip and then hearing her called, Fang Yulan stood up from the main seat and called out, "My son, your mother is here."

"Oh wow, my mother is sitting in the head seat! Such good treatment!" Ji Yingying walked over, her eyes darting around, looking at everyone's makeup, which was really terrible!

As she passed by the princess's mother-in-law, Madam Han's glare at her was so intense it felt like she was about to devour her.

"Oh my, you're so scary!" Ji Yingying said cautiously, and after passing her, she ran straight to her mother's side.

The host's wife, Lady Wu'an, immediately knelt down in obeisance.

"Your Majesty, I greet you. May Your Highness be well."

Ji Yingying's eyes widened. She had never experienced being knelt before before when she received the title of Princess Protector of the Nation. After all, she usually met her colleagues.

As she awkwardly laughed and called for people to get up, everyone knelt down and bowed to her.

What a grand display!

"Get up, everyone! What's going on here? Isn't this supposed to be a banquet? How did it turn into a fighting banquet? Are you having a banquet to collect heads?"

[Haha, isn't that the mobile game "Honor of Kings"? Host, are you interested? Want to play?]

"Hehe, I'm a native, I don't know anything about King of Glory." That aloof tone made one feel cold.

"Your Highness, today is the full moon celebration for my grandson. Everyone was having a good time chatting, but for some reason, the youngest daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyi suddenly went crazy and started fighting with the youngest daughter of the Yuan family. Then, the youngest daughter of the Yuan family said some hurtful things and started making a scene."

"Your Highness, they have gone too far, actually poisoning my young daughter's cup," the wife of the Marquis of Zhongyi said, standing up. "Furthermore, they have also brought up the plot to have my sister-in-law kidnapped by human traffickers. The Yuan family has gone too far. I beg Your Highness to do justice for me."

"Yes, Princess, the Yuan family even plotted to break my son's leg. People like that should have gone to hell long ago."

"you……"

How did you know they had drugged you?

[The Yuan family probably thought the Zhongyi Earl's family were fools, so they drugged them and planned to marry the Zhongyi Earl's wife's youngest daughter into the Yuan family. Well, the Yuan family has a fool, so it's perfect for her to marry into the family, since they can still control the Zhongyi Earl.]

Good job!

[Who knew that the youngest daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyi knew medicine? She immediately saw through his disguise and a scene ensued.]

"In that case, let's go and invite Lord Gongsun over."

Upon hearing this, the Yuan family felt utterly defeated. Had all their years of scheming come to naught? She knew she would be divorced when she returned home. She immediately pulled her youngest daughter down to kneel and beg for mercy.

"Princess, Princess, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me."

"Well, I can't be the bad guy. If the Marquis of Zhongyi's family hates me, who will I complain to? It's better to investigate and clear everyone's name."

Ji Yingying made up an excuse to refuse.

[Ha! Your family's lowly fifth-rank official can scheme against the Marquis of Zhongyi, and you expect me to let you go? Do you really think I'm a good person?]

[Host, let's just watch the show here. There's probably going to be a big show later.]

[Alright, let's see if we can pull it off?] Ji Yingying sat down and pulled Fang Yulan down with her. Ji Yingying was the most important person in the room, and she was also the youngest. If she didn't speak up, no one else would be allowed to sit down.

Before long, Lord Gongsun arrived, along with the Crown Prince and several ministers, as well as some ministers who had secretly come to watch the play.