Gu Qing raised her eyebrows slightly and glanced sideways in Qu Lingling's direction. She sneered, "Miss Qu is deliberately instigating things today, publicly trying to embarrass my Chen family. I really don't know what her intentions are. Who is the one with the most evil ambitions? The sun and the moon can tell us. The Empress and His Majesty will naturally make the final decision!"

"Someone, come here and arrest this evil woman now. I want to find my father and go to the palace to meet the emperor!" Qu Lingling pointed at Gu Qing's nose and shouted arrogantly.

Old Madam Chen looked panicked and nervously explained, "Well, I'll take off the phoenix hairpin and go to the palace to apologize to His Majesty and the Empress..."

"Grandma, you were frightened. What happened today was just a joke. You don't need to take it to heart." Gu Qing stepped forward and supported Madam Chen's arm.

Her action surprised even Old Madam Chen.

This girl is really not simple.

Even though things have gotten to this point, she still has a calm expression on her face.

"Did Her Majesty give an order at the palace banquet that day that anyone who saw the phoenix hairpin must meet the Empress in person? Who dares to act rashly today?" Gu Qing slapped the table hard.

A few people with good eyesight took the lead and knelt on the ground.

Gu Qing looked Du Qing up and down with disdain. "At the Miss Meng's homecoming banquet today, you maliciously provoked me. The world has been in chaos and disasters have continued. Your Du family is supported by the people. As a Miss Du, you mobilized hundreds of people and spent half a year to make a skirt for you? This is truly ridiculous!"

"And you, Qu Lingling, what are your intentions? The old lady of the Chen family is the mistress of the Chen family and the grandmother of Chen Zhizhou. Gu Qing gave the phoenix hairpin awarded by the empress to the old lady to repay her ancestors' kindness and practice the filial piety that Your Majesty has spoken of. It can be said that he practices what he preaches. People like you are really hateful and deserve to be slapped in the face!" Mu Xin sighed and looked coldly at the people in front of him.

Although she was a princess, she did not have the right to sentence people at will.

Mu Xin explained that she would go to the palace to meet His Majesty today and report everything truthfully.

When Gu Qing mentioned the floods in the south of the Yangtze River and the disaster in the north of the Huai River, Mrs. Meng nodded as if she understood.

Because of this, the Meng family couldn't make too much of a fuss when marrying off their daughters, and the wedding banquets were all held at the Meng family compound...

These noble ladies from the Du and Qu families were very popular among the families of high-ranking officials in the capital.

At this point, Du Qing and the others no longer had the heart to eat or drink.

With a loud roar, Master Du walked in quickly and slapped Du Qing hard in the face with his backhand: "You disgraceful thing, get out!"

Mu Xin couldn't help but click his tongue and muttered softly, "This slap was too light!"

Gu Miao's face flushed red as she sat across from Gu Qing. She kept her mouth tightly shut the entire time, not daring to say a single word. In her heart, she was secretly thinking, "Gu Qing was already bossing around at home, and now with this phoenix hairpin, it's even more extraordinary..."

If she got one of the golden medal of immunity from death and the phoenix hairpin, she would have a bargaining chip to confront Gu Qing...

"Are you the second young lady of the Gu family? Why don't you eat your vegetables? Look at your thin little body, really, oh..." Old Madam Chen looked at Gu Miao with a smile, and she felt happy no matter how she looked at her.

She had just arrived in the capital and knew very little about the affairs of the capital.

Of course, she followed the ways of an ordinary family. After all, Gu Miao was Gu Qing's sister. As the mistress of the Chen family, she should be nicer to Gu Miao.

Gu Qing also sat there in silence throughout the whole process, not saying a single extra word.

"Without them, our table will be quieter and more comfortable to sit at, and eat in." After Mu Xin said this, she stood up as if she had taken the host's place. She called for the maids to come over and serve the dishes.

"The handkerchief in Second Miss's hand is really beautiful. I don't know where you bought it. Later, I will ask the maids to buy some embroidery. It is really a rare item." Old Lady Chen looked at the handkerchief in Gu Miao's hand with a smile.

According to the status of the Chen family, Gu Qing and her family usually used hemp satin inlaid with gold thread patterns. If they were lucky enough, it would be common for them to be favored by the Empress from time to time and receive embroidery from the palace.

In comparison, the handkerchief in Gu Miao's hand was just one of those embroidery shops that could be found everywhere in the capital. It was really nothing special.

Therefore, as soon as the old lady said this, Gu Miao's face suddenly changed. She thought that Old Lady Chen was deliberately trying to embarrass her in front of so many people so that she could not get off the stage.

"What's so special about this? If the old lady likes it, she can ask your sister to buy you ten or eight worthless things. Besides, your sister has all kinds of valuable things." Gu Miao's tone was full of sarcasm and he sounded sour when he spoke.

Gu Qing originally didn't want to argue with her, so he decided to wait a little longer. Now was not the time to deal with Aunt Liu and her mother.

She must be patient...

However, she never expected that Mu Xin, who was sitting beside her, could not hide her thoughts. She said to Old Madam Chen directly, "Old Madam, if you really like it, I will ask the embroiderers in my house to come over and show it to you. You can ask her, a concubine's daughter, what does she know about good and bad? What has she seen?"

Although Mu Xin is a princess, she has long forgotten about social status and will not easily look down on anyone because of their status.

He said this today on purpose to embarrass Gu Miao.

"I don't know what good deeds Gu Miao did in her previous life to have such a good sister like Qing'er in this life. Look at her dressed so gorgeously today. If she were in someone else's home, she would have been punished by the family rules long ago." Mu Xin smiled and covered her lips with her hands after she finished speaking, looking at Gu Miao with provocation in her eyes.

If it was Gu Qing who spoke, she could still refute with a few words, but the person in front of Gu Miao was the princess. No matter how angry she was, she had to bury her anger in her heart and dared not explode.

"The princess is teaching me a lesson, but there is one thing that Gu Miao doesn't understand. There is nothing indecent about what I am wearing today. Why does the princess have to be so difficult with her? Birth and reincarnation are things that you and I cannot control—" Gu Miao said, making a pitiful expression and gently wiping the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.

Gu Qing was already accustomed to the tricks of her and Aunt Liu. Their acting was really too poor!

"You are overstepping your bounds. Don't you know what's inappropriate about what you're wearing? I really don't know if it's because the Gu family didn't teach you well enough, or if your mother doesn't know how to behave. As a concubine's daughter, you don't know what you should wear and what color you can wear, do you?" Mu Xin's expression was very exaggerated.